Robein School

Board of Education Meeting Minutes

April 19, 2001

 

The meeting was called to order by Mrs. Short at 6:02 p.m.

 

Members Present:  Mr. Buttice, Mr. Sherwood, Mrs. Short, Ms. Skaggs, Mr. Visocky,

Mr. Greuter, Mr. Knight, Superintendent Peyton was also present.

 

Members Absent:  None

 

Guests:  Chris Dearing, Brad VanBuening, Mrs. Mclendon, Mrs. Haight, Ms. Wainwright

 

Approval of Minutes: Motion made by Mr. Knight/Mr. Sherwood to approve the minutes of the March 15, 2001 meeting as amended.  Motion voted. Yeas – 7, Nays – 0.  Motion carried.

 

Citizen’s Request:

Student Nathan Walker submitted a written request for updated Science textbooks.  Nathan submitted the request in compliance with earning a Boy scout badge.

Mr. Dearing asked the board to make it clear to the public the role which it would play in the proposed development along Route 8.  Mr. Dearing cited the Peoria Journal Star as continuing to report the board would play a deciding role in whether or not the development occurs.  Mrs. Short and Mr. Peyton responded to Mr. Dearing’s request by emphasizing that the board does not have a deciding role in the decision and encouraged Mr. Dearing to tell concerned citizens to participate in public City Council meetings.

 

Treasurer’s Report:  Motion made by Mr. Buttice/Mr. Greuter to approve the treasurer’s report.  Motion voted. Yeas – 7, Nays – 0.  Motion carried.

 

Warrants: Motion made by Mr. Visocky/Mr. Greuter to approve the warrants.

Motion voted. Yeas – 7, Nays – 0.  Motion carried.

 

Superintendent’s Report: 

External Review:  Mr. Peyton distributed the written report received from the review team.  The district now has 60 days to respond to the review.  Mr. Peyton will meet with the teachers for discussion on how to respond.  The response will also serve as the District’s application for the $8,000 grant for next year from this review.

Work was completed the week of March 19th to motorize the bleachers.  The invoice of $10,900 included both the motorization and the handrails.

Mr. Peyton distributed a brochure that was created to give parents sources of daycare/ latch key providers in the district’s area.

Mr. Peyton and Mr. Visocky have been working on the details of the State Track meet which is hosted by Robein.  The meet scheduled for May 11 & 12 will be held at Eastside Centre and requires a large number of volunteers.  The volunteers will be invited to a cookout which will be held on Wednesday, May 9 at 5:30 pm.  Volunteers and their families are welcome.

A sign up sheet for Robein night at McDonald’s was circulated.  Parents, board members and teachers will “work” the restaurant in order to get funds for the school.

Graduation has been set for May 29 at 7:00pm

A mini-calendar was distributed showing important end of year dates for the board members.

 

Committee Reports:

Curriculum: Nothing to report

Technology: Minutes of the March 15 meeting were discussed.  The next Town meeting will be held July 10 at 6:00 p.m.  Next meeting will be held 4/30/2001 at 3:15pm

 

Sports:  Nothing to report

 

Policy: Nothing to report

 

Labor/Negotiations:  Nothing to report.

 

Building: Meeting held 4/18/01.  Bids received for the roof replacement .  Committee recommends L.W.Thomas’ Phase 3 bid.

Activities planned for the summer include removal of the old boiler, relocating outdoor basketball hoop, courtyard project, multi-purpose room updated and re-designing the office area.

 

Discipline: Mrs. Short recommended reconvening this committee.  Committee should consist of teachers, parents and students.  Mr. Visocky and Ms. Skaggs will represent the board.

 

Audience Participation:

Ms Wainwright thanked the board for splitting the current second grade and gave a report on the effectiveness of that split.  She recommends the class be split when they enter third grade.

Mr. VanBuening thanked the board members for the welcomes he has received since his election to the board.  He also commented that he would like to see the discipline committee consists of a large group.

Mrs. Mclendon questioned the board as to whether or not a decision had been made regarding making Robein a closed campus.  Mrs. Short responded the board had not acted on that topic but would open the May meeting agenda to allow for discussion and public discussion.

Mr. Knight shared the date of the DARE graduation ceremony, May 4 at 12:35.

Mrs. Haight shared a plan involving the revamping of the upper wing to include a departmental approach to teaching in the upper grades.  A preliminary proposal will be distributed at the May board meeting.

 

Old Business:

Mr. Peyton informed the board he received the quote for the new reading textbooks.  The $31,000 proposal also includes free merchandise valued at $15,000.  However, the quote was approximately $6,000 higher than Mr. Peyton expected.  He has asked the teachers to see what adjustments could be made to reduce the expense.

Second reading of policy 8.95.

 

Motions:

Motion made by Mr. Knight/ Mr. Sherwood to accept policy 8.95 Community Relations/parent Involvement Motion voted. Yeas – 7, Nays – 0.  Motion carried.

 

New Business:

Mr. Peyton distributed information regarding the bids for roofing repairs.

Mr. Peyton presented a proposal for the 2000 – 2001 school year.

Mr. Peyton explained the district’s entries into IESA and Scholastic bowl are due.

 

Motions:

Motion made by Mr. Knight/ Mr. Visocky to accept the bid from L.W. Thomas for Phase 3 of roof repairs totaling $59,600. Motion voted. Yeas – 7, Nays – 0.  Motion carried.

 

Motion made by Mr. Buttice/ Mr. Knight to approve the 2000 – 2001 amended school calendar. Motion voted. Yeas – 7, Nays – 0.  Motion carried.

 

Motion made by Mr. Visocky/ Mr. Sherwood to approve the 2001 – 2002 proposed school calendar. Motion voted. Yeas – 7, Nays – 0.  Motion carried.

 

Motion made by Mr. Buttice/ Mr. Greuter to approve the 2001 – 2002 entries into IESA and Scholastic Bowl.  Motion voted. Yeas – 7, Nays – 0.  Motion carried.

 

Other Business:

None

 

Executive Session:  Motion made by Mr. Buttice/Mr. Sherwood to enter executive session. Motion voted.  Yeas – 7, Nays – 0.  Motion carried.  The board entered executive session at 7:35 p.m. for the purpose of discussing the personnel and pending contracts. Motion made by Mr. Visocky/Mr. Knight to return to open session. Motion voted.  Yeas – 7, Nays – 0.  Motion carried.  The board returned to open session at 9:47 p.m. 

 

Adjournment: Motion made by Mr. Knight/Mr. Sherwood to adjourn the meeting. Motion voted.  Yeas – 7, Nays – 0.  Motion carried.  The meeting ended at 9:48p.m.

 

Next regular meeting is scheduled for May 15, 2001 at 6:00 p.m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Chris Short, President                                                 Angie Skaggs, Secretary