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Minooka Community High School District 111 Board of Education met May 17.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

CALL TO ORDER 

The regular meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. by President Mike Brozovich. The meeting was held at Minooka Community High School-Central Campus in the Library. A physical quorum was present with the following board members  answering roll call:  

                                             YES     NO 

• Mike Brozovich                    X 

• Laura Hrechko                     X 

• Tim Juskiewicz                     X 

• Mike Hoyt                             X  

• Jim Grzetich                         X 

• Matt Shepard                       X 

• Terry Spivey                         X 

Additionally, present were: 

• Dr. Rob Schiffbauer             X 

• John Troy                            X 

• Dr. Phillip Pakowski            X 

• Kristi Boe                            X 

• Aubrey Knight                     X 

• Jamie Soliman                    X 

• Michele Williamson            X 

The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. 

COMMUNICATIONS/RECOGNITIONS 

The following retirees were recognized and honored for their 189 years of combined service with MCHS. 

• Bob Tyrell  

• Dennis Carrabine 

• Johnna Franklin 

• Melissa Hoffart 

• Frank Yudzentis 

• Jeri Brockett 

• Denise Johnson  

Maisy Kaplan was recognized as an IHSA Journalism State Finalists. She placed 3rd in Yearbook Caption Writing.

PUBLIC COMMENTS

Deanne Dobczyk, MCHS Bus driver spoke about her displeasure regarding employment opportunities with the district.

ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS

Administrative reports were provided to the board members in the packets.

Dr. Schiffbauer noted that the facility survey is ready and will be emailed to the community, students and staff for feedback regarding facility plans at MCHS. He also gave a legislation update regarding the following:

• SB 990 is legislation that is pertaining to the sale of school district property. This would limit selling for the highest value and offer the purchase to municipalities before another buyer at the median appraised value.

• SB1872 is legislation that would adjust teacher tenure to a 2-year path if a teacher receives two “excellent” ratings in a row. The 3-year path would be if a teacher receives at least three “proficient” or better ratings.

Dr. Schiffbauer also added that MCHS is proud to announce that this year alone 3,000 college credit hours have been earned through dual credit courses that is currently offered at MCHS. In the past 2 weeks 700 students took 1100 AP exams, for a potential of 3,300 more college credits for students to earn. He thanked Dr. Phil Pakowski and his team for organizing exams.

Lastly, Dr. Schiffbauer announced that it was made official Monday that West Aurora High School has decided to leave the SPC Conference after the 2023/2024 school year. He will keep everyone up to date as the conference is currently searching for a new conference team(s) who are in interested.

CONSENT AGENDA

MOTION: by Grzetich, seconded by Shepard, to approve the consent agenda as presented:

A. Open Session Minutes

1. April 12, 2023 – Committee Meeting

2. April 19, 2023 – Regular Meeting

B. Financial Reports

1. Monthly Financial Reports

2. Payment of Bills/Total

3. Employee Payroll

4. Imprest Fund Report/Total

5. Activity Fund Report

6. Treasurer’s Report (Cash/YTD – Exp/Rev)

Amended FY23 Budget and end of the Year Line-Item Transfers

Hearing no objections, the motion was approved. Time: 6:39 p.m.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

Buildings and Grounds – Mr. Shepard provided an update from the May 10th meeting.

Finance – Mr. Troy provided a Finance update from the May 10th meeting.

Personnel – Personnel meeting was tabled to May 17th.

GAVC – Mrs. Hrechko stated that discussed at the April 27th meeting the Assistant Director and Dean contract was approved. The building layout is being discussed due to increased enrollment and class sizes and possibly adding an evening welding class. Lastly, the GEDC Internship program will begin June 7th.

GCSEC - Dr. Schiffbauer reported that the GCSEC meeting was held on May 17th. There were speakers from the Grundy

Regular Meeting Page 3 of 7 Wednesday, May 17, 2023 County Health Department that spoke about threat assessments services that they can provide. Rob Swain attorney with Kriha Boucek spoke about Faith’s Law and the requirement for school districts to comply starting July 1st to notify other school districts of any allegations of sexual misconduct with employees that have worked with students. In addition, Dr. Schiffbauer gave an update that the Transition program in Morris is on schedule and ready to go this fall.

DISCUSSION ITEMS

Educational Foundation Update:

The Educational Foundation update was included in the board packet for review. The next meeting will be held July 11, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. at Central Campus in the Academic Resource Center. The Ugly Sweater Christmas party is set for December 1st, 2023.

