December 16, 2024 at 5:30 PM - Regular Meeting

Discussion:  Doug Willoughby, Board President, read the Mission Statement.

Discussion:  The board welcomed the CHS Unified Bowling Team and their families along with Coach Jackie Eickhoff.  Dr. Kay and Mr. Willoughby congratulated each bowler and gave them their certificate. 

Discussion:  Jason Schapmann, Director of Human Resources and Fiscal Support, presented the M5 Financial Report. He noted a few payments listed. 

Discussion: 

Mr. Schapmann shared that Trudi Noonan was hired for the Rule 17 Program. He said she is excited about it, she did a lot of research. He also said Ms. Noonan is very qualified.  She thrives on building student relationships. She will be a .7 fte, hours will be 11:30-5:00. Mr. Schapmann said a para for the program is still an open position.

Bob Hausmann, North Park Principal, is retiring. Mr. Schapmann added that there have been 2 resignations, one at semester and one for the end of the year. 

 

 

Discussion: 

Dr. Kay requested the board to vote to approve the CPS Foundation board of directors. The Foundation Board will meet in January to appoint new board members. 

Discussion: 

Jason Harris, Director of Special Education said the 23-24 grants have all been submitted and approved. Receipts will show in the January financial reports. The total is approximately 1.1 million.

Discussion:  Mr. Schapmann said there will be 9 mid-year hires. January 2nd will be a full day of onboarding. Most of these hires are for unfilled positions.

Discussion: 

Dr. Kay talked about the final report for the non-traditional school setting to open in 2026. He also shared bond documents with a new graph that is a better visual for the CPS bond debt. 

Discussion:  Dr. Kay said the red line changes are shown on the table of contents. All policies will funnel through the policy committee. We will review policies that have not been updated in the last 3–4 years.

Discussion: 

Dr. Kay said there has been a lot of conversation and a lot of feedback on calendars. He shared an academic days per year analysis for comparison. The 25-26 calendar is set, the 26-27 calendar is a draft and will be voted on next December.

Discussion: 

Dr. Kay said he is very excited about this program, and shared his  appreciation of Dave’s work on it.  CCC contribution to this is a great thing.

Discussion:  This surplus request is from CMS for all the high school books that were left behind. 

Discussion:  Discussion on the use of depreciation funds to pay building fund invoices in 2023 was noted and Dr. Kay outlined the plan to have the building fund pay back the depreciation fund over the next four fiscal years.  This will result in shifting levy from the general fund to the building fund for the amount needed each year.
 

Discussion:  Dr. Kay and Mr. Schapmann discussed the placement of windows at the entrance of the new administration offices as visibility is needed. The board requested more information about the process of requesting bids. Questions were asked about seeing all the bids and how a bid is selected. Dr. Kay said all the criteria are listed in board policy.

Discussion:  Discussion on the doors being locked at Kramer during board meetings. 

Discussion:  The board wished everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. They also said to enjoy time with family during the break. 
The 5th-6th grade program was amazing.
Marv Zoucha, a newcomer to the board, said he was very glad to be on the board to support the board, staff, teachers, and students. He said attending the state conference was very beneficial. Mr. Zoucha said he had the opportunity to attend the Staff Christmas Luncheon. He was impressed with all the work put in for the event. 

Discussion:  The board did not go into Executive Session

Discussion:  The meeting was adjourned at 7:02.