North Wayne Community Unit School District 200 Board of Education met Oct. 9.
Here is the minutes provided by the board:
The first regular meeting of the month of October of the Board of Education of Community Unit School District 200, DuPage County, Illinois, was called to order at the Hubble Middle School, 3S600 Herrick Rd, Warrenville, IL, by Board President Brad Paulsen, on Wednesday, October 9, 2019, at 6:00 PM.
ROLL CALL
Upon the roll being called, the following were present:
Board Members: Brad Paulsen
Chris Crabtree
Rob Hanlon
Susan Booton
Ginna Ericksen
Dave Long
Jim Mathieson
Also in Attendance: Dr. Jeff Schuler, Superintendent
Mr. Bill Farley
Dr. Charlie Kyle
Mrs. Erica Loiacono
Mr. Rodney Mack
Mrs. Melissa Murphy
Dr. Chris Silagi
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mr. Jon Pilkington led the Board and community in the Pledge of Allegiance.
COMMUNICATION WITH THE HOST SCHOOL
Principal Jon Pilkington welcomed all to Hubble Middle School. Representatives from the Hubble Student Ambassador Leadership Team (SALT) were introduced. They spoke about their involvement with the team, the service work in the community, student-led activities, and more.
MODIFICATIONS TO THE AGENDA
None
PUBLIC COMMENTS – Agenda Items
None
SUPERINTENDENT REPORT
Dr. Schuler reported the following:
The Board viewed the 2019 State of the Schools video which was recently filmed. This video will be shown to various community organizations and has been sent out via an email message to the District. A set of talking points from the video will be sent to the Board.
The enrollment committee will be meeting tomorrow, October 10th. This is an advisory committee that was established at the request of a previous Board to keep track of annual enrollment numbers in the event a boundary change needs to be considered. It is anticipated a report to the Board from the committee will be delivered in early December.
There were questions or comments on the following:
Kasarda enrollment report/demographic study was done in 2017.
The makeup of the enrollment committee.
Kindergarten and all-day Kindergarten capacity within individual elementary schools.
CONSENT AGENDA
1. Acceptance of Gifts from Pleasant Hill Elementary School PTA– Recommend acceptance of the gifts from Pleasant Hill PTA as presented.
2. Acceptance of Gifts from Edison Middle School PTA – Recommend acceptance of the gifts from Edison PTA as presented.
3. Acceptance of Gift to Franklin Middle School Music Department – Recommend acceptance of gift to Franklin Music Department as presented.
4. Acceptance of Gift to Monroe Middle School 8th Grade – Recommend acceptance of gift to Monroe 8th Grade as presented.
5. Acceptance of Gift to Wheaton Warrenville South High School Activities Program – Recommend acceptance of gift to WWSHS Activities Program as presented.
6. Approval of Professional Learning Expenditure Request for Board Members – Recommend approval of professional learning expenditure request for Board Members as presented.
7. Approval of the Renewal of Scantron Achievement Series & Analytics Subscriptions – Recommend approval of the renewal of Scantron Achievement Series & Analytics subscriptions as presented.
8. Approval to Add Serious Safety Hazard Bus Route– Recommend approval to add serious safety hazard bus route as presented.
9. Approval of Bills Payable and Payroll – Recommend approval of the bills payable and payroll as presented.
10. Approval of Minutes – September 11, 2019, Open, September 30, 2019 Special Meeting Open and Closed, and Approval to Destroy Recordings of Closed Sessions Prior to May 2018 As Allowable by Law – Recommend approval of the minutes as presented and approval to destroy recordings of closed sessions prior to May 2018 as allowable by law.
11. Approval of Personnel Report to Include Employment, Resignation, Retirement, and Leave of Absence of Administrative, Certified, Classified and Non-Union Staff – Recommend approval of the personnel report as presented.
There was additional information/discussion on the following:
Dr. Schuler thanked the organizations for the gifts which the Board accepted.
The professional learning opportunities for Board Members (#6) includes the IASB conference in November. Board members were encouraged to flag sessions which they plan to attend and to provide a summary of the information learned from the sessions to share with fellow members.
MOTION
Member Ericksen moved, Member Crabtree seconded to accept the Consent Agenda as presented. Upon a roll call vote being taken, the vote was: AYE 7, NAY 0. The motion carried 7-0.
POLICY POSTING CONSENT AGENDA
1. Approval to Post Revised Policy 2:110 Qualifications, Term, and Duties of Board Officers for Public Review and Comment– Recommend approval to post revised policy 2:110 for public review and comment as presented.
