Kankakee Times

Kankakee School District 111 Board of Education met September 11.

Here is the minutes provided by the Board:

The regular meeting of the Board of Education of Kankakee School District No. 111, Kankakee County, Illinois, was held at 6:30 p.m. in the Multi-Purpose Room at Kennedy Middle Grade School, 1550 West Calista Street, Kankakee, Illinois.

Roll Call:

Members present: Mary Archie

Jess Gathing, Jr.

Karen Johnston, Vice President

Joseph Lightfoot

Angela Shea, Secretary

Barbara Wells, President

Darrell Williams

Members absent: All present.

A quorum was declared present.

Closed Session:

At 6:33 p.m., motion was made by Johnston, seconded by Williams, to adjourn to the Library for closed session to discuss appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the public body. ROLL CALL VOTE--Ayes: Archie, Gathing, Johnson, Lightfoot, Shea, Williams, and Wells. Nays: none. Motion carried.

The closed session was adjourned at 6:58 p.m.

At 7:00 p.m. the regular session was reconvened.

The pledge was led by students from the Chess Club and Ukulele Club at Kennedy. The Ukulele Club then performed a song.

Superintendent’s Report:

Dr. Walters called upon Mr. Hensley to share the following good news:

School; Event; Explanation:

Montessori/ Fine Arts; Donation; • Lincoln Cultural Center thanked Ultra Foods and parent Melissa Hauert for their donation of over $500.00 worth of school and office supplies.

Presentation of 2017-18 Budget:

Mr. Grossi presented the budget as follows:

➢ Revenues:

oGeneral State-Aid will increase by $700,000 vs. FY 2017 due to new funding formula.

o The District received its first installment of FY 2018 money in July 2017 (different pattern than 2017)

o CPPRT will decrease by $500,000 (24%) vs. 2017

o The District will receive 4 state categorical payments (maximum of 6)

Total revenues will increase by $3.8 Million (6.0%).

➢ Expenses:

o Total salaries are projected to increase by 2.39%

o Employee benefits are projected to increase 6.25%.

oThe budget projects $4.6 Million in Qualified School Construction Bonds expenses.

Total expenses will increase by $1.2 Million (1.8%).

➢ Summary of 2017-2018 Budget

o Excluding Capital Projects Fund, total revenues are expected to exceed total expenses by approximately $124,000. This compares to a deficit of $2.5 Million during FY 2017.

oThe District must exhaust all QSCB Funds by June 2020.

Principal’s Report:

• Mrs. Veronda, principal at Kennedy Middle Grade School, presented on “This is Why We Row!” Mrs. Veronda said that Kennedy Middle Grade School had a choice to make as to whether they wanted to be an anchor and be held back or did they want to be an oar that moves them forward. At Kennedy Middle Grade School, they chose to be oars and have adopted oars as a symbol of their commitment to move their students and the school forward. Mrs. Veronda reviewed their PARCC scores, AIMS fluency and computation scores, and their school improvement goals. Mrs. Lynda Cohagan presented on Kennedy’s new library and learning space. Mrs. Veronda reported on Kennedy’s history, community, wonder, hope, and vision. She concluded with the introduction of the staff.

Public Comments:

The following public comments were made:

Name; Comments:

Alex Graves; Updated the Board on the summer programs and new offerings at the Garden of Prayer Youth Center located in Aroma Park.

Consent Agenda:

The following items were presented:

1. The minutes of the following Board of Education meeting were presented for approval:

➢ August 28, 2017-Regular Meeting (Regular & Closed Session)

2. The Regular Bills were presented for approval. (See Insert A.)

3. The Payroll and Related Bills were presented for approval. (See Insert B.)

4. The Resolution to Dispose of Surplus Items was presented for approval. (See Insert C.)

5. The following personnel items were presented for approval:

Staff Member; Position; Effective Date:

Resignation (Licensed Educational Professionals)

Malik Temple; Music Teacher at KHS; End of 2017-18 School Year

Resignation (Support Personnel)

George Donchez; Security Officer at KJHS; August 25, 2017

Resignation (Extra-Duty Assignment)

Tamika McCalleb; JH Cheerleading 7th & 8th Grade at KJHS; September 15, 2017

Appointment (Licensed Educational Professional)

Christy Strole; Speech Pathologist at Avis Huff; August 29, 2017

Appointments (Support Personnel)

Jamar Calvin; Night Custodian at KJHS; September 5, 2017

Stacy Gall; Non-Instructional Paraprofessional at Taft; September 11, 2017

Gines Gaytan; 4th Grade Dual Language Paraprofessional at Kennedy; August 28, 2017

Charlene Haisma; One on One Paraprofessional at Taft; September 5, 2017

Blanca Hernandez- Gonzales; Family Support Specialist at Proegler; August 30, 2017

Sammy Jefferson; Night Custodian at LCC; September 5, 2017

Dominick Layne Sr.; Student Support Interventionist at Avis Huff; September 12, 2017

Estefania Martinez; Parent Liaison at Mark Twain; September 5, 2017

Kathleen Petrak; Paraprofessional at Taft; September 5, 2017

Diana Pommier; Paraprofessional at Head Start; August 29, 2017

Lesa Wilken; Cafeteria Helper at KHS; August 28, 2017

Appointments (Extra-Duty Assignments)

Angela Anders; Student Council at LCC; September 11, 2017

Stefan Benoit; Fall Play Assistant Director at KHS; September 11, 2017

Jesus Gonzalez; Assistant Boys Soccer at KHS; September 11, 2017

Cynthia Nelson; Girls Basketball Coach at Kennedy; September 11, 2017

Diane Richardson; Student Council at LCC; September 11, 2017

Erik Van Der Stuyf; Head Girls Basketball 7th Grade at KJHS; September 11, 2017

Erik Van Der Stuyf; Assistant Sophomore Softball at KHS; September 11, 2017

Tammy Williams; Pep Sponsor at KHS; September 11, 2017

Motion was made by Gathing, seconded by Archie, to approve the above listed Consent Agenda items as presented. Roll Call Vote - Ayes: Archie, Gathing, Johnston, Lightfoot, Shea, Williams, and Wells. Nays: none. Motion carried.

Old Business:

There was no old business discussed.

Information and Proposals:

The following items were provided for information:

1. Personnel Transfers

Name; Transferred To; Effective Date:

Transfers (Support Personnel)

Emily Neufeld; Night Custodian Split at Mark Twain/Edison; August 21, 2017

Fred Gyles; Night Custodian at KJHS; September 5, 2017

2. State & Federal Revenue Report

3. Budget Update

Several Board members expressed thanks for all the hard work that went into the football field. Mrs. Wells stated that the field looked great, the band sounded great, and the food was great. She said the KHS vs BBCHS game was a nail biter with KHS being victorious and she was proud to be in her maroon and blue. Mrs. Wells said we need to continue to instill pride in our students so they may take it with them all around the world.

At 7:55 p.m., motion was made by Archie, seconded by Johnston, to adjourn the meeting. All ayes; motion carried.

https://www.ksd111.org/cms/lib/IL01904746/Centricity/Domain/68/Sept11.172.pdf