Rosemont Elementary School District 78 Board met January 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, Vice President Bailey, and President Donnelly
Members Absent: None
Others In Attendance: :Superintendent Anderson
Karen Allen, Staff
Vanessa Cooper, Resident
Kathy Kirk, Staff
Laurie Kovalcik, Staff
Anne Lunde, Journal & Topics Reporter
Roy McCampbell
Mary Scianna, Resident
Kristen Shamoon, Resident
Maria Stephens, Resident
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 Anderson, seconded by Member Wilson, to approve consent agenda items 5.1 thru 5.3
A roll call vote
Ayes: Wilson, Anderson, Stephens, Houston, Muszynski, Vice President Bailey, and President Donnelly
Nays: None
Absent: None
Motion Carried
The Consent Agenda Items were as follows:
5.1 Approval of Minutes from the Levy Hearing held on December 11, 2017.
5.2 Approval of Minutes from the Regular Board Meeting held on December 11,
2017.
5.3 Approval of the Treasurer’s Report for December 31, 2017.
Education Fund 1,245,344.33 Transportation Fund 70,916.08
Building Fund 2,106,847.12 Municipal Ret. Fund (21,608.00)
Debt Service Fund 994.61 Working Cash Fund 249,382.17
Total All Funds 3,651,876.31
Administrator’s Update:
Superintendent Anderson began by introducing Mrs. Kovalcik, and stated that she would be giving a Professional Development update. Mrs. Kovalcik began by stating that there has been a couple of writing sessions so far this school year. The goal is to enhance the writing program and not create a new one. Representatives from West 40 have been at a couple of the meetings. The Teacher Ease Program and the Math Program have also been discussed at the Professional Development Meetings.
Calendar of Events:
Superintendent Anderson reported the following is the upcoming Calendar of Events:
January 12th Preschool Screening – 3-Year Old Program – By Appointment
January 12th Junior High Assembly
January 15th No School – Martin Luther King Day
January 24th L.A.F.F. Night – 6:30 p.m.
January 26th Grandparents’ Day – 100th Day of School
February 12th Board Meeting – 6:30 p.m.
Mr. Anderson then spoke about the possible mixed preschool program for 3 and 4 year olds for the 2019 school year. One program would be in the morning and the other in the afternoon. The Kindergarten room that currently has a bathroom would need to be redone so it can be used for the Early Childhood Program classroom.
Mrs. Allen, a staff member of Rosemont School, then spoke about the Creative Curriculum that would be used for the Early Childhood Program.
Correspondence/Committee Reports:
Correspondence to the Board-
There were a number of thank you notes from faculty and staff thanking the School Board for the holiday gift cards.
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 December 2017 (reviewed by Member Wilson).
Education Fund 407,964.96 Transportation Fund 4,279.39
Building Fund 24,366.66 Municipal Ret. Fund 9,442.38
Debt Serv. Fund 0
Total 446,053.39
A roll call vote
Ayes: Wilson, Anderson, Stephens, Houston, Muszynski, Vice President Bailey, and President Donnelly
Nays: None
Absent: None
Motion Carried
New Business/Discusssion Items:
There were no New Business/Discussion Items at this time.
Old Business/Action Items:
There were no Old Business/Action Items at this time.
Policy:
Resolution Adopting an Updated Sexual Harassment Policy
There was a motion made by Member Stephens, seconded by Member Anderson, to approve the Resolution Adopting an Updated Sexual Harassment Policy.
A roll call vote
Ayes: Wilson, Anderson, Stephens, Houston, Muszynski, Vice President Bailey, and President Donnelly
Nays: None
Absent: None
Motion Carried
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:
There was a motion made by Member Stephens, seconded by Member Anderson to adjourn this meeting at 6:45 p.m.
A roll call vote
Ayes: Wilson, Anderson, Stephens, Houston, Muszynski, Vice President Bailey, and President Donnelly
Nays: None
Absent: None
Motion Carried
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