Meeting Agenda Board of Education ♦ Niles Township High Schools ♦ District 219 May 5, 2015
I. Call to Order and Roll Call (6:30 p.m.) II. Closed Session To discuss the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of employees, collective bargaining, purchase of property, security procedures, student disciplinary cases, the placement of individual students in special education programs and other matters related to individual students and pending litigation III. Re- Call to Order and Roll Call (7:45 p.m.) IV. Pledge of Allegiance V. Changes / Additions to the Agenda VI. Audience to Visitors (on agenda items only) VII. Student Representative Comments Niles North – Rebecca Rabizadeh Niles West – Cassie Bergman VIII. Community Representative Comments IX. Approval of Consent Agenda − Monthly Bills and Payroll .......................................................................................................................... 1 − Personnel* ................................................................................................................................................ 2 − Minutes of the April 13, 2015 Board of Education Meeting-Open and Closed* ...................................... 3 − Purchase of Rotary Automotive Lifts - North ............................................................................................ 4 − Transportation Facilities ........................................................................................................................... 5 X. Superintendent’s Report XI. Principals’ Report XII. Board Members’ Comments XIII. Board Committee Reports XIV.
Business − Acceptance of Canvass from Consolidated Election of April 7, 2015 (Discussion/Action)
XV. Adjournment Sine Die
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I. Call to Order − Roll Call − Seating of New Board Members Oath of Office − Reorganization − Selection of President Pro Tem − Nominations for Board Officers − Close floor on nominations for Board Officers − Vote on Board Officers II. Business − Regular Board Meeting Schedule for June 2015– October 2016 (Discussion and/Action) ................ 6 − Designate Banks of Depository for District Funds (Action)................................................................ 7 − Adoption of Existing Board of Education Policies .............................................................................. 8 − Committee Assignments .................................................................................................................... 9 External Committee Assignments − IASB Governing Board Representative − Oakton Alliance for Lifelong Learning (Next meeting May 6, 4:00 p.m. @ Oakton Community College, Des Plaines Campus) Board Committee Assignments – Open meetings to the public − Finance Committee Chair − Policy Committee − Facility Committee − Classrooms First (Next meeting May 19, 5:30 p.m. @ D69) District School Committees − CSSI − TCSI − EPAC Committee − Insurance Committee (Next meeting May 14, 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. @ District Office) Communication − Feeder Programming III. Set Finance Committee of the Whole meeting dates (Discussion and Action) ............................................. 10 IV. Audience to Visitors (on items related to District business) V. Information Items − FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) Requests ....................................................................................... 11 VI. Adjournment *Denotes items for Board members only
Meeting Minutes Board of Education ♦ Niles Township High Schools ♦ District 219 ♦ Cook County, Illinois April 13, 2015 I. Call to Order and Roll Call Board President Robert Silverman called the meeting to order at 6:45 p.m. Board Members Present at Roll Call: Sheri Doniger, Carlton Evans, Jeffrey Greenspan, David Ko, Ruth Klint, Robert Silverman, Eileen Valfer. II. Closed Session It was moved by GREENSPAN and seconded by KLINT to recess into Closed Session to discuss the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of employees and collective bargaining. A roll call vote was taken. Voting Aye: Doniger, Evans, Greenspan, Klint, Ko, Silverman, Valfer. The motion carried. The Board recessed into Closed Session at 6:45 p.m. III. Open Session It was moved by EVANS and seconded by GREENSPAN to return to Open Session at 7:45 p.m. A roll call vote was taken. Voting Aye: Evans, Greenspan, Klint, Ko, Silverman, Valfer. The motion carried. IV. Recall to Order Mr. Silverman recalled the meeting to order at 7:50 p.m. The Pledge was recited. V. Changes / Additions to the Agenda Siemens 2015 Summer Work, Dell Server Replacement and Childrens Learning World Amended Lease were removed from the Consent Agenda and placed under Business. VI. Audience to Visitors Dr. Gatta stated