Kankakee Times

Kankakee Area Special Education Cooperative Board of Education met October 19.

Here is the minutes provided by the Board:

President Goselin called the Executive Board Meeting of October 19, 2017 to order at 8:30 a.m. at the St. Anne School District Central Office. A Quorum was present.

1. Roll Call

Present: Dr. Scott Goselin (Bradley), Ms. Helen Boehrnsen (St. George), Mr. Charles Stegal (St. Anne Elementary), Mr. Charles Stegall (St. Anne High School), Mr. John Thomas (Pembroke), Ms. Tonya Evans (Central), Dr. John Palan (Grant Park) Also present Ms. Debra Quain, Ms. Jill Cowsert, Recording Secretary

Absent: None

2. Public Comment

None

3. Closed Session

None

4. Consent Agenda

A. Minutes: Minutes of September 21, 2017 as mailed and presented.

B. Payment of Bills:

Payroll and Liabilities $82,125.63 October Accounts Payable $16,911.97 and September Impress $5,255.96

Mr. Thomas moved to approve the items of the Consent Agenda Second: Dr. Palan Roll Call: All ayes: Goselin, Boehrnsen, Stegal (256), Stegall (302), Palan, Thomas and Evans.

5. Director's Report

Board members received the Director's report in their mailing.

Ms. Quain's report included:

A. FY 18 Program Numbers

B. Idea Excess Cost

Ms. Quain reminded the member districts of the January 19, 2018 deadline to turn in the IDEA Excess Cost worksheets to KASEC. A link to the instructions was shared with the Board.

C. FY Annual Audits

Ms. Quain reminded the member districts to turn in a copy of their FY 17 audits to KASEC.

D. FY 17 Medical Insurance Renewal

Annual medical insurance renewal rates for KASEC were quoted at an approximate 51% increase. KASEC's Joint Insurance Committee plans to meet with the Horton Group on October 19, 2017 to discuss the renewal rates and other insurance plan options.

E. School Report Card Information

Ms. Quain reference an email all Superintendents received from SBE on August 29 discussing new data that would be shared on districts' School Report Cards. Ms. Boehrinsen raised concern as the email stated it would be putting data from all students that are housed within the district, which would include students from other districts for those schools that house Cooperative programs. Ms. Quain stated she brought this concern up to the ISBE Division Administrator of the Special Education Department at the recent (AASE Board meeting. His response was that further discussion would be happening at the state level regarding our concern.

6. Action Items None

7. Other - Ms. Quain informed the Board Laura Genson declined the maternity leave Substitute teacher position for the Alternative Day Program's Junior High classroom

8. Adjournment

There being no further business, Ms. Evans moved to adjourn the Executive Board Meeting at 9:23 a.m. Second: Mr. Thomas Voice Vote: Allayes. Meeting adjourned.

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