May 10, 2022 at 7:00 PM - Regular Meeting

1. Such a person shall submit a request in writing to the Board Secretary to address the Board. Such a request shall be received at least five (5) working days prior to the Board meeting and shall include said reason for the request.
2. At the meeting, a person who has complied with number 1 above shall inform the Board Secretary of his/her presence at the meeting.
3. Address the Board only at the appropriate time as indicated on the agenda and when recognized by the Board President.
4. Identify oneself and be brief. Ordinarily, such comments shall be limited to five minutes.  In unusual circumstances, and when an individual has made a request in advance to speak for a longer period of time, the individual may be allowed to speak for more than five minutes. 
5. The Board President may shorten or lengthen an individual’s opportunity to speak.  The President may also deny an individual the opportunity if the individual has previously addressed the Board on the same subject within the past 2 months. 
6. The Board President shall have the authority to determine procedural matters regarding public participation not otherwise defined in Board of Education policy. 
7. Conduct oneself with respect and civility toward others and otherwise abide by Board policy, 8:30, Visitors to and Conduct on School Property. 

Tuesday evening, we will recognize/honor Mrs. Sarah Randolph who will be retiring at the end of the school year.

Mrs. Randolph has been invited to attend Tuesday’s meeting so board members can express their best wishes and gratitude for their dedication to the district. The board president will say a few words about her and present each with a gift from the Board of Education.  

This month the board of education will be recognizing the KG students of the month and the KG Drama club.

In addition, we will be recognizing seventh-grade student, Rebecca Ramirez, who was selected by Mr. Steve Kost for a video interview that will be shared upon Mr. Kost’s visit to the Library of Congress in June of 2022 for the Veterans History Project.

Registration for the 2022 Joint Annual Conference is expected to open on Monday, June 6, 2022. The conference is scheduled for November 18-20. 

Please review your calendar and let me know on Tuesday evening if you will be attending the conference and if you will be staying in Chicago. This will allow Mrs. Melber to register members as soon as possible when registration opens.

In April, the Board approved posting the required notice regarding the budget hearing in June and putting an amended budget on review for 30 days.  The budget amendment files will be available on our district website's main page.

I am working on the budget amendment to reflect all known revenue updates and expected expenditures for FY22. I have attached a copy of the budget amendment and account details showing the changes by account. I will walk members through the changes. Members will have until the June meeting to review the amendment. If any member has questions, please contact me before the June meeting.

At the June 7, 2022 meeting, after a budget hearing is held, it will be recommended that the budget amendment be approved.

The Lincolnway Insurance Cooperative trustees met and determined the rates for the 2022-2023 school year. There will be some changes in rates, which can be found below. 

VSP Vision Plan - no rate change

Life & AD&D - no rate change

Dental - renewal rates pending (released in August)

Flex Spending Accounts (FSA) - looking to move to a zero fee plan that is sponsored through a partnership between the Illinois Association of School Administrators and AFLAC

HMO & PPO Health Insurance - 9.5% rate increase 

The rate increases for health insurance were shared with the D91 Teachers’ Association when they were learned in March.

At the June 2021 board meeting, there were two resolutions that were approved to move the following funds:

• Abatement of $14,600 from Working Cash to Tort Cash.  Given this is an abatement, this was a one-time transfer, and no money needed to be transferred back.

• Transfer of $150,569 from Working Cash to Debt Service.  This transfer will be reversed in the amended budget following the collection of the tax levy funds.

• Transfer of $43,784 from Working Cash to Tort Cash.  This transfer will also be reversed in the amended budget following the collection of tax levy funds.

This past week, we convened two D91 committee meetings: the Wellness Committee (Tuesday, May 3rd) and the Threat Assessment Committee (Thursday, May 5th).

On Tuesday night, Mrs. Koziol will provide a verbal update on the Wellness Committee and Mr. Jennings will provide a verbal update on the Threat Assessment Committee. 

Recommendation: 

Approve the purchase of CTL PX11 and PX14e Chromebooks based on the quantities specified to support the student device refresh cycle for students in grades K-1.

Background:

We would like to recommend the purchase of CTL PX11/14E Chromebooks for this replacement cycle. We will be purchasing ~160 11inch and ~16 14-inch devices to replace the ones we have aging out this summer. The cost will be $50,272, which falls within the rough budget of $56k for this replacement cycle. 

We solicited bids from several companies and got back quotes for devices from CTL, HP, and Dell. Of the opinions provided, I believe the CTL devices are the best choice due to the extended end-of-life (EOL) date compared to the competition and they include newer CPUs and Wi-Fi standards. Since these devices will serve K-1, we believe the extended EOL date is a good bonus since they normally see less wear and tear vs Chromebooks that are more heavily used in the later grades. 

While these devices are not the strictly cheapest option, the cost per year per device puts them in a competitive position.  Below are the main comparisons between the models we were quoted:

BACKGROUND:

The Illinois Elementary School Association (IESA) has provided D91 student athletes with an opportunity to compete at the state level. It has also established standards for all members of athletic teams to follow throughout their season.

It is recommended that the Board of Education approve the IESA membership for the student athletic groups listed below, for the 2022-2023 school year at a cost of $1,100.00. 

BACKGROUND

Eight years ago, the board approved, in the absence of a full-time athletic director, the position of assignment chair to oversee the scheduling of all referees for athletic competitions played at home. Mr. Mondrella was hired to fill this position and has done an excellent job each year. 

It is recommended that the Board of Education employ Mr. Mondrella as the assignment chair for the 2022-2023 school year at the rate of $80.00 per each of the six athletic sports seasons ($480.00).

There are two additional summer camps that we would like to run at Kelvin Grove:
 

Boys & Girls Volleyball Camp 

Dates: July 25-28, 2022

August 1-4, 2022

Time: 12:00-2:30pm

Tech Camp

Dates: August 1-4, 2022

Time: 9-11 am