Kankakee Times

Donovan Community Unit School District 3 Board met Jan. 24.

Here is the minutes provided by the Board:

President Schultz called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Roll call was taken with six (6) members present. Mr. Wisniewski was absent. Mr. Westrick then introduced the Donovan Elementary December Students of the Month; Sawyer Shortsleeve for Kindergarten, Lillian Courville for 1st grade, Olivia Lopez for 2nd grade, Mario Martinez for 3rd grade, Addison Wilson for 4th grade, and Josh Karamoshos for 5th grade. Sawyer Shortsleeve and Lillian Courville were in attendance to receive their certificates. Next, Mr. Westrick introduced the Junior High and Senior High December Students of the Month; Weston Lareau for Junior High and Katie Boudreau for High School. Weston Lareau was in attendance to receive his certificate.

The Board moved to Board Packet Information. Item “A” was the approval of agenda. Mr. Munson made a motion, seconded by Mrs. Regnier to approve the agenda. The motion was approved on a roll call vote – All Yes (6). Next was the approval of the Consent Agenda items including: 1) Truth in Taxation Meeting Minutes & Regular Meeting Minutes of December 20, 2017, 2) Accounts Payables, and 3) Destruction of the verbatim record of the Closed Sessions from 7-22-15 to 6-28-17 and keep closed session minutes closed due to confidentiality as per Section 2.06 of the Open Meetings Act. Mrs. Carlson made a motion, seconded by Mr. Schmidt to approve the Consent Agenda items. The motion was approved on a roll call vote – All Yes (6). Item “C” was Review of Student Activity Accounts, there were no questions. Item “D” was FOIA Request; there was one from the Illinois Retired Teachers Association on Monday, January 22nd.

Visitors/ Written Correspondence/Public Participation There were twelve visitors present; Brandon & Toni Ponton, Rodney Lareau, Denise Lareau, Weston Lareau, Dennis & Amanda Karr, Stephanie Brattin, Lillian Courville, Carol Shortsleeve, Richard Shortsleeve, and Sawyer Shortsleeve. The only visitors wishing to speak to the Board were Dennis and Amanda Karr regarding a bullying issue at the Junior High School. There was one piece of written correspondence, this month’s DEA report. There was no other correspondence to come before the Board.

Donovan Education Association Report No one was there on behalf of the DEA so each board member was given a paper report.

Administrative Reports Superintendent Report: Mr. Westrick started his report by sharing that Adrienne Adams is now the first female HS Basketball player to reach 1000 points for her career. She was recognized during and after the game, in which it occurred. Next, he thanked the Athletic Boosters for their remodeling of the weight room. Finally, he stated that he had a meeting with Steve Bushue on January 16th where they discussed the new tax rates and other legislative topics. Mr. Schultz thanked him for his report.

Principal Report: Mrs. Pitkin started her report by giving enrollment numbers for both the Elementary and Junior-Senior High Schools. The Elementary School has a total of 119 students and the Junior-Senior High School has a total of 172 students. Of those 291 students, there are 43 students with IEPs and 9 students with 504s. Next, she informed the Board of the December Discipline Report. She then shared some dates to remember; February 2nd and 3rd is the Senior Class Trip, February 8th is Family Reading Night at the Elementary School, and February 9th is the next School Improvement Day. She finished her report by giving the guidance and technology reports for this month. Mr. Schultz thanked her for her report.

Special Education Report Mrs. Pitkin shared her special education report during her principal report.

Committee Reports Policy – There was a meeting prior to the board meeting on January 24th discussing a group of the latest policies.

Old Business In old business, item “A” was Review, and possible revision of, Donovan Coaches Manual. Mr. Munson made a motion, seconded by Mr. Schmidt to refer the Donovan Coaches Manual back to the Athletic Committee for revisions and complete review by the end of the school year. The motion was approved on a roll call vote – All Yes (6).

Item “B” was Review, and possibly amend, 2078-18 School Calendar. Mr. Schultz made a motion, seconded by Mr. Munson to amend the 2017-18 School Calendar to include Mt. Pulaski and Presidents’ Day as make up days and the remaining three emergency days at the end of the school year. The motion was approved on a roll call vote – All Yes (6).

New Business Item “A” was First Reading of Proposed Policy Revisions. Mrs. Carlson made a motion, seconded by Mrs. Reginer to approve the first reading and move to the second reading and approval at the February 28th Board Meeting. The motion was approved on a roll call vote – All Yes (6).

Item “B” was Executive Session. Mr. Schultz made a motion, seconded by Mrs. Regnier to enter into Executive Session: To discuss the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, and performance of specific employees of the District, individual student concerns, disciple and leasing of district property. The motion was approved on a roll call vote – All Yes (6). The Board entered Executive Session at 6:51 p.m. The Board reentered Regular Session at 8:03 p.m.

Item “C” was approve Executive Session Minutes. Mr. Schmidt made a motion, seconded by Dr. Miller to approve the Executive Session Minutes. The motion was approved on a roll call vote – All Yes (6).

Item “D” was Personnel. Mrs. Carlson made a motion, seconded by Dr., Miller to hire Christopher Lareau as 2nd Shift Custodian at the HS effective June 4, 2018. The motion was approved on a roll call vote – All Yes (6). Mr. Munson made a motion, seconded by Dr. Miller to hire Kim Yates as one of the Title I Aides for the remainder of the 2017-18 school year. The motion was approved on a roll call vote – All Yes (6). Mrs. Regnier made a motion, seconded by Mrs. Carlson to hire Nicole Brisco as the other Title I Aide for the remainder of the 2017-18 school year. The motion was approved on a roll call vote – All Yes (6). Next in Personnel was Notice to the Board concerning the evaluation process of the Superintendent. No motion was made.

“XII” was Other business. There were no other items to be discussed.

President Schultz closed the meeting at 8:04 p.m.

http://www.donovan.k12.il.us/files/_mCJGi_/38dfc12d158ecc8e3745a49013852ec4/BM_Jan_24_2018.pdf