Rosemont Elementary School District 78 Board met April 8.
Here is the minutes provided by the board:
CALL TO ORDER
Vice President Bailey called the meeting to order at 6:29 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Vice President Bailey asked for a roll call.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Wilson, Anderson, Stephens, Houston, Muszynski, and Vice President Bailey
MEMBERS ABSENT: President Donnelly
OTHERS IN ATTENDANCE: Superintendent Anderson
Principal Kovalcik
Karen Allen, Staff
Ray Baghdassarian, Staff
Vicki Cline, Staff
Vanessa Cooper, Resident
Julie Cullerton, Resident & Staff
Pamela Czaplewski, Staff
Kelly Depa, Staff
Maria Ficarella, Resident & Staff
Julie Fritz, Staff
Kate Gilhooly, Staff
Kathleen Guzaldo, Staff
Kristen Hines, Staff
Mary Houston, Resident & Staff
Janet Kester, Staff
Janine Langer, Resident & Staff
Kevin Lidbury, Staff
Scott Lindstrom, Staff
Anne Lunde, Journal & Topics Reporter
Lisa Maltais, Staff
Carolyn McAleer, Staff
Kristina Monaco, Resident
Brittany Muszynski, Resident & Staff
Kate O’Donnell, Staff
Gina O’Neill, Resident & Staff
Cathleen Pope, Staff
Sarah Rhodes, Staff
Peter Schaul, Staff
Lourene Solarz, Resident & Staff
Arielle Stephens, Resident
Cameron Stephens, Staff
Anne Tondola, Staff
Chris Vogel, Staff
John Werner, Staff
Jamie Williams, Staff
Deanna Wisniewski, Staff
RECOGNITION OF VISITORS
At this time Vice President Bailey 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 Wilson, to approve consent agenda items 5.1 thru 5.2
A roll call vote
AYES: Wilson, Anderson, Stephens, Houston, Muszynski, and Vice President Bailey
NAYS: None
ABSENT: President Donnelly
Motion Carried
The Consent Agenda Items were as follows:
5.1 Approval of Minutes from the Regular Board Meeting held on March 11, 2019.
5.2 Approval of the Treasurer’s Report for March 31, 2019.
Education Fund 3,467,469.89
Building Fund 3,180,409.63
Debt Service Fund 1,002.01
Transportation Fund 14,124.76
Municipal Ret. Fund (28,899.00)
Working Cash Fund 442,213.20
Total All Funds 7,076,320.49
ADMINISTRATOR’S UPDATE
Principal Kovalcik gave the Administrator’s Update.
Mrs. Kovalcik began by thanking the School Board and Benefit Club for acknowledging the outstanding staff and their accomplishments. Tributes were given to each staff member or School Board Member that reached a milestone of service: Sarah Rhodes and Cameron Stephens (5 years), Shelly Anderson, Vicki Cline, Edward Muszynski (10 years), Christine Vogel (15 years), and Dolores Wilson (30 years). Recognition of staff and Board Members took place before the regular Board Meeting. She thanked Mrs. Cline and Mrs. Guzaldo for making the night possible with all of their hard work.
- Junior Achievement was held for grades Kindergarten through 8th grade on March 22nd. Thank you to Mrs. O’Donnell for facilitating the program.
- McTeacher Night was held on April 4th. Thank you to Ms. Depa, Mrs. Allen, and Mr. Anderson for wearing the pie costume, and to Mrs. Tondola for her work collecting tips. She thanked the teachers for their time.
- Mrs. O’Donnell and her 3rd grade class have begun their Rosemont unit. Today they took a tour of Rosemont.
- Mid-quarter for 4th quarter is April 17th. Mid-quarter reports will be sent home the following week along with summer school recommendations. Thank you to Mrs. Gilhooly for facilitating the Summer School Program and to those teachers who will be teaching summer school.
