School Board Niles Township District 219, Cook County, Illinois MINUTES
Regular Board Meeting, Monday, June 19, 2006
The meeting was held in the Board Room of the District Office located at 7700 Gross Point Road, Skokie, Illinois. I. Call to Order and Roll Call Board President Robert Silverman called the meeting to order at 6:40 p.m. Board members present at Roll Call: Michael Burnett, Sheri Doniger, Jeffrey Greenspan, Ruth Klint, Timothy Knudsen, Robert Silverman, Lynda Gault Smith. II. Executive Session It was moved by DONIGER and seconded by GAULT SMITH to recess into closed session to discuss matters relating to student discipline, litigation, and the employment, appointment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees. A roll call vote was taken. Voting Aye: Burnett, Doniger, Greenspan, Klint, Knudsen, Silverman, Gault Smith. The motion carried. The Board recessed into closed session at 6:40 p.m. It was moved by DONIGER and seconded by KLINT to return to open session. A roll call vote was taken. Voting Aye: Burnett, Doniger, Greenspan, Klint, Knudsen, Silverman, Gault Smith. The motion carried. III. Recall to Order of Open Session Mr. Silverman recalled the meeting to order at 7:50 p.m. The Pledge was recited. IV. Changes/Additions to the Agenda Added to the consent agenda was a personnel handout. Removed from the consent agenda was a personnel item. V. Audience to Visitors No one asked to speak. VI. Student Representative Comments No student representatives were present. Minutes of Regular Board Meeting of June 19, 2006
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VII. Community Representative Comments No one asked to speak. VIII. Approval of Consent Agenda It was moved by BURNETT and seconded by GAULT SMITH to accept the amended consent agenda. A roll call vote was taken. Voting Aye: Burnett, Doniger, Greenspan, Klint, Knudsen, Silverman, Gault Smith. The motion carried. Included in the consent agenda: − Monthly Bills and Payroll in the amount of $11,171,920.49. − Personnel •
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Approve employment of the following certified staff for the 2006‐07 school year: NAME
POSITION/LOCATION
Aronica, Mary Jo Battalini‐Ellis, Nikki Griffith, Ellen Jamroz, Roxanne Levin, Ryan
Spanish – West, MA‐Step 17 Special Education – North, MA‐Step 1 English – West, BA‐Step 1 Science – West, MA‐Step 2 English – West, BA+15‐Step 1
Linklater, Erin Naro, Catherine Naylor, Natalie Novotny, Katherine Penney, Autumn Shaw, Francis Torres, Paul
English – North, MA+15‐Step 2 ESL/Reading – West , MA+15‐Step 17 Special Education – North, BA‐Step 1 English – North, BA‐Step 2 Science – West, MA‐Step 5 Science – North, MA+30‐Step 1 Social Studies –North/West‐BA‐Step 1
EFFECTIVE DATE
.2 .8 1.0 1.0 .6 1.0 1.0 .4 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
8/21/06 8/21/06 8/21/06 8/21/06 8/21/06 – 1/18/07 1/22/07 – 6/6/07 8/21/06 8/21/06 8/21/06 8/21/06 8/21/06 8/21/06 – 1/18/07 8/21/06
Approve employment of the following support staff for the 2006‐07 school year: NAME
POSITION/LOCATION
Dalak, Susan
Secretary B – Student Assistance Program (SAP) & 1.0 Pupil Personnel Services (PPS) – West, S3‐S1, 196 Days Literacy Center Assistant – West, S1‐S4, 186 Days 1.0
Ference, Patricia •
FTE
FTE
EFFECTIVE
8/14/06
8/21/06
Approve the following interns for the 2006‐07 school year effective 8/21/06: NAME
POSITION/LOCATION
SALARY
McClelland, Britt Tivers, Eric
Student Assistance Program ‐ West Student Assistance Program ‐ North
$9,000/Yearly $9,000/ Yearly
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Approve new assignment of Clerk A – Switchboard Operator – West, S1‐S4, 260 days for Laura Owens effective 6/1/06.
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Accept the resignation of certified staff Joshua Grant, Social Studies– West effective 6/7/06. Page 2 of 10
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Approve employment of the following part‐time/temporary help effective 6/20/06: NAME Abonce, William Arnold, Brett DeGuzman, Cheryl Egan, Erin Lenhardt, William Rebelos, Andreana Salma, Amatul Skarbek, Samantha
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POSITION/LOCATION Wrestling Program Assistant ‐ North Textbook Center Assistant – North Volleyball Scorer – North Main Office Assistant – North Textbook Center Assistant – North Textbook Center Assistant – North Textbook Center Assistant – North Tracker/Boys Volleyball – North
RATE $6.00/Hr. $6.00/Hr. $6.00/Hr. $6.00/Hr. $6.00/Hr. $6.00/Hr. $6.00/Hr. $6.00/Hr.
