1-23-07 Board Minutes

Board Minutes

ADDISON SCHOOL DISTRICT 4 – ADDISON , ILLINOIS

Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting of January 23, 2007, in the Board Room at Indian Trail Junior High School. President Williams called the regular meeting to order at 7:08 p.m.

After a brief moment of silence, Mr. Langton led the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Roll call showed the following individuals:

PRESENT : Lacni, Lullo, Ricamato, Ruffolo, Towns, Williams, Willis
ABSENT: None
A quorum was declared present.

Motion #1: Approval of Minutes

Motion by Mrs. Willis, second by Mr. Lullo to approve the Regular and Closed Session Meeting Minutes of December 19, 2006 and the Special Board Training Session Meeting of January 9, 2007.

ROLL CALL VOTE: AYE: Lacni, Lullo, Ricamato, Ruffolo, Towns, Williams, Willis
ABSENT: None
NAY: None…Motion #1 Carried.

Motion #2: Approval of Accounts Payable for January, 2007

Motion by Mrs. Ricamato, second by Mr. Lullo to approve the Accounts Payable for January, 2007, as follows:

Education Fund $ 374,362.01
Building Fund $ 186,701.20
Transportation $ 51,676.44
Site & Construction $ 197,932.60

Total $ 810,672.25

Ms. Masterton addressed questions from the Board.

ROLL CALL VOTE: AYE: Lullo, Ricamato, Ruffolo, Towns, Williams, Willis, Lacni
ABSENT: None
NAY: None…Motion #2 Carried.

Motion #3: Approval of Payroll for the Month of December 2006

Motion by Mrs. Willis, second by Mr. Ruffolo to approve the Payroll for the Month of December, 2006, as follows:

Education Fund $1,662,752.41
Building Fund $ 33,183.40
Transportation $ 3,239.75

Total $1,699,175.56

ROLL CALL VOTE: AYE: Ricamato, Ruffolo, Towns, Williams, Willis, Lacni, Lullo
ABSENT: None
NAY: None…Motion #3 Carried.

What's Happening at Fullerton Elementary School – Principal, Dr. Mary Ellen Reeves

Dr. Mary Ellen Reeves covered many of the events that have taken place at Fullerton School since the beginning of the year, such as: Home visits by faculty before the beginning of the school year to make children feel more comfortable coming to school on their first day of school; 1 st grade parent reading training to inform parents of the types of strategies that can be used in the home to supplement instruction that is going on in school, “Get Yourself Moving” or G.Y.M. bags provided through a grant written by Mrs. Pacilli and Ms. Coffinbargar. The information in these bags stress various topics, such as: proper nutrition, giving parents instructional activities that can be done at home with their children and a lending library with related topics available to be taken home, along with many other topics. These are only a few of the exciting events taking place at Fullerton School covered in Dr. Reeves' presentation. The Board thanked Dr. Reeves for presenting an excellent and informative presentation.

Communication/Public Participation: None

Superintendent's Report: Dr. Hendricks stated that the Superintendent's information was covered in the Board packet. He asked the Board to respond if they would like to attend the IASB meeting on February 12, 2007, entitled “Emerging Changes in Special Education”.

Assistant Superintendent for Business Report: Ms. Masterton reported that her information would be covered in the Action and Discussion portions of the meeting.

Director of Curriculum Report:
Mr. Frontier introduced Ms. Ann Morici , Title I coordinator, who gave an overview of the Title I program for the Board. Ms. Morici explained that there are ten Title I teachers, three Block Grant teachers and six Reading Improvement Aides in the District. Ms. Morici shared information on how the program works, how children qualify for the program, the models of instruction used to teach Title I, the different styles and ways of teaching a lesson geared to the individual student and how student progress is measured. The Board was very impressed with this presentation and thanked Ms. Morici for updating them on the Title I curriculum.

Motion #4: Acceptance of District 4 Administrative Retirement Request

Motion by Mr. Towns, second by Mr. Ruffolo to accept the District 4 staff retirement request for Mr. James Frontier , per the ATA Contractual Agreement, effective June 30, 2007.

ROLL CALL VOTE: AYE: Ruffolo, Towns, Williams, Willis, Lullo, Ricamato
ABSENT: None
NAY: Lacni…Motion #4 Carried.

