REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT
Catherine C. VealCONSENT AGENDA
July 9, 2014I recommend approval of the Consent Agenda items as presented:
Minutes (Linked to Agenda)
May 15, 2014 Special Board Meeting May 16, 2014 Regular Board Meeting
Personnel Items
NOTE: Compensation rates vary depending on a number of factors including but not limited to an individual’s education, an individual’s previous experience, the complexity of the assigned
responsibilities, and the duration of the work.
Resignations
We thank the following individuals for their contributions to the IMSA community and wish them the best in future endeavors:
Katherine L. Berger, Assistant Director, Student Life, Leadership Education and Service, August 1, 2014
John R. Gall, Resident Counselor, July 19, 2014
Michael R. Hoehn, Statewide Student Initiatives Specialist, August 4, 2014
Scott W. Nazimek, Maintenance Supervisor 2nd Shift, June 30, 2014
Daniel L. Riemersma, Resident Counselor, June 6, 2014
Megan E. Schrementi, Faculty FT, Science, June 2, 2014
Frank C. Tomsic, Director, Online Teaching and Learning, May 30, 2014
Yizhe Zhang, Faculty PT, Chinese, August 15, 2014
Retirements
We recognize and appreciate the following individuals for their years of service and significant contributions to the IMSA community:
Paula T. Altekruse, Coordinator, Academic Support, June 28, 2014 (24 years, 10 months)
Mary A. Seegers, IMS Service Clerk, June 26, 2014 (7 years, 7 months)
New Staff
Efrain De Luna, Maintenance Mechanic, June 23, 2014, salary of $45,500.00. Mr. De Luna was previously employed as an Electrician with FSG Electric in Bensenville, IL.
Lindsey M. Herlehy, Curriculum and Professional Development Specialist, June 18, 2014, salary of $63,000.00. Ms. Herlehy received her Bachelor of Science in Middle Childhood Education with concentrations in Mathematics and Language Arts from Ohio University and her Masters of Education in Educational Administration and Supervision from Arizona State University. She was previously employed as a Middle School Mathematics Instructor (8th Grade) at Cooley Middle School in Gilbert, AZ.
Barbara I. Hernandez, Resident Counselor, August 3, 2014 - June 3, 2015, salary of $19,800.00 plus room and board. Ms. Hernandez received her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and a minor in Spanish from Aurora University. She was previously employed as an Assistant Chief of Staff to State Representative Linda Chapa LaVia, Aurora, IL.
Robyn Lee-Diaz, Statewide Educator Initiatives (SEI) Partnership Manager, July 28, 2014, salary of $60,000.00. Ms. Lee-Diaz received her Bachelor of Arts with a Major in English from Aurora
University, a Master of Arts with a Major in English Studies from Elmhurst College and a Master of Arts with a Major in Educational Leadership from Concordia College. Ms. Lee-Diaz was previously employed as an Adjunct