Bensenville School District 2 Board of Education met Aug. 21.
Here is the minutes provided by the board:
President, Bob Laudadio called the regular meeting of Bensenville Elementary School District 2 Board of Education, DuPage County to order at 7:01 p.m., at Educational Administration Center, 210 S. Church Road, Bensenville, Illinois.
Roll call verified that there was a quorum of the Board present.
A motion was made by Mr. Stitgen and seconded by Mrs. Krajecki that the Board of Education approve the agenda as presented. Upon voice vote, all board members present voted aye. Motion carried.
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mr. Laudadio.
Hearing of Delegations ~ none
Administrative Reports
A. Enrollment Report – Dr. Stelter reported that there are 2200 students enrolled in District 2 plus 54 in Birth – 3 program, 3 - Itinerant students and 56 in the Headstart program.
B. FOIA Report – Mr. Novack reported the following FOIA’s have been received
C. Start of School Report – Dr. Stelter reported on the good things happening at each of the schools on the first day. Dr. Stelter also reported that central office administrators were deployed out to the schools to welcome students and help where needed.
D. Strategic Plan Update – Dr. Stelter updated the Board on the Strategic Plan.
E. Greatness Factors – Dr. Dugan presented information regarding the Wonder Media which was held as a summer camp this past summer. She also explained how the program will be implemented into the curriculum for the 2019-2010 school. Year.
F. 5Essentials Report – Dr. Stelter reported that the results of the 5Essential survey were in.
G. Suspension Report – Dr. Stelter reported that he did not bring the trend analysis, more information is being gathered as the results are very different than the previous year.
H. School Signage – 1st Review – Dr. Stelter presented 6 designs of signage for the two elementary buildings. Some discussion was held. More information will be bought back for further discussion.
I. Dell Chromebook Pricing review – Dr. Stelter presented comparison pricing on the chomebooks as requested by board members at the last meeting.
Consent Items
A. Approval of Minutes
1. Regular Board of Education Meeting – July 17, 2019
2. Special Board of Education Meeting – August 7, 2019
Recommendation: The Board of Education approves the above listed minutes as presented and attached.
B. Approval of Financial Reports
1. Bills July 2019
a. Accounts Payable b. Imprest Checks
c. Advanced Checks
2. Treasurer’s Cash Report as of July, 2019
3. Investment Summary as of July 30, 2019
4. Tax Distribution Report as of July 30, 2019
5. Activity Fund Report July, 2019
6. Financial Statements as of July 30, 2019
Recommendation: The Board of Education approves the above listed financial reports as presented and attached.
C: Personnel
I. Resignation of Certified Staff
• Recommendation: That the Board of Education accepts the resignation of the following certified staff members:
1. Christina Wallace,.5 Physical Education Teacher, Blackhawk Middle School, August 7, 2019.
2. Erin Wolod, resigning as a tenured Consulting Teacher to become a part-time Consulting Teacher, effective August 12, 2019.
II. Resignation of Employment – Classified Staff
• Recommendation: That the Board of Education accepts the resignation of the following classified effective August 12, 2019.
1. Tuba Altaf, Literacy Paraprofessional, Johnson School effective August 9, 2019.
2. Joanne Krok, Special Education Paraprofessional, Johnson School,
3. Theresa Clanton, Special Education Paraprofessional, Tioga School effective August 12, 2019
III. Ratification of Employment – Certified Staff for 2019-20
• Recommendation: That the Board of Education approves the employment of the following certified staff:
1. Katherine Lange, Physical Education teacher, Blackhawk Middle Teacher, effective August 9, 2019
2. Joanie Rabe, part-time teacher in the Encore program and part-time Instructional Technology Assistant, effective August 12, 2019
IV. Ratification of Employment – Classified Staff
• Recommendation: That the Board of Education ratifies the employment of the following classified staff for the 2019-2020 school year:
1. Lisette Alejandrez, Lunch/Recess Supervisor, Tioga, effective August 14, 2019.
2. Sherin Daniel, Special Education Paraprofessional, Johnson School, effective August 19, 2019.
3. Barbara Jandura, Math Professional, Tioga School, effective September 3, 2019.
4. Tara Overfield, Special Education Paraprofessional, Johnson School, effective September 3, 2019.
5. Katie Perry, Literacy Aide, Johnson School, effective August 12, 2019
6. Monika Piekutowski, Special Education Paraprofessional, Johnson School, effective August 19, 2019.
V. Approval of Professional Development Plan for Dr. Ben Zulauf
• Recommendation: That the Board of Education approves the professional development opportunity for Dr. Ben Zulauf, the District’s Instructional Coordinator at either National Louis University or Aurora University.
