NAPERVILLE  COMMUNITY  UNIT  SCHOOL DISTRICT  203
BOARD  BRIEFS
Board Briefs for:
December 18, 2000
November 20, 2000
October 16, 2000
 September 18, 2000
The regular meeting of the Board of Education was held on Monday evening, December 18, 2000, at the Administrative Center.  The following items were discussed or approved:

1. The Board of Education held a Public Hearing on the 2000 Tax Levy at the beginning of the meeting.  Later in the meeting the board approved the 2000-2001 Tax Levy Resolution in which the proposed corporate and special purpose property taxes to be levied for 2000 are $112,700,000.

2. The Community Relations Department reported that District 203 schools and support services conducted many charitable and service activities prior to Winter Break.

3. Dr. Weber reviewed information from the School Code of Illinois regarding the make-up of emergency days when schools are closed in case of weather, electric outage, water main break, etc.  The declared emergency snow day, December 12, 2000, will be made up on Wednesday, June 6, 2001.

4. Lenore Johnson and Jodi Wirt presented information on the many committees and projects that took place in the Curriculum Department, Amy Kruppe reported on Special Education Department activities, and Skip Paulson presented his report on the Technology Department for the month of November.
 
5. President Osie Davenport thanked the Administration and all the community members who worked on the Future Direction Committee and sub-committees.

6. The board authorized the Administration to begin FY02 budget development following the parameters as targets:


7. Bids awarded at this board meeting were as follows:

8. Two out-of-state/overnight field trips were approved by the board.  A trip to Mexico from June 12 to 20, 2001 was approved for Spanish III and IV students at Naperville North High School. A trip to Kansas City, Missouri from March 1 to 4, 2001 was approved for 65 jazz students at Naperville Central High School to perform in the Jazz Festival at the University of Kansas at Lawrence.

The next regularly scheduled Board of Education meeting, a Discussion Meeting, will be held on January 8, 2001, 7:30 p.m. at the Administrative Center.  The next Board of Education Business Meeting will be held Monday, January 22, 2001, at 7:30 p.m. also at the Administrative Center.

If you have a question or want further information on any of the above items, please call Wanda Jones,
Secretary of the Board of Education at 420-6311.

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The regular meeting of the Board of Education was held on Monday evening, November 20, 2000, at the Administrative Center.  The following items were discussed or approved:

1. Ellen Wolff, Head Nurse for District 203 Health Services, was recognized for having been named 2000 Illinois School Nurse Administrator of the Year by the Illinois Association of School Nurses.  Ellen has been in the school district for 13 years

2. The following Good News items were announced:

3. Lenore Johnson provided information on a Library Grant that is available from the Secretary of State’s Office.  The funding from this grant supports the library resource centers at each school.

4. Allen Albus provided information on a new private school in Naperville, the Naperville Christian Academy, which is associated with the Naperville Evangelical Free Church. The board approved the transportation of one student from the Academy to her home.

5. The board approved a resolution which estimated the 2000 Aggregate Tax Levy to be $112,700,000 exclusive of debt service.  A public hearing on the estimated 2000 Tax Levy will be conducted on December 18th at 7:30 p.m. at the District Administrative Center.

6. The board accepted the 1999-2000 Audit as prepared by the William F. Gurrie & Company, Ltd.

7. The board authorized the purchase of three lots for vocational and other educational training of pupils for construction of the Building Trades houses.

8. The following reports were presented for information:

9. The following items were approved by the Board of Education: Please take note of the following meetings: If you have a question or want further information on any of the above items, please call Wanda
Jones, Secretary of the Board of Education at 420-6311.

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The regular meeting of the Board of Education was held on Monday evening, October 16, 2000, at the Administrative Center.  The following items were discussed or approved:

1. Ron Czalbowski, Business Partner and Manager of Naperville Saturn Dealership, and John Semany, from Saturn in Detroit, MI, presented the NEA-UAW/Saturn 2000 Partnership Award to School District 203.  This award was presented because of the outstanding partnership between Saturn of Naperville and Naperville North High School and Naperville Central High School and the support for the Driver's Education Program.

2. A resolution was presented to North Central College for allowing the 2000 Annual Crosstown Classic football game between Central and North High Schools to be played at the college. Rick Spencer, Vice-President for Institutional Advancement and Walter J. Johnson, Athletic Director, for North Central College were in attendance at the board meeting to receive the resolution.

3. The following Good News items were announced:

4. Susan Stuckey, Principal, Highlands Elementary School, Barb Untch, kindergarten teacher, Highlands Elementary School and Lenore Johnson, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum & Instruction for Elementary Education, gave a presentation on the Kindergarten Study that began in February, 2000.

