MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE
PAXTON-BUCKLEY-LODA COMMUNITY UNIT DISTRICT NO. 10 BOARD OF EDUCATION OF FORD, CHAMPAIGN, VERMILION,
IROQUOIS AND LIVINGSTON COUNTIES OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS HELD WEDNESDAY, MARCH
15, 2006 AT 7:00 P.M. AT THE PAXTON-BUCKLEY-LODA BOARD ROOM IN PAXTON,
ILLINOIS.
President Mike Short called
the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
Upon roll call, the following
board members answered present: Dawn Bachtold, David Dowling, Phillip Duling, Jeff
Jarboe, Mike Short, Dean Swan and Shawn Young.
Others present were Marvin
Barger, Andy Bennett, Rick Brackmann, Susan Brown, Carol Camp, Paige Maul, Stan Daro, Nancy Dewey, Trent Eshleman, Jeff Graham, Dave Harber, Cliff McClure, Brad
Pickens, Sheila Pickens, John
Rawdin, James Shields, Tara
Tighe, Marilyn Weber and Chris
Williams.
Shawn Young moved to approve
the minutes of the previous meetings. Dawn
Bachtold seconded the motion. Upon roll
call, all members present voted aye, there being no nay votes the motion
carried.
David Dowling moved to
approve the Treasurer’s Report. Dean
Swan seconded the motion. Upon roll
call, all members present voted aye, there being no nay votes the motion
carried.
Jeff Jarboe moved to approve
payment of all current bills plus an additional bill from Rainbow Book Company
that was not included in the list of bills.
Phillip Duling seconded the motion.
Upon roll call, all members present voted aye, there being no nay votes
the motion carried.
Move to item 12.1 Mr. McClure
would like to recommend that Jeff Graham be hired as Junior High Principal at a
TRS salary of $68,000. Dean Swan made a
motion to approve the hiring of Jeff Graham as Junior High Principal. Dawn Bachtold seconded the motion. Upon roll call, all members present voted aye,
there being no nay votes the motion carried.
Dean Swan read a letter from Randi Allen resigning as Teacher Aide at Eastlawn.
Dean Swan read a letter from Harold
Merkle resigning as part-time high school custodian
as of March 31, 2005.
Dean Swan read a letter from
Jeff Graham resigning as head football coach.
Dean Swan read a letter from Don Shields resigning as freshman boy’s basketball coach.
Mr. Short recognized a few of
the visitors in the audience. Jim Shields from WPXN and Paige Maul from the Paxton Record.
Mr. McClure introduced Dave
Harber to update the board on the PBL school improvement initiatives. The recommendation for the testing schedule
to be changed was passed by the curriculum committee and was given to Mr.
McClure for his approval and for the board’s approval. Mr. Harber also informed the board that the
District would be changing assessments.
The committee is looking at a software program to help with the
curriculum alignment initiative. It is
internet based so that teachers from different buildings can log in at the same
time and from home. The committee is
looking at a product called Curriculum Mapper and it
is based in Illinois. The committee
found the software to be well liked and would like to pursue Curriculum Mapper to help with the alignment initiative. Mr. Harber suggested having three
professional development days, two by a trainer and one in-house to help the
staff learn how to use the software. The
company suggested five and Mr. Harber is suggesting three. Mr. Harber informed the board that he feels
the District is on the right track from the feedback he is getting from the
committee and that the software is affordable and would help speed up the
District’s efforts with this initiative.
The cost for this would be $6,000 a year including the license for the
web-based tool and the professional development would cost $3,500. The committee has applied for a PBL Education
Foundation grant. This program can be
moved over to a Microsoft Word package if it gets to be too expensive to
maintain. Time is the biggest hurdle to
jump in order to complete curriculum map.
Mr. McClure will be recommending that the District purchase the
Curriculum Mapper that will be funded initially by
grant money. Another topic that was
discussed was the ISAT testing problems and how it affected the District. There was a memo sent out by the state board
for reimbursing District costs for extra time that was spent to fix the
problems and the District will be submitting a bill for the extra time.
