ADMINISTRATIVE (KARVES) BOARD

ADMINISTRAT= IVE (KARVES) BOARD

Thursday, A= ugust 19, 2010

Kankakee Country Club, 6:00 p.m.

Administrative Council Members Present:

Beecher = 211; Denise Brands & Deb Von Alven

Bradley = 211; Michael Hogan & Rich Mann (Chairman Pro-tem)

Grant Park = – Mike Nicholson & Dean Stolzenbach

Herscher &#= 8211; Rick Bukowski and Dave Emling

Kankakee – Sheila Kramer

Manteno = 211; Dawn Russert

Momence = 211; Phil Smith & Elwood Line

Director &#= 8211; Don Fay

Special Pop= ulations Coordinator – Matthew Kelley

Bookkeeper = – Dan Gesell

Business In= structor – Debra Zurek

KACC Busine= ss Student Guests – Amber Hanson and Joseph Volek

Recording S= ecretary – Alice Argyelan

Chairman Mann welcomed ever= yone to the meeting.
1. Two KACC Business Technology/Management Students, Amber Hanson and Joseph Volek, shared a PowerPoint presentation with the Council Members which was an overview of a Leadership Development Institute (LDI) in which they participated. This LDI experience was made possi= ble by the Bradley-Bourbonnais Chamber of Commerce. The two reviewed the overall conte= nts of each of the 6 sessions. Ms. Z= urek stated people within our business community pay around $300 to attend this conference, yet the BB Chamber graciously underwrote the 4 students’ attendance fees. The other attendants, according to Ms. Zurek, are managers and other employees on a management track from various businesses located in our community.
  1. A motion was made by Elwood= Line, seconded by Deb Von Alven at 6:15 p.m. to approve the minutes of the August= meeting. Minutes were approved by unanimous roll-call vote.
    
    3. PRINCIPAL’S UPDATE
    
    Principal Goodale was unabl= e to attend the meeting, so Mr. Fay presented on her behalf.
    
    a. Student Attendance: Student attendance continues to ru= n at 95%
    
    b. Student of the Quarter:<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> Mr. Fay called everyone’s attention to the list of students who earned this distinction and are now eligible to be considered for KACC Student of the year. These students’ names are sh= ared with local newspapers and pictures are displayed around the school.
    
    c. Teacher’s Meeting:= Mr. Fay informed the members of a = recent teacher in-service meeting, which developed due to recent parent-teacher conference at our home schools, leaving one full slot open last week. Ms. Goodale utilized this time wis= ely, working with faculty in various areas, including online grade book software, etc.
    
    d. Grade Report: Information concerning grades for = the 1st quarter was provided.
    
    4. SPECIAL POPULATIONS REPORT
    
    A. Video Presentations: Mr. Kelley had two pieces of video= to share with the members. Due to technical difficulties, they were not viewed. Mrs. Argyelan will email the links= to the members so they may view them later at there leisure. Mr. Kelley explained the contents = of both videos and highly recommended everyone take time to view them. (Note: links were emailed).
    
    b. ISBE Career and Technical Education (CTE) Education for Employment (EFE): Summary: Mr. Kelley presented these reports= both on an individual school basis and on a regional basis. The various areas assessed were reviewed. Mr. Kelley stated t= hat as a region, we did very well. T= he few areas where we did not meet minimum levels were in areas which are harder to control, such as non-traditional enrollment levels. Mr. Kelley spoke to the responsibi= lity of KARVES responding to the summary results with strategies to improve any areas of weakness noted. Mr. = Kelley explained while the reports are not new, they are more in depth. Any category where a school has le= ss than 10 students within that sub-group, does not receive an assessment for = that specific category. Mr. Fay in= formed the group KARVES has secured the services of a Reading Specialist, Linda Jasmine, and also incorporated weekly writing assignments into all curricul= um areas
    
    c. Rad Rides By Troy: Mr. Kelley showed photographs of = the 1957 Bel Aire donated to KACC. The students from various curriculum areas will work to restore this vehicle, including Collision Repair, Auto Technology, Welding, and possibly Business Technology when there is a finished product to market.
    
    d. <= st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">Technical College Fair: Mr. Kelley is investiga= ting the potential for holding a CTE College Fair and will work with school counselors and Vocational/Technical/Junior colleges to provide our students= an opportunity to look at their post-secondary opportunities.
    
    e. Globe Project: Mr. Kelle= y showed pictures of work being done to set the globe, made by various welding stude= nts over the years, in the front of the school. Work performed is being done by st= udents of KCC’s Highway Construction Careers Program, with KACC covering the cost of the some of the materials, with most having been donated and no lab= or costs.
    
    f. Internship Report: Mr. K= elley stated the September-October Internship Report was included in the packets. He is currently work= ing to get all fingerprint background checks and drug-screens completed and interns placed this upcoming month.
    
    g. Sophomore Day – Wi= ll be held at KACC on November 16, 2010.
    
    h. 8th Grade Career Awarene= ss Days – Will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn on February 9 and 10, 2011 – We anticipate 1,300 students in attendance.
    
    5. DIRECTOR’S COMMENTS
    
    a. Presentation of KACC/KAR= VES Fiscal 2010 Audit: Mr. Fay disseminated written copies of the annual financial audit for both the KARV= ES and Career Center entities. He reviewed each audit and called everyone’s attention to the various reports and figures included in t= he audit. A motion was made by M= ardale Ekhoff, seconded by Elwood Line at 6:40 p.m. to approve the KARVES and KACC audits as presented. Motion c= arried by unanimous roll-call vote.
    
    b. Fiscal Update, including= State of Illinois Payments: Also intertwined in the discussion= of the audit was the current financial outlook. Mr. Fay reported potential changes= to the method of invoicing the annual flat assessment, due to the fact we are = not receiving CTEI funding, which typically appears as a credit against the individual schools’ flat assessment billing. Mr. Fay explained it may be necess= ary to hold off any credits until funds are actually received. To date, we are still owed about $600,000 from the State of Il= linois. Mr. Hogan requested Mr. Fay explai= n the impact of $600,000 as far as the districts are concerned. Mr. Fay explained how the revenue = sources are derived from Federal, State and local school districts only. The overall budget for the Career Center is 1.3 million dollars, so the effect of not receiving over 45% of your budgeted revenue stream is significant indeed. Mr. Fay fore-warned everyone there= may have to be amounts borrowed from the districts to make up a shortfall if the entities get to the point of not being able to meet payroll and operational expenses.
    
    7. PUBLIC COMMENTS
    
    a-b. Commendation Letters: Mr. Fay called everyone’s at= tention to two letters received, one from Sgt. David Zinanni and one from Cindy Poort. Sgt. Zinanni’s l= etter praised the efforts of Jan Krizik and the Law Enforcement and Fire/Rescue students who participated in the annual community-wide disaster drill put o= n by ESDA. The second letter from = Mrs. Poort expresses her gratitude for the great strides her children have made = due to being enrolled at the Career Center and the additional financial support= for her son, a 2009 KACC graduate, who received scholarship money from the Spaulding-Lawrence golf outing.
    
    8. A motion was made by Elwood Line, seconded by Mardale Ekhoff at 7:00 p.m. to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried by voice-vote.