School Board Niles Township District 219, Cook County, Illinois MINUTES Regular Board Meeting Monday, August 10, 2009 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 6:35 p.m. Board members present at Roll Call: Sheri Doniger, Carlton Evans, Jeffrey Greenspan, Ruth Klint, Robert Silverman, Lynda Smith. II. Executive Session It was moved by DONIGER and seconded by SMITH to recess into closed session to discuss matters relating to the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance or dismissal of specific employees. A roll call was taken. Voting Aye: Doniger, Evans, Greenspan, Klint, Silverman, Smith. The motion carried. The Board recessed to closed session at 6:35 p.m. At 7:45 p.m. it was moved by DONIGER and seconded by SMITH to return to open session. A roll call was taken. Voting Aye: Doniger, Evans, Greenspan, Klint, Silverman, Smith. The motion carried. III. Recall to Order of Open Session Mr. Silverman recalled the meeting to order at 7:55 p.m. the Pledge was recited. IV. Removed from the Consent Agenda and added to Business were: −
Intergovernmental Agreement for North Cook Young Adult Academy 2009‐2010,
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Intergovernmental Agreement for the Provision of Services from Select NTDSE 807 Special Education Staff,
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Intergovernmental Agreement for the Provision of Certain Special Education Services from NTDSE 807, and a
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Personnel Handout.
V. Audience to Visitors Marda Dunsky of 9533 Laramie Avenue, Skokie, Illinois presented a letter being sent to the Chicago Transit Board on behalf of the community residents stating the adverse affects the yellow line extension would have on the community if it were to terminate at the north parking lot of Niles North High School. David Freireich of 5106 Golf Road, Skokie, Illinois, a signer of the above stated letter, also spoke of the adverse affects the yellow line extension could have on the community. VI. Community Representative Comments. No one asked to speak. VII. Approval of consent Agenda It was moved by SMITH and seconded by DONIGER to accept the amended consent agenda. A roll call was taken. Voting Aye: Doniger, Evans, Greenspan, Klint, Silverman, Smith. The motion carried. Included in the consent agenda:
− Monthly Bills and Payroll in the amount of $3,790,168.36 − Personnel − Approve the employment of the following support staff for the 2009‐2010 school year: NAME
POSITION/LOCATION
FTE
General, Robert
Teacher Assistant/Special Education ‐ Niles North, P1‐S4, 186 days Maintenance Mechanic ‐ Niles West M3‐S1, 260 days Teacher Assistant/Special Education ‐ Niles North, P1‐S4 186 days Teacher Assistant/Special Education ‐ Niles West, P1‐S1, 186 days
1.0
EFFECTIVE DATE August 24, 2009
1.0
August 11, 2009
1.0
August 24, 2009
1.0
August 24, 2009
Marzano, Vincent Pickett, Kia Schwartz, Beverly
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Approve the employment of the following part‐time/temporary staff for Summer 2009:
NAME Fung, Emily Hastings, Patrick
POSITION/LOCATION RATE Summer Camp, Gymnastics – $8.00/Hr. West Pupil Personnel Services ‐ $12/Hr. West
EFFECTIVE DATE August 10, 2009 August 6, 2009
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Accept the resignation of the following certified staff:
NAME Choi, Jane
POSITION/LOCATION Math – West
RATE 1.0
EFFECTIVE DATE July 29, 2009
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Approve the employment of the following interns for the 2009‐2010 school year:
NAME Kelly, Bryan
POSITION/LOCATION Social Work Intern – Niles North
RATE $9,000/Yr.