Accept the resignation of the following support staff: NAME
POSITION/LOCATION
FTE
EFFECTIVE DATE
Ruiz, Deanna Sieck, Barbara
Secretary A‐Guidance, West Head Nurse – North
1.0 1.0
June 5, 2006 June 7, 2006
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Accept the notice of retirement of Superintendent Neil Codell effective 12/31/08.
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Accept the resignation of 2006 summer school certified staff, Daniel Savage.
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Approve the retirement of certified staff Frank Nathan, Special Education – OCLC effective June 30, 2009.
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Approve the leave of absence for the following certified staff: NAME
POSITION
Delahanty, Seema Math – West •
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TYPE OF LEAVE
EFFECTIVE DATE
Family Care ‐ Unpaid 10/16/06‐11/21/06
Approve a change in leave of absence originally approved at the March 20, 2006, Board of Education meeting for the following certified staff: NAME
TYPE OF LEAVE
TYPE OF LEAVE
Czupryna, Britt
Originally: (.5) for 8/21/06 – 1/19/07 To: (1.0) 2006‐2007 school year
Family Care ‐ Unpaid
Approve the leave of absence for the following support staff: NAME
POSITION
TYPE OF LEAVE
EFFECTIVE
Soltys, Lance
Audio/Visual ‐ West
Continued Education – Unpaid
8/14/06 – 1/6/07
Approve the employment of the following certified staff for Summer School 2006: NAME
NAME
NAME
NAME
Burns, Amy *Lowery, Kelly Song, Hyun *Lenkowski, David
Bluestein, Juliet McEvoy, Jennifer Werthheimer, Alan *Levin, Ryan
Choi, Lisa Pieczynski, Edward Davis, Andrea *Porter, Sumer
Kannokada, Manoj *Shirk, Timothy *Gerambia, Lia Woods, Tricia
Not a District 219 Employee
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Approve the upgrade of the following support staff positions: NAME
POSITION
Bartlett, Charlene Kreusch, Debra Simao, Alice
Clerk B – Buildings & Grounds Clerk A – Main Office Clerk B – Buildings & Grounds
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TO
S2 S1 S2
S3 S2 S3
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Approve the employment of the following support staff for Summer School 2006: NAME
POSITION
Bubley, Laura Contractor, Satyam Elarde, Linda Ghattas, Marianne Joffe, Matthew Kennedy, Shaun Kim, Gloria Kim, Linda Lorenz, Jeffrey Rashkow, Donna *Schusteff, Noah *Sievert, Nicole Sullivan, Margaret *Weiss, Donald Beem, Patricia Stanton, Jane
Teacher Assistant Teacher Assistant Teacher Assistant Teacher Assistant Teacher Assistant Teacher Assistant Teacher Assistant Teacher Assistant Teacher Assistant Teacher Assistant Teacher Assistant Teacher Assistant Teacher Assistant Teacher Assistant School Nurse School Nurse
HOURLY RATE
$18.00 $18.54 $20.33 $19.10 $19.47 $12.00 $19.47 $18.30 $18.54 $18.54 $12.00 $12.00 $19.47 $12.00 $42.03 $42.03
* Not a District 219 Employee
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Approve the following disciplinary actions: CASE #
DISCIPLINARY ACTION
2006‐11
Suspension Without Pay ‐10 Days from May 26 – June 9, 2009 Notice to Remediate Suspension Without Pay – 5 Days from May 30 – June 5, 2006 Notice to Remediate Notice to Remediate Suspension Without Pay – 10 Days from June 19‐ June 30, 2006 Notice to Remediate
2006‐12 2006‐13 2006‐14 •
Approve an increase of the Superintendent’s salary by 4.75% for the 2006‐07 school year.
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Approve Confidential salaries for the 2006‐07 school year as discussed in closed session.
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Approve the continued employment of Lisa Edelson, Education to Careers Coordinator, for 38 weeks, 25 hours per week, at the curriculum rate of $39.58 for $37,601.00 for fiscal year 2006‐07.
− Minutes of 5/22/05 Meeting, Open and Closed Sessions. − Donation of a 1996 green Plymouth Voyager minivan to Auto Program and Niles West from Mr. & Mrs. Toy. − Student Trips •
‐For five North boys track members to attend a camp in Bloomington, Indiana from June 28‐30, 2006 at a cost to the District of $150.00.
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For approximately 130 North band students to attend a band tour in Anaheim, California on April 11‐15, 2007 at a cost to the District of $220.00.
− IASB Annual Dues for 2006‐07 of $9,423.70.
