BOARD BRIEFS Lake Park High School District 108, Roselle, IL December 15, 2014 Fall Athletic Student Recognition Director of Athletics Pete Schauer presented a co-curricular report that highlighted student participation as well as recognized individual and team accomplishments. In Lake Park’s fall athletic program, 1 in 5 students appeared on an athletic roster for a total participation of 563 Lancers. For these fall student athletes, 89 individuals achieved the prestigious DuPage Valley Conference (DVC) Academic All Conference honor by maintaining an overall GPA of 4.5 or higher. The average GPA of all During the Monday, December 15 qualifying sophomore, junior and senior athletes who have completed Lake Park Board of Education meeting, at least two semesters of course work is 4.236 on a 5.0 scale. student athletes were recognized for their achievements during the Individual athletes from the Boys Golf, Girls Volleyball, Boys Cross fall athletic season. Country, Girls Tennis and Football teams were recognized. Members of the Boys Soccer Team and their coach, Anthony Passi, were also introduced as IHSA Regional and Sectional champions. Sears Centre Contract Signed for Graduation Congratulations to all Lake Park student athletes, teams and coaches Based on positive feedback from for their accomplishments this season. the past three years, the Board of Education approved the formal recommendation to once again Discussion Items host commencement at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates. Proposal to Increase Social Work Staffing As follow-up to the Board of Education discussion last month, Asst. The graduation ceremony for the Superintendent of Educational Services Mike Wojtowicz presented Class of 2015 is scheduled for additional information related to a recommendation for the creation of Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at 7 p.m. an additional 1.0 FTE social work position for the 2015-2016 school year. Mitch Berenson, Director of PPS, was also present to answer questions from the Board. Board of Education Over the past several years, Lake Park’s PPS and Special Education Bob Marino, President departments have seen a rise in the number of student hospitaliza- Barb Layer, Vice President tions, the number of special education related evaluations, and the Claire Adachi, Secretary mental health needs of the regular education population. These Judy Briggs, Member changes have been persistent and have made it difficult for the current Doug Denson, Member social work staff to maintain the same quality of service parents and Keri DeWaele, Member students have grown accustomed to over the years. P.J. Olzen, Member Given the current student needs, staffing needs and available Board Briefs is a monthly resources, the administration will make the recommendation during publication of Lake Park the January 2015 for the Board approve the creation of a 1.0 FTE High School District 108 social work position for implementation in the 2015-2016 school year. Communications Office Based on Board discussion, the decision was made that the topic 590 S. Medinah Road will be re-evaluated at the end of the 2015-2016 first semester to Roselle, IL 60172 determine if additional staffing is needed. (630) 295-5401 Action Items Architect, Construction Manager Contracts Lake Park During the November Board of Education meeting, members approved contract authorization for the construction of an approximately 3000 sq. Quick Links foot building at West Campus to house the Engineering and Precision Machining program. This month the Board approved an owner/architect District Website agreement with ARCON & Associates as well as an owner/construction e-Lancer Log manager agreement with Nicholas & Associates, Inc. The standard agreements, drafted by the District’s legal counsel, outline expectations Academic Calendar of the professional services associated with construction for the facility. It is estimated that the bid packages will be out to bid sometime in late Athletics Calendar January or early February 2015. The target date for breaking ground is April 1, 2015 with completion by August 1, 2015. Village Proposes East Lake Street Plan The Village of Bloomingdale has requested all members of the Village Joint Review Board present a proposed East Lake Street Redevelop- ment Plan and Project Area to their respective Boards. The proposed area is comprised of 21 total parcels or 39.75 acres of vacant land, im- Recently, at the discretion of proved parcels and improved vacant land. Within the designated area, Illinois State Superintendent the Tax Increment Financing (TIF) has proposed mixed-use property Dr. Chris Koch, high schools (residential/commercial). In the event students are generated from the were given an option to adjust residential part, the TIF would be required to reimburse the District for the student population for educational costs of students residing in the designated area. The PARCC testing (Partnership Board decided to table a decision and request additional information for Assessment of Readiness from the Village about the master plan for the proposed redevelopment. for College and Careers). Although Lake Park’s initial Refunding Bonds plans called for administering At last month’s Board of Education meeting, Asst. Superintendent of the PARCC exam in Spring Business Services Dr. O’Connell presented a refunding analysis for the 2015 to Grade 11 students, a 2003 Debt Certificates that was prepared by PMA Financial Network. final decision has been made This month, Robert Lewis from PMA attended to present final pricing to test Grade 9 students en- results of soliciting bids to potential purchasers. The Board approved a rolled in English Language resolution for the proposed sale to the winning bidder, Itasca Bank & Arts I and Algebra I. Similarly, Trust Co. Refinancing the District’s callable bonds does not extend the a majority of surrounding high debt schedule; the issuance will still be paid off by January 1, 2020. This schools have also opted for transaction will generate a savings of $102,000. Grade 9 testing to reduce the testing burden for juniors in Superintendent’s Report spring that includes the ACT and AP exams. Dr. Panega commended the entire staff and administrative teams for their hard work to make first semester successful. She also highlighted The process of redeveloping a recent changes to PARCC preparations. testing calendar will begin for Grade 9. To accommodate On December 16, Dr. Panega will begin serving as an appointed the computer-based assess- representative of Illinois high school districts on the Governor’s ment and minimize the amount Assessment Review Task Force. The Task Force, created as a of impact on teaching days, result of Public Act 098-1075, will review the use of standardized both campuses will be utilized assessments by local school districts. She will communicate the to test freshmen this spring. concerns and disappointment shared by other high schools regarding the upcoming PARCC implementation during the months of March, April and May 2015. The next meeting of the Lake Park High School District 108 Board of Education will be held on Monday, January 26, 2015 at 7 p.m. in the East Campus Community Room, 600 S. Medinah Road. .