Berwyn North School District 98 Board of Education met June 30.
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, Superintendent explained to the Board and community how the NWEA Map Assessment results are interpreted. The goal of this assessment is to determine exactly what each student needs. The assessment is given three times a year in both reading and math to all students in Kindergarten through 8th Grade. For the 2022-2023 school year the kinder students will only receive the assessment twice because they require more time to become accustomed to using the computer as an educational mechanism. The NWEA Map assessment will be used to determine growth from year to year.
B. Prairie Oak - FY22 NWEA Data Presentation - Eden Barragan, Principal
Principal Barragan presented the Board and community with the Havlicek Elementary School NWEA data.
C. Havlicek - FY22 NWEA Data Presentation - Jessica Hartless, Principal & Charlie DeLeonardis, Assistant Principal
Principal Hartless & Assistant Principal DeLeonardis presented the Board and community with the Havlicek Elementary School NWEA data.
D. Jefferson - FY22 NWEA Data Presentation - Dena Thill, Principal
Principal Thill presented the Board and community with the Havlicek Elementary School NWEA data.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
A. None stated.
BOARD COMMENTS
A. None stated.
CONSENT AGENDA
A. Approved Minutes
1. Regular Meeting Minutes - 5/26/2022
2. Executive Meeting Minutes - 5/26/2022
B. Approved Personnel (Tabled Item B-1.g)
1. New Hires:
a. Mariam Murrar, Special Education Teacher at Jefferson Elementary School for the 2022- 2023 school year.
b. Thomas Franklin, Teacher at Prairie Oak Elementary School for the 2022-2023 school year.
c. Brianne Elg, Positive Behavior Intervention Specialist (PBI Specialist) at Lincoln Middle School for the 2022-2023 school year.
d. Brittany Anderson, Curriculum Specialist at the District Office effective August 1, 2022.
e. Brenda Escobedo, Dual Language Teacher at Prairie Oak Elementary School for the 2022- 2023 school year.
f. Sarah Levinsky, Speech & Language Pathologist at Prairie Oak Elementary School for the 2022-2023 school year.
g. Ruth Mutters, Part-Time Teacher at Jefferson Elementary School for the 2022-2023 school year. (Tabled Item)
h. Clarise Villalpando, Teacher at Lincoln Middle School for the 2022-2023 school year.
i. Elizabeth Torrence, Teacher at Lincoln Middle School for the 2022-2023 school year.
j. Ryan Camarena, Teacher at Prairie Oak Elementary School for the 2022-2023 school year.
2. Resignations:
a. Kristen Harvey, Library Media Specialist at Prairie Oak Elementary School, has submitted a Letter of Resignation effective June 6, 2022.
b. Taralyn Duby, Teacher at Prairie Oak Elementary School has submitted a Letter of Resignation effective June 6, 2022.
c. Noreen Lally, School Nurse at Prairie Oak Elementary School has submitted a Letter of Resignation effective June 1, 2022.
d. Alexa Noveron, Special Education Teacher at Lincoln Middle School has submitted a Letter of Resignation effective June 6, 2022.
e. Sonia Ruiz, Principal at Lincoln Middle School has submitted a Letter of Resignation effective June 30, 2022.
f. Emily DeMayo, Special Education Teacher at Prairie Oak Elementary School has submitted a Letter of Resignation effective June 6, 2022.
g. Vanessa Perez, School Secretary at Lincoln Middle School has submitted a Letter of Resignation effective June 30, 2022.
h. Gina Sanchez, Special Education Teacher at Jefferson Elementary has submitted a Letter of Resignation effective June 6, 2022.
i. Amanda Maddalena, Special Education Teacher at Prairie Oak Elementary School has submitted a Letter of Resignation effective July 25, 2022.
3. Leaves:
4. Reassignments:
a. Jennifer Danek-Parker, from English Language Arts Teacher at Lincoln Middle School to Teacher at Prairie Oak Elementary School for the 2022-2023 school year.
b. Madalyn Laureto, from Assistant Principal to Principal of Lincoln Middle School for the 2022-2023 school year.
5. Retirement:
a. Carmen Garcia, Paraeducator at Jefferson Elementary School has submitted a Letter of Retirement effective May 27, 2022.
