Grundy Reporter

Morris Community High School District 101 Board met Oct. 16.

Here is the minutes provided by the Board:

Present: President Judie Roth, Mr. Chris Danek

Vice President Tom Anderson, Mrs. Kim Puckett

Secretary Scot Hastings, Mr. Jim Ringer

Mrs. Lynn Vermillion

Also Present: Superintendent Dr. Patrick Halloran

Principal Kelly Hussey

Asst. Principal Jeremiah Farrell

Athletic Director Jeff Johnson

The meeting convened at 6:30 p.m. with the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.

STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE

Kam Dransfeldt reported to the BOE on Homecoming activities and dance attendance of 650 students. A blood drive is being planned for 10/31.

APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA

President Roth inquired of the Board if there were any items on the consent agenda anyone would like removed. Hearing none, President Roth asked for a motion to approve the consent agenda as presented. On a motion made by Mrs. Vermillion and SECONDED by Mrs. Puckett the following items were approved:

MINUTES

September 11, 2017 - Budget Hearing

September 11, 2017 - Regular Meeting

September 11, 2017 - Executive Session

September 18, 2017 - Parent Teacher Advisory Committee Meeting

October 4, 2017 - Curriculum Committee Meeting

September 14, 2015 - Destruction of Closed Meeting Audio Recording

FINANCIALS

Financial Statements – Payment of Bills – Student Activity Account

FACILITY USE REQUEST(S)

1. Warriors Year End Banquet – 11/12/017 – Cafeteria/Auditorium 3:30 – 7:30 p.m.

2. Warriors Registration – 2/10/18 and 3/10/18 – field house lobby -8:30 – 11:00 a.m.

3. VFW – 11/11/2017 – use of auditorium as an inclement weather location

4. Step by Step Childcare – auditorium 12/6/17 for Christmas program 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.

PERSONNEL

Employment – Adam Roseland as assistant speech coach for 2017-2018

Assignments - Heather Colasanti current cafeteria supervisor will also assume library media assistant duties – 3.5 hours per day at a rate of $12.47 per hour.

Bass fishing volunteers for FY18 – Shawn Hornsby, Eli Gile and Mike Lawyer.

Dave Auwerda as assistant boys track coach for FY18

Keith Anderson as assistant wrestling coach for FY18

Jen Bamonte as head girls softball coach for FY18

On roll call vote those voting AYE: Mrs. Vermillion, Mr. Ringer, Mrs. Roth, Mrs. Puckett, Mr. Danek, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Anderson. NAY: None. MOTION CARRIED.

GRUNDY COUNTY SPECIAL ED COOPERATIVE – FINANCIAL STATEMENTS/BILLS

A motion was made by Mr. Hastings and SECONDED by Mr. Ringer to ratify the financial statements and bills of the Grundy County Special Education Cooperative as submitted and approved by the Grundy County Special Education Board at its meeting.

On roll call vote, those voting AYE: Mr. Ringer, Mrs. Roth, Mrs. Puckett, Mr. Danek, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Anderson. NAY: None. MOTION CARRIED.

GRUNDY COUNTY SPECIAL ED COOPERATIVE –STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS

A motion was made by Mr. Hastings and SECONDED by Mr. Anderson to ratify the employment and resignations of Grundy County Special Education staff, as submitted and approved by the Grundy County Special Education Board at its meeting.

On roll call vote, those voting AYE: Mrs. Roth, Mrs. Puckett, Mr. Danek, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Anderson, Mrs. Vermillion Mr. Ringer. NAY: None. MOTION CARRIED.

DISTRICT REPORT Dr. Halloran reported architect Pat Callahan is currently presenting the shared track data to the 60c BOE. He will bring back their thoughts and ideas.

Development of the STEM program is proceeding with the architect on four STEM labs. The architect is returning in November to meet with staff to determine needs and estimate costs.

The Annual Financial Report is posted to the website with the Annual Statement of Affairs to be posted after formatting issues are resolved.

BUILDING REPORT

Mr. Hussey informed the BOE articulation between schools has resulted in increased better discussion and relationships on a variety of topics.

The 2nd year of state mandated student growth implementation for teacher evaluations has 100% of MCHS teachers in compliance with the requirement to create and implement Type II and III student assessment plans.

A proposed change in the graduation requirement from “keyboarding” to “technology” was presented.

Judie Roth suggested the Pause for Applause commendations be posted to the MCHS Facebook page.

Mr. Hussey stated a letter was received from the I-8 Conference stating that 8 of the member schools are withdrawing from the conference at the end of the 2018-2019 school year and inviting MCHS as well as 7 other schools to meet with Sandwich and Plano to discuss a possible conference relationship. The BOE indicated the invitation should be accepted.

