Executive (KACC) Board Meeting

Executive (= KACC) Board Meeting

Thursday, F= ebruary 10, 2011, 8:30 a.m.

KACC Board = Room

Members Pre= sent

Grant Park: Mike Nichol= son, Chairperson &n= bsp; Bradley: Michael Hogan, Vice Chair

Central: &= nbsp; Tonya Evans&nb= sp; = &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Herscher: = Richard Bukowski

Kankakee: Colleen Legge &n= bsp; = ; &n= bsp; Momence: Phil = Smith

Peotone: &= nbsp; Donald McKinney

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Members Not= Present

Beecher: &= nbsp; George Obradovich &nb= sp; = Manteno: = Dawn Russert

St. Anne: = John Palan&nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; Reg. Office: Kay Pangle=

Minutes

The regular meeting of the Kankakee Area Career Center Executive Committee, Kankakee County, State of Illinois was called to order on Februa= ry 10, 2011 at 8:32 a.m.

PUBLIC CO= MMENT

None

CONSENT AGENDA

1-3. A motion was made by Ms. Legge, seconded by Mr. Hogan at 8:33 a.m. to approve the consent agenda, minutes of the regular January meeting, accounts payable and financial repo= rts. Motion carried by unanimous roll-call vote.

DIRECTOR’S REPORT

Director’s Report: Mr. Fay reviewed several items listed in his monthly report. Mr. Fay highlighted several meetings he has attended. In particular, he complimented the R.O.E. on the recent meeting they spon= sored on the budgeting process; and, on health insurance related topics discussed at the Scariano meeting.&nb= sp; Mr. Fay also mentioned he is holding meetings with CBIC and HomeStar Insurance in order to hear proposals and will then determine = which company will be given Agent of Record Status for KACC Health Insurance policy. In regard to hea= lth insurance, Dr. McKinney called everyone’s attention to new legislation being proposed concerning benefit packages for school employees and administration. This was discussed.
Performance Evaluations for Assistant Director/Principal and Assistant Principal/Special Populations Coordinator: This item was moved to closed session.
Budget Committee Meeting Date: = This item was tabled due to two members of this committee being unavailable= for today’s meeting.
Computer Technology II Instructor: This item was moved to closed session
House Bill 0170 Update: Mr. Fa= y gave everyone an update on this proposed legislation sponsored by State Representative Dugan. Discussion ensued in regard to different levy amounts being proposed for high school districts versus unit districts. Mr. Fay will continue to work= with those involved to aide in passage of this legislation.
SDLC/CTE Response to NCLB/ESEA Reauthorization Project: Mr. Fay called everyone’s attention to the letter he wrote to Dr. Koch in regard to this matter. Mr. Fay will mee= t with Dr. Koch and members of SDLC at the upcoming IACTE meeting Feb 17 and = 18.
Dr. Bukowski complimented Mr. Fay on the contents of the letter. Discussion concerning the mea= ning of “College and Career Readiness” ensued. Mr. Fay will continue to keep= the Board apprised of his progress in this area.

DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEMS:

FY2012 = Tentative Scho= ol Calendar: Members present discussed the calendar options. Mr. Fay requested everyone to please email their calendars to him. This item will be b= rought back to the March meeting for potential action/approval.

INFORMATIONAL ITEMS:

Principal’s Report: Ms. Goodale was unavailable to attend the meeting.&nb= sp; In her absence, Mr. Fay reported the following:

Principal’s Meeting will be held on April 7^th.
Curriculum Program Meetings will begin this week. All program instructors will= meet with Mrs. Goodale to plan, develop and improve programs for the upcom= ing school year.
FY2012 Enrollment: Preliminary course numbers currently stand at 905 applications, which is an incre= ase from this time last year. There are more applications continuing to arrive, so expectati= ons are for this to continue to increase.
Monthly attendance for January was 93%. Two reports concerning attendance were disseminated at the meeting.

Special Populations Report: Mr. = Kelley was unavailable to attend the meeting. In his absence, Mr. Fay repor= ted the following:

8^th Grade Career Awareness Days: <= /span>Currently underway at the Hilton in Kankakee. There are around 1,200 stude= nts registered for this event. Mr. Fay stated there are 22 speakers, representing 16 local bu= sinesses. This program continues to be= well received and provides an important component to career exploration fo= r 8^th grade students.
National Career Readiness Certification: Mr. Kelley and Mr. Fay will attend a workshop on this topic in= Chicago duri= ng the month of April. Mr. Kel= ley will continue to pursue implementation of this certification for KACC students.
KARVES Advisory Committee Meeting: The final meeting of the FY2011 school year will be Thursday, April 21^st at Brickstone.= Mr. Fay encouraged everyone to attend.

CLOSED SESSION:

A motion was made by Mr. Hogan, seconded by Ms. Legge = at 9:02 a.m. to move to closed session for collective negotiating matters betw= een the District and its employees or their representatives, or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(2); and, the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissa= l of specific employees of the District or legal counsel for the District, inclu= ding hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee or against legal counsel for the District to determine its validity. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1), as amended by = P.A. 93-0057. Motion carried by unanimous roll-call vote.

Reopen Session: Chairman Nicholson called the session open at 9:29 a.m.

ADJOURN:

There being no further business, a motion to adjourn w= as made by, Mr. Hogan, seconded by Dr. McKinney at 9:29 a.m. to adjourn the regular meeting of the KACC Executive Board. Motion carried by unanimous voice = vote.

&nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; As Recorded By:_______________________________

&nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Donald McKinney, Secretary Pro-tem

Attested By:

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Michael Nicholson, Chairman