Recap of December 13 Board Meeting

Recap of December 13 Board Meeting
Posted on 12/14/2022

Special Recognitions and Presentations

Bravo Waukegan gave a presentation detailing some of its programming and impact on students in 20222. 

Spotlight on 60 highlighted the District’s Swim Smart partnership with the Waukegan Parks Foundation. 

Ms. LaTonya Burton was sworn-in to serve on the District's Ethics Commission. The Board appointed Ms. Burton at a previous meeting. 


Action Items

The Board of Education voted to approve the renewal contract with NEIU for year 4 of the EIR grant, in the amount of $99,470.00. The Board approved the acceptance of the EIR Grant on 11/26/2019.  These are required annual agreements with our partners who are assisting with the implementation of the grant in WPS60 and are paid using grant funds.  

The Board of Education voted to approve the renewal contract with the Lake County ROE for year 4 of the EIR grant in the amount of $110,000.

The Board of Education voted to approve the renewal contract with Education Potential, LLC for year 4 of the EIR grant in the amount of $110,000.

The Board of Education voted to approve the Facility Rental Waiver Request submitted by Latinos FC Soccer. Latinos FC would like to add Monday's to their weekly practices at Abbott Middle School. The total amount of the new request is $1,536.

The Board of Education voted to approve the fifth Statement of Work for mechanical improvements at multiple school locations. This fifth Statement of Work has a total gross maximum price of $3,000,000, and is an extension of the Master Services Agreement which was approved at the June 22, 2021 Board meeting and includes mechanical work to be completed at Little Fort Elementary, Glenwood Elementary, Andrew Cooke Magnet School, Clark Elementary and Waukegan High School - Brookside Campus and Washington Campus.

The Board of Education voted to approve the payment to FastSigns for the purchase and installation of ADA compliant signage at eleven schools in the amount of $49,596. The Operations department started the initiative to update interior signage in school buildings to be ADA compliant. Eleven schools have been started and the remaining are being evaluated for completion. The department originally solicited prices from a variety of vendors and FastSigns offered the best pricing and service.  The eleven schools associated with this agenda item include Glen Flora, Hyde Park, Lyon Magnet, North, Oakdale, McCall, Carman-Buckner, Glenwood, Clearview, Whittier, and Andrew Cooke Magnet.

The Board of Education voted to approve the purchase of mechanical equipment from Windy City Representatives via Sourcewell Contract for the new proposed Educational Services Center. The Administration recommends that the Board of Education approve the pre-purchase of mechanical equipment so that materials can be procured for proposed renovations supporting the Waukegan Wraparound Center and first floor of the new Educational Services Center.  The District's Architect, Wold Architects, has received and reviewed a proposal from Windy City Representatives via Sourcewell Contract #070121-JHN in the amount of $530,000. This pre-purchase equipment includes the purchase of two rooftop air handling units, two condensing boilers, and one heating hot water pump, as well as freight and equipment startup.  Due to ongoing supply chain challenges in the mechanical industry, it is necessary to order this equipment now for a Summer 2023 installation.

The Board of Education voted to approve and sign a real estate lease agreement with J&B Auto Service and Towing. The Administration is recommending a Real Estate Lease Agreement with J&B Auto Service and Towing for the property located at 916 Washington Street.  The proposed agreement is for a ten year period and may be extended for two additional terms of five years each through mutual written agreement between the Lessor and Lessee.  The proposed agreement may be terminated due to eminent domain, transfer of property, or without cause.

The Board of Education voted to approve changes to Board Policy 5301, Graduation Requirements, as set forth for fourth reading and recommended by the Equity Policy Review Workgroup and the Administration. Additional information can be found here. 




Personnel Items

The Board of Education voted to the appointments, retirements and resignations of 19 employees. 

The Board of Education voted to approve the recommended FY23 salary increase for Crossing Guards. The recommended increase will be from $13.50 to $17.50 per shift. The current FY22 total salary amount is estimated at $167,822.24.  With the proposed increased amount, the estimated annual salary amount would be $217,547.40.  The increased fiscal impact would equal an estimated total of $49,725.16. 

The Board of Education voted to approve the professional development request for Jennifer Sparkman and Kailey Cassidy to attend the Literacy Conference in Columbus, Ohio from January 28 to January 31 in the amount of $3,500 (registration, hotel, per diem, mileage). The conference sessions include phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension.

The Board of Education voted to approve a Professional Services Agreement with Kevin Kruckeberg effective January 2 to June 30, 2023. Mr. Kevin Kruckeberg serves as the current Interim Director of Operations and is retiring effective December 30, 2023.  This professional services agreement will allow Mr. Kruckeberg to continue to support the Operations department on a part-time/as-needed basis with various day-to-day department functions, capital improvement planning, department budgeting planning, collective bargaining planning, transitional leadership planning for a new Director of Operations, as well as other special projects that may be needed.

 

Financial Items

The Board of Education voted to authorize/adopt the estimated property tax levy for Tax Year 2022 and the Truth in Taxation Resolution and authorize the Administration to submit the approved levy and Truth in Taxation Resolution to the Lake County, Illinois County Assessor's Office. The amount levied exceeds the estimated actual extension. A key component in calculating the actual extension, the Equalized Assessed Valuation or EAV (i.e. tax base), cannot be determined with certainty at this point in time and a levy in excess of estimated actual receipts provides a base where the District will receive the maximum allowable tax proceeds amounts. The Township Assessor's Office provided the District with an estimated increase in EAV at approximately 9% resulting in an EAV of $1,144,126,532 for Tax Year 2022. This results in an increase of $94,469,163 or 9.00% from the prior year's EAV of $1,049,657,369. The Administration is proposing a levy for Tax Year 2022 of $55,029,138, an increase of $2,610,456 or 4.98% from the prior year's actual extension. The amount does not include projected taxes of $4,043,637 that will be extended for bond principal and interest payments. The requested levy and projected actual proceeds for the Transportation Fund is $5,569,670 and $4,004,443, respectively. Section 105 ILCS 5/17-2A states monies may be transferred from the Transportation Fund to the Education and Operations and Maintenance Funds.


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