Aptakisic-Tripp Community Consolidated School District 102 Board of Education Met Dec. 14.
Here is the minutes provided by the board:
I. BOARD BUSINESS
A. Call to Order/Roll Call
Pledge of Allegiance
B. Communication
Citizen/PTO/Association Representative
C. Consent Agenda Items
1. Approve minutes of the November 23, 2020 Board of Education Meeting
2. Approve minutes of the November 23, 2020 Executive Session to Remain
Confidential
Aptakisic-Tripp Community Consolidated School District 102 does not discriminate on the basis of disabilities in the admission or access to its Board meetings or other district events. We invite individuals requiring reasonable accommodation to contact the Superintendent’s Office at 847.353.5660 at least 48 hours in advance of a meeting you would like to attend.
3. Approve minutes of the December 7, 2020 Policy Committee Meeting
4. Approve paid invoice file for November-December, 2020 in the amount of
$1,073,785.43
5. Approve schedule of bills payable for November-December, 2020 in the amount
of $0
6. Approve P-Card ACH Payment in the amount of $11,973.99
D. Personnel/Vacancy Report
1. Employment
2. Leaves of Absence
3. Personnel Updates
4. Vacancies
E. Board Calendar
F. SEDOL Update
G. Board Vacancy Update
II. SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
A. Informational Items
1. COVID-19 Update: Preparing for 2021
2. Board Policies, First Reading
3. Special Education Staffing Needs
III. LEARNING & GROWTH REPORT
A. Informational Items
1. Spotlight on Remote Learning
2. TLC Recap
IV. BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL REPORT
A. Action Items
1. Approve Treasurer’s Report for October, 2020
2. Public Hearing to Approve the 2020 Tax Levy
3. Approve 2020 Tax Levy
B. Informational Item
1. Vendor Payments Over 25K, November-December, 2020'
V. VISITORS' QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS
VI. OTHER ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION
VII. MOTION TO MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION
Executive Session is not scheduled as of this writing
VIII. MOTION TO RETURN TO OPEN SESSION
IX. MOTION(S) FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION
X. MOTION TO ADJOURN
I. BOARD BUSINESS
A. Call to Order/Roll Call
Pledge of Allegiance
B. Communication
Citizen/PTO/Association Representative
C. Consent Agenda Items
All items listed on the consent agenda are available in this room this evening. These items are considered to be routine by the Board of Education and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Board member or citizen so requests, in which case the item will be removed from the consent agenda and considered after all other regular agenda items.
1. Approve minutes of the November 23, 2020 Board of Education Meeting
2. Approve minutes of the November 23, 2020 Executive Session to Remain Confidential
3. Approve minutes of the December 7, 2020 Policy Committee Meeting
4. Approve paid invoice file for November-December, 2020 in the amount of $1,073,785.43
5. Approve schedule of bills payable for November-December, 2020 in the amount of $0
6. Approve P-Card ACH Payment in the amount of $11,973.99
MOTION FOR CONSIDERATION:
to approve the items listed on the Consent Agenda as presented.
D. Personnel/Vacancy Report
1. Employment
Marina Shapiro, part-time kindergarten classroom aide: assignment for the 2020-2021 school year will be at Pritchett School beginning on January 4, 2021; $15.00 per hour.
2. Leaves of Absence
Bijal Patel, early childhood classroom aide at Meridian School requesting Family Medical Leave of Absence beginning on or before February 16, 2021 through May 21, 2021. (Letter attached for the Board)
3. Personnel Updates
National Board Certification Information and Update (see attached letter).
4. Vacancies
Pritchett Elementary School
Long-term substitute for physical education teacher beginning on or before March 16, 2021 through June 2, 2021.
Long-term substitute for speech language pathologist beginning on or before April 8, 2021 through June 2, 2021.
Meridian
Early childhood classroom aide beginning on January 4, 2021 through the remainder of the 2020-2021 school year.
Extended assignment for early childhood classroom aide beginning on or before February 16, 2021 through May 21, 2021.
MOTION FOR CONSIDERATION:
to approve the items listed on the Personnel Report as presented.
E. Board Calendar
Monday, December 21, 2020 - Friday, January 1, 2021, Winter Break
Monday, January 11, 2021, Board of Education Meeting at 7:00 p.m.
Monday, January 18, 2021, Martin Luther King Day
Tuesday, January 19, 2021, Policy Committee Meeting at 7:00 p.m.
Monday, January 25, 2021, Board of Education Meeting at 7:00 p.m.
Monday, February 8, 2021, Board of Education Meeting at 7:00 p.m.
Monday, February 15, 2021, Presidents’ Day
Monday, February 22, 2021, Board of Education Meeting at 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, March 2, 2021, Policy Committee Meeting at 7:00 p.m.
Monday, March 1, 2021, Casimir Pulaski Day
Wednesday, March 3, 2021, SEDOL Governing Board Meeting at 7:00 p.m.,
Gages Lake School Community Room (Mr. Linn)
Monday, March 15, 2021, Board of Education Meeting at 7:00 p.m.
Monday, March 22, 2021 - Friday, March 26, 2021, Spring Break
Saturday, April 10 - Monday, April 12, 2021, NSBA 2020 Annual Conference
Monday, April 12, 2021, Board of Education Meeting at 7:00 p.m.