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− Textbook Adoptions for 2006‐07 school year at an anticipated total cost of $167,957. − Prevailing Wage Resolution. − North Cook Young Adult Academy 2006‐07 Contractual Agreement in the amount of $193,093.63. IX. Superintendent’s Report Neil Codell noted that for the fifth consecutive year the Niles Township High Schools qualified for a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting granted by the Government Finance Officers Association. With the help of efforts from Lou Lang we received a grant from the State of Illinois for $50,000 to be used towards after school programs. State Representative Lou Lang was present and said he is very happy to be able to help the schools. Principals’ Comments Bob Freeman reported that summer school is off to a great start with enrollment of 1,900 students. Susan Ranft has accepted a Fulbright exchange and she will be teaching in Chili next year. Joshua Glaser received a perfect score on his ACT test. Dale Vogler said things are moving along with respect to building projects. Dr. Stein said that there is increased enrollment in the summer school prep programs. Jeff Greenspan commented that we should look at offering higher level courses in summer school. X. Board Members’ Comments No comments were made by Board members. XI. Board Committee and Other Reports Policy Committee – A meeting is scheduled for June 26 at 2:00 p.m. Facilities Committee – A meeting needs to be scheduled. Finance Committee – A meeting will be scheduled. XII. Business Administrative Salaries for 2006‐07 It was moved by GAULT SMITH and seconded by DONIGER to approve the administrative salaries for 2006‐07 that were discussed in closed session. A roll call vote was taken. Voting Aye: Burnett, Doniger, Greenspan, Klint, Silverman, Gault Smith. Voting Nay: Knudsen. The motion carried. Minutes of Regular Board Meeting of June 19, 2006
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Worker’s Compensation Insurance Coverage and Third Party Administrator It was moved by DONIGER and seconded by KLINT to authorize the Administration’s recommendation to utilize Employer’s Claim Service to be our third party workers compensation claim administrator and to secure our excess workers compensation insurance coverage through Midwest Employer’s Insurance Company to cover our individual workers compensation claims above $300,000 for a premium cost of $31,302. A roll call vote was taken. Voting Aye: Burnett, Doniger, Greenspan, Klint, Knudsen, Silverman, Gault Smith. The motion carried. Preliminary Budget Gerry Yeggy said the proposed budget would improve the fund balances and financial position. Sue Husselbee said the budget is set up similar to last year. She noted that there is a schedule of specific increases or decreases by department. There was discussion on how the budget affects the per student figure. Mr. Silverman noted that he feels the overall budget is high. He suggested directing the administration to keep the per pupil cost increase at 5% which would cut roughly $800,000 from the budget. The Board asked that this be done without jeopardizing any programs. Gerry Yeggy suggested having a Finance Committee meeting in the next two weeks to review progress in this area.
Fiscal Year 2006 Auditing Services It was moved by DONIGER and seconded by BURNETT to authorize the administration to seek proposals for the auditing services required by Niles Township High Schools District 219 for the next three fiscal years (2006‐2008). A voice vote was taken. The motion carried.
Property Casualty Insurance Coverage It was moved by BURNETT and seconded by DONIGER to authorize payment to the Collective Liability Insurance Cooperative for the property casualty insurance of Niles Township High Schools for the 2006‐07 school year in the total amount of $289,120. A roll call vote was taken. Voting Aye: Burnett, Doniger, Greenspan, Klint, Knudsen, Silverman, Gault Smith. The motion carried.
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Purchases o Towel Service for 2006‐07 It was moved by BURNETT and seconded by DONIGER to accept the bid of $34,450 from National School Towel Service for the purchase of a towel service for the 2006‐07 school year. A roll call vote was taken. Voting Aye: Burnett, Doniger, Greenspan, Klint, Knudsen, Silverman, Gault Smith. The motion carried.
o Science Supplies and Equipment It was moved by GREENSPAN and seconded by DONIGER to award the contracts for the purchase of science lab and equipment to Sargent Welch for $34,096.41, Fisher Science Education for $11,450.68, Pasco for $6,646.00, Flinn Scientific for $3,689.08, Benz Microscope Optics Center, Inc. for $2,307.12, Frey Scientific for $1,615.66, Nasco for $1,386.59, Science Kit and Boreal Laboratories for $1,539.18 and Ward’s Natural Science, Inc. for $911.62. A roll call vote was taken. Voting Aye: Burnett, Doniger, Greenspan, Klint, Knudsen, Silverman, Gault Smith. The motion carried.
