Lake County Gazette

Adlai E Stevenson High School District 125 Board met April 20.

Here is the minutes provided by the board:

ROLL CALL

President Frost called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. On roll call, Mr. Frost, Mr. Weisberg, Mrs. Agrawal, Mr. Gorson, Mr. Jain, Mrs. Neault and Mrs. Moons answered. Also, in attendance were Superintendent Twadell, Mr. Carney, Mr. Gobble, Recording Secretary Adamczyk and seven guests.

APPROVAL OF 2020- 2021 STUDENT GUIDEBOOK (FIRST READING)

The Board of Education was presented with a first reading on the 2021-2022 Student Guidebook. Final action will be taken at its next regular Board meeting.

GRADUATE PROGRAM APPROVALS

The Board of Education was presented with graduate program approvals as of April 2020.

APPROVAL OF IRREVOCABLE LETTER OF RESIGNATION FOR PURPOSES OF RETIREMENT

Mrs. Neault moved, seconded by Mr. Jain that the Board of Education approve the irrevocable letter of resignation for purposes of retirement, as noted in the Agenda Booklet of April 20, 2020, for: Janet Sushinski, Social Worker for Student Services, as presented. On roll call, Mrs. Neault, Mr. Jain, Mrs. Moons, Mr. Frost, Mr. Weisberg, Mrs. Agrawal and Mr. Gorson voted aye. The motion carried unanimously.

APPROVAL OF DIGITAL PHONE ROUTER

Mr. Jain moved, seconded by Mr. Weisberg that the Board of Education approve the purchase and installation of a Digital Phone Router from Netrix at a cost not to exceed $36,404.70. On roll call, Mr. Jain, Mr. Weisberg, Mrs. Agrawal, Mr. Gorson, Mrs. Neault, Mrs. Moons and Mr. Frost voted aye. The motion carried unanimously.

APPROVAL OF ONLINE TICKETING SOFTWARE

Mrs. Neault moved, seconded by Mr. Weisberg that the Board of Education approve the contract with 162 LLC for production of an online ticketing package at a cost not to exceed $29,325.00. On roll call, Mrs. Neault, Mr. Weisberg, Mrs. Agrawal, Mr. Gorson, Mr. Jain, Mrs. Moons and Mr. Frost voted aye. The motion carried unanimously.

APPROVAL OF STORAGE LEASE AT 954 CORPORATE WOODS PARKWAY

Mr. Jain moved, seconded by Mrs. Neault that the Board of Education approve a three-year lease with Van Vlissingen for 954 Corporate Woods Parkway in Vernon Hills, as presented. On roll call, Mr. Jain, Mrs. Neault, Mrs. Moons, Mr. Frost, Mr. Weisberg and Mrs. Agrawal voted aye. The motion carried unanimously.

APPROVAL OF MUSIC BID (FIRST READING)

The Board of Education was presented with a first reading on the music bid. Every year, we review our existing music instrument inventory and determine which instruments are beyond their useful life. The Bid will be held on April 23, 2020, with final approval at the May Board meeting.

APPROVAL OF PANORAMA CONTRACT

The Board of Education was presented with a first reading on the contract extension Panorama software. For the past three years, we have used this software to collect SEL data points of all our students.

EXTENSION (FIRST READING)

The Board will take final action at its next regular meeting.

APPROVAL OF TREASURER’S BOND (FIRST READING)

The Board of Education was presented with a first reading on a Treasurer’s Bond for the position of District Treasurer as required by Illinois School Code. The Board will take final action at its next regular meeting.

APPROVAL OF VEHICLE(S) REPLACEMENT (FIRST READING)

The Board of Education was presented with a first reading on the replacement of vehicles. This year, we need to add an additional minivan for our Transition Program. In addition, we need to replace two minibuses #3 (2003) and #6 (2009). The Board will take final action at its next regular meeting.

FOIA REQUESTS

The Board of Education was presented with one request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and the status of the District’s response.

CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS

Mr. Jain moved, seconded by Mr. Weisberg that the Board of Education approve the Consent Agenda Items, as presented. On roll call, Mr. Jain, Mr. Weisberg, Mrs. Agrawal, Mrs. Neault, Mrs. Moons and Mr. Frost voted aye. The motion carried unanimously.

1) Approve the regular meeting minutes and executive session minutes of March 16, 2020.

2) Approve the appointment of the individuals as noted in the Agenda Booklet of April 20, 2020, for: Sarah LaFrancis as the Assistant Director of Student Services, and Kimberly Musolf as the Assistant Director of Communication Arts, effective July 1, 2020, at a salary to be determined as part of the 2020-2021 administrative salary pool.

3) Appoint the individuals as noted in the Agenda Booklet of April 20, 2020, for: Eric Brown, Science; Elisa Galvan Alba, Communication Arts; AnMei Hart, Mathematics; Kristin Koe, Mathematics; Lindsay Puppolo, Student Services; Putarut Suntharanund, Science; Shannon Weld, Business Services and Angela Park, Teaching and Learning, as presented.

4) Re-employ and reappoint the individuals noted in the Agenda Booklet of April 20, 2020, for: Christopher Beedie, World Languages; Carissa Clark, Mathematics; Bradley Der, Mathematics; Molly Greenberg, Science; Thomas Hake, Social Studies; Vasiliki Heredia, Physical Welfare; Anna Renken, Mathematics; Sakthi Shanmugasundaram, Mathematics; Michael Tseitlin, Fine Arts; and Jack Zimmerman, Student Learning Programs, as presented.

5) Re-employ and reappoint the individuals noted in the Agenda Booklet of April 20, 2020, for: Kristen Metzler-Riccardo, Applied Arts; Valerie Miceli, World Languages; Janet Rothwell, Fine Arts, Tianzhou Ye, World Languages; and Maria Yung, Fine Arts; as presented.

6) Accept the resignations as noted in the Agenda Booklet of April 20, 2020, for: Nelson Mendez, Administrative Operations; Kathleen O’Brien, Patriot Recreation Education Program; and Michael Rice, Administrative Operations, as presented.

7) Approve the recommendation to terminate employment as noted in the Agenda Booklet of April 20, 2020, for: Charmeise Jackson, Teaching and Learning, as presented.

8) Approve the leaves of absence as noted in the Agenda Booklet of April 20, 2020, for: Abygail Austin, Physical Welfare; and Barbara Lynne Rabe, Student Learning Programs, as presented. 

9) Approve the change of leave of absence as noted in the Agenda Booklet of April 20, 2020, for: Heather Abrams, Mathematics, as presented. 

10) Appoint the long-term substitutes as noted in the Agenda Booklet of April 20, 2020, for: Samuel Figueroa, World Languages; Megan McCullough, World Languages; Nancy O’Malley, World Languages; Leslie Sandler, World Languages; and Sharon Pasquesi, Administrative Operations, as presented

11) Approval of Bills (including travel-related expenses of members of the Board of Education, and of employees).

12) Approval of Financial Statement.

ADJOURNMENT

Mrs. Neault moved, seconded by Mr. Weisberg that the meeting be adjourned. By voice vote, the motion carried unanimously. (8:28 p.m.)

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