Kankakee Times

Bourbonnais Elementary School District No. 53 Board of Education met December 18.

Here is the minutes as provided by the board:

The Regular Meeting of the Board of Education of Bourbonnais Elementary School District No. 53, Kankakee County, Illinois was called to order by President Pro-Tem John Hall on Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at 7:06 PM at the Administrative Offices, 281 W John Casey Road, Bourbonnais, IL. 1.02 Pledge of Allegiance.

1.03 The following members answered roll call: John Hall, Jamie Freedlund, Rich McBarnes, Michael Jurka, Nicole McCarty, Jayne Raef.

The following members were absent and did not participate in the meeting in any manner or to any extent whatsoever: Rob Rodewald

District Administrators Present: Superintendent Daniel Hollowell, Ed,D.; Dr. Jim Duggan, Director of Instruction; Bernadette Henriott, Director of Student Support Services; Dennis Crawford, Director of Business Services; Jeff Gindy, Principal; Bret Pignatiello, Principal; Taiyuan Banks-Tillmon, Principal; Shirley Padera, Principal; Abby Saldivar, Associate Principal; Shannon Swilley, Associate Principal; Jennifer Longtin, Assistant Principal; Michelle Brosseau; K-4 Reading Coordinator, Roger Hale, Technology Director.

2. Recognition of Staff, Students and Community

2.01 Recognition of Staff - Patrick Arlis, BUGC PE Teacher

On behalf of Bourbonnais Elementary School District No. 53, Principal Jeff Gindy recognized Mr. Patrick Arlis for writing a grant that won 6 Brita Hydration Stations for Bourbonnais Elementary School District No. 53 schools. These motion activated stations will provide filtered water from the touch-free wall-mounted bottle filler.

2.02 Recognition of Students - There were no recognition of students.

2.03 Recognition of Community - Peoples Church

On behalf of Bourbonnais Elementary School District No. 53 Jennifer Longtin, Assistant Principal recognized People’s Church for their generous donation to the students of Bourbonnais. Funds will be used for coats, gloves, and backpack meals for those in need. We appreciate their commitment to the community!

3. Communications from/to:

3.01 Communications from/to BEA

Co-BEA President Lauren Lundmark - No comments from BEA.

Introduction of Staff: Keri Lavoie, Jessica Wasnea, Kellie Coughenour, Lori Henry.

3.02 Communications from/to Visitors – There were no communications to/from visitors.

3.03 Communications from/to Board –There were no communications to/from the Board.

3.04 Communications from/to Administration - There were no communications to/from Administration.

3.05 Communications from/to Superintendent – FOIA Requests – There was one FOIA requests reported by Superintendent Hollowell. A request for PO/Vendor information from Smartprocure was completed to in a timely manner.

4. Routine Business/Consent Agenda

4.01 Approval of Minutes - Regular Meeting November 27, 2018 - 7:00 PM

4.02 Approval of Bills and Payroll

4.03 Approval of Treasurer's Report

4.04 Approval of Personnel

      Resignation - Administration

      Saldivar, Abby; Principal Asst Principal at Liberty Intermediate effective June 30, 2019

      Employment - Certified Staff

      Hughes, Katie; Long Term Sub Liberty Intermediate effective January 22, 2019

      Jones, Rodger; LBSI at Shabbona effective November 28, 2018

      Employment - Support Staff

      Thomas, Mariah; Bus Aide effective December 5, 2018

      Honel, Mike; Teacher Assistant at Upper Grade Center effective January 7, 2019

      Resignation - Support Staff

      Marcotte, Linda; Shabbona Recess Aide effective December 3, 2018

      Miller, James; Bus Driver effective November 28, 2018

      FMLA Requests / Request for Unpaid LOA-see attached

4.05 Items Removed from Routine Business/Consent Agenda

                 There were no items removed from routine business/consent agenda.

Motion by Rich McBarnes, second by Michael Jurka to approve Routine Business as presented. The following voice votes were heard: Ayes: Jamie Freedlund, John Hall, Michael Jurka, Rich McBarnes, Nicole McCarty, Jayne Raef. Nays: None. Absent: Rob Rodewald. Final Resolution: Motion Carries.

5. Mission of Bourbonnais Elementary School District #53 is to: Collaborate with staff, students, families, and community

5.01 Certify Tax Levy- Dennis Crawford, Director of Business Services

      Crawford, Director of Business Services presented the 2018 tax levy. The consumer price index for 2017 is 2.1% = $278,647 additional tax revenue. The new property estimate is 2.456 million which equals $76,162 additional tax revenue. The total levy request is a $433,697 increase.

