I. Call to order and roll call:

President Nolte called the meeting to order at 6:33 p.m. with the following members of the Board of Education:

PRESENT Mrs. Dale Mr. Hervas Mrs. McDonald Mrs. Nolte Mr. Torii

ABSENT Mr. McCann Mr. Powers

II. Closed session:

Motion made by Mrs. McDonald and seconded by Mrs. Dale that the Board of Education enter a closed session for the purpose of discussing personnel. The motion carried on the following ROLL CALL VOTE:

AYESNAYS
Mr. Torii
Mrs. Nolte
Mr. Hervas
Mrs. McDonald
Mrs. Dale

The board entered a closed session at 6:34 p.m.

Motion made by Mrs. McDonald and seconded by Mr. Torii that the Board of Education return to open session. The Board of Education returned to open session at 7:16 p.m.

President Nolte stated that while in closed session, the board had discussed personnel and no action was taken.

III. Budget Hearing:

President Nolte opened the budget hearing at 7:17 p.m.

Dr. Cull addressed the audience. The district has met all legal requirements pertaining to the posting of the budget and the budget hearing. No comments were made nor questions asked. The budget hearing adjourned at 7:22 p.m.

A short recess was taken.

Additional Present:

Ms. Dawn Esposito, Principal, Raymond Benson Primary School
Dr. Marcia Tornatore, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum & Instruction
Mr. Charles Kapachinski, Director of Technology
Representative from Johnson Controls
Interested staff and members of the community

IV. Bond Hearing:

President Nolte called the Bond Hearing to order at 7:30 p.m. Superintendent Cull discussed the legal requirements having been complied with relative to when the board issued its intention to issue 3.8 million dollars in bonds. The public had an opportunity to pick up information/petition for a period of 30 days. He reported that no one had picked up any petitions. He then invited anyone in attendance to make comments about the bond issue. No comments were made nor questions asked.

In addition, no board members had received any correspondence regarding this issue. The Bond Hearing was closed.

V. Pledge of Allegiance – Mrs. Nolte led all present in the Pledge to the Flag.

VI. Welcome to Visitors – President Nolte welcomed all visitors to the meeting.

VII. Communications –

Mrs. McDonald, secretary, read a communication from former superintendent, Dr. Glenn Acksel, in which he was thanking the board and District #10 for the contribution that had been made in his son’s name to Waubonsee Community College. In addition, several other thank you notes from staff members were read.

VIII. Agenda Addendum Items - No additional agenda items.

IX. Superintendent’s Report –

Superintendent Cull reviewed his report a copy of which is attached to these minutes. Among items highlighted, the planned purchases for next school year with regard to the technology plan and Dr. Cull’s visit to the Lions’ Club when the Leo’s Club was inducted. He believed that this had been a nice opportunity for him to get to meet some of the people from the community.

Peacock School’s graduation is scheduled for June 5.

An issue not included in his written report is the special meeting being scheduled for May 30, 6:30 p.m. with the following items on the agenda: issue the bonds, purchase a surety bond (for the treasurer) and name a depository for those funds. Dr. Cull is going to enlist the services of an investment company.

Superintendent Cull discussed the HVAC project and advising the board that there will be asbestos abatement issues. Asbestos has been found in the 35 year old furnaces’ jacket. A contractor has already been contacted and it will be about $15,000.00 to remove.

X. Board Requested Reports

A. N.D.S.E.C. – Mr. Torii reported on N.D.S.E.C. meetings held in the previous month. N.D.S.E.C. is trying to coordinate the calendar with member districts. The first reading of the 2002-2003 budget has been accomplished and they are expecting a shortfall due to the shortfall of the state. A copy of the meeting minutes are attached to these minutes. Mr. Torii will not attend the June meeting.

B. Middle School – In the absence of Dr. Nickisch, Dr. Cull delivered the report, a copy of which is attached to these minutes. The report included two topics one is the graduation up-date and the other is an up-date of the Wall of Fame induction scheduled for May 22.

C. Curriculum – Dr. Tornatore, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction, gave the report, a copy of which is attached. She discussed the ESL Program as well as the college course for Gifted Education which will be offered to teachers for next year. The course is open to both Peacock and Benson teachers.

The Reading Committee is beginning with objectives/philosophy.

The 2nd grade is going to visit Franzen and 5th graders are going to visit Peacock.

Mr. Hervas reiterated that he is still interested in the topic of reading.

D. Technology – Mr. Kapachinski gave his report, a copy of which is attached. He discussed the professional high-end system put in the Broadcast Studio as well as damage to the student server at Peacock. He also reported that the technology team had begun on the faculty side of migration to Windows 2000 platform. Also, the grade pilot has been going on at Peacock is going very smoothly.

E. Character Counts! – Mrs. McDonald, Character Counts! coalition representative, had attended the meeting held earlier this evening and discussed how the coalition is working on ways to bring in more people from the community. They specifically want to get the park district more involved.

She also reported that two years ago, the school board had passed a resolution that would have all coaches who want to use the schools to be trained in Character Counts!. Right now, that is not being done and there are still some problems with organization.

F. Goals – President Nolte reported that the board had met last Friday with the administrators and discussed the current mission and goals. In the past, since a good job had been done, not much had to be changed. Nevertheless, it was a productive meeting.

G. Talented and Gifted Program – Board members Mrs. Dale has been reviewing this area for 1 _ years and it was part of her platform when she was running for the Board of Education. After she was elected in April, she began talking with other school districts as to what worked and didn’t work for them. She discussed the fact that she likes how children are determined to be in the program.

She has prepared a report and submitted it to other members of the board. One of the things was that the media people were being used as a resource for the gifted program. Every district had a facilitator that dealt with talented and gifted. Further discussion ensued. It was noted that currently, there are 58 students in the program which includes 4 in Tier 2. Further discussion ensued.

