Berwyn North School District 98 Board of Education Met August 27

By Kristine Gonzales-Abella

Sep 19, 2020

Berwyn North School District 98 Board of Education met July 27.

Here is the minutes provided by the board:

CALL TO ORDER

Meeting began at 6:40 p.m. with the Pledge of Allegiance led by Member Mounce.

COMMUNICATIONS

A. District Website Presentation

Salomon Navarro-Melgoza, Public Relations/Marketing, presented the Board and community with the new website, updates, and future website content.

PUBLIC COMMENT

A. None stated

BOARD COMMENT

A. Member Cuevas expressed concern over the upcoming Board member re-elections.

B. Member Pabon expressed to the Board and community his graditute to all teacher, administrators and staff for the smooth transition into remote learning.

CONSENT AGENDA

A. Approved Minutes:

1. Regular Meeting Minutes – 7/30/2020

2. Executive Meeting Minutes – 7/30/2020

3. Special Meeting Minutes – 8/13/2020

4. Executive Meeting Minutes – 8/13/2020

B. Approved Personnel:

1. New Hires for the 20-21 School Year:

 Don Hoener, a Special Education Teacher at Prairie Oak Elementary School.

 William Jacklin, a Physical Education Teacher at Lincoln Middle School.

 Yelitza Torres-Gonzalez, a Program Assistant at Lincoln Middle School.

 Lauren Gomez, ESL Teacher at Lincoln Middle School.

 Megan Mcquen, School Psychologist at Prairie Oak Elementary School.

2. Reassignments:

 Amanda Wehrman Teacher at Prairie Oak Elementary School for the 20-21 School Year.

 Isaias Barron Program Assistant at Havlicek Elementary School for the 20-21 School Year.

3. Leaves:

 Lauren Ebersold, Teacher at Jefferson Elementary School requested a FMLA

Leave to begin on September 12, 2020.

 Abbi Montes, Teacher at Jefferson Elementary School has requested a 12 week FMLA Leave to begin on February 1, 2021.

 Allison Knight, Teacher at Jefferson Elementary School has requested an FMLA Leave beginning on or around October 8, 2020.

 Danielle Dietz-Harris, Teacher at Jefferson Elementary School has requested an FMLA Leave to begin on or around September 20, 2020.

 Nicole Jedlowski, Teacher at Lincoln Middle School has requested a 12 week FMLA Leave.

 Noreen Lally, Nurse for All Schools has requested an intermittent FMLA Leave for the 20-21 School Year.

 Alyssa Fralich, Teacher at Lincoln Middle School, has requested an FMLA Leave for the 20-21 School Year.

4. Resignations:

 Herman Jimenez, Program Assistant at Havlicek Elementary School, has submitted a Letter of Resignation effective August 4, 2020.

 Santa Ortega, Program Assistant at Havlicek Elementary School, has submitted a Letter of Resignation effective August 5, 2020.

 Kim McConkey, Teacher at Prairie Oak Elementary School, has submitted a Letter of Resignation effective August 3, 2020.

 Dana Hovel, Special Education Teacher at Lincoln Middle School, has submitted a Letter of Resignation effective August, 2020.

 Thalia Santiago, Program Assistant at Lincoln Middle School, has submitted a Letter of Resignation effective August 11, 2020.

 Ian Nifoussi, Teacher at Prairie Oak Elementary School, has submitted a Letter of Resignation effective August 15, 2020.

 Sandra Collier-Geiser at Teacher at Lincoln Middle School, has submitted a Letter of Resignation effective August 18, 2020.

C. Approved Authorizations of next month's Payroll:

1. Approved Invoices - $ 1,202,046.40

2. Approved Monthly Payroll - $ 472,392.30

3. Approved Authorization of next month's payroll- September

ACTION ITEMS

A. Approved - District Remote Leaerning Plan

B. Approved - Board Policies Second Read

INFORMATION AND REPORTS

A. Monthly Fund Report

Regina Johnson, Business Manager, will presented the monthly fund report to the Board and community.

B. FY21 Tentative Budget

The district’s FY21 Tentative Budget will be available for public display on August 25th. It is required that prior to the budget adoption in September there is a 30 day public display available at the district office. Ms. Johnson presented the board with a Budget Book for final review.

C. Summer School Report

Dr. Michelle Smith and Dr. Robert Hubbird gave a brief recap of the Summer School report.

D. FOIA - Robert Propst of Advanced Disposal

Request received 8/3/2020 and processed on 8/3/2020 with the information requested.

The requested information included: copies of the most recent service agreement or contract for waste and recycling services and a copy of the bid results from last bid opening for waste and recycling services.

E. Board Policies - First Read

1. 2:260 Uniform Grievance Procedure

2. 2:265 Title IX Sexual Harassment Grievance Procedure

3. 5:10 Equal Employment Opportunity and Minority Recruitment

4. 5:20 Workplace Harassment Prohibited

5. 5:100 Staff Development Program

6. 5:220 Substitute Teachers

7. 5:330 Sick Days, Vacations, Holidays, and Leaves

8. 7:10 Equal Educational Opportunities

9. 7:20 Harassment of Students Prohibited

10. 7:180 Prevention of and Response to Bullying, Intimidation, and Harassment

11. 7:185 Teen Dating Violence Prohibited