June 13, 2024 at 7:00 PM - Board of Education - Regular Meeting
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I. CALL TO ORDER
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Kevin Novak, Board President, called the meeting to order.
Good Evening. I call to order the Board of Education Meeting for Prospect Heights School District 23 for ______________ at ______________. |
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II. ROLL CALL
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PRESENT: Mrs. Botwinski, Mr. Greidanus, Dr. Long, Mrs. McClaney,
Mr. Novak, Mr. Nordmark, and Mrs. Peters. ABSENT: No one. ALSO PRESENT: Dr. Don Angelaccio, Superintendent, Dr. Craig Curtis, Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning, Mrs. Amy McPartlin, Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Operations and Dr. Chrystyna Sroka Assistant Superintendent for Student Services. |
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III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
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Our pledge of allegiance will be led by representatives of the D23 Special Olympics Team and the MacArthur American Legion Award winners.
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IV. RECOGNITION OF VISITORS AND PARTICIPATION
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At each regular and special open meeting, members of the public and district employees may comment on or ask questions of the Board of Education. If you would like to address the Board, please complete the pink form and give it to Mrs. O'Donnell, our recording secretary.
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V. COMMUNICATIONS
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V.A. Triple I Joint Annual Conference November 22-24 2024.
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Administration and Board members that want to attend have been registered.
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V.B. Thank you notes from the Staff.
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Thank you from Lisa Parisi & Debbie Pupek
Thank you from Ross. Thank you from MacArthur.
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V.C. Retiree Recognition
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We congratulate the following individuals on their retirement and thank them for their years of dedicated service to District 23:
Mary Marwitz - 15 Years Gail Rollefson - 19 Years Carolyn Collins - 23 Years Lee Wright - 26 Years Juan Chavez-Munoz - 31 Years Pam Garceau - 35 Years |
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V.D. D23 PTO Report
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Representative of our D23 PTO will share their annual report of donations and plans for initiatives.
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V.E. Prospect Heights 4th of July Parade
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District 23 will walk in the Prospect Heights Parade on July 6th.
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VI. COMMITTEE REPORTS
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VI.A. BUILDINGS AND SITES
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Mrs. Botwinski will report.
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VI.B. FINANCE:
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Mr. Greidanus will report.
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VI.C. N.S.S.E.O.:
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Mrs. Botwinski will report.
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VII. CONSENT AGENDA
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Tonight's Consent Agenda includes the approval of the minutes from the Regular Meeting and the Executive Session on May 9th, the Personnel Report, and Press Policy Vol. 114 after second read.
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VII.A. Approval of Regular Meeting Minutes of May 9, 2024.
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VII.B. Approval of Executive Session Meeting Minutes of May 9, 2024.
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VII.C. Personnel Report
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VII.D. Press Policy 114
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VII.D.1. Policy 2:40 Board Member Qualifications
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VII.D.2. Policy 2:50 Board Member Term of Office
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VII.D.3. Policy 2:60 Board Member Removal from Office
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VII.D.4. Policy 2:140 Communication To and From the Board
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VII.D.5. Policy 2:260 Uniform Grievance Procedure
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VII.D.6. Policy 2:265 Title IX Grievance Procedure
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VII.D.7. Policy 2:270 Discrimination and Harassment on the Basis of Race,Color, and National Origin Prohibited
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VII.D.8. Policy 4:20 Fund Balances
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VII.D.9. Policy 4:110 Transportation
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VII.D.10. Policy 4:190 Targeted School Violence Prevention Program
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VII.D.11. Policy 5:10 Equal Employment Opportunity and Minority Recruitment
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VII.D.12. Policy 5:20 Workplace Harassment Prohibited
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VII.D.13. Policy 5:35 Compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act
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VII.D.14. Policy 5:40 Communicable and Chronic Infectious Disease
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VII.D.15. Policy 5:100 Staff Development Program
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VII.D.16. Policy 5:300 Scedules and Employment Year
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VII.D.17. Policy 6:40 Curriculum Development
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VII.D.18. Policy 7:10 Equal Educational Opportunities
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VII.D.19. Policy 7:20 Harassment of Students Prohibited
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VII.D.20. Policy 7:180 Prevention of and Response to Bullying Intimidation and Harassment
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VIII. FINANCIAL REPORT
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Attached is the memo recommending payment of the voucher lists for materials, supplies, and services paid since the last BOE meeting. In addition, the District payments for salaries and insurance benefits during the previous month are included for approval. Those documents are all included for your review.
