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Meeting Agenda
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I. Call to Order and Roll Call
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II. Approval of Agenda
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III. Approval of Consent Agenda including April Minutes, Board Reports and Treasurers Report, Bills Paid after April Board Meeting, May Bills, Payroll, Belief Statement and Goal Documentation Report, Investment Report, Activity Accounts, and Credit Card Account
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IV. Audience to Visitors and Other Communications
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V. Superintendent Communications
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V.A. Update on State of IL
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VI. Principals' Communications
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VI.A. Mr. Brau, PreK-8 Principal
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VI.B. Mr. Buresh, 9-12 Principal and Mrs. Wolf, K-12 Lead Teacher
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VI.C. Mr. Huber, Athletic Director
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VII. Board Member Committee Reports
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VII.A. Special Education -
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VII.B. Building Committee -
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VII.C. Transportation Committee -
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VII.D. Finance Committee -
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VII.E. Parent-Teacher Advisory Committee and Behavioral Interventions Committee Board Member -
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VII.F. Annawan CUSD 226 Better Together Committee Board Members
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VII.G. Annawan Wethersfiled Cooperative Committee Board Members
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VIII. Old Business
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VIII.A. Approve Second Reading of Updated Board Policies.
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IX. New Business
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IX.A. Approve Final Fiscal Year 2017 Calendar
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IX.B. Board President Announcement of Committees
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IX.C. Accept Resignation of Nicole Wager as AW JH Cross Country Coach
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IX.D. Approve Employment of Mr. Michael Smith as Assistant AW HS Football Coach.
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IX.E. Replacement of HS Business Education (Vocational Staff)
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IX.F. Technology Needs for 2017-2018
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IX.G. Closed Session for Purpose of Discussing: (1) the Appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees or the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee to determine its validity, (9) Student disciplinary cases, (11) pending litigation, and (10) The placement of individual students in special education programs and other matters relating to individual students.
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IX.H. Other business to come before the Board.
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X. Adjournment
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Agenda Item Details
Reload Your Meeting
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| Meeting: | May 17, 2017 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting | |
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I. Call to Order and Roll Call
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Mr. Rosenberry
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Description:
Board President John Rosenberry will call the meeting to order and Chris Kidd will call the roll of members. John will also introduce any guests that we have present.
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II. Approval of Agenda
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Mr. Buresh, Superintendent
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Description:
There should be no additions to the agenda from Board members per Board Agreements.
RECOMMENDATION: I recommend you approve the agenda as presented. |
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III. Approval of Consent Agenda including April Minutes, Board Reports and Treasurers Report, Bills Paid after April Board Meeting, May Bills, Payroll, Belief Statement and Goal Documentation Report, Investment Report, Activity Accounts, and Credit Card Account
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Mr. Buresh, Superintendent
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Description:
We will need a motion to approve these reports which are attached. If you have specific questions relating to any of these items, please call me and get clarifications before noon Monday
On the April financial report, I am projecting revenues to end the year way lower than budgeted and expenses appear to be very in line to what was budgeted. That's one of the risks when we have to budget blindly on revenues. RECOMMENDATION: I recommend you approve these as presented. |
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IV. Audience to Visitors and Other Communications
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| Presenter: |
Mr. Buresh, Superintendent
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Description:
Nobody has formally requested to address the Board.
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V. Superintendent Communications
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| Presenter: |
Mr. Buresh, Superintendent
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V.A. Update on State of IL
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Mr. Buresh
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Description:
There is nothing new that is definitive to report right now. I will give a report if anything new happens between now and Wednesday.
I have given you an article from the IASB and contact information of Dan Swanson and Chuck Weaver for you to contact in the next week urging them to pass a budget, stop the unfunded mandates, and pay schools what they are owed. I have attached a letter from 432 school Superintendents to Illinois political leaders to do the same. |
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VI. Principals' Communications
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Mr. Brau, Mr. Buresh, Mrs. Wolf, Mr. Huber
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VI.A. Mr. Brau, PreK-8 Principal
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Mr. Brau, PreK-8 Principal
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Description:
Mr. Brau's Report is attached. In an efficiency of time, we will not verbally go over reports item by item, but just mention a couple as we all can read.
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VI.B. Mr. Buresh, 9-12 Principal and Mrs. Wolf, K-12 Lead Teacher
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Mr. Buresh and Mrs. Wolf
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Description:
Mr. Buresh's and Mrs. Wolf's report is attached. In an efficiency of time, we will not verbally go over reports item by item, but just mention a couple as we all can read.
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VI.C. Mr. Huber, Athletic Director
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Mr.. Huber
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Description:
Mr. Huber's report is attached. In an efficiency of time, we will not verbally go over reports item by item, but just mention a couple as we all can read.
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VII. Board Member Committee Reports
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Mr. Rosenberry
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Description:
There really is no official Board member committee reports at this time as Board members have yet to be appointed to a committee by Board President John Rosenberry. The listed committees are committees that President Rosenberry intends to appoint Board members to on Wednesday.
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VII.A. Special Education -
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Description:
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VII.B. Building Committee -
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Description:
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VII.C. Transportation Committee -
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Description:
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VII.D. Finance Committee -
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Mr. Buresh
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Description:
No new reliable news from Springfield regarding this or next year's monies.