Dr. Cull suggested that the Talented and Gifted Program is one of his goals as it is directly related to his evaluation for next year. He believes that the Program will be getting extra scrutiny next year. In addition, when he was interviewed, this topic was raised. His job as well as the administrators is to address the students’ needs in the classroom. It is necessary to address the concerns that include teacher time issues and parental expectations. This may ultimately lead to employing a facilitator but he would like to see what the needs are first.

Bernadette DeJulius, parent, asked that, as the procedure is happening, will the parents of the Talented and Gifted children be kept abreast of what is happening in the program? Dr. Cull answered that a “needs” assessment will be done.

Debbie Lipski, who has daughter at Peacock, asked how students are split up each year. Dr. Tornatore answered that the district has two sessions at 6th grade as there were two different groups. The move that was made last year was that all students were expected to work at a higher level.

Mrs. Nolte asked if we could put this on the agenda as a regular board report in order to keep informed. It could be part of the curriculum report. She believes that the timing is good because the Talented and Gifted parent meeting is scheduled for next Tuesday evening. Mrs. Dale was commended on the good job she had done.

H. Freedom of Information - No Freedom of Information requests had been received.

I. Opportunity for Community Input – No further comments were made nor questions asked.

XI. Consent Items – A motion was made by Mr. Hervas and seconded by Mr. Torii that the minutes of the April 10, 2002 regular Board of Education meeting, the minutes of the April 15, 2002, special Board of Education meeting, the minutes of the April 22, 2002 Salary Committee meeting, the expenditures for the month of April, 2002, and the resignation of Marisol Portincaso be approved. Following an opportunity for further questions and discussion, the motion carried on the following ROLL CALL VOTE:

AYESNAYS
Mrs. Dale
Mr. Hervas
Mrs. McDonald
Mr. Torii
Mrs. Nolte

XII. Action Items

A. 2002-2003 School Year Paid Holidays for 12-month Employees – A motion was made by Mrs. McDonald and seconded by Mr. Torii that the Board of Education approve the following paid holidays as listed:

July 4 Independence Day
July 5 Independence Day Related Holiday
September 2 Labor Day
October 14 Columbus Day
November 11 Veterans’ Day
November 28 Thanksgiving
November 29 Thanksgiving Related Holiday\
December 24 Christmas Eve
December 25 Christmas Day
December 31 New Year’s Eve
January 1 New Year’s Day
January 20 Martin Luther King Day
February 12 President’s Day
April 18 Spring Holiday
May 26 Memorial Day

Following an opportunity for discussion, questions, and community input, the motion was carried on the following VOICE VOTE: All AYES: NAYS none.

B. Administrative/Educational Support Staff Salaries –

A motion was made by Mr. Torii and seconded by Mr. Hervas that the Board of Education approve an increase of $18,327 for administrative base salaries for FY03 and that the Board of Education approve an increase of $43,272 for educational support staff base salaries for FY03. Following an opportunity for questions, discussion, and community input, the motion carried on the following ROLL CALL VOTE:

AYESNAYS
Mrs. Dale
Mr. Hervas
Mrs. McDonald
Mrs. Nolte
Mr. Torii

C. FY – 2003 Budget

A motion was made by Mr. Hervas and seconded by Mrs. McDonald that the FY2003 Budget be approved. Following a further opportunity for community input, questions, and discussion, the motion carried on the following ROLL CALL VOTE:

AYESNAYS
Mr. Hervas
Mr. Torii
Mrs. Nolte
Mrs. Dale
Mrs. McDonald

Dr. Cull reminded everyone present that if the Board of Education moves forward on the HVAC issues, an amended budget would have to be presented.

D. Treasurer/Bond/Depository of Funds

A motion was made by Mrs. McDonald and seconded by Mr. Torii that the Board of Education of Itasca School District #10, DuPage County, has this day in compliance with the provisions of Article 8-1 of the Illinois School Code appointed Shirley Ketter as Treasurer, whose mailing address is 418 South Home, Itasca, IL beginning 07-01-02. Her remuneration determined prior to this appointment was set at $2,400 per fiscal year payable in monthly installments of $200.00. The Board of Education has also designated the Itasca Bank and Trust Company, Itasca, IL., as the depository for school funds. Complying with the provisions of Article 2 of the Illinois Schoo Code, the bond for the treasurer has been fixed at $12,000,000 with said bond being an assurity bond. Following an opportunity for community comments, questions, and discussion, the motion passed on the following ROLL CALL VOTE:

AYESNAYS
Mrs. Dale
Mr. Hervas
Mrs. McDonald
Mr. Torii
Mrs. Nolte

E. Multi-phase Energy and Conservation Contract

A motion was made by Mrs. Dale and seconded by Mr. Hervas that the Board of Education approve a negotiated contract for a Multi-Phase Energy Conservation and Systems Up-grade project with Johnson Controls, Inc. A resolution was read and adopted in conjunction with the motion. With regards to the service contract on the last page, if Johnson Controls does all three phases of the project, then it is a 12 year service contract. If the board decided to only do one phase, then it is negotiable. Following a further lengthy discussion as well as an opportunity for questions and community input, the motion carried on the following ROLL CALL VOTE:

AYESNAYS
Mr. Hervas
Mr. Torii
Mrs. Nolte
Mrs. Dale
Mrs. McDonald

XIII. Board Requested Reports – None


XIV. Adjournment – There being no further business, President Nolte adjourned the meeting at 9:08 p.m.

___________________________________ Mrs. Maureen McDonald, Secretary Board of Education

________________________________ Susan Nolte, President Board of Education