that the Board received a revised memo to the soccer fields opening which will be reflected in the minutes. Katia Aghdassi, parent of students in the District, spoke on behalf of the soccer feeder program and gave a rebuttal to the Administration’s memo and emailed the Board asking for transparency and also submitted a document for the Board to read and submit for public record. Mr. Silverman asked why a representative from FC Chicago has not come to address the Board? Ms. Aghdassi said that it was her belief that FC Chicago had not been invited. Niko Baxevanakis, a resident of the District, who is associated with American Spirit, would like to rent the field. He would like to know the qualifications for feeder programs and how they are selected, whether it is according to price or qualifications. He would like for the District to put on the website what the procedures are for renting the field. Maria Torres, a District resident, stated that she is concerned with how the decision was made to select SkoMor without discussing this with parents. She thinks SkoMor is more for recreational and that FC Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting of April 13, 2015
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Chicago is better for her children and more of a competitive team. She also believes the price for SkoMor and FC Chicago are essentially the same. James Terlizzi, a District resident, would also like to know what the parameters were for choosing SkoMor over FC Chicago. He said this will change many things, i.e. the children are practicing further away and it will lead to finding a new base of kids. Rufino Arroyo, a parent of two children at Niles West, feels that the decision to select SkoMor to replace FC Chicago affects every child in the District. He would like to know if the decision the Board made is for every child in the District. Mr. Arroyo would the Board to reconsider this decision as he feels it takes away the exposure to get a scholarship. Mr. Silverman said the first time the Board heard about this formally was at our last Board meeting, so he asked that the topic of SkoMor and FC Chicago be placed on tonight’s agenda so that we can hear from the athletic directors. VII. Student Representative Comments Niles West - Cassie Bergman said that tBay started today. tBay is Dance Marathon’s Annual Fundraiser of the year. It will be held April 13th-17th. The items auctioned off are donated by faculty/staff and students. All money raised through tBay goes to The Daniel M. Horyn Foundation. Indo/Pak was this past Saturday and it was a great hit, consisting of cultural dances, singing and skits performed by students. An Indian dinner was served prior to the event. This weekend was Annual SingStrong High School Acapella Competition against teams from Illinois, Wisconsin, and New Jersey. Niles West placed 3rd out of 10 high schools competing. The money supports the cure for Alzheimer’s. Shrek the Musical will be held on April 30 to May 2 in the Niles West Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. for all ages Niles North – Rebecca Rabizadeh stated that Dance Marathon is a month away. t-Bay started today. This Friday at 7:00 p.m. is the Niles North “North Has Talent,” which is a new event that will also raise money for the Dan Horyn Foundation. On Spring break 18 students went to St. Louis for this year’s service trip. They worked with North Grand Neighborhood Services to rebuild homes in North Grand by providing safe environments for children. They also visited Washington University and attended a vigil led by “Kids of United,” at the site of Michael Brown’s death in Ferguson, MO. There were people of all denominations representing many countries, all in solitary speaking against oppression and racism. On April 24, Niles North will do the Stand Against Racism; standing together as a school community during homeroom, pledging continued commitment for equity in our schools and community. The Stand Against Racism is a movement of the YWCA that aims to eliminate racism by raising community awareness of the effects of racism on all of us. Student Government elections will be coming up on April 24. VIII. Community Representative Comments No community representatives asked to speak. IX. Approval of Consent Agenda It was moved by VALFER and seconded by KLINT to approve the Consent Agenda, as amended. A roll call vote was taken. Voting Aye: Evans, Greenspan, Klint, Ko, Silverman, Valfer. Abstaining: Greenspan The motion carried. Included in the Consent Agenda were: −
Approved Monthly Bills and Payroll in the amount of $9,990,481.05 Personnel
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Approved administrative and associate contracts for the following administrators for the 2015-2016 school year:
− Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting of April 13, 2015
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NAME Hellmer, Anne
POSITION Assistant Director of Student Services, 205 day calendar Athletic Director, 260 day calendar
Moore, Janine −
POSITION/LOCATION Counselor / North
Previously approved on March 16, 2015
TO LEAVE FTE 1.0
POSITION Benefits Specialist, 260 day calendar
SALARY $47,000
EFFECTIVE DATE April 2, 2015
POSITION /LOCATION Special Education Paraprofessional / North
EFFECTIVE DATE April 10, 2015
POSITION/LOCATION Special Education Paraprofessional / North
TYPE OF LEAVE Continued Education
LEAVE FTE 1.0 (first semester only)
Approved the retirement of the following support staff:
NAME Tiffin, Kathleen −
TYPE OF LEAVE FROM LEAVE FTE Family Care – Unpaid .4
Approved the following support staff unpaid leave of absence for the 2015-2016 school year:
NAME Kruszynski, Kevin −
July 1, 2015 – June 30, 2016
Approved the release of the following support staff for the 2014-2015 school year:
NAME Mathews, Andrew −
$123,000
Approved the employment of the following confidential staff for the 2015-2016 school year:
NAME McLoughlin, Kristi −
EFFECTIVE DATE July 1, 2015 – June 30, 2016
Approved the change to following certified staff leave of absence for the 2015-2016 school year:
NAME Fishbune, Sarah
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SALARY $99,000
POSITION Paraprofessional, Special Education
EFFECTIVE DATE September 29, 2017
Approved the employment of the following part-time/temporary staff for 2014-15 School year:
NAME Ahmed, Halima Ali, Ali Kahn Birndorf, Mara Choudhury, Nazib Choute, Maridsa DeLeon, Brandon Fernandez, Maria Fleury, Vanessa Fraizer, Jon’ta Gliebe, Carla Guerrier, Aaliyah Iqal, Janet Joseph, Joane Kemp, Alexia Khandakar, Amin Kim, Susie Koniarski, Cameron Mancera, Jose Marcelo, Isabelle Markland, Brittany Markland, Trent Nash, Gabe Newman, Noah Palmer, Allison Palmer, Tyrone
POSITION /LOCATION Textbook Center / North Textbook Center / West Textbook Center / North Textbook Center / West Textbook Center / West Textbook Center / West Textbook Center / North Textbook Center / West Textbook Center / West Textbook Center / West Textbook Center / West Textbook Center / West Textbook Center / North Textbook Center / North Textbook Center / West Textbook Center / West Science Lab Assistant / West Textbook Center / West Textbook Center / North Textbook Center / North Textbook Center / North Textbook Center / North Textbook Center / North Textbook Center / North Textbook Center / North
Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting of April 13, 2015
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Patel, Riya Perdomo, Zachary Ress, Angella Rosenberg, Avalon Shroff, Vraj Szymanski, Jason Volpe, Laura Weinketz, Gabi Williams, Ka’Lea Zafar, Bisma −
Textbook Center / West Textbook Center / North Textbook Center / West Textbook Center / North Textbook Center / West Textbook Center / North Textbook Center / West Textbook Center / North Textbook Center / West Textbook Center / North
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Approved the employment of the following stipend positions for the 2015-2016 school year:
NILES WEST Infinite Campus 504 Gradebook Coach
NAME Grais, Benjamin
NILES NORTH Infinite Campus 504 Gradebook Coach
NAME Shafron, David
− Approved the employment of the following substitute for the 2014-2015 school year: NAME Granato, Michael
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Approved Revised Minutes of the March 16, 2015 Board of Education Meeting – Open Session and April 2, 2015 Board of Education Meeting – Open and Closed Session Minutes.
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Approved Ombudsman Contract Renewal for 2015-16 School Year.
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Approved Bid Release #3, Trade Package 7a to Bennett & Brosseau in the amount of $156,900.
Superintendent’s Report Dr. Gatta made three announcements: (1) Tomorrow night, April 14, is the 3rd Town Hall meeting at 7:00 p.m. at Niles North. This meeting centered on keeping our students safe in the community; (2) Spring Green is Sunday from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. You can drop of all kinds of items that can be recycled; and (3) Niles West will hosts its 39th Annual College Night Programming on Wednesday, April 8 from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. It is the largest college night in the Midwest, consisting of 250 colleges. Students and their parents from all over the Midwest will be able to discuss entrance requirements, special programs, admission procedures and course offerings with representatives from a diverse array of colleges and technical schools. Dr. Gatta thanked the Niles West administration for their efforts in putting this together.