Pause For Applause:

• Kudos to TROUPE for their successful BEE themed Suicide Prevention Week. Beginning with Mr. Hussey and Mr. Farrell's Hive-5's, and including the honeycomb "Bee you; Bee there (for someone else)" poster, uplifting morning announcements, and a cupcake fundraiser which collected $198 for a donation to the National Suicide Prevention Foundation--well done to all involved and especially to campaign chair Dustin Strawmeyer.

• Congratulations to the Morris Guard as they placed first in their class this past weekend at the Victor J Andrew Marching Band Invitational. Keep it up!

• Congratulations to the swim team for winning the LaSalle-Peru Penathlon on Saturday. The girls set the meet record for overall points scored. Congrats to swimmer Kylie Kamradt for being a 5th place medalists at the event.

• Last Thursday night, the volleyball program hosted their first Spike Out Cancer Night with the Faculty playing MCHS volleyball alumni to raise awareness for ovarian cancer and the Turn the Town Teal organization. Collectively we raise over $1700 for the organization and had a lot of fun doing it! Congrats to the Faculty Teal Team for taking on the Alumni White team, and thank you to all who participated in the successful event!

• Interact has SOLD OUT of Yuda Bands in 2 days of selling! We have successfully met our goal of supporting Patricia from Zimbabwe to attend school for a year.

• Drama Club would like to recognize some of their members who helped their community. Sara Gonzalez, David Gates, Nic Bentley, Deija Stone, Molly Gustafson, Xander Duffy, Maggie Dudley, and Anna Huettemann participated in a disaster drill at Morris Hospital. These students put their acting skills to use to help the hospital find ways to improve safety in dire situations. Thanks to these students for using their time and talents to better the community we all share.

• The Varsity Volleyball team placed 3rd in the Reed-Custer Comet Classic Tournament this weekend after defeating Spring Valley Hall. Their record improves to 11-10-1 overall. Also, the Freshman Volleyball Team placed 3rd at the JCA tournament this weekend. Great job ladies!

• Congratulations to the Varsity boys golf team for finishing 2nd in the Ryder Cup this past Saturday in Mendota. The Redskins have a great history of representing at this invite! Both Jared Lines and Eli Davy medaled in the top 10 for the team's lowest score.

• BIG congratulations to Aaron Johnson for getting a HOLE IN ONE at the Fresh/Soph Invite in Dekalb this past Saturday. This unprecedented event from the Redskins occurred on hole 10 at the River Heights Golf Course with a 195 yard drive from the tee box. Aaron will get his name on a "Hole in One" plaque at the course and his own piece of history in MCHS sports!

• Congratulations to the Madrigal Choir Members for putting on an outstanding performance last night at Corn Fest. Keep up the good work!

• Congratulations to freshman Darcy Ancel for winning the fall play poster contest for this year's fall play "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz." Darcy's poster can already be seen throughout the town of Morris and will soon be all over the school. She wins four free tickets to a show of her choice. Congrats, Darcy!

• Last night during the varsity volleyball match against Ottawa, Senior Ashley Hood broke the school all time record for assists accumulating 1500 total assists in her varsity career! Congrats again Ashley and keep up the hard work!!

• Congrats to the Lady Redskin Swim Team for taking 2nd place on Varsity and 1st place on Junior Varsity.

• Over the weekend, the Freshman Volleyball Team took 1st place at the Elgin Tournament. They were undefeated and did not lose a set! Also the Sophomore

Volleyball Team took 2nd at the tournament they hosted. Losing only to Burlington Central in the championship bracket. Congrats to all!!

• The Interact club was able to sell over 400 Yuda Bands collecting $3000 for the Yudabands project. This means the student we sponsored, Patrica from Zimbabwe will have over 2 years of schooling sponsored by MCHS! Way to go!

• Congratulations to the Boys Golf team for a second place finish in the Pontiac Golf regional with a score of 339. Matt Dinelli received a third place medal with a score of 78 while Mike Wozny received a second place medal with a score of 77 after a playoff hole for first place against JCA. The entire team qualified to move on sectionals this Monday at Broken Arrow Golf Club in Lockport. Congratulations again and Good luck this Monday!

• Congratulations to the Fall Play on a 1st place finish in the Corn Festival Parade. The group's float based on The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was chosen as the Best Homemade Float in the parade. Thanks to all who helped make Oz come to life in downtown Morris

• Congratulations to Kailyn Hoaglund who will be advancing from her golf regional to the girls golf sectional in Metamora. She tied for 9th place with a score of 97. Congratulations again Kailyn and good luck this Monday!

• Congratulations to the Lady Redskins Swim Team for a 2nd place finish at the Northern Illinois Big 12 Conference Swim Meet on Saturday. Medalists included Maddy Knapp and Meghan Carr in Diving and Kylie Kamradt in the 200 Medley and 400 Free relay. Excellent job, ladies!

• On Saturday, each level of the volleyball program competed in a tournament and finished very well. The Varsity team took 4th at the Beecher Tournament, the Sophomore team took 2nd place at the Conference tournament, and the Freshman were the Conference Tournament Champs!! Congratulations to all!!

