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Coal City Community Unit School District #1
Board of Education Meeting Minutes
Monday, November 19, 2007
President Hamilton called the meeting of the Board of Education of Coal City Community Unit School District
#1 to order at 6:30 p.m. at the Coal City Middle School Community Room. Members answering roll call were
Mary Gill, Curtis Grove, Mark Jiskra, Ken Miller, Robert Pogliano and Shawn Hamilton. Superintendent Kent
Bugg, Director of Business Services Jason Smith, Curriculum Director Tammy Elledge and Karen Vota were
also in attendance. Other members of the audience included: Principals Travis Johnson, Robert Brovont, Frank
Perucca, Ken W. Miller; Jim Looper, Joe Phillips and members of the press Ann Gill, Peter Krowiak and
Bridget Adell.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
President Hamilton led the Board of Education and others present in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.
Mr. Jiskra moved and Ms. Gill seconded to go to closed session at 6:31 p.m. for the purpose of considering
information regarding the review of closed session minutes; the appointment, employment, compensation,
discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees; collective negotiating matters, imminent litigation
and the sale of property.
Roll Call.
Ayes: Ken Miller, Mark Jiskra, Mary Gill, Curtis Grove, Robert Pogliano, Shawn Hamilton
Nays:
Motion Carried.
ACTION AS A RESULT OF CLOSED SESSION
1. Mr. Miller moved and Mr. Jiskra seconded to accept the resignation of Jolene Giaudrone, cafeteria server at
the Intermediate School, effective November 16, 2007.
Roll Call.
Ayes: Ken Miller, Mark Jiskra, Mary Gill, Curtis Grove, Robert Pogliano, Shawn Hamilton
Nays:
Motion Carried.
2. Ms. Gill moved and Mr. Pogliano seconded to accept the resignation of Terri Scerine, recess aide at the
Elementary School, effective October 26, 2007, and to thank her for her years of service to the district.
Roll Call.
Ayes: Mary Gill, Robert Pogliano, Curtis Grove, Mark Jiskra, Ken Miller, Shawn Hamilton
Nays:
Motion Carried.
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3. Mr. Jiskra moved and Mr. Miller seconded to approve a six week paid Maternity Leave for Jackie Larson
with use of accumulated sick leave in accordance with the collective bargaining agreement.
Roll Call.
Ayes: Mark Jiskra, Ken Miller, Mary Gill, Curtis Grove, Robert Pogliano, Shawn Hamilton
Nays:
Motion Carried.
4. Ms. Gill moved and Mr. Miller seconded to approve a six week paid Maternity Leave for Jackie Mark with
use of accumulated sick leave in accordance with the collective bargaining agreement.
Roll Call.
Ayes: Mary Gill, Ken Miller, Curtis Grove, Mark Jiskra, Robert Pogliano, Shawn Hamilton
Nays:
Motion Carried.
5. Mr. Grove moved and Mr. Jiskra seconded to approve the four week Medical Leave for Cindia Brackett
from October 22 through November 16, 2007, pending receipt of required documentation.
Roll Call.
Ayes: Curtis Grove, Mark Jiskra, Mary Gill, Ken Miller, Robert Pogliano, Shawn Hamilton
Nays:
Motion Carried.
6. Mr. Pogliano moved and Mr. Miller seconded to approve the 1.5 week Family Medical Leave for Colette
Sopocy from November 14 through November 25, 2007, pending receipt of required documentation.
Roll Call.
Ayes: Robert Pogliano, Ken Miller, Mary Gill, Curtis Grove, Mark Jiskra, Shawn Hamilton
Nays:
Motion Carried.
7. Mr. Grove moved and Ms. Gill seconded to approve the employment of Amie Depodesta as recess aide at
the Elementary School, pending satisfactory completion of all state requirements.
Roll Call.
Ayes: Curtis Grove, Mary Gill, Mark Jiskra, Ken Miller, Robert Pogliano, Shawn Hamilton
Nays:
Motion Carried.
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8. Ms. Gill moved and Mr. Grove seconded to approve the following extra-curricular assignments:
ASAP aide – Sue Aichele
HS Wrestling Cheerleader Sponsor – Michelle Schmid
HS Basketball Cheerleader Sponsor – Tricia Bailey
6 th Grade Volleyball Coach – Pam McMurtrey
Roll Call.
Ayes: Mary Gill, Curtis Grove, Mark Jiskra, Ken Miller, Robert Pogliano, Shawn Hamilton
Nays:
Motion Carried.
9. Mr. Miller moved and Ms. Gill seconded for the Board of Education to approve the Resolution Re: Sale of
5-Acre Parcel to Coal City Fire Protection District, as presented and to waive the reading of the resolution.
Roll Call.
Ayes: Ken Miller, Mary Gill, Curtis Grove, Mark Jiskra, Robert Pogliano, Shawn Hamilton
Nays:
Motion Carried.
10. Ms. Gill moved and Mr. Jiskra seconded to approve the three week Medical Leave for Carole Miller from
November 1 through November 21, 2007, pending receipt of required documentation.
Roll Call.
Ayes: Mary Gill, Mark Jiskra, Curtis Grove, Ken Miller, Robert Pogliano, Shawn Hamilton
Nays:
Motion Carried.
APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA
Mr. Grove moved and Mr. Jiskra seconded to approve the consent agenda including the minutes and closed
session minutes from the regular meeting of October 15, the special meeting of November 5, the Board Study
Session of the Whole of November 5, the September Activity Fund Reports; September Treasurer’s Report, the
October Monthly Manual Checks report; the October Payrolls, the November Accounts Payable
and the following building usage request:
Group Building Ins. Date
Part District Committee MS No Nov. 6, 2007-March 2008
Coal City Kids Wrestling Club IS Yes Nov. 26, 2007-March 2008
Step by Step Child Care HS Yes Dec. 6, 2007
Village of Coal City Board MS Comm. Rm Yes November 20, 2007
Roll call.
Ayes: Mary Gill, Curtis Grove, Mark Jiskra, Ken Miller, Robert Pogliano, Shawn Hamilton
Nays: None Motion Carried.
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NOTICES AND COMMUNICATIONS
1. Introduction/acknowledgement of guests. President Hamilton welcomed those in attendance.
2. Principal Perucca introduced first year 8 th grade Science teacher Jim Looper.
3. Secretary Gill read a thank you note from the family of John Wicevic, Director of Buildings and Grounds.
ADMINISTRATORS' REPORTS
A. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL REPORT
Calendar of Events
November 1 Fire Drill – 1:00pm – Conducted by Coal City Fire Department
November 5 PSO Meeting – CCES Cafeteria
November 6 AC Rock Assemblies and Family Night – Sponsored by PSO
November 7 11:25am EARLY DISMISSAL – School Improvement Day
November 12 Parent Advisory Meeting – 6:30pm
November 14 Author Jim Aylesworth to visit CCES
November 19 RTI Day at CCES
2 nd Quarter Midterm
Board Meeting
November 21 11:25am EARLY DISMISSAL – School Improvement Day
November 22, 23 NO SCHOOL - Thanksgiving
Enrollment
EC/DK 14
K = JumpStart 15
K AM 71
K PM 64
K Students 150
1 st Students 165
2nd Grade 161
3rd Grade 137
Special Ed. Self Contained 10
GRAND TOTAL at CCES 639
Total out of District 8
Personnel - No Report
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Staff Recognition
*CCES and CCIS staff attended a presentation on the Response to Intervention (RTI) process on
October 25 in the CCES cafeteria. The presentation was given by Mazon Elementary principal
Cindy Christensen and teacher Alicia O’Keefe. The presentation focused on how Mazon has
implemented the RTI process in their district and some basic structures they have in place for
the process. Cindy and Alicia did a nice job on their presentation and it was great to get our
PreK – 5 th grade staffs together as a unit. CCES is continuing with the RTI process and we will
be meeting on November 19.
*On October 15 and 16, Ken Miller and I attended the IL Principals Association State Conference
in Peoria, IL. It was a very good conference and I had the opportunity to hear some good keynote
speakers and saw some excellent small group sessions. The keynote speakers included Dr. Bob
Ash, Dr. Pedro Noguera and State Superintendent Christopher Koch. I also attended small
group sessions on Response to Intervention, Phonemic Awareness, Leadership, No Child Left
Behind and Assessments. It was also good to have the opportunity to see other administrators
from across the state especially colleagues I worked with in other school districts and attended
classes with.
*Patti Monk and I held a RTI Information Parent Meeting for the parents of CCES and the Coal
City School District on Monday, October 29. We did not have a great turnout but we have
placed the Powerpoint presentation from the meeting on the CCES webpage. Please take a
moment to look at the presentation and Patti and I would gladly answer any questions you may
have. We are planning on holding other parent education meetings throughout the year for our
CCES parents.
CCES/ECC staff members continue to prepare for the transition to the new ECC next school
year. We have been working on tentative schedules and determining staff needs for the 2008-09
school year. We have had many committee meetings to help with this transition. Groups that
have met include: Grade Levels, ECC Transition Committee, 2 nd /3 rd Transition Committee,
Playground Committee and the Teaching/Learning Committee. I would like to thank everyone
for all of their extra help during this process.
Student Achievement
*I have reviewed our Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT) data from spring 2007. I would
like to recognize the students who scored at the exceeds level on the ISAT test. The CCES 3 rd
grade students took tests in the area of reading and mathematics. In the area of reading, CCES
had 39 students who scored at the exceeds level which is 25% of the grade level. In the area of
mathematics, 59 students scored at the exceeds level which is 37% of the class. We also had 27
students who scored at the exceeds level on both the reading and math tests.
Below is the list of the students who exceeded in both reading and math:
Clarissa Barkley Haley Blazekovich Alex Divis
Jacob Doster Andrew Fischer Karley Fontana
Amanda Gill Matt Girot Shawn Greiner
Matt Gubelman Justine Gumbs Emily Haarman
John Halloran Christian Hauck Nick Holmes
Ryan Horrie Riley Kauzlaric Tori Knutson
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Kyle Massa Adam McLuckie Nick Micetich
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Zac Mitchell Josh Olesen Abby Olsen
Alexis Regan Jared Skubic Tiah Zastrow
Congratulations to all of these students on their outstanding achievement.