Mr. McClure introduced David
Harber, Chris Williams, Sheila
Pickens, and Susan Brown to discuss the high school course offering changes
that will be required in order to meet the new state graduation
requirements. Mr. Harber handed out a
packet of information on what the changes are in the state graduation
requirements. He detailed the changes
and what the state is mandating. The PBL
district will be in compliance with state mandates one year in advance. Part of the proposal is to get rid of the
tech math class, because if you were to start with that class it would be hard
to graduate from high school and meet state mandated math requirements. They have started teaching the special
education students the same math that is being taught in the regular education classroom. A discussion was held regarding the options
of the Math classes. PBL is one of the
only districts that offers pre-algebra, Algebra IA and IB. The
junior high gives an assessment test that helps determine where students should
be placed in high school math classes.
Teacher recommendation and test scores are also used to assess their
math ability level. Mr. McClure
discussed that the district could possibly develop an assessment test for all
classes to determine where to place students at the next level. One thing that the District will be trying to
avoid is having a senior needing to pass a class to graduate. Special Education is a big concern for the
District. Special Education students
must also pass a year of Algebra and Geometry.
One of the options that the District will be looking into is offering
self contained classes as an alternative to those classes, so they have every
opportunity to succeed. David Dowling thanked the staff for their continuing effort to help
the District. Mr. McClure recommended
the board approve the course realignments for the new state graduation
requirements. Jeff Jarboe made a motion
to approve the course realignments for the new state graduation
requirements. David Dowling seconded the motion.
Upon roll call, all members present voted aye, there being no nay votes
the motion carried.
Mr. McClure introduced Jeff
Graham the summer school coordinator. Mr.
Graham discussed a work key program that is web based and is a supplemental curriculum. The district is going to try 3rd
grade through 12th grade as a pilot project in Math, Writing and Reading. It is a
fundamental guide and is free of charge from the Education for Employment. Lindalou Hauersperger, Marge Vetter and Alex Goudy will be trained for an Algebra class. When students log in they take a pre-test and
they are automatically placed and it is aligned from the PSAE test. Mr. Graham informed the board that he is
checking with the teachers to see what numbers we are looking at for summer
school and what classes will need to be offered.
Mr. McClure discussed the
proposed 2006-2007 school calendar. Mr.
McClure handed out a revised proposed calendar. The only change was adding Professional
Development early out days to work on Curriculum Mapper,
if the web based program is approved.
Mr. McClure recommended the board approve the 2006-2007 school calendar. David Dowling made a motion to approve the 2006-2007 school calendar. Shawn Young seconded the motion.
Upon roll call, all members present voted aye, there being no nay votes
the motion carried. Mr. McClure informed
the board of the changes to the 2005-2006 school calendar
for the end of the school year due to the snow day. June 1st will be the early dismissal
day, June 2nd is the teacher institute day and June 5th is
report card pick up day.
Mr. McClure discussed the
building committee meeting with the board.
It was the committee’s recommendation to release bids for the Clara
Peterson Roof project. The bid opening
will be on April 5th at 2:00 pm
in the PBL Board Room. This project will
be funded by the Health & Life Safety Funds. Dean Swan made a motion to approve the
release of bids for the Clara Peterson Roof project, with the bid opening to be
held on April 5th at 2:00 p.m. in the PBL Board Room. Dave
Dowling seconded the motion. Upon roll
call, all members present voted aye, there being no nay votes the motion
carried. The committee also recommended
the installation of new phone/intercom system at Clara Peterson and at Eastlawn. The Clara Peterson project will cost
$21,501.18 and the Eastlawn project will cost $20,676.55. Champaign Telephone Company gave the District
the best price and they were the most willing to meet the District’s
needs. The Building Committee
recommended that the project be approved and that it will be funded by the
Health & Life Safety Funds. Shawn Young made a motion to approve the installation of new
phone/intercom system at Clara Peterson and at Eastlawn. The Clara Peterson project will cost
$21,501.18 and the Eastlawn project will cost $20,676.55. Jeff Jarboe seconded the motion. Upon roll call, all members present voted
aye, there being no nay votes the motion carried. Mr. McClure discussed the riser board for the
home bleachers for installation this summer for safety reasons. The approval for the health life safety
amendment is $24,550 and it is an amendment that we can use up to that
amount. David Dowling made a motion to approve the Health & Life Safety
Amendment for the repair to the home bleachers.
