Bradley Elementary School District No. 61 Board of Education reviews district reports

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By Lhalie Castillo

Apr 6, 2017

Bradley Elementary School District No. 61 Board of Education met Thursday, Jan. 12.

The board oversees all matters related to schools in District 61.

Here are the minutes as provided by Bradley ESD No. 61:

Regular Board Meeting January 12, 2017

The Regular Meeting of the Board of Education of Bradley Elementary School District No. 61 was held on January 12, 2017 beginning at 7:00 p.m. in the Board Room at the District Office. President Golwitzer called the meeting to order and thereafter presided.

On roll call the following members voted Present: Geraci, Golwitzer, Hasemeyer, Helgeson, Schubert, Trudeau and Whalen. Also present: Superintendent Goselin, Director of Finance - Kirt Hendrick, Principal Dave Andriano, Principal Mike Hahs, Principal Mark Kohl, Curriculum Coordinator - Rebecca Selk, and Special Services Director - Lindsay Coffey.

Pledge of Allegiance was led by Terrie Golwitzer.

On the recommendation of the Superintendent, a motion was made by Trudeau, seconded by Helgeson to adopt all items on the Consent Agenda: 1) Approve Regular Board Minutes of December 8, 2016; 2) Approve Board Minutes of the Special School Board Meeting on December 8, 2016; 3) Approve Payroll and Accounts Payable; 4) Approve District Depositories; 5) Approve Facility Use Requests (810): St. Joe's School - Use of Parking Lot at Bradley Central School (Las Vegas Night); 6) Approve Reimbursement of Imprest Account; 7) Approve District Policies - From November 2016: 2:125 School Board Board Member Compensation; Expenses Rewritten 2:125-E1 School Board Board Member Expense Reimbursement Form Rewritten 2:125-E2 School Board Board Member Estimated Expense Approval Form New 2:125-E3 School Board Resolution to Regulate Expense Reimbursements New 5:60 Personnel Expenses Rewritten 5:60-E1 Personnel Employee Expense Reimburse Form New 5:60-E2 Personnel Employee Estimated Expense Approval Form New

On roll call the following members voted Aye: Geraci, Golwitzer, Hasemeyer, Helgeson, Schubert, Trudeau and Whalen. Absent: None Nays: None Motion carried.

Recognition of Excellence included: 1) Generosity of Students, Families, Faculty/Staff and Community; and 2) Bradley Central Cheerleaders.

Public Comment - None

Board Members Comment - None

The Committee Reports included:

The Kankakee Area Special Education Cooperative - Representatives - Superintendent Goselin & Mary Schubert: Closing of KASEC Building to be completed soon.

Policy Committee (Helgeson & Whalen) - Approve District Policies in Consent Agenda.

Regular Board Meeting Page 2 January 12, 2017

Finance Committee (Hasemeyer & Geraci) - No Committee Meeting this month.

Building Facilities and Safety Committee (Schubert & Trudeau) - January 2017 Safety Committee Meeting - Full Board (Date after January 12, 2017).

Educational / Technology Committee (Helgeson & Geraci) - January 20, 2017 - Rescheduled to February 6, 2017.

Parent Engagement Committee (Trudeau & Helgeson) - January 26, 2017 - Community Stakeholder's Meeting.

Executive Committee (Golwitzer, Geraci & Hasemeyer) - January 9, 2017 (7:15 a.m.)

Superintendent's Report: 1) Students Enrolled in District - Total - 1540 (-54); East - 434 + 132 = 566; West - 487; Central - 487; 2) Legislative Update - New January 1, 2017 Laws; 3) Updates: Technology - On-Line Registration (Set Meeting Date); Board Retreat - Saturday - February 25, 2017 - 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. (Riverside Senior Living) - Myers Briggs and School Safety Discussions; ISBE Waiver; 4) Events / Dates; 5) Official Requests for Freedom of Information: SmartProcure - Purchase Orders 10/04/16 thru Current.

Bradley East Principal Report: - 1) MTSS Room - “POP” in for Reading Strategies Games Night - Kdg - Parent/Teacher Conferences - Thursday, January 12"; 2) Prek - Mrs. Moody “I can feel my heartbeating'; 3) January 3"Teacher Institute - Star360 training webinar - Star360 will start at East on January 30"; 4) IKAN Compliance visit on January 24"; 5) Access Testing begins on January 9"; 6) Bradley East / Mrs. Selk - Curriculum Director - 1 Annual Community Stakeholder's Event on Thursday, January 26" at 6 p.m. - Event is intended to provide local stakeholders with information about our school, ESSA and promoting collaborative partnerships.

