School Board Niles Township District 219, Cook County, Illinois MINUTES Special Board Meeting, Monday, October 27, 2003
The meeting was held in the Conference Room of the District Office, 7700 Gross Point Road, Skokie, Illinois. I.
Call to Order and Roll Call: Board President Robert Silverman called the meeting to order at 6:03 p.m. Board members present at Roll Call: Michael Burnett, Sheri Doniger, Jeffrey Greenspan, Ruth Klint, Tim Knudsen, Robert Silverman.
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Executive Session It was moved by DONIGER and seconded by KNUDSEN to recess into closed session to discuss matters relating to student discipline and personnel. A roll call vote was taken. Voting Aye: Burnett, Doniger, Greenspan, Klint, Knudsen, Silverman. The motion carried. The Board recessed into closed session at 6:03 p.m. At 6:17 p.m. it was moved by GREENSPAN and seconded by DONIGER to return to open session of the Special Board Meeting. A roll call vote was taken. Voting Aye: Burnett, Doniger, Greenspan, Klint, Knudsen, Silverman, Gault Smith. The motion carried.
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Business Mr. Silverman recalled the meeting to order at 6:17 p.m. Student Trip It was moved by GREENSPAN and seconded by DONIGER to approve the student trip for 12 Niles West boys swim team members to attend a training trip in Indianapolis, Indiana December 28-30, 2003 at no cost to the District. A roll call vote was taken. Voting Aye: Burnett, Doniger, Greenspan, Klint, Knudsen, Silverman. The motion carried.
Minutes of Regular Board Meeting of October 27, 2003
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Student Case #2004-01 It was moved by GREENSPAN and seconded by DONIGER to accept the hearing officer’s report on Student #2004-01. A roll call vote was taken. Voting Aye: Burnett, Doniger, Greenspan, Klint, Knudsen, Silverman. The motion carried.
It was moved by GREENSPAN and seconded by KNUDSEN to expel Student #2004-01 for one school year upon re-enrollment in Niles Township High Schools. A roll call vote was taken. Voting Aye: Burnett, Doniger, Greenspan, Klint, Knudsen, Silverman. The motion carried.
Board member Lynda Gault Smith arrived at 7:00 p.m.
Superintendent’s Contract It was moved by GREENSPAN and seconded by SILVERMAN to adopt standards for the first time to calculate compensation increases for the superintendent with 40% based on quantifiable increase in student achievement as defined in handout and 60% based on Board of Education evaluation. The Board had a lengthy discussion about administrative pay and, in an effort to further increase student achievement, wanted to pioneer a new idea of tying administrative pay directly to quantifiable improvement in student performance. The Board was not aware of this being done in any other district. A roll call vote was taken. Voting Aye: Burnett, Doniger, Greenspan, Klint, Knudsen, Silverman, Gault Smith. The motion carried.
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Minutes of Regular Board Meeting October 27, 2003
It was moved by GREENSPAN and seconded by SILVERMAN to approve the amendment to the Superintendent’s contract for the 2003-04 school year as discussed in closed session. A roll call vote was taken. Voting Aye: Burnett, Doniger, Greenspan, Klint, Knudsen, Silverman, Gault Smith. The motion carried.
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Closed Session It was moved by KLINT and seconded by DONIGER to return to closed session to conduct a Board self-evaluation and adjourn therefrom. A roll call vote was taken. Voting Aye: Burnett, Doniger, Greenspan, Klint, Knudsen, Silverman, Gault Smith. The motion carried.
The meeting adjourned at 9:55 p.m.
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MINUTES APPROVED DECEMBER 15, 2003.
Minutes of Regular Board Meeting of October 27, 2003
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