Lake County Gazette

Mundelein Elementary School District No. 75 Board of Education met Monday, Feb. 6.

Here are the minutes as provided by Mundelein ESD No. 75:

Minutes from District 75 Board of Education Meeting

February 6, 2017

The meeting of the Mundelein Elementary School District 75 Board Of Education was called to order by Board President Wells Frice at 7:59 p.m. on Monday, February 6, 2017, at Studio 75 at the Administration Center, 470 North Lake Street, Mundelein, Illinois.

Roll Call: Board Secretary Metke called the roll and the following members responded:

Aye: Avila, Frice, Klink and Metke

Absent: Goldman, Holly and Rehm

Administrators present were Dr. Andy Henrikson, Mark Pilut, T. Ferrier, Tanya Fergus, Yesenia Sanchez, Jim Kallieris, Dan Swartz, Holly Colin and Cam Nystrom.

Prior to the roll call and a quorum the Board members present discussed informally and took no action on the following items:

 Three Year Financial Outlook & Legislative Update

 Projected Class Sizes FY18

 Pre-School for All Grant Rebid and Planning for FY18

 Cost Reduction Study: Health Plan Options & Prescription Co-Pay

Public Comments

MEEA/Staff/

Parents/

Community:

The President asked for public comments from MEEA, staff, parents and community. (105 ILCS 5/10-6)

MEEA Representative:

There were no MEEA comments.

Staff: There were no staff comments.

Parent/ Community:

There were no parent/community comments.

Correspondence: There was no correspondence.

Recognitions: There were no recognitions.

Review and/or Reorganization of Agenda:

There was no reorganization of the agenda.

Board Action:

Approval of Dr. Henrikson reported the three proposed revisions to the 2017-2018 school calendar: Mundelein Elementary School District 75 Revised 2017-2018

School Calendar:

1. Align spring vacation with the newly approved MHS calendar.

2. Attend school on Casimir Pulaski Day, thus aligning the first and last day of our calendar with MHS.

3. Assign the vacation day of Monday, April 2 (last day of new spring vacation) as a day of school in case we need to makeup three (3) Emergency Days.

Frice moved, seconded by Klink the Board of Education approve the revised 2017-2018 Calendar. Roll call vote as follows:

Aye: Metke, Rehm, Holly, Klink, and Avila

Nay: None

Absent: Goldman, Holly and Rehm

Motion carried. The revised calendar will be posted to the district website.

Rejection of All Bids for Outsourcing Evening Custodial Services:

Dr. Henrikson discussed the rejection of the Evening Custodial bids that were received on February 1, 2017 because of each bid’s lack of comparable benefits. With the rejection of the bids a new timeline was reviewed with the Board.

With this slight delay, instead of having a recommendation to the Board on February 27, we will be prepared with a recommendation at the March 13 Board Meeting. Here is our new timeline:

 February 7 - Publish the solicitation of bids again

 February 24 - Open the contractor bids

 February 27 Board Meeting - Update on bids. Discussion, but no action.

 March 13, 7:00 PM - Public Hearing on Outsourcing Evening Custodial Work Presentation of the 3-Year Financial Analysis of Outsourcing

 7:30 PM - Regular Board Meeting

 Administrative recommendation on whether or not to outsource Frice moved, seconded by Metke the Board of Education reject all current bids submitted on February 1, 2017 for evening custodial work. Roll call vote as follows:

Aye: Frice, Metke, Klink

Nay: Avila

Absent: Goldman, Holly and Rehm

Motion carried. Avila voted nay because too much time has been spent on this item already.

Approval of

Science Curriculum K-5:

Metke moved, seconded by Klink the Board of Education approve the adoption of STEMscopes as the core curricular resource in kindergarten through 5th grade at a cost not to exceed $95,000. Roll call vote as follows:

Aye: Metke, Klink, Avila and Frice

Nay: None

Absent: Goldman, Holly and Rehm

Motion carried.

Approval of Intergovernmental Agreement for Student Resource

Metke moved, seconded by Klink the Board of Education approve the attached Police Services Agreement with the Village of Mundelein at a cost of $60,000 per year for the 2017-2018 school year and the 2018-2019 school year. Roll call vote as follows:

Aye: Metke, Klink and Frice

Officer: Nay: Avila

Absent: Goldman, Holly and Rehm

Motion carried.

Approval of Policies:

The policies were discussed and the Board of Education would like to keep in policy 2:120 the following language, “This requirement is applicable to Board members who are elected after June 13, 2011 or who are appointed to fill a vacancy of at least one year’s duration after that date.” Policy 2:220 and 4:110 were tabled for additional discussion at a later date.

