Berwyn North School District 98 Board of Education Met June 24.
Here is the minutes provided by the board:
CALL TO ORDER
Meeting began at 6:35 p.m. with the Pledge of Allegiance led by Board President Mounce.
COMMUNICATIONS
A. Best of Berwyn
Berwyn North School District 98 proudly acknowledged James Z. Richmond for winning 2nd place at the Best of Berwyn. Superintendent, Dr. Michelle Smith and the District 98 Board of Education presented James with a certificate and an Amazon gift card at the June board meeting. The Board and Superintended wished James much success in his future educational endeavors.
B. District Consolidation Plan
Dr. Michelle Smith gave the Board and community the summation of the District Consolidation Plan. Dr. Robert Hubbird broke down the parts of the Consolidation Plan. Board Members felt they needed more time to review the information. This item was tabled to the July Board Meeting.
PUBLIC COMMENT
A. Ms. Lori Volin, teacher at Lincoln Middle school communicated to the Board that it would be much appreciated if Board Meetings were still available remotely. Volin also voiced her thoughts on the school uniforms and can see both the pros and the cons for having them. However, wanted to mention that during the pandemic students came to school with hoodies and there were no problems. Wearing hoodies did not affect their learning. Lori ask the Board if they would reconsider removing the ban on hoodies from the student handbook. Ms. Volin was also worried that parents did not receive the link or were unable to complete to the survey. Stated that Lincoln Middle School parents did not receive the link.
B. Ms. Holly Striska, teacher at Lincoln Middle School agreed with Ms. Volin in regards to removing the ban on hoodies.
BOARD COMMENTS
A. None stated.
CONSENT AGENDA
A. Approved Minutes
1. Regular Meeting Minutes - 5/27/2021
2. Executive Meeting Minutes - 5/27/2021
3. Special Meeting Minutes 6/17/2021
4. Executive Meeting Minutes 6/17/2021
B. Approved Personnel
1. New Hires:
a. Jessica Garcia, Dual Language Teacher at Prairie Oak Elementary School for the 2021-2022 School Year.
b. Lauren Knox, General Education Teacher at Prairie Oak Elementary School for the 2021-2022 School Year.
c. Alice Cosajay, Dual Language Teacher at Prairie Oak Elementary School for the 2021-2022 School Year.
d. Dana Palermo, Counselor at Lincoln Middle School for the 2021-2022 School Year. e. Mary Beth Arenella, Home School Community Liaison at District Office for the 2021-2022 School Year.
2. Leaves:
3. Reassignments:
a. Rachel Cline, ELA 6th Grade Teacher at Lincoln Middle School to Curriculum Specialist at District Office for the 2021-2022 School Year.
b. Emily Szymczak, ESL Teacher at Lincoln Middle School to EL Instructional Specialist at District Office for the 2021-2022 School Year.
c. Sara Tlusty, Special Education Teacher at Lincoln Middle School to Special Education Specialist for the 2021-2022 School Year.
d. Teresa Kochan-Castro, Instructional Specialist at Prairie Oak Elementary School to PBI Specialist for the 2021-2022 School Year.
e. Shannon Stevlic, 4th Grade Teacher at Prairie Oak Elementary School to Reading Interventionist for the 2021-2022 School Year.
4. Resignations:
a. William Jacklin, Physical Education/Health Teacher at Lincoln Middle School has submitted a Letter of Resignation effective June 15, 2021.
b. Alyssa Fralich, 6th Grade Science Teacher at Lincoln Middle School has submitted a Letter of Resignation effective June 8, 2021.
c. Cynthia Saavedra, 1st Grade Dual Language Teacher at Prairie Oak Elementary School has submitted a Letter of Resignation effective June 28, 2021.
5. Terminations:
C. Approved Authorization of next month's payroll:
1. Approval of Invoices – $ 1,680,952.01.
2. Approval of Monthly Payroll – $ 4,548,941.31.
3. Approval of Authorization of next month's payroll - July
ACTION ITEMS
A. Approved – Timeclock Proposal
B. Tabled – Approval of the District Consolidation Plan
C. Approved – Annual Review of Closed Meeting Minutes
INFORMATION AND REPORTS
A. Financial Auditor’s Request for Annual Submission:
Regina Johnson, Chief School Business Official, communicates to the Board that annually our auditing firm follows a standard process that involves board members participation. Within a few weeks, you will receive mail from Gassensmith & Michalesko, Ltd., Certified Public Accountants, please complete the requested documents, and return them in the self-addressed envelope. This is required of all board members.
B. Monthly Fund Report
Regina Johnson, Chief School Business Official will presented the Monthly Fund Report to the Board and community.
C. FOIA:
A FOIA request was submitted on June 10, 2021, from the Product Analyst Team (info@publiccontractors.com) requesting a Public Records Request for the Berwyn North School District 98 staff information. This request asked for specific information including name, title, position, department, phone #, extension, email, and location. The request was fulfilled on June 14, 2021.
D. Policies First Read:
The Board reviewed the following Board Policies:
1. 1:10 School District Legal Status
2. 1:20 District Organization, Operation, and Cooperative Agreements
3. 1:30 School District Philosophy
4. 2:10 School District Governance
5. 2:30 School District Elections
6. 2:130 Board-Superintendent Relationship
7. 2:240 Board Policy Development
8. 2:120-E1 Exhibit-Guidelines for Serving as Mentor to a New Board of Education Member
9. 2:120-E2 Exhibit-Website Listing of Development and Training Completed by Board Members
10. 2:220-E4 Exhibit-Open Meeting Minutes
11. 2:220-E7 Exhibit-Access to Close Meeting Minutes and Verbatim Recordings
12. 3:30 Chain of Command
13. 5:10 Equal Employment Opportunity and Minority Recruitment
14. 6:100 Using Animals in the Educational Program
15. 6:170 Title I Programs
16. 7:220 Bus Conduct
17. 7:230 Misconduct by Students with Disabilities
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
A. Upcoming Events
July 29
BOE Meeting - Prairie Oak Elementary School - 6:30 p.m.
August 7
Back to School Event – Jefferson Soccer Field – more information to come.
August 18
Meet & Greet at Each School – more information to come.
August 26
BOE Meeting - Prairie Oak Elementary School - 6:30 p.m.
September 30
BOE Meeting - Prairie Oak Elementary School - 6:30 p.m.
PUBLIC COMMENT
A. None stated.
BOARD COMMENT
A. None stated.
NEW BUSINESS
A. None stated.
OLD BUSINESS
A. None stated.
Adjourned meeting at 9:29 p.m.
https://www.bn98.org/userfiles/427/my%20files/boe%20june%20briefs%206.24.21.pdf?id=842
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