Trail
Bloom Township High School District 206 Board of Education met Nov. 16.
Here is the minutes provided by the board:
Roll Call
Board members present were Mr. Drake, Mr. Angell, Ms. Palombi, Ms. King, and Mr. Rossi. Mrs. Everett and Mr. Murphy were present via telephone.
Administrators present were Dr. Navarre, Mr. Okrasinski, Mr. Reda. Also present was Mr. Wong (school board attorney) via telephone.
Superintendent’s Report
A. Dr. Navarre thanked the faculty, staff and students for all that has been done during remote learning and encouraged the students to keep pushing forward as we near the end of the semester.
B. Dr. Navarre informed the board that the district received 2 FOIA requests. The first took 12 hours to complete, the second took approximated 30 minutes to complete.
Approval of the Consent Agenda
Mr. Drake asked the Board for a motion to approve the consent agenda. Mr. Angell moved and Mr. Rossi seconded. Upon roll call, all Board members voted “Aye." Motion carried 7-0.
A. Approval of the Consent Agenda
1. Approval of the Open Session Minutes of October 19, 2020
2. Approval of Bills dated: 11/16/2020
3. Approval of Imprest Account bills dated: 11/10/2020
4. Approval of Payroll dated: 10/30/2020 & 11/13/2020
5. Approval of Personnel Report
a. Employment/Appointment(s)
b. Leave(s) of Absence
PERSONNEL
| Employment/
Appointment(s) | |||
| Name | Position | School | Effective |
| Maria Bucio | Custodian (Temporary Substitute) | Trail | 10/29/2020 |
| Christopher Madison | Robotics Sponsor | Bloom | 2020-21 school year |
| Antonio Townes | Custodian (Temporary Substitute) | District | 11/04/2020 |
| Richard Baisa | Biology, Period 9 | Bloom | 09/16/2020 |
| Jillian Budz | Civics/Cons. Econ. | Bloom | 09/16/2020 |
| Tameka Bryant | Computer Technician (part time) | Trail | 11/16/2020 |
| Amanda Benedict | Switchboard Secretary | Bloom | 11/12/2020 |
| Leave of Absence(s) | |||
| Name | Position | School | Effective |
| Employee A | Secretary | Trail | 11/02/2020-01/08/2020 |
| Employee B | Teacher | Bloom | 02/09/2021-02/23/2021 &
05/03/2021-05/28/2021 |
A. Ten-Year Safety Survey Report
Mr. Rossi moved and Ms. King seconded approving the applications of the Ten Year Safety Survey Report for the Administration Building, Bloom High School, the I.E. building, and Bloom Trail High School.
B. Easement and Right of Way donation
Mr. Angell moved and Mr. Rossi seconded approving the 0.0344 acres of fee simple acquisition, 0.0804 acres of temporary easement land donation, and the right of way to the Illinois Department of Transportation for culvert replacement, future creek maintenance, removal of existing pedestrian structure, and relocation of sidewalk on top of culvert.
C. Contract—Going Merry
Mr. Rossi moved and Ms. Palombi seconded approving the five year Going Merry contract.
D. Resumption of TRS Deductions
Mr. Rossi moved and Mr. Angell seconded approving the resumption of TRS deductions for the Director of Technology position for the 2020-21 school year.
E. Resolution—Estimated Tax Levy
Mr. Angell moved and Ms. Palombi seconded approving the Resolution to Accept the 2020 Estimated Tax Levy.
F. Contract—Innovare
Mr. Angell moved and Ms. King seconded to approve the Innovare contract at an incorrect amount. Dr. Navarre noticed and the board noted the correction to approve the contract in the amount of $30,000.00.
Public Participation
There was no public participation.
Closed Session
At 2:06 p.m., Mr. Angell moved and Ms. Palombi seconded to convene to a closed session meeting for the purpose of discussing the following: personnel – the appointment, employment, compensation, negotiations matters, the closed session minutes and discussion of litigation. Upon roll call, all present Board members voted “Aye.” Motion carried 7-0. Mr. Drake recused himself from the closed session meeting.
Return to Open Session
At 2:24 p.m., Mr. Rossi moved and Ms. Palombi seconded to reconvene to open session. Upon roll call, all present Board members voted “Aye.” Motion carried 6-0.
Ms. Palombi moved and Ms. King approving the closed session minutes of October 19, 2020. Upon roll call, Mr. Murphy, Ms. Everett, Ms. King, Ms. Palombi, and Mr. Angell voted “Aye.” Mr. Rossi abstained. The motion carried 5-0-1.
a. Contract Payment—DLM School Bus Line Inc.
Mr. Rossi moved and Ms. King seconded to approve DLM to receive a percentage of their contract rate.
Adjournment
Ms. Palombi moved and Ms. King seconded that the meeting be adjourned. Upon roll call, all Board members voted “Aye.” Motion carried 6-0. There being no further business to come before the Board at this time, Mr. Angell declared the meeting adjourned at 2:26 p.m.
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