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Executive (= KACC) Board Meeting

Thursday, J= une 9, 2011, 12:00 p.m.

Kankakee Country Club

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Members Pre= sent

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

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

Peotone:        &= nbsp; Donald McK= inney        = ;            &n= bsp;         St. Anne:      &n= bsp;  John Palan, Secretary            =             &nb= sp;

Members Not Present

Momence:  &n= bsp;    Colleen Legge, Dawn Russert, George Obradovich, Kay Pangle, Phil Smith

 

Minutes

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The regular meeting of the Kankakee Area Career Center Executive Committee, Kankakee County, State of Illinois was cal= led to order on June 9, 2011 at 8:34 a.m.

 

PUBLIC CO= MMENT

Mrs. Goodale read a note of thanks from Herscher stude= nt, Jake Hines, who received a $1,000 Spaulding/Lawrence Scholarship.

CONSENT AGENDA

1-3.     A motion was made by Dr. McKinney, seconded by Mr. Hogan at 12:11 p.m. to approve the consent agenda, minutes of the regular and closed May meetings, accounts payable and financ= ial reports.  Motion carried by un= animous roll-call vote.

 

DIRECTOR’S REPORT

= 4.      Michael Nicholson, Ed.D:  Mr. Fay and all members present expressed their thanks and appreciat= ion to Dr. Nicholson at this, his last meeting as Chairman of the KACC Executive Committee.  Mr.  Fay presented Dr. Nicholson with a certificate of appreciation and gifts on behalf of the Board.  Dr. Nicholson expressed his gratitude.  Mr. Fay then prese= nted Cheryl Van Dyke, KACC Treasurer, with a certif= icate of appreciation and gift in recognition of her years of service as treasure since 1981.  Everyone in atten= dance congratulated her on her retirement and extended their thanks. 

= 5.      Director’s Report:  Mr. Fay gave an overv= iew of many of the activities in which he has been involved during the last month.  Of note:   

= a.      = System Directors Leadership Council:  Mr. Fay stated he chaired his final meeting of the SDLC.  He shared his thoughts on the valu= e of serving as Chairman this past year and will continue his involvement in the future. 

= b.      Legislative Update:  Mr. Fay stated while = CTE received level funding from the State, it looks very likely that Perkins wi= ll receive a reduction of 10%, which could, in turn, allow the State in the ne= xt cycle to reduce their M.O.E. amount for funding by 10%.

= c.      = Upcoming Events/Meetings:  Mr. Fay stat= ed he and Mrs. Goodale will attend The Scariano Law Conference tomorrow, the Administrator Academy Workshop on June 14th and the High School To College Success Report on= June 24th.  Mr. Fay reminded everyo= ne of the Spaulding/Lawrence Golf Outing next Friday, June

= 6.      Health Insurance Renewals:  Mr. Fay s= tated the premiums for our health insurance are being reduced by approximately 9%.  Quotes have been received= for our current PPO plan and the additional options of an HMO and High Deductib= le plan.  The High Deductible Pla= n, if chosen as an option, qualifies the employee to open a health savings account (H.S.A.).  Our current broker, according to Mr. Fay, will allow us the option of the additional plan optio= ns after the teacher’s and KACC Executive board have established a new contractual agreement.

DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEMS:

= 7.      Kankakee County Prevailing Wage:  A Motion was made by Dr. McKinney, seconded by Mr. Hogan at 12:24 p.m. to approve the Resolution for Prevailing Wage.  Motion carried by unani= mous voice vote.

= 8.      Negotiations Committee Report:  No Report g= iven. First meeting June 20, 2011.

INFORMATIONAL ITEMS:

= 9.      Principal’s Report:  Ms. Goodale gave an u= pdate on the following items:

    1. Enrollment:  Ms. Goodale distributed copi= es of enrollment totals, one from February and one as of June7th.  Of note:  Child Development enrollments continues to increase with a high inci= dent of students with IEP’s.  Mrs. Goodale will be utilizi= ng the services of one of the Learning Center Tutors, who will concentrate specifically on these students.  This way, students will be divided between the classroom, lear= ning center and playschool lab.  Enrollment has increased in Drafting/CAD. Ms. Goodale spoke to= the positive improvements in curriculum and performance of the instructor.  He has done= a “wonderful job in developing his curriculum and mapping to KCC.= ”  Precision Metals’ enro= llment has also increased, which Ms. Goodale stated she believes is a direct result of the work the instructor has done on curriculum development.  Mr. Hogan questioned BBCHS enrollment numbers.=   Ms. Goodale stated that while we have not yet received confirmation from BBCHS, she is confident they will work with her to = help keep the per-slot enrollment within acceptable limits.  Mr. Hogan stated he has give= n his people a directive not to exceed 2 busses.  Ms. Goodale acknowledged tha= t fact and mentioned Bishop Mac has agreed to switch to third slot, and she = is reaching out to a couple other schools to move to 3rd slot.  This led to a discussion concerning school year start dates and policies for early release due to heat.  Mr= . Fay stated that years ago, Beecher and Peotone started a full week later to accommodate the students involved in agriculture. These schools did provide bus service to and from KACC f= or any students who were interested in coming to KACC when the other sch= ools started so they did not miss anything.
    2. Curriculum Meetings:  Ms. Goodale s= tated she met with several program instructors throughout the month of May = to fine tune expectations for next year.

= 10.  Speci= al Populations report:  Mr. Kelle= y was unavailable to attend this mornings’ meeting.  In his absence, Mr. Fay spoke to t= he WorkKeys score reports provided in the packets.  Mr. Fay shared his thoughts about = the potential to post test a random sampling of students, not just those who receive services in the L= earning Center.  It is his goals to discern and mea= sure the benefits of the academics which are incorporated into each curriculum area.=

= 11.  EnterpriseU:  Mr. Fay shared information on this new program, where our KACC Entrepreneurship Team was featured at the inaugural meeting.  Previous gubernatorial candidate a= nd Herscher native, Adam Andrzejewski attended the meeting.   There are 43 t= eams of local small business owners participating in this “EnterpriseU” which involves a 3-month program of free education sessions, networking opp= ortunities and business plan mentoring.

 



 

 



ADJOURN:

There being no further business, a motion to adjourn w= as made by, Dr. Richard Bukowski, seconded by Dr. Michael Nicholson at12:43 p.m. to adjourn the regular mee= ting 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 Hogan, Chairman-Elect