January 16, 2008 Board Meeting Minutes
The Board of Trustees of Illinois Valley Community College District No.
513 convened a regular session at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 16, 2008
in the Board Room (C307) at
Illinois
Valley
Community College.
Members Physically
Present:
David L. Wilcoxson, Board Chair
Dennis N. Thompson, Vice Chair
Lori E. Scroggs, Secretary
Paula J. EndressDavid O. Mallery
Thomas C. Setchell
Deborah L. Sweeden
Elizabeth Kunkel, Student Trustee
Members Absent:
Others Physically
Present:
Dave Louis, Interim PresidentJerry
Corcoran, Vice President for Business Services and Finance
Bob Marshall, Vice President for Student Services
Sue Isermann, Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs
Walt Zukowski, Attorney
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
It was moved by Mrs. Sweeden and seconded by
Dr. Scroggs to approve the agenda. Motion passed by voice vote.
PRESENTATION – EARLY CHILDHOOD
EDUCATION
Marianne Dzik, Dean of English, Mathematics
and Education, and Diane Christianson, Early Childhood Education Instructor
and Director of the Early
Childhood
Education
Center, gave a
presentation regarding the program and center. A needs assessment was
conducted on daycare in LaSalle County
and revealed over 3200 children need full-day child care but only
approximately 1200 spaces are available to meet this need. There are
only 15 spaces available at the IVCC Early Childhood Center.
The Center exists for two major reasons – 1) IVCC’s Valued Practice of
welcoming students into a caring and secure environment in which their
individual needs and interests are addressed. The Center welcomes
students’ children into a warm environment so that the parents can attend
IVCC to improve their lives. Most of the children’s parents are single
moms or children from low income families. Most of these parents
receive reduced childcare tuition through the Illinois Department of
Healthcare and Family Services and the C-Campus grant which is available due
to the College having a lab school. During the last Nursing
Accreditation it was noted the lab was a great support and benefit for the
nursing students. IVCC’s Valued Practice of teaching and learning is
the second reason. The Center models the high standards which are
taught in the College’s Early Childhood program and provides the theory
taught to the hands-on theory in the classroom during observation in the
Center’s lab. The Center is licensed by the Department of Children and
Family Services and determines the student/staff ratio. Currently, for
15 students, IVCC employs a part-time director, full-time instructor,
part-time instructor, and 2 student workers who are paid from the Federal
Work Study program. The Center is open Monday through Friday, 7:30
a.m. – 5 p.m. during the fall, spring, and pre-summer sessions. If
needed, the hours can be adjusted. The Center is closed when the
College is closed. The Center is more than a daycare center.
There is a strong emphasis on curriculum and the students are provided the
educational and social preparedness needed for kindergarten. Besides
an Associate in Applied Science Degree in Early Childhood Education, IVCC
recently received approval for an Associate of Arts Degree in Teaching for
Early Childhood Education which is a full degree articulation. IVCC
has been meeting with the Illinois Facilities Fund (IFF) which provides
below-market rate real estate and equipment loans for nonprofits serving
low-income and special-needs communities and also conducts research for
guidance and improvement. The purpose of the meetings is to
collaborate and initiate ideas to address the needs of daycare. The
meetings are held once a month until June when a written report will be
provided and shared with the Board.
Mr. Mallery entered the meeting at 7:29 p.m.
CONSENT AGENDA
It was moved by
Mrs. Sweeden and seconded by Mr. Thompson to approve the consent agenda as
presented. Motion passed by
voice vote.
The following items were
approved in the consent agenda:
Approval of Minutes
–Board minutes of the December 19, 2007 Meeting
Approval of the Bills
- $1,217,333.05
Education Fund - $783,704.68;
Operation and Maintenance Fund - $71,198.08; Operation and Maintenance
(Restricted Fund) - $38,039.35; Auxiliary Fund - $272,086.85; Restricted
Fund - $47,304.52; Liability, Protection and Settlement Fund - $4,999.57.
Treasurer’s Report
Personnel
Approved the stipends for the
pay periods ending December 15, 2007 and December 29, 2007 as presented.
Bid Approval –
15-Passenger Shuttle Bus
Approved to accept the bid
from Midwest Transit – Kankakee, Illinois
to lease the 2008 Ford Starcraft for 36 months at an annual lease payment of
$7,835.00
Bid Request – Vertical
Milling Machine
Approved to request bids for
a vertical milling machine in accordance with the specifications provided.
