Robein Grade School

Board of Education Meeting

August 19, 2004

President Norvill called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM.

Members present: Mr. Norvill, Ms. Schwader, Mr. Dearing, Ms. Cunefare, Superintendent Mueller

Members absent: Mr. Buttice, Mr. Visocky

Guests: Mrs. Alice Garrison, Mr. Phil Vandemore, Mrs. Joyce Vaughn, Mrs. Rhonda Britton

Installation of New Member:

President Norvill swore in Mr. Eric Popken as the new Robein School Board member. Congratulations Eric! We look forward to working with you.

Approval of Minutes:

Motion made by Schwader/Cunefare to approve the regular session minutes from July 15, 2004 as amended. Motion voted. Yeas-Ms. Schwader, Mr. Norvill, Mr. Dearing, Ms. Cunefare, Mr. Popken. Nays-0. Motion carried.

Motion made by Schwader/Dearing to approve the executive session minutes from July 15, 2004 as amended. Motion voted. Yeas-Ms. Schwader, Mr. Norvill, Mr. Dearing, Ms. Cunefare, Mr. Popken. Nays-0. Motion carried.

Citizen’s Request/Public Participation:

Mrs. Rhonda Britton asked if there will be a sports committee established in order to forward concerns to instead of the board or coaches.

Treasurer’s Report:

Motion was made by Popken/Dearing to accept the treasurer’s report. Motion voted. Yeas-Ms. Schwader, Mr. Norvill, Mr. Dearing, Ms. Cunefare, Mr. Popken. Nays-0. Motion carried.

Approval of Warrants:

Motion made by Schwader/Poken to accept the warrants. Motion voted. Yeas-Ms. Schwader, Mr. Norvill, Mr. Dearing, Ms. Cunefare, Mr. Popken. Nays-0. Motion carried.

Superintendent Report:

Registration Report:

Superintendent Mueller reported there are 200 in house students and he also gave the final count for each grade level. Our enrollment is down slightly from last year.

ISAT Analysis:

Mr. Vandemore updated the board on the ISAT scores and provided the profile. Robein had a very positive performance on this test.

Mr. Dearing exited the meeting at 6:19 PM due to illness.

Committee Reports:

Technology Committee:

The three computers that were on the warrants last month (3 Dell computers) have been cleared up. Mr. Vandemore received a laptop and the desktop computer has been returned. Dell will be sending a reimbursement.

Building Committee:

The lighting work is still an ongoing project. Thank you to Mr. Popken for all of your work. There have been many improvements to the appearance of the building. Thank you to Mr. Michael and Mr. Popken for their efforts. Mr. Norvill asked for some volunteers to help with the lighting installation.

Curriculum Committee:

All of the books that were ordered for the 2004-2005 school year have arrived.

Playground Committee:

Old Business:

Approve Bread Bid:

Superintendent Mueller recommends that we accept the bread bid from Interstate Brands, who has been our previous provider and the price is the same as last year.

Motion was made by Cunefare/Popken to approve the bread bid with Interstate Brands as presented for the 2004-2005 school year.

Motion voted. Yeas-Ms. Schwader, Mr. Norvill, Ms. Cunefare, Mr. Popken. Nays-0. Motion carried.

Board Retreat Update:

The board retreat is scheduled for September 11, 2004 from 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM at Avanti’s. Trudy Shea from State Farm was hired for $900. This will be beneficial to the board in order to set long and short term goals and to develop cohesiveness among members.

City of East Peoria Education Committee Update:

Superintendent Mueller updated the board on the State of Illinois’ reduction in funding concerning the feasibility study. This topic will be discussed at a later date.

New Business:

Accept resignation of Mrs. Vicki Snider:

Mr. Norvill read the letter of resignation of Mrs.Vicki Snider. Thank you for all of your time and hard work at Robein.

Motion made by Popken/Cunefare to accept the resignation of Mrs. Vicki Snider as part time custodian.

Motion voted. Yeas-Ms. Schwader, Mr. Norvill, Ms. Cunefare, Mr. Popken. Nays-0. Motion carried.

Accept resignation of Mr. Al Snider:

Mr. Norvill read the letter of resignation of Mr. Al Snider. Thank you for all of your time and hard work at Robein.

Motion made by Cunefare/Schwader to accept the resignation of Mr. Al Snider as part time custodian and summer grounds work.