6. Approved Summer School Positions:
Summer School Coordinator:
Osvaldo Jaime, July Summer School Coordinator
JULY - Summer School Staff:
Staff & Assignments:
1. Marta Rodriguez, Secretary
2. Margaret Vicars, School Social Worker
3. Elizabeth Polachek, Speech & Language Pathologist
4. Emily Bauer, Teacher
5. Loretta Cooper, Teacher
6. Hilary Guy, Teacher
7. Kayla Heine, Teacher
8. Nichelle Hibbler, Teacher
9. Amanda Maddalena, Teacher
10. Margaret Scheuneman, Teacher
11. Erica Trzebny, Teacher
12. Krista Lane, Mariachi Instructor
13. Ivan Garcia, Soccer Instructo4r
14. Charles Kim, Soccer Instructor
15. Laura Wehrman, Soccer Instructor
16. Abdiel Santiago, Band Teacher
17. Donna Calvello, Paraeducator
18. Karina Cortez, Paraeducator
19. Jeffrey Eichholz, Paraeducator
20. Laura Gonzalez Gomez, Paraeducator
21. Maria Hernandez, Paraeducator
22. Jessica Hughes, Paraeducator
23. Angelica Lechuga, Paraeducator
24. Carolyn Medina, Paraeducator
25. Destiny Medina, Paraeducator
26. Evelyn Mercado, Paraeducator
27. Dennise Orozco, Paraeducator
28. Olga Romero, Paraeducator
29. Adriana Salas, Paraeducator
30. Adriana Viana Orrego, Paraeducator
31. Crystal Villagomez Matza, Paraeducator
32. Ashley Warren, Paraeducator
33. Christina Acosta, WSSR 1:1
34. Isaias Barron, WSSR 1:1
35. Jasmine Ochoa, WSSR 1:1
36. Brenda Sanchez Garcia, WSSR 1:1
37. Toni Svehla, WSSR 1:1
38. Yesenia Vasquez, WSSR 1:1
C. Approved Building Use Applications:
1. Building Use - NBPD use of Lincoln Middle School Gymnasium - Taekwondo Classes - 9/19/22 - 5/25/23 - Monday-Thursday 6:00-8:00 pm, except on holidays and off days.
2. Building Use – NBPD use of the Jefferson Elementary School Soccer Field – Soccer Practice 9/6/22-10/27/22 & 4/1/23-5/25/23 – Tuesday & Thursday 5:00-8:00 pm, except on holidays and off days.
D. Approved Authorization of next month's payroll:
1. Approval of Invoices – $3,138,022.01
2. Approval of Monthly Payroll – $4,537,546.22
3. Approval of Authorization of next month's payroll – July
ACTION ITEMS
A. Approved – Resolution Authorizing the TRS Supplemental Savings Plan (SSP)
B. Approved – Resolution Authorizing the Disposal of Musical Instruments
C. Approved – Sentinel Technologies quote in the amount of $11,934 to upgrade vCenter Server version from 6.5 to version 7.0 on all 7 servers.
D. Tabled – Superintendent's Contract
E. Approved – Board Policies Second Read:
1. 2:230 Public Participation at Board of Education Meetings and Petitions to the Board
2. 3:70 Succession of Authority
3. 4:70 Resource Conservation
4. 5:70 Religious Holidays
5. 5:80 Court Duty
6. 5:110 Recognition for Service
7. 5:140 Solicitations By or From Staff
8. 5:240 Suspension
9. 6:70 Teaching About Religions
10. 6:80 Teaching About Controversial Issues
11. 6:140 Education of Homeless Children
12. 6:290 Homework
13. 7:15 Student and Family Privacy Rights
14. 7:285 Anaphylaxis Prevention, Response, and Management Program
15. 7:270 Administering Medicines to Students
EXECUTIVE SESSION WITH POSSIBLE ACTION TO FOLLOW IN OPEN SESSION
A. Approved – Consent Agenda Personnel Item B-1.g
B. Approved – Superintendent’s Contract
INFORMATION AND REPORTS
A. Financial Auditor’s Request for Annual Submission:
Regina Johnson, Chief School Business Official, communicated to the Board that annually our auditing firm follows a standard process that involves board members participation. Within a few weeks, they will receive mail from Gassensmith & Michalesko, Ltd., Certified Public Accountants to complete and return. This is a requirement for all board members.
B. Monthly Fund Report
Regina Johnson, Chief School Business Official presented the Monthly Fund Report to the Board and community.
C. Policy First Read:
1. 7:162 Dress Code
D. Upcoming Events
July 28
BOE Meeting - Prairie Oak Elementary - 6:30 p.m.
August 6
Back to School Event - Jefferson Soccer Field - 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
August 15-16
Teacher Institute Days
August 17
First Attendance Day for Students
August 25
BOE Meeting - Prairie Oak Elementary - 6:30 p.m.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
A. Ms. Rodriguez addressed the Board and community to invite everyone to the North Berwyn Park District Mariachi Run. She was given a registration discount promo code for the Berwyn North School District group. Marta would like to extend the invitation to all that would like to participate on Saturday, August 20th in the morning. The run will take part in our community all the way to Morton West and back to the Park district. If you are interested please email Ms. Rodriguez at mrodriguez2@bn98.org.
BOARD COMMENTS
A. Member Kulis-Kearns Valeriano who attended the IASB West Cook Division Meeting would like to extend an invitation to the rest of the Board members to participate in a series of IASB trainings starting with The Trusted Edge Experience, on August 6, 2022. She also extended an invitation to the COSSBA and Urban National Symposium taking place in Atlanta, Georgia from September 8-9, 2022.
B. Member Kulis-Kearns Valeriano also communicated to the Board and community that she has volunteered Berwyn North School District 98 to host an IASB West Cook Division Meeting Dinner in March of 2023. Member Kulis-Kearns Valeriano encourages all Board members to participate as active board members to host this event.
NEW BUSINESS
A. None stated.
OLD BUSINESS
A. None stated.
Adjourned meeting at 10:32 p.m.
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