      Motion by Rich McBarnes, second by Jamie Freedlund to approve the resolution for the 2018 tax levy as presented. The following voice votes were heard: Ayes: Jamie Freedlund, John Hall, Michael Jurka, Rich McBarnes, Nicole McCarty, Jayne Raef. Nays: None. Absent: Rob Rodewald. Final Resolution: Motion Carries.

5.02 Determine Dates for Bi-Annual Review of Executive Session Minutes

Per Board discussion January 22, 2019 at 6:30 PM will be the bi-annual review of executive session minutes.

5.03 Approval of 2019-2020 School Calendar - Superintendent Daniel Hollowell, Ed.D.

Superintendent Daniel R. Hollowell, Ed.D. explained the 2019-2020 calendar. Due to changes in the law the calendar has to have 176 engagement days. By having students attend parent teacher conferences, this qualifies as an engagement day. We will have 174 attendance days, 2 conference days for 176 engagement days. Adding the 4 institute days we will have 180 days. We plan on developing plans for “engagement at home” on severe weather days as to not use the emergency days in the calendar. For this year we are still including the emergency days.

      Motion by Nicole McCarty, second by Michael Jurka to approve the 2019-2020 school calendar as presented. The following voice votes were heard: Ayes: Jamie Freedlund, John Hall, Michael Jurka, Rich McBarnes, Nicole McCarty, Jayne Raef. Nays: None. Absent: Rob Rodewald. Final Resolution: Motion Carries.

5.04 Mobile HotSpot Project with Bourbonnais Public Library - Dr. Jim Duggan, Director of Curriculum

Dr. Jim Duggan, Director of Instruction explained the Mobile HotSpot Project with the Bourbonnais Public Library. Mobile hotspots will allow the residents of Bourbonnais to access the internet wherever there may be. Library cardholders can checkout a device after completing a user agreement. (Signed by parent) The checkout duration is 7 days and must be returned for 24 hours before checking out again. BESD53 has agreed to pay the annual service fee for five of the devices at a cost of $120 per device with the option to expand if the program goes well.

6. Mission of Bourbonnais Elementary School District #53 is to: Provide a safe learning environment with innovation instructional practices

6.01 Liberty Expansion - Superintendent Daniel Hollowell, Ed.D.

A representative from Jh2B/BLDD Architects design team presented Liberty expansion to the Board for approval. Discussion followed.

      Dr. Hollowell recommended the Board approve allow the design team to further develop option 3. Motion by Rich McBarnes, second by Michael Jurka to approve for design team to further develop option 3 of the proposed Liberty Expansion as discussed. The following voice votes were heard: Ayes: Jamie Freedlund, John Hall, Michael Jurka, Rich McBarnes, Nicole McCarty, Jayne Raef. Nays: None. Absent: Rob Rodewald. Final Resolution: Motion Carries.

7. Mission of Bourbonnais Elementary School District #53 is to: Inspire all students to reach their unique potential as globally conscious learners

7.01 Bilingual Conference Overview Report - Dr. Jim Duggan, Director of Curriculum

Dr. Jim Duggan, Director of Instruction reported back from the Bilingual State conference and shared statistics of poverty, second language acquisition, teacher attitudes, salary, etc. in the US as compared to multiple other nations and specifically Finland, where academics are one of the highest in the world.

Discussion followed.

8. Informational Items - 8.01 Dates to Remember

December 19, 2018 Noel LeVasseur 1st Grade Winter Concert 9:30 am and 1:30 pm

December 19, 2018 Noel LeVasseur 2nd Grade Winter Concert 10:30 am and 2:30 pm

December 20, 2018 Noel LeVasseur Destiny Program Winter Concert 2:00 pm

December 24, 2018 Winter Break Begins - No School

January 7, 2019 School Resumes -Full day schedule

January 18, 2019 Schedule B Early Dismissal

January 21, 2019 No School - Martin Luther King Day

January 22, 2019 Regular Board of Education Meeting 7:00 PM Administrative Office

9.01 Non-Agenda Business by Board or Administration - Dr. Hollowell said a word of remembrance for former student Mia Malone.

10. Adjournment - 10.01 Adjourn

Motion by Michael Jurka second by Nicole McCarty to adjourn 7:58 PM. Ayes: All. Nays: None. Final Resolution: Meeting Adjourned.

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