Motion voted. Yeas-Ms. Schwader, Mr. Norvill, Ms. Cunefare, Mr. Popken. Nays-0. Motion carried.

Approve Tentative FY2005:

The board will meet Tuesday, August 24, 2004 at 7:00 PM in order to discuss the budget thoroughly and to accept the tentative budget at that time. Superintendent Mueller provided the tentative spreadsheet.

Set Date and Time for Budget Hearing:

Motion made by Schwader/Popken to hold the budget hearing for FY2005 on September 30, 2004 at 6 PM.

Motion voted. Yeas-Ms. Schwader, Mr. Norvill, Ms. Cunefare, Mr. Popken. Nays-0. Motion carried.

10 Year Life Safety Plan:

Superintendent Mueller explained that the Life Safety Plan is a report that our architects (Darrell Becker) verify what repairs need to made to our building. There is continuous work being done on this plan and should be ready for approval by the next meeting.

Superintendent Goals for 2004-2005 School Year:

Superintendent Mueller provided his three goals and their indicators to the board. These goals will be discussed, suggestions made and approved at the next meeting.

Baseball and Softball Update:

Baseball had 17 boys try out and 2 had to be cut. Softball has only 13 girls. There has been very positive comments about both sports and how pleased the players and coaches are.

Track Meet Fund Dispersal:

Motion made by Popken/Cunefare to put $10,000 toward new lighting, $5,000 toward the playground equipment, $3,000 toward mats in the gymnasium, and $1,000 towards sports/extra-curricular supplies. Motion voted. Yeas -Ms. Schwader, Mr. Norvill, Ms. Cunefare, Mr. Popken. Nays-0. Motion carried.

Other Business:

None

Executive Session:

Mr. Visocky entered at 7:11 PM

Mr. Buttice entered at 7:15 PM

Motion was made by Cunefare/Popken to enter executive session for the purpose of discussing personnel.

Motion voted. Yeas-Ms. Schwader, Mr. Norvill, Ms. Cunefare, Mr. Popken. Nays-0. Motion carried.

The board entered executive session at 6:59 PM.

The Board re-entered open session at 7:47PM.

Motion was made by Visocky/Popken employ as our social worker for the 2004-2005 school year.

Motion voted. Yeas-Ms. Schwader, Mr. Norvill, Mr. Visocky, Mr. Buttice, Ms. Cunefare, Mr. Popken. Nays-0. Motion carried.

Motion was made by Popken/Visocky to employ Ms. Tammy Stevens for the part-time custodial position for 29 hours/week for $8.00/hour for the 2004-2005 school year with the understanding that she pass a background check and she will be on a 90 day probationary period.

Motion voted. Yeas-Mr. Buttice, Ms. Schwader, Mr. Norvill, Mr.Visocky. Ms. Cunefare, Mr. Popken. Nays-0. Motion carried.

Motion was made by Cunefare/Popken to employ Mr. Visocky as the assistant baseball coach for the 2004-2005 school year.

Motion voted. Yeas-Ms. Schwader, Mr. Norvill, Ms. Cunefare, Mr. Popken. Abstain-Mr. Buttice, Mr. Visocky. Nays-0. Motion carried.

Motion was made by Schwader/Popken to employ the head baseball coach for $750 for the 2004-2005 school year.

Motion voted. Yeas-Ms. Schwader, Mr. Norvill, Ms. Cunefare, Mr. Popken, Mr. Visocky. Abstain-Mr. Buttice. Nays-0. Motion carried.

Motion was made by Popken/Schwader to employ the assistant baseball coach for $333.32 for the 2004-2005 school year.

Motion voted. Yeas-Ms. Schwader, Mr. Norvill, Ms. Cunefare, Mr. Popken. Abstain-Mr. Buttice, Mr.Visocky. Nays-0. Motion carried.

Adjournment:

Motion made by Buttice/Visocky to adjourn the meeting. Motion voted. Yeas-Mr. Buttice, Ms. Schwader, Mr. Norvill, Mr. Dearing, Mr. Visocky, Ms. Cunefare, Mr. Popken. Nays-0. Motion carried.

The meeting ended at 7:58PM.

Next regular meeting is scheduled for September 16, 2004 at 6:00 PM.

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Steve Norvill, President Shauna Schwader, Secretary