Building LED Lighting Bid:

Mr. Troy added that the LED lighting bid also includes replacing the lights in the PAC. There were no objections and it is anticipated for approval at the regular board meeting

Boiler Pump Replacement:

Mr. Troy reported that the cost to rebuild the pump with labor would be just about equivalent to purchasing a new pump. He suggested to order a new pump through Helm, if it is not a reasonable lead time the fallback plan will be to go with the rebuild. Mr. Troy will keep board members updated on the lead time. There were no further questions to purchase a new boiler pump with Helm. It is anticipated for approval at the end of the regular meeting.

Parking Lot Bid:

Information for the parking lot bids were provided in the board packet for review as well as information for Guard Cote Plus. Mr. Troy put this out for re bid to comply with the Coal Tar Sealant Act. He reported that Pavement Systems Inc. did have the product that complies with the Coal Tar Sealant Act. Mr. Troy recommends awarding the bid to Pavement Systems in the amount of $96,953. There were no questions or concerns and it is anticipated for approval at the regular board meeting.

Committee of the Whole Meetings:

Mr. Grzetich discussed eliminating Committee of the Whole meetings based on a review of board member attendance. He stated that districts such as Lincoln Way, Joliet Township, Morris and Lockport meet one time a month and he feels the meetings are redundant. Mr. Brozovich voiced concerns on topics that are discussed will need to wait 30 days for approval at the next meeting and that meetings could be longer than usual. Dr. Schiffbauer added that going forward he will have a better idea of what months we can manage with and without a committee meeting. Dr. Schiffbauer suggested that he will work with his Administrative team to come up with approximately six committee of the whole meetings for the year versus twelve meetings for the year. There was discussion to also live stream all committee meetings and there were no objections. Mr. Brozovich also requested that board members email their committee preference to him.

Minooka Anglers Overnight Trip Request:

The overnight request for the Minooka Anglers overnight trip request was provided in the board packet for review. The

request was for a practice run May 12th and 13th before they compete in the IHSA State Finals. There were no objections and it will be an action item at the end of the meeting.

Football Team – Illinois Wesleyan University Overnight Request:

Information was provided for the overnight request for the football team to attend the T.E.A.M. camp at Illinois Wesleyan University Camp in July. Camp fees are covered by the individuals. There were no objections and it is anticipated for approval at the regular board meeting.

ACTION ITEMS

Approval of the Building LED Lighting Bid with Twin Supplies LTD. as presented:

MOTION: by Shepard, seconded by Spivey to approve the Building LED Lighting Bid with Twin Supplies LTD. as presented.

Voting Aye: Hoyt, Juskiewicz, Hrechko, Grzetich, Shepard, Spivey and Brozovich. Motion Carried. Time: 7:08 p.m.

Approval to Award the Parking Lot Bid to Pavement Systems Inc. as presented:

MOTION: by Grzetich, seconded by Hoyt to award the Parking Lot Bid to Pavement Systems Inc. as presented:

Voting Aye: Shepard, Spivey, Hoyt, Juskiewicz, Hrechko, Grzetich, and Brozovich. Motion Carried. Time: 7:09 p.m.

Approval to Award the Painting Bid to AmCoat Industrial in the amount of $102,920 as presented:

MOTION: by Hrechko, seconded by Shepard, to approve and award the Painting Bid to AmCoat Industrial in the amount of $102,920 as presented:

Voting Aye: Juskiewicz, Hrechko, Grzetich, Shepard, Spivey, Hoyt, and Brozovich. Motion carried. Time: 7:13 p.m.

Approval for Helm to replace the Boiler Pump in the amount of $16,350.00 as presented:

MOTION: by Juskiewicz, seconded by Shepard, to replace the Boiler Pump in the amount of $16,350.00 as presented:

Voting Aye: Hrechko, Grzetich, Shepard, Spivey, Hoyt, Juskiewicz and Brozovich. Motion carried. Time: 7:00 p.m.

Approval to Enter into Contract Negotiations with HES for Custodial Services as presented:

MOTION: by Grzetich, seconded by Juskiewicz, to enter into contract Negotiations HES for Custodial Services as presented:

Voting Aye: Spivey, Hoyt, Juskiewicz, Hrechko, Grzetich, Shepard, and Brozovich. Motion carried. Time: 7:11 p.m.