Month in Review
*On October 2, the CC PSO held their monthly meeting. Agenda items discussed at the meeting
included Fall Fundraiser, Octoberfest, and Santa’s Workshop.
*On October 3, Coal City Schools held a District School Improvement Day. Students were
dismissed at 11:25am and teachers attended a variety of meetings on that day. The writing
initiative staff development was held for the 50 staff members involved in the process. The rest
of the teachers worked on curriculum surveys, curriculum and assessment validation and
Pearson Benchmark test materials.
*We held fire drills on October 4 and 5. The students and staff members quickly evacuated the
building on both drills. These fire drills were in preparation for Fire Prevention Week which was
held October 9 – 12. The Coal City Fire Department did an outstanding job of educating the
students for the week. Sean Anderson talked with the Kindergarten students on Tuesday about
Fire Safety. On Wednesday, the CCFD brought several fire trucks to the school for the students
to see the many different parts of the equipment. On Thursday, Sean held a presentation for the
1 st , 2 nd and 3 rd grade students and showed the students a video on evacuating your house in a
fire. A coloring contest and essay contest was held for the 1 st , 2 nd and 3 rd grade students and
the winners were treated to breakfast at McDonalds along with a ride in the fire trucks to the
restaurant. Winners from CCES were Madeline Reagan, Emma Corneilson, Lindsey Stogsdill,
Leslie Yousketch, Madison McCawley and Macey Spencer. The students also received a variety
of fire safety materials and information throughout the entire week.
*On October 10, picture retakes were held at CCES.
*On October 18, the CC Jr. Women’s Club and CC Police Department fingerprinted all
kindergarten students and any new students to the Coal City School District. Special thanks to
the Jrs., Officer Best and Officer Clark for their help with this project.
*October 19 marked the end of the 1 st quarter.
*On October 25 and 26, CCES held Parent/Teacher Conferences. We had an excellent turnout
with 619 of 638 parents attending conferences. This is a 97% attendance parent and one I am
very proud of. The conferences went very well overall and the CCES staff is looking forward to
helping our students continue to grow academically and socially throughout the rest of the
school year.
*On October 31, CCES held their annual Halloween Parade. We had an excellent community
turnout for the parade. I would like to thank Mark Larmon and the Middle School band for
leading the parade. The students really enjoy the event and then held their room parties
following the parade.
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B. INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL REPORT
Calendar of Events
Thur. Nov. 1……... End of Food Drive! Way to Go!
Fri. Nov. 2……... Coal City Spirit Day! Go Coalers!
CCIS School Store is OPEN for Business!
Mon. Nov. 5……... PSO Mtg. @ CCES Café! 6:30 PM
Market Day @ CCIS Café! 4-5 PM
Pies for Prom = CCIS S. Gym! 4-5 PM
Tue. Nov. 6……... Ac Rock Assembly ~ S. Gym 10:15 AM
Ac Rock Family show @ CCMS – 7 PM
Wed. Nov. 7........... Early Dismissal (11:35 AM)
Fri. Nov. 9…….. Hot Air Balloon Assembly – 8:30 AM
CCMS Wrestling Advisory – 11:15-12!
Mon. Nov. 12-16… Children’s Book Week
Thur. Nov. 15……. Family Reading Night! Read Together!
Fri. Nov. 16…… CCIS School Store is OPEN for Business!
Mon. Nov. 19…… 2 nd Qtr. Progress Reports Due!
Unit #1 School Board Mtg. @ CCMS 7 PM
Wed. Nov. 21……. Early Dismissal – 11:35 AM
Progress Reports Sent Home!
Thur. Nov. 22……. Happy Thanksgiving! No School Today!
Fri. Nov. 23……. Thanksgiving Break…No School Today!
Administration
Bus Slips: 4 (2 Preschool)
School Rules: Parent Phone Calls!
Recognition
Congratulations to Jenn Ness for winning the CCIS Staff Pumpkin Decorating Contest!
Congratulations to Betsy Cowherd for sharing CCIS Writing Info. @ 11/7 Early Dismissal!
Congratulations to Mrs. Hennessy on her recent marriage (former Ms. Ragain-4 th grade)!
Pupil Personnel (Nov. is Caring & Sharing month at CCIS)
Excellent Attendance for P/T Conf. (91%)…Phone Conferences for No-Shows!
Ac Rock Show was Great….thanks to the PSO for sponsoring this event!
2 nd Qtr. Progress Reports will be sent home on 11/21/07 with students!
Warrior Wrestling Coaches gave an advisory on 11/9/07 (Peterson / Hitchcock)!
463 canned food items were donated by CCIS Students (Student Council Initiative!)
CCIS Gym Facilities Being Utilized (CCMS Sports; Community; etc…..)!
Officer Best & Principal Brovont gave Halloween/Bicycle Advisories to the student body!
Letters concerning district health concerns were sent home with students on 11/1/07!
Halloween was a “thrill” at CCIS! Appreciate all of the parent volunteers (parties!).
4 th Grade Field Trip to Brookfield Zoo was “Awesome!” Thanks Parent Chaperones!
Over a 100 “Random Acts of Kindness” were cited (Courtesy/Responsibility)!
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Student Recognition
Congratulations to Brandon Berg! Brandon estimated that 467 canned food items were donated by students. Grea
Estimate! He won the new Ac Rock CD! (Bailey Brovont 2 nd : 457 items)!
