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Belvidere Community Unit School District 100 Board of Education met Sept. 18.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

The Board of Education of Community Unit School District #100, Boone, McHenry, DeKalb Counties, Illinois met in a regular meeting September 18, 2023, at 5:30 P.M. at the Districts Central Office, located at 1201 Fifth Avenue, Belvidere, Illinois, which is within the boundaries of said District.

A. Opening Items

Call to Order:

The President called the meeting to order at 5:34 P.M.

Roll Call:

Members present were Mrs. Brenner, Mr. Bucher, Mr. Herrera, Ms. Maville, Mrs. Whitcomb, and Mr. Zickert.

Member absent was Mrs. Houk.

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

The meeting adjourned to closed executive session at 5:31 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).

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

YEA: Herrera, Maville, Bucher, Whitcomb, Zickert, and Brenner

NAY: None

ABSENT: Houk

Motion passed.

C. Reconvene in Open Session

Open session meeting reconvened at 6:02 P.M.

1. Pledge

Roll Call:

Members present were Mrs. Brenner, Mr. Bucher, Mr. Herrera, Mrs. Maville, Mrs. Whitcomb, and Mr. Zickert.

Member absent was Mrs. Houk.

Approval of Agenda

President Brenner inquired if any Board member wished to amend or move any items on the agenda.

Hearing none, Member Maville made a motion and Member Herrera seconded the motion to approve the agenda of the Regular Meeting of the Board of Education on September 18, 2023, as presented. The President called the question, and the following members voted:

YEA: Maville, Herrera, Whitcomb, Zickert, Bucher, and Brenner

NAY: None

ABSENT: Houk

Motion passed.

D. District Celebrations

1. Seth Whitman Elementary School HRS Level 4 Certification

Theresa Lozdoski, Principal, and Heather Novak, Assistant Principal were present as Dr. Carson present them with a HRS Level 4 Certification banner to proudly display at Seth Whitman Elementary School. Level 4 certification signifies the outstanding dedication of a schools team to fostering a culture of excellence in education.

2. Board Shout Out’s

The following people were nominated by their peers for going above and beyond in District 100.

• Jennie Marrie – Belvidere High School

• Karolina Raap – Belvidere High School

• Jen Diamond & Ron Anderson – Lincoln Elementary School

• Andy Werhane – Washington Academy

• Rob Wesselhoff – Belvidere High School

• Holly Fray – Lincoln Elementary School

• Emelita Riley – Belvidere High School

• Shannon Wiercinski – Belvidere High School

• James Hotchkiss – Everest High School

• Linda Weber – Belvidere North High School

Students from Belvidere North High came and presented a sneak peek of their upcoming performance of Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind.

3. Board Member Celebrations / Positive Highlights

Board Members recognized the following celebrations and/or positive district highlights.

• Member Maville – Tour at Caledonia Elementary School and Early Childhood and

• Member Herrera – Thank you to Mr. Zimmerman and the Belvidere North High School Students for their sneak peek of their upcoming play. Positive remarks from parents and visitors at the Belvidere North Football game for their professionalism and opening performance. And shout out from Rockford Sympathy Orchestra.

• Member Zickert – Thank you to parents and staff for being patient during the start of the school year.

• Member Brenner – Acknowledgment of our latest POSSIP results.

E. Student Council Reports

Addison Walker from Belvidere High School reported on what has been happening at Meehan Elementary, Washington Academy, and Belvidere High School.

Riya Amin from North High School reported on what has been happening at Caledonia, Perry and Seth Whitman Elementary Schools, along with Central Middle School and Belvidere North High School.

