Sterigenics Update
Superintendent Dr. Bruce Law provided the Board with an update on the latest information the District has about the Sterigenics situation. State Senator John Curran came to the meeting to address the Board on SB 3630, legislation he has introduced to reopen the permit Sterigenics uses to operate, to make more rigid the renewal requirements Sterigenics will have to fulfill, and to require that notice be given before there is any release of ethylene oxide.
Welcome to LEAP South Africa/Hinsdale District Exchange 2018
Hinsdale District 86 welcomed representatives from the LEAP educational exchange program, the LEAP Club, the Casten Family Foundation, and the LEAP Science and Maths Schools of South Africa.
Curriculum & Instruction Report: 1:1 Learning Environment Update for 2018-19 Student Device Deployment
Director of Instructional Innovation Dave Lapetino and Director of Technology Tim Hohman presented a detailed update on the full implementation of the 1:1 Learning Environment. Mr. Lapetino explained how the strong foundation of professional development for teachers helped support the full technology integration into the classroom and how ongoing professional development what would look like during the current school year. Mr. Hohman explained how the District tripled bandwidth to accommodate the device use and reported on nearly 100 percent uptime across the District during the first month on school. Mr. Lapetino closed by reporting on the success thus far of the Technical Support Internship (TSI) courses at both schools in which D86 students troubleshoot hardware, software, and network problems, as well as process service tickets and inventory stock.
Consent Agenda
The Board approved the consent agenda as presented. The consent agenda includes personnel, stipends, board bills, and meeting minutes. Click on the link to access the meeting agenda and then scroll down to see Consent Agenda items beginning under number 5.
Final 2018-19 Budget Presentation and Final Budget Hearing
The public budget hearing took place as part of Monday’s meeting during the Board’s Regular Action Meeting. Immediately following the budget hearing, the Board voted to approve the final budget for fiscal year 2018-19.
School Attendance Boundary
The Board voted to approve the map entitled “Plot 3-Rt 83-67
th
” as the new school attendance boundaries beginning in the 2019-20 school year. That map can be viewed online on the District website
here
. Note that you may need to download the map to be able to enlarge it significantly.
District 86 Administration will begin notifying families with 8
th
graders affected by the change so that those families can begin the residency verification process at their assigned District 86 high school.
Transfer Resolution 19.07 Debt Services FY 2019
The Board voted to adopt Resolution 19.07 which will allow the Treasurer to make the necessary transfers from the Education Fund and the Operation and Maintenance Fund to the Debt Services Fund to process two active capital lease payments.
Abatement Resolution 19.08 FY 2019
The Board voted to adopt Resolution 19.08 which authorizes the abatement of $2.5 million from the Working Cash Fund to the Transportation Fund to better reflect the expenses incurred to the Transportation Fund. The abatement is included in the final fiscal year 2019 budget.
Bid 18-003: Bleacher Service
The Board voted to award Bid 18-003 Bleacher and Miscellaneous Athletic Equipment Inspection, Installation, Maintenance & Repair Service to BR Bleachers for a three-year contract at a cost of $34,833 per year.
Summer Construction 2019
The Board voted to approve the list of 2019 summer construction projects that Administration presented at the September 4 meeting. The District addressed all “A” priority items from the 2017 Life Safety Study over the past summer. The focus will now shift to addressing the “B” priority items from the Life Safety Study that are outside the buildings and will not be impacted by projects in the referendum.
Administrator Raise and Multi-Year Contract Renewal for Superintendent
The Board voted to approve a raise for 2018-19 and a three-year contract renewal for Superintendent Dr. Bruce Law. Dr. Law’s current contract expires June 30, 2019.
President’s Report
Board Member Vacancy Update
The Board will hold interviews with all 10 applicants on Monday, September 24. The meeting will begin and end in open session, but all interviews with the Board will be in closed session under the
Open Meetings Act
exception “the selection of a person to fill a public office…including a vacancy in a public office” (5
ILCS
120/2(c)(3). The appointee will serve until the April 2019 election.
Office of Civil Rights Closes Complaint Filed by the Village of Burr Ridge School Committee
Board President Bill Carpenter announced that the District's legal counsel informed him on September 13 that the Office of Civil Rights has closed the file and is not opening the investigation.
Illinois Attorney General's Office Closes
Open Meetings Act
Complaint 54637
President Carpenter also reported that Zach Mottl filed a complaint with the Illinois Attorney General's Office, alleging that the Board violated the
Open Meetings Act in its email correspondence with him. President Carpenter indicated that he received a letter September 10 from the Assistant Attorney General stating that the Board did not violate requirements of the
Open Meetings Act. The letter from the Assistant Attorney General can be found on the District website
here.
Administration
Superintendent’s Report
Following up on the discussion with Senator Curran, Superintendent Dr. Bruce Law reported to the Board that he sent a letter to Dr. Mark Johnson, the Regional Director of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), to ask ATSDR to test Hinsdale Central and Hinsdale South for ethylene oxide emissions from Sterigenics as soon as possible.
Human Resources
2017-18 School Year Retention Report
Administration presented to the Board employee retention data for the 2017-18 school year.
Certified Staff FTE Reconciliation
Administration reported to the Board actual full-time equivalences (FTE) currently in the buildings compared to the March staffing tally last spring. The report also included current class size averages for full-year sections that compare current averages to the 2017-18 school year.
Business
Financial and Treasury Reports August 2018
Per regular cadence, Administration provided to the Board the financial and treasury reports for August 2018.
The meeting adjourned at 9:34 p.m.