Dean Swan seconded the motion. Upon
roll call, all members present voted aye, there being no nay votes the motion
carried. Another item that was discussed
was the potential track replacement project.
Mr. Fairfield brought a layout of the project and it will be discussed
further at another meeting with Mr. Fairfield and JV Johnson. Mr. Fairfield has given Mr. McClure a name of
a person to meet with on the blinds for the junior high. The sound proof panels in the gym and the
remediation items for the 9 month walk through were discussed. Mr. Fairfield will be getting the building
committee an estimate for the sound proof panels and how many it would take to
remedy the problem. There was a short
discussion about the playground project at Eastlawn. Mr. McClure also discussed an issue regarding
a sidewalk that could possibly be installed at the north end of the building by
the superintendent’s office. A
discussion was held regarding the issue of people tracking mud into the
building during events.
Mr. McClure introduced Rick
Brackmann to give an update on the Special Education Cooperative. He discussed
with the board the changes in federal rules and regulations in special education
law. He highlighted five of them. Parentally-placed private school children,
identification of students with Learning Disabilities (LD) and “Response to
Intervention”, data collection now tied to ISBE Compliance Monitoring,
Discipline, and Mandatory Funding. He
discussed each item in detail for the board.
Mr. McClure distributed
several job descriptions and evaluation forms for the board to review. Mr. McClure will be seeking approval for some
of these job descriptions at another meeting.
Mr. McClure recommended that
the board approve the resolution of Honorable Non-Renewal of Certified
Personnel Dale Hoogstraadt for the 2006-2007 school year. Jeff Jarboe
made a motion to approve the resolution of Honorable Non-Renewal of Certified
Personnel Dale Hoogstraadt for the 2006-2007 school year. Dawn Bachtold
seconded the motion. Upon roll call, all
members present voted aye, there being no nay votes the motion carried.
Mr. McClure recommended that
that board approve the reduction in force of non-certified personnel. This is due to some of the teacher aide
positions being funded by grants and due to the unknown availability of the
grant money for next year. There is a
need for the District to rif
the following aide positions: Dawn
Bachtold made a motion to approve the reduction in force of non-certified
personnel Donna Howe at the end of the 2005-2006 school year. Dean Swan seconded the motion. Upon roll call, all members present voted
aye, there being no nay votes the motion carried. Dawn Bachtold made a motion to approve the
reduction in force of non-certified personnel Rhonda Wooten at the end of the 2005-2006 school year. David Dowling seconded the motion.
Upon roll call, all members present voted aye, there being no nay votes
the motion carried. Dean Swan made a
motion to approve the reduction in force of non-certified personnel Melissa Betka at the end of the 2005-2006 school year. Shawn Young seconded the motion.
Upon roll call, all members present voted aye, there being no nay votes
the motion carried. Jeff Jarboe made a
motion to approve the reduction in force of non-certified personnel Julie Rogers at the end of the 2005-2006 school year. Phillip Duling seconded the motion. Upon roll call, all members present voted
aye, there being no nay votes the motion carried. David Dowling
made a motion to approve the reduction in force of non-certified personnel Jennifer
Mosley at the end of the 2005-2006 school year. Dawn Bachtold seconded the motion. Upon roll call, all members present voted
aye, there being no nay votes the motion carried. Dawn Bachtold made a motion to approve the
reduction in force of non-certified personnel Colleen Stamm at the end of the 2005-2006 school year. Jeff Jarboe seconded the motion. Upon roll call, all members present voted
aye, there being no nay votes the motion carried. .
In other business, Mr.
McClure distributed school board policies for review. Mr. McClure will be setting up a meeting with
the policy committee to review these policies and will bring them back to the
April meeting for approval.