I have attached an email with financial information that new Board member Ted VanHyfte requested for all of you to have. Some of it you have seen in the past, some of it you have not, as it has not existed in any report that we would generate. This is informational only for the entire Board to have the same financial information that was requested and produced to the best of our ability. The Operating Funds Revenues and Expenditures 10 years and Operating Funds Ending Fund Balance Attachments have been attached in 2 different ways. It appears that they read fine when looking from the computer screen, however if you print them, the first one does not capture all of the years. I hope nobody is confused by this explanation. I have attaché a confirmation email from First Midstate regarding our Working Cash Bond status as I learned in a New Board Orientation that some Board members may be confused on this topic. The Annawan CUSD Board of Education is authorized to issue up to $2.6 million at anytime through December 21, 2018 with a simple Board vote. I believe that everybody on the Board totally knew this, and this email will just reconfirm this so everybody is on the same page. |
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VII.E. Parent-Teacher Advisory Committee and Behavioral Interventions Committee Board Member -
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VII.F. Annawan CUSD 226 Better Together Committee Board Members
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VII.G. Annawan Wethersfiled Cooperative Committee Board Members
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VIII. Old Business
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| Presenter: |
Mr. Buresh
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VIII.A. Approve Second Reading of Updated Board Policies.
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Mr. Buresh
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Description:
All questions were answered last month and there were no modifications so these should be approved.
RECOMMENDATION: I recommend you approve these as presented. |
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IX. New Business
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Mr. Buresh
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IX.A. Approve Final Fiscal Year 2017 Calendar
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Mr. Buresh
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Description:
This is a formality that we do every year. The only change on this calendar was we were not in attendance on February 24, 2017 due to the girls state basketball tournament.
RECOMMENDATION: Approved Final FY 2017 Calendar as presented. |
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IX.B. Board President Announcement of Committees
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Mr. Rosenberry
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Description:
Board President John Rosenberry will announce his appointed Board Committees on Wednesday night..
RECOMMENDATION: No recommendation. Board President's appointment. Doesn't need Board approval. |
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IX.C. Accept Resignation of Nicole Wager as AW JH Cross Country Coach
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| Presenter: |
Mr. Buresh
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Description:
Her letter is attached.
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IX.D. Approve Employment of Mr. Michael Smith as Assistant AW HS Football Coach.
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Mr. Buresh
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Description:
A paid high school assistant AW football coaching position came open. Michael Smith applied and was approved by the Wethersfield Board last week.
. RECOMMENDATION: I recommend you approve Michael Smith as an AW Titan paid football assistant coach. |
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IX.E. Replacement of HS Business Education (Vocational Staff)
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| Presenter: |
Mr. Buresh
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Description:
I am recommending not to replace our Business Education teaching position that is now open and shared with Wethersfield. Quite frankly, I can probably fill it, for approximately a $58,000 a year teacher. Mr. Kazubowski and I agreed that is not in our best fiscal interest to do so.
Some staff members feel that it is important to consider hiring a part-time afternoon vocational person to offer electives to those non-college bound students. A two period a day person would be ideal for us, but I am fairly confident that person does not exist that is willing to come in the middle of the day and willing to get certified to perform those duties. Other options do exist, but would be unfair to staff in some aspect. This decision to not hire a full time business teacher literally was concluded Wednesday night, and there has been little time for me to consider other good alternative solutions. My first solution was to just not replace, and save dollars in all honesty. I am asking for your input here. |
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IX.F. Technology Needs for 2017-2018
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Mr. Buresh
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Description:
This was discussed earlier in the year with us bringing it back our final needs at this meeting. Quotes were obtained by Mr. Hakes to get approximate pricing for these. 40 staff laptops are approximately $38,600 plus $5,800 for hardware support and damage protection, for an approximate total of $44,400. The 30 chromebooks would be approximately $7,451. This will put chromebooks in the hands of all 7th graders through seniors in high school. These are needed tools for both staff and students. We can purchase them outright or enter into a lease arrangement. I propose bidding these out for action at the June Board meeting. If the Board does NOT want to consider these, please let us know at the Board meeting on May 17th.
I have attached the preferred quote and pricing options. RECOMMENDATION: NO formal Board action is necessary if everybody is agreeable to go out and get bids. If you want to make a motion to seek bids for these it is fine too. If the Board does not want to proceed with these technological needs for the 2017-2018, I would recommend that the Board makes a motion not to seek bids for staff laptops and student chromebooks. |
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IX.G. Closed Session for Purpose of Discussing: (1) the Appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees or the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee to determine its validity, (9) Student disciplinary cases, (11) pending litigation, and (10) The placement of individual students in special education programs and other matters relating to individual students.
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| Presenter: |
Mr. Buresh
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Description:
*****Anytime school personnel or individual student issues are discussed, the discussion needs to take place in Closed Session, with action only coming in Open Session.
I have a student situation that I need to bring you current on in Closed Session that happened this week and we are still working on. That is the only reason I have to go into Closed Session at the present time. |
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IX.H. Other business to come before the Board.
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X. Adjournment
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Description:
The next Board of Education meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at 6:00 PM at the Annawan CUSD 226 High School English Room.
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