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; Rich Mann

Grant Park = – Mike Nicholson & Dean Stolzenbach

Kankakee – Sheila Kramer

Manteno = 211; Dawn Russert & Gary Preston

Momence = 211; Phil Smith

St. Anne – John Palan

Director &#= 8211; Don Fay

Assistant D= irector – Bosa Goodale

Special Pop= ulations Coordinator – Matthew Kelley

Recording S= ecretary – Alice Argyelan

Chairman Nicholson welcomed everyone to the meeting. Foll= owing roll call, everyone in attendance gave a short introduction of themselves.<= /p>
1. A motion was made by Sheila= Kramer, seconded by Rich Mann at 6:12 p.m. to approve the minutes of the May meeting. Mr. Stolzenbach ques= tioned the section on Construction Trades Expo where it noted cancellation of this event. Mr. Kelley explained t= he Union representatives are engaging older students than 8^th grade= rs, coupled with a poor economy; they are changing how they approach career exploration opportunities with area youth. Minutes were approved by unanimo= us roll-call vote.
  
  3. PRINCIPAL’S UPDATE
  
  A. Student Count: Mrs. Goodale stated the census for= KACC has fluctuated greatly in the past couple days, including 20 students dropp= ing from one school yet this afternoon. Mrs. Goodale will share the enrollments details with the committee w= hen they are finalized. To date, = we have 886 students enrolled.
  
  B. New Instructors – Mrs. Gooda= le reported Deb Sutherland, RN, has been hired to teach Health Occupations II curriculum and Ange= la Vimpeny has been hired to teach Child Development/Playsch= ool.
  
  C. Teacher’s In-service: Mrs. Goodale informed the Board of= the recent 3-day Teacher’s In-service program held at KACC. The topics and speakers over the t= hree days were interesting and pertinent to helping teachers improve and refine their skill sets.
  
  4. SPECIAL POPULATIONS REPORT
  
  A. Student Services Committee: This committee, mainly comprised o= f area counselors, will meet on September 14^th at KACC. Mr. Kelley explained this meeting = format allows good peer communication and an opportunity to disseminate Regional information to everyone involved.
  
  B. KARVES Advisory Committee: Mr. Kelley explained this committee meets three times per school year. The makeup of this advisory committee is that of members from the business community, regional CTE instructors, school district board representatives and KARVES administration.= The first meeting will be held on October 21^st, Brickstone Restaurant at 6:00 p.m. This venue is designed to focus on curriculum and h= ow we can best benefit business. Sheila Kramer questioned whether someone is attending from District 111. Mr. Kelley affirmed ther= e has been representation.
  
  C. 8th Grade Career Exploration: Although the 8th Grade Construction Trades Expo will not be held this year, Mr. Kelley stated KARVES will continue to organize a career awareness program to be held at t= he Hilton Garden/Riverstone Conference Center. This program will include members = of the trades as well as the other career clusters. In the past, anywhere from 1,200 to 1,400 students have attended over the two days the event is held.
  
  5. DIRECTOR’S COMMENTS
  
  A. Director’s Comments: This monthly report, given to the Executive Board, will be shared with the KARVES Administrative Board on a monthly basis to keep everyone informed of activities between the quarterly meetings. A list of Boa= rd Members is available to confirm and update email address information to sav= e on postage and paper.
  
  B. KACC/KARVES Fiscal 2011 Budget: Mr. Fay extended his appreciation = to Dr. Palan, Mrs. Evans and Mrs. Russert, all of whom served on the Negotiations Committee this year. Mr. Fay commented that these are interesting times, much different than in past years. Our health insurance increased 34%, which was a big part in the negotiations process. Mr. Fay stated he is appreciative = of having terms agreed to before the budget approval, so our costs can be identified. The income side, however, will depend on the State payments over the year which continues to= be an unknown. Mr. Fay then proc= eeded to go through both the KARVES and KACC budgets explaining the income and ex= pense projections. Mr. Stolzenbach questioned how schools make applications to th= e Career Center, because of the fluctuation in enrollment, it might greatly affect staffing. Mr. Fay and Mrs. Go= odale talked about the application process which begins the spring, a year before they enroll. Sometimes studen= ts change their minds, other times; they may not have made the minimum grade t= heir school has established, etc. = Dr. Palan questioned the fund concerning the KACC House and whether that will m= ost likely be a deficit by next year. Mr. Fay stated depending on how fast the house sells, it very well c= ould create a deficit. This topic = will need to be discussed in the near future as the Career Center no longer has any lots owned and available on which to build. A motion was made by Dean Stolzenba= ch, seconded by Deb Von Alven at 6:40 p.m. to approve the KACC and KARVES FY 20= 11 Budget. Motion carried by una= nimous roll-call vote.
  
  C. Education for Employment (EFE) Sys= tem Directors’ Leadership Council: Mr. Fay informed everyone he is the current Chairman of this council. Chris Koch recently = made an impromptu visit to the August meeting to talk about new core standards a= nd testing in the works. EFER= 17;s and System Directors, according to Mr. Koch, will be an integral part in the development. They are looking= at ways students will be tested.
  
  7. PUBLIC COMMENTS
  
  Sheila Kramer spoke about t= he Teen Court = and encouraged those present to help recruit new members for this group, as it = is a wonderful opportunity for area youth.
  
  8. A motion was made by Dean Stolzenb= ach, seconded by Sheila Kramer at 6:41 p.m. to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried by voice vote.