Executive (KACC) Board Meeting

Executive (= KACC) Board Meeting

Thursday, M= arch 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

Beecher: Denise Brands &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Herscher: = Richard Bukowski

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

Peotone: &= nbsp; Donald McKinney &= nbsp; &nbs= p; St. Anne: &n= bsp; John Palan, Secretary

Reg. Office:<= span style=3D'mso-tab-count:1'> Kay Pangle

&= nbsp;

Members Not= Present

Central: &n= bsp; Tonya Evans &n= bsp; = ; &n= bsp; Manteno: = Dawn Russert

Minutes

The regular meeting of the Kankakee Area Career Center Executive Committee, Kankakee County, State of Illinois was called to order on March = 10, 2011 at 8:30 a.m.

PUBLIC CO= MMENT

None

CONSENT AGENDA

1-3. A motion was made by Dr. Smith, seconded by Dr. Palan at 8:31 a.m. to approve the consent agenda, minutes of the regular and closed February meetings, accounts payable and financial reports. Motion car= ried by unanimous roll-call vote.

DIRECTOR’S REPORT

= 4. Director’s Report: Mr. Fay gave a verbal overview of the Director’s Report submitted with the agenda packets.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> He highlighted pertinent informati= on from several meetings he attended, including a Faculty meeting yesterday afternoon where there was a vote taken (following discussion and listing pro’s and con’s) to determine agent of record for KACC health i= nsurance. Our current broker, CBC, was selec= ted by the faculty and staff. There will be no change in broker of record.

= 5. Budget Committee Update: Mr. Fay rep= orted there will be a budget committee meeting on Monday, March 14^th, 10:00 a.m. in the Career<= /st1:PlaceName> Center’s Boar= d Room. Dr. Palan, Dr. Bukowski and representatives from KACC will be in attendance. Mrs. Russert’s schedule may prohibit her attendance.

= 6. House Bill 0170 Update: Mr. Fay inf= ormed everyone on his recent trip to Springfield to address this proposed legislation. Attending the meetings were various legislators, lobbyists and fello= w a fellow System Director.

= 7. SDLC/CTE Response to NCLB/ESEA Reauthorization:&nbs= p; Mr. Fay continues to spearhead activities within the System Director’s Leadership Council to address the reauthorization/rewrite = of NCLB, now to be known as ESEA (Elementary and Secondary Education Act).

DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEMS:

= 8. First Reading of Board Policy Updates from PRESS: A motion was made by Dr. Pangle, seconded by Ms. Brands at 8:39 a.m. to consider the policies presented as a first reading. All policies w= ill be brought back to the April meeting for consideration of final approval.

= 9. FY2012 School Calendar: The Board di= scussed the calendar options. The con= sensus of the Board was to bring the calendar back next month to allow an opportun= ity to research winter break date differences between the districts.

= 10. Re-hi= re Computer Technology Instructor – Lucas Pa= pineau: This item was moved to closed sess= ion.

= 11. Facul= ty Staffing Levels for FY2010: T= his item was moved to closed session.

= 12. Inten= t to Retire – Robert Strand / Retirement Recognition: A motion was made by Ms. Legge, se= conded by Dr. McKinney at 8:46 a.m. to accept the letter of intent to retire as submitted by Robert Strand, Auto Technology Instructor. Dr. Bukowski questioned the impact = of potential legislative changes involving TRS and retirement options will have on the acceptance of the letter. Dr. Pangle, Mr. Hogan and Dr. Smith expressed their opinion that the terms of t= he current bargaining agreement must be honored. Motion was approved by unanimous roll-call vote.

INFORMATIONAL ITEMS:

= 13. Princ= ipal’s Report: Ms. Goodale gave an u= pdate to the board in regard to the following items:

Preliminary Enrollment: Ms. Goodale called everyone’s attention to the report included in their packet. The preliminary numbers typically are more conclusive in May, as some students find themselves no longer in a position to attend, and some merely change their minds on the direction they will take. Ms. Legge questioned Kankakee High School’s applications. Ms. Gooda= le reported the counselors are meeting with students on an individual ba= sis and she anticipates receipt of the actual completed applications soon.
Curriculum Program Meetings: Ms. Goodale reported she completed all the program meetings to discuss preliminary student numbers and curriculum. Of note, Ms. Goodale specifi= cally addressed the upcoming changes in the Cosmetology area, in that one teacher is retiring this year and she is delving into ways to decrease the students’ costs associated with the program. Currently, the entire progra= m will run a student around $1,000 in kit fees, which she is hoping to decre= ase.
Operators Local 150: The Local 15= 0 has offered OSHA 10 training for 15 students from various career centers = in the area. KACC has sele= cted 15 students (based upon their overall performance, grade point averag= e, etc.) to receive this training. Ms. Goodale stated she will pursue having all students who are= in the industrial arts receive OSHA 10 training next year.
Professional Development for CTE Instructors:&nbs= p; Ms. Goodale informed the group she is working with representat= ives from other career centers and KCC to provide new opportunities for professional development. Specifically, she is trying to plan an area-wide conference wi= th KACC and 4 other career centers, and also working with KCC to incorpo= rate CTE teachers in KCC’s annual instit= ute day next October.
Monthly attendance February was 92%.

Dr. Pangle questioned one = of the incidents involving student discipline.&nb= sp; Ms. Goodale reported the student received a 10-day suspension from s= chool.

Dr. Smith questioned Ms. G= oodale if all the students listed in the attendance report under a private school = are, in fact, enrolled through a KARVES’ home school. Ms. Goodale stated KACC does not a= ccept any student registration unless they come from the home school. Once they are enrolled, the private school students are reclassified under the private school for attendance reporting purposes only.

14) Spec= ial Populations report: Mr. Kelley thanked everyone for all their efforts on behalf of the students in our region. He provided the following updates:

= a. = Workkeys: Eighty-four students attended the learning center for math tutoring services. The learning center timeframe has = been extended a couple of weeks in order to hold off Workkeys retesting until af= ter the PSAE. There are also some students receiving tutoring services for reading. These students will also have thei= r time in the learning center extended and retest after the PSAE.

= b. Annual CTE Dinner: This annual event, typically held in April, has been cancelled. In lieu of the dinner will be the institute day with KCC teachers in October which Ms. Goodale alluded to in = her report.

= c. = 8^th Grade Career Day: Mr. Kelley reported this event went very well. He also shared the good news of having received a $5,000 grant to he= lp defray the cost of the event. The grant was awarded from the Livingston-Gru= ndy-Kankakee Workforce Board. Mr. Kelley a= lso extended his thanks to Dr. Pangle, Mr. Murphy and other volunteers from the= ROE who helped make the event such a success.&= nbsp; Dr. Pangle confirmed she also heard positive comments about the even= t.

= d. Technical College Fair: Mr. Kelley shared information as t= o his efforts to coordinate a college fair at KACC. The event will include technical colleges such as DeVry, Ferris, Baker, KCC, Wyo Tech, etc. To date, Mr. Kelley has 11 schools interested in attending the event.

= e. = ACT Workforce Conference: This conference will be held next month in Chicago. Mr. Kelley and Mr. Fay met with La= donna Russell from the Workforce Board and Jacqueline Dugan-Roof from the BB Cham= ber of Commerce. Currently, there= are 28 states utilizing the Career Readiness Certificate. In Illinois= , the Elgin area utilizes the certification. M= r. Kelley’s goal to persuade local businesses be receptive to the certificate and initiate the necessary testing through ACT Workkeys in an and provide this additional certification for the <= st1:place w:st=3D"on">Career Center students.

CLOSED SESSION:

A motion was made by Dr. Pangle, seconded by Dr. Bukow= ski at 8:51 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 9:43 a.m= .

15)&= nbsp; Staffing Changes/RIF’s for FY2012: A motion was made by Dr. Smith, se= conded by Dr. Bukowski at 9:43 a.m. to rehire Lucas Papineau as a 2/3^=
rd’s time Computer Technology Instructor. Motion carried by unanimous roll-call vote. (Note Exceptions: Dr. McKinney from Peotone did not = return to open session and therefore, did not render a vote.)

ADJOURN:

There being no further business, a motion to adjourn w= as made by, Dr. Palan, seconded by Mr. Hogan at 9:44 a.m. to adjourn the regul= ar 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; John Palan, Secretary

Attested By:

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Michael Nicholson, Chairman