Lake County Gazette

Aptakisic-Tripp Community Consolidated School District 102 Board met Jan. 13.

Here is the minutes provided by the board:

CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL

Mrs. Ross called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m.

Upon the roll being called by Mr. Galfield, the following Board members answered present:

BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT

Mrs. Ellyn Ross Board President

Mr. Pelleg Graupe Board Vice President

Mr. Jeremy Galfield Board Secretary

Mrs. Suzann Audi Board Member

Mr. Nathan Libbey Board Member

Mr. Scott Linn Board Member

Ms. Marnie Slavin Masur Board Member

ADMINISTRATION PRESENT

Dr. Lori Wilcox Superintendent

Ms. Stacey Bachar Asst. Supt., Business Services/CSBO

Dr. Robert Hudson Asst. Supt., Learning and Growth

Mr. Daniel Mortensen Director of Facilities

Mrs. Susie Murtaugh Human Resources Coordinator

OTHERS PRESENT

Staff - Mrs. Katie Cardella, Mrs. Jen Cox, Mrs. Tracy Tincknell, Mrs. Vickie Walters

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE/WELCOME

The Board/audience recited the Pledge of Allegiance.

CONSENT AGENDA

Mrs. Ross entertained a motion to approve the items listed on the Consent Agenda as presented. Mr. Graupe moved, and Mr. Galfield seconded the motion. Roll call vote: Mrs. Audi, Mr. Galfield, Mr. Graupe, Mr. Libbey, Mr. Linn, Mrs. Ross, and Ms. Slavin voted aye. Motion passed.

1. Approve minutes of the December 16, 2019 Board of Education Meeting

2. Approve minutes of the December 16, 2019 Executive Session to Remain Confidential

3. Approve estimated expenses for Board members to attend the NSBA 2020 Conference and Expo

in April; Mrs. Ross (Registration $765, Hotel $780) and Ms. Slavin (Registration $765, Hotel $780). Meals at a maximum of $50 per day for each member.

PERSONNEL/VACANCY REPORT

Mrs. Ross entertained a motion to approve the items listed on the Personnel Report as presented. Ms. Slavin moved, and Mr. Graupe seconded the motion. Roll call vote: Mrs. Audi, Mr. Galfield, Mr. Graupe, Mr. Libbey, Mr. Linn, Mrs. Ross, and Ms. Slavin voted aye. Motion passed.

Employment

Dana Pais, part-time (.4 FTE) occupational therapist at Pritchett School beginning January 14, 2020; $409.89 per day

Lisa Krosnick, long-term substitute for second grade classroom teacher at Tripp School replacing Lisa Houdek beginning January 7, 2020 through April 24, 2020: $125 per day for the first 20 days, $200 per day thereafter

Mary Wong, long-term substitute for kindergarten classroom teacher at Pritchett School replacing Kate Cooper beginning on or before March 16, 2020 through the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year

Anuradha Chintalapati, one-to-one aide: assignment for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year will be at Meridian School replacing Lisa Dluger beginning January 10, 2020; $15.00 per hour

Leaves of Absence

Amy Frantz, special education teacher at Tripp School requesting a Family Medical Leave of Absence beginning December 13, 2019 for up to twelve weeks if needed

Francesca Ogilvie, SEEK specialist at Pritchett School requesting a Family Medical Leave of Absence beginning January 16, 2020 for up to twelve weeks if needed

Resignations

Vijaya Ambaty, early childhood program aide at Meridian School effective immediately

Lisa Dluger, one-to-one aide at Meridian School effective January 7, 2020

Other

Client services agreement with Soliant Health Services for speech-language therapy services: 1 day per week at Meridian School and 1 day per week at Tripp School beginning January 7, 2020 through the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year; $84.00 per hour

Vacancies

District-wide

Maintenance and Facilities truck driver beginning July 1, 2020

Meridian School

Long-term substitute for fifth grade classroom teacher beginning February 3, 2020 through April 22, 2020

Part-time extended assignment for emergent bilingual aide beginning November 4, 2019

Lunchroom supervisor

Early Learning Program

Program aide

Pritchett Elementary School

Long-term substitute for speech language pathologist beginning on or before March 23, 2020 through the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year

Lunchroom supervisor

Tripp Elementary School

Music Teacher for the 2020-2021 school year

BOARD CALENDAR

Mrs. Ross reviewed the Board Calendar and noted a few key dates.

IASB LAKE DIVISION DINNER MEETING, MARCH 11, 2020

The spring dinner meeting will take place at Round Lake High School and feature Doug Bolton, principal of North Shore Academy, speaking on trauma informed practices. Mrs. Ross and Mr. Graupe plan on attending the dinner.

JANUARY 6, 2020 INSTITUTE DAY

Dr. Hudson provided a recap of the Institute Day on January 6, 2020. Staff feedback was very positive. Staff appreciated having an institute day when returning from winter break. They enjoyed the deeper learning opportunities, time to work together with their teams or co-teaching partners, interactive activities, and cultural/community conversations. They especially enjoyed the local opportunity for all staff to learn about inclusive practices from guest speaker, Tanya Fredrich.

