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Grant Community High School District 124 Grant Community High School District 124 Board of Education Regular Meeting Thursday, June 18, 2020 7:00 PM GRANT COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT 124 BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR MEETING THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 2020 7:00 PM - LIBRARY/WEB-BASED AGENDA I. Call to Order II. Roll Call III. Audience IV. Consent Agenda ** 5 Minutes of regular meeting held May 21, 2020 June Bills Payable May Treasurer's Report V. Superintendent's Report A. Hall of Fame ** The Hall of Fame Committee reviewed nominations for the past several weeks and recently voted for inductees. We are very excited to recommend approval of the following individuals for the Grant Community High School Hall of Fame 2020: - Mr. Steve Hill, GCHS Class of 1972 - Mr. Fred Loffredo, GCHS Staff Member B. School Board Policy Modifications - First Reading ** 132 I am recommending changes to the following School Board Policies based on direction from the Illinois Association of School Boards and legal counsel: 2:125 Board Member Compensation Expenses 2:160 Board Attorney 5:35 General Personnel Compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act 5:60 Expenses 6:280 Grading and Promotion 7:70 Attendance and Truancy 7:90 Release During School Hours 8:10 Connection with the Community 8:30 Visitors to and Conduct on School Property 8:110 Public Suggestions and Concerns These policies are listed for a first reading. The Board may hold them over for a second reading and potential approval next month, or act on them this evening. C. Final Calendar 2019/20 ** 163 Recommend approval of the final calendar as presented. D. Planning Update - Summer and 2020/21 I would like to provide the Board an update on our planning efforts for this summer as well as efforts underway to plan for the 2020/21 school year. E. Fall Coaches 2020/21 ** 166 The administration is recommending conditional approval of the fall coaching staff for 2020/21 as presented, subject to resuming allowable district sponsored activities. F. Co-Curricular Sponsors 2020/21 ** 167 The administration is recommending conditional approval of the co-curricular sponsors for 2020/21 as presented, subject to resuming allowable district sponsored activities. G. Personnel ** 168 Recommend the employment of the following individuals: · Nancy Valentin, 504 Coordinator for 2020/21, $525.15 per day for maximum of 100 days · Cheryl Bengston, Full-time Nurse, $58,000 salary for 2020/21 school year · Paige Gruber, Full-time English Teacher, BA Step 0, 2020/21 school year · Paige Stickle, Full-time English Teacher, BA Step 4, 2020/21 school year · Jason Papacek, Full-time Special Education Teacher, MA Step 0, 2020/21 · Cassi Reid, Attendance Secretary, $21,240 for the 2020/21 school year Recommend accepting the resignation letter the following: · Joe Barczak, English Teacher, effective immediately · Jaqueline Hernandez, Teacher Aide, effective May 21, 2020 · Stephen Witt, Substitute Bus Driver, effective May 14, 2020 H. Principal's Report 174 Mr. Schmidt will give his monthly Principal's Report. VI. Business Affairs A. CLIC - Renewal of Workers' Compensation and Liability Insurance ** 176 We received our renewal for workers’ compensation as well as the liability insurance through the Collective Liability Insurance Cooperative (CLIC). Worker’s Compensation shows an increase of 7.33%, which is primarily due to an increase in our estimated payrolls and our experience modification factor. The liability/property/casualty package is increasing 5.84%, tied to increases in the renewals for the actual insurance package when CLIC went out to bid. Recommend approval of the Workers’ Compensation and Liability Insurance renewal as presented. B. Resolution Authorizing Intervention in Proceeding Before the State Property Tax 178 Appeal Board ** In the event that the District receives appeals of assessment of the property for tax year 2017 and we wish to intervene, the Property Tax Appeal Board requires this resolution which authorizes Scariano, Himes, and Petrarca, Chtd. to act as our legal representative. The resolution gives Scariano, Himes, and Petrarca, Chtd. the authority to file an intervention and then represent the Board of Education at the proceedings. This is an annual resolution which has to be approved each year with the new tax year listed. Recommend approval of the Resolution Authorizing Intervention in Proceeding Before the State Property Tax Appeal Board. C. Facilities/Construction Update I will have an update at the meeting for you on the parking lot construction project. D. Booster Wish List for 2020/21 182 On Monday, May 18th, Jeremy Schmidt, Tom Ross, Casey Duval, and myself met with the Booster Club leadership to go over the requests for the Booster Wish List. I’m happy to report that the Boosters granted just over $32,000 to thirty-three different clubs, activities and sports. This past year was the first year the Booster’s implemented a new