F. Hearing of Visitors

Members of the public and employees of District #100 were able to make comments or ask questions of the Board. The following people wished to address the board:

• Misty Coryell regarding policy change on Grading and Promotion

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

G. Board of Education Committee Reports

1. Business Services Committee Meeting – September 5

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

• Preliminary Budget Discussion

• Collection Efforts

• School Activity Account Request for Belvidere High School Color Guard

• School Activity Account Request for Belvidere High School Best Buddies

• School Activity Account Request for Belvidere North High School Millionaires Club

• Intergovernmental Agreement for EMT Services Between School District 100 and City of Belvidere

• Updates to Belvidere High School Classrooms 50, 60 and Sensory Room

• Review of Special Education Programs and Resources

• Excess Property Disposal

• Social Media Litigation

• Google Workspace for Education Renewal

• Microsoft Renewal

• Boiler RFP Recommendation

• Lincoln and Meehan Elementary HVAC Upgrade

• Central Middle School Roof Project

2. Educational Services Committee – September 6

Educational Services Committee minutes were submitted for review and included the following:

• Summer School Programming

• Playworks Proposal

• 2023-2024 School District Scorecard

3. Facilities and Long Range Planning Committee – September 13

Facilities and Long Range Planning Committee minutes were submitted for review and included the following:

• Facilities Update

• Demographic Study Update

• Long Range Facilities Master Plan

• School Tour of Caledonia Elementary School

4. Policy and Personnel Committee – September 14

Policy and Personnel Committee minutes were submitted for review, and included the following.

• 7:40 Nonpublic School Students, including parochial and home-schooled students

• 2:150 Committees

• 6:280 Grading and Promotion

• 5:30 Hiring and Promotion

• 3:50 Administrative Personnel Other than the Superintendent

• 7:140 Search and Seizure

• 8:90 Parent Organizations and Booster Clubs

• Noon Aide Pay Increases

• GG Interpreting Services

• Other Matter – Policy and Personnel Committee schedule date for meetings

G. Approval of Consent Agenda Items

1. Approval of Consent Agenda Items

2. Minutes

3. Personnel Report

4. Financial Reports

5. Bills

6. Noon Aide Pay Increase

7. Lincoln and Meehan HVAC Upgrade

8. Central Middle School Roof Project

9. Boiler RFP Recommendation

10. Google Workspace for Education Renewal

11. Microsoft Renewal

12. Excess Property Disposal

13. Updates to BHS Classrooms 50, 60 and Sensory Room

14. School Activity Account Request for BHS Color Guard

15. School Activity Account Request for BHS Best Buddies

16. School Activity Account Request for BNHS Millionaires Club

17. GG Interpreting Services LLC, Service Agreement

18. Overnight Field Trip Requests

19. Request for Fundraisers

20. Donations

President Brenner inquired if any Board members wished to have any items removed from the Consent Agenda for separate consideration.

Member Maville requested to remove Item #3. Personnel for separate consideration.

Member Whitcomb request to remove Item #9. Boiler RFP Recommendations for separate consideration.

Member Maville made a motion and Member Herrera seconded the motion to approve Consent Agenda Items #2, and 4-8 and 10-20, as presented.

President Brenner recognized the following donation:

• 60 Headphones for Belvidere South Middle School, 100 Headphones for Lincoln and Meehan Elementary School and Washington Academy from First United Methodist Church

• 800 Granola Bars for Washington Academy from General Mills

• $1000 for Belvidere Coop Girls Swim Team from Belvidere Cosmopolitan Charities Inc

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

YEA: Maville, Herrera, Whitcomb, Bucher, Zickert, and Brenner

NAY: None

ABSENT: Houk

Motion passed.

Member Herrera made a motion and Member Maville seconded the motion to approve Consent Agenda Items #3. Personnel, as presented.

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

YEA: Herrera, Whitcomb, Zickert, Bucher, and Brenner

NAY: None

ABSENT: Houk

ABSTAIN: Maville

Motion passed.

Member Maville made a motion and Member Herrera seconded the motion to approve Consent Agenda Items #9. Boiler RFP, as presented.

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

YEA: Maville, Herrera, Zickert, Whitcomb, Bucher, and Brenner

NAY: None

ABSENT: Houk

Motion passed.

I. Roll Call Action Items

1. Resignation of James Bragg, Grounds Supervisor

Member Maville made a motion and Member Bucher seconded the motion to approve the Resignation of James Bragg, Grounds Supervisor, as presented.

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

YEA: Maville, Bucher, Herrera, Zickert, Whitcomb, and Brenner

NAY: None

ABSENT: Houk

Motion passed.