2. Approval to Post Revised Policy 2:140 Communications To and From the Board for Public Review and Comment– Recommend approval to post revised policy 2:140 for public review and comment as presented.
3. Approval to Post Revised Policy 5:180 Temporary Illness or Temporary Incapacity for Public Review and Comment– Recommend approval to post revised policy 5:180 for public review and comment as presented.
4. Approval to Post Revised Policy 6:40 Curriculum Development for Public Review and Comment– Recommend approval to post revised policy 6:40 for public review and comment as presented.
5. Approval to Post Revised Policy 6:340 Student Testing and Assessment Program for Public Review and Comment– Recommend approval to post revised policy 6:340 for public review and comment as presented.
There was additional information/discussion on the following:
The Board HR/Policy committee met and reviewed the above-proposed policies which came through the last edition of PRESS. These represent shifts in best practice or in school code.
Policy 2:140 - Board communications that come to the board via board@cusd200.org email – provide a simple log in the form of a written report.
Policy 2:110 – Board President serving as the official spokesperson to the media.
Policy 2:230 – Public participation at Board of Education meetings will be posted for public review and comment at an upcoming meeting, as will a new policy on threat assessment.
MOTION
Member Booton moved, Member Long seconded to accept the Policy Posting Consent Agenda as presented. Upon a roll call vote being taken, the vote was: AYE 7, NAY 0.
The motion carried 7-0.
WRITTEN REPORTS
Monthly Financial Reports
FOIA Report
ELC Construction Report
REPORTS FROM BOARD MEMBERS
Board Committee Reports
Meeting notes were attached to the Board report for the Board Human Resources/Policy
Committee and the Board Community Engagement Committee.
Other Reports from Board Members
The new food service, Organic Life, is being well received by the students at Edison MS.
The IASB resolutions will be reviewed and discussed at the November meeting, prior to the conference. The delegate assembly will vote on the resolutions at the conference.
Dr. Schuler encouraged the Board Members to review the video from the November 2018 meeting (November 14, 2018) in order to hear the discussion on the resolutions.
TOPICS FOR FUTURE DISCUSSION
2018-19 Audit
2019 Levy
A request was made for the Board Members to receive a draft of the audit when received in order to have time to review.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
October 22, 2019, Chat with the Board, 8:00-9:30 AM, WWSHS
October 23, 2019, Committee of the Whole, 7:00 PM, SSC
NEXT REGULAR MEETING
November 13, 2019, 7:00 PM, Hawthorne Elementary School
PUBLIC COMMENTS – Non-Agenda Items
Public comments are valuable and important to Board Members. We welcome the opportunity to listen to the concerns and issues that are important to our community. However, it is the Board’s policy not to directly discuss or take action on any items until the time has been taken to gather adequate information and objectively evaluate available options. Please understand that lack of action or response tonight does not imply any lack of interest in what is being said. In addition, to preserve confidentiality, the Board and its President reserve the right to request that items relating to either personnel or students be provided to the Board privately or in writing for consideration in a future closed session.
The Board must protect the civility and decorum of the meeting. Please be respectful for the duties of the Board, our District Leadership Team, and the democratic process in your comments tonight:
Please use the microphone, state your name, and address your comments to the Board
Please limit your comments to 3 minutes. A Board member will be timing the comments and raise his/her arm as the time limit is approaching
Please be factual and courteous, and do not include statements that are personally disrespectful or condescending to members of the Board or staff
If you feel your matter needs to be discussed in more detail, please attend the Board’s next “Chance to Chat” on Oct 22, 2019, or present your comments in writing via email to the Board.
SUSPEND THE RULES AND ADJOURN TO WORKSHOP SETTING
CLOSED SESSION
Closed Session Items are Listed for Possible Action - Self-evaluation, Practices and Procedures or Professional Ethics, when meeting with a Representative of a Statewide Association of which the Public Body is a Member 5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(16).
MOTION
Member Paulsen moved, Member Hanlon seconded to adjourn the meeting to closed session for the purpose of discussing Self-evaluation, Practices and Procedures or Professional Ethics, when meeting with a Representative of a Statewide Association of which the Public Body is a Member
5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(16). Upon a roll call being taken, the vote was AYE 7, NAY 0.
The motion carried 7-0. There was no action expected following the Closed Session.
The meeting was adjourned to Closed Session at 6:39 PM.
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