5. The School Improvement Plan Goals were 2000-2001 for all twenty-one schools was presented by Lenore Johnson and Jodi Wirt.  The goals represent areas of concentration for each school as aligned with the Naperville Community Unit School District 203 Critical Strategic Goals.

6. The following reports were presented for information:


7. The Board of Education approved the deferrals/reductions of low impact items totaling $1,094,716. in the Educational Fund.  They also approved deferrals/reductions on items in the Operational and Maintenance Fund amounting to $453,730.  A total of $1,548,446 items will be deferred/reduced from the 2000-2001 budget.

8. Dr. Weber presented the District 203 2000 School Report Card for information.

9. Dr. Weber stated that every teacher who holds an Illinois Teaching Certificate will be required to develop and submit a Certificate Renewal Plan (CRP) to the Local Professional Development Committee (LPDC).   It will be the responsibility of each teacher to meet re-certification requirements every five years.  The Board approved the appointment of Michael Skarr, at-large community member to serve on the Local Professional Development Committee.  The other members of the Committee, appointed by the NUEA, will be Sandy Hill, Prairie Elementary School, John Beehler, Kennedy Junior High School, and Sue Pollard, Naperville North High School.  The Superintendent designee on the Committee will be Gayle Wahlin, Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources.  Their first meeting to begin the process was held on October 17.

10. Appointments were made for delegate and alternate for the Illinois Association of School Board conference held in Chicago November 17-19.  The delegate will be Osie Davenport and the alternate will be Dennis Malchow.

11. The following items were approved by the Board of Education:

The next regular Board of Education meeting, a Discussion Meeting, will be held Monday, November 6, at 7:00 p.m.  The next regular Business meeting of the Board of Education will be held on Monday, November 20, at 7:30 p.m.

If you have a question or want further information on any of the above items, please call Wanda Jones,
Secretary of the Board of Education at 420-6311.

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The regular meeting of the Board of Education was held on Monday evening, September 18, 2000, at the Administrative Center.  The following items were discussed or approved:

1. The Board of Education held a Public Hearing on the 2000-2001 Budget at the beginning of the meeting.  Later in the meeting the board tabled the motion to approve the 2000-2001 Budget Resolution until September 25, 2000.  At that time the Board will meet and continue their discussions.

2. Mary Ann Bobosky introduced the following individuals who were recognized for being Illinois State Board of Education 2000 Those Who Excel Nominees:

3. Dennis Malchow, board member and trustee on the Naperville Education Foundation, gave an update on the activities of the Foundation for the past year.

4. Seven students from Naperville Central High School and twenty-two students from Naperville North High School were recognized for being named National Merit Semi-Finalists.  Tom Paulsen, Principal of NCHS and Peter Pasteris, Principal of NNHS, introduced the students and recognized their parents.  Osie Davenport, President, Board of Education presented each student a signed copy of the resolution approved by the board.

5. Skip Paulson, Ray Rehberg and Russ Reneau, of Reneau Consulting, discussed the Digital Video Distribution System at Naperville North High School and how the system was chosen and the implementation of the system in the school district.  Board members had seen a presentation of the system at NNHS on August 14 and had questions to ask about expenditures, success and benefits of the system.

6. Revisions to Policy 7.40, Non-Public School Students were approved by the Board of Education.

7. Lenore Johnson and Jodi Wirt presented information on the many committees and projects that took place in the Curriculum Department during the summer.  Also presented was the 2000 Summer School Report.  Skip Paulson presented the September Technology Report.

8. Robert Pratt, from Benefit Brokers & Consultants, Inc., discussed with the board the health and dental plan for the school district and the insurance carriers of the various areas of the plan.  The costs for Health and Dental Plan as presented were approved by the Board of Education.  The board also approved the health and dental premiums for individuals and families.  The increase in premiums will be 12.19%.

9. The Board of Education approved the teacher aide time allocations as presented by Ron Gibson.  They are as follows:


10. The sixth day enrollment report for the school district was presented by Ron Gibson and Russ Bryan for information.  There were 18,876 students enrolled on August 29.  Last year at the same time there were 18,681.

11. Russ Bryan reported that there are 8 foreign exchange students at the two high schools this year.  They are here from Canada, Slovakia, Germany, Belarus, Russia and Columbia.

12. Bids that were awarded at this board meeting are as follows:

13. Other actions approved by the Board of Education were: The Board will meet on Monday, September 25, 7:30 p.m. to discuss the 2000-2001 Budget.  The next regular Board of Education meeting will be held Monday, October 2, 2000, at 7:30 p.m.

If you have a question or want further information on any of the above items, please call Wanda Jones,
Secretary of the Board of Education at 420-6311.

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