o LCN Door Closer It was moved by GAULT SMITH and seconded by KLINT to accept the bid of $10,170.00 from Illini Hardware Corporation for the purchase of 90 Ingersoll Rand LCN door closers including 90 shoe adaptors. It was noted that this purchase will come out of the 2006‐07 budget. A roll call vote was taken. Voting Aye: Burnett, Doniger, Greenspan, Klint, Knudsen, Silverman, Gault Smith. The motion carried. o HVAC Renovations for Gym at West It was moved by GAULT SMITH and seconded by DONIGER to accept the bid of $72,663 from Siemens Building Technologies, Inc. for the HVAC renovations of the wrestling gym at Niles West High School. A roll call vote was taken. Voting Aye: Burnett, Doniger, Greenspan, Klint, Knudsen, Silverman, Gault Smith. The motion carried. Minutes of Regular Board Meeting of June 19, 2006
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o Niles West Pool Tile It was moved by DONIGER and seconded by BURNETT to award the contract for the Niles West pool tile work to Trostrud Mosaic & Tile Company, Inc. in the amount of $41,418. Gerry Yeggy advised that there were six bids solicited, but only one vendor bid. This bid was reviewed and approved by Legat. Mr. Yeggy will advise the Board of the completion date for this work. A roll call vote was taken. Voting Aye: Burnett, Doniger, Greenspan, Klint, Knudsen, Silverman, Gault Smith. The motion carried. o Alltown Increase per CPI It was moved by GREENSPAN and seconded by DONIGER that the contract with Alltown Bus Service, Inc. for our scope of services, be increased by 5.2% for the 2006‐07 school year. Mr. Knudsen asked about Alltown’s overall performance last year. Mr. Yeggy explained that while it is not at all satisfactory, improvement was made from the beginning of the 2005‐06 year. Mr. Codell stated that if we were to go out for bid now, we would not have the support of the elementary districts. He said it will be best to finish this contract year, and search for other transportation companies with bids going out in January of 2007. A roll call vote was taken. Voting Aye: Burnett, Doniger, Greenspan, Klint, Knudsen, Silverman, Gault Smith. The motion carried. Payment #1 to Contractors for West Science Room Remodeling Project It was moved by GAULT SMITH and seconded by DONIGER to authorize payment totaling $252,067.89 for work on the Niles West Science Room Remodeling project. A roll call vote was taken. Voting Aye: Burnett, Doniger, Greenspan, Klint, Knudsen, Silverman, Gault Smith. The motion carried.
Policy Changes – 2nd Reading
It was moved by DONIGER and seconded by GAULT SMITH to approve policy changes for second reading with noted changes in 5:90.
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A roll call vote was taken. Voting Aye: Burnett, Doniger, Greenspan, Klint, Knudsen, Silverman, Gault Smith. The motion carried. Policy changes were made to: 2:30 School District Elections 2:50 Board Member Term of Office 2:210 Organizational School Board Meeting 4:60 Purchases and Contracts 4:150 Facility management and Building Program 5:30 Hiring Process and Criteria 5:90 Abused and Neglected Child Reporting 5:100 Staff Development Program 5:280 Duties and Qualifications 6:50 NEW – School Wellness 6:180 Extended Instructional Programs 8:90 Parent Organizations and Booster Clubs Change of Board Meeting Date
It was moved by KLINT and seconded by KNUDSEN to change the board meeting date from July 31 to July 24, 2006. A roll call vote was taken. Voting Aye: Burnett, Doniger, Greenspan, Klint, Knudsen, Silverman, Gault Smith. The motion carried. XIII. Old Business There was no new business. XIV. New Business It was agreed to have a Finance Committee meeting at 6:30 p.m. on July 10. XV. Audience to Visitors No one asked to speak. XVI. Correspondence and FOIA Requests There was no correspondence or FOIA Requests. XVII. Information Items − Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting Minutes of Regular Board Meeting of June 19, 2006
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− Monthly Financial Report for May 2006 XVIII. Closed Session It was moved by GAULT SMITH and seconded by KNUDSEN to recess into closed session to discuss matters relating to potential ongoing litigation and adjourn therefrom with possible action being taken. A roll call vote was taken. Voting Aye: Burnett, Doniger, Greenspan, Klint, Knudsen, Silverman, Gault Smith. The motion carried.
The Board went into closed session at 9:15 p.m. Michael Burnett left the meeting at 9:15 p.m. The Board returned to open session at 10:03 p.m. Contractural Agreement with Aramark Facility Services for Custodial/Maintenance Services It was moved by GREENSPAN and seconded by DONIGER to release Aramark Facility Services from its contract with Niles Township High Schools to provide custodial/ maintenance services effective August 19, 2006. A roll call vote was taken. Voting Aye: Doniger, Greenspan, Klint, Knudsen, Silverman, Gault Smith. The motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 10:05 p.m. _________________________________
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President
Secretary
MINUTES APPROVED JULY 10, 2006.
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