Bid Request – Aerial Work
Platform
Approved to request bids for
an aerial work platform in accordance with the specifications provided.
PRESIDENT’S
REPORT
Dr. Louis reported a slight increase in the credit hours for the fall
semester. He also noted a slight increase in credit hours for the spring
semester as compared to last spring at this time. Board members received
the February events calendar. Dr. Louis was impressed with the number of
events held at the College and encouraged Board members to attend.
TRUSTEES’ REPORT
Mr. Thompson reported on the Board Facilities Committee
meeting which was held on Tuesday, January 15.
The committee discussed the three options for the additional parking
lot. The committee was in favor
of Option C – the additional 300-vehicle parking lot located east of the
current East Campus parking lot and move the proposed Technology and
Workforce Development Center
closer to Building F. The
committee also discussed two options for the Truck Driver Training building.
Option A is a 600 square foot building which included two restrooms
and an observation area. Option
B is a 3,000 square foot building which would include two restrooms, an
observation area, and offices for the director, administrative assistant and
instructors, as well as two classrooms.
Approximate cost for Option B is $455,950 as compared to the
approximate cost of $111,100 for Option A.
The funding for the Truck Driver Training building would be entirely
paid for by local funds that would come from the Building Fund.
Mr. Mallery questioned how the College would replenish the additional
monies which have been set aside for the Technology and
Workforce
Development
Center
match. Dr. Louis noted that
$400,000 is set aside each year for the match and would be replaced next
year. The building could also be
used as a storm shelter on the East Campus.
The general consensus from the Board was to inform the architects and
engineers to move forward and expect approval at the February Board meeting.
Mr. Setchell reported on the Audit Finance Committee
meeting held on January 16 in which the administration recommended a $2 per
credit hour increase in tuition effective with the summer 2008 semester and
111 course fee adjustments. The
committee reviewed the athletic tuition waivers and decided to leave this
alone for the time being but to provide an 18-month window for notices to be
made if the Board should decide to reduce the amount of tuition waivers for
athletics. They also discussed
increasing the number of academic tuition waivers but will wait for a
proposal from the administration.
The committee decided no changes will take place at this time.
They decided to give the new Athletic Director time to adjust the
athletic program and identify strengths between now and October and then the
administration can provide a comprehensive report.
Another topic discussed was the Nuclear Power Plant valuation.
The Committee is looking for a joint governmental agreement with
other taxing bodies to make sure that the College is getting a full and fair
appraisal of that tax base.
Mr. Wilcoxson reported on the exciting basketball game
between Black Hawk East and
Illinois
Valley.
He was pleased to see over 150 people in attendance.
Ms. Kunkel distributed a written report to Board members.
ESTABLISHMENT OF
TRUST AGREEMENT
It was moved by Mr. Setchell and seconded by Mr. Mallery to establish a
Trust Agreement with an Illinois Bank for an amount not to exceed $1.5
million as the maximum local commitment for CDB Project No. 819-046-015 and
a new 300-vehicle parking lot. It was noted that the administration will
prepare a request for proposal to receive the best interest and lowest
fees. Motion passed by voice vote.
SCHEDULE OF REGULAR MEETING DATES AND
TIMES
It was moved by Mr. Setchell and seconded by Mrs.
Scroggs to approve the following Board meeting dates for 2008 and will
provide public notice of this schedule.
All meetings will take place at 7 p.m. in Room C307, the Board Room,
on the campus of Illinois Valley
Community College, 815 North Orlando Smith Avenue, Oglesby, Illinois.
Motion passed by voice vote.
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
PUBLIC COMMENT
No comments
TRUSTEE COMMENT
No comments.
CLOSED SESSION
It was moved by Mr.
Thompson and seconded by Mrs. Sweeden to convene a closed session to
discuss 1) the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline,
performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the public body; 2)
litigation; 3) closed session minutes.
The board recessed at 8:20 p.m.
The board entered closed session at 8:31 p.m.
On a motion by Dr. Scroggs, seconded by Mr.
Thompson and carried unanimously, the regular meeting resumed at 10:05 p.m.
ADJOURNMENT
It was moved by Ms. Kunkel, seconded by Mrs. Endress, and carried
unanimously to adjourn the meeting at 10:06 p.m.
