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Belvidere Community Unit School District 100 Board of Education met July 15.

Here is the minutes provided by the board:

A. Opening Items

1. Call to Order:

The President called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Roll Call:

Members present were Mr. Herrera, Mrs. Houk, Ms. Maville, Mrs. McGowan, Mrs. Reid-Niemiec, Mrs. Sell-Wick, and Mr. Torbert.

B. Approval of Minutes

Member Torbert made a motion and Member Reid-Niemiec seconded the motion to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of the Board of Education on June 17, 2019, as presented. The President called the question, and the following members voted:

YEA: Torbert, Reid-Niemiec, Herrera, Houk, and Maville 

NAY: None

ABSTAIN: McGowan and Sell-Wick

Motion passed.

Member Houk made a motion and Member Herrera seconded the motion to approve the minutes of the executive session meeting of the Board of Education on June 17, 2019, as presented. The President called the question, and the following members voted:

YEA: Houk, Herrera, Reid-Niemiec, Torbert, and Maville

NAY: None

ABSTAIN: McGowan and Sell-Wick

Motion passed.

C. Committee Reports

1. Curriculum Committee Report (6/19/19)

Curriculum Committee Meeting minutes were submitted for review and included the following items:

 Board Curriculum Committee Calendar

 Transitional Math

 Proficiency Based Grading and New Report Cards

2. Business Services Committee Report (7/9/19)

Business Services Committee Meeting minutes were submitted for review and included the following items:

 Stipend Request

 FY20 Budget Update

 SY20-21 School Calendar

 Excess Property Disposition

 BSMS Fundraiser

 A Look Ahead

D. Approval Consent Agenda

1. Personnel Report

2. Financial Reports

3. Bills

4. Excess Property Dispositions

5. Appointment of School Treasurer

6. District Handbook

7. 2019-2020 Teacher Evaluation Plan

8. Executive Session Minutes to be Released to the Public

9. Destruction of Closed Session Recordings

10. Request Overnight Field Trip

11. Request for Fundraisers

President Maville inquired if any Board member wished to have an item or items removed from the Consent Agenda for independent consideration. Member McGowan wished to remove Item #6. District Handbook.

Member Sell-Wick made a motion and Member Houk seconded the motion to approve Consent Agenda Items #1-5 and #7-11 as listed previously, as presented.

The President called the question, and the following members voted:

YEA: Sell-Wick, Houk, McGowan, Reid-Niemiec, Torbert, Herrera, and Maville

NAY: None

Motion passed.

Member Torbert made a motion and Member McGowan seconded the motion to approve Consent Agenda Item #6 as listed previously, as amended to change title, ”Proficiency Based Grading” to “Grading”.

The President called the question, and the following members voted:

YEA: Torbert, McGowan, Herrera, Houk, Reid-Niemiec, Sell-Wick, and Maville

NAY: None

Motion passed.

E. Administration Reports

1. Standard Based Grading

Mr. Carson and Dr. Johnson gave a presentation on Secondary Proficiency Based Grading Update

2. FY20 Draft Budget Update

3. Connection with the Community Annual Report

4. Parental Involvement Annual Report

5. Department Highlights

6. Budget Calendar FY20

7. School Activity Reports

 Belvidere High School

 Belvidere North High School

8. FOIA Requests

F. Hearing of Visitors

Hearing no one wished to address the Board, President Maville closed the hearing of visitors.

G. Board Action and Discussion

1. Intergovernmental Agreement for School Resource Deputy Between

Belvidere School District 100 and Boone County Sheriff

Member McGowan made a motion and Member Sell-Wick seconded the motion approve the Intergovernmental Agreement for School Resource Deputy Between Belvidere School District 100 and Boone County Sheriff, as presented. The President called the question, and the following members voted:

YEA: McGowan, Sell-Wick, Herrera, Houk, Reid-Niemiec, and Torbert

NAY: None

ABSTAIN: Maville

Motion passed.

2. Agreement for Use of School Buildings for After School Care with the Belvidere Park District

Member McGowan made a motion and Member Herrera seconded the motion approve the Agreement for Use of School Buildings for After School Care with the Belvidere Park District, as presented. The President called the question, and the following members voted:

YEA: McGowan, Herrera, Sell-Wick, Houk, Reid-Niemiec, Torbert, and Maville

NAY: None

Motion passed.

H. Superintendent’s Comments

The following items were presented to the Board of Education:

1. Upcoming District Events

 Policy Committee Meeting – July 18

 Business Services Committee Meeting – August 5

 New Teacher Orientation – August 5, 6 & 7

 District 100 Booth - Boone County Fair – August 6-11

 Back to School Employee Picnic – August 15

 Teacher Institute Day – August 16 & 19

 First Day of School – August 20

 LUDA Fall Conference – October 2-4

 Triple I Conference – November 22-24

2. A Look Ahead

 District Handbook Addendums from Schools

 Resolution to Approval District 100’s Tentative Budget

 2020 Graduation Date

 2020-2021 School Calendar

3. Other Comments

 Dr. Woestman has been working with District Assistant Principals over the summer to update district procedures.

I. Members of the public and employees of District #100 may make comments or ask questions of the Board 

Hearing no one wished to address the Board, President Maville closed the hearing of visitors.

J. Closed Executive Session of the Board of Education from Section 2 of the Open Meetings Act

The meeting adjourned to closed executive session at 7:20 p.m. for the following:

The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the public body – 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1); Collective negotiating matters - 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(2); Selection of a person to fill a public office - 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(3); Evidence or testimony presented in open hearing - 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(4); Purchase or lease of real property - 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(5); Setting of a price for sale or lease of property owned by the public body - 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(6); Sale or purchase of securities, investments, or investment contracts - 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(7); Security procedures - 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(8); Student disciplinary cases - 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(9); Placement of individual students in special education programs and other matters relating to individual students - 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(10); Litigation - 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(11); Establishment of reserves or settlement of claims as provided in the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act - 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(12); Self-evaluation, practices and procedures or professional ethics - 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(16); Discussion of minutes of meetings lawfully closed under the Open Meetings Act - 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(21); and Meetings between internal or external auditors and governmental audit committees, finance committees, and their equivalents, when discussion involves internal control weakness; identification of potential fraud risk areas, known or suspected frauds, and fraud interviews conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards of the United States of American. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(29), amended by P.A. 97-318.

President Maville stated there would be action taken after closed executive session.

Member Herrera made a motion and Member McGowan seconded the motion to adjourn to closed executive session. The President called the question, and the following members voted.

YEA: Herrera, McGowan, Torbert, Reid-Niemiec, Sell-Wick, Houk, and Maville 

NAY: None

Motion passed.

The open session meeting reconvened at 8:05 p.m.

Roll Call

Members present were Mr. Herrera, Mrs. Houk, Ms. Maville, Mrs. McGowan, Mrs. Reid-Niemiec, Mrs. Sell-Wick, and Mr. Torbert.

K. Board Action and Discussion from Executive Session

Member McGowan made a motion and Member Sell-Wick seconded the motion to make an offer to purchase the property located at 9235 Beloit Road in the amount of $110,000, contingent upon an option to purchase the property located directly to the north of that property.

The President called the question, and the following members voted:

YEA: McGowan, Sell-Wick, Torbert, Herrera, Houk, Reid-Niemiec and Maville

NAY: None

Motion passed.

L. Having no further business to conduct, Member McGowan made a motion and Member Herrera seconded the motion to adjourn. The President called the question, and the motion passed on a voice vote.

The meeting adjourned at 8:08 p.m.

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