Robein Grade School

Robein Grade School

Board of Education Meeting

February 16, 2006

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President Norvill called the meeting to order at 6:03 p.m.

Members pr= esent: Mr. Dearing, Mr. Newlan, Mr. Norvill, Mrs. Pool, Mrs. Potts, and

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Members ab= sent: Ms. Cunefare

Guests= : Mr. Vandemore, Dan Visocki, Chris Short, Kris Bare, and Channel 22 Representative

Citizens Request/Public Participation: None

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Approval of Minutes:

Approve minut= es of the December 19= , 2005 regular meeting as revised:

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Motion by Potts, seconded = by Dearing to approve the December 19, 2005 regular meeting minutes as revised. Motion carried. =

Approve minut= es of the January 19, = 2006 regular meeting as amended:

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Motion by Dearing, seconde= d by Pool to approve the January 19, 2006 regular meeting minutes as amended. Motion carried.

Consent Ag= enda: =

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President No= rvill asked for any corrections or updates.

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A. Treasurer’s Report

Motion by Dearing, seconded by Newlan to approve the Treasurer’s Report. On roll call, the following votes were recorded:

            YEAS:             Dearing, Newlan, Pool, Potts, Schwader, and Norvill

            NAYS:             None<= o:p>

B. Financial Report

Motion by Newlan, seconded by Dearing to approve the Financial Report. On roll call, the following votes were recorded:

            YEAS:             Newlan, Pool, Potts, Schwader, Dearing and Nor= vill

            NAYS:             None<= o:p>

C. Activity Fund

            Mrs. Potts = asked about the playground fund and art fund.

            Motio= n by Newlan, seconded by Potts to approve the Activ= ity Fund. On roll call, the

            following v= otes were recorded:

            YEAS:             Pool, Potts, Schwader, Dearing, Newlan and Norvill

            NAYS:             None<= o:p>

D. Approval of Warrants

            Mr. Dearing discussed the Sunrise Supplies bill (cleaning supplies etc.). He feels like the

            $608.00 mon= thly bill seems rather high. He al= so asked about the Tiger Direct bill. <= /span>

            Superintend= ent Peyton explained how this was for tech equipment cards for the digital

            camera orde= red by Jay. Mrs. Potts inquired abou= t the previous warrants being listed as

            January/Feb= ruary and December/January. Superintendent Peyton explained why the

            bookkeeper = listed them this way.



            Motion by Dearing, seconded by Potts for approval of Warrants. On roll call, the

            following v= otes were recorded:

            YEAS:             Potts, Schwader, Dearing, Newlan, Pool and Norv= ill

            NAYS:             None<= /span>

Superintenden= t Report and Recommendations:

A.&n= bsp;    Kindergarten Registration dates:<= /b>

Superintendent Peyton reported that Kindergar= ten Registration would be held on the following dates: March 6^th - 10^th.

B.&n= bsp;    Recommendation of Proposed School Calendar f= or 2006-07:

Superintendent Peyton stated how the 2006-07calendar “pretty much mirrors the High School’s calendar.” He reported = that the first and last days were the same and Christmas and Spring breaks were identical.

C.&n= bsp;    Update on the State’s Wellness Policy progress:

Sup= erintendent Peyton acknowledged that the State’s Wellness Program has been a hot topic. He stated that we will= know soon what direction we need to in. This will be revisited at the March Board meeting.=

D.&n= bsp;   Report of Recent Emergency Day Taken/Water L= eaks

Sup= erintendent Peyton discussed the recent emergency day taken due to water leaks. He reported that there was a hole = in the pipe. It was originally thought that the leak was outside. Water had to be removed from under= the crawl space, being pumped out all day.&nbs= p; The water was two and one half feet high. The pipe was fixed in a matter of = 10 minutes. Then a steam line le= ak later that evening was found. He will share the grand total of the damages and costs when the bills all come in. He reported that the insu= rance company had been contacted and there could possibly be two separate claims = with a $1,000.00 deductible for each. He thanked Mr. Newlan and Mr. Dea= ring for all of their help. Mr. De= aring had the workers check all the lines. They recommended that all the boilers have preventative maintenance, cleaned, de-scaled, etc. Superintendent Peyton also stated that when the boiler alarms went o= ff a “fire” drill was held due to the staff thinking it was a drill.=

E.&n= bsp;    State Track Update

Superintendent Peyton discussed how he has be= en gathering volunteers and has placed an article in the Courier and Journal S= tar.

Dan Visocki, Director of the State Track Meet, reported that the biggest issue was getting

“younger” parents involved. The current volunteers are made up= of 60 – 70 percent of former volunteers with older children. Mr. Dearing thanked Mr. Visocki for chairing this event. He also recommended that all the knowledge from running the track meet needs to be placed in a book for future chairmen.