FY2020 LIBRARY GRANT

Our district was awarded a FY2020 School District Library Grant in the amount of $1,743.00. These funds will be used to support the acquisition of library materials in all four school libraries.

APPROVE TRADE PACKAGE 6A - GENERAL TRADES - PRITCHETT CLASSROOM RENOVATION PROJECT

Mrs. Ross entertained a motion to approve Trade Package 6a: General Trades to Hargrave Builders of South Elgin, IL base bid in the amount of $396,250, including Alternate No. 6a-1 add $62,750, and Alternate No. 6a-2 add $137,750 for a total contract amount of $596,750 and subsequently assign to IHC Construction Companies, LLC. Mrs. Ross moved, and Mrs. Audi seconded the motion. Roll call vote: Mrs. Audi, Mr. Galfield, Mr. Graupe, Mr. Libbey, Mr. Linn, Mrs. Ross, and Ms. Slavin voted aye. Motion passed.

APPROVE TRADE PACKAGE 9A - RESILIENT FLOORING AND CARPET - PRITCHETT CLASSROOM RENOVATION PROJECT

Mrs. Ross entertained a motion to approve Trade Package 9a: Resilient Flooring and Carpet to Consolidated Flooring of Chicago of Addison, IL in the amount of $209,199 and subsequently assigned to IHC Construction Companies, LLC. Ms. Slavin moved, and Mrs. Ross seconded the motion. Roll call vote: Mrs. Audi, Mr. Galfield, Mr. Graupe, Mr. Libbey, Mr. Linn, Mrs. Ross, and Ms. Slavin voted aye. Motion passed.

APPROVE TRADE PACKAGE 26A - ELECTRICAL WORK AND COMMUNICATIONS - PRITCHETT CLASSROOM RENOVATION PROJECT

Mrs. Ross entertained a motion to approve Trade Package 26a: Electrical Work and Communications to Carey Electric Contracting Inc. of McHenry, IL in the amount of $141,900 and subsequently assigned to IHC Construction Companies, LLC. Mr. Galfield moved, and Mr. Libbey seconded the motion. Roll call vote: Mrs. Audi, Mr. Galfield, Mr. Graupe, Mr. Libbey, Mr. Linn, Mrs. Ross, and Ms. Slavin voted aye. Motion passed.

APPROVE SHREDDING/DISPOSAL LIST OF OUTDATED TEXTBOOKS

Mrs. Ross entertained a motion to approve the shredding/disposal list of outdated textbooks as presented at the December 16, 2019 Board meeting. Ms. Slavin moved, and Mr. Graupe seconded the motion. Roll call vote: Mrs. Audi, Mr. Galfield, Mr. Graupe, Mr. Libbey, Mr. Linn, Mrs. Ross, and Ms. Slavin voted aye. Motion passed.

FINANCE/FACILITIES COMMITTEE MEETING

Ms. Bachar and committee members gave an update from the Finance/Facilities Committee meeting that was held prior to the Board meeting. The following was discussed:

● Pritchett Classroom Renovation Work - Summer 2020

● FY2020-2021 Operations & Maintenance Budget & Long Range Capital Planning

● School Maintenance Project Grant - FY2020

● School Fees

● 10-Year Health Life Safety Survey

● Green Cleaning Program

OTHER ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION

Mrs. Ross asked the Board for suggestions on what should be published in the next D102uesday.

MOTION TO MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION

Mrs. Ross entertained a motion to move into Executive Session at 7:44 p.m. to discuss matters related to collective negotiations, personnel, probable or imminent litigation and/or student issues. Mrs. Ross moved, and Mr. Galfield seconded the motion. Roll call vote: Mrs. Audi, Mr. Galfield, Mr. Graupe, Mr. Libbey, Mr. Linn, Mrs. Ross, and Ms. Slavin voted aye. Motion passed.

MOTION TO RETURN TO OPEN SESSION

Mrs. Ross entertained a motion to return to Open Session at 8:10 p.m. Ms. Slavin moved, and Mr. Linn seconded the motion. Roll call vote: Mrs. Audi, Mr. Galfield, Mr. Graupe, Mr. Libbey, Mr. Linn, Mrs. Ross, and Ms. Slavin voted aye. Motion passed.

MOTION(S) FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION

None.

MOTION TO ADJOURN

Mrs. Ross entertained a motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:11. Mr. Galfield moved, and Ms. Slavin seconded the motion. Roll call vote: Mr. Galfield, Mr. Graupe, Mr. Libbey, Mr. Linn and Mrs. Ross voted aye. Mrs. Audi and Ms. Slavin absent. Motion passed.

We hereby certify that these are the correct minutes of the Aptakisic-Tripp CCSD 102 Board of Education meeting held on January 13, 2020. These minutes were approved on January 27, 2020.

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