Dr. Gatta recognized our three Board members who will be leaving the Board, Mrs. Eileen Valfer (2007-2015), Dr. Sheri Doniger (2003-2015) and Mr. Jeff Greenspan (1999-2015). Dr. Gatta and Mr. Silverman acknowledged the Board members’ great achievements for the District, their many accomplishments and the committees they served on while on the Board of Education. Dr. Gatta presented each outgoing member with a plaque for their dedicated services to the District and community. Dr Doniger was unable to be with us tonight and Mr. Silverman accepted the award for her. Mr. Silverman said that when you serve for a long time on a school board, you start out as colleagues and end up as friends, especially when you are connected by heated discussions. When you are elected to be the leaders of education for our Township, this is an awesome responsibility. Mr. Evans stated that he remembers when he met the Board members. He said he appreciated the way he was received, taught and sometimes carried. He promised to do his best to uphold what the outgoing Board members have established and not waiver from that, and that children will always be first. XI. Principals’ Report Niles North – Dr. Ryan McTague thanked the Board members who are retiring on behalf of Niles North staff, faculty, administrators and students for all their hard work for our Schools. Dr. McTague recognized Karl Costello who is retiring at the end of the year and said because of his efforts, we stand at the top of the Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting of April 13, 2015
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CSL. Mr. Costello invested an inordinate amount of commitment, time and energy. Dr. McTague introduced the new Athletic Director, Janine Moore, who will be replacing Karl Costello. Congratulations to the Niles North Debate Team and their coach Katie Gjerpen. The Debate Team went to the final round of the tournament, but loss by a very close 3/2 decision to Glenbrook North. Our team is ranked 3rd in the nation and will be competing for the rest of April. Congratulations to Luc Walkington, the captain of the All-State Team and D’Angelo Oberto-Besso, the second speaker. As Dr. Ness stated, Ms. Lowry will be at Niles North, April 21, during second, third and fourth periods. She will also be at Niles Central in the afternoon. Our International Unity Assembly is this Friday. It is where all of our cultural clubs come together to celebrate the diversity that makes Niles North so strong. PAC (Parent Advisory Council) will be holding their Annual Incoming Freshman Parent Night on April 21 from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. They invite our feeder 8th grade parents so they can ask our parents things that they should know about high school. Niles West – Dr. Jason Ness thanked Mr. Greenspan, Mrs. Valfer and Dr. Doniger for working so hard for the students and the District. He thanked them for spending their nights with us once a month and for all the accomplishments they have done to make this School District successful. Dr. Ness said we have a very special guess coming to Niles West on Tuesday, April 21, Lynda Blackmon Lowery, one of the heroes of the Civil Rights Movement. He provided the Board with a book written by Ms. Blackmon Lowery on the Civil Rights Movement. She was jailed nine times before her 15th birthday and refused to give up the fight for equal rights. She was the youngest marcher on that historic day on the march from Selma to Montgomery. She vowed to make a difference. The book is her story of growing up with all the odds that she faced. It is a very compelling and inspiring book. The assembly is open to the whole community. It will start at 3:30 p.m. until the end of the day in the Niles West Auditorium on April 21. This will be in conjunction with our Stand Against Racism on April 24 in support of equality for all. Dr. Ness said we have been hosting the College Night for 39 years. Dr. Ness recognized Jerry Pope, the two college counselors at the building, Dan Gin and Allegra Giulietti-Schmitt and the counseling staff who put in a great deal of time on planning and organizing College Night. SingStrong Chicago was this past and it was a wonderful showcase of Acapella around the country. Some of these groups have performed at the White House and around the country. Niles West’s High Fidelity received 3rd place out of 10 high schools, Guys & Dolls received the Judges Choice Award for choreography, and Chester Beck won for Best Male Soloist. Thanks to Amy Branahl for organizing this