Berwyn North School District 98 Board of Education Met Aug. 26.
Here are the minutes provided by the board:
CALL TO ORDER
Meeting began at 6:32 p.m. with the Pledge of Allegiance led by Board President Mounce.
COMMUNICATIONS
A. Dr. Michelle Smith, Superintended presented the Board and community with results of the Fine Arts Summer School Survey that was given to the students, parents, and teachers. Overall, the student, parent, and teacher feedback was great. The main request for the summer program were to do again next summer, more class options, and to lengthen the times of the classes.
B. Superintendent Smith also informed the Board and community that Governor has made the decision that all school employees must be vaccinated or submit to weekly testing. The district staff have been informed and provided with a letter that was sent directly from Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE). The shield test which is a simple saliva test that staff will be given on a weekly bases. A list of all staff will be counted for by all school nursed of who is vaccinated and who will be tested weekly and this record will be maintained by the nurses for all district employees.
PUBLIC COMMENT
A. None stated.
BOARD COMMENT
A. None Stated.
CONSENT AGENDA
A. Approved Minutes
1. Regular Board Meeting Minutes - 7/29/2021
2. Executive Meeting Minutes - 7/29/2021
B. Approved Personnel
1. New Hires:
a. Terra Caskey, Reading Interventionist (1 Yr Assignment) at Prairie Oak Elementary School for the 2021-2022 School Year.
b. Suzanne Lappe, ELA Teacher at Lincoln Middle School for the 2021-2022 School Year.
c. Linda Behrendt, Special Education Teacher at Lincoln Middle School for the 2021-2022 School Year.
d. Robert Juritza, PE Teacher at Lincoln Middle School for the 2021-2022 School Year.
e. VeLisa Tyson, PBI Specialist at Prairie Oak Elementary School for the 2021-2022 School Year.
f. Jeremy DiMonte, Special Education Teacher at Lincoln Middle School for the 2021-2022 School Year.
g. Alexa Noveron, Special Education Teacher at Lincoln Middle School for the 2021-2022 School Year.
h. Sandro Murillo, ELA Teacher at Lincoln Middle School for the 2021-2022 School Year.
i. Maria Baeza, Speech & Language Pathologist at District Office for the 2021-2022 School Year.
j. Yesenia Vasquez, Lunchroom Supervisor at Prairie Oak Elementary School for the 2021-2022 School Year.
k. Alicia Brucato, Lunchroom Supervisor at Prairie Oak Elementary School for the 2021-2022 School Year.
l. Joslyn Ramirez, General Education Teacher at Prairie Oak Elementary School for the 2021-2022 School Year.
2. Reassignments:
a. Teresa Kochan-Castro, PBI Specialist at Prairie Oak Elementary School to PBI Specialist at Havlicek Elementary School for the 2021-2022 School Year.
b. Sarah Ellis, PBI Specialist at Lincoln Middle School to a PBI Specialist at Jefferson Elementary for the 2021-2022 School Year.
c. Allen Josey, 8th Grade ELA Teacher at Lincoln Middle School to a PBI Specialist at Lincoln Middle School for the 2021-2022 School Year.
d. Gena Parker, Physical Education Teacher at Prairie Oak Elementary to Fine Arts Curriculum Specialist at District Office for the 2021-2022 School Year.
3. Leaves:
a. Michael Murguia, Assistant Principal at Jefferson Elementary, has requested a Paid Leave to start on September 20, 2021, and ending on October 4, 2021.
b. Carmen Garcia, Paraprofessional at Jefferson Elementary School, has requested an FMLA Leave to start on August 17, 2021 and ending on November 10, 2021.
c. Danielle Dietz-Harris, Speech & Language Pathologist at Jefferson Elementary School has requested an FMLA Leave to start on November 29, 2021 and ending on March 9, 2022.