2. 2023-2024 Administrative Contract for 11-Month Administrator at Belvidere North High School, John Rossato

Member Herrera made a motion and Member Maville seconded the motion to approve the 2023-2024 Administrative Contract for 11-Month Administrator at Belvidere North High School, John Rossato, as presented. The President called the question, and the following members voted:

YEA: Herrera, Maville, Bucher, Zickert, and Brenner

NAY: None

ABSENT: Houk

ABSTAIN: Whitcomb

Motion passed.

3. Social Media Litigation

Member Herrera made a motion and Member Bucher seconded the motion to participate in a mass action litigation case against giant social media companies for the negative impacts they are having on students and school districts throughout Illinois, as presented. The President called the question, and the following members voted:

YEA: Herrera, Bucher, Whitcomb, Zickert, Maville, and Brenner

NAY: None

ABSENT: Houk

Motion passed.

4. 2023-2024 School District Scorecard

Member Maville made a motion and Member Herrera seconded the motion to approve the 2023-2024 School District Scorecard, as presented. The President called the question, and the following members voted:

YEA: Maville, Herrera, Whitcomb, Bucher, Zickert, and Brenner

NAY: None

ABSENT: Houk

Motion passed.

5. Superintendent’s Goals for 2023-2024

Member Maville made a motion and Member Herrera seconded the motion to approve the Superintendent’s Goals for 2023-2024, as presented. The President called the question, and the following members voted:

YEA: Maville, Herrera, Zickert, Whitcomb, Bucher, and Brenner

NAY: None

ABSENT: Houk

Motion passed.

J. Board Discussion

The following items were discussed by the Board of Education:

1. Behavior/Safety Planning and Expulsion Processes

2. FY 2023-2024 Preliminary Budget Discussion

3. Upcoming Contract Renewals & Report

K. Administration Reports

The following items were presented to the Board of Education:

1. Superintendent Comments

2. Opening Day Comments Regarding First Day of School

3. Sixth Day Enrollment Figures for the 2023-2024 School Year

4. Review of Special Education Programs and Resources

5. Department Highlights

6. School Activity Reports

• Belvidere High School

• Belvidere North High School

• Belvidere Central Middle School

• Belvidere South Middle School

7. FOIA Log

8. A Look Ahead to Upcoming District Events

• Special Meeting of the Board of Education – September 26

• Business Service Committee Meeting – October 3

• Educational Services Committee Meeting – October 4

• Policy and Personnel Committee Meeting – October 12

• Regular Meeting of the Board of Education – October 16

• Facilities and Long Range Planning Committee Meeting – October 18

• Parent Teacher Advisory Committee Meeting – November 1

• Educational Services Committee Meeting – November 1

• Business Service Committee Meeting – November 7

• Policy and Personnel Committee Meeting – November 9

• Joint Annual Triple I Conference in Chicago – November 17-19

• Regular Meeting of the Board of Education – November 20

• Business Service Committee Meeting – December 5

• Educational Services Committee Meeting – December 6

• Policy and Personnel Committee Meeting – December 14

• Regular Meeting of the Board of Education – December 18

• Business Service Committee Meeting – January 11

• Regular Meeting of the Board of Education – January 16

• Business Service Committee Meeting – February 6

• Educational Services Committee Meeting – February 7

• Parent Teacher Advisory Committee Meeting – February 7

• Policy and Personnel Committee Meeting – February 8

• Regular Meeting of the Board of Education – February 20

• Business Service Committee Meeting – March 5

• Educational Services Committee Meeting – March 6

• Policy and Personnel Committee Meeting – March 14

• Regular Meeting of the Board of Education – March 18

• Business Service Committee Meeting – April 2

• Educational Services Committee Meeting – April 3

• Policy and Personnel Committee Meeting – April 11

• Regular Meeting of the Board of Education – April 15

• Educational Services Committee Meeting – May 1

• Parent Teacher Advisory Committee Meeting – May 1

• Business Service Committee Meeting – May 7

• Policy and Personnel Committee Meeting – May 9

• High School Graduation – May 18 – BNHS 10:00 AM/BHS 2:00 PM

• Regular Meeting of the Board of Education – May 20

• Business Service Committee Meeting – June 4

• Educational Services Committee Meeting – Jun 5

• Policy and Personnel Committee Meeting – June 13

• Regular Meeting of the Board of Education – June 17

L. Adjournment

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

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