Executive (KACC) Board Meeting

Thursday, November 10, 2011, 8:30 a.m.

KACC Conference Room

Members Present

Bradley: &= nbsp; Michael Hogan, Chairman &nbs= p; = Beecher: &= nbsp; Tami Roskamp

Central: &= nbsp; Tonya Evans (8= :34am) &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Grant Park: = John Palan, Vice-Chair

Herscher: = Richard Decman &n= bsp; = ; &n= bsp; Manteno: = Dawn Russert, Secretary

Momence: Phil = Smith &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; Peotone: &= nbsp; Dee Oliver

St. Anne: = Rick Levek &n= bsp; = ; &n= bsp; Reg. Office: Kay Pangle=

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Members Not Present

Kankakee: Colle= en Legge

Minutes

The regular meeting of the Kankakee Area Career Center Executive Committee, Kankakee County, State of Illinois was called to order on Novemb= er 10, 2011 at 8:30 a.m.

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PUBLIC COMMENT

None

CONSENT AGENDA

1= -3. = A motion was made by Dr. Smith, seconded by Ms. Eva= ns at 8:31 a.m. to approve the consent agenda, minutes of the regular October mee= ting, accounts payable and financial reports. Motion carried by unanimous roll-ca= ll vote. Chairman Hogan queried = the members to discern the potential to scale down the financial reports to ite= ms A, C, I and J. All members concurred. Anyone who wants additional information, please let Mr. Fay know and he will be happy to pro= vide the additional information.

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Director’s Report: Mr. Fay reviewed= the contents of his report highlighting the following:

Jobs Committee: Mr. Fay has met with representatives on this meeting, including Dr. Avendano from KCC and Michael Van Mill from the Economic alliance. Discussions continue in regard to employment rends and alignment of curriculum between the Career<= /st1:PlaceName> Center and Community College.
NCRC: Mr. Fay spoke to the consideration being given in regard to providing students an opportunity to take a third WorkKeys assessment test which will give the students an opportunity to earn an additional certification. Accordin= g to what Mr. Fay has learned at recent meetings, businesses in the northe= rn part of our state are utilizing this in employment hiring and retenti= on activities.
Michael Spangler: Received recognition at ISBE’s Those Who Excel, Teach= er of the Year Banquet. It= was a great event and Mr. Spangler was appreciative of being nominated and recognized.
Student Leadership: Mr. Fay shared with the members his thoughts concerning t= his new committee comprised of students from a variety of schools. To date, they have had good conversation and made several suggestions. Mr. Fay will continue these meetings on a monthly basis. <= /span>

Dr. Pangle questioned which WorkKeys test will be the third test. Ms. Goodale stated it is the Locating Information test. KACC Students are currently taking= Math and Reading for Information tests. Mr. Fay st= ated less than 1% of the people who take the three tests earn the Platinum Certification.

DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEMS:=

Hire Part-Time Cosmetology Instructor, Melinda Studer: A motion was made by Ms. Rosk= amp, seconded by Ms. Oliver at 8:38 a.m. to hire Melinda Studer to work Saturdays in the KACC School of Cosmetology, beginning January 2012. Mr. Fay gave some background information and shared his plans to consider her for additional employ= ment opportunities which will arise this summer following Ms. Barnard’= ;s retirement. Motion carri= ed by unanimous roll-call vote.
Special Sub-Committee Assignment/Structure:&n= bsp; Mr. Fay informed the Board he will be contacting the members= 217; curriculum staff in order to create a new membership to a Curriculum Sub-Committee. Mr. Fay w= ill report back to the board following their first meeting. An agenda is currently under development, but a date has yet to be established.
Proposed policies by PRESS – First Reading. A motion was made by Dr. Decm= an, seconded by Ms. Russert at 8:40 a.m. to accept the policies presented = by PRESS for consideration of approval with one exception – that be= ing item 7) i) Student Athlete Concussion and Head Injuries 7:30. Motion carried by unanimous v= oice vote.

INFORMATIONAL ITEMS:

Principal’s Report: Ms. Goodale repo= rted

Attendance Report was distributed. Currently, average attendance for October was 94%. Dr. Decman questioned the 10= 3% attendance rate for one school. Ms. Goodale stated this happens when a school does not send their students to the Career Center= on a day we are open. Students are welcome drive on their own and attend class, in effect, attending more days than their home school.
Students of the Quarter: Ms. Goo= dale was happy to call everyone’s attention to the list of students = who earned this designation. Along with their designation comes a $5 Coupon Packet to McDonalds, a Certificate, their picture in the hallway and an opportu= nity to earn Student of the Year and a scholarship award. Students are nominated by th= eir teacher.
Workshops and Meetings: Ms. Gooda= le informed the Board of recent workshops and meetings she attended on education reform through the Illinois Principal’s Association a= nd Forum on Excellence through the ICCB/NCCB.
Emergency Crisis Plan Meeting: Ms. Goodale reported she held her annual crisis review plan meeting this = week and will be reporting back to the board at a later date with proposed additions to our plan. = Mr. Fay questioned the members concerning panic buttons and holding intru= der lock-down drills. Discu= ssion ensued. Many commented benefits of this practice, including Ms. Evans, Ms. Russert and Dr. Pangle. Some suggestions for other types of life-safety activities were described by Mr. Hogan and Ms. Russert.

Special Populations Report: Mr. = Kelly was unavailable this morning. Ms. Goodale spoke to the following topics:

Sophomore Day: KACC is planning t= o host approximately 809 students on Tuesday. Ms. Goodale reminded everyon= e that normal KACC classes will not be held on this day.
Career Coaches: Randy Degenhart and Mark Smith have begun working with the <= st1:place w:st=3D"on">Career Center students on their portfolios. Mr. Fay sta= ted this year, they will be utilizing Google Docs so students can access their information in or out of school electronically. Ms. Goodale stated several f= ormer students have come back to KACC to obtain their portfolio they comple= ted last year.

Other Business:

Mr. Hogan reminded everyone of tonight’s KARVES Administrative Boar= d of Control Meeting and asked them to RSVP if they have not already.
Legislative Update: Dr. Smith gave a verbal update of recent activities in the Illinois legislative Veto Session concerning pension packages, payment of R.O.E. Superintendents and transportation funds. Discussion ensued.
Construction Technology: Dr. Smith requested this item be placed on the January 20= 12 agenda to begin discussing future curriculum plans for this program.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> Dr. Smith expressed his opin= ion of ensuring the new board members are fully aware as to the extent of im= pact on KACC.
Out of District Tuition: Dr. Decman requested this topic be placed on the January 2012 agenda. Mr. Hogan agreed and stated = the tuition has not been addressed for two years and it is time to take a look at these numbers.

ADJOURN:

There being no further busi= ness, a motion to adjourn was made by Ms. Oliver, seconded by Dr. Smith at 8:55 a.m= . to adjourn the regular meeting of the KACC Executive Board. Motion carried by unanimous voice = vote.

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&nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Dawn Russert, Secretary

Attested By:

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Michael Hogan, Chairman