Geneva School Board Meeting - May 29th, 2012
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Topic Short-Cuts:-- Please Select -- 1. CALL TO ORDER- Roll call, Welcome, PLedge, Reminder to sign attendance sheet 2. PUBLIC COMMENTS ---2.1. Melissa S.-Mill Creek School bubble of enrollment. Request for 3rd section of kindergarten. ---2.2. Christine B.-Question on auditorium seating bids. ---2.3. Margie G.-Comments regarding auditorium seating, 30 broken seats, half in handicap seating area. ---2.4. Meg G.-Coultrap School demolishing issue, maintenance issue. ---2.5. Mark Grosso-Information on hearing scheduled for Coultrap School issue and response to comment. ---2.6. Mark F.-Enrollment issue in 2007 referendum. ---2.7. Mark Grosso-District released response to enrollment issue today-posted on their website. ---2.8. Sandra E.-Questions on who prepared the district response and comments. ---2.9. Peter E.-Grounds around Coultrap and Geneva High School-safety concerns. ---2.10. Mark Grosso-Response on grounds comment. ---2.11. Laurie-Appreciation of board work and response on enrollment issue. 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES- Regular Session/Executive Session May 14, 2012 4. RECOGNITION, AWARDS, PRESENTATIONS, PUBLIC HEARINGS ---4. 1. Dr. Mutchler/Tom Rogers-IHSA athletic awards, Music awards, Boys Tennis 5. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT 6. BOARD DIALOGUE TOPICS & PENDING ACTION CONSIDERATIONS ---6.1. Craig Collins-Staffing Plan for upcoming school year, recommend increase of 1.5 positions. ---6.2. Mark Grosso/Dawn George-Clarification of staffing plan, bilingual program mandate. ---6.3. Kelly Nowak/Dawn George/Craig Collins-Questions on staffing, grants? ---6.4. Mike McCormack/Craig Collins-increase in preschool/kindergarten population question. ---6.5. Mary Stith-would like public presentation of diverse population information. ---6.6. Approval of Staffing Plan. 7. WORK-STUDY TOPICS & FUTURE ACTION CONSIDERATIONS ---7. 1. Dr. Mutchler/Patty O'Neal-textbook adoptions (2) -GHS ---7. 2. Dr. Mutchler/Donna Oberg-Preliminary 2012-2013 Operations/Maintenance and Transportation Budget Presentation. ---------Questions on Budget Presentation./option> ---------Mike McCormack/Donna Oberg/Scott-questions on defective terrazo tile at Fabyan, costs of repair? ---------Mike McCormack/Dawn George-questions on limitations on busing for homeless students. ---------Kelly Nowack/Donna Oberg-question on security cameras at high school being covered by a grant? ---------Tim Moran-What is local revenue line item in Transportation Budget? ---7. 3. Mark Grosso-Brundige Road Property at Brundige/Keslinger Rd-explanation and questions. 8. INFORMATION ---8. 1. FOIA Requests/Responses ---8. 2. Flooring replacement request-Fabyan School. ---8. 3. Dr. Mutchler-Burgess Field update. 9. CONSENT AGENDA ---9. 1. Monthly Financial Reports ---9. 2. Personnel Report: Resignations, Retirements, Leave Requests, Changes in Assignment ---9. 3. Calendar ---9. 4. Auditorium seating ---9. 5. Acceptance of grants and gifts, Wm. Ottolie scholarship and Fayban Foundation/Scholarships. -------Questions before vote -------Question on corporate personal property replacement tax, auditorium seating -------Auditorium seating- discussion from Scott Ney regarding auditorium seating ------Motion to approve items on Consent Agenda 10. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON BOARD OF EDUCATION ACTION --- Susan D.- Comments on class size at Mill Creek for first grade class. --- Barry B.- Comments on inflated enrollment response from school board and why $82 million was borrowed in 2007, some at 9%? --- Gary B.- Don't see any cuts in board presentation tonight. There needs to be some cuts. Solutions from community? --- Bob M.- Question on budget numbers being budget or actual? --- Denise M.- Glad to see reserves were used to pay down the debt, amount of current reserve, hope this is also done in the future? 11. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS AND REPORTS ----Bill Wilson- possibility of moving Finance Commitee meeting to another night ----Kelly Nowak- discussion schedule for finances should be considered for public's benefit ----Mark Grosso- agreement that Finance Commitee will now meet on 2nd Monday of each month at 6pm just prior to regular mtg. ----Bill Wilson- talk regarding teacher pensions may be absorbed by school district may happen. ----Tim Moran- substantial changes being proposed at State level. ----Mary Stith- report on Springfield visit. Plug for Ralph Dantino benefit. 12. NOTICES / ANNOUNCEMENTS 13. EXECUTIVE SESSION and ADJOURNMENT
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