The entire Board congratulated Mr. Frontier on his retirement. Each Board member remarked on Mr. Frontier's 20 years of service to the District and how they enjoyed their interactions with him throughout the years as a principal, committee member and district level admin istrator. They commented on Mr. Frontier's high ethical standards and ambitious vision for the District and his ability to lead the staff to follow through on this vision. The Board expressed that a person of his caliber will be hard to replace.

Mr. Frontier responded that he was fortunate to work with a quality staff that has made his job an easy one to do.

Motion #5: Acceptance of District 4 Staff Leave/Resignation Requests

Motion by Mr. Ruffolo, second by Mr. Lullo to accept the District 4 Staff Leave/Resignation Requests, as follows:

CERTIFIED STAFF - LEAVE
ELIZABETH E. KAMANO , effective at the end of the 2006/2007 School Year
Leave of Absence (Assignment: Grade 5 Teacher – Lincoln Elementary School )

ADMINISTRATIVE RESIGNATION
LIBBY L. GRANT , effective on June 25, 2007 (Assignment: Principal – Wesley Elementary School )

EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL - RESIGNATION
NURTENA BOBESKA , effective on February 23, 2007 (Assignment: Reading Improvement Aide – Lake Park Elementary School )
TIFFANEY FISCHER, effective on February 9, 2007 (Assignment: Library Aide – Stone Elementary School )
WENDY MAU , effective on January 12, 2007 (Assignment: Instructional Aide Grade 5 – Fullerton School )

ROLL CALL VOTE: AYE: Towns, Williams, Willis, Lacni, Lullo, Ricamato, Ruffolo
ABSENT: None
NAY: None…Motion #5 Carried.

Motion #6: Approval of District 4 Staff Employment Requests

Motion by Mr. Lullo, second by Mrs. Ricamato to approve the District 4 Staff Employment Requests, as follows:

CERTIFIED STAFF – HIRED
KELLIANNE D. SEMRO , effective on January 8, 2007– Part-time Teaching Contract for 2006/2007 (Assignment: Title I – Ardmore Elementary School )

EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL – HIRED
LAURA ROMERO , effective on January 8, 2007 - Full - time ESP Position (Assignment: TBE Bilingual/Spanish Aide – Ardmore Elementary School )
MEGHAN M. RUSSELL , effective on January 8, 2007 - Full-time ESP Aide Position (Assignment: Special Education Inclusion Aide – Fullerton Elementary School )

ROLL CALL VOTE: AYE: Williams, Willis, Lacni, Lullo, Ricamato, Ruffolo, Towns
ABSENT: None
NAY: None…Motion #6 Carried.

Motion #7: Motion to Approve the 2007-2008 Official School Calendar

Motion by Mr. Ruffolo, second by Mrs. Ricamato to approve the 2007-2008 Official School Calendar, as presented.

ROLL CALL VOTE: AYE: Williams, Willis, Lacni, Lullo, Ricamato, Ruffolo, Towns
ABSENT: None
NAY: None…Motion #7 Carried.

Motion #8: Approval of WAN/Fiber Contract Service Provider

Motion by Mr. Lullo, second by Mrs. Willis to tentatively approve the Wide Area Network and Fiber Installation services from Comcast, at a cost of $15,400 ($35,000 minus E-rate discount of $19,600) and a monthly service charge of $3,678.40 ($8,360 minus E-rate discount of $4,681.60) , contingent on final Board approval at the February 20, 2007 meeting.

ROLL CALL VOTE: AYE: Willis, Lullo, Ruffolo, Towns, Williams
ABSENT: None
NAY: Lacni, Ricamato…Motion #8 Carried.

Mr. Jerry Steinberg, Telesolutions representative, and Ms. Patricia Masterton addressed questions and concerns from the Board. Tentative approval of this motion was granted at this meeting with final approval at the February 20, 2007 Board of Education Meeting.

Motion #9: Approval of Telesolutions to Provide Telephone System Procurement Services

Motion by Mrs. Willis, second by Mr. Lullo, to provide Telephone System Procurement Services from Telesolutions, at a cost of $6,900, as presented.