EFFECTIVE DATE August 24, 2009
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Approve the leave of absence for the following certified staff for the 2009‐2010 school year:
NAME
POSITION/LOCATION
Buttitta, Kathleen
Math – West
TYPE OF LEAVE FMLA – Unpaid
Koning, Amy
Math – North
FMLA – Unpaid
Lauer, Evelyn
English – West
FMLA ‐ Unpaid
EFFECTIVE DATE August 24‐August 28, 2009 August 24‐October 30, 2009 August 26‐October 30, 2009
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Approve the employment of the following stipend positions for the 2009‐2010 school year:
NILES NORTH Football Assistant Coach Boys Soccer Assistant Coach Boys Basketball Assistant Coach Boys Volleyball Head Coach Softball Assistant Coach Wellness and Health Club Color Guard Assistant Marching Band Head Marching Band Assistant
NAME General, Robert *Keenan, Paul (.5) *Mayne, Necus Roche, Andrew *Frake, John (.5) Foley, Ellen *Vaughn, Michael *Adamson, Ryan *Becela, Dawid
* Indicates not a District 219 employee
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The Board of Education approved the remediation plan for:
CASE# 2010‐1
DISCIPLINARY ACTION Resolution of Remediation
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Minutes of 7/13/09 meeting, Open and Closed Sessions
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Agree to which Closed Session Minutes from July 21, 2008 through June 15, 2009 would be released.
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Student Trip(s) −
For 40 Niles West Students to attend UDA Poms Camp in Arlington Heights, IL from 7/31/09‐8/3/09 at a cost to the District of $1,919.
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For 22 Niles North Students to attend the Boys’ Cross Country Devil’s Lake State Park Trip from 8/17/09‐8/18/09 at no cost to the District.
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Accept a donation of $1,500 from the Assyrian Universal Alliance to the Niles West Assyrian Club.
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Agree to the settlement with Midwest Moving and Storage.
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Transfer of Interest earned of $168,089.42 from Transportation Fund Interest and $836,665.73 from Working Cash Fund, totaling $1,004,755.15 to the Education Fund as of June 30, 2009.
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Agree to purchase Polar Heart Rate Monitors from Polar Electro Inc., the lowest responsible bidder meeting specifications in the amount of $36,910.
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Accept the proposal from Siemens Building Technologies in the amount of $92,508 for security enhancements/equipment.
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Accept the textbook adoptions for Niles North and Niles West as recommended for the 2009‐10 school year at an anticipated cost to the District of $53,432.
VIII. Superintendent’s Report Dr. Gatta announced the grand opening of the Daycare Center at Niles West to be run and operated by Children’s Learning World with an official ribbon cutting on August 18th at 10:45 a.m. Dr. Gatta talked about the many benefits the new Intergovernmental Agreement between District 219 and the park districts of Lincolnwood, Morton Grove and Skokie will have on the young people of our community. The ELL Parent Center is kicking off its second year with a fall scheduled that includes English Conversation Classes, Citizenship Classes, Computer Classes, Parent Education Classes and ELL Family Story Time. Sixty percent of our students go home to an environment where another language is spoken; the ELL Parent Center will help these parents become a part of their child’s school career.
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The CTA Transit Authority’s Board meeting scheduled for Wednesday, August 12th will be attended by Dr. Gatta to gain further information on the yellow line extension. The Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting was awarded to District 219 for the preparation of the fiscal year 2008 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report. This award brings a feeling of confidence in the district’s financial reporting credibility to the community. Dr. Gatta applauded the efforts of Paul O’Malley and Susan Husselbee for this achievement. −
Principals’ Comments Mr. Osburn talked about the poetry slam team’s competition at the Brave New Voices International Poetry Festival. He stated it was particularly exciting as a Niles West alumnus and former school slam team member, Brian Yoo, received a standing ovation. Trips to foreign countries this summer, Germany and France, were amazing. Dan Friedman went to South Korea on an International Exchange program. These trips give students a chance to practice the language they are learning as well as teaching respect for different cultures. He stated Niles West had received a grant for “Girls in STEM education.” Rich Decoster received the John Rush Award from the Illinois State Physics Project, an affiliate of the American Association of Physics Teachers. Mr. Freeman spoke of the ongoing construction at Niles North and stated he was happy to see some of the projects being completed. He spoke of the upcoming theater production of “My Sister in this House” to be performed in the Blackbox Theater. There will be a meeting for transfer students on August 19th with Freshman Orientation scheduled for August 20th. He spoke of the success of IMPACT, the freshmen mentoring program. He stated he had heard some incoming freshmen who were in the school and they were absolutely amazed at the beautiful facility. He announced that Brittany Sanchez was awarded a full‐ride scholarship to the University of Illinois for softball and she is only going to be a junior.