Monday, April 19, 2021, Policy Committee Meeting at 7:00 p.m.
Monday, April 26, 2021, Board of Education Meeting at 7:00 p.m.
Monday, May 10, 2021, Board of Education Meeting at 7:00 p.m.
Monday, May 17, 2021, Policy Committee Meeting at 7:00 p.m.
Monday, May 24, 2021, Board of Education Meeting at 7:00 p.m.
Monday, May 31, 2021, Memorial Day
Wednesday, June 2, 2021, SEDOL Governing Board Meeting at 7:00 p.m.,
Gages Lake School Community Room
Monday, June 14, 2021, Board of Education Meeting at 7:00 p.m.
Monday, June 28, 2021, Board of Education Meeting at 7:00 p.m.
F. SEDOL Update
Mr. Linn will provide a brief SEDOL update from the meeting on December 2, 2020.
G. Board Vacancy Update
Mrs. Ross will provide an update on the search for a new interim Board member. Tentative dates for interviews are January 4 and 19.
II. SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
A. Informational Items
1. COVID-19 Update
Dr. Wilcox will provide a COVID-19 update sharing current metrics as well as plans and preparation for 2021.
2. Board Policies, First Reading
The following policies are coming for a first reading this evening with a second reading and anticipated adoption on January 11, 2021.
| Policy Number, Name (from PRESS Issue 106) | PRESS Suggested Changes(s) |
| 2:260 Uniform Grievance Procedure | Adopt PRESS |
| 3:40 Superintendent | Adopt PRESS - legal reference updates |
| 4:150 Facility Management and Building Programs | Adopt PRESS - footnote update |
| 4:175 Convicted Child Sex Offender; Screening; Notifications | Adopt PRESS |
| 4:80 Accounting and Audits | Adopt PRESS - minor verbiage changes |
| 4:90 Student Activity and Fiduciary Funds | Adopt PRESS |
| 5:270 Employment At-Will, Compensation, and Assignment | Adopt PRESS |
| 5:30 Hiring Process and Criteria | Adopt PRESS |
| 6:15 School Accountability | Adopt PRESS |
| 6:20 School Year Calendar and Day | Adopt PRESS - legal reference update |
| 6:280 Grading and Promotion | Adopt PRESS - footnote update |
| 6:340 Student Testing and Assessment Program | Adopt PRESS - verbiage changes |
| 6:40 Curriculum Development | Adopt PRESS |
| 7:100 Health, Eye, and Dental Examinations; Immunizations; and Exclusion of Student | Adopt PRESS - verbiage changes |
| 7:140 Search and Seizure | Adopt PRESS - legal reference updates |
| 7:190 Student Behavior | Adopt PRESS - check yes |
| 7:300 Extracurricular Athletics | Adopt PRESS - minor verbiage changes |
| 7:325 Student Fundraising Activities | Adopt PRESS - legal reference update;minor grammatical changes |
| 7:345 Use of Educational Technologies;Student Data Privacy and Security | Adopt PRESS - check no |
3. Special Education Staffing Needs
Due to newly identified speech and social work needs, a small amount of FTE is necessary. Mrs. Bhardwaj is working with building administrators to determine the amount (.2 or .4).
III. LEARNING & GROWTH REPORT
A. Informational Items
1. Spotlight on Remote Learning
Mr. Hoover will introduce this month’s spotlight presenters who will share highlights of their remote learning experiences from EC (Nicole Snow and Carly Seidler), Kindergarten (Becky Labbe), and Meridian PE (Susie Spector, Gabe Soto and Danny Nitihara).
2. TLC Update
Mr. Hoover will provide a brief update on the TLC meeting held December 4, 2020.
IV. BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL REPORT
A. Action Items
1. Approve Treasurer’s Report for October, 2020
MOTION FOR CONSIDERATION:
to approve the Treasurer’s Report for October, 2020 as presented.
2. Public Hearing to Approve the 2020 Tax Levy
State law requires the Board of Education to conduct a public hearing on the tax levy if it exceeds the previous year’s levy by 5%. The Board approved the estimated tax levy on November 23, 2020. Ms. Bachar will make a brief presentation on the 2020 Tax Levy and answer questions. Please note, the figures in the final levy are identical to those given to the Board during the November 23, 2020 levy presentation.
MOTION FOR CONSIDERATION:
to open the 2020 Tax Levy Public Hearing.
MOTION FOR CONSIDERATION:
to close the 2020 Tax Levy Public Hearing.
3. Approve 2020 Tax Levy
MOTION FOR CONSIDERATION:
to approve the attached resolution for the 2020 Tax Levy.
MOTION FOR CONSIDERATION:
to approve the attached resolution for the 2020 Tax Levy for Special Education purposes.
MOTION FOR CONSIDERATION:
to approve the attached resolution for the 2020 Tax Levy for Special Education District IMRF purposes.
B. Informational Item
1. Vendor Payments Over 25K, November-December, 2020
The vendor list of expenditures over 25K from November-December, 2020 included as an informational item.
V. VISITORS' QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS
VI. OTHER ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION
Mrs. Ross will ask the Board for suggestions on what should be published in the next D102uesday.
VII. MOTION TO MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION
Executive Session is not scheduled as of this writing.
VIII. MOTION TO RETURN TO OPEN SESSION
IX. MOTION(S) FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION
X. MOTION TO ADJOURN
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