The Board of Education, Rochelle Elementary District #231, met in ...

The Board of Education, Rochelle Elementary District #231, met in regular session onTuesday, March 15, 2011, in the middle school media center. President Tess called themeeting to order at 7 PM with the following members answering roll: T. Winebaugh, R.Burke, D. Kessen, S. Reif. Also in attendance: T. Prusator, supt. Absent: D. Casey, S.Pfeiffer.APPROVAL OF AGENDA – R. Burke made and D. Kessen seconded a motion toapprove the agenda as presented.Yes: 5; No: 0APPROVAL OF MINUTES – R. Burke made and S. Reif seconded a motion to approvethe minutes from the February 8, 2011, meeting as presented.Yes: 5; No: 0COMMUNICATIONS - 1) Those who must file a statement of economic interest werereminded that they must be filed with the County Clerk by May 1, 2011. 2) TheRochelle League of Women Voters and Rochelle Area Chamber of Commerce State ofthe Community Dinner will be March 17, 2011. 3) Supt. Prusator informed the Boardthat the Crawford Pancake Breakfast/RMS Science Fair on March 12 th had a goodturnout. Joanna Sharp, Director of Instructional Services, pointed out that the counselorsput on a Resource Fair and the Academic Enrichment Fair were also on Saturday andwere a success. 4) The Regional Spelling Bee winner was Paige Myroth, 6 th grade. Thisis the second consecutive year she has won the regional. 5) D. Kessen read a thank younote from the Central School staff thanking the Board for the Subway luncheon providedin December.S. Pfeiffer and D. Casey entered the meeting at 7:04 PM.FINANCIAL REPORTS – Accepted for study.PERFECT MATCH – ELL PROGRAM REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATIONS –Joanna Sharp, Director of Instructional Services, gave a presentation on the District’sPerfect Match/ELL program. Parent/BPAC member, Andria Price, thanked Ms. Sharpfor all her work with bilingual program in the District.CLOSED SESSION – S. Reif made a motion at 7:55 PM that was seconded by D. Kessento adjourn to closed session to consider and discuss the appointment, employment,compensation, discipline, performance or dismissal of specific employees, and studentdiscipline.Yes: Reif, Kessen, Tess, Pfeiffer, Winebaugh, Burke, Casey; No: 0RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION – S. Reif made and S. Pfeiffer seconded a motion toreconvene at 8:41 PM.Yes: Reif, Pfeiffer, Winebaugh, Casey, Burke, Kessen, Tess; No: 0

MEMORDANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING SICK LEAVE (11-03-1586) – S. Pfeiffermade and R. Burke seconded a motion to approve the above memorandum as presented, acopy of which is attached to these minutes.Yes: Pfeiffer, Burke, Kessen, Tess, Reif, Winebaugh, Casey; No: 0PERSONNEL, APPOINTMENTS, SEPARATIONS, LEAVES, AND CHANGES OFSTATUS (11-03-1587) – S. Pfeiffer made and R. Burke seconded a motion to approvethe following:I. CERTIFIEDRECOMMENDED FOR REHIRE FOR THE 2011-2012 SCHOOL YEARCERTIFIED STAFFAll positions indicated are for the 2010-2011 school year only and are included forinformation purposes only. There is no guarantee that an individual will be assigned tothe same position for the 2011-2012 school year.PrincipalsBarb CantlinTony DoyleJoe SchwartzJean KisnerTina HornerAssistant PrincipalRick DorninkFull-Time Teachers, Recommended for Tenure beginning 2011-2012Christie BilleterReading – RMSSheryl Casey3 rd grade - CentralDeborah DaCosta 2 nd grade – CentralTara DeJaegerMusic – Central/TiltonCandace Dawson1 st grade – TiltonAmanda Hunley1 st grade – CentralSara JurmuELL – LincolnJoseph McKinney 5 th grade – CentralRachel McMahon Reading - MayAngela PrimroseSpecial education – TiltonChristine Schweitzer 3 rd grade – MayLori ThompsonLiterature – RMSJordan YoungScience - RMSFull-Time Teachers, Recommended for Fourth Year Re-EmploymentErika AndersonBilingual 2 nd grade - CentralJoelle BuiltaNurse - RMSSarah LeoniSpecial education – TiltonRosaelia Medellin ELL – Lincoln

