Rosemont Elementary School District 78 Board met May 8.
Here is the minutes provided by the Board:
Call to Order:
President Donnelly called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
Roll Call:
President Donnelly asked for a roll call.
Members Present: Wilson, Anderson, Stephens, Houston, Muszynski, and President Donnelly
Members Absent: Vice President Bailey
Others in Attendance: Superintendent Anderson
Bill Anderson, Resident
Laurie Kovalcik, Staff
Anne Lunde, Journal & Topics Reporter
Cathleen Pope, Staff
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 at this time.
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, Muszynski, and President Donnelly
Nays: None
Absent: Vice President Bailey
Motion Carried
The Consent Agenda Items were as follows:
5.1 Approval of the Minutes from the Regular Board Meeting held on April 10, 2017.
5.2 Approval of the Treasurer’s Report for April 30, 2017.
Education Fund 1,732,412.91 Transportation Fund (164.11)
Building Fund 1,823,210.17 Municipal Ret. Fund (20,901.86)
Debt Service Fund 991.67 Working Cash Fund 279,609.63
Total All Funds 3,815,158.41
Administrator’s Update:
Mr. Anderson started by thanking Mrs. Paloian and Mr. Schaul for chaperoning the 8th grade field trip to Washington, D.C. The trip went great, and they had very nice weather. The children were very well behaved throughout the trip.
He also congratulated Mrs. Vogel and Mr. Lindstrom on an outstanding job on the Art Fair and Band and Choir performances. The artwork will be up until mid-week. He thanked those that helped set up for the event and those that supplied materials.
Lastly, he thanked all the teachers for all that they do, in recognition of Teacher Appreciation Week.
Calendar of Events:
Superintendent Anderson reported the following is the upcoming Calendar of Events:
May 12th No School – Teacher Institute Day
(Teachers will be discussing a new writing curriculum and report card layout)
May 12th Preschool screening (by apt.) – 9:00 to 12:00
May 8th- 15th Book Fair
May 19th Last day of school for 8th grade
May 19th Kindergarten field trip to Pirates Cove
May 21st 8th grade graduation – 2:00 pm
May 24th Kindergarten graduation – 9:30 am
May 24th Last day of school for Preschool
May 26th Last day of school grades 1-7 – 2:00 pm dismissal
June 5th – 9th LASEC using building for autistic training
June 12th Board Meeting – 6:30 pm
Correspondence/Committee Reports:
Correspondence to the Board-
There was a thank you card from the 8th grade class thanking the Board for supporting them on their trip to Washington, D.C. There was also a thank you note from Mrs. Fritz for the 30-year service award gift she received at the April Board Meeting. Lastly, there was a thank you note from Miss Pope for the 35-year service award gift she received at the April Board Meeting.
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 indicated that he 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 Wilson, to approve the List of Disbursements for the month of April 2017 (reviewed by Member Muszynski).
Education Fund 311,704.32 Transportation Fund 6,313.85
Building Fund 26,643.98 Municipal Ret. Fund 8,808.57
Debt Serv. Fund 0
Total 353,470.72
A roll call vote
Ayes: Wilson, Anderson, Stephens, Houston, Muszynski, and President Donnelly
Nays: None
Absent: Vice President Bailey
Motion Carried
New Business/Discussion Items:
Title I District Plan for 2017-18
There was a motion made by Member Stephens, seconded by Member Anderson, to approve the Title I District Plan for the 2017-18 school year.
A roll call vote
Ayes: Wilson, Anderson, Stephens, Houston, Muszynski, and President Donnelly
Nays: None
Absent: Vice President Bailey
Motion Carried
Old Business/Action Items:
2016-17 Calendar
There was a motion made by Member Stephens, seconded by Member Anderson, to approve the amended 2016-17 calendar to end the school year on May 26th, 2017.
A roll call vote
Ayes: Wilson, Anderson, Stephens, Houston, Muszynski, and President Donnelly
Nays: None
Absent: Vice President Bailey
Motion Carried
Policy:
Final Approval of Nine Policies
There was a motion made by Member Anderson, seconded by Member Wilson, to approve the nine policies that need updating of language.
A roll call vote
Ayes: Wilson, Anderson, Stephens, Houston, Muszynski, and President Donnelly
Nays: None
Absent: Vice President Bailey
Motion Carried
Personnel:
Mary Houston
There was a motion made by Member Anderson, seconded by Member Wilson, to accept the letter of retirement from Mary Houston effective the end of the 2020-21 school year.
A roll call vote
Ayes: Wilson, Anderson, Stephens, Houston, Muszynski, and President Donnelly
Nays: None
Absent: Vice President Bailey
Motion Carried
Questions from the Public:
President Donnelly asked if there were any Questions from the Public. There were no questions.
Adjournment:
There was a motion made by Member Stephens, seconded by Member Anderson to adjourn this meeting at 6:42 p.m.
A roll call vote
Ayes: Wilson, Anderson, Stephens, Houston, Muszynski, and President Donnelly
Nays: None
Absent: Vice President Bailey
Motion Carried
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