RECORD
OF MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
MORRISON
COMMUNITY UNIT DISTRICT #6
August
8, 2006
The
regular meeting of the Board of Education of Morrison Community Unit District
#6,
On
roll call, the following were present: Kevin Schlueter, Joy Tegeler, Kent
Forth, Steve Swanstrom, Greg Houldson, and Sally Gray. Dave Boyles was absent. Also present were
Superintendent Jody Ware, Recording Secretary Wendy Krajnovich, and Aaron Drey,
media representative.
President
Sally Gray called for any changes or corrections to the minutes of the last
regular Board meeting held on July 18, 2006.
Hearing none, she called for a motion to approve the minutes of the
previous meeting.
Motion:
Schlueter; Second:
COMMUNICATIONS/PUBLIC
COMMENTS
Superintendent’s
Report
Dr.
Jody Ware said she had been contacted by Representative Mike Boland’s office
saying that he wanted to collect school supplies for Morrison students. Current enrollment number after registration
is 1,058. Approximately 100 more
registrations are expected before school starts. Teachers are engaged in staff
development. Smart Board training was
held today, and Qwizdom training will be held tomorrow. Two other training sessions will be held next
week. In July, lightning strikes during
a violent storm knocked out the air compressor at Northside, Internet access, a
phone modem and voice mail at High School, and also struck the flagpole in
front of the High School breaking up concrete at the base and knocking off the
top. Total damage is over $10,000 which
has been submitted to insurance. There
are currently three positions to be filled.
Ned Nesti has put together displays of student photography at Odell
Library and Resthave.
Building
Administration
No
building administrators were present.
Public
Forum
There
were no public comments.
Board
of Education Comments
Board
President Sally Gray remarked on the passing of Phyl Fell who was an individual
who had given a lot to Morrison Schools.
She was currently a Junior High tutor three times a week.
PUBLIC
HEARING
Driver’s
Education Waiver
Board
President Sally Gray declared the hearing open at 6:42 P.M. No one attended to make comments or ask
questions. Board Member Steve Swanstrom
asked if the fee for Driver’s Ed. would continue to be $150.00. This was confirmed and noted that the program
has 95% use by students. President Sally
Gray closed the hearing at 6:45 P.M.
INFORMATIONAL
REPORTS
Auditor’s
Exit Notes
Dr.
Jody Ware reviewed the exit notes left by Auditor Russ Rumbold from Gorenz and
Associates. He will be making his
presentation to the Board in October.
2006-2007
Tentative Budget
The
tentative budget for the 2006-2007 fiscal year has been created. Notice has been published regarding the
30-day availability for public inspection.
The Board will approve the budget after the 30-day display period. Of special concern are fuel costs for
transportation, utility costs, and unexpected staffing needs.
RECORD
OF MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
MORRISON
COMMUNITY UNIT DISTRICT #6
August
8, 2006
Legislative
Update
Dr.
Ware provided a handout from the Spring 2006 Digest of Bills for the Board
members, highlighting new acts and bills focusing on public education.
2006
NSSE Results
Information
was provided to the Board on the results of the National Study of School
Evaluation surveys that were administered this past spring. Copies of individual comments were also
provided from each group surveyed. The
purpose of this evaluation is to provide School Improvement Teams with input
from staff, parents and high school students, and to provide the Board with
feedback from the subgroups.
2006-2007
District Theme:
Working
Together Building Children’s Future is the theme chosen to kick off the start
of the new school year. The opening day
ceremony will be Friday, August 18th at 8:00 AM in the Morrison High
School Cafeteria and Auditorium.
Health/Life
Safety Update
Dr.
Ware updated the Board on the status of the three major construction projects
going on this summer.
1) The Morrison Junior High roof has been
completed. The roofers found they were
dealing with a flat roof instead of the pitched roof in the bid specs. They also discovered some deterioration in
the brick along the edge which resulted in some inability to attach the
flashing to the edge of the roof.
2) The Morrison High School ADA Bathroom is in
progress. The fixtures will be installed
next week, and the rest of the project is nearly complete.
3) At this time there has been no demolition on
the Morrison High School Elevator. A crew
from Otis will be arriving next week and materials delivered.
2006-2007
Staff Development Plan
Dr.
Jody Ware previewed the staff development plan for the year.
CONSENT
AGENDA
Motion:
Tegeler; Second:
ACTION
ITEMS
Driver’s
Education Waiver Application
Motion:
Tegeler; Second: Houldson; to submit the Driver’s Education Waiver application
to the Illinois State Board of Education in order to receive approval by Fall,
2007.
Ayes:
Houldson, Swanstrom, Tegeler, Schlueter,
Interagency
Agreement with City of
Motion:
Swanstrom; Second: Schlueter; to adopt the language in this Interagency
Agreement with the City of Morrison, changing the former agreement from City of
Morrison Police to City of Morrison.
Ayes:
Tegeler, Schlueter, Houldson,
Summer
Construction Change Orders
Motion:
Forth; Second: Schlueter; to accept the two change orders: McDermaid: $1,23.96,
for inability to attach roof flashing due to deterioriated brick; and Larson
and Larson: $1,027.00, for lighting in the elevator mechanical room. Ayes: Swanstrom, Schlueter, Tegeler,
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OF MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
MORRISON
COMMUNITY UNIT DISTRICT #6
August
8, 2006
Closing
Bond/Interest Money Market Account
For
efficiency reasons, Dr. Ware recommended that the money market account at
Community State Bank be closed.
Motion:
Tegeler; Second: Forth; to close the single money market account at Community
State Bank and place the proceeds in the account at THE National Bank. Ayes: Houldson, Tegeler,
Approval
of School Improvement/ Inservice/Institute Days
Motion:
Tegeler; Second:
High
School Cross-Country Team
Note:
this action item was added after the agenda was prepared.
It
was decided at the Extracurricular Committee meeting, prior to the Board
meeting, that the formation of a Cross Country Team should be supported.
Motion:
COMMITTEE
REPORTS
Policy
Committee
No
report
Strategic
Planning
Current
with the Plan on a Page
Personnel/Negotiations
Steve
Swanstrom said there is nothing to report.
Finance
Committee
Joy
Tegeler reported a meeting is scheduled for September 9th with Russ
Rumbold.
Facilities
Committee
Kent
Forth said he had no further information.
Citizen’s
Advisory Committee
A
representative is needed from the Board of Education for this committee.
Extra-Curricular
Committee
This
was discussed earlier in the meeting.
Insurance
Committee
No
report.
Local
Wellness Committee
Dr.
Jody Ware reported the new Wellness Plan is being implemented.
Energy/Utility
Committee
Steve
Swanstrom reported 3,300 therms of natural gas had been purchased last month;
over 2,000 went into storage.
8:34
P.M. CLOSED SESSION
Motion:
Houldson; Second: Swanstrom; To enter into closed session to approve minutes of
a previous closed session. Ayes:
Schlueter,
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OF MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
MORRISON
COMMUNITY UNIT DISTRICT #6
August
8, 2006
8:36
P.M. RETURN FROM CLOSED SESSION
Motion:
Forth; Second: Houldson; To conclude the closed session and reconvene in open
session. Ayes – six, Nays – none. Motion carried.
ACTION
FROM CLOSED SESSION
Motion:
Forth; Second: Houldson; To approve the closed session minutes of July 18,
2006. Ayes: six. Nays – none.
Motion carried.
ADJOURNMENT
Board
President Sally Gray adjourned the meeting by consent at 8:37 P.M.
(President)______________________________________________
(Secretary)______________________________________________ Date Approved _________________________