event. Niles West’s Debate Team which has only been in existence for five years, now has 3 All-State Debaters. Faith Geraghy was awarded third speaker, Nicholas Charles was awarded fifth speaker and Rebecca Harbeck was awarded sixth speaker. Together with North, District 219 students were half of the All-State Team. Jewell Lloyd, once again competed in the Women’s NCAA National Championship Game vs. UCONN. She came out announced her intention to turn pro and has a very good chance of being the #1 overall draft pick in the draft. XII. Board Members’ Comments Mrs. Valfer thanked everyone for the kind words that were said about her tonight. She shared her thoughts by reading a letter she wrote. Mr. Greenspan said he was proud to be on this Board and involved with District 219. He believes what they did on this Board together when there were many problems, i.e., financial fighting with the teachers over issues, etc. all changed over the 16 year period he has served on the Board. He wants the Board members, Administration and faculty to remember that we always take credit for those students who achieve and are proud and recognize them. We also have to take responsibility for those students who do not achieve. We are responsible for all students. We serve on the Board to serve the children and the taxpayers. He believes every school board member should do this. He feels they accomplished a lot. He said it was interesting to hear about the student activity presentation about communities. This was Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting of April 13, 2015
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something he started the 20-30 years ago, the first coalition of parent and community groups to come together to serve on youth commissions and that is continuing on today. The Facilities that we built in the schools are sustainable and economical for the next 30 years. The community should be happy and he thanked everyone for their kind words. Mr. Evans recognized the Niles North Track Meet who went to Springfield. It was a cultural experience for them to get to know each other. They were successful on the track and also successful in bonding with each other. This is what set us apart as a District and taking things outside the classroom. Mr. Silverman said this is the second year SingStrong was held at Niles West. He and his wife had attended most of the events and it is for a great cause, Alzheimer’s. It is an unbelievably produced event and they have a very good following. He mentioned that, his son graduated three years ago and his daughter is graduating from Indiana next month. They start bringing their children to College Night when they were freshman. It is important to get kids excited about college. As kids grow things change every year they attend College Night. It allows the students to set goals. Mrs. Klint wants to train our stakeholders to go to the website. She asked that the events that are occurring be put on the website under Board of Education on the website for the Niles North and Niles West. However, Dr. Ness and Dr. McTague said they are posed on the Website under Principals Report. XIII. Board Committee Reports The Facilities Committee met and construction has already started with regard to fixing the scoreboards and testing on the Aquatic Center. XIV. Business − Siemens 2015 Summer Work There was a discussion by Mrs. Klint on the amounts and exclusions relative to the work. Mr. Trimberger answered Mrs. Klint’s questions. It was moved by GREENSPAN and seconded by EVANS to approve awarding Bid Release #3, Trade Package 7a to Bennett & Brosseau in the amount of $156,900. A roll call vote was taken. Voting Aye: Evans, Greenspan, Klint, Ko, Silverman, Valfer. The motion carried. − Dell Server Replacement It was moved by KLINT and seconded by VALFER to approve the purchase of Dell server blades and enclosures in the amount, not to exceed $72,807.83. A roll call vote was taken. Voting Aye: Evans, Greenspan, Klint, Ko, Silverman, Valfer. The motion carried. − Childrens World Amended Lease There was a discussion on the Childrens World Lease. It was moved by GREENSPAN and seconded by EVANS to approve the Course Changes for the 2015-16 School Year. A roll call vote was taken. Voting Aye: Evans, Greenspan, Klint, Ko, Silverman, Valfer. The motion carried. − Soccer Feeder Programming Dr. Gatta said we started working with the Park Districts about six years ago to develop the Intergovernmental Agreement that serves as the foundation for youth programming K-8 in this Township.
