Kankakee Times

Grant Park Community Unit School District 6 Board met April 19.

Here is the minutes provided by the Board:

The meeting was called to order by President Dickson at 7:00 p.m. and the pledge of allegiance was recited.

Members present: Dave Dickson

Jerry Fick

Vicki Gawlinski

Christine Horn

Jerry Loitz

Tim Markland

Members absent: Shari Ohm

Also present: Dr. John Palan, Superintendent

Ms. Tracy Planeta, ES Principal

Mr. Tom Sanidas, MS/HS Principal

Mrs. Sue Anderson, Recording Secretary

Ms. Carrie Clodi, Dir. of Special Needs

Audience of 5

Approval of Consent Agenda:

Motion was made by T. Markland, seconded by J. Loitz, to approve the consent agenda as follows:

1. Minutes of the regular board meeting of March 20, 2017.

2. Financial Reports for March, 2017.

3. Direction to pay the April vendor bills in the amount of $107,261.98.

4. Approval of the March payroll in the amount of $278,779.41.

5. Accept the resignation of Julie Favre, ES Café.

6. To approve Kate Hudson as Summer School Instructor ($28 per hour, plus TRS) and Nina Zalewski as Varsity Volleyball Coach ($3,117, plus TRS).

7. To approve the 2017-18 school fee schedule, as presented.

8. To approve board policies: 3:70, 4:15, 4:30, 5:120, 5:220, 5:285, 5:300, 6:70, 7:100.

9. To approve the surplus inventory list, as presented.

Roll Call: T. Markland – yes; J. Loitz – yes; J. Fick – yes; V. Gawlinski - yes; C. Horn - yes; and D. Dickson - yes. Motion carried unanimously.

Audience to Person’s Scheduled In Advance: None noted

Administrator’s Reports: The administrators’ reports are attached.

Superintendent: Dr. Palan’s report included:

1. The annual Academic Signing Day will be on Thursday, May 4th and an 8th Grade Career Awareness Day will be held on Wednesday, May 3rd.

2. All board members and administrators need to file a Statement of Economic Interest with the county by the upcoming deadline.

3. The State still has not passed a budget and as a consequence the district, to date, has not received any transportation or special needs payments. This may result in transferring funds from the Education Fund to the Transportation Fund.

4. An enrollment update showed a decrease of one student from last month.

Board Committee Reports:

President: No report

Building and Grounds: The lighting project, consisting of LEDs, new fixtures and parking lot lights, will begin soon; the second part of the MS tile project will take place this summer; water issues and tuckpointing at the ES will be addressed; the parking lots and driveways need sealcoating; and over the summer the 3rd stage of the landscaping project will be completed.

Technology: Chromebooks for next year have begun to arrive; eight teachers have been Google Certified; and technology training will be on the agenda for the first day in-service next year.

Kankakee Area Special Education Co-op: Director Quain’s contract was extended for another year and a garage sale with excess office supplies will be held at the Co-op.

Kankakee Area Career Center: No report

IASB-Three Rivers Division: No report

Chamber of Commerce: The annual golf outing will be held on April 29th and the next meeting is on May 10th at 6:00 p.m.

Student Representatives: AP practice tests have been taking place; prom is on May 5th; the SAT went well, according to the junior test-takers; the Jazz Band Concert will be on Thursday, April 20th and organizational contest is on Saturday; NHS is again participating in their annual book drive and Build-A-Bear service project.

Board Communications: Dr. Palan thanked Mr. Loitz for the donation of six pallets of office supplies.

Community Forum and Other: There were no questions or comments from the audience.

Executive Session:

Motion was made by J. Loitz, seconded by J. Fick, at 7:20 p.m. to go into Executive Session for the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the District or legal counsel for the District, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee or against legal counsel for the District to determine its validity. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1), as amended by P.A. 93-0057.

Roll Call: J. Loitz - yes; J. Fick - yes; V. Gawlinski - yes; C. Horn - yes; T. Markland - yes; and D. Dickson - yes. Motion carried unanimously.

Return to Regular Meeting:

President Dickson declared the closed session was over at 7:36 p.m. and the meeting would continue in Open Session.

Approval of Executive Session Minutes:

Motion was made by J. Fick, seconded by J. Loitz, at 7:36 p.m. to approve the Executive Session minutes as read. Roll Call: J. Fick – yes; J. Loitz – yes; V. Gawlinski – yes; C. Horn- yes; T. Markland - yes; and D. Dickson – yes. Motion carried unanimously.

Approval of the Honorable Dismissal of Teacher Aide:

Motion was made by T. Markland, seconded by J. Fick, to approve the honorable dismissal of Rachel Malkowski, Teacher Aide, for the 2017-18 school year. Roll Call: T. Markland - yes; J. Fick - yes; V. Gawlinski - yes; C. Horn - yes; J. Loitz - yes; and D. Dickson – yes. Motion carried unanimously.

Approval of the Superintendent’s Recommendation for the Reemployment and Raises for Non-Certified Staff for the 2017-18 School Year: Motion was made by J. Loitz, seconded by C. Horn, to approve the superintendent’s recommendation for the reemployment of non-certified staff and raises (3%), as presented, for the 2017-18 school year. Roll Call: J. Loitz - yes; C. Horn - yes; J. Fick - yes; V. Gawlinski- yes; T. Markland - yes; and D. Dickson – yes. Motion carried unanimously.

Approval of Annual Contract for Technology Director:

Motion was made by J. Fick, seconded by J. Loitz, to approve the annual contract for Andy Dillman, Technology Director, for the 2017-18 school year. Roll Call: J. Fick – yes; J. Loitz – yes; V. Gawlinski – yes; C. Horn – yes; T. Markland – yes; and D. Dickson – yes. Motion carried unanimously.

Adjourn:

Motion was made by J. Loitz, seconded by V. Gawlinski, at 7:40 p.m. to adjourn. Voice vote, all yes. Motion carried unanimously.

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