Rosemont Elementary School District #78 Board of Education met May 9

By Kristine Gonzales-Abella

Aug 3, 2022

Rosemont Elementary School District #78 Board of Education met May 9.

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

Principal Kovalcik

John Jonak

Don Moran, Resident

RECOGNITION OF VISITORS

At this time President Stephens welcomed the visitors and asked if there were any questions. Don Moran began by stating that Isabella, in fifth grade, took 3rd overall in the poster contest sponsored by the Optimist Club. Other upcoming events sponsored by the Optimist Club are: (1) Pasta Dinner & Raffle on May 22nd from 3-6 pm (2) Fishing Derby at Lake Opeka on June 18th from 9 am to 12 pm (3) Movies in the Park at Lake Opeka beginning June 10, and every other Friday, until August 19. Lastly, Mr. Moran stated that there will be a Memorial Day celebration held on May 30th at 1:00 pm at the Flag Memorial on Higgins Avenue headed by the Podgor family. Lastly, John Jonak, future Superintendent of Rosemont Elementary School, said he was thankful to be part of last month’s Board Meeting and Staff Recognition Dinner and to have the opportunity to meet the staff at Rosemont School.

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 Monaco, 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 April 11, 2022.

5.2 Approval of the Treasurer’s Report for April 30, 2022.

Education Fund 4,402,539.95

Transportation Fund (2,257.17)

Building Fund 5,834,933.06

Municipal Ret. Fund (11,471.35)

Debt Service Fund 2,894,441.33

Capital Projects Fund 38,298,187.98

Working Cash Fund 713,238.48

Total All Funds 52,129,612.28

ADMINISTRATOR’S UPDATE

Principal Kovalcik gave the Administrator’s Update and spoke about the following events:

• The Drama Club Play – Mary Poppins took place on April 21st. The kids had a blast. Thank you to Mrs. Hurst, Mrs. Banaszak and Mr. Lindstrom for a wonderful performance.

• Kindergarten and 8th grade graduation pictures were taken on April 26th.

• Our Washington DC trip was a success and even had an extended stay.

• The sports season has come to a close – ending with boys’ volleyball and girls’ soccer.

• We are currently completing our Spring MAP and Aimsweb testing.

• The all school trip to the Chicago Dog’s Game will be held on Tuesday, May 10th. The trip is sponsored by the Benefit Club.

• The Ice Cream Social, Band Concert, and Art Fair will be held on Wednesday, May 11th.

• The junior high dance will be held on Friday, May 13th.

• There will be a Teacher Institute day on Monday, May 16th.

• Eighth grade graduation will take place on Sunday, May 22nd at 2:00 pm.

• Kindergarten graduation will take place on Wednesday, May 25th at 9:30 am.

• The all school picnic will be held on Thursday, May 26th at Lange Park. The Rosemont Public Safety Department will be helping with the day’s activities: Egg Drop, Tie Dye Pillowcases, Dog Demonstration, Jumpies, Ice Cream Truck, and Splash Pad.

Superintendent Anderson spoke about House Bill 4510. This Bill has to do with teacher evaluations. Each school district must establish a teacher evaluation plan that ensures that each teacher in contractual continued service that has received a rating as either excellent or proficient is evaluated at least once in the course of 3 school years after the receipt of this rating. Previously it was at least once in the course of every 2 school years. An informal teacher evaluation plan must be established the ensures that each teacher in contractual continued service that received a rating of excellent or proficient is informally evaluated at least once in the course of the 2 school years after receipt of the rating.

CORRESPONDENCE/COMMITTEE REPORTS

Correspondence to the Board

There was a thank you note from Miss Pope, thanking the Board for the gift she received for her 40 years of service at Rosemont School. There was also a thank you note from Mrs. Fritz, thanking the Board for the gift she received for her 35 years of service at Rosemont School. Lastly, there was a thank you note from Mrs. Gilhooly, thanking the Board for allowing her to attend the Washington DC trip.

CORRESPONDENCE/COMMITTEE REPORTS (cont.)

Special Education Report

There was no Special Education Repost 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 backup.

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 Wilson, seconded by Member Muszynski, to approve the List of Disbursements for the month of April 2022 (reviewed by Member Muszynski).

Education Fund 376,658.87 Transportation Fund 6,135.24 Building Fund 28,154.58 Municipal Ret. Fund 10,173.20 Debt Serv. Fund 832,625.00 Capital Projects Fund 2,420.00

Total 1,256,166.89

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

Title I Consolidated District Plan

There was a motion made by Member Wilson, seconded by Member Balogh, to approve the Title I Consolidated District Plan for Rosemont Elementary SD 78 for the 2022-2023 school year.

AYES: Wilson, Monaco, Muszynski, Balogh, Price, Vice President Bailey, and President Stephens

NAYS: None

ABSENT: None

Motion Carried

Medical Insurance Renewal

There was a motion made by Vice President Bailey, seconded by Member Wilson to approve the Medical Insurance Renewal for the 2022-2023 school year proposed by Presidio Group.

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.