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Since then, there have been a lot of amendments to this (swimming, gymnastics, etc.) As we work with the park districts, our focus has always been on how we create some knowledge for our feeder parents in nine different districts and four different park districts as to what programming feeds into athletics at the high school level. The important point is that we are not focused on high school at all. High school is District 219. We feel we have great programs and off season training, encouraging children to go out for multiple sports and so what we don’t do is support the numerous clubs that exist in all of the different sports at the high school level. We have a lot of students in basketball in AAU. Our focus is K-8 youth development and not the private high school club competition which is important for a lot of students and their families; but there are numerous situations where they compete with each other and we don’t want to be in competition with them. I gave the Board the revised memo that changed the level of residence after further investigation and I also gave the Board questions from some of our community members as to why we chose SkoMor. Tonight is an opportunity for the Board to ask more questions and talk about what led us to what we are doing. Karl Costello explained why the District switched from FC Chicago to Skomor. The VP of Operations of SkorMor was also in attendance to answer questions that might be directed to him regarding SkoMor’s program. Mr. Silverman said that we did email FC Chicago with times we have available. The Board had requested that we bring this before them. Mr. Silverman appreciated how thorough the report was. There was information he didn’t know when you match this with the parent letter of FC Chicago. The rental of our facilities is not free and we pay expenses and salaries to maintain them. He doesn’t think it is fair for others to use our facilities for free. He is glad we discussed this and made the change. We account for all the expenses and then the net profit is split with the Park Districts and those dollars go back into the program to maintain the program. We give scholarships for students who cannot afford the program. For profit companies should be paying rental for our facilities. Our psychology is to build a culture and have students have fun with their friends and learn life lessons. − Summer School Course Offerings Chris Powell is in his 2rd year as summer school principal. We have been offering more courses every summer. We have increased our summer school offerings by 82%. We now have over 2,000 students in summer school. Summer school is now considered to be a third semester for our D219 students. In addition to courses students can take to advanced themselves, students have requested summer courses in fine arts and athletics. This is the last summer that we are building based. Beginning next summer, we will have summer school at both Niles North and Niles West, which will be of great benefit for all students, especially our incoming 9th graders, who will be able to get a head start in high school. The new calendar allows for a two week break after the end of the school year. Summer session 1 runs 3 weeks, June 9-26, with the week off of July 4. Summer session 2 runs another 3 weeks, July 6-24, with two weeks off before the start of the school year. In the report to the Board, we outlined new course offerings. We know there are a few additional courses that the students are requesting, and we will work on those for next summer. − Course Changes for 2015-16 School Year The course changes that are recommended are in large part in AS&T supported by the Strategic Plan to move some of the changes forward that we have been working on. We are working on changing the entire title of Applied Science & Technology to Engineering, Computer Science and Business. Chris Powell will become the K-12 Director of Engineering, Computer Science and Business. We are now moving into computer science and robotics in the elementary schools. Fine Arts will become Fine and Applied Arts Department. The Health Careers/Medical Terminology course will move to the Science Department, and the Broadcasting course will move into Humanities. Science Research Topics will receive 2 credits in Physical Science, rather than 2 general elective Science credits. It was moved by KLINT and seconded by EVANS to approve the Course Changes for the 2015-16 School Year. A roll call vote was taken. Voting Aye: Evans, Greenspan, Klint, Ko, Silverman, Valfer. The motion carried. XV. Old Business Mr. Greenspan stated that the current Board is leaving the District with a $168 million dollars cash balance.
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XVI. New Business There was no new business. XVII. Audience to Visitors (on items related to District business) Niko Baxevanakis, a resident of the District, said we need to develop our soccer program for both schools. He said when you give any club the title that they are the official feeder for District 219; every parent thinks that is where their child has to go without any other options. He thinks we have to give our kids options. When you are giving one club the designation and it goes out to every feeder school, it gives them an unfair advantage and you are not explaining to the kids that this is a recreational program. Do not make it a monopoly. Let the children know there are two other clubs they can choose. Chris Tolksdorf, a resident of the District, whose son is at Fairview South and will be attending Niles West. His dilemma is that his son used to play for SkoMor and they had to leave because his son and daughter were bullied. He feels that a lot of the information that the District has is wrong and that there is no difference between SkoMor and FC Chicago. FC Chicago has a different environment. Ann Goethals, teacher at Niles North and President of the Teachers Union, said on behalf of the teachers and staff of District 219 she thanks the outgoing Board members for their many years of service to the students and families of District 219. She said they have given of their energy, time and passion and committed themselves to the difficult endeavor of maintaining excellence while also supporting change that is called for in response to the needs and wishes of the community. She also wanted to pick up on something Mr. Greenspan said. He said that the victories and successes of our most successful students are commended, but we should always remain mindful of those who are quieter or silenced or who are not necessarily appreciated. To that end, Ms. Goethals wanted to add that annually at reading hour, the Niles North ELL Department brings their ELL students who have spent the entire year writing biographies to these reading hours. The students speak these biographies out loud in English. It is a tremendously moving experience and it allows some of the quietest students in our District to have a voice. I encourage and invite all of you to come on April 28 at 7:30 a.m. in the Niles North IRC to hear these students speak their truth about their lives and how they got here. XVIII. Information Items − Financial Report for February 2015 − Freedom of Information Requests (FOIA) XIX. Adjournment It was moved by VALFER and seconded by GREENSPAN to adjourn the meeting. A roll call vote was taken. Voting Aye: Evans, Greenspan, Klint, Ko, Silverman, Valfer. The motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 10:00 p.m.
