Rosemont Elementary School District #78 Board of Education met April 11.
Here are the minutes provided by the board:
CALL TO ORDER
President Stephens called the meeting to order at 5:34p.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
Karen Allen, Staff
Ray Baghdassarian, Staff
Hannah Banaszak, Staff
Kelly Baran, Staff
Amanda-Ann Beniaris, Staff
Kayli Burke, Student
Danielle Calka, Staff
Meghan Carrillo, Resident
Vanessa Cooper, Resident
Julie Cullerton, Resident & Staff
Kathleen Dermody, Resident & Staff
Julie Fritz, Staff
Dana Fritz
Gary Fritz
Kate Gilhooly, Staff
Kathleen Guzaldo, Staff
Kristen Hines, Staff
Brittany Hurst, Resident & Staff
Daisy Ildefonso, Resident & Staff
John Jonak & Family
Janet Kester, Staff
Janine Langer, Resident & Staff
Scott Lindstrom, Staff
Lisa Maltais, Staff
Don Moran, Resident
Kate O’Donnell, Staff
Gina O’Neill, Resident & Staff
Cathleen Pope, Staff
Erin Purcell, Staff
Lauren Pusateri, Staff
Ryan Rhodes, Staff
Felicia Rivas, Staff
Peter Schaul, Staff
Lourene Solarz, Resident & Staff
Arielle Stephens, Resident
Nicole Swanson, Staff
Anne Tondola, Staff
Kayla Villarreal, Staff
Chris Vogel, Staff
Jamie Williams, Staff
Deanna Wisniewski, Staff
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 no Executive Session.
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 Monaco, 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 March 14, 2022.
5.2 Approval of the Treasurer’s Report for March 31, 2022.
Education Fund 7,051,901.91
Building Fund 5,759,745.40
Debt Service Fund 43,733.86
Transportation Fund (4,801.90)
Municipal Ret. Fund (9,441.54)
Capital Projects Fund 38,302,482.98
Working Cash Fund 699,884.10
Total All Funds 51,843,504.81
ADMINISTRATOR’S UPDATE
Principal Kovalcik began by thanking everyone in attendance for joining us for our Board Meeting, Benefit Club Meeting, and Recognition Dinner. She thanked the Benefit Club for sponsoring our Recognition Dinner, and she also thanked Mrs. Guzaldo and Mrs. Cline for putting the night together.
Tonight, our recipients will be recognized for all of their hard work and dedication to Rosemont School. Mrs. Kovalcik went on to recognize Mr. Kevin Anderson who will be retiring at the end of this school year after over 30 years of service. She emphasized to Mr. Anderson that he should be very proud of his dedication and years of service at Rosemont School. Last year Mr. Anderson earned Superintendent with distinction from IASA. Superintendent Anderson will be missed and will always be part of Rosemont School. We wish him health and happiness in his retirement.
Events since our last Board Meeting:
• The 6th and 7th graders returned safely from their Springfield trip on Friday, April 8th. They had an added bonus of being recognized on the Senate floor, thanks in part to Mr. Brad Stephens. Thank you to Mr. Schaul and Mrs. Wisniewski for chaperoning and facilitating this trip.
• Launch into Literature with grades K-2 kicked off on April 8th. It was very nice to see parents and community members back in the building reading to the students. Thank you to Mrs. Gilhooly for putting this great program together.
• Enrichment class with Mrs. Maltais is going strong after school on Wednesdays from 3:00 to 4:00.
• Miss Beniaris and Mrs. O’Donnell started the 3rd grade Rosemont unit by visiting the Rosemont Village Hall this morning.
• The boys’ volleyball and girls’ soccer teams are currently playing. Thank you to the coaches: Mrs. Rhodes, Mr. Stephens, and Mrs. McAleer. Good luck for a successful season.
• There will be an all school field trip to the Chicago Dog’s game on May 10th. Students are currently participating in a challenge to earn money for their tickets. Thank you to Benefit Club for sponsoring this field trip. Current standings: 3rd place – 8th grade, 2nd place – 2nd grade, and 1st place – 1st grade
Upcoming Events:
• Drama Club play – April 21st
• Graduation Photos – April 26th
• 8th grade Washington DC trip – April 27th – April 30th
• Art/Band Ice Cream Social – May 11th
• 8th Grade Graduation – May 22nd
• Kindergarten Graduation – May 25th
• All school picnic – Math 26th
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.
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 Balogh, seconded by Member Monaco, to approve the List of Disbursements for the month of March 2022 (reviewed by Member Price).
Education Fund 332,497.93
Building Fund 36,335.43
Debt Serv. Fund 0
Transportation Fund 5,280.79
Municipal Ret. Fund 9,978.43
Capital Projects Fund 4,295.00
Total 388,387.58
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
There were no New Business/Discussion Items at this time.
OLD BUSINESS/ACTION ITEMS
Resolution to appoint John Barry as School Treasurer
There was a motion made by Member Balogh, seconded by Member Wilson, to approve the Resolution appointing John Barry to serve as School Treasurer for a one year term from July 1, 2022 thru June 30, 2023.
A roll call vote
AYES: Wilson, Monaco, Muszynski, Balogh, Price, Vice President Bailey, and President Stephens
NAYS: None
ABSENT: None
Motion Carried
POLICY
There were no Policy Items at this time.
PERSONNEL
John Jonak
There was a motion made by Member Balogh, seconded by Member Muszynski to approve hiring John Jonak as the Superintendent of Rosemont Elementary School District 78 with the beginning contract date of July 1, 2022.
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. Mr. Don Moran announced the winners of the poster contest sponsored by the Optimist Club. Isabella Garcia, 5th grade, won 1st place in the girls’ division, and Erdolin Xhizdari, 5th grade, won 1st place in the boys’ division.
ADJOURNMENT
There was a motion made by Member Wilson, seconded by Member Balogh to adjourn this meeting at 5:45 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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