- Swim Club is underway with Mrs. Tondola. Swim Club ends at the end of April with a special treat and some fun games in the pool. Thank you to Mrs. Tondola for facilitating this program.
- Girls’ soccer and Boys’ volleyball season has started. Miss Williams will coach the girls and Mrs. Rhodes and Mr. Stephens will be coaching the boys.
- The enrichment students and Mrs. Maltais have been working hard every Wednesday after school. The last enrichment class will be on April 17th. Thank you to Mrs. Maltais for providing the lessons to the students.
- Pennies for Patients raised just over $400. Thank you to Mrs. Kester for spearheading this great cause. Mrs. Kester went to the School Social Work Association of America Conference and was a presenter. Congratulations Mrs. Kester!
- The junior high’s presentation of The Music Man Jr. will take place on Thursday, April 18. Mrs. Kovalcik stated that she, Ms. Pope, Ms. Muszynski, and Mr. Lindstrom are very excited to present The Music Man Jr. The students have been working very hard.
- The 8th grade Washington DC trip is right around the corner. The trip will take place from April 24th through April 27th. She thanked Mr. Schaul for all of his hard work to make this trip possible. She also thanked all of those who helped the 8th grade meet their fundraising goals by supporting their fundraising activities.
- The Art Fair/Band Performance/Ice Cream Social will take place on Thursday, May 2nd.
- The last Scholastic Book Fair will take place from May 6th through May 13th.
- The next Board Meeting will take place a few weeks before the Kindergarten and 8th grade graduations, junior high awards assembly, and the end of the year picnic for grades 1 through 5.
- Lastly, Family Fun Night will take place on May 10th. Thank you to the Benefit Club for all of their hard work throughout the year to make our staff and students feel very special.
CORRESPONDENCE/COMMITTEE REPORTS Correspondence to the Board
There was a thank you note from Janet Kester thanking the Board for allowing her to attend the School Social Work Association of America’s Conference from April 2nd through April 5th. The conference provided her with many opportunities.
Special Education Report
At this time there was no Special Education Report.
Legislation Report
Superintendent Anderson spoke about three Bills. The first one deals with consolidation of schools. The subject matter of the second Bill focuses on the time that must be allotted for physical education per week for students. Lastly, reversing the recently adopted legislation that reduced the maximum salary increase for teachers and administrations reaching retirement from 6% to 3%.
Voters’ League Assignment
Vice President Bailey stated that he would do the Voters’ League Assignment. If he is not available, someone else will be assigned to the duty.
Other Board Reports
There were no Other Board Reports at this time.
Board Calendar
Vice President Bailey stated that there would be a special Board Meeting on April 22nd at 5:00 pm to reorganize the Board and swear in the recently elected members.
FINANCIAL REPORT
There was a motion made by Member Stephens, seconded by Member Anderson, to approve the List of Disbursements for the month of March 2019 (reviewed by Member Houston).
Education Fund 317,653.05
Building Fund 39,111.41
Debt Serv. Fund 0
Transportation Fund 12,094.98
Municipal Ret. Fund 8,660.44
Total 377,519.88
A roll call vote
AYES: Wilson, Anderson, Stephens, Houston, Muszynski, and Vice President Bailey
NAYS: None
ABSENT: President Donnelly
Motion Carried
NEW BUSINESS/DISCUSSION 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
Policy Items 11.1through 11.9
There was a motion made by Member Anderson, seconded by Member Wilson, to approve the First Readings of items 11.1 through 11.9.
A roll call vote
AYES: Wilson, Anderson, Stephens, Houston, Muszynski, and Vice President Bailey
NAYS: None
ABSENT: President Donnelly
Motion Carried
PERSONNEL
There were no Personnel Items at this time.
QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
Vice President Bailey 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 6:40 p.m.
A roll call vote
AYES: Wilson, Anderson, Stephens, Houston, Muszynski, and Vice President Bailey
NAYS: None
ABSENT: President Donnelly
Motion Carried
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