Bradley Bourbonnais Community High School District 307 Board Met Dec. 14.
Here is the minutes provided by the board:
Meeting was Called to Order in the BBCHS North Cafeteria at 6:00 p.m. by Board President, Justin Caldwell.
Pledge of Allegiance
Present at Roll Call: Brezinski, Edmonds, Kuntz, Mann, O’Gorman, Patterson, Caldwell and Student Representative, Thomas Musgrave.
Individuals present at Roll Call in the BBCHS North Cafeteria: Superintendent Wakeley, Brian Wright, Evan Tingley, Tiffany Kohl and Chris Hammond of BBCHS and auditor, Rick
Blanchette.
Absent at Roll Call: None. Public Comments – None. Introductions – None.
Mr. Kuntz motioned to approve the Consent Agenda:
● Minutes from Regular Board Meeting October 12, 2020
● Bills
● Financial Report
Retirements:
Christine Hosek, Art Teacher, effective the end of first semester 2020-21, December 18, 2020.
Karen McGowen, English Teacher, effective June 30, 2021.
Mr. Patterson seconded the motion.
Yeas: Brezinski, Edmonds, Kuntz, Mann, O’Gorman, Patterson and Caldwell.
Nays: None.
Presentations – None.
Committee Reports –
Student Report – Thomas Musgrave provided an update on BBCHS student activities. Best Buddies, Youth in Government and Student Council are hosting activities virtually. Four BBCHS band students will be participating in the State competition after receiving First Chair honors.
Dr. Wright commended Student Representative Thomas Musgrave for being named Commended Student in the 2021 National Merit Scholarship Program. BBCHS students Annabella Dickenson and Thomas Musgrave were recognized for their exceptional performance in their academic development.
Commended students are among 50,000 scorers in the Nation of more than 1.5 million students who took the 2019 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT)..
Student Success & Learning Culture Committee – The committee met to discuss the Pathway to a Full Return to School, the Equity team, APEX, a potential learning platform that will help with student credit recovery during summer school and the following school year. Details for the APEX platform were shared at the committee meeting and will be brought to the Board for approval in January. Fifty-eight parents attended the Google refresher course offered to parents for student support. A 5-day in-school cohort for 105 at risk learners began November 2. Board members are invited to join the teachers and students during an in-person school day to see teaching
in 2020 first hand.
Professional Culture & Family and Community Partnerships Committee – The committee met to discuss the second semester edits to the Pathway to a Full Return to School, APEX, a potential learning platform for credit recovery, and the first semester of the 2021-22 school year.
Finance and Operations & Optimal Facilities Committee- The committee met to discuss the Pathway to a Full Return to School, APEX, the IHSA ruling on the start of the Basketball season, adding an additional year to the bus lease. Also discussed was the AFR, Stadium Turf project, and the Computer Tech pay rate increase that will be presented to the Board tonight for approval.
KARVES – The committee’s next meeting will be on Thursday, November 12, 2020.
IASB – The committee did not meet. The virtual Joint Annual Conference is scheduled
for November 19-21, 2020. The NASB annual conference will be held virtually in February 2021.
The following committees did not meet: KARVES, and IASB
Correspondence and/or Superintendent’s Comments – November is National Board Appreciation month.
Dr. Wakeley thanked the Board of Education for their dedication and commitment to BBCHS, especially during the unprecedented challenges over the past year. Due to the current County metrics and State mandates, BBCHS decided to postpone the start of the 2020 -21 basketball season. The SWSC conference sent a letter to the Governor stating the conference did not wish to start their basketball season on November 16th and proposed January for the start of the season with 20 Home/Away games scheduled with an IHSA tournament to end the season. Practice for the season would begin 2 weeks prior to the first scheduled conference game. Open gym will continue: masks worn and no active coaching.
Unfinished Business –
Changes have not been made to the Pathway to a Full Return to School. Edits in the second semester plan extend the school day to 1:10 p.m.. With a vaccination for COVID-19 in the near future, BBCHS looks forward to a brighter second semester.
Mrs. Kohl & Mr. Tingley presented data for the monthly Intervention and School Metrics report. The November report averages include attendance for all students at 93%, engagement at 80% and over 1,500 afternoon intervention slots being utilized. The Curriculum department and Division Chairs review data daily to identify areas that need improvement. COVID data is analyzed to see how to best support quarantined and sick students. In just the first week, improvement has been noted in the grades, attendance and engagement of the 105 students invited to join an in-school cohort. With only 18 days of instruction remaining in the first semester the curriculum pace was reviewed and adjusted to ensure the course content will be covered. The assessment phase is a critical time in the semester.
Reassessment begins next week. The grade distribution was shared noting the true picture would be after the end of the first semester. The reality is more students are going to fail.
The district is providing space and time to help the students acquire credits to move forward.
New Business: -
Auditor, Rick Blanchette, presented the FY20 AFR.
Mr. Mann motioned to approve the FY20 AFR as presented. Mrs. Brezinski seconded the motion.
Yeas: Brezinski, Edmonds, Kuntz, Mann, O’Gorman, Patterson and Caldwell.
Nays: None.
Mr. Hammond asked only for the truth in taxation law to be approved with the tax levy being presented for review and approval at the December Board meeting.
Mrs. Edmonds motioned to adopt the resolution of the proposed tax levy as it relates to the truth in taxation law.
Mr. Patterson seconded the motion.
Yeas: Brezinski, Edmonds, Kuntz, Mann, O’Gorman, Patterson and Caldwell.
Nays: None.
Mrs. Brezinski motioned to set the tax levy hearing for December 14, 2020 at 5:45 p.m..
Mrs. Edmonds seconded the motion.
Yeas: Brezinski, Edmonds, Kuntz, Mann, O’Gorman, Patterson and Caldwell.
Nays: None.
Mr. Hammond stated the turf project has been budgeted with a projected start date of May 3. The company selected to provide the stadium turf project is well known for their expertise in
synthetic turf.
Mr. Kuntz motioned to approve the Stadium turf project as presented. Mr. Mann seconded the motion.
Yeas: Brezinski, Edmonds, Kuntz, Mann, O’Gorman, Patterson and Caldwell.
Nays: None.
Mr. Hammond recommended the Board approve the pay rate increase for Mr. Thornhill who has completed his bachelor degree and several certifications since his hire date.
Mr. Patterson motioned to approve the rate increase for computer technician, Jerry Thornhill, to $21.00.
Mrs. Edmonds seconded the motion.
Yeas: Brezinski, Edmonds, Kuntz, Mann, O’Gorman, Patterson and Caldwell.
Nays: None.
Dr. Wright presented the 2020-21 Early Completion list of students. This list includes
7ᵗʰ semester graduating seniors in December and 6ᵗʰ semester graduating juniors in May 2021.
Mr. Mann motion to approve the 2020-21 list of Early Graduating Students as presented. Mrs. Brezinski seconded the motion.
Yeas: Brezinski, Edmonds, Kuntz, Mann, O’Gorman, Patterson and Caldwell.
Nays: None.
Mrs. Kohl presented the addition of AP Macroeconomics to the curriculum as a capstone course for the Business curriculum.
Mr. Mann motioned to approve the new course addition, AP Macroeconomics., to the curriculum as
presented.
Mrs. Edmonds seconded the motion.
Yeas: Brezinski, Edmonds, Kuntz, Mann, O’Gorman, Patterson and Caldwell.
Nays: None.
With no Other Business, Mr. Kuntz motioned to Adjourn at 7:08 p.m. Mrs. Brezinski seconded the motion.
Voice vote:
Carried: 7
Defeated: 0
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