Congratulations to the following students and their 5 th grade science teachers for giving the October Board
Presentation (Ms. Johnson & Mrs. Shipla).
Way to Go……Mady Bunton, Claire Pavlis, Carly Pavlis, Kali Shugart, Keegan McKinney, & Lauren Kmetz! Th
student discussed their favorite planet & displayed their solar systems!
Congratulations to the following students that auditioned for the CCIS All School Play!
Soon, “Penny the Pint Sized Pirate” will take place on the North Gym Stage! Good Job!
Miranda Killion, Hanna Flatness, Joe Giordano, Miranda Starks, Brenna Brncich, Jacob Doster, Richie
Cavanaugh, Hilary Campos, Claire Landers, Brad Churnovic, Ragain Cavanaugh, Matt Anderson, Eve Grunauer
Hope Connelly, Brandon Johnson, Rebecca Cash, Kat Druse, & Krissie Haddon! Great Job to everyone that tried
out for the all school play!
Month in Review (October was “RESPONSIBILITY” Month!)
*Vision & Hearing tests were conducted @ CCIS!
*Fire Prevention Week was conducted from 10/9 – 10/12! Best Ever! Thanks Fire Dept.
*Red Ribbon Week was conducted from 10/22 – 10/25! Theme Days = School Spirit!
*The CCIS Book Fair was Open from 10/23 – 10/26! Open for both students & parents!
*P/T Conferences were held on 10/25 & 10/26…….steady flow! Successful Communications!
*CCIS Food Drive held in October! Donate a canned food item to dress for Halloween!
On October 2 nd , the monthly PSO Mtg. took place at the CCES Café!
On October 3 rd , CCIS participated with early dismissal (11:35 AM). Writing Initiatives!
The greater community arrived at CCIS for Market Day!
On October 5 th , @ the Coaler Football Game, the Disney Fun “Raiser” Drawing was held!
The CCIS School Store was OPEN for Business!
The Student Council sponsored 70’s Day for the student body!
On October 6 th (Sat.), CCIS Students participated with Coal City Octoberfest Initiatives!
On October 8 th , there was NO School in lieu of Columbus Day!
On October 9 th , CCIS Picture Retakes took place!
On October 12 th , the Student Council sponsored Sport’s Day for the student body!
*Sidenote: Not a lot of Notre Dame apparel worn this year!!!!!!!!!!!!
On October 14 th , Mr. Miller, Mr. Johnson, & Mr. Brovont won the 2 nd Flight at the IPA Golf
Outing in Peoria, Illinois. Mr. Brovont almost had a “hole in one!” I know.. “Almost!”
On October 19 th , the 1 st Quarter came to an end! Report Cards Distributed at P/T Conf.
The CCIS School STORE was Open for Business! CCIS Celebrated 50’s Day! Wow!
On October 24 th , Officer Best & Principal Brovont gave Halloween/Bicycle Safety Advisories!
On October 31 st , CCIS celebrated Halloween with afternoon parties! Great Student Body!
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C. MIDDLE SCHOOL REPORT
Calendar of Events:
November 2 - Band O Rama
November 7 – Early Dismissal @ 11:45
November 10 – Speech Meet at Gardner Grade School @ 8:30
November 14- Parent meeting for wrestling and volleyball @ 6:00
November 15- Operation Snowflake
November 18- Midterms mailed home
November 21- Early dismissal @ 1:45
November 22 and 23- Thanksgiving Vacation
November 27 and 28 – 8 th Grade Explore Testing
Recognition: The following students were Students of the Week in October:
Paige Randen, Emily Royer, Jacy Shank, Brynna Borgra, and Emmi Krause.
Tim Sheehan, an 8 th grade student, was selected to to participate in the IMEA District 1 Music Festival on
November 3 rd . He was one of 500 students selected from 60 schools located in the southwest Chicago
metropolitan area.
The sixth grade girls basketball team (Kassie Aldridge, Alexis Brummerstedt, Lindsey Casey, Autumn
Grimes, Emily Halliday, Hayley Holmes, Olivia Jakubowski, Brittany Jezik, Hope Johnson, Morgan
Leopold, Natalie Morris, Kristen Pearcy, Karissa Perkins, Abby Polakovic, Britta Spelde, Courtney
Torino, and Taylie Waldron) finished their season with a 25-3 record and a 2 nd place finish in the
Wilmington Tournament.
Month in Review:
focus of the meeting.
TALC meetings were held on October 15 and 29. Spanish scheduling was the
Student Council sponsored Red Ribbon Week from October 22-26. Various activities were planned
during the week including:
Monday: Sunglass Day to “Shade Out Drugs”
Tuesday: Sweat Clothes Day-“Drug Free is No Sweat”
Wednesday: Slipper Day to “Give Drugs the Slip”
Thursday: Red Clothing Day
There was also an assembly held on Thursday to reinforce the idea of living a healthy lifestyle and making
positive choices.
Parent/Teacher Conferences went very well. There were 182 parents in on Thursday evening at 89
parents in on Friday for a total of 271.
Students were allowed to wear Halloween costumes this year if they purchased a pass for $1. The money
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raised will be used as a donation to charity. Over 200 students participated.
