Executive (KACC) Board Meeting

Executive (= KACC) Board Meeting

Thursday, A= ugust 13, 2009

9:00 a.m.

KACC Board = Room

Minutes

Members Pre= sent

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

Peotone: &n= bsp; Kevin Carey, Secretary &nb= sp; = Beecher: &= nbsp; Denise Brands

Central: &n= bsp; Tonya Evans = &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Herscher: = Ruth Schneider

Kankakee<= /st1:place>: Colle= en Legge &n= bsp; = ; &n= bsp; Manteno: = Dawn Russert

Reg. Office: &nbs= p; Kay Pangle &= nbsp; &= nbsp; &nbs= p;

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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= 13, 2009 at 9:02 a.m.

PUBLIC CO= MMENT

None

CONSENT AGENDA

1= -3. = A motion was made by Ms. Evans, seconded by Ms. Rus= sert at 9:03 a.m. to approve the consent agenda, minutes of the regular meeting = held in July, accounts payable and financial reports. Motion carried by unanimous roll-c= all vote.

FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT

Mr. Fay gave a brief overview of the finance committee report (committee report included with these minutes for detail).

DIRECTOR’S COMMENTS

Introduction of Matthew Kelley, Assistant Principal/Special Populations Coordinator: Mr. Fay introduced Mr. Kelley to the committee members. Mr. Fay stated Mr. Kelley has= a very diverse background which will benefit the System in that he has b= een in the military, has worked as a machinist, a medic, a teacher within District 111, has his Type 75 Certification, and will graduate in May = from ONU with his Master’s Degree and earn his High School counseling endorsement.
Personnel Update: Mr. Fay reported= on the resignation of Mary Conwill, who was recently slated to be the Hea= lth Occupations I instructor. Ms. Conwill, due to family financial constraints, went back to work in a hospital E.R. Mr. Fay wa= s able to identify a replacement, noted later on the agenda. In addition, Mr. Fay is doing= a salary study for Clinical Instructor Aides. Currently we pay $18 per hour, WILCO pays $26 per hour and he is waiting on a couple other districts = to submit their information. Mr. Fay also stated Doug Enz will return this school year and we recently had a Cosmetology instructor, Christi Mayer, resign. Apparently, Ms. Mayer forward= ed information to some of the board members, which was not received by Mr. Fay. Ms. Russert suggest= ed moving to closed session to discuss this matter.

DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEMS:

Accept Resignation of Mary Conwill: A Motion was made by Ms. Russert, seconded by Ms. Evans at 9:11 a.m. to accept the resignation of Mary Conwill. Motion carried by unanimous vo= ice vote.

7, 8, 9.= A motion was made by Ms. Legge, se= conded by Ms. Russert at 9:12 a.m. to approve the hire of Kay Lemeneager, RN as He= alth Occupations I instructor; MeLinda Marrs, Clinical Instructor Aide for Health Occupations I, and Douglas Enz at 2/3^rd time as a Construction Technology Instructor. Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote.

10. Appr= ove Board Policy Manual: This ite= m has been postponed to the September meeting in order to allow the committee more time to peruse the information.

11. Appr= ove FY 2010 Annual Budget: Mr. Fay reviewed the budget summary for the committee and highlighted the changes s= ince the initial budget was proposed in May. Of note, there have been changes in personnel, reduction in purchased services and reflects the new payroll procedure with funds being transferred to the Career Center from KARVES. Mr. Fay also men= tioned the budget includes $270,000 sales price for the house, (which, he has shown two times in the last week); Flat Assessment to districts remains the same = as last year; bond remains the same (Payoff 2013); and, transportation costs remain the same as last year. Mr. Fay stated the good news is we will likely have around 100 more students th= an anticipated in the budget, which will greatly enhance our financial position. A motion was made b= y Mrs. Russert, seconded by Dr. Pangle at 9:21 a.m. to approve the budget as amended. Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote.

12. Bus = Lease with Sovereign Leasing, LLC: A motion was made by Mr. Hogan, seconded by Mr. Carey at 9:22 a.m. to approve= the bus lease for FY 2010 with Sovereign Leasing, LLC. Motion carried by unanimous roll c= all vote.

13. Apri= l, 2010 Meeting Date: Dr. Nicholson questioned if the committee will consider moving the April 15, 2010 Executi= ve Committee Meeting and Finance Committee Meeting to Monday, April 12, 2010.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> Everyone was asked to check = their calendars and email Alice Argyelan with their availability. Considering this is the first day = back after Spring break, a later start time was suggested.

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INFORMAT= IONAL ITEMS:

14. Principal’s Report: Ms. Goodale gave a brief overview of activities occurring over the summer month. Of note, there have be= en several interviews/hiring/resignations within the health occupations area, = and just yesterday, the clinical supervisor aide slotted for Kankakee HS withdr= ew acceptance of the job offer as she received another position. Ms. Goodale stated we may need to = offer more money per hour for this position.&nbs= p; Several meetings with the cosmetology department personnel have occurred. New procedures have= been developed and implemented in order to improve communication. There are a myriad of regulations = for IDPH requiring much more in student hour tracking and tests within the cosm= etology program. In reviewing the Chi= ldcare curriculum, changes are being made to the Playschool portion. We will now offer one longer morni= ng session, and a short afternoon session instead of having 3 sessions per day. This will benefit parent= s and be more reflective of a playschool for the children. There are some procedures to work = out for supervising the children during class/slot changes. Ms. Goodale reported she held a new teacher orientation session last week which included some training on the S= DS grade book software. The init= ial Teacher Institute will be held on August 24 and 25. As far as enrollment is concerned,= Mrs. Goodale distributed copies of enrollment figures, broken down by school district and also by curriculum. Ms. Goodale stated we have added a new school, Reed Custer, who will= be sending 6 students to our cosmetology program. The students will be driving. Ms. Evans questioned the tuition c= ost to her school as opposed t out of district tuition. This opened an opportunity to disc= uss how the tuition, flat assessment is calculated (fall housing report and EAV) for a per-student cost to member districts. It was suggested this item be brou= ght to the Finance Committee as a change in out of district tuition is probably warranted.

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CLOSED SESSION: A motion was made by= Ms. Russert, seconded by Mr. Hogan at 9:39 a.m. to consider information regardi= ng Employment, and Contract Negotiations, collective negotiating matters betwe= en KACC and its employees or their representatives, or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees, (5 ILCS 120/2(c)(2))= . Motion carried by unanimous roll c= all vote.

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REOPEN S= ESSION:

Chairman Nicholson declared the session reopened at 10:20 a.m.

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Christi Mayer: A motion was made by M= s. Russert, seconded by Ms Evans at 10:21 a.m. to accept the resignation of Christi Mayer.

Cosmetol= ogy Position: A motion was made b= y Ms. Russert, seconded by Dr. Pangle, at 10:22 a.m. to authorize Mr. Fay to hire= a Cosmetology Instructor.

There being no further business, a motion to adjourn w= as made by Mr. Hogan, seconded by Ms. Legge at 10:22 a.m. Motion carried by voice vote.

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&nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; Kevin Carey, Secretary