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Belvidere Community Unit School District 100 Board of Education met June 17.

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. ReidNiemiec, and Mr. Torbert.

Members absent were Mrs. McGowan and Mrs. Sell-Wick.

B. Approval of Minutes

Member Reid-Niemiec made a motion and Member Houk seconded the motion to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of the Board of Education on May 20, 2019, as presented. The President called the question, and the following members voted:

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

NAY: None

ABSENT: McGowan and Sell-Wick

Motion passed.

Member Hererra made a motion and Member Torbert seconded the motion to approve the minutes of the executive session meeting of the Board of Education on May 20, 2019, as presented. The President called the question, and the following members voted:

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

NAY: None

ABSENT: McGowan and Sell-Wick

Motion passed.

C. Committee Reports

1. Business Services Committee Report (6/3/19)

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

 Surplus Property

 Transfer of Interest

 Hazardous Routes

 Stipend Request

 FY20 PC, Liability & Student Accident Review

 FY20 Workman’s Compensation Review

 FY20 Budget Update

 Updated Capital Needs

 Outstanding Fees

 SY20-21 School Calendar

 A Look Ahead

D. Approval Consent Agenda

1. Personnel Report

2. Financial Reports

3. Bills

4. FY20 Property & Casualty, Liability & Student Accident Renewal

5. FY20 Workman’s Comp Renewal

6. Resolution for the Designation of Accrued Interest Earned

7. Resolution for Hazardous Routes

8. Excess Property Dispositions

9. Curriculum and Instruction Resources

10. School Title I Plans

11. Ballot for the Executive Board of Subregion, IL, Northwestern Illinois Association

12. Request for Facility Usage

13. Sunday Field Trip Request

14. Request Overnight Field Trip

15. Request for Fundraisers

16. Recognition of Donations

President Maville inquired if any Board member wished to have an item or items removed from the Consent Agenda for independent consideration. No members wished to remove any items.

Member Torbert made a motion and Member Houk seconded the motion to approve Consent Agenda Items #1-16 as listed previously, as presented.

President Maville recognized the following donations:

 Crossing Guard Stop Sign & Jackets from General Mills for Washington Academy

 $100 from Healing Path of Rockford for Washington Academy

 $250 from Crimson Valley Nursery and Landscaping for Washington Academy

 $5,468 from Boone County Conservation District for Belvidere High School, Belvidere North High School, Washington Academy, and Meehan Elementary School

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

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

NAY: None

ABSENT: McGowan and Sell-Wick

Motion passed.

E. Administration Reports

1. Strategic Plan Update

Mr. Carson, Dr. Johnson, Dr. Woestman, and Dr. Brown gave a presentation on the 2018-2019 Spring Improvement Cycle to include the Student Pillar, Employee Engagement & District Support – People Pillar, and Program Construction & Evaluation – Resources Pillar, along with Scorecards.

2. Organization Instruction

3. Annual Report of the Agriculture Departments

4. Annual School Wellness Report

5. FY20 Draft Budget Update

6. Department Highlights

7. Budget Calendar FY20

8. School Activity Reports

 Belvidere High School

 Belvidere North High School

 Belvidere South Middle School

9. 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. Dual Credit Memorandum of Understanding between Rock Valley College and Belvidere School District

Member Reid-Niemiec made a motion and Member Torbert seconded the motion approve the Dual Credit Memorandum of Understanding between Rock Valley College and Belvidere School District, as presented. The President called the question, and the following members voted:

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

NAY: None

ABSENT: McGowan and Sell-Wick

Motion passed.

2. Dual Credit Memorandum of Understanding between Highland Community College and Belvidere School District

Member Houk made a motion and Member Torbert seconded the motion approve the Dual Credit Memorandum of Understanding between Highland Community College and Belvidere School District, as presented. The President called the question, and the following members voted:

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

NAY: None

ABSENT: McGowan and Sell-Wick

Motion passed.

3. Revisions to Policy 5:250 Leaves of Absence

Member Reid-Niemiec made a motion and Member Houk seconded the motion approve the Revisions to Policy 5:250 Leaves of Absence, as presented. The President called the question, and the following members voted:

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

NAY: None

ABSENT: McGowan and Sell-Wick

Motion passed.

4. Revisions to Policy 5:330 Sick Days, Vacation, Holidays, and Leaves

Member Reid-Niemiec made a motion and Member Torbert seconded the motion approve the Revisions to Policy 5:330 Sick Days, Vacation, Holidays, and Leaves, as presented. The President called the question, and the following members voted:

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

NAY: None

ABSENT: McGowan and Sell-Wick

Motion passed.

H. Superintendent’s Comments

The following items were presented to the Board of Education:

1. Upcoming District Events

 Curriculum Committee Meeting – June 19

 Regular Meeting of the Board of Education – July 15

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

 Regular Meeting of the Board of Education – August 19

 First Day of School – August 20

2. A Look Ahead

 Approval of Third Base / Belvidere Park Programming

 Approval of Graduation Date

 Approval of Tentative Budget

 Approval of Capital Expenditures

 Approval of District Handbook

 Release of Executive Session Minutes

 Destruction of Closed Session Recordings

 Excess Property Dispositions

3. Other Comments

 Dr. Woestman gave a shout out to the Belvidere High School

Basketball and Football teams for the roles they played in loading four semis with excess desks and chairs to be sent to Haiti.

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 6:56 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 Reid-Niemiec seconded the motion to adjourn to closed executive session. The President called the question, and the following members voted.

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

NAY: None

ABSENT: McGowan and Sell-Wick

Motion passed.

The open session meeting reconvened at 7:14 p.m.

Roll Call

Members present were Mr. Herrera, Mrs. Houk, Ms. Maville, Mrs. ReidNiemiec, and Mr. Torbert.

Members absent were Mrs. McGowan and Mrs. Sell-Wick.

K. Board Action and Discussion from Executive Session

Member Torbert made a motion and Member Reid-Niemiec seconded the motion to approve Administrative Salaries, as presented.

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

YEA: Torbert, Herrera, and Maville

NAY: Houk and Reid-Niemiec

ABSENT: McGowan and Sell-Wick,

Motion passed.

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

The meeting adjourned at 7:15 p.m.

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