COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT 218MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION

REGULAR BOARD MEET~NGJULY 14, 1980

ADMINISTRATION BUILDING

Mr. Lentz called the meeting to order at 8:00 p.m. The meetingwas opened with the Lord's Prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance.

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PRESENT: Vernon Lentz, PresidentElaine Schubert, SecretaryJoan BaldaufRobert BartleGeorge BenckFrank HiterThomas Windt

William O. Webb

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The minutes of the Regular Meeting of June 23, 1980 and theAdjourned Board Meeting of June 25, 1980 were presented tothe Board for approval. Mr. Windt stated that he would likethe minutes of the June 25, 1980 meeting to show that he didn'tcome out of executive session, that he left before the meetingreconvened into open session. Mr. Benck then moved, secondedby Mrs. Baldauf, that these minutes be approved with the notedcorrection. Motion carried on roll call with Mr. Hiter, Mr.Benck, Mr. Bartle, Mrs. Baldauf, Mrs. Schubert, and Mr. Lentzvoting aye; Mr. Windt voted aye on the minutes of June 23, 1980and passed on the minutes of the June 25, 1980 meeting.

Mr. Edmond Murphy was requested to come forward, and Mrs.Schubert then read the following resolution:

RESOLUTION OF COMMENDATION

WHEREAS, Edmond Murphy, Athletic Director at Harold L.Richards High School, July 9 was inducted into theChicago Chapter of the National Football Foundationand Hall of Fame; and

WHEREAS, Murphy received this award for being an out-standing citizen who has made real contributions tohigh school football in his community as a player anda coach; and

WHEREAS, serving as the President-Elect of SICA andpast Vice President of the Illinois State AthleticDirectors Association, Murphy was cited for his 25years of coaching elementary, high school and collegestudents and for his leadership in the HLR athleticprograms;

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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Educa~tion and Administration in Community High School District218 offer their sincerest congratulations to Ed Murphy.Your accomplishment reflects your dedication to studentathletic programs and your induction brings much honorto the Harold L. Richards High School, to the SchoolDistrict, and to yourself and your family.

ADOPTED this 14th day of July, 1980, by order of the Boardof Education of Community High School District 218 ..

S/VERN LENTZPresident

S/WILLIAM O. WEBBSuperintendent of Schools

S/ELAINE T. SCHUBERTSecretary

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Mr. Windt moved, seconded by Mrs. Schubert, that this resolutionbe adopted as read. Motion carried. The Resolution of Commenda-tion was then presented to Mr. Murphy. After receiving thisresolution, Mr. Murphy expressed his appreciation for this honor.

A report was given to the Board regarding the distribution ofGideon Bibles to District 218 students by the Oak Lawn Camp ofGideons. This report stated that these Bibles have been madeavailable to District 218 students on a gift, no obligation toaccept basis, for the last eight to ten years. The acceptanceof the Bibles by students is voluntary, and the distribution ofthese Bibles has generally been sriheduled as the students leaveschool for home.

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There was discussion as to whether the distribution of theseGideon Bibles should be continued. At the end of the discus-sion, Mrs. Schubert moved and Mr. Windt seconded that the dis-tribution of Bibles no longer be allowed in District 218 schools.The motion carried on roll call with Mr. Windt, Mr. Hiter, Mr.Bartle, Mrs. Baldauf, Mrs. Schubert, and Mr. Lentz voting aye;Mr. Benck voted no.

The Board Members were requested to grant approval for thecontinuation of District 218's membership in the IASB JointService Program for Meeting Tax Ojections, with the followingresolution being submitted to them:

lASB -JointServiceProgram/TaxObjections

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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PARTICIPATIONIN THE

JOINT SERVICE PROGRAM FOR MEETING TAX OBJECTIONS

WHEREAS, we the School Board of Community High School Dis-trict No. 218, Cook County, desire to support the JointService Program of participating Cook County School Boardsin their efforts to overcome tax objections filed againstmember districts and through united effort secure effectiveaction that will protect insofar as possible the 1978 taxlevies made and certified by this District.

Therefore be it and it is hereby Resolved, that the Boardof Education of School District No. 218, Cook County,Illinois, does hereby authorize participation by this Dis-trict in an extension of the Joint Service Program of theCook County School Boards to include objections filedagainst the 1978 tax levies of this District.

Passed by the Board this 14th day of July, 1980.