Chad StewartShannon WhiteNicole ZilmPE – RMSScience – RMS2 nd grade - LincolnFull-Time Teachers, Recommended for Third Year Re-EmploymentErin CarmichaelELL - MayAmy HaydenReading - CentralFull-Time Teachers, Recommended for Second Year Re-EmploymentTess LawrenceSpeech-Language – Lincoln/TiltonDiane McGinnSpecial education – CentralAmber MillerPre-K – Great BeginningsKara PrignanoSpecial education - MayFull-Time Teachers, Recommended for First Full Year EmploymentKurt KrugerSpeech-Language – Central/MayPart-Time Non-Tenured Teacher at 90.8%, Recommended for Re-EmploymentKay DobbsPE – Central/Tilton/RMSPart-Time Non-Tenured Teacher at 60% Recommended for Re-EmploymentCassie InmanArtResignationJoanna Sharp Director of Instructional Services, effective 6/30/11RetirementLisa AndrewsEffective at the end of the 2012-2013 school yearII.NON-CERTIFIEDEmployAmanda Fonfara Resource aide Central effective 2/23/11Jennifer VanHise Reading aide Tilton effective 2/28/11ResignationsElvira Bertsche Bilingual aide Central effective 3/1/11Patricia Dickson Reading aide Tilton effective 2/16/11Isabel Mendez Bilingual aide Central effective 3/10/11Sue PaulinIndividual aide Central effective end of 2010-11 schoolyearTransfer/Increase timeNancy Rodriguez From Early Childhood part-time aide to bilingual aideCentral effective 3/14/11Yes: Pfeiffer, Burke, Winebaugh, Reif, Tess, Kessen; No: 0; Abstain: Casey

STUDENT DISCIPLINE (11-03-1588) – S. Reif made a motion to expel student#113859 through April 1, 2011, for violation of Board policy. D. Casey seconded themotion.Yes: Reif, Casey, Winebaugh, Pfeiffer, Tess, Kessen, Burke; No: 0PAYMENT OF BILLS (11-03-1589) – S. Reif made and D. Casey seconded a motion toapprove the current bills for payment.Yes: Reif, Caey, Burke, Kessen, Tess, Pfeiffer, Winebaugh; No: 0REVIEW/APPROVE LAND CASH AGREEMENT (11-03-1590) – D. Casey made andD. Kessen seconded a motion to approve the cash rent agreement for the District’s 49acres with James Gensler for $240.00 per acre. Provisions have been discussed andaddressed if the District would need to start using the land for construction prior toharvest.Yes: Casey, Kessen, Tess, Reif, Pfeiffer, Winebaugh, Burke; No: 0APPROVE PRUCHASE OF ONE BUS AND TRADE IN OF TWO BUSES (11-03-1591) – S. Pfeiffer made and D. Casey seconded a motion to purchase one bus forpurchase price of $93,695 with the trade in of two buses at $37,500 each for a total out ofpocket cost of $18,605.Yes: Pfeiffer, Casey, Winebaugh, Burke, Kessen, Tess, Reif; No: 0APPROVE SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR 2011-2012 SCHOOL YEAR (11-03-1592) –D. Casey made and D. Kessen seconded a motion to approve the 2011-2012 schoolcalendar as presented.Yes: Casey, Kessen, Tess, Reif, Pfeiffer, Winebaugh, Burke; No: 0STATUS OF CONSTRUCTION GRANT/REFERENDUM – Supt. Prusator informedthe Board that the District is still waiting on the Capital Development Board to review theprogram for the new building and determine the amount of the grant. There is anindication that the visit will be before the end of March, but the final grant amount maynot be finalized prior to the April 5 th election date.President Tess publicly thanked Robert Burke and Dave Casey for all their work as theDistrict building committee.ADJOURNMENT – S. Reif made and R. Burke seconded a motion at 8:55 PM toadjourn.Yes: 7; No: 0______________________ President______________________Secretary