ROLL CALL VOTE: AYE: Lullo, Ricamato, Ruffolo, Towns, Williams, Willis, Lacni
ABSENT: None
NAY: None…Motion #9 Carried.

Motion #10: Adoption of the District 4 Mission Statement

Motion by Mr. Ruffolo, second by Mr. Towns to adopt the District 4 Mission Statement, as follows:

The Addison School District 4 Community……..
• Provides a safe and nurturing learning environment.
• Empowers all students to excel in the classroom and beyond.
• Embraces individual differences.

This Mission Statement will be prominently placed in every District 4 building and incorporated, in the near future, on the District letterhead.

ROLL CALL VOTE: AYE: Lacni, Lullo, Ricamato, Ruffolo, Towns, Williams, Willis
ABSENT: None
NAY: None…Motion #10 Carried.

Motion #11: Approval of Sale of Equipment

Motion by Mr. Lullo, second by Mrs. Willis to approve the sale of 4 convection ovens to March Equipment of Addison for the amount of $850.00.

ROLL CALL VOTE: AYE: Lullo, Ricamato, Ruffolo, Towns, Williams, Willis, Lacni
ABSENT: None
NAY: None…Motion #11 Carried.

Motion #12: Approval of T-Mobile to be the District's Cell Phone Service Provider

Motion by Mrs. Willis, second by Mr. Towns to approve T-Mobile as the District 4 Cell Phone Service Provider.

ROLL CALL VOTE: AYE: Ruffolo, Towns, Williams, Willis, Lacni, Lullo, Ricamato
ABSENT: None
NAY: None…Motion #12 Carried.

This is a two year contract.

Discussion:

• Regular Board of Education Meeting – Tuesday, February 20, 2007, 7:00 p.m., in the Board Room at Indian Trail Junior High School

• 1 st Reading of Updated Board Policies

• If there are no changes to the presented policies, these policies will be adopted at the February 20, 2007 Board of Education Meeting.

• Board/ATA Dinner – Tuesday, February 20, 2007, 6:00 p.m., Board Room

• Review of Student Fees Schedule for 2007-2008, previously adopted
These fees were previously adopted at the February 28, 2006 Board of Education meeting and will remain the same through the 2008-2009 school year. This information will be given to District 4 schools for distribution. This approval includes music and athletic fees.

• Approval of New Cell Phone Service Provider
The Board took action on this item. Please see Action Item #12.

• Review Board Policies
The Board, on a monthly basis, will be reviewing existing Board policies. This allows Board members to review and ask questions on existing Board policies.

• Other

Miscellaneous/Unfinished Business :

• The art work in the Board Room was created by students from Army Trail School , under the direction of Bonnie Eigel .

• Kathy Willis reported:

• Addison Trail TPO will be holding their annual fund raising Spaghetti Dinner on February 3, 2007, from 4-7 p.m., in the Addison Trail cafeteria.

• The play, Cinderella, will be performed on February 1, 2 and 3, at Addison Trail High School .

• AAUW (Addison Association of University Women) will be presenting their State of the Schools address at the Village Hall, on February 22, at 7:00 p.m. Dr. Hendricks, Superintendent of Addison District 4, and Dr. Humphrey, Superintendent of District 88, will be in attendance to answer any questions.

• Mr. Ruffolo reported:

• ACPTA (Addison Council PTA) will be sponsoring a Bowling for Books event on two dates at Stardust Bowl, February 5 at 5:30 p.m. and February 19 at 12:00 Noon. The cost is $10.00. The funds raised will be used toward the purchase of materials for Addison District 4 libraries.

• Mr. Williams reported that he attended a LEND (Legislative Education Network of DuPage) meeting and it was discussed that Commonwealth Edison has filed tax appeals on all of their property. This could mean a loss of $300,000 in property tax in Addison Township .

Motion #13: Adjournment

Motion by Mrs. Willis, second by Mrs. Ricamato to adjourn the Tuesday, January 23, 2007, Board of Education Meeting.

ROLL CALL VOTE: AYE: Ricamato, Ruffolo, Towns, Williams, Willis, Lacni, Lullo
ABSENT: None
NAY: None…Motion #13 Carried.

The regular Board of Education meeting adjourned at 9:28 p.m.

___________________________ ______________________
Kathy Willis, Secretary Dave Williams , President

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