Our 3 rd fire drill of the year was held on November 1 with the Fire Department present. This drill was
originally scheduled much earlier, but had to be changed twice due to inclement weather. Everything
went fine.
The Book Fair wrapped up on November 1. The profit of almost $400 will be used to purchase reading
incentives for the students.
Band-O-Rama on November 2 nd was enjoyed by all. The Music Boosters and the Student Council
recognized Mr. Mark Larmon for his final Band-O-Rama performance.
AcRock, sponsored by the PSO, performed for the students on November 6. The students thoroughly
enjoyed the performance.
Mr. Joe Tripiedi, from the Wilmington VFW, came and spoke to the students on November 7 about
Veteran’s Day. Both the MS Band and Chorus performed during the assembly.
The presenters at both the above mentioned assemblies commented on how impressed they were with the
MS students’ behavior during the assemblies.
Enrollment as of November 6, 2006:
6 th grade = 148 + 20 Sp. Ed. Students = 168 total
7 th grade = 152 + 16 Sp. Ed. students = 168 total
8 th grade = 137 + 18 Sp. Ed. students = 155 total
491 total
We have 1 Coal City student housed elsewhere.
37 New Students, 19 Transfer students to date. (We had 2 students who had been erroneously counted in
both the New Student and Transfer Student count because they went through new student registration, but
never actually attended here. They have been stricken from both counts now and these current numbers
reflect that.)
Conduct Report for October
Incidents
Bus Misconduct 12
Disobedience of Class Rules 24
Disobedience of School Rules 10
Disrespect/Disorderly Conduct 2
Disruptions in Hall of Class 5
Fighting 4
Harassment of Others (P, V, S 2
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Insubordination 3
Non-cooperation 5
Other 6
Tardiness 26
Truancy 2
Total 101
Actions
N/A 1
Bus Suspension 1
Discussion 3
In School Suspension 4
Lunch Detention 27
Out of School Suspension 2
PM Detention 39
Verbal Warning 24
Total 101
D. HIGH SCHOOL REPORT
Calendar of Events:
November 5 th – Interstate -8 Choral Festival at Lisle
November 12 th -16 th National Education Week
November 14 th –Luncheon provided by President’s Council to CCHS staff in honor of National
Education Week
November 20,23,24—Coaler Turkey Tourney
Survey of Area Schools: Grade Classifications were reviewed by the Board.
Month in Review: Illinois High School Activities Week was held October 15-19 th and CCHS
hosted several activities sponsored by Varsity Club.
Every Friday is SSR at CCHS from 2:40-3:00 all students and staff drop everything and read.
Congratulations and a job well done by Ben Baer, Rachel Dickman, and the cast and crew of the All School
Plays held on October 18, 20, and 21.
During the month of November CCHS Student Services will be involved in meeting with students to discuss
grading practices and report card information. They will also be meeting with departments to discuss
curricular needs for 08-09.
326 report cards were passed out at parent teacher conferences held on October 25 th and 26 th .
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Recognition: Coal City High School attended the Interstate -8 Leadership Conference held at Starved
Rock Lodge on October 22 nd . The following students represented CCHS at the conference. Cameron Stone,
Kaitlyn Jacob, Carolyn Kratochvil, Nick Trotter, Andrew Rankovich, Taylor Lardi, Bobby Kroeger, Megan
Petty along with sponsors Mr. Spencer, Mr. Dziuban.
Congratulations to Coley Nelson on being named this year’s DAR Good Citizenship Award winner. He will
be recognized along with other winners from Grundy County, at a recognition in February in Morris. The
other finalists were Katie Crawford and Lauren O’Keefe.
Congratulations to Dave Oldham on being selected for the Program of the Year award presented by (Illinois
Technology Education Association).
On Tuesday, October 30 th CCHS held its annual Test Incentive Ceremony to reward students who met or
exceeded on last April’s state test. We had 23 students who met or exceeded on 2 out the 4 areas of the state
tests. We had 22 students meet or exceed on 3 out of the 4 areas and we 58 students who met or exceeded
on all 4 of the areas of the state test. CCHS recognized 103 out of 138 who took last spring’s standardized
test.
CCHS ranked 177 out of 646 high schools in the state and was 76 out of the 338 high schools with
enrollments under 1000 students. Our scores ranked us 4 th out of the 12 schools in the Interstate -8
conference.
Congratulations to the following students who were selected as October Students of the Month: Taylor
Andrjeski, Kelly Peters, and Maggie Kleeman.
Congratulations to Kaleb Fredericks for receiving the Director’s Award for October Student of the Month at
GAVC.
The following students were selected to participate in the I-8 Choir Festival held at Lisle High School on
November 5 th . McKenna Sheridan, Maghan Jurisic, Brittney Nantz, Katie Crawford, Sara Conley, Ryan
Kurlak, John Marsaglia, Tyler Hassert, Billy McMillan, Kasey Frese, Julia Hancock, Lizzie McGuire,
Kassandra Wieferich, Adrian Browning, and Miranda Harris.