IX. Board Member comments. Mr. Silverman expressed his pleasure with the new website District Calendar. He was impressed with the filtering features. On August 24th the new website will be launched with a feature that allows for translation into other languages. X. Committee Reports Facility Committee: A handout on the Niles North Auditorium renovation was distributed. Mr. Greenspan suggested August 26th for a Facility Committee meeting at
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6:30 p.m. to view possible locations of the new training room and gymnastics gymnasium at Niles West. Policy Committee: Dr. Doniger said the District field trip forms will be brought to the August 31st Board of Education meeting for review. Mr. Greenspan suggested there be a joint meeting scheduled between the Policy Committee and Facility Committee to discuss energy. XI. Business −
Intergovernmental Agreement with North Cook Young Adult Academy It was moved by SMITH and seconded by DONIGER to authorize the administration to renew the Intergovernmental Agreement with the North Cook Young Adult Academy for the 2009‐10 school year in the amount of $300,495.14. A roll call was taken. Voting Aye: Doniger, Evans, Greenspan, Klint, Silverman, Smith. The motion carried.
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Intergovernmental Agreement with the NTDSE 807 for the Provision of Services from Select Special Education Staff It was moved by SMITH and seconded by DONIGER to authorize the administration to approve the Intergovernmental Agreement with the NTDSE 807 for the provision of services from select Special Education Staff in the amount of $95,659 for the 2009‐10 school year. A roll call was taken. Voting Aye: Doniger, Evans, Greenspan, Klint, Silverman, Smith. The motion carried.
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Intergovernmental Agreement with the NTDSE 807 for the Provision of Certain Special Education Services It was moved by SMITH and seconded by DONIGER to authorize the administration to approve the Intergovernmental Agreement with the NTDSE 807 Intergovernmental Agreement with the NTDSE 807 for the provision of certain special education services in the amount of $1,089,517. A roll call was taken. Voting Aye: Doniger, Evans, Greenspan, Klint, Silverman, Smith. The motion carried.
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Personnel
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It was moved by KLINT and seconded by EVANS to authorize the administration to approve the following personnel hires and leaves. A roll call was taken. Voting Aye: Doniger, Evans, Greenspan, Klint, Silverman, Smith. The motion carried. −
Approve the employment of the following administrator for the 2009‐2010 school year:
NAME Fliman, Jessica
POSITION/LOCATION SALARY Director of Student Activities $90,000/yearly and Assistant Director of Fine Arts – Niles West, 195 Days
EFFECTIVE DATE August 10, 2009
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Approve the employment of the following certified staff for the 2009‐2010 school year:
NAME Pauley, Tina
POSITION/LOCATION Anatomy and Physiology – West, BA‐ Step1 Greenspan, Eva Math – West, MA‐Step 1
FTE 1.0
EFFECTIVE DATE August 24, 2009
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August 24, 2009
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Accept the resignation of the following certified staff:
NAME Wolfe, Stacey
POSITION/LOCATION Special Education – North
RATE 1.0
EFFECTIVE DATE August 6, 2009
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Approve the employment of the following stipend positions for the 2009‐2010 school year:
NILES WEST Strength Coordinator Strength Coordinator Strength Coordinator
NAME Corrigan, Charles (.33) *Proesel, Fred (.33) *Zajac, Greg (.33)
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Approve the leave of absence for the following certified staff for the 2009‐2010 school year:
NAME Patel, Poonam
POSITION/LOCATION Science – West
XII. Correspondence and FOIA Requests
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TYPE OF LEAVE Unpaid‐ August 28 & 31, 2009
Mr. O’Malley stated he had received two FOIA requests, one for information on open records act requests District 219 had received and one regarding solicitation for custodial, maintenance and grounds services. XIII. Information Financial Report for June XIV. Adjournment It was moved by DONIGER and seconded by SMITH to adjourn the meeting. A roll call was taken. Voting Aye: Doniger, Evans, Greenspan, Klint, Silverman, Smith. The motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 8:50 p.m. ____________________________ President
Minutes approved August 31, 2009.
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_____________________________ Secretary
