Kankakee Times

Kankakee School District 111 Board of Education met November 13.

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 6:40 p.m. in the Multi-Purpose Room at Taft Primary School, 1155 West Hawkins Street, Kankakee, Illinois.

Roll Call:

Members present: Mary Archie

Angela Shea

Barbara A. Wells, President

Darrell Williams

Members absent: Jess Gathing (*entered at 7:16 pm)

Karen Johnston, Vice President

Joseph Lightfoot

A quorum was declared present.

Closed Session At 6:41 p.m., motion was made by Shea, seconded by Williams, to adjourn to closed session to discuss appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the public body. Roll Call Vote--Ayes: Archie, Shea, Williams, and Wells. Nays: none. Motion carried.

The closed session was adjourned at 7:05 p.m.

At 7:07 p.m. the regular session was reconvened.

The Pledge of Allegiance was led by students from Taft Primary School. Students from Ms. Scheiwiller’s second grade class performed the song “Graduate.”

Meeting with the Board were:

Dr. Genevra A. Walters, Superintendent

Robert Grossi, Assistant Superintendent

Kathleen O’Connor, Assistant Superintendent

Vicki Scott, Recording Secretary

No news reporter was present.

Superintendent’s Report

♦ Good News

Kennedy; School

Speech Contest; Event

Explanation:

• The following Kennedy Speech Team participants earned awards in the recent IESA Speech Contest.

1st place for duet and improv

o Parker Beasley

o Joaquim Diaz

o Holly Moody

o Julia Dunlap

2nd place for duet

o Alexis Garcia

o Giovanni Calva

o Ava Crawford

o Jaela Carrington

Scholastic Book Fair; Event

Explanation:

Julia Dunlap and Holly Moody were also chosen for the Judges’ Choice Award! This honor means they were chosen as an exceptional performance. Each judge chooses their favorite performance of the day.

• Thank you to Kennedy’s librarian, students, parents, and staff for over $4,400 of books that were sold during the recent Scholastic Book Fair. The proceeds will allow the librarian Christine Case, to select $2,200 worth of books for the new library, which is scheduled to open in late November.

KHS; School

Donations; Event

Explanation:

• The ROE Life Education Center Pledge for Life Partnership donated $450 to Kankakee High School.

• King Music donated concert band folders to the high school band program.

Principal’s Report – Mr. Terrence Lee, Taft Principal:

Mr. Lee reviewed Taft’s school improvement goals:

➢ School Goal 1A: Students will meet or exceed grade level standards in reading.

▪ Taft Reading Interventionists

▪ Academic Vocabulary – Word of the Day

▪ Intensive Phonics Program

➢ School Goal 1B: Magnet Teachers will utilize Next Generation Science Standards as a research based curriculum for science.

➢ School SMART Goal 2: All Students will be taught in a positive, caring community which supports academic and social emotional growth as measured by climate surveys and discipline referrals.

▪ CHAMPS/MAC

▪ Class DOJO

▪ Social Stories

▪ SAIG Groups

▪ CICO – Check In Check Out

➢ School Goal 3: The SLT and ILT will improve communication as evidence by shared agendas and minutes.

➢ Other Highlights: Parent Liaison, Daddy/Daughter Dance, Muffins for Mom, Donuts for Dad, Grandparent’s Day, Mother/Son Dance, PTO Fundraisers, Ice Cream Social, School Dance, After School Events, NT3 Grant, Staff Training, and Parent/Teacher/Staff Handbook.

Lisa Ferry, Assistant Principal, introduced the Taft staff. The presentation concluded with the staff from Taft honoring Ms. Ferry for her retirement at the end of this school year. They sang a song and students performed on cups to “We’re Going to Miss You When You’re Gone.”

Public Comments:

• There were no public comments.

Consent Agenda:

The following items were presented:

1. The following Board minutes were presented for approval:

• October 23, 2017 – Regular Meeting (Regular & Executive Session Minutes)

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 Head Start Policy Council Documents were presented for approval.

5. The following personnel items were presented for approval:

Name Position Effective Date

Appointments-Licensed Educational Professionals

Curtis Crossley Permanent Substitute at KHS October 30, 2017

Deisi Guzman Bilingual Teacher at High School/Junior High November 14, 2017

Toni Jordan Permanent Substitute at KJHS November 6, 2017

Appointments-Support Personnel

Jayme Martin Head Start Teaching Assistant at Proegler November 2, 2017

Jennifer Yohnka Physical Therapist District Wide November 6, 2017

Appointments-Extra-Duty Assignments

Lori Buckman Special Choral Groups Director at KHS November 13, 2017

Michelle Cooper Science Division Chair at KJHS November 13, 2017

Sean Gilreath Assistant Wrestling at KHS November 13, 2017

Daniel Jenkins Asst. Varsity Boys Basketball at KHS November 13, 2017

Gabriel Mendez Assistant Wrestling at KHS November 13, 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, Shea, Williams, and Wells. Nays: none. Motion carried.

2017 Tentative Tax Levy:

Mr. Grossi, Assistant Superintendent for Business Services, presented the 2017 tentative tax levy. President Wells asked if there were any questions and hearing none, asked for a motion to approve the tentative tax levy.

Motion was made by Gathing, seconded by Williams, to approve the 2017 tentative tax levy as presented. Roll Call Vote--Ayes: Gathing, Shea, Williams, Archie, and Wells. Nays: none. Motion carried.

Old Business:

There was no old business.

Information and Proposals:

The following items were provided for information:

1. Monthly Suspension Report

2. Previous Bill Runs

3. State & Federal Revenue Update

4. Budget Update

5. Staff Absence Report

At 7:34 p.m. motion was made by Gathing, seconded by Williams, to adjourn the meeting. All ayes; motion carried.

https://www.ksd111.org/cms/lib/IL01904746/Centricity/Domain/68/MinutesNov13.pdf