Approval of the Intercom Installation from ITR Systems in the amount of $52,960 as presented:

MOTION: by Hrechko, seconded by Grzetich to approve the Intercom System Installation from ITR Systems in the amount of $52,960 as presented:

Voting Aye: Grzetich, Shepard, Spivey, Hoyt, Juskiewicz, Hrechko, and Brozovich. Motion carried. Time: 7:11 p.m.

Approval to purchase 90 Dell Desktop Computers from Trafera in the amount of $80,910 as presented:

MOTION: by Grzetich, seconded by Spivey to approve the purchase of 90 Dell Desktop Computers from Trafera in the amount of $80,910 as presented:

Voting Aye: Hoyt, Juskiewicz, Hrechko, Grzetich, Shepard, Spivey, and Brozovich. Motion carried. Time: 7:13 p.m.

Approval to Purchase a Scoreboard for the Softball Field in the amount of $7,136.25 as presented: Total cost of the scoreboard is $18,136.25, the Athletic Boosters contribution is $11,000.

MOTION: by Hrechko, seconded by Grzetich to Purchase a Scoreboard for the Softball Field as presented:

Voting Aye: Shepard, Spivey, Hoyt, Juskiewicz, Hrechko, Grzetich, and Brozovich. Motion carried. Time: 7:13 p.m.

Approval of Summer Employment for Technology and Buildings and Grounds as presented:

MOTION: by Hrechko, seconded by Shepard to approve Summer Employment for Technology and Buildings and Grounds as presented:

Voting Aye: Spivey, Hoyt, Juskiewicz, Hrechko, Grzetich, Shepard, and Brozovich. Motion carried. Time: 7:13 p.m.

Approval of the Choir Trip to Hawaii as presented:

MOTION: by Hrechko, seconded by Grzetich to approve the Choir Trip to Hawaii as presented: 

Voting Aye: Juskiewicz, Hrechko, Grzetich, Shepard, Spivey, Hoyt, and Brozovich. Motion carried. Time: 7:14 p.m.

Approval of the Overnight Requests for the Minooka Anglers Club as presented:

MOTION: by Hrechko, seconded by Juskiewicz to approve the overnight requests for the Minooka Anglers Club as presented:

Voting Aye: Shepard, Spivey, Hoyt, Juskiewicz, Hrechko, Grzetich, and Brozovich. Motion carried. Time: 7:15 p.m.

Approval of the Football Team’s Overnight Request to Illinois Wesleyan University as presented:

MOTION: by Grzetich, seconded by Spivey to approve the Football Team’s request to Illinois Wesleyan University as presented:

Voting Aye: Hrechko, Grzetich, Shepard, Spivey, Hoyt, Juskiewicz and Brozovich. Motion failed. Time: 7:15 p.m.

EXECUTIVE SESSION

MOTION: by Grzetich, seconded by Shepard to adjourn the meeting to executive session for the purpose of discussing matters related to minutes, the appointment, compensation, discipline, dismissal, employment and performance of specific employees of the district; individual student discipline; and collective bargaining.

Voting Aye: Juskiewicz, Hrechko, Grzetich, Shepard, Spivey, Hoyt, and Brozovich. Motion carried. Time: 7:01 p.m.

Mr. Grzetich requested that newly elected board member Mike Hoyt join executive session. There were no objections from board members.

RETURN TO OPEN SESSION

MOTION: by Hrechko, seconded by Juskiewicz to return to open session.

Hearing no objections, the motion was approved. Time: 8:37 p.m.

ACTIONS FOLLOWING EXECUTIVE SESSION

Closed Session Minutes

MOTION: by Hrechko, seconded by Juskiewicz, to approve the closed session minutes as presented: • April 12, 2023 Committee Meeting

• April 19, 2023 Regular Meeting

Hearing no objections, the motion was approved. Time: 8:40 p.m.

Personnel

Resignations:

MOTION: by Hrechko, seconded by Hoyt, to accept the following resignation(s) as presented:

• Denise Johnson – Bus Driver – eff. 5/26/2023 - Retirement

Hearing no objections, the motion was approved. Time: 8:41 p.m.