Current Enrollment Figures thru October 31,2006
9 th Grade = 149 + 13 self –contained students = 162 total
10 th Grade = 155 + 16 self –contained students = 171 total
11 th Grade = 141 + 18 self –contained students = 159 total
12 th Grade = 143 + 5 self contained students = 148 total
Total
640 + 32 (out of district) = 672 students
Discipline Report for October 5 th to November 5th provided by Susan Rutkowski and Chris Spencer.
Infraction Totals:
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Bus Misconduct 1
Class Cuts 29
Detention Cuts 9
Disobedience/Disrespect 6
Poss. Drugs/or Paraphenalia 5
Fighting 4
Harassment 3
Smoking 2
Dress Code violation 6
Insubordination 9
Tardies 28
Truancy/Unexcused absence 12
Weapon possession 2
Totals: 116
Infraction Action Totals:
Suspended 19
In school suspended 1
2 hour Sat. Det 8
4 hour Sat. Det. 13
Office Detention 36
Verbal Warnings 53
E. CURRICULUM REPORT
Department Information:
Mitch Hamann, department chair for CTE, presented at the IBEA Fall Conference on November 8-9. He
presented hands-on sessions on Google Search and Adobe Photoshop. IBEA is an organization of business
educators from middle school, high school, community colleges and 4-year universities. Representatives
from the CTE department met with JJC instructors on October 16 th to renew current articulation agreements
for next year.
In accordance with the district textbook cycle, Language Arts textbooks will be adopted in 2007-2008 for
implementation in 2008-2009. Ann Quinzio-Zafran (Language Arts Department Chair) will be coordinating
this adoption process.
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Department meetings for the high school’s 2008-2009 school year will begin on November 20th and will
continue until December 13 th . Meeting are held in the morning and/or after school with each department to
discuss changes to the high school curriculum guide, classes, class assignments and course descriptions.
Social Studies department has been working on validating their curriculum and will be writing assessments
this summer. Foreign Language, Physical Education, Health, Driver’s Education, Fine Arts, and Career and
Tech Education are working on curriculum surveys which will be completed by early May, and they will be
writing curriculum this summer.
Staff Development:
The 2007-2008 staff development is tentatively scheduled and was reviewed. The early dismissal on
November 7 was used for a variety of building and district initiatives. The writing training was held at the
middle school and the groups were broken into a mixture of subjects including: ACT writing exam, content
area writing, 6-week writing unit, voice and writing resources.
Standardized Testing:
EXPLORE Testing for the 8 th graders will be November 27-28
ISAT Testing March 3-14, 2008
♦ Grades 3-8 (Science grades 4 and 7) (Writing grades 5, 6 and 8)
PSAE Testing April 23-24, 2008 (English, Reading, Math, Science, Writing)
District Improvement Plan:
The math, language arts, science and special education departments have been working on standardized
summative local assessments. To date there have been 43 local assessments created in Benchmark with over
4000 forms scanned into the system. Samples of some of the types of reports available were reviewed; these
are actual reports with real data with all identifying information removed.
♦ The Item Response Analysis Report gives the teacher information about specific questions that each
student missed, their percentage score, how the entire class performed on various questions, the
Outcomes/Components that were assessed and the specific questions that were aligned to each of them.
♦ The Class Mastery Report gives the teacher specific information about each student’s mastery of the
various Outcomes/Components that were assessed and how the class performed against the entire group
that was assessed.
♦ The Individual Student Mastery Report gives the teacher and/or parent information about the specific
Outcome/Component that was assessed, when the student was assessed, points assigned to each
Outcome/Component and the cut score needed to master.
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The math department grades 6-12 met together on November 7 to analyze their first quarter results and
make changes for the 2 nd semester and next year. Social Studies department has been working on validating
their curriculum and will be writing assessments this summer. Foreign Language, Physical Education,
Health, Driver’s Education, Fine Arts, and Career and Tech Education are working on curriculum surveys
which will be completed by early May.
F. SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
Dr. Bugg reported on:
1. An invitation to the Madrigal Dinner was reviewed.
2. The 2007-2008 District Immunization Summary Report from Nurse Jennifer Polakovic has been
received and was reviewed.
3. Prior to the December 17 th Board of Education meeting, the FCCLA will host an old-fashioned winter
dinner at 5 p.m. in the High School LRC. The madrigals will also be performing. All board members
and administration were invited to attend.
4. Coal City Intermediate School received an Academic Improvement Award from the Illinois State Board
of Education. They received this award due to the significant academic improvement shown by their
students between 2004 and 2006. In 2004, they had 69.2% of their students meet or exceed standards in
both reading and math. In 2006, that number jumped to 86.5%!!! This improvement of more than 15
points qualified them for this well-deserved recognition. At www.isbe.net, you can click on the Illinois
Honor Roll and see CCIS listed. Congratulations to Mr. Brovont and his staff for their hard work
and dedication on behalf of our students!!!
5. Coal City Elementary School received an Academic Improvement Award from the Illinois State Board
of Education. They received this award due to the significant academic improvement shown by their
students between 2004 and 2006. In 2004, they had 68.6% of their students meet or exceed standards in
both reading and math. In 2006, that number jumped to 86.7%!!! This improvement of more than 15
points qualified them for this well-deserved recognition. At www.isbe.net, you can click on the Illinois
Honor Roll and see CCES listed. Congratulations to Mr. Johnson and his staff for their hard work
and dedication on behalf of our students!!!
