Board Minutes

ADDISON SCHOOL DISTRICT 4 – ADDISON , ILLINOIS

Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting of August 22, 2006 in the Board Room at Indian Trail Junior High School . President Williams called the regular meeting to order at 7:11 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 Mr. Lullo, second by Mrs. Willis to approve the Regular and Closed Session Meeting Minutes of July 25, 2006.

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 the Month of August 2006

Motion by Mrs. Willis, second by Mr. Lullo to approve the Accounts Payable for the Month of August 2006, as follows:

Education Fund $ 228,422.15
Building Fund $ 57,748.28
Transportation $ 17,612.06
Site & Construction $3,898,231.36
Total $4,202,013.85

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

Ms. Masterton addressed questions from the Board.

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

Motion by Mr. Towns, second by Mrs. Ricamato to approve the Payroll for July, 2006, as follows:

Education Fund $ 99,861.38
Building Fund $ 34,872.35
Transportation $ 3,239.74
Total $ 137,973.47

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

Communication/Public Participation: Mr. Jan Taniguchi, STR Partners, the district's architect, presented the Board with a check for $995 toward the purchase of one defibrillator. The Board members thanked Mr. Taniguchi for this generous donation.

Presentation: Mr. Bruce Bare, construction manager from Gilbane, gave the Board a detailed update on the construction progress and addressed questions from the Board. He distributed pictures that showed the progress that had been made on the construction project since the previous Board meeting. Mr. Bare is confident that the construction is on schedule and will be delivered on time.

Ms. Masterton presented a Power Point presentation on a facility management software program the District would like to purchase. She addressed questions from the Board. After further discussion, it is decided that additional information would be collected and the information will be brought back to the Board.

Superintendent's Report: Dr. Hendricks indicated that all of his information was in the packet.

Assistant Superintendent for Business Report: Ms. Masterton indicated that the audit was completed and the district audit firm, Klein , Hall & Associates, LLC , did a very good and efficient job.

Director of Curriculum Report: In Mr. Frontier's absence, Dr. Hendricks reported the following information:

• The Applied Technology Lab is installed and invited all the Board members to view the finished product.
• The ISAT results are in and all schools made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP).
• Opening Institute Day is Thursday, August 31, at the Medinah Shrine Center . All Board members are invited to attend.
• The Board applied for a Technology Immersion Grant. Only 12 grants will be awarded in Illinois . If the District is awarded the grant, approximately 450 lap top computers will be given to every 6 th grade student. An audit firm visited the District to assess the District's ability to implement this grant. If awarded, the grant implementation date is in mid-September.
• The District received a grant from the Illinois State Board of Education to provide early childhood education services to forty more students. This is a one year grant. Implementation will begin immediately.
• The District was recently notified that the Italian Foreign Ministry may subsidize a percentage of the Italian teacher's salary. Dr. Hendricks announced that there is a possibility that 10-12 students may go to Addison's sister city, Triggiano , Italy during spring break and for an additional week in the spring of the next school year.

Motion #4: Acceptance of District 4 Staff Resignation Requests

Motion by Mr. Towns, second by Mrs. Willis to accept the District 4 staff resignation requests, as follows:
CERTIFIED STAFF – RESIGNATIONS
ANNE MARIE DeFRAIN , effective on August 10, 2006 (Assignment: Bilingual Grade 3 – Fullerton Elementary School )
AMANDA HADAMIK , effective on August 14, 2006 (Assignment: Grade 1 – Wesley Elementary School )
LINDA PEREZ , effective on August 2, 2006 (Assignment: Grade 3 – Army Trail Elementary School )

EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL - RESIGNATIONS
REGINA COLEMAN , effective on August 10, 2006 (Assignment: Program Aide – Indian Trail Junior High School )
ASHLEY ECHOLS , effective on July 28, 2006 (Assignment: Reading Improvement Aide – Lake Park Elementary School )
ANNA PUDLO , effective on August 8, 2006 (Assignment: Individual Aide – Stone Elementary School )
JENNIFER URYASZ , effective on August 10, 2006 (Assignment: Health Specialist – Indian Trail Junior High School )

