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Rosemont Elementary School District 78 Board Met February 13

Rosemont Elementary School District 78 Board

Rosemont Elementary School District 78 Board met Monday, Feb. 13.

MINUTES FROM THE REGULAR MEETING OF

THE ROSEMONT BOARD OF EDUCATION HELD

ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2017

CALL TO ORDER

President Donnelly called the meeting to order at 6:31 p.m.

ROLL CALL

President Donnelly asked for a roll call.

MEMBERS PRESENT: Wilson, Anderson, Stephens, Houston, Vice President Bailey, and President Donnelly

MEMBERS ABSENT: Muszynski

OTHERS IN ATTENDANCE: Superintendent Anderson

Vanessa Cooper, Resident

Laurie Kovalcik, Staff

Janine Langer, Resident & Staff

Kristen Shamoon, Resident

Maria Stephens, Resident

Diane Turner-Hurns, Journal & Topics Reporter

RECOGNITION OF VISITORS

At this time President Donnelly welcomed the visitors and asked if there were any questions. There were no questions at this time.

EXECUTIVE SESSION

There was no Executive Session.

ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA

There were no Additions to the Agenda.

CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS

There was a motion made by Member Stephens, seconded by Member Anderson, to approve consent agenda items 5.1 thru 5.2

A roll call vote

AYES: Wilson, Anderson, Stephens, Houston, Vice President Bailey, and President Donnelly

NAYS: None

ABSENT: Muszynski

Motion Carried

The Consent Agenda Items were as follows:

5.1 Approval of Minutes from the Regular Board Meeting held on January 9, 2017.

5.2 Approval of the Treasurer’s Report for January 31, 2017.

Education Fund 466,699.99 Transportation Fund (1,787.43)

Building Fund 1,117,758.04 Municipal Ret. Fund (20,908.67)

Debt Service Fund 990.21 Working Cash Fund 198,223.02

Total All Funds 1,760,975.16

ADMINISTRATOR’S UPDATE

Superintendent Anderson introduced the President of Benefit Club, Vanessa Cooper, to the Board and stated that she would be addressing the Board about past, present and future fundraising activities. Mrs. Cooper provided the Board with a spreadsheet that outlined the Benefit Club’s fundraising activities for the past four years and the profits from these activities. She spoke about recent purchases for the school such as the heart monitors for PE classes and the new smart board. Mrs. Cooper spoke briefly about the upcoming fundraiser, Family Fun Night, and stated that the Rosemont School Band would be at the next Benefit Club Meeting. Possibly more ideas for future fundraisers would be obtained from parents attending the next meeting.

ADMINISTRATOR’S UPDATE (cont.)

Calendar of Events

Superintendent Anderson reported the following is the upcoming Calendar of Events:

February 16th 

Jump Rope for Heart Awards Assembly – 1:45 pm

Students Dismissed at 2:00 pm

Parent/Teacher Conferences – 3:00 to 7:00 pm

February 17th 

No School for Students

Parent/Teacher Conferences – 8:00 to 11:00 am

February 20th 

No School – Presidents’ Day

February 22nd 

LAFF Night – 6:30 pm

February 26th

Pancake Breakfast – 8:00 am to 12:00 pm

March 3rd 

Preschool Screening

March 6th 

Pulaski Holiday – No School

March 13th 

School Board Meeting - 6:30 pm

Benefit Club Meeting – 6:45 pm

CORRESPONDENCE/COMMITTEE REPORTS

Correspondence to the Board

At this time there was no Correspondence to the Board.

Special Education Report

At this time there was no Special Education Report.

Legislation Report

At this time there was no Legislation Report.

Voters’ League Assignment

President Donnelly stated that Vice President Bailey would do the Voters’ League Assignment with the usual back up.

Other Board Reports

There were no Other Board Reports at this time.

Board Calendar

There were no Board Calendar items at this time.

FINANCIAL REPORT

There was a motion made by Member Stephens, seconded by Member Anderson, to approve the List of Disbursements for the month of January 2017 (reviewed by Member Houston).

Education Fund 288,017.59 Transportation Fund 8,271.64

Building Fund 87,800.48 Municipal Ret. Fund 8,682.16

Debt Serv. Fund 0

Total 392,771.87

A roll call vote

AYES: Wilson, Anderson, Stephens, Houston, Vice President

Bailey, and President Donnelly

NAYS: None

ABSENT: Muszynski

Motion Carried

NEW BUSINESS/DISCUSSION ITEMS

There were no New Business/Discussion Items at this time.

OLD BUSINESS/ACTION ITEMS

Intergovernmental Agreement and By-Laws for ESIC

There was a motion made by Member Houston, seconded by Member Stephens, to approve the amendments to Intergovernmental Agreement and By-Laws for Education School Insurance Cooperative.

A roll call vote

AYES: Anderson, Stephens, Houston, Houston, Vice President Bailey, and President Donnelly

NAYS: None

ABSENT: Muszynski

Motion Carried

Comprehensive Amendment to the Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement

There was a motion made by Member Stephens, seconded by Member Wilson, to approve the Comprehensive Amendment to the Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement (An Agreement and By-Laws for the Educational School Insurance Cooperative Pool).

A roll call vote

AYES: Anderson, Stephens, Houston, Houston, Vice President Bailey, and President Donnelly

NAYS: None

ABSENT: Muszynski

Motion Carried

POLICY

There were no Policy Items at this time.

PERSONNEL

There were no Personnel Items at this time.

QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC

President Donnelly asked if there were any Questions from the Public. There were no questions.

ADJOURNMENT

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