6. A Freedom of Information Request was received from the Chicago Area Laborers-Employers
Cooperation and Education Trust. The response to that request was reviewed.
7. Dr. Bugg reported on the Tort fund tax objections. On Tuesday, November 13, after the conclusion of
Dr. Bugg’s testimony, Attorney Slattery rested his case. The district’s legal council filed a motion for a
“Directed Verdict”, which would excuse the district from arguing the case. The judge granted the
motion which meant that the district won the 2003 tax objection case. This was a very positive outcome
for District #1.
Dr. Bugg cautioned that although we won the 2003 objection, the district still has the 2004 and 2005
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objections pending. The legal fees that were incurred to defend the 2003 objection alone have been
about $152,000. When all is said and done, the District could expend almost $500,000 in legal fees to
defend the legal tort fund expenditures. In an effort to avoid further legal costs, Dr. Bugg asked the
Board to consider sending a direct mailing to the 450 taxpayers who have signed on to this case with
Attorney Slattery. The letter would communicate information regarding the lawsuit and a postcard in
which residents could ask to be removed from the lawsuit. All Board members were in favor of the
direct mailing.
8. A sample of the proposed Drug Survey for Middle School and High School students was reviewed.
9. Saturday, December 15 is the Charity Basketball game at the Intermediate School. A dedication
ceremony, including community members who played basketball on that court, will take place during
the game.
10. Dr. Bugg commended the football team for tremendous effort during this season. He notified the Board
that a formal letter of complaint had been filed with the IHSA.
11. Enclosures
A. Monthly student enrollment figures
B. December Events & Athletic Calendar
DATES TO REMEMBER
11/16-18 Joint Annual Conference in Chicago
11/21 Early Dismissal
11/22-11/23 No School
12/5 Early Dismissal
1 st Grade Music Program at the HS – 7 p.m.
12/8-12/9 Madrigal Dinner at the ES
12/10 Beginning Band Winter Concert at the IS – 7 p.m.
12/11 MS Choral Concert at the HS – 7:30 p.m.
12/12 HS Winter Music Concert at the HS – 7:30 p.m.
12/13 MS Winter Band Concert at the HS – 7:30 p.m.
G. SPECIAL EDUCATION COOPERATIVE REPORT
Mr. Pogliano reported:
1. District #1 has offered to serve at the cooperative pilot site for implementation of the EASY IEP
program. Jason Smith has been working with the Coop regarding the implementation of this internetbased
tool.
2. The goals developed by the GCSEC Administrative Team to address Cooperative priorities outside the
typical day to day activities or managerial functions. These goals will constitute a portion of the
evaluation process for the administrators this spring.
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3. Approved the employment of the following program assistants.
Barbara Martin
Kristen Mooney
Teresa Jerz
Angela Sweeney
Amie Marizza
Vicki West
Helen Loetscher
Carol Lea
Victoria Reynolds
H. GRUNDY AREA VOCATIONAL CENTER REPORT
Mr. Hamilton reported:
1. Assistant Director Hulbert discussed GAVC’s recent staff development day where Marge Gallagher
from the Professional Development Alliance presented instructional strategies and activities which
included reading strategies.
2. Marvin Orr, retired Lincoln-Way High School Curriculum Director, has committed to presenting “Value
of Assessment” at their January 7, 2008 teacher institute.
3. Coal City High School will be participating in sophomore tours on January 17 and 18.
4. The GAVC Open House will be held on Tuesday, November 6, at 4:30 p.m.
5. KeyTrain training will begin for student on November 5 and continue through April 18.
6. Approved the school emergency and crisis response plan. This plan is available for review at GAVC.
7. Accepted a letter of retirement from Char Nelson effective August 15, 2008.
8. Approved the change of the March 27, 2008 GAVC Board of Control meeting to March 18, 2008.
9. Approved the architect rankings from the R.F.Q. process as follows
1. Healy, Bender and Associates
2. BLDD
3. Fanning Howie
10. Approved the hiring of Lynn Paulson as a part-time custodian.
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I. FIELD TRIPS
FIELD TRIPS
Grade/Group Destination Date Teacher Responsible
HS Showchoir Museum of Science & Ind 12/14/07 Bonnie McDowell
HS Showchoir Brookfield Zoo 12/15/2007 Bonnie McDowell
HS Showchoir Joliet 12/16/2007 Bonnie McDowell
HS Showchoir Morris Hospital 12/19/2007 Bonnie McDowell
COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE FLOOR
1. In regard to agenda items – none.
2. In general (Limited to 5 minutes per person.) – none.
OLD BUSINESS
A. DISCUSSION/ACTION ON ADOPTING A BUDGET CALENDAR
Chapter 105, Section 5/17-1 of the Illinois Revised Statutes (School Code) directs the Board of Education to
designate a person or persons to prepare in tentative form, the Budget for the upcoming fiscal year. The
Board is also required to “fix a fiscal year therefore”. The Budget Calendar, which was reviewed at the
November Board Study Session, provides a detailed schedule of the budgeting process.