The Board agreed to add to policy 4:60 the following language, “Notwithstanding the above, the Superintendent shall not commit to any single, non-customary purchase or expenditure, excluding personnel, of greater than $5,000 without prior Board approval.” Klink moved, seconded by Metke the following policies be approved as presented:

 4:175 – Convicted Child Sex Offender Screening; Notifications

 5:125 – Personal Technology and Social Media; Usage and Conduct

 5:185 – Family and Medical Leave

 5:190 – Teacher Qualifications

 5:220 – Substitute Teachers

 6:145 – Migrant Students

 6:170 – Title I Programs

 7:15 – Student and Family Privacy Rights

 7:60 – Residence

 7:70 – Attendance and Truancy

 7:250 – Student Support Services

 7:305 – Student Athlete Concussions and Head Injuries

 8:70 – Accommodating Individuals with Disabilities

And the follow policies be approved as amended:

 2:120 – Board Member Development

 4:60 – Purchases and Contracts

Roll call vote as follows:

Aye: Klink, Metke, Avila and Frice

Nay: None

Absent: Goldman, Holly and Rehm

Motion carried.

Personnel Report:

Approval of Active Substitutes:

Frice moved, seconded by Metke the Board of Education approve the active list of substitute staff as listed below:

Name Name Name

Anis, Irum Barber, Michael Baucus, Michael Bauman, Lisa Brenton, Jackie Brown, Dawn

Burke, Connie Cardenas, Valeria Clark II, Ceola Colwell, Mary Derse, Megan Diamond, Debbie Diamond, Paul Drury, Dawn DuBois, Michelle Eitel, Jennifer Emde, John Franzen, Karla Ganeva, Desislava Hahn, Merlin Halverson, Christine Hedberg-Pegg, Kathy Herran, Miguel Hoffmeyer, Jenni Imtiazi, Samina Johnson, Lisa Kasmer, Catherine Kennicott, Eva Klink, Amy Krehmeyer, Elizabeth Leigeber, Steve Levin, Gayle R Lowderman, Laura MacKay, Marjory McArthur, Marybethe Mikulka, Katelyn Navarrete, Noemi Navarrete, Sirenya Novak, Jonathan Osa, Jane Parra-Gutierrez, Delfino Pinsky, Jackie Pinter, Sharon Roberts, Inez L Roswick, Denise Rounds, Virginia Sakover, Pamela Shah, Rasik Tomovich, Merianne Wachholder, Cheryl A Woolums, Marie Young, Judith Young, Thomas P

Roll call vote as follows:

Aye: Frice, Metke and Avila

Nay: None

Abstain: Klink

Absent: Goldman, Holly and Rehm

Motion carried.

Long Term

Substitutes:

Frice moved, seconded by Metke the Board of Education approve and ratify the long term substitute teachers with the terms listed below.

Name Location Replacement Terms

Elizabeth Krehmeyer

CSMS FMLA replacement LJ

FMLA replacement HD

FMLA replacement AD

Effective 8/17/2016 - 12/16/2016

Effective 1/17/2017 - 03/10/2017

Effective 3/22/2017 - 5/26/2017

Laura Lowderman

WA FMLA replacement KK Effective 11/30/2016 - 03/07/2017

Valeria Cardenas

MG FMLA replacement MN Effective 3/12/2017 - 5/26/2017

Eva Kennicott WA FMLA replacement SN Effective 2/21/2017 - 5/26/2017

Jonathan Novak CSMS FMLA replacement CH Effective 1/31/2017 - 3/15/2017

Jim Garbrecht CSMS FLA replacement CH Effective 1/31/2017 - 3/15/2017

All long term substitutes listed above will be paid $90 per day for the first 10 days of a long term assignment and on the eleventh day will be placed on BA, Step C of the certified staff salary schedule.

Roll call vote as follows:

Aye: Frice, Metke, Klink and Avila

Nay: None

Absent: Goldman, Holly and Rehm

Motion carried.

Enter Closed

Session #1:

Klink moved, seconded by Metke that the Board of Education enter closed session to discuss the following:

a) Appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the District or legal counsel for the District, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee or against legal counsel for the District to determine its validity. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1), if necessary.

Roll call vote as follows:

Aye: Klink, Metke, Avila and Frice

Nay: None

Absent: Goldman, Holly and Rehm

Motion carried at 9:00 p.m.

Holly entered closed session at 9:15 p.m.

Exit Closed Session

#1: Metke moved, seconded by Klink the Board of Education exit closed session at 10:04 p.m.

On voice vote motion carried.

Enter Closed Session #2:

Metke moved, seconded by Klink the Board of Education enter closed session to discuss

the following: a. Collective negotiating matters between the public body and its employees or their representatives, or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees. 5 ILCS 120/2 (c) (2)

Roll call vote as follows:

Aye: Metke, Klink, Frice, Avila and Holly

Nay: None

Absent: Goldman and Rehm

Motion carried at 10:07 p.m.

Exit Closed Session Metke moved, seconded by Klink the Board of Education exit closed session at 10:48 p.m.