Mr. McClure passed out a
ticket order form for the Madrigals to the board members. They will again be signing at the St. Louis
Cardinal game.
Mr. McClure informed the
board that he will be setting up a finance committee meeting and he will report
back at the April meeting regarding the details of that meeting.
Mr. McClure gave an update on
the last insurance committee meeting.
A discussion was held
regarding digital video for district busses.
They are not functional yet.
David Dowling made a motion to go into closed session to discuss the
appointment, employment, compensation, and performance of specific employees of
the public body. Dawn Bachtold seconded
the motion. Upon roll call, all members
present voted aye, there being no nay votes the motion carried.
Closed session began at 8:45 p.m.
Dawn Bachtold moved to come
out of closed session. Phillip Duling
seconded the motion. Upon roll call, all
members present voted aye, there being no nay votes the motion carried.
Closed session ended at 10:15 p.m.
Mr. McClure recommended the
board accept the resignations of Harold Merkle as
part-time Custodian at the High School, Jeff Graham as Head Football Coach and Randi Allen as teacher aide at Eastlawn. Dave Dowling made
a motion to accept the resignations of Harold Merkle
as part-time Custodian at the High School, Jeff Graham as Head Football Coach
and Randi Allen as teacher aide at Eastlawn. Dawn Bachtold seconded the motion. Upon roll call, all members present voted
aye, there being no nay votes the motion carried.
Mr. McClure recommended the
board extend Mike Brehm’s contract as
Technology Coordinator for the 2006-2007 school year with salary to be
determined at a later date. Jeff Jarboe
made a motion to approve extending Mike Brehm’s contract as Technology Coordinator
for the 2006-2007 school year with salary to be determined at a later
date. Dawn Bachtold seconded the
motion. Upon roll call, all members
present voted aye, there being no nay votes the motion carried.
Mr. McClure recommended the
board extend Tara Tighe’s contract as Eastlawn
Principal for the 2006-2007 school year with salary to be determined at a later
date. David Dowling made a motion to approve extending Tara Tighe’s contract as Eastlawn Principal for the 2006-2007
school year with salary to be determined at a later date. Dawn Bachtold seconded the motion. Upon roll call, all members present voted
aye, there being no nay votes the motion carried.
Mr. McClure recommended the
board extend Trent Eshleman’s
contract as Clara Peterson Principal for the 2006-2007 school year with salary
to be determined at a later date. Jeff
Jarboe made a motion to approve extending Trent Eshleman’s contract as Clara Peterson Principal for the
2006-2007 school year with salary to be determined at a later date. Dawn Bachtold seconded the motion. Upon roll call, all members present voted
aye, there being no nay votes the motion carried.
Shawn Young made a motion to extend Cliff McClure’s contract as
Superintendent for 2006 through 2009 school years at a salary of at least
$104,000. Dawn Bachtold seconded the
motion. Upon roll call, all members
present voted aye, there being no nay votes the motion carried.
Mr. McClure recommended the
board hire Kim Smith as part-time Guidance Secretary at the High
School. Dean Swan made a motion to
approve hiring Kim Smith as part-time Guidance Secretary at the High School. Jeff Jarboe seconded the motion. Upon roll call, all members present voted
aye, there being no nay votes the motion carried.
Mr. McClure recommended the
board reassign Don Shields to High School English teacher. Dawn Bachtold made a motion to approve
reassigning Don Shields to High School English teacher. David Dowling seconded the motion.
Upon roll call, all members present voted aye, there being no nay votes
the motion carried.
Mr. McClure recommended the
board hire Steffen Balegno as Industrial Arts teacher
at the High School. Dean Swan made a
motion to approve hiring Steffen Balegno as Industrial
Arts teacher at the High School. Shawn Young seconded the motion.
Upon roll call, all members present voted aye, there being no nay votes
the motion carried.
Dawn made a motion to adjourn
the meeting. Phillip seconded the
motion. Upon roll call, all members
present voted aye, there being no nay votes the motion carried.
Meeting adjourned at 10:20 p.m.
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President, Board of Education Secretary, Board of Education