August 18, 2015 at 6:30 PM - REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING
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A. Call to Order and Roll Call. 6:30 p.m.
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B. Pledge of Allegiance.
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C. Superintendent Search Presentations.
Description:
Each Superintendent Search Group is allowed 25 minutes for their presentation. An additional 5 minutes will be allowed for set-up/change. Several presenters will be using Power Point.
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C.1. Illinois Association of School Boards (IASB).
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C.2. School Executive Connect
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C.3. Ray and Associates, Inc.
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C.4. Dr. David Bonnette & Dr. Dennis Kelly
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D. Public Comment/Response.
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E. Changes/Additions to the Agenda.
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Changes/Addition to the Agenda.
Item E is a new addition to your agenda. It allows Board Members to add or modify the agenda at the beginning of the meeting. The Board President will need consensus to modify the agenda. |
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F. Superintendent's Report - Mr. Patt.
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F.1. Superintendent's "To Do List".
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F.2. Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA).
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F.3. Institute Days - Beginning of School Year.
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F.4. Board of Education Requests for Information.
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G. Approval of Consent Agenda.
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Utilization of a Consent Agenda should not limit the Board’s ability to make District issues as transparent as possible. You have the right as an individual Board Member to request any item under the Consent Agenda to be moved from the Consent Agenda and placed under business for discussion and action. If you want to have a no-vote or abstention recorded on any item, this would be reason for removal of an item off the Consent Agenda.
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G.1. Minutes of the Previous Meetings.
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G.1.a. Minutes of the Regular Business Meeting, July 21, 2015.
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G.1.b. Minutes of the Closed Session Meeting, July 21, 2015.
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G.1.c. Minutes of the Special Meeting, July 25, 2015.
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G.1.d. Minutes of the Committee of the Whole Meeting, August 4, 2015.
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G.1.e. Minutes of the Facilities and Space Committee, August 5, 2015.
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G.2. Personnel Report.
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G.3. Payables Pre List as of 7/30/15.
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G.4. Payables Pre-List as of 8/18/15.
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G.5. Grocery Bid: Acceptance of Bid from Gordon Food Service (GFS) (only responsive bidder).
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G.6. Survey for Strategic Planning - Distribution.
To The District 96 Community: Riverside School District 96 is engaging in Strategic Planning. Strategic Planning is a process for determining and executing organizational plans for the future. It is driven by the vision of the board, administration, staff, parents and community members. We would like to have your input into planning by filling out a survey on our website at Riverside Public Schools. If you would prefer to fill out survey in a hard copy format, please contact the district office at 708-447-5007 and we will mail one to your home. Thank you for your feedback. Sincerely, The District 96 Board of Education It is recommended that the Board approve the motion that the Administration distribute the above survey information regarding Strategic Planning in the following ways: Distribute flyers and add links on the following web sites to: •Local Food Store - Riverside Foods •Library •Recreation Department •Hollywood Community Organization •Village of Riverside •Riverside Junior Women's Club •Frederick Law Olmsted Society •Garden Club •Chamber of Commerce •Riverside-Brookfield High School •Senior Citizen Organizations This would be in place of an All District Mailer. Please see attached which includes some of the organizations listed above as well as others.
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G.7. Waiver of Class Size of 20 at Hollywood School.
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The Administration met on Monday, August 17, 2015 to determine transfers from one building to another and balance of class sizes. Any additional waiver requests were provided to the Board on Monday, August 17, 2015. The reason for this is we want to wait as long as possible to work with the most accurate numbers pertaining to enrollment.
We recommend the Board approve following class size waivers: •Ames: Grades 2, 3 and 5 •Blythe Park: Grades 1, 3 and 5 •Central: Grade 1 •Hollywood: Grades K, 1, 2, 3 In addition, we recommend adding one section of second grade at Central. Class size with the additional section will be approximately 18 students per class. See attached.
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G.8. New Position Recommendations.
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It is recommended that the Board approve a Title I Certified Reading Specialist position for Central School and a Title I Paraprofessional position for Hauser Junior High. Both positions will be fully funded by the Title I Grant.
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G.8.a. Title 1 Reading Specialist Position at Central School.
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G.8.b. Title 1 Paraprofessional Position at Hauser Jr. High School.
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G.9. Updated Board Policies - 2nd Read/Final Adoption.
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A 1st reading was conducted at the Committee of the Whole Meeting of August 4, 2015 in which the Board agreed by consensus to update names of the Non-discrimination Coordinator to Mr. Don Tufano and the Complaint Mangers to Mr. Don Tufano and Mrs. Merryl Brownlow.
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G.9.a. Policy 5:10 - Equal Employment Opportunity and Minority Recruitment.
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G.9.b. Policy 5:20 - Workplace Harassment Prohibited.
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G.9.c. Policy 2:260 - Uniform Grievance Procedure.
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G.9.d. Policy 7:20 - Harassment of Students Prohibited.
