Kankakee Times

Grant Park Community Unit School District 6 Board will meet May 21.

Here is the agenda provided by the Board:

I. Call to Order, Roll Call and Pledge of Allegiance

II. Approval of the consent agenda:

A. Minutes of the regular board meeting for April, 2018

B. Financial Report(s) for April, 2018

C. Direction to pay May vendor bills in the amount of: $180,763.16

D. Approval of the April payroll in the amount of: $268,117.69

E. To accept the resignation(s) of: Renee Bronson & Kelly Toppen as Junior Co-Class Sponsor(s), Amanda Shoup as Art Teacher,

F. To approve Kathy Ekhoff, Summer Secretary ($13.93 per hour, no TRS3 hours per day), Jake Dickson & Ashton Loitz as Summer Maintenance ($9.00 per hour), Alex Hamilton as ES Summer Maintenance ($8.75 per hour), Katie Gutierrez as Summer School Instructor ($28 per hour plus TRS)

G. To approve the 2018-19 district fees, as presented

H. To approve the 2017-18 amended calendar, as presented

I. To approve the maternity leave request of Katie Gutierrez with anticipated start of August 20th, 2018

J. To approve the Title I Plan as presented

III. Audience to Persons Scheduled in Advance:

A. Recognition of The 2018 State Champions- Grant Park High School Band and Chorus

B. Recognition of Mary Lietz, Elementary Office Assistant

C. Recognition of Edna Siebert, Kindergarten Teacher

D. Recognition of Grant Park School District #6 Staff and Student BodyUS News and World Report Silver Medal Distinction

IV. Administrators’ Reports:

A. GP ES- Ms. Tracy Planeta

B. GP MS/HS- Mr. Matt Maxwell

C. GP Director of SE: Ms. Carrie Clodi

D. GP #6- Dr. John Palan

1. Academic Signing Review

2. Fiscal ’19 Budget

3. Teacher Shortage Task Force Update

4. Update: District Brochure

5. Enrollment Update (Information Only)

V Old Business

A. To approve the early elementary/primary IPAD Initiative as presented to be implemented for the 2018-19 school year

VI. New Business

A. To declare library equipment (circulation table/outdated books) as excess surplus material

VII. Board Committee Reports:

A. President’s Report – Mr. Dickson

B. Building and Grounds Committee – Mr. Fick/Mr. Loitz

C. Technology Committee – Mrs. Ohm, Mrs. Horn

• Update: District Webpage

D. Kankakee Area Special Education Cooperative (KASEC) – Mr. Dickson/Mr. Markland

E. Kankakee Area Career Center (KACC) – Mr. Fick/Mr. Dickson

F. IASB – Three Rivers Division report – Ms. Vicki Gawlinski

G. Chamber of Commerce –Mr. Loitz

H. Student Representatives – CJ Rosas, Katie Hamilton

I. Board Communications

VIII. Community Forum—Comments and Questions Regarding Board

Actions/Issues

IX. Closed Session-

There is a request for a closed 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.

Collective negotiating matters between the public body and its employees or their representatives or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees

X. Anticipated Board action(s):

A. Approval of the Closed Session Minutes

B. Approval of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (2018-2021) with the Grant Park Teachers Association (IEA) as presented

C. Approval of the Support Staff 2018-19 raises as presented

XI. Adjourn (time adjourned)

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