Executive (KACC) Board Meeting

Executive (= KACC) Board Meeting

Thursday, A= ugust 12, 2010

8:34 a.m.

KACC Board = Room

Minutes

Members Pre= sent

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

Beecher: Denise Brands&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; He= rscher: = Ruth Schneider &n= bsp;

Manteno: = Dawn Russert = &nb= sp; = Peotone: &= nbsp; Donald McKinney

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

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The regular meeting of the Kankakee Area Career Center Executive Committee, Kankakee County, State of Illinois was called to order on August= 12, 2010 at 8:34 a.m.

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PUBLIC CO= MMENT

Mrs. Goodale read correspon= dence received by Kankakee Community College highlighting their appreciation for KACC’s partnership in education a= nd their foundation/scholarship program. Ms. Goodale also read a thank you note from former KACC student, Nic= ole Yiakos, stating her appreciation for the opportunity to earn the KCC scholarship as a result of the education received from KACC. Her appreciati= on was emphasized in light of the fact she is the first of her family to attend college.

CONSENT AGENDA

1= -3. = A motion was made by Mr. Hogan, seconded by Mrs. Russert at 8:41 a.m. to approve the consent agenda, minutes of the July open and closed meetings, accounts payable and financial reports. Motion carried with unanimous roll-= call vote.

FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT

Dr. Pangle gave an overview of this morning’s Financial Committee Report. Dr. Pangle stated it was a good meeting and Mr. Fay provided an excellent report on cash flows, budgeting, etc. Dr. Pangle further stated the internal control procedures seem to ge going well and the FY11 budget information will be provided by Mr. Fay according to today’s age= nda. Dr. Pangle informe= d the committee there was one recommendation brought from the meeting – Flat Assessment bills to districts to be billed in 1/3^rd increments in July, November and April instead of on an annual basis.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> This will be less of a financ= ial strain on the individual districts.&n= bsp;

DIRECTOR’S REPORT

Director’s Report: Mr. Fay highligh= ted items covered in his written Director’s Report, including interviewing for new faculty and teacher aides, working out FY11 budge= t, negotiation activities, etc.
Annual Audit for KACC/KARVES: M= r. Fay stated the new auditing firm is scheduled to begin on August 19^th=. The firm selected is Russell = Leigh & Associates out of H= oopeston, IL. Several superintendents expre= ssed their satisfaction in previous dealings with this auditing firm.

DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEMS:

Health Occupation Clinical Instructor – Renee Walling: A motion was made by Mrs. Rus= sert, seconded by Dr. Schneider at 8:45 a.m., to hire Renee Walling, RN as t= he new Clinical Instructor for the Health Occupations I Program. Mr. Hogan questioned if this = was an additional staff member, or a new staff member. Mrs. Goodale reported this is= an additional person being added due to the increased numbers in the heal= th occupation program. One = of the previous clinical supervisors has agreed to continue working on a part-time basis, per slot, as needed.= So the additional hours will be on an as-needed basis and not a permanent 2 day per week schedule.&nb= sp; Mr. Hogan questioned if this additional staff person was includ= ed in the budget to be presented this morning, to which, Mr. Fay affirmed. Motion carried by unanimous roll-call vote.
Child Development/Playschool Teacher Aide:&= nbsp; A motion was made by Mr. Hogan, seconded by Mrs. Russert at 8:50 a.m. to hire Linda Scanlon as the Child Development/ Playschool Teacher Aide at an hourly rate of $10/hour.&n= bsp; Motion carried by unanimous roll-call vote.
FY2011 Budget for KARVES and KACC: Mr. Fay reviewed both the KACC and KARVES budgets in detail, wi= th an overview of each fund’s revenues and expenditures. The KARVES budget is fully ba= lanced for revenues and expenses as is required due to the grants. The KACC budget is based upon= the scenario of 730 students and receipt of ½ of the State of Illinois fu= nds. Following a thorough review of both budgets, a motion was made by Mr. Hogan, seconded by Dr. Palan at 9:04 a.m. to approve the KARVES and KA= CC Budgets. Motion carried = by unanimous roll-call vote. The Executive Committee also agreed to the new billing of flat assessments= to 1/3^rd due in July, November and April, with the understandi= ng that if cash-flow for the KACC is low enough to impact ability to make payroll obligations, the payment schedule will be accelerated. Dr. Schneider questioned what recourse KACC has as far as district non-payment. Dr. Pangle stated this is cov= ered in the by-laws. Mr. Fay further offered to return any flat assessment payment checks just received if they want to reissue at 1/3^{rd
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Report from Negotiating Committee: This item was moved to closed session.
Support Staff Wages: This was mo= ved to closed session.
Evaluation Plan – First Reading. Mrs. Goodale distributed copies of the evaluation Plan. Mrs. Goodale explained KACC&#= 8217;s current plan has not been revised since 1991. The new plan was developed in conjunction with teacher input and review of evaluation plans from throughout the State of = Illinois. Dr. Nicholson questioned if n= ew rating terms aligning with Race to the Top are included. Mrs. Goodale stated not at th= is time, but it will be revisited as needed. Dr. Pangle stated committees = are continuing work on evaluation plans. = Mrs. Russert questioned if Mrs. Goodale looked at the Charlotte Daniels Model, to which Mrs. Goodale stated she had, but the committee chose to align our plan more toward what other Career Centers are utilizing which is more detailed.
Approve Bus Lease with Sovereign Leasing LLC (Midwest Transit is Distributor):= A motion was made by Mrs. Rus= sert, seconded by Dr. Palan at 9:11 a.m. to approve a bus lease for KACC at a monthly fee of $890/per month for 10 months. Mr. Fay explained this monthl= y fee is an increase of $39 per month from last year’s lease and provi= des a bus which is a little newer than last year. Motion carried by unani= mous roll-call vote.