Bradley West Principal Report: - 1) "Me and My Guy Dance' - Good Turnout for Event; 2) 3"Grade Students completed DRA testing; 3)3"Grade Gingerbread Houses - Mrs. Williamsperformed holiday performed “A Visit from St. Nick” - Mrs. Throop's class made a huge Gingerbread Man - All pictures are on Facebook; 4) Bradley West Students raised $917.00 for our Caring at Christmas Program to help Bradley Families at Christmas; 5) January 3" Teacher's Institute - Star 360 and PARCC Training - SB100 discussions - Safety/Bus Safety Reviews-Med Alert Updates - 2nd Step - Parent Café' coming up on January 23". 6) Upcoming Dates: Parent/Teacher Conferences - January 12 & 13, Parent Café' - January 2grಿ Life Safety Bldg. Inspection - January 24", 5" Grade Band Concert-January 26", EIW Demonstration3" Grade - January 27", Star360 Testing - January 30", Pre/Post Assessment Training on SIP Day - February 1, SILT Team Meeting - February 3", Book Fair – February 6", PTA Bingo Night – February 7", 5" Grade EIW Observation – February 7", "Me & My Gal” Dance - February 8", 3" Grade EIW Observation - February 8", 4th Grade EIW Winter Observation – February 9", Access Testing ESL Students - February 9" & 10".

Bradley Central Principal Report: - 1) Central Band performed at the Bradley Christmas Parade - Great Job on a cold evening; 2) BBCHS pre-registration will begin this monthBBCHS counselors visited to begin the registration process for our 8" grade students. BBCHS Showcase is Wednesday, January 18" (a) 7:00 p.m.; 3) Cheerleaders are 2017 ICCA State Champions - We are really proud of our coaching staff and cheerleaders for bringing home the State Championship in Springfield last weekend. This is a third year in a row 4) Central Student Council raised over $700.00 through various fundraisers. The money was donated to our Nurse's Fund which directly benefits Bradley Families; 5) Upcoming Dates: January 11 "- BBCHS/8" graders Meeting 8 a.m., January 11" - Progress Reports, January 12–13– Parent/Teacher Conferences, January 12" - School Board Meeting, January 16"-No SchoolMLK Day, January 18"–BC Spelling Bee (a) 8:30 a.m., January 19 - Fuel Your Family Night – 5:30-7:30 p.m., January 24" - BBCHS/8"graders Meeting, January 31' – Chorus Festival (a) BBCHS 7 p.m.

Curriculum and Instruction Director Report: - 1) SILT - Meetings at the end of January / Middle of February; 2) Professional Development – SIP Day: December 7, 2016 - East and West - De-Escalation Training, Bradley Central - Explorers Review / Discovery Education / Fitness Gram / Curriculum Needs; Teacher Institute Day: January 3, 2017 - Star360 WebEx Orientation / Tutorial Training-East/West, Star360 WebEx Question & Answer Sessions - Central, Fitness Gram, Music/Band Collaboration, Discipline: SB100, Safety/ Security Discussions, Medical Alert Look-up; Out of District PD for December: Functional Hearing/Vision Screening Training (1), Teachers Servicing Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Students (2), State ELL/Bilingual Conference (1), Midwest Clinic-International Band and Orchestra Conference (1); 3) Title I & II Grants - Final Approval was received on December 9, 2016; 4) Upcoming Family Engagement Events: Central - January 19 - Fuel Your Family - Break Free from Bullying, Building Confident Kids and Keep you Children Safe Online; West - January 23"-Parent Café' - Healthy Choices for your Family, How to Avoid a Meltdown, Helping Hands-Community Resources; First Annual Community Stakeholder's Event - January 26"-Our schools, Every Student Succeed Act, Collaborative Partnerships; 5) Early Development Instrument (EDI) - Kindergarten Teachers were trained - Five Key areas of healthy development - January 10"; 6) Assessment - Star360 Winter Benchmark - Central begins on January 9" and East/West begin on January 30", PARCC - Testing Dates are March 8 thru April 28, 2017 - East - Dates TBA for West and Central.

Special Services Director Report: - 1) Preschool Focus Monitoring -3" Week of December - Visited 2 classes and review files; 2) Special Education Focus Monitoring - Site Visit occurred December 21"-Reviewed 13 files - Final report pending - Continued areas of concern: notifications of conference, inclusion of required team members at meetings and sufficient data included in present levels of performance; 3) Committee / Team Updates: Focus Monitoring Committee Meeting in December-PST Committee Formed in December and plan made for meeting in late January - IEP Bootcamp team met in December to plan material/presentation for our Special Education staff – SIP day in March and all staff- Institute Day August 2017 and parents - back to school 2017-2018; 4) EL Students - Access testing currently ongoing.

A motion to go into Executive Session at 7:29 p.m. was made by Helgeson, seconded by Trudeau to discuss the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, dismissal or complaints (5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1)); and discussion of minutes of meetings lawfully closed under this Act 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(21).

On roll call the following member voted Aye: Geraci, Golwitzer, Hasemeyer, Helgeson, Schubert, Trudeau and Whalen. Absent: None Nays: None Motion carried.

Reconvene to Open Session at 8:39 p.m.

On the recommendation of the Superintendent a motion was made by Golwitzer, seconded by Whalen to approve the December 8, 2016 Special Meeting and Regular Meeting Executive Session minutes and vote to retain the confidentiality of all previous minutes (semiannual review as required by Section 2.06). (Minutes - 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(21)).