Executive (KACC) Board Meeting

Executive (= KACC) Board Meeting

Thursday, S= eptember 9, 2010

8:30 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; Ce= ntral &= nbsp; : &= nbsp; Tonya Evans &n= bsp;

Kankakee: Colleen Legge &n= bsp; = ; &n= bsp; Manteno: = Dawn Russert =

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

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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 Septem= ber 9, 2010 at 8:31 a.m.

PUBLIC CO= MMENT

Mr. Doug Enz addressed the = group, expressing his appreciation for having the contract negotiations being comp= lete for the year and that in his opinion, they went well.

CONSENT AGENDA

1= -3. = A motion was made by Mr. Hogan, seconded by Mrs. Ev= ans at 8:32 a.m. to approve the consent agenda, minutes of the August open and closed meetings, accounts payable and financial reports. Motion carried with unanimous roll-= call vote.

DIRECTOR’S REPORT

Director’s Report: Mr. Fay highligh= ted items covered in his written Director’s Report, adding his appreciation to Paul and Dawn Russert for their assistance in obtainin= g a 1957 Chevy Bel Aire from Troy Trepanier, Rad Rides by Troy. Discussion ensued as to the p= otential for making the restoration of this car a class project for Collision Repair. Further investig= ation will be done in regard to cost and potential sponsorship/cost of the project before a decision is made.&nb= sp; Mr. Fay discussed changes to ISBE’s ISIS reporting and course approval process. There will be more changes introduced and training offered throughout the next couple of months.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> Mr. Fay informed = the group Dr. Avendano, President of KCC may be in contact with them to fo= llow up on information gathering as a result of the Jobs Task Force Group h= e, Mr. Fay and Mrs. Goodale are currently working on.
Annual Audit for KACC/KARVES: T= he auditing firm of Russell Leigh & Associates completed the on-site portion of the audit. Mr= . Fay anticipates receiving a written repot in the near future, which will be shared with the entire board.
Eleventh Day Count: Mr. Fay infor= med everyone the 11^th day count stood at 801, down from 822 as reported last month. Inv= oices will be sent out this week. Mr. Fay further explained if there is a credit on the billing statement, it reflects a credit from having paid the 2010 Flat assessm= ent up front. This way, ever= yone will be billed for the assessment three times per year as determined at the last meeting.

DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEMS:

Administrative Compensation FY 2011 – This was moved to closed session for furt= her discussion.
Approval to hire new Auto Technology Teacher’s Aide @ $10. per hour: Following brief discussion regarding the increase in enrollment for this particular curriculum ar= ea, a motion was made by Mrs. Legge, seconded by Dr. McKinney at 8:43 a.m.= to hire a new Auto Technology Teacher’s Aide on a part time-basis at approximately $10.00 per hour. Motion carried by unanimous roll-call vote.
Policies and Procedures:

Approval of Evaluation Plan: A m= otion was made by Dr. McKinney, seconded by Mr. Hogan at 8:44 a.m. to appro= ve the KACC Evaluation Plan for teacher performance review. Motion carried by unanimous roll-call vote.
First Reading of Proposed Amendments by Press: The following policies were = presented for first reading.

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INFORMATIONAL ITEMS:

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

Smooth Start to the School Year: Mrs. Goodale reported on the beginning days= of the 2011 school year, which, in her estimation, seemed to go very well. Mrs. Goodale pres= ented the enrollment figures. Mention was made on the need to watch these numbers carefully in a couple of areas. Mrs. Goodale and= Mr. Fay stated they are aware of those areas.
Survey Results: Mrs. Goodale distributed copies of a survey given to KACC faculty, assessing vario= us factors within the school. Mrs. Goodale shared much of the results with everyone present = and offered a full copy of the survey responses to anyone who may want to review it in more depth. The area graded as needing the most improvement was not surprising, as faculty would like upgraded tools and equipment. Technology was rated at 90% = as was administration.
Mrs. Goodale reported she has been and will continue to meet with KCC representatives to discuss opportunities for collaboration, potential= ly offering new curriculum here at KACC. Mr. Fay interjected his inte= ntion to plan a Curriculum Committee meeting next month.
As a part of the Jobs Task Force, Olivet will be providing a bus to transport the committee to Anderson University in Indianapolis. This school has workforce development program which has experienced good results and focuses on= growing entrepreneurs. Mrs. Goo= dale will report back after the trip.
Program Meetings: Mrs. Goodale reported she and Mr. Kelley are meeting with each individual curricul= um area to work with instructors to prepare 3 and 5 year program plans.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> These plans will be presente= d to the Curriculum Committee at a future meeting.
Principal Meeting Dates: Mrs. Goo= dale called attention to the meeting dates listed in her written report.

Special Populations Report:

Student Services Committee: Mr. Kelley reported the first meeting of the year will be held next Tuesd= ay at 9:00 a.m.
Sophomore Day: Mr. Kelley informed everyone the school invitations for Sophomore day have been sent. It will be held on Tuesday, November 16^th. There will be no KACC regular classes offered that day.
Staff Development: Mr. Kelley updated the group on his intention to retain the service of Linda Jasmine, Reading Specialist, to continue working with faculty.
Career Exploration at RAC/IMPACT: Mr. Kelley visited the facility and is now looking into opportunities to present some career counseling at the facility, potentially working with the Bullzi Program. Mr. Kelley expressed his des= ire to expand career exploration activities here at KACC as well.

CLOSED SESSION:

A motion was made by Mrs. Russert, seconded = by Mr. Hogan at 8:54 a.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:

Administrative Compensation for FY 2011: A motion was made by Mrs. Legge, seconded by Mr. Hogan at 9:12 a.m. to freeze the salaries of Donald Fay and Bosa Goodale for FY2011, and increase the salary of Matth= ew Kelley by 2%, effective coinciding with the new teacher contract.
Motion carried by unanimous roll-call vote.

Adjourn:

There being no further business, a motion to adjourn w= as made by, Mrs. Legge, seconded by Dr. McKinney at 9:13 a.m. to adjourn. Motion carried by unanimous voice = vote.

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