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G.9.e. Policy 7:180 - Prevention of and Response to Bullying, Intimidation, and Harassment.
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G.10. Resolution to Appoint Educational Benefit Cooperative.
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The Resolution that we are asking you to act on, simply only changes the Broker to EBC, a broker for close to 100 school districts and has been in operation for 30 years. The carrier stays the same (Blue Cross/Blue Shield). The coverage stays the same and in some small ways, even a little bit better. Most significantly, the premium goes down 1.1% instead of an increase of 3.8%. By being in a group like this, our bad loss years are balanced by the experience of the whole group. This converts into smaller premium increases.
It is recommend that the Board of Education approve the Resolution to appoint Educational Benefit Cooperative to broker benefit coverages the officers and employees of Riverside School District No. 96, effective October 1, 2015.
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G.11. D96 Copier Replacements.
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There was a recommendation last year to replace the copier machines, due to their condition. However, the decision was postponed due to a one year service contract that was in effect until June 30, 2015. Therefore, this recommendation is being re-introduced for your action. This item is in the current tentative budget and actually less than what was projected.
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H. Riverside Education Council.
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I. Board Member Comments.
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The Board President will be requesting commitments for the IASB Tri-Conference in November 2015, as well as the IASB Dinner in the fall.
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I.1. Committee Reports.
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I.1.a. Education Committee - Mrs. Klyber.
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I.1.b. Policy Committee - Mrs. Murphy.
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I.1.c. Facilities and Space Committee - Mrs. Murphy and Mr. Brockway.
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J. New Business/Discussion.
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J.1. On-line Registration - Mr. Don Tufano.
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This item has been discussed for possible implementation. If Board approved, action will be taken at the September 15, 2015 Regular Business Meeting.
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J.2. Website Revision.
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One of the tentative Board goals is to revise the website. One of the impressive websites that we have looked at is Hinsdale D181. When you have time, please take a look at it. In addition, please let us know what you consider model websites that you would like us to research and let us know any specific characteristics you would like us to include. A redesigned website by an outside contractor would cost $15-20K . A customized redesigned approach would cost nearly $50K by an outside contract. However, we recommend keeping it in house and redesigning the website with the direction from the Board Members and other stakeholders..
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K. Business.
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L. Old Business.
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L.1. District Goals.
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It is recommended that the Board approve the District Goals for the 2015-16 School Year at the September 15, 2015 Regular Business Meeting.
On Monday, August 24, 2015, these goals will be presented to the staff for their feedback. |
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L.1.a. •Superintendent Search.
Conduct an extensive search for a superintendent resulting in selection of the final candidates on or before April 1, 2016. The search will involve representatives of all district stakeholders and a site visit by board members to the finalist's current district. |
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L.1.b. Comprehensive Strategic Plan.
Develop a comprehensive strategic plan for District 96 involving all stakeholders. Adopt the plan by board action on or before May 1, 2016. |
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L.1.c. Instructional Program.
Provide all students with access to a consistent, innovative, rigorous instructional program grounded in best practices as characterized by a fully articulated and aligned curriculum and individualized instruction determined by a comprehensive formal and informal assessment framework with an appropriate multi-tiered system of support. |
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L.1.d. Student Success.
Promote the success of all students by establishing a culture of professional learning emphasizing continuous improvement in a system within a professional practice framework that examines teaching and learning in connection with student growth. |
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L.1.e. •Website Revision.
Redesign the District 96 Website to create a more intuitive web experience that enhances communication and provides easy access to the most highly targeted district information and resources. |
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L.1.f. Accessibility of School Buildings.
Develop and implement a plan to maximize accessibility to all buildings and facilities in District 96. |
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M. Public Comment/Response.
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N. Future Meeting Dates.
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N.1. September 1, 2015 - Committee of the Whole Meeting - 6:00 p.m. in the Learning Resource Center at Hauser Jr. High School.
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This meeting will include the Facilities Training for Strategic Planning.
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N.2. September 15, 2015 - Regular Business Meeting - 6:30 p.m. in the Learning Resource Center at Hauser Jr. High School.
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O. Information Items.
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These items are usually items that the Board appropriately makes public but generally, there is no comments made on these items. However, the Board should always feel free to ask questions or comment on any information items listed.
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O.1. FOIA Requests.
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O.2. FOIA Response.
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O.3. Financial Statements.
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O.4. District 96 Credit Card Statements.
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O.5. Budget Progress Statement.
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O.6. Legal Bills for the Month of July, 2015.
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O.6.a. Legal Bills #1 as of 7.16.15.
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O.7. 2015 Summer School Updates.
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P. Enter Into Closed Session. (If needed).
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•The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee to determine its
validity. 5ILCS 120/2(c)(1). •Collective negotiating matters between the school board and its employees or their representatives, or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees. 5ILCS 120/2(c)(2). |
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Q. Return to Open Session.
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R. Adjournment.
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