Special Presentation - Emergency Response Crisis Management (ERMC)

Leanne DeHaan provided a status report on the District 123 Emergency Operations Plan and displayed flipchart procedural guides for schools, parent brochures, and a sample administrator emergency go-kit and its contents.

Paul Enderle discussed goals, outlined the ongoing process of conducting a security audit each spring, and highlighted the ERCM training that will be conducted for all staff during the Inservice Day on April 17, 2007.

THE BOARD HEARD FROM THE ADMINISTRATION REGARDING:

• IMRF Early Retirement language
• Vehicle sales
• 2007 Roof replacement work at Hannum
• Buildings and Grounds Report
• 2007 Summer School will be held at Covington. Anna Schultz will be the summer school coordinator this year.
• Summer Wings brochure
• Kindergarten Enrollment
• Program Initiatives, 2007-2008
• 2006 Illinois School Report Card and a 5-year student data summary
• Early Childhood program designation considered to be one of only two programs in the state that have qualified for a “special” level designation
• School Board Candidate Orientation on March 22, 2007
• School Board Reorganizational meeting will be held on May 14, 2007
• Save the Date: The Annual Dist. 123 Retirement Dinner – Wed. May 23, 2007
• IASB Certificate of Appreciation for Tom Boyle for attending the Delegate Assembly in November
• Letter from Tom Cross about the House Republican Internet Safety Package
• Newspaper article about District 122 and upcoming referendum

Tabled – Action to revise and adopt select existing School Board policies

THE BOARD TOOK THE FOLLOWING ACTION:

• Approved the minutes of February 26, 2007
• Approved the closed session minutes of February 26, 2007
• Approved resignations of Jill Gedraitis and Natalie Prosser, effective June, 2007
• Approved the reemployment of first, second, or third year probationary teachers, Beth Lyons and Margaret Martire, for the 2007-2008 school year
• Approved the IMRF Early Retirement Incentive language
• Approved the two vehicle sales to highest bidders
• Approved the Hannum roof bid from National Roofing Corporation in the amount of $253,770
• Approved the list of bills as presented, the Fund Reconciliation Report, the summary financial reports, and the payroll in the amount of $2,006,629.78

The meeting was adjourned at 9:05 p.m.

The next regular meeting of the Board of Education will be held on Monday, April 23, 2007, at the Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle School, 5345 W. 99th Street, Oak Lawn, Illinois.