Rosemont Elementary School District No. 78 Board of Education met Feb. 14.
Here are the minutes provided by the board:
CALL TO ORDER
President Stephens called the meeting to order at 5:33 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
Principal Kovalcik
Vicki Cline, Staff
Don Moran, Resident
RECOGNITION OF VISITORS
At this time President Stephens welcomed the visitors and asked if there were any questions.
Don Moran spoke about the 2022 Movies in the Park Event sponsored by the Optimist Club. He also spoke briefly about the poster contest, also sponsored by the Optimist Club of Des Plaines.
President Stephens thanked the administration, teachers, and staff of Rosemont School for working together during the mask matter.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
There was a motion made by Vice President Bailey, seconded by Member Muszynski to go into Executive Session at 5:36 pm. The Executive Session consisted of the discussion of personnel. The regular Board Meeting Session resumed at 6:10 pm.
ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA
There were no Additions to the Agenda.
CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS
There was a motion made by Member Balogh, seconded by Member Muszynski, 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 Minutes from the Regular Board Meeting held on January 10, 2022.
5.3 Approval of the Treasurer’s Report for January 31, 2022.
Education Fund 4,534,776.30
Transportation Fund 9,968.30
Building Fund 4,844,692.43
Municipal Ret. Fund (16,434.13)
Debt Service Fund 45,547.47
Capital Projects Fund 38,591,562.63
Working Cash Fund 581,107.22
Total All Funds 48,591,220.22
ADMINISTRATOR’S UPDATE
Principal Kovalcik spoke about the following events that have taken place since the last Board Meeting:
• The Spelling Bee took place on Friday, January 28th. There were 22 students that qualified in grades 5 through 8. Two 8th graders took 1st and 2nd place. Thank you to Mr. Rhodes for preparing the students and facilitating the event.
• The boys’ basketball and cheerleading seasons came to an end. It was very nice to invite our Rosemont fans to join us in the gym and take the necessary precautions.
• There have been two lunches sponsored by the Benefit Club – Raising Cane’s and Little Caesars.
• Data Day took place on Friday, January 11th. The SST team and teachers reviewed student data from MAP and Aimsweb test results. At this time, decisions are made on how to best service our students’ needs.
ADMINISTRATOR’S UPDATE (cont.)
• The students celebrated Valentine’s Day in their classrooms. They were also treated to a donut at lunch today, sponsored by the Benefit Club.
Upcoming Events:
• The Kids Heart Challenge kick-off assembly took place on Friday, January 21st. Students participate in physical activities and learn how to keep their heart healthy while raising money for the American Heart Association. The actual event will take place on Thursday, February 17th during PE classes.
• Parent/Teacher Conferences will take place on Thursday, February 17th and Friday, February 18th.
• Girls’ Basketball and Scholastic Bowl competitions are going strong.
• The 8th grade Pancake Breakfast will take place on Sunday, February 27th. Breakfast will be served from 8:00 am until noon. Proceeds go toward the 8th grade trip to Washington DC.
• The Benefit Club will be sponsoring a couple more lunches in the near future: Buona Beef and Rand Red Hots.
• The Enrichment Program, headed by Mrs. Maltais, is underway with 10 students participating.
• Preschool screening for the 2022-23 school year is set for Friday, March 4th.
• The March Madness Reading Incentive Program will be starting in the very near future. Students will be reading the same books from PreK through 8th and voting on their favorites. This is a fun way to challenge our students to read and have fun at the same time. Thank you to Mrs. Banaszak for facilitating this program.
Superintendent Anderson added that there is some Educational Legislation generating. Once he has more information on these bills, he will provide it to the Board.
Mr. Anderson also stated that he Phoenix Program is doing well. A meeting was recently held with the Leyden Area Special Education Cooperative.
CORRESPONDENCE/COMMITTEE REPORTS
Correspondence to the Board
There was no Correspondence to the Board at this time.
Special Education Report
There was no Special Education Report at this time.
CORRESPONDENCE/COMMITTEE REPORTS (cont.)
Legislation Report
There was no Legislation Report at this time.
Voters’ League Assignment
President Stephens stated 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 Monaco, to approve the List of Disbursements for the month of January 2022 (reviewed by President Stephens).
Education Fund 344,521.42 Transportation Fund 8,634.75 Building Fund 50,480.13 Municipal Ret. Fund 9,854.76 Debt Serv. Fund 2,000.00 Capital Projects Fund 245,000.00
Total 660,491.06
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
District’s Covid-19 Mitigation Strategies
There was a motion made by Member Wilson, seconded by Vice President Bailey, to approve the ratification of the modifications to the District’s Covid-19 mitigation strategies as set forth in the District’s February 7, 2022 communication to parents.
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
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 Vice President Bailey, seconded by Member Monaco to adjourn this meeting at 6:16 pm.
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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