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IX. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT
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IX.A. Building a Better D23: Eisenhower Construction Options - PRESENTATION
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As one of three such presentations, the District 23 Administrative Team will present an overview of options and a recommendation from these options as a potential referendum question.
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IX.B. Technology Plan Report - PRESENTATION
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Director of Technology and Information Services, Mr. Chris Alms, will share his annual report regarding the progress of our Technology Plan.
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IX.C. Enrollment and Staffing Update - INFORMATION
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Dr. Angelaccio will provide an update on enrollment and the impact on staffing. At this time, no recommendations are being made for changes to staffing.
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IX.D. Strategic Plan Summary - INFORMATION
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On April 27, 2024, the Administrative Team and Board of Education met during a Special Meeting to review the past accomplishments of the Strategic Plan. Dr. Angelaccio has prepared the resulting document and shares it with the community.
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IX.E. Approval of Memorandum of Understanding with Prospect Heights Education Association - ACTION
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As prescribed in the negotiated agreement, the joint Labor Management Committee collaborated throughout this school year to clarify and resolve contract language issues. The resulting Memorandum of Understanding has been approved by PHEA and will be effective following Board action.
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IX.F. 2024-25 Board Stipends - ACTION
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Dr. Angelaccio and Mrs. McPartlin will share the proposal for increases to the Board's allocated stipends for approval.
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IX.G. Interfund Transfer Resolution - ACTION
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At the December 14, 2023 BOE meeting, the Board approved the commencement of formal design work in an amount not to exceed $700,000. The work through the March referendum has been completed in the amount of approximately $610,000. The Resolution for the Abatement of the Working Cash fund in this amount is being shared as required to pay the invoices prior to the fiscal year close in June.
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IX.H. Proposal for Interior Painting at the Grodsky Building - ACTION
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The bid for windows and siding work includes the repainting of only the window walls in the Grodsky Building. While some offices have been painted as new staff has come in, it has been at least 12-15 years since the building has been fully painted.
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IX.I. Proposal for Partition Replacements - Grodsky Business Office and Supt./HR Areas - ACTION
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As discussed with Finance & Buildings and Sites, the workstations in the Business Office are being reconfigured and replaced with refurbished workstations to accommodate the new full-time team member. The District will be re-purposing the existing free-standing file cabinets and/or receiving a credit for the trades. Additionally, the partitions (only) in the Superintendent's office will be replaced to match the Business Office. All work will be completed in late July.
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IX.J. Phase 3 Security Camera Installation - ACTION
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The final phase of our Security Camera work is scheduled to take place following the completion of the windows and siding work this summer. Work includes the installation of exterior cameras at Betsy Ross, Anne Sullivan and the Grodsky Building.
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IX.K. Organic Life Renewal & Lunch Fee Recommendation
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Mrs. McPartlin has provided an update on the proposed renewal with Organic Life for the 2024-25 school year. Following last year's ISBE Food Service Audit, the Administration is recommending a slight increase in the meal pricing to ensure alignment between our meal costs, the rate of reimbursement through the National School Lunch Program and increased costs from Organic Life.
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X. OLD BUSINESS
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XI. NEW BUSINESS
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XI.A. Semi-annual Review of Executive Session Minutes - ACTION
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According to Board Policy 2:220, the Board must conduct a semi-annual review of Executive Session Minutes, and also review audio recordings of closed meetings to determine whether:
(1) there continues to be a need for confidentiality, or (2) the recordings no longer require confidential treatment and are available for public inspection. Additionally, after 18 months have passed since being made, the audio recording of a closed meeting is destroyed provided the Board approved its destruction. The Board’s past practice has been to appoint the Secretary to review these minutes in a meeting with the Superintendent and make a recommendation at the following Board meeting. |
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XII. EXECUTIVE SESSION
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XIII. OPEN SESSION
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XIV. ADJOURNMENT
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