SILVIS SCHOOL DISTRICT #34 BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING

CONFERENCE ROOM

JULY 21, 2009

6:00 P.M.

 

The meeting was called to order at 6:02 p.m.

            Members Present:        Miner, Greer, Jecks, Pustelnik, Rossmiller, Lohse

            Members Absent:        Stone

 

Motion by Jecks, second by Pustelnik to approve the minutes of the June 17, 2009 meeting and July 14, 2009 special meeting.

            Motion carried by voice acclamation.

 

Motion by Greer, second by Jecks to approve the July expenditures and Treasurer’s report.

            Ayes:   Miner, Greer, Jecks, Pustelnik, Rossmiller, Lohse

            Nays:   None

 

Communication/Recognition

 

·                     Mr. Bergles reported that the gap between revenue and expenses in the food services department has been decreased during the last fiscal year.

·                     Colona School District has renewed the transportation contract with Silvis School District.

·                     The District would like to provide two buses for shuttling people from parking to the events surrounding the Silvis Moonlight Parade.

·                     The summer cleaning crew has worked very hard and is now four days ahead of schedule.

·                     The reduction in the state budget has resulted in cuts to the district totaling well over $100,000.00.

·                     Adequate Yearly Progress has been achieved by the District and both schools except for the low income subgroup in reading at George O. Barr Elementary.

·                     Johnson Controls has reported to Mr. Bergles that they are hopeful that the district may get some, if not all, of the $3.5 million of the QZAB bonds for which they have applied.

·                     Sue Cutkomp has done a great deal of volunteer landscaping work around the school building.

 

Jerry Lack shared Illowa Construction Labor and Management Council IMPACT agreement information with the Board.  Also present were Babcock addition residents and Nicole Harris from the Dispatch.

 

Motion by Jecks, second by Pustelnik to enter executive session to discuss the compensation, appointment and/or employment of specific employees (5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1)).

            Motion carried by voice acclamation.

 

Executive session was called to order at 6:28 p.m.

            Members Present:        Miner, Greer, Jecks, Pustelnik, Rossmiller, Lohse

            Members Absent:        Stone

 

Motion by Jecks, second by Pustelnik to exit executive session at 7:10 p.m.

            Ayes:   Miner, Greer, Jecks, Pustelnik, Rossmiller, Lohse

            Nays:  None

 

Meeting called to order at 7:13 p.m.

            Members Present:        Miner, Greer, Jecks, Pustelnik, Rossmiller, Lohse

            Members Absent:        Stone

 

Mr. Bergles reported that the summer school program was very successful.  The summer maintenance and custodial work is going very well.  Mr. Bergles attended the United Education Foundation meeting on behalf of the Board and gave an update.  Gorenz and Associates, the district auditors, were in the district July 15 and 16th.

 

Resolution presented by: Greer.  Motion by Jecks, second by Pustelnik to designate Superintendent Ray Bergles to prepare the FY10 tentative budget, publish the public notice and place on public display by August 18, 2009.

            Ayes:   Miner, Greer, Jecks, Pustelnik, Rossmiller, Lohse

            Nays:   None

 

Motion by Jecks, second by Lohse to approve Life Safety Amendment #27.

            Ayes:   Miner, Greer, Jecks, Pustelnik, Rossmiller, Lohse

            Nays:  None  

 

Motion by Greer, second by Jecks to accept the resignation, with regret, of Amber Sensabaugh as Junior High Special education teacher effective at the close of the 2008-2009 school year.

            Motion carried by voice acclamation.

 

Motion by Jecks, second by Pustelnik to approve the employment of Angela Cox as Junior High special education teacher, to approve the employment of Brianna Gillmore as Junior High math and social studies teacher, to approve the employment of Stephanie Ruhberg as a 1.0 FTE Reading Improvement/ELL aide, to approve the employment of Leslie Fox as a 1.0 FTE Kindergarten classroom aide, to approve Marjorie Henseler and Jennifer Caldwell as co-leaders of the teacher mentoring program and Mari Thomson as the leader of the teacher aide mentoring program.

            Ayes:   Miner, Greer, Jecks, Pustelnik, Rossmiller, Lohse

            Nays:   None

 

Sam Johnson and Bruce Maxey, architects with BLDD, were present to discuss the district’s options concerning the capital money approved by the Governor and the next steps to take in the process. 

 

Motion by Jecks, second by Miner to adjourn the meeting at 8:06 p.m.

            Motion carried by voice acclamation.

 

 

                                                                                                                                                           

            Kevin Rossmiller, Board President                             Wendi Harrell, Recording Secretary