• Congratulations to the Morris Guard as they took home first place at their final marching band competition of the fall season. We are so proud of your dedication and hard work!

• Congratulations to the Morris Redskins Varsity Football Team. With its 28-11 win over Sycamore Friday night, the varsity football team won the NIB12 Conference Championship. The team will finish the regular season this Friday at Geneseo and then it’s on to the playoffs!

• Well done TROUPE, and all those who contributed school items or gift cards, for the Oak Forest Elementary fundraiser! Nearly $500 worth of donations is being sent to them as they continue efforts of post-hurricane Harvey rebuilding. Kudos to Isabella Prignano for spearheading the donation effort.

DISCUSSION FOIA - SmartProcure – Request received September 12, 2017 for any and all electronic purchasing records from 06/01/2017. This is a quarterly request from SmartProcure. FOIA – Onvia (Jacqueline Sessa) – Request received September 22, 2017 for a listing of every vendor term/annual contract with a future expiration date including: title/description; expiration date; awarded vendor name; any additional details that are easy to include. FOIA – Kirk Allen – American Watchdogs Inc. – all debt and payment structures for debt; superintendent compensation, contract and agenda and minutes of approval.

RESOLUTION OF INTENT TO ISSUE WORKING CASH BONDS

On a motion made by Mr. Ringer and SECONDED by Mr. Danek the resolution declaring the intent to issue working cash fund bonds of the district in the amount of $1,700,000 for the purpose of increasing the working cash fund and directing that notice of such intention be published in the manner provided by law was approved.

On roll call vote those voting AYE: Mr. Danek, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Anderson, Mrs. Vermillion, Mr. Ringer, Mrs. Roth, Mrs. Puckett. NAY: None. MOTION CARRIED.

PRESS SCHOOL BOARD POLICY REVISIONS AND ADDITIONS – FINAL READING

On a motion made by Mr. Hastings and SECONDED by Mr.Danek, the second and final reading of the following selected PRESS board policy additions and/or revisions was approved for inclusion in the Board Policy Manual: School Board: 2:210- Organizational School Board Meeting, 2:260- Uniform Grievance Procedure; Operational Services: 4:70- Resource Conservation; Instruction: 6:80 – Teaching About Controversial Issues, 6:180 – Extended Instructional Programs, 6:210 – Instructional Materials, 6:290 – Homework, 6:330 – Achievement and Awards; Students: 7:80 – Release Time for Religious Instruction/Observance, 7:160 – Student Appearance, 7:275 – Orders to Forgo Life-Sustaining Treatment; Community Relations: 8:70 – Accommodating Individuals with Disabilities.

On roll call vote, those voting AYE: Mrs. Puckett, Mr. Danek, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Anderson, Mrs. Vermillion, Mr. Ringer, Mrs. Roth. NAY: None. MOTION CARRIED.

DONATIONS Donations were received from the following: 1. Morris Downtown Development Partnership awarded $250 to the cross country program.

Morris athletes had the largest high school participation in the Liberty Days 5k run. 2. Morris Boys Shootout donated $600 to the cross country program for volunteering their time at the Morris Boys Shootout. The donation will be earmarked for new cross country warm- ups.

On a motion made by Mrs. Puckett and SECONDED by Anderson the donations were accepted.

On roll call vote, those voting AYE: Mr. Hastings, Mr. Anderson, Mrs. Vermillion, Mr. Ringer, Mrs. Roth, Mrs. Puckett, Mr. Danek. NAY: None. MOTION CARRIED.

PARTICIPATION IN THE CLOSE UP PROGRAM

Close Up is a five day instructional program that takes place in Washington D.C. providing students with an opportunity to experience our government in action and promoting participation at home. The curriculum is aligned with states standards, Common Core and the C3 (College, Career and Civic Life) Framework. Participation in the program was approved on a motion made by Mrs. Vermillion and SECONDED by Mr. Danek.

On roll call vote, those voting AYE: Mr. Anderson, Mrs. Vermillion, Mr. Ringer, Mrs. Roth, Mrs. Puckett, Mr. Danek, Mr. Hastings. NAY: None. MOTION CARRIED.

EXECUTIVE SESSION

A motion was made by Mr.Hastings and SECONDED by Mr. Ringer at 7:07 p.m. to enter executive session for the purpose of appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees; student discipline.

On roll call vote, those voting AYE: Mr. Hastings, Mr. Anderson, Mrs. Vermillion, Mr. Ringer, Mrs. Roth, Mrs. Puckett, Mr. Danek. NAY: None. MOTION CARRIED.

Regular session resumed at 7:18 p.m.

ADJOURNMENT

A motion was made by Mr. Ringer and SECONDED by Mr. Hastings to adjourn the meeting. On voice vote, those voting AYE: All. NAY: None. Motion CARRIED.

Meeting ADJOURNED at 7:19 p.m.

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