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Attest:SjELAINE T. SCHUBERTSecretary

The enrollment fee for each district is established by thedistrict's assessed valuation. The fee for District 218 forthe 1978-79 Joint Service Program is $400. After discussion,Mr. Bartle moved and Mr. Hiter seconded that approval be givenfor District 218 to continue in the Joint Service Program, aspresented. Motion carried on roll call with Mr. Windt, Mr.Hit~r, Mr. Benck, Mr. Bartle, Mrs. Baldauf, Mrs. Schubert,and Mr. Lentz voting aye.

A report on the second semester night school classes held atEisenhower High School was given to the Board. During thissemester, thirteen academic classes were held, with a totalenrollment of 411 students; and two G.E.D. classes were held,with a total enrollment of 53. A breakdown giving the numberof In-District and Out-of-District students attending day andnight classes, or night classes only, was also included inthis report.

In addition, a financial breakdown was included, giving thefees collected as well as the expenditures. This program isoperated on a non-cost basis.

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1979-80SecondSemesterNightSchoolClasses

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A report on the summer school program being held this yearat Richards Righ School was presented to the Board. Thisreport listed the classes scheduled for the first and secondsemesters, and gave the enrollment figures for both residentand non-resident students. There are twenty-one sectionsscheduled for the first semester, and twelve sections sched-uled for the second semester. The total enrollment for thefirst semester is 626 and, to date, for the second semester,there are 386 students enrolled. (Enrollment is still open.)

It was reported that out of a total of 570 studenmeligibleto participate in the summer Title I program, 167 studentswere enrolled as of July 10, 1980. The average daily attend-ance has been 118 students. Every parent has been contactedand urged to enroll their son/daughter in" the program.

There was discussion as to why there is such poor participa-tion in the summer Title I program, and it was stated thatsome parents do not feel it is necessary for their child toattend. Also, the program competes with the summer activityprograms, planned summer vacations, local village CETA workprograms, camps, etc.

Bid #123-6/80 in the total amount of $13,620.00 was presentedto the Board for approval. This bid contained quotations forrefuse pick-up service, for the 1980-81 school year, based onan estimated 2,000 cubic yards of compacted refuse and 1,800cubic yards of loose refuse. After discussion, Mr. Bartlemoved and Mr. Benck seconded that Bid #123-6/80 in the totalamount of $13,620.00 be awarded to Meyer Bros. Scavenger Serv-ice, as recommended. Motion carried on roll call with Mr.Windt, Mr. Riter, Mr. Benck, Mr. Bartle, Mrs. Baldauf, Mrs.Schubert, and Mr. Lentz voting aye.

Bid #124-7/80 in the total amount of $10,928.84 was presentedto the Board for approval. This bid contained quotations forthe purchase of standard office supplies that are not availa-ble from the State. After discussion, Mr. Bartle moved andMr. Riter seconded that Bid #124-7/80 be approved as presentedwith $5,600.85 being awarded to Evers Office Supply; $1,015.75to Publix Office Supplies; $833.49 to Quality Stationers;$1,473.15 to Standard Stationery Supply Co.; and $2,005.60 toGestetner Corp. Motion carried on roll call with Mr. Bartle,Mr. Windt, Mr. Riter, Mr. Benck, Mrs. Baldauf, Mrs. Schubert,and Mr. Lentz voting aye.

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1980SummerSchool

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Bid#123-6/80RefuseService

Bid#124-7/80StandardOfficeSupplies

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Bid #122-7/80, totaling $24,814.78, was presented to theBoard for approval. This bid contained quotations for thepurchase of physical education supplies and athletic uni-forms for Fall, Winter, and Spring sports. After discussion,Mr. Benck moved and Mr. Hiter seconded that Bid #122-7/80 beapproved as presented with $163.20 being awarded to DekanAthletic; $216.00 to Don's World of Sports; $580.50 to LansingSport Shop; $1,914.20 to Palos Sports, Inc.; $18,309.41 toSalkeld & Sons, Inc.; $599.12 to Scholastic Athletic Supply;$268.55 to Wittek Golf; $2,403.80 to Bob Musser's of Joliet;and $360.00 to Champion Products. Motion carried on rollcall with Mr. Hiter, Mr. Benck, Mr. Bartle, Mrs. Baldauf,and Mrs. Schubert voting aye; Mr. Windt and Mr. Lentz voted no~

Bid #125-7/80, totaling $3,690.73, was presented to the Boardfor approval. This bid contained quotations for a year's sup-ply of standard printed forms. After discussion, Mr. Benckmoved and Mr. Bartle seconded that Bid #125-7/80 be approvedas presented with $2,335.67 being awarded to