Employment:

MOTION: by Grzetich, seconded by Hrechko, to approve the employment of the following certified staff member(s) for the 2023/2024 school year as presented, pending proper paperwork and background check deemed favorable by the MCHS #111 Administration:

Shannon Flynn - First-year Probationary Teacher - Math (BA/Step1)

Ryan Pawlak - First-year Probationary Teacher - PE/Health/Driver's Ed. (BA/Step 1)

JoDee Kovanda - First-year Probationary Teacher - PE/Health/Driver's Ed. (BA/Step 1)

Nora Marren - First-year Probationary Teacher - French Teacher (BA/Step 7)

Dylan Gnat - First-year Probationary Teacher - Industrial Tech Teacher (BA/Step 1)

Samantha Reick – First-year Probationary Teacher – ELL (BA/Step 1)

Voting Aye: Spivey, Hoyt, Juskiewicz, Hrechko, Grzetich, and Brozovich. Motion carried. Time: 8:41 p.m.

MOTION: by Grzetich, seconded by Spivey, to approve the employment of the following support staff member(s) as presented, pending proper paperwork and background check deemed favorable by the MCHS #111 Administration:

Marci Jordan - Administrative Assistant to the Athletic Director - $21.55 per hr.

Adam Maka – Custodian – Step 1

Voting Aye: Hoyt, Juskiewicz, Hrechko, Grzetich, Spivey and Brozovich. Motion carried. Time: 8:42 p.m.

MOTION: by Hrechko, seconded by Hoyt, to approve the following extracurricular employment for the 2023/2022 school year as presented, pending proper paperwork and background check deemed favorable by the MCHS #111 Administration:

Reed Johnson - Basketball - Boys - Volunteer

Georgia Kaminski - Pom Pons - Assistant - Step 2

Kevin Cain - Football - Assistant - Step 6

Fabian Arteaga - Cheerleading /Sideline - Step 1

Fabian Arteaga - Cheerleading/Competition - Step 1

Shannon Kleczka - Basketball - Girls - Head - Step 6 (Correction of step placement from previous board meeting)

Bethany Bachmann - Basketball - Girls - Assistant - Step 1

Matt Marino - Golf - Girls - Assistant - Step 1

Abigail Pawlak - Volleyball - Girls - Assistant - Step 1 (shared)

JoDee Kovanda - Volleyball - Girls - Assistant - Step 1 (shared)

Nick Clemmons - Basketball - Boys - Assistant - Step 2

Mackenzie Munson - Basketball - Girls - Assistant - Step 1

Aaron Woods - Basketball - Boys - Assistant - Step 5

Voting Aye: Spivey, Hoyt, Juskiewicz, Hrechko, Grzetich, and Brozovich. Motion Carried. Time: 8:43 p.m.

MOTION: by Hoyt, seconded by Hrechko, to approve the extracurricular appointments of returning sponsors and coaches for the 2023/2024 school year as presented:

Per List in Board Book

Voting Aye: Grzetich, Spivey, Hoyt, Juskiewicz, Hrechko, and Brozovich. Motion carried. Time: 8:43

MOTION: by Grzetich, seconded by Hrechko, to approve the summer employment for the 2022/2023 school year as presented, pending proper paperwork and background check deemed favorable by the MCHS #111 Administration:

Brandon Thompson - Summer Employment Technology Dept. (Returning) $13.00 per hour

Emma Thompson - Summer Employment Technology Dept. (Returning) $13.00 per hour

Lucas Thompson - Summer Employment Technology Dept. (New) $13.00 per hour

Dani Ward - Summer Employment Technology Dept. (New) $13.00 per hour

Mason Laney - Summer Employment Custodial Dept. (Returning) $13.00 per hour

Joey Partridge - Summer Employment Custodial Dept. (New) $13.00 per hour

Kam Chigi - Summer Employment Custodial Dept. (New) $13.00 per hour

Kaleb Millsaps - Summer Employment Custodial Dept. (New) $13.00 per hour

Efrein Ramirez - Summer Employment Custodial Dept. (New) $13.00 per hour

Troy Hudak - Summer Employment Custodial Dept. (New) $13.00 per hour

Will Splant - Summer Employment Custodial Dept. (New) $13.00 per hour

Irene Jordan - Summer Employment Custodial Dept. (New) $13.00 per hour

Voting Aye: Juskiewicz, Hrechko, Grzetich, Spivey, Hoyt and Brozovich. Motion carried. Time: 8:44 p.m.

Announcements and Communications

ADJOURNMENT

MOTION: by Hrechko, seconded by Hoyt to adjourn the meeting.

Hearing no objections, the motion was approved. Time: 8:44 p.m.

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