F.      Report on Illinois Free Text Loan Program

Superintendent Peyton stated that the program= was aimed at grades 5 – 8. Elementary Science textbooks are in need. He will be ordering 30 5^{th
grade textbooks. He will also=
be
ordering Mrs. Bare 30 – 35 pre-algebra textbooks. He reported that this “prett=
y much
eats up all of the funds through the loan program.” He thanked Mrs. Bare for all of he=
r help
in this endeavor.}

G.    Discussion of 5^th Grade Cl= ass Structure for 2006-07

Superintendent Peyton reported that there wer= e 30 4^th graders at the start of the school year and there are currently 29. He asked the board if they wanted = to split the classes again or keep the students in one class. President Norvill wants the administration’s opinion and the 5^th grade teacher’s feelings on the matter of splitting the class. Superintendent Peyton discussed ho= w 29 was a large number, even at the 5^th grade level. He would keep it split. He added that he won’t know = the kindergarten numbers until March. Assistant Principal, Mr. Vandemore, expressed that if there were two= 5^th grade classes there would be difficulties in scheduling. President Norvill asked the administration to come up with a recommendation.

H.    Reminder of Special Meeting on March = 13^th at 6:30 p.m.

Superintendent Peyton relayed that Doug Blair= from ISBE will present five candidates for the interviewing process for the Superintendent position. The interviews will be held on Friday, March 17^th, and Saturday, Mar= ch 18^th. President No= rvill acknowledged that there should be a way to incorporate staff involvement wi= th the selection.

Assistant Pri= ncipal Report:

Mr. Vandemore discussed the following:

§         Boys in sports are having difficulty with grades. They may have a number issue when forming teams if they don’t get better grades because of t= he one D policy.

Policy discussion needs to be tabled until the next meeting.

§         Will be conducting an interest survey on spo= rts

§         7^th and 8^th grade Valentine’s Party went well at Plaza Lanes in = Washington

§         8^th Grade trip to Six Flags in Gu= rnee will be on Tuesday, May 16^th.&n= bsp; A Peoria Charter bus will be employed

§         The tentative 8^th grade graduation date has been set for Thursday, May 18^th, at 7:00 p.m.

§         ISAT testing for grades 3 – 8 begins on Monday, March 13^th.

§         Tentative Track Schedule – 9 meets beginning on March 27^th: 3 meets at EastSide, 1 at Rankin, 1 at Delavan, County, Conference, = and Sectional

§         8^th grade county volleyball tournament will be held at Robein on Saturday, March 4^th

§         Congratulated Colin Crippen, Danny Visocky, = and Josh Niehueser who represented Robein in the Tazwood Conference Spelling Bee. Josh Niehueser will comp= ete March 3^rd at Morton<= /st1:PlaceName> High School in the Tazewell County Bee. Josh Nie= hueser has been the school champion for three years.

Committee = Reports:

A.&n= bsp;    Report= on Joint Board Representatives meeting held on January 26, 2006:

Ms. Schwader relayed to the board that everyone on the committee works well together. The calendar w= as discussed with a possible later start date because of no air conditioning in Districts 309 and 86. Student= s that had attended Robein had very positive test scores and discipline. Superintendent Peyton told how eve= ryone strives to have equal grading periods.&nbs= p; President Norvill reported that the committee was represented by ten= to twelve individuals from the various districts.

Old Busine= ss:

A. Second Reading and Adoption of Policy 4:170 and Administrative Procedures:

Superintendent Peyton discussed the IASB language and procedures that= he recommends for adoption.

            Motion by Schwader, seconded by Pool to formally adopt Policy 4:170 and

        =     Administrative Procedures. On roll call, the following votes were recorded:

            YEAS:             Potts, Schwader, Dearing, Newlan, Pool and Norv= ill

            NAYS:        =     None

            B. Authorize Superintendent to purcha= se AED and arrange appropriate training:

Superintendent Peyton discussed AED costs. T= he system needs to be in place by

        =     June 30, = 2006.

Motion by Newlan, seconded by Potts to purchase the AED unit and accessories.&nbs= p; On roll call, the following votes were recorded:

            YEAS:             Schwader, Dearin= g, Newlan, Pool, Potts, and Norvill

            NAYS:        =     None

C. Blacktop Bids:

Mr. Dearing stated that the blacktop problem has become hazardous and needs replaced. The turnaround needs to be fixed and the culvert needs replaced. He also relayed that an extension = of the sidewalk to the new playground area and basketball area with another four square should be accomplished. This issue was tabled until the next meeting.

New Busine= ss:

= A.     Approve Proposed School Calendar for 2006-07:

Superintendent Peyton recommended the previous discussed 2006-07 School Calendar. Mrs. Potts discussed moving “= ;Meet the Teacher” up, instead of three weeks into the school year.

Motion by Pool, seconded by Newlan to ap= prove the 2006-07 School Calendar as presented.&= nbsp; On roll call, the following votes were recorded:

            YEAS:             Dearing, Newlan, Pool, Potts, Schwader, and Norvill

            NAYS:        =     None

= B.     Approve Use of School as a Polling= Place on March 21, 200= 6:

Motion by Newland, seconded by Potts to approve the use of Robein= School as a polling= place on March 21, 200= 6. Motion carried. =

Other Busi= ness:

Mr. Dearing discussed his work regarding the track season. New hurdles are needed and he woul= d like to purchase ten of them at a cost of around $1,000.00. PTO can purchase the starting bloc= ks.

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Motion by Dearing, seconde= d by Pool to adjourn to executive session at 7:47 p.m. Motion carri= ed.

President Norvill called the Board to order in open se= ssion at 8:21 p.m.

Motion by Dearing, seconded by Pool to adjourn the mee= ting at 9:02 p.m. Motion carried.

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Steve Norvill, President        =             &nb= sp;               =             &nb= sp;           Chris Dearing, Secretary