BULLETIN From The BOARD

The Board of Education held its regular meeting for the month of May on Tuesday, May 19, 2009 in the Learning Resource Center at Hauser Junior High School at 7:30 p.m.

Following the Call to Order, Central School Principal Janice Limperis announced the names of the District 96 students that won Certificates of Achievement for their participation and outstanding achievement in the following areas of competition during this school year:

• Elementary and Junior High Spelling Contest
• National Geographic Geography Bee
• WordMasters Challenge
• AAUW Poster and Essay Contest
• Illinois Reflections
• WSCAE Midwest Academic Talent Search

Board President Nancy Jensen and Supt. Lamberson presented the certificates and extended their congratulations to the students for their efforts and exceptional achievements.

The Board approved the items listed under the Consent Agenda as follows:

• Minutes of the Education Committee Meeting of April 21, 2009; Minutes of the Finance Committee Meeting of April 21, 2009; Minutes of the Regular Business Meeting of April 21, 2009; and the Minutes of the Special Board Organizational Meeting of May 5, 2009.
• Financial Statement as of April 30, 2009.
• Payment of General Invoices – Schedule A-687.
• Accepted the resignations of Ames School 5th Grade teacher Sonja Melton; Central School 3rd Grade teacher Kathleen Bracken; and Hauser Special Education teacher Patricia Wittmann.
• Approved a 12-week FMLA maternity leave request from Central School 5th Grade teacher Erin McCarthy beginning on August 24, 2009.
• Approved a parental leave of absence request from Speech Therapist Michelle Imes beginning on May 11, 2009.
• Accepted the bid from CloverLeaf Farm Dairy for milk products in 2009-10; accepted the bid from Arctic Ice Cream for ice cream products in 2009-10; accepted the bid from Midland Paper Company for copy paper needs in 2009-10.
• Approved the application for Building Permits, ISBE Regional Office for the summer 2009 Hardscape and Landscape project at Ames School and for the repair of Hauser’s portico on Woodside Road. 
• Approved instructional staff assignment changes for 2009-10 as presented in the personnel report:

Staff Member	Transfer To	From
Barbara Johnson	Central/Fully Supported Special Education	Central/Resource
Barbara Lesko	Central Kindergarten	Ames/Kindergarten
Amy Wright	Ames/Grade 5	Ames/Grade 1

Included was the appointment of Renee Lebegue to the position of 1^st Grade teacher at Blythe Park School in the fall of 2009.

The Board adopted the following four (4) sections of the draft Board Policy Manual that is posted on the District 96 website:

• Section 1: School District Organization
• Section 3: General School Administration
• Section 4: Operational Services
• Section 8: Community Relations

The Board may adopt the remaining four (4) sections of the draft manual at the June Board meeting.

The Board accepted the bid from J. Andersen Construction (Brockway Landscape) to perform the summer 2009 Hardscape and Landscape work at Ames and the portico repair at Hauser.

The Board approved appointments of support staff and instructional personnel for the 2009-10 school year as presented.

The Board appointed committee members and special assignments for 2009-11 as follows:

Building Committee	Education Committee	Finance Committee
Giles McCarthy, Chair	Hareena Wakely, Chair	James Schraidt, Chair
Hareena Wakely	James Schraidt	Giles McCarthy
Mary Stimming	Jennifer Leimberer	Mary Ellen Meindl

Jennifer Leimberer – IASB Liaison
James Schraidt – R.E.C. Contact
James Schraidt – REEF Contact
Mary Ellen Meindl – PTA Liaison
Hareena Wakely – Discipline Code Committee Representative

The Board approved the committee meeting schedule for 2009-11 as presented.

Informational Items:

• District 96 received a letter from the Illinois State Board of Education and a Certificate of Financial Excellence acknowledging our strong financial position based on 2008 school year financial data. Supt. Lamberson commented that the District may be contacted to serve as a mentor for other districts that are experiencing financial problems.
• Enrollment as of April 30, 2009 was 1,484 students.

Future Meeting Dates: 
June 15, 2009 – IASB Policy Governance Workshop, June 15, 2009, 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. DoubleTree Hotel, Oak Brook, Illinois.
June 16, 2009 - Regular Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m. Hauser Jr. High LRC