MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Location: file:///C:/A2E9C651/KARVESAdmncouncilMinutes2-10-2011.htm Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" ADMINISTRATIVE (KARVES) BOARD

ADMINISTRAT= IVE (KARVES) BOARD

Thursday, F= ebruary 10, 2011

The Homeste= ad Restaurant, 6:00 p.m.

 

Administrative Council Members Present:

 

Beecher – Denise Brands

Bradley = 211; Michael Hogan & Thomas Cooke (Chairman)

Grant Park = – Mike Nicholson & John Veldhuizen

Herscher &#= 8211; Rick Bukowski and Dave Emling

Kankakee – Colleen Legge

Manteno = 211; Dawn Russert & Gary Preston

Momence = 211; Phil Smith & Elwood Line

St. Anne – Kurt Moranz

 

Director &#= 8211; Don Fay

Special Pop= ulations Coordinator – Matthew Kelley

Recording S= ecretary – Alice Argyelan

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  1. Chairman Cooke welcomed eve= ryone to the meeting.

    1. A motion was made by Mr. Li= ne, seconded by Mr. Veldhuizen at 6:20 p.m. to approve the minutes of the Novem= ber meeting.  Minutes were approved by unanimous= voice vote.

       

      3.  PRINCIPAL’S UPDATE

      On behalf of Principal Good= ale, Director Fay presented the following information:

      = a.      = Preliminary Enrollment:  Mr. Fay distribut= ed copies of a report showing the breakdown of student enrollment applications received for FY2012.  To date,= there are 905 students who submitted their intent with an application.  This number is 40 applications hig= her than that of last year at this time and does not yet include another 20 anticipated from Crete-Monee HS.

      = b.      Mr. Fay called everyone’s attention to the report provided by Ms. Goodale, tracking grades by individual curriculum area.  Clearly 76% of the students attend= ing the Career Center were able to achieve a grad= e of B or better.

      = c.      = Student Attendance:  Student attendanc= e reports for the past quarter were reviewed.  Attendance ranged between 93 and 94 percent.

      = d.      Curriculum Meetings:  Mr. Fay stated Ms. Goodale will begin holding curriculum meetings with each and every instruct= or in the building.  Learning Center Tutors will be utilized to monitor classrooms while teachers have the opportunity to meet with Ms. Goodale and plan for the future.

       

      4.  SPECIAL POPULATIONS REPORT

      Mr. Kelley gave a presentat= ion concerning recent activities and shared information concerning the followin= g:

      = a.      = 8th Grade Career Awareness Day:  M= r. Kelley reported on the success of this two-day event.  There were 22 speakers representin= g 15 various businesses from our area.  It was noted how well-received the new KACC Info/Demo tables were and how well the KACC students did interacting with the 8th graders.=

      = b.      Special Populations PowerPoint Presentation:  Mr. Kelly gave a presentation concerning several ongoing projects bo= th within the KARVES and KACC entities.  Highlighted topics were the new KACC Globe, finally erected just out= side the front entrance of the Career Center; the status on SWOT analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) as identified by the KAR= VE Advisory Committee; investigation into the potential for curriculum certifications; math credit for CTE classes; welding class designed and fabricated a gorgeous Ferris wheel out of copper (another testament to the challenging mathematics within KACC curriculum); and, gave everyone an upda= te on the Internship Program at KACC.

       

      5.  DIRECTOR’S COMMENTS

            Mr. Fay gave a presentation concerning the following areas:

      = a.      = KACC 40th Birthday:  Wil= l be next year.  Mr. Fay stated he = plans on putting a committee together in order to plan a wonderful celebration.  Some ideas bantered were having lo= cal high school jazz bands perform; striving for a picnic/carnival atmosphere; invol= ve public officials; and, treat it like a large community-wide open house to showcase KACC.  Mr. Fay stated= Mr. Moranz is an alumnus of the very first graduating class of KACC.  Anyone interested in getting in on= the ground floor of this committee, please call or email Mr. Fay.

      = b.      System Director Leadership Council/ESEA/NCLB:&nbs= p; Mr. Fay gave everyone present an update on past activities and future plans in regard to this ESEA/NCLB.  Mr. Fay assured the group - SDLC has been very proactive in working = with Dr. Koch and others around the state to fashion a concise communiqué addressing the needs and challenges within this legislation.  Dr. Smith commented on the fact th= at Mr. Fay did a great job in preparing a letter on behalf of SDLC which was sent = to Dr. Koch.  Mr. Fay spoke to the variety of opinions concerning the concept of college and career readiness, common core standards, need for multiple ways to measure students to determ= ine accountability and the need for National Certifications. Mr. Fay and Mr. Ke= lley will be attending an ACT Career Readiness Certification Seminar in Chicago in April.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>  They will keep everyone apprised o= f any developments in this area.

      = c.      = KACC Cash-flow Update:  Mr. Fay inf= ormed everyone KACC received a $15,000 payment from the State.  This payment, which was 6 months in arrears, is very helpful for our cash-flow. Other districts are much further behind in receiving payments.  Those EFE’s who do not have a career center, are hurting even more financia= lly as they have no other sources of income.

      = d.      KARVES/KACC Preliminary Budgets:  Mr. Fay = stated he has begun working with the bookkeeper on FY2012 budget.  At this time, computer software is= being tweaked so salary and other budgetary assumptions/changes can be made on the fly with proper numerical calculation effects taken into account on the bot= tom line.  These enhancements will= be very beneficial in the process.  The Board can expect a first reading of the FY2012 budget at the next meeting, = to be held May 12th.  =

      7.  PUBLIC COMMENTS

            None

      8.  A motion was made by Mr. Veldhuize= n, seconded by Mr. Line at 6:50 p.m. to adjourn the meeting.  Motion carried by voice-vote.