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

Motion #5: Approval of District 4 Staff Employment Requests

Motion by Mr. Towns, second by Mr. Lullo to approve the District 4 Staff Employment Requests, as follows:
CERTIFIED STAFF EMPLOYMENT
HOLLY A. BURG , effective on August 31, 2006 (Assignment: Literacy Specialist – District-wide Position)
IGNACIO GARZA JR. , effective on August 31, 2006 (Assignment: Bilingual Grade 2 – Fullerton Elementary School )
JUANITA MELERO , effective on August 31, 2006 (Assignment: Bilingual Grade 2 Teacher – Fullerton Elementary School )
STACY A. PARRATORE , effective on August 31, 2006 (Assignment: Grade 3 Teacher - Army Trail Elementary School )

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

Motion #6: Motion to Declassify Executive Session Minutes

Motion by Mr. Towns, second by Mr. Ruffolo to declassify board reviewed Executive Session Minutes from May 17, 2005 through June 20, 2006 and recommend to make public the following Executive Session written minutes of July 26 (2 nd set), August 23, November 15, 2005 and February 28 (2 nd set), April 25 and May 16, 2006 and have all other minutes remain classified.

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

Discussion Items

•  Regular Board of Education Meeting – Tuesday, September 12, 2006, 7:00 p.m., Board Room – Indian Trail Junior High School

•  Dr. Hendricks introduced Mike Kucko, who is learning to video tape the Board meetings and informed the Board that Mrs. Hansen will not be in attendance at the September 12, 2006 Board of Education Meeting.

•  IASBO Accounting Certificate of Excellence
  Dr. Hendricks recognized Ms. Masterton and the members of the Business Office for receiving this award recognizing the District for upholding the highest standards of accounting, for the 2 nd year in a row. Ms. Masterton acknowledged that this award would be much more difficult to attain without the strong partnership between the Board and the District.

•  Parking Lot Bids
Bids will go out at the end of September. Hopefully the weather will cooperate and the work can be done quickly. It will take approximately one week per school at Lake Park , Stone and Wesley. The District will contact the Village to allow for street parking during the repaving process. Old Mill School will also be resurfaced but the Regional Office of Education will pay for that improvement, since they are renting the building.

•  Elementary School Signs
An anonymous sign vendor has agreed to donate new school outdoor school signage. Dr. Hendricks shared the design that the principals had chosen for the signs.

•  Mission Statement
A committee will be formed of teachers, parents, administrators and the Board to develop the District Mission Statement. This process should be completed in one meeting. Additional information will be forthcoming.

•  Lincoln School KaBOOM! Playground Project
Dr. Hendricks thanked KaBOOM! for awarding the grant and coordinating the construction of the new playground at Lincoln School , in cooperation with Motorola's sponsorship of the event.

•  Stone School Parking Lot – Italian Fest
The Village has requested the use of the Stone School parking lot for Thursday Friday, Saturday and Sunday (August 24-27, 2006) for parking because of the Italian Fest, held at Centennial Park .

•  Other
Dr. Hendricks requested that the Board consider attending the 2006 IASB Fall Dinner Meeting. The topic is School and Business Partnerships.

Miscellaneous Unfinished Business : Mrs. Willis announced that District 88 will be conducting a meeting to inform interested citizens about the upcoming District 88 referendum, “Building for the Future”. The meeting will be held in the Board Room at Willowbrook High School , on Thursday, August 24, at 6:00 p.m.

Motion #7: Adjournment

Motion by Mr. Lullo, second by Mrs. Ricamato to adjourn the Tuesday, August 22, 2006, Board of Education Meeting.

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

The regular Board of Education meeting adjourned at 8:45 p.m.

___________________________           ______________________ 
Kathy Willis, Secretary                                Dave Williams , President

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