Kankakee Times

Kankakee School District 111 Board of Education met July 22.

Here is the minutes provided by the board:

ROLL CALL

Members present: Mary Archie

Christopher Bohlen

Jess Gathing, Jr., Vice President

Deb Johnston

Angela Shea, Secretary

Barbara A. Wells, President

Darrell Williams

Members absent: All members present.

A quorum was declared present.

President Barbara Wells led the Pledge of Allegiance.

Meeting with the Board were:

Dr. Genevra A. Walters, Superintendent

Robert Grossi, Assistant Superintendent

Felice Hybert, Assistant Superintendent

Dr. Kathleen O’Connor, Assistant Superintendent

Vicki Scott, Recording Secretary

There were no news reporters present.

Superintendent’s Report

 Dr. Walters introduced Mrs. Jennifer Hering, Director of Early Childhood Education Programs. Mrs. Hering gave a presentation on ExceleRate Illinois. She said ExceleRate Illinois is a statewide quality recognition and improvement system designed to make continuous quality improvement an everyday priority among early learning providers. It provides a framework for early learning professionals to identify opportunities for improvement, increase their skills and take steps to make positive changes. ExceleRate Illinois uses a consistent set of standards and conducts on-site assessments for verification of classroom quality. Based on their most recent monitoring results, the district’s PFA Program and Proegler School have both achieved the Gold Circle of Quality.

Public Comments

There were no public comments.

Amendment to Agenda

President Wells asked for a motion to amend the Agenda to remove Item F.9.

Motion was made by Shea, seconded by Johnston, to Amend the Agenda to remove Item F.9. as presented. ROLL CALL VOTE--Ayes: Bohlen, Gathing, Johnston, Shea, Williams, Archie, and Wells.

Nays: none. Motion carried.

Consent Agenda

The following items were presented:

 The following Board of Education minutes were presented for approval:

o July 8, 2019 (Regular Session Minutes)

o July 9, 2019 (Regular Session Minutes)

 The 2019/2020 Contract for Continued Partnership with Building 21 was presented for approval.

 The 2019/2020 Illuminate Education Quote was presented for approval.

 The Project Lead the Way Curriculum, Computers, Materials and Supplies were presented for approval.

 The APEX Learning Renewal Quote was presented for approval.

 The Board Member Expense Reimbursement was presented for approval.

 The following personnel items were presented for approval:

President Wells asked for a motion to approve the Consent Agent.

Motion was made by Bohlen, seconded by Johnston, to approve the above listed Consent Agenda items as presented. President Wells asked if there were any questions on the Consent Agenda items and hearing none, asked for a roll call vote. ROLL CALL VOTE--Ayes: Gathing, Johnston, Shea, Williams, Archie, Bohlen, and Wells. Nays: none. Motion carried.

Action Items

1. Extra-Curricular Salary Schedule for 2018/2022

President Wells asked for a motion to approve the Extra-Curricular Salary Schedule for 2018/2022.

Motion was made by Gathing, seconded by Williams, to approve the extra-curricular salary schedule for 2018/2022 as presented. President Wells asked if there were any questions and hearing none, asked for a roll call vote. ROLL CALL VOTE--Ayes: Johnston, Shea, Williams, Archie, Bohlen, Gathing, and Wells. Nays: none. Motion carried.

2. Ratification of Clerical Contract 2019/2023

President Wells asked for a motion to approve the Ratification of the Clerical Contract 2019/2023.

Motion was made by Shea, seconded by Archie, to approve the ratification of the clerical contract as presented. President Wells asked if there were any questions and hearing none, asked for a roll call vote. ROLL CALL VOTE--Ayes: Shea, Williams, Archie, Bohlen, Gathing, Johnston, and Wells. Nays: none. Motion carried.

Information and Proposal

1. Preschool-12 Continuum of Services Plan for Advanced Learners

2. Strategic Planning Meeting

Dr. Walters stated that there will be a strategic planning meeting on December 7th. The District will be inviting staff members, community members, parents and students with the hope to have at least 50 participants. At the meeting, the question of what do they vision for our community and what the school district can do for the next five years to achieve these goals will be addressed. A Save-the-Date card will be mailed in the near future.

3. Previous Bill Run

At 7:30 p.m., motion was made by Williams, seconded by Gathing, to adjourn the meeting. All ayes; motion carried

https://www.ksd111.org/cms/lib/IL01904746/Centricity/Domain/68/July22.19-Minutes.pdf