4. Resignations:
a. Maureen Frank, Paraprofessional at Lincoln Middle School, has submitted a Letter of Resignation effective August 6, 2021.
b. Salvador Mares, Paraprofessional at Havlicek Elementary School has submitted a Letter of Resignation effective August 6, 2021.
c. Teresa Rachuy, Special Education Teacher at Prairie Oak Elementary School has submitted a Letter of Resignation effective on August 9, 2021.
d. Joanna Nava, Special Education Teacher at Lincoln Middle School has submitted a Letter of Resignation effective on August 20, 2021.
e. Donald Hoener, Special Education Teacher at Lincoln Middle School has submitted a Letter of Resignation effective on August 9, 2021
f. Yelitza Gonzalez, Paraprofessional at Lincoln Middle School has submitted a Letter of Resignation effective on August 13, 2021.
g. Rosa Miranda, Lunch Supervisor at Jefferson Elementary School has submitted a Letter of Resignation effective on August 18, 2021.
5. Retirement:
a. Stephanie Mitchell, Principal of Jefferson Elementary School, has submitted a Letter of Retirement effective August 7, 2021.
C. Approval of Building Use Applications
1. Building Use - Prairie Oak Elementary - Girl Scouts, Daisy and Brownies Meetings - 8/11/2021 - 5/20/2021 - 3:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
2. Building Use - Havlicek Elementary School - Havlicek PTO meetings - 9/1/2021 - 05/25/2022 - 6 meetings total
D. Approval of Authorization of next month's payroll – Read from handout.
1. Approval of Invoices - $ 1,193,748.59.
2. Approval of Monthly Payroll - $ 531,197.96.
3. Approval of Authorization of next month's payroll – September
ACTION ITEMS
A. Approved – Board of Education Meeting Locations for the 2021-2022 – District office: Virtual
B. Approved – Board Policies – Second Read
INFORMATION AND REPORTS
A. Monthly Fund Report
Regina Johnson, Chief School Business Official presented the monthly fund report to the Board and community.
B. FY22 Tentative Budget
The district’s FY22 Tentative Budget will be available for public display on August 26th. 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 at the August board meeting for final review.
C. Summer School Report
The Summer School Report was presented to the Board and community during the opening communications.
D. FOIA:
A FOIA request was received from Kerri Arnold at Newport Retirement Services.
They requested the following information:
1. Employee compensation information for the 2020-2021 school year, including salary, title, and location, and years of employment.
2. The school year 2020-2021 and school year 2021-2022 Salary Schedules (minimum, midpoint, maximum) for all administrative, management, teaching, and leadership positions.
3. Pay policy documents or procedures governing employee compensation.
4. Employee Benefits Summary Plan Descriptions for medical, dental, and vision plans, including a breakdown of the amount of employee vs. employer contribution for the 2020-2021 school year.
The request was completed and submitted in a timely manner.
E. FOIA:
A FOIA request from CBS -WBBM-TV Chicago, Carol Thompson has requested the following information:
Emails to/from Superintendent Dr. Michelle Smith with the following keywords: "ransomware", "cybersecurity" (one or two words), "cyber-attack" sent/received between January 1, 2020 and August 5, 2021
This request is being made on behalf of a TV news organization for non-commercial use in pursuit of public safety. As such, I am requesting a waiver of fees.
All documents were sent to Carol Thompson from CBS on August 6, 2021.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
A. Upcoming Events
September 6
Labor Day - No School
September 8
Middle School Virtual Open House – 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. a link will be provided by teachers.
September 9
Elementary Virtual Open House – 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. a link will be provided by teachers.
September 30
BOE Meeting – TBD – 6:30 p.m.
October 11
Indigenous People Day
October 29
Half-Day – (SIP) School Improvement
November 22
PT Conference - 4:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
November 23
PT Conference - 8:10 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
November 24
Conference Exchange Day – No School
November 25
Thanksgiving Day – No School
November 26
Thanksgiving Break – No School
PUBLIC COMMENT
A. None Stated.
BOARD COMMENT
A. Member Kulis-Kearns Valeriano wanted to let the Board and community member know that she was present at Lincoln Middle School and Jefferson for the Back to School events happening at each building. The event hours were from 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. and was very well attended. Member Kulis-Kearns Valeriano felt the events were well put together and organized. There was free food for all and maybe for next year we can bring in two food trucks to avoid the very long times in the heat. She was really proud that there were many other organization in attendance for example the Berwyn Library and Police Department.
NEW BUSINESS
A. None stated.
OLD BUSINESS
A. None stated.
Adjourned meeting at 8:42 p.m.
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