VI. Approval of Long-Term Substitute
• Recommendation: That the Board of Education ratifies the employment of Kim Glomp, Long-term Substitute for a Teacher at Tioga, effective the beginning of the 2019-2020 school year until the middle of October.
D. Approval of Designated Safety Hazard Zones
• Recommendation: That the Board of Education resolve that the presently approved safety hazard transportation conditions remain unchanged and that free transportation for the identified population be approved for the 2019-2020 school year as presented and attached.
E. Review of Closed Session Minutes & Destruction of Tapes
• Recommendation: That the Board of Education deem all closed session minutes confidential with further review in six months and that the Board of Education direct the superintendent to destroy closed meeting recordings that are at least 18 months old for which approved minutes of the closed meeting already exist.
F. Approval of Stipend Appointments
• Recommendation: That the Board of Education approves the attached list of extra duty stipends for the 2019-20 school year.
At 7:41 p.m. a motion was made by Mr. Stoltman and seconded by Mr. Stitgen, that the Board of Education approve the above listed consent agenda items as presented including addendum to Accounts Payable.
Roll Call Vote:
Aye: Stoltman, Stitgen, Constante, Krajecki, Laudadio, McCullough, Vitellaro
Nay: none
Absent: none
Motion Carried. Conference/Action Items
A. Tentative Budget – Mr. Novack reported that the tentative budget’s 30-day period for public review begins on Monday, August 19. The Board will hold a public hearing on September 18.
Mr. Novack reviewed the summary of the tentative budget. The full budget is linked here.
• A surplus is projected of $875,000, or about 2.2% of this year’s revenue.
• Revenues are projected to increase about $850,000 from the prior year, or about 2.3%. Half of this increase is from the Full-Service Community Grant. See page 4 for comments on particular revenue items.
• Expenses are projected to be up about $2.25 million from the prior year’s before allowing for contingencies. See page 5 for comments on particular expense items.
• Ending fund balances will be positive except in the Retirement/Social Security Fund. By design, the Working Cash fund covers the end-of-year deficit in that Retirement/Social Security. See page 6.
• Contingencies of about $700,000 are included.
Mr. Novack also reported that the state’s payment schedule is assumed to be on-time, which it was in 2018-19 for the first time in several years. Recommendation: No action is necessary at this time.
B. Residency Investigations - Mr. Novack reported that there were approximate 300 residencies that were reported as possible non-residents, 100 have been check and there are another 50-100 that are potential non-residents. Mr. Novack has negotiated with the investigating firm a better price for the next 50 investigations.
C. Planning for Future Capital Needs – Mr. Novack reported on possible Captial Projects: February 1st would be the date to go to market to refinance the bonds. A plan would need to be in place by December Board meeting.
New Business
• Dr. Stelter reported on the Portrait of a Graduate workshop will be held in October. Three Board members will be on the committee. Others are welcome to attend but not participate. There is going to be a phone questionnaire going out through Thought Exchange. It will start with Fenton parents/staff/students and then go to BSD2 parents/staff/students and then go to Wood Dale Dist. 7 parents/students and staff.
Board members wanting to participate are Alex Stitgen, James Stoltman and either Katie, Sue or Bob.
• Dr. Stelter asked for volunteer to be a member of the Bensenville/Wood Dale Rotary. There would be a cost to the Board of $300 annual membership. Mr. Stoltman volunteered to be a member of the Rotary.
Closed session - none Adjournment
At 8:00 p.m. a motion was made by Mr. Stitgen and seconded by Mr. Constante that the Board of Education adjourn the meeting.
Roll Call Vote:
Aye: Stitgen, Constante, Krajecki, Laudadio, McCullough, Stoltman, Vitellaro Nay: none
Absent: none
Motion Carried.
No further business appearing Mr. Laudadio adjourned the meeting at 8:00 p.m.
https://www.bsd2.org/cms/lib/IL00000038/Centricity/domain/49/agendasminutesnotes/minutes/2019-20/8-21-2019%20BOE%20Minutes.pdf
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