Rosemont Elementary School District 78 Board of Education met Nov. 8.
Here are the minutes provided by the board:
CALL TO ORDER
President Stephens called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.
ROLL CALL
President Stephens asked for a roll call.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Wilson, Monaco, Muszynski, Balogh, Price, Vice President Bailey, and President Stephens
MEMBERS ABSENT: None
OTHERS IN ATTENDANCE:
Superintendent Anderson
Laurie Kovalcik, Principal
Karen Allen, Staff
Vicki Cline, Staff
K. Luc, Journal & Topics Reporter
Alan Molby, Illinois Association of School Boards
Don Moran, Resident
Chinyere Okafor Conley, Resident
RECOGNITION OF VISITORS
At this time President Stephens welcomed the visitors and asked if there were any questions or comments. There were no questions or comments at this time.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
There was a motion made by Member Price, seconded by Vice President Bailey to go into Executive Session at 5:32 p.m. to discuss the Superintendent search. The regular Board Meeting resumed at 6:04 p.m.
ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA
There were no Additions to the Agenda.
CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS
There was a motion made by Vice President Bailey, seconded by Member Wilson, to approve consent agenda items 5.1 thru 5.2
A roll call vote
AYES: Wilson, Monaco, Muszynski, Balogh, Price, Vice President Bailey, and President Stephens
NAYS: None
ABSENT: None
Motion Carried
The Consent Agenda Items were as follows:
5.1 Approval of the Minutes from the Regular Board Meeting held on October 12, 2021.
5.2 Approval of the Treasurer’s Report for October 31, 2021.
Education Fund 5,743,271.70
Transportation Fund 20,892.19
Building Fund 4,966,008.92
Municipal Ret. Fund 11,701.83
Debt Service Fund 2,031,119.03
Capital Projects Fund 38,617,920.13
Working Cash Fund 581,095.10
Total All Funds 51,972,008.90
ADMINISTRATOR’S UPDATE
Principal Kovalcik reported on the following events:
• Picture retake day took place on October 13th.
• Fall Parent/Teacher Conferences were held on October 21st and 22nd. After next week, we will have had 100% participation.
• First quarter report cards were distributed at the Fall Parent/Teacher Conferences.
• The 7th and 8th graders attended White Pines on October 25th through October 27th.
• Halloween festivities took place on 10/29. Students took part in activities in their classrooms. Due to the weather, there was no Halloween parade.
• The Rosemont Public Safety Department talked to students about safety on Halloween on October 29th.
• Flu shots were provided to staff who wanted one.
ADMINISTRATOR’S UPDATE (cont.)
• Since the beginning of the year, we have had two fire drills and a Code Red drill.
• LAFF was held on October 27th. Twenty-one families and about 35 students attended the event.
• Red Ribbon Week took place the week of October 25th through October 29th. There was a different theme each day. Red Ribbon Week promotes a healthy lifestyle and making good choices.
• Principal Kovalcik thanked the Board for allowing her to attend the 2021 Education Leaders Annual Conference – Illinois Principal Association.
• Mid-quarter will be on November 15th.
• The 8th graders unloaded trees the morning of October 5th. They were treated to breakfast at school after the event.
• Cultural Event activities are taking place the week of October 8th. Thank you to Ms. Allen and Mrs. O’Donnell for putting this eventful week together.
Ms. Allen then spoke to the Board and visitors about all the events taking place this week – Italian lessons with Sra. Lupo, Bocce Ball, Storytelling and even a virtual real time tour of Italy from a gondola. The Benefit Club will also be sponsoring a pasta lunch on November 12th.
Superintendent Anderson spoke about his conversation with other Superintendents regarding spectators at winter sporting events. Parents/Guardians, siblings, and cheerleaders will not be allowed to attend away games. This will allow the number of people gathering at the game to remain low. We are currently looking into a camera system that will allow spectators to watch games remotely.
CORRESPONDENCE/COMMITTEE REPORTS
Correspondence to the Board
There was no Correspondence to the Board at this time.
Special Education Report
Superintendent Anderson stated that it is now required that interpreters be trained for IEP meetings. Two staff members will be attending training at LASEC on October 9th.
Legislation Report
Superintendent Anderson spoke about House Bill 2778 that was passed by both legislative chambers and is heading to the Governor’s desk. This School Employee Benefit and Wage Protection Bill requires districts to provide COVID administrative days to employees to use for COVID-related absences, and provide hourly employees to receive full pay if the school needs to close.
CORRESPONDENCE/COMMITTEE REPORTS (cont.)
Voters’ League Assignment
President Stephens 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 Muszynski, seconded by Member Balogh, to approve the List of Disbursements for the month of October 2021 (reviewed by Member Monaco).
Education Fund 409,468.04 Transportation Fund 7,777.24 Building Fund 58.249.41 Municipal Ret. Fund 10,680.13 Debt Serv. Fund 1,985,750.00 Capital Projects Fund 18,615.00 Total 2,490,539.82
A roll call vote
AYES: Wilson, Monaco, Muszynski, Balogh, Price, Vice President Bailey, and President Stephens
NAYS: None
ABSENT: None
Motion Carried
NEW BUSINESS/DISCUSSSION ITEMS
IASB Professional Services Agreement
There was a motion made by Member Wilson, seconded by Member Muszynski to approve the IASB Professional Services Agreement.
A roll call vote
AYES: Wilson, Monaco, Muszynski, Balogh, Price, Vice President Bailey, and President Stephens
NAYS: None
ABSENT: None
Motion Carried
OLD BUSINESS/ACTION ITEMS
There were no Old Business/Action Items at this time.
POLICY
There were no Policy Items at this time.
PERSONNEL
Felipe Adame
There was a motion made by Vice President Bailey, seconded by Member Wilson, to approve hiring Felipe Adame for the remainder of the 2021-2022 school year as a Night Custodian/Bus Driver for an annual salary of $27,680.00.
A roll call vote
AYES: Wilson, Monaco, Muszynski, Balogh, Price, Vice President Bailey, and President Stephens
NAYS: None
ABSENT: None
Motion Carried
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 Vice President Bailey, seconded by Member Monaco to adjourn this meeting at 6:15 p.m.
A roll call vote
AYES: Wilson, Monaco, Muszynski, Balogh, Price, Vice President Bailey, and President Stephens
NAYS: None
ABSENT: None
Motion Carried
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