Robein Grade School

Board of Education

Special Meeting

March 6, 2003

 

The meeting was called to order by Mr. Buttice at 6:04 PM

Members present: Mr. Buttice, Mrs. Short, Mrs. Schwader, Mr. Dearing, Mr. VanBeuning, Supt. Masear

Members absent: Mr. Visocky, Mr. Knight

Guests: Mr. Steve Norvell

New Business:

    1. Members discussed Senate Bill 368 and how it will affect Robein District #85. This bill, including Article 12, has appeared quickly and has been sent for rewrites and to be amended. It states that a high school and some K-8 districts could consolidate, while the remaining K-8 districts which chose not to consolidate would form a "new" non-high school district that would be governed by the Regional Superintendents Office.
    2. Members discussed contacting senators, congressmen, the IASB, the Regional Superintendent, and others to voice our concerns on

      3. Senate Bill 368.

    3. A letter will be drafted by Mr. Buttice and Supt. Masear to list concerns of why we oppose this bill as it stand. This letter will then be passed to the remaining board members for changes and suggestions and then sent to the legislature.
    4. Supt. Masear will look into District #85’s EAV and District #309’s per capita costs to compare what tuition might cost if we were to remain a non-high school district.
    5. A couple of the non-high school districts that are already in existence will be contacted to ask what pros and cons exist.
    6. If contacted by the media, we must refer them to Mr. Buttice for information and simply state that we are gathering information at this time.
    7. Mr. Dearing and Mr. Buttice will represent our board at the combined district meetings concerning consolidation.

Executive Session: Motion by Mr. VanBuening/Mr. Dearing to enter executive session for the purpose of discussing negotiations, legal matters and personnel. Motion voted. Yeas-Mr. Buttice, Mrs. Short, Mrs. Schwader, Mr. Dearing, Mr. VanBeuning. Nays-0. Motion carried. The board entered executive session at 6:47 PM.

Mr. Visocky arrived at 6:55PM.

Motion made by Mr. Visocky/Mr.Dearing for the board to return to open session. Motion voted. Yeas- Mr. Buttice, Mr. Visocky, Mrs. Short, Mrs. Schwader, Mr. Dearing, Mr. VanBeuning. Nays-0 Motion carried. The board returned to open session at 7:35 PM.

Other Business: Supt. Masear distributed surveys for board members to complete and return to the Illinois Association of School Boards.

Adjournment: Motion made by Mr. VanBeuning/Mr. Dearing to adjourn the meeting. Motion voted. Yeas-Mr. Buttice, Mr. Visocky, Mrs. Short, Mrs. Schwader, Mr. Dearing, Mr. VanBeuning. Nays-0. Motion carried. The meeting ended at 7:37 PM.

Next regular meeting is scheduled for March 20, 2003 at 6:00 PM.

 

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Steve Buttice, President Shauna Schwader,

Acting Secretary