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To:
Dr. Nanciann Gatta Board of Education
From:
Eric Trimberger
Date:
May 5, 2015
Re:
Purchase of Rotary Automotive Alignment and Surface Mounted Lifts - North
The AS&T Department is requesting the purchase of two automotive lifts using CTEI grant funds to replace two outdated lifts. Site preparation work is included in the summer construction budget. Sealed bids, duly advertised, were received and opened on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 for the purchase of Rotary Alignment and Surface Mounted Lifts. The new lifts have improved features and with increased efficiency will allow for more “hands on” class time. The open design Y lift can raise the vehicles overhead and will be used for suspension and alignment work. The low-mid surface mounted lift will be used for tire changes and brake work for a wider variety of vehicles. Three bids were solicited, two vendors responded, as follows: VENDOR P.R. Streich & Sons, Inc. Standard Industrial & Automotive Equipment, Inc.
TOTAL COST $30,023 $30,410
MOTION: I move the Board of Education award the contract for the purchase of a Rotary Alignment Lift Model R-YA12-EL1 and a Rotary Surface Mounted Lift Model R-VLXS10 to P.R. Streich & Sons, Inc., in the amount of $30,023.
Officee of the Sup perintendeent Memorrandum D Date:
May 5, 201 15
To o:
Board of Ed ducation
Frrom:
Dr. Nancian nn Gatta
Su ubject:
Suggested Board Meetin ng dates
I suggest the following date es for future Bo oard of Educa ation meeting dates through h October. T These meetin ngs would beg gin at 6:30 PM M for closed session s and 7:45 7 PM open n session. T suggeste The ed dates corre espond with ou ur budget cale endar and req quirements forr adopting t budget under the Schoo the ol Code. I will bring ca alendar ideas for November through Aprril to the Boarrd in Septemb ber after I receive feedb back regarding g any changess the Board would w like to make m to the frrequency, d of the wee day ek and time off the meetingss.
Meeting Date es: May 18, 2015 J June 15, 2015 5 J 13, 2015 (preliminary budget) July b A August 17, 20 015 (tentative budget) b S September 21 1, 2015 (final budget b adoptio on) O October 19, 2015
ove and publlish the Boarrd of Educatio on meeting dates May Recommendation: Appro 2015 through 2 h October 201 15.
To:
Dr. Nanciann Gatta Board of Education
From:
Eric Trimberger
Date:
May 5, 2015
Re:
Designate Bank of Depository
I recommend that MB Financial Bank be designated as the Bank of Depository for all District 219 funds.
MOTION: I move the Board of Education approve the designation of MB Financial Bank as the Bank of Depository for all District funds.
Office of the Superintendent Date:
May 5, 2015
To:
Board of Education
From:
Dr. Nanciann Gatta, Superintendent
Subject:
Adoption of Existing Board of Education Policies
With the reorganization portion of the Board meeting, it is appropriate that the Board of Education make the following motion: MOTION: I move that all Rules, Regulations and Policies heretofore adopted by the preceding Board of Education of District 219 be the same and hereby readopted and confirmed as the Rules, Regulations and Policies of this school board.