qualification. They have tracked each group’s volunteer hours for the year. Grants were made based on the requests as well as the number of volunteer hours that were contributed by each group. E. Treasurer's Bond for 2020/21 ** 184 The treasurer is required by law to be bonded for 25% of the amount of monies they have custody of. The bond must be approved by the Board of Education and then filed with the Regional Office of Education. We have obtained a renewal on the bond. The bond is for $10,500,000 and the cost has decreased by $2,375 to a total premium of $9,975. I have attached the bond information for your review. Recommend approval of the 2020-21 Treasurer’s Bond. F. Fees 188 Annually, we review the school fees that are charged to families to offset the cost of items currently supplied by the District for all students. Examples of such materials include textbooks, workbooks, consumables, art supplies, materials for science experiments, library resources, paper and copying costs, student screening materials, printer supplies, and other items. I’ve attached information from neighboring districts for comparison. I am recommending no change to the current fees as noted on the spreadsheet. VII. Other Business A. FOIA Request - ABC-WLS TV 189 VIII. Closed Session IX. Action items from closed session discussion ** X. Adjourn ** Indicates potential action item in open session The next regular Board of Education meeting will be held on Thursday, July 16, 2020 GRANT COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT 124 MINUTES OF BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING MAY 21, 2020 CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL A Regular Meeting of the Board of Education of Grant Community High School District 124, County of Lake, State of Illinois, was held on Thursday, May 21, 2020 and called to order at 7:00 p.m. via Zoom meeting web link. All those in attendance stood to recite the Pledge of Allegiance. On Roll Call, the following Members were found to be present: Steve Hill, President Paul LaRoche, Vice President Ruth Michniewicz, Secretary John Jared, Member Kathy Kusiak, Member Members absent: ♦ Ivy Fleming, Member Bob Yanik, Member Administration present: Dr. Christine A. Sefcik, Superintendent Mrs. Beth Reich, Business Manager Mr. Jeremy Schmidt, Principal ♦ Ivy Fleming joined the meeting at 7:05 p.m. AUDIENCE Shamus Quinn CONSENT AGENDA Minutes of regular meeting held April 16, 2020 May Bills Payable April Treasurer’s Report ** A motion was made by Mrs. Michniewicz, second by Mr. LaRoche to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. Votes were taken by roll call. Votes were cast as follows: Aye: Michniewicz, LaRoche, Jared, Kusiak, Hill Nay: None Absent: Fleming, Yanik Motion – Passed SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT Student of the Month Dr. Sefcik provided the profile for the May Student of the Month, Vivian Hernandez, in the Board’s packet to read and played the short acceptance video provided by Vivian Hernandez. 5 Board of Education Meeting May 21, 2020 Page 2 of 6 Excellence in Education Award – 4th Quarter Dr. Sefcik asked Mr. Schmidt to introduce the 4th Quarter Excellence in Education Award winner as All Staff! The administration wanted to recognize all staff for their efforts during remote learning. Everyone worked together to reimagine how to do just about everything! Graduation Requirements Dr. Sefcik reported that our graduation requirements have been historically more stringent than what is required by the Illinois State Board of Education. The directive from ISBE was “do no harm” with regard to students due to the COVID-19 pandemic. She made the following recommendation to the graduation requirements per Executive Order 2020-31 and Emergency Rules for the Class of 2020: Requirement Credits English 3.5 Credits Math 2.5 Credits (Algebra I and geometry content required) Science 1.5 Credits Social Studies 1.5 Credits Elective .5 Credit Physical Education Waived Health Education Waived Consumer Education Waived Civics/Government Waived ** A motion was made by Mrs. Kusiak, second by Mr. Jared to authorize the change to graduation requirements per Executive Order 2020-31 and Emergency Rules for the Class of 2020, as presented. Votes were taken by roll call. Votes were cast as follows: Aye: Hill, Michniewicz, LaRoche, Fleming, Jared, Kusiak Nay: None Absent: Yanik Motion – Passed Succession Plan 2020/21 Dr. Sefcik provided the Board with the succession plan for the 2020/21 school year as required by School Board Policy 3:70. Virtual Honors Night Dr. Sefcik said that a virtual Honors Night took place on May 6th and 73 dedicated students were recognized. Due to generous donations from our Grant community, $45,750 in scholarships were given out that evening. She expressed her wish that these students could have experienced these acknowledgements in person, but this venue provided a unique opportunity to still recognize the efforts of these dedicated students over their high school career.
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