INFORMATIONAL ITEMS:

Principal’s Report: Ms. Goodale pres= ented the following information:

Enrollment Numbers: Mrs. Goodale provided a written report of enrollment totals segregated by both pro= gram and school. Mrs. Goodale shared with the group her opinion, based upon experience, these numbe= rs will change dramatically within the first 11 days of school, until student figure out if they signed up for a different program than they though, i.e. Auto technology, but really wanted collision, or possibly those who will not qualify for a course, for example, Health OCC II requires passing CNA exam. Questions about future staffing based upon enrollments were also discussed.&nbs= p; Mrs. Goodale reported it is her intention to be very proactive= in determining future staffing levels.&= nbsp; Mr. Hogan questioned how many students are coming from Bishop McNamara HS. Ms. Goodale stated she has not run that report as yet and will email him those numbers for BBCHS.
Program Improvement Binders: Mr= s. Goodale explained her plan for implementing the new program improveme= nt binders for each instructor. These binders will be reviewed with instructors on an individu= al basis and they will be charged with the responsibility to come up wit= h a 3 to 5 year program improvement plan by the end of this school year.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>
Professional Development: Mrs. Gooda= le stated there will be a 3-day inservice program next week, which was planned around the theme of “Assessments” to correspond w= ith the improvement binders and new evaluation plan.

Special Populations Report:

Meeting Dates: Mr. Kelley called everyone’s attention to the green colored paper in their packet= and pointed out the upcoming dates for various meetings. In particular, Mr. Kelley requested everyone to be encouraging with the Student Services Commit= tee Meetings as these are implemented and run by their school counselors = and provide a great venue for the counselors to work together.
Special Populations Information: Mr. Kelley stated he will be requesting IEP information, free/reduced lunch information, etc. to be returned to h= im at the Career Center by Sep= tember 15^th, the same date as the First Student Services meeting,= in hopes counselors will bring this information with them.
Professional Development: As a part = of the teacher inservice program, Mr. Kelley stated Linda Jazmin, reading specialist from BBCHS, will be doing some training to re-implement reading strategies.

CLOSED SESSION:

A motion was made by Dr. Palan, seconded by = Mrs. Russert at 9:20a.m. to move to closed session for collective negotiating matters between the District and its employees or their representatives, or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or mo= re classes of employees. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(2). Motion ca= rried by unanimous roll-call vote.

Meeting reopened at 9:50 a.m.

REOPEN SESSION:

KACC Support Staff Wages: A m= otion was made by Mr. Hogan, seconded by Dr. McKinney at 9:51 a.m. to approv= e a 4% wage increase effective retroactively to July 1, 2010 in the amount= of 4%. Motion carried by unanimous roll-call vote.
Collective Bargaining Agreement for KACC Faculty: A motion was made by Mrs. Rus= sert, seconded by Dr. Pangle to accept the Collective Bargaining Agreement o= ffer by KACC CBA for fiscal year 2010-2011. Motion carried by unanimous roll-call vote.

Adjourn:

There being no further business, a motion to adjourn w= as made by Dr. Pangle, seconded by Dr. Palan at 9:54 a.m. to adjourn. Motion carried by unanimous voice = vote.

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&nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; John Palan, Secretary