COMMITTEES (Administrator in charge of Agenda and Minutes is in parenthesis) Name of Committee current members
FACILITY (Trimberger)
EPAC (Heintz) Education Policy POLICY (Heintz) Advisory Council
Student Wellness and Employee Insurance and Food Service Wellness (Murphy) (Trimberger) Classrooms 1st (Gatt
SBHC (GATTA) School Based Health Clinics
TCSI (Ballard)
CSSI (Roloff)
Oakton ALL (Gatta)
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FINANCE (Trimberger) committee
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COMMUNICATION (Szczepaniak)
Valfer
Klint
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IASB Governing Board Representative (Heintz)
and North
suggested by new
suggested by
board members
new board
suggested by
member
admin
every month
every other
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once a month
6 times per year
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Two meetings -
year includes
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month at District Thursdays 7 PM
at district 4 PM
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Chicago.
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representative
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new members
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full reports
full reports
whole
will be given
will be given
to the board
to the board
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Officee of the Sup perintendeent Memorrandum D Date:
May 5, 201 15
To o:
Board of Ed ducation
Frrom:
Dr. Nancian nn Gatta
Su ubject:
Finance Committee Meeetings
The administrration recomm T mends that the e Finance Com mmittee be a committee c of the t whole Board. We are in budget season and the e administratio on needs direcction from the Board. B W are recom We mmending the following f two dates d which co orrespond with h the Budget calendar. c May 11, 2015 6:30 PM J 15, 2015 6:30 PM July
Recommendation: Post and prepare materials forr Finance Co ommittee of th he Whole meetings on May 11 and July J 15, 2015..
John Heintz Assistant Superintendent for Operations and Chief Legal Officer 7700 Gross Point Road Skokie, IL 60077 847.626.3972
[email protected]
TO:
Dr. Nanciann Gatta, Superintendent Board of Education
FROM:
_ _________________________________________ John Heintz, Assistant Superintendent for Operations and Chief Legal Officer
DATE:
May 5, 2015
SUBJECT:
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Requests
The following requests have been received since the March 16, 2015 Board of Education meeting. 1) Request received on March 25, 2015 from Mr. David Giuliani of the Illinois Policy Institute for all financial records at D219 related to the last 5 annual conference during the winter of the Midwest Suburban Superintendents Association including information about sessions and activities. The District responded to the request on April 1, 2015. 2) Request received on March 27, 2015 from Mr. and Mrs. Frank and Janis Sacks for the following documents: (1) all e-mails and any other communication between Illinois Music Educators Association and Justin Johnson, Amy Branahl, and Steven Katz from October 2013 through January 31, 2015; (2) all e-mails and other communication between Justin Johnson and any Music Parent Association member including Karen Johnson from 2013-2015; and (3) e-mails, investigation reports and all documents regarding Justin Johnson, District 219 music programs, and Jesse Sacks by and between Patti Anne Ford, Jason Ness, Jason Brown, and Susan Gomez from 2014 and 2015. The District responded to item one (1) of the requests on April 13, 2015. The District responded to items two (2) and three (3) of the request on April 27, 2015. 3) Request received on April 13, 2015 from Ms. Natalie Hayes of the Chicago Tribune for the list of 2014 graduates, specifically which school Leo Thornton graduated from. The District responded to the request on April 14, 2015. 4) Request received on April 16, 2015 from Mr. Kim Janssen of the Sun Times for any and all records relating to the suspension and dismissal of Gary Solomon. The District responded to the request on April 30, 2015. 5) Request received on April 17, 2015 from Mr. John Hall of the Ironworkers Local 63 for the following documents: (1) certified payroll of all contractors involved in erecting the back drop netting system at the Niles North varsity baseball field in April 2015; (2) bid results; (3) proof of workman’s compensation insurance; (4) all contracts related to the project; and (5) Niles North contact person in charge of the project. The District responded to the request on April 23, 2015. Administrative Center • 7700 Gross Point Road • Skokie, IL 60077 • 847/626-3000 • Fax: 847/686-3090
6) Request received on April 23, 2015 from Mr. Hal Dardick of the Chicago Tribune for all documents from 1999 through 2001 related to District and Board of Education actions related to the employment of former Niles West Dean Gary Solomon. The District responded to the request on April 30, 2015.
Administrative Center • 7700 Gross Point Road • Skokie, IL 60077 • 847/626-3000 • Fax: 847/686-3090