Mr. Grove moved and Mr. Miller seconded for the Board of Education to adopt the Budget Calendar as
presented and appoint the Superintendent, Director of Business Services and Building Principals to prepare,
in tentative form, the School District budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008 and ending June 30,
2009. President Hamilton asked if there was an opposition, hearing none, considers the motion approved.
B. DISCUSSION/ACTION ON THE 2007 TENTATIVE LEVY
The 2007 levy must be filed with the Grundy and Will county Clerk’s Office on or before the last Tuesday
in December, which is the 25 th . The Board of Education must adopt the levy prior to this date in order to
meet filing regulations. As reviewed at the November Board Study Session, the proposed tentative levy will
not exceed the previous year’s tax extensions (excluding Bond and Interest Fund) by more than 105 percent.
A public hearing will not be necessary.
Ms. Gill moved and Mr. Miller seconded to adopt the Tentative 2007 Property Tax Levy for the Coal City
community Unit School District #1.
Roll Call.
Ayes: Mary Gill, Ken Miller, Curtis Grove, Mark Jiskra, Robert Pogliano, Shawn Hamilton
Nays:
Motion Carried.
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NEW BUSINESS
A. DISCUSSION/ACTION ON MID-YEAR GRADUATON / EXCLUSION REQUESTS
The High School Guidance Office has received requests for mid-year graduation/exclusion. Principal
Miller recommends that the following students be considered eligible for mid-year graduation/exclusion.
The students requesting mid-year graduation have met the necessary requirements for graduation. Those
receiving mid-year exclusions will complete their requirements through correspondence courses by April 1,
2008.
Mr. Pogliano moved and Mr. Jiskra seconded to approve the Mid-Year Graduate and Mid-Year Exclusion
requests for the following students: Mid Year Graduates: #2008182, #2008215, #2008037, #2008045,
#2008306, #2008677, #2008108, #2008688, #2008124; Mid Year Exclusions: #2008145, #2008257,
#2008303, #2008133
Roll Call.
Ayes: Robert Pogliano, Mark Jiskra, Mary Gill, Curtis Grove, Ken Miller, Shawn Hamilton
Nays:
Motion Carried.
B. DISCUSSION/ACTION ON LIBRARY / MEDIA GRANT PROGRAM
Elementary School Librarian, Cindy Tira, has prepared a Library Grant Application. Illinois Statutes
require the Board to review the library’s progress towards meeting the Illinois School standards for school
library media centers. The library grant, if awarded, will provide a maximum of $.75 for each student in the
District. The monies will be used for reference materials, books, software, hardware, incoming line
connection, etc.
Ms. Gill moved and Mr. Jiskra seconded to approve the 2007 School Library Per Capita Grant Application
and affirm the conditions outlined are being adhered to throughout the district. President Hamilton asked if
there was any opposition, hearing none, considers the motion approved.
C. DISCUSSION/ACTION ON GRUNDY COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY
MEMBERSHIP
The District has received a request from the Chamber to renew the annual membership. District #1 has been
a long time member of this organization.
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Mr. Grove moved and Ms. Gill seconded to approve payment of the annual membership fee of $175 to the
Grundy County Chamber of Commerce & Industry.
Roll Call.
Ayes: Curtis Grove, Mary Gill, Mark Jiskra, Ken Miller, Robert Pogliano, Shawn Hamilton
Nays:
Motion Carried.
D. DISCUSSION/ACTION ON DONATION – AED FROM NORTHERN BORDER PIPELINE
A donation of an AED has been received from Northern Border Pipeline.
Ms. Gill moved and Mr. Jiskra seconded to accept the donation of an AED from Northern Border Pipeline.
President Hamilton asked if there was any opposition, hearing none, considers the motion approved.
E. DISCUSSION/ACTION ON APPOINTMENT OF NEW BOARD MEMBER
On October 15, the Board received and accepted a letter of resignation from Board member Marsha Boyd.
The Regional Office of Education was notified of the vacancy and a request for individuals to submit a
letter of interest to serve on the Board until the next election was publicized. Candidates were interviewed
by the Board during the November Board Study Session of the Whole. At his time, it is appropriate to
appoint Armand Bianchi to fill the vacancy on the Board.
Mr. Grove moved and Mr. Miller seconded to appoint Armand Bianchi as a member of the Coal City
Community Unit School District No. One Board of Education.
Roll Call.
Ayes: Curtis Grove, Ken Miller, Mary Gill, Mark Jiskra, Robert Pogliano, Shawn Hamilton
Nays:
Motion Carried.
Mr. Bianchi was not able to attend the meeting due to prior commitments. Board President Hamilton will
administer the Oath of Office at the beginning of the December 17, 2007 meeting.
OPEN FOR ITEMS NOT KNOWN AT AGENDA PREPARATION TIME – none.
COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE FLOOR
1. In regard to agenda items – none.
2. In general (Limited to 5 minutes per person.) – none.
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BOARD STUDY SESSION OF THE WHOLE DATE: MON., DECEMBER 3 @ 6 P.M.
NEXT REGULAR MEETING DATE:
MON., DECEMBER 17 @ 6:30 P.M.
ADJOURNMENT
Ms. Gill moved and Mr. Jiskra seconded to adjourn at 7:58 p.m. the meeting. President Hamilton asked if there
was any opposition to the motion, hearing none considers the motion approved.
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Shawn Hamilton, President
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Mary Gill, Secretary
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