BOARD BRIEFS
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE & SPECIAL MEETING MAY 5, 2016
HUNTLEY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT 158 BOARD OF EDUCATION
STAFF CELEBRATE SERVICE ANNIVERSARIES
BOE Recognizes Long-Term, Newly Tenured Staff
The Board recognized a number of District 158 employees
celebrating milestone service anniversaries or tenure.
Thirty-two teachers from throughout the District were recognized with
tenure, denoting reaching four years of continuous service.
In addition, more than 150 employees were recognized for reaching
milsteone service anniversaries of five, 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30 years. In
addition, four
HHS CONSTRUCTION
99% COMPLETE
Director of Operations and
Maintenance Doug Renkosik
reported that construction on the
HHS addition and renovation
project is 99% complete.
The Board celebrated the
milestone on April 30 with a ribbon
staff members
cutting ceremony and community
who will be
open house.
retiring were
recognized:
The latest budget tracking shows a
Patricia Eriksen,
total project current budget of
Pattie Ahrens,
$34,854,348 against total available
Wendy Moerke,
funding of $34,957,000.
and Naomi
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Fettes.
Fettes,
longtime secretary to the Board, received a special honor.
Superintendent John Burkey spoke to Fettes’ work in transitioning the
job of Board secretary from one that previously was responsible for
creating hundreds of paper copies for each Board meeting to one that
PROPOSED MATERIALS
ADOPTION FOR NEW
HHS COURSES
The Board was presented with a
is virtually entire electronic.
“She’s stayed at the forefront of her job,” Burkey said.
proposed textbook to be used for
He also spoke of her unimpeachable trustworthiness, which he said is
the new HHS course Introduction
to Forensic Science &
of utmost importance to the position.
“You can learn almost anything else, but you can’t learn that,” he
said.
Criminalistics. The materials will be
on display for 30 days, beginning
He also credited her with playing a large role in compiling the
May 6, 2016. After the 30-day
substantial documentation required by the state construction grant
display period, recommendation
that funded the recent addition and renovation project at Huntley
for approval will be brought
High School.
before the Board of Education at
Find the full list of individuals receiving tenure here and the full list of
service anniversaries here.
May 5, 2016 Volume 2, Issue 19
the June 16, 2016 meeting.
HUNTLEY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT 158 BOARD OF EDUCATION
Masonry and Flashing Repairs Bid #2016-41 and Roof Restoration and Repairs Bid #2016-68
At the special meeting, the Board awarded:
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Base Bid #4: Combined Bid for all work at Heineman Middle School and Marlowe Middle School to
Abel Building Restoration , Inc. at a price of $213,000.00.
Base Bid #1 and Alternate Bids #1 and #2, all for work at Huntley High School, to (BAMR,LLC) Bulley
and Andrews Masonry Restoration, LLC at a total price of $237,859.00.
Change Order No. 1 to G. E Riddiford Company Inc. at a total cost of $646,227.00.
Pending Actions
In addition, at its next Regular Meeting May 19, the Board will vote whether to approve:
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Renewal of the District’s participation in the McHenry County Regional Safe School Program (RSSP) for
the 2016-2017 school year
2016-2017 Student Handbooks for all of the elementary schools, both middle schools, and high school,
as presented, which have been verified by attorneys to be 100% compliant with SB-100.
A list of the proposed field trips for the 2016-17 school year
A resolution to continue to transport students living in those areas within 1.5 miles of the school and
identified and approved by the Illinois Department of Transportation constituting a safety hazard. The
District must apply annually for reimbursement for transportation of these students from the State.
An amendment to the District’s existing contract for curricular and technology materials with Pearson
to reflect changing enrollment numbers
Payables: purchase orders at $808,994.24; Imprest checks at $203,092.77; and disbursements issued at
$2,059,584.01
A proposed fundraising contract with Art to Remember to benefit Martin Elementary School ($3,000)
Mark Altmayer - CFO/Treasurer and Dr. John Burkey - Superintendent as signatories for all bank /
financial accounts and Mr. Altmayer as Treasurer for FY17
Renewal of agreement with Advantage Behavioral Health to provide an Employee Assistance
Program, at a cost of $12,960.00
A service agreement with CTS Group to extend the phone support services and EPA Energy Star
database updating portion of the existing contract for three more years, at an annual price of
$12,906.00
Ten Year Life Safety Survey reports completed by Wold Architects and Engineers and that the
remedial measures shall be funded from the 20 fund (O&M fund)
Minutes of the BOE Regular Meeting April 21, 2016
A list of four legal firms to serve as District legal counsel: Hinshaw & Culbertson; Miller, Hall, and Triggs;
Ottosen Britz Kelly Cooper Gilbert & DiNolfo, Ltd.; and Chapman and Cutler
Informational Updates
The Board heard informational reports on:
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Monthly fiscal, Revenue and Expenditure, HR, Operations and Maintenance updates
Legislative updates, including a proposed state constitutional amendment covering a range of issues
including school funding, legislative redistricting, and graduated income tax rates
2016 IASB Delegate Assembly, which will be held in conjunction with the annual conference.
President Drzal led discussion about the Board’s planned submissions to the conference, which are
due in June.
Board Briefs are presented for the informational benefit of the community only and do not
represent the official minutes. Learn more about the Board of Education and review schedules,
agendas, minutes, and live streams of meetings at WWW.DISTRICT158.ORG/BOE.
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HUNTLEY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT 158 BOARD OF EDUCATION
650 Academic Drive, Algonquin, IL 60102