Rosemont Elementary School District 78 Board of Education met May 14.
Here is the minutes provided by the board:
CALL TO ORDER
President Stephens called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
There was a motion made by Member Anderson, Seconded by Vice President Bailey to appoint Member Muszynski as acting Secretary.
ROLL CALL
President Stephens asked for a roll call.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Anderson, Monaco, Houston, Muszynski, Vice President Bailey, and President Stephens
MEMBERS ABSENT: Wilson
OTHERS IN ATTENDANCE: Superintendent Anderson
Principal Kovalcik
Bill Anderson, Resident
Anne Lunde, Journal & Topics Reporter
Cathleen Pope, Staff
RECOGNITION OF VISITORS
At this time President Stephens 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 Anderson, seconded by Member Muszynski, to approve consent agenda items 5.1 thru 5.3
A roll call vote
AYES: Anderson, Monaco, Houston, Muszynski, Vice President Bailey, and President Stephens
NAYS: None
ABSENT: Wilson
Motion Carried
The Consent Agenda Items were as follows:
5.1 Approval of Minutes from the Regular Board Meeting held on April 8, 2019.
5.2 Approval of Minutes from the Board of Education Reorganization Meeting held on April 23, 2019.
5.3 Approval of the Treasurer’s Report for April 30, 2019.
ADMINISTRATOR’S UPDATE
Principal Kovalcik gave the Administrator’s Update and spoke about the following events:
• Mrs. O’Donnell’s class is wrapping up their Rosemont Unit. They have visited all of the important buildings in the community.
• The drama club performed Music Man Jr. on April 18th. It was a huge success. She thanked Mr. Lindstrom, Miss Pope, Miss Muszynski, and all the students for all of their hard work.
• The Washington DC trip was a wonderful experience. The students learned so much and had an extra 2 days in DC due to the Chicago weather.
• The Band/Art Fair/Ice Cream Social was a big success. She complimented Mrs. Vogel and Mr. Lindstrom for the wonderful job they do working with their students. The band and bucket drummers went on an end of the year trip to Enchanted Castle to wrap up their year.
• The last Scholastic Book Fair just ended.
• The Varsity Scholastic Bowl Team qualified for the Middle School National
Championship Tournament held on May 10th – 12th at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare in Rosemont. Teams came from all over the country, and Rosemont ended the Tournament with a record of 2-6, which was a remarkable accomplishment for this level of play. Mrs. Kovalcik said she was very proud of the students and thanked Mrs. McAlear for her time and great coaching.
• Family fun night was a huge success. Families really seemed to be enjoying each other’s company. A good amount of 8th grade students came out to play a game of baseball against the alumni students of Rosemont School. She thanked the Benefit Club for all of their hard work.
• The last junior high dance will take place on Friday, May 17th in the MPR, and 8th grade graduation will be on Sunday, May 19th.
• Miss Pope is working extremely hard preparing for Kindergarten graduation, which will take place on Wednesday, May 22nd.
• Mrs. Gilhooly is working on our end of the year picnic for the primary and middle school grades, which will take place on Friday, May 24th.
Superintendent Anderson spoke about the School Consolidation Bill that is still out there. Mr. Anderson stated that he filled out a no vote on the consolidation of schools. The State wants 25% of the schools in the state to consolidate into unit school districts. Unit districts are K-12 districts. The Bill still has to go out to the citizens.
Mr. Anderson added that the 8th grade graduation would take place at 2:00 pm on Sunday, May 19th. He also thanked the staff for all of their hard work throughout the year. Lastly, he spoke about the staffing changes for the 2019-20 school year, and stated interviews are taking place. He is hoping to have the interviews finished by the end of the school year so that new hires can be on the June Board Agenda.
CORRESPONDENCE/COMMITTEE REPORTS Correspondence to the Board
There was a thank you note from Mrs. Kovalcik, Mr. Schaul and the eighth grade students thanking the Board for supporting their Washington DC trip. They really appreciated the once in a lifetime opportunity, and they learned a lot and made many memories.
Special Education Report
At this time there was no Special Education Report.
CORRESPONDENCE/COMMITTEE REPORTS (cont.) Legislation Report
Superintendent Anderson spoke about the Consolidation of Schools Bill during the Administrative Update.
Voters’ League Assignment
President Stephens stated that he would do the Voters’ League Assignment.
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 Anderson, seconded by Member Muszynski, to approve the List of Disbursements for the month of April 2019 (reviewed by Member Anderson).
A roll call vote
AYES: Anderson, Monaco, Houston, Muszynski, Vice President Bailey,
and President Stephens
NAYS: None
ABSENT: Wilson
Motion Carried
NEW BUSINESS/DISCUSSION ITEMS
Title I Consolidated District Plan
There was a motion made by Vice President Bailey, seconded by Member Anderson, to approve the Title I Consolidated District Plan for Rosemont Elementary SD 78 for the 2019-20 school year.
AYES: Anderson, Monaco, Houston, Muszynski, Vice President Bailey, and President Stephens
NAYS: None
ABSENT: Wilson
Motion Carried
OLD BUSINESS/ACTION ITEMS
2018-19 School Calendar
There was a motion made by Member Anderson, seconded by Member Muszynski, to approve amending the 2018-19 calendar to end the school year on May 24, 2019.
AYES: Anderson, Monaco, Houston, Muszynski, Vice President Bailey, and President Stephens
NAYS: None
ABSENT: Wilson
Motion Carried
POLICY
Policy Items 11.1through 11.9
There was a motion made by Member Anderson, seconded by Member Muszynski, to approve final Policy Items 11.1 through 11.9.
A roll call vote
AYES: Anderson, Monaco, Houston, Muszynski, Vice President Bailey, and President Stephens
NAYS: None
ABSENT: Wilson
Motion Carried
PERSONNEL
There were no Personnel Items at this time.
QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
President Stephens asked if there were any Questions from the Public. There were no questions.
ADJOURNMENT
There was a motion made by Member Anderson, seconded by Member Muszynski to adjourn this meeting at 6:40 p.m.
A roll call vote
AYES: Anderson, Monaco, Houston, Muszynski, Vice President Bailey, and President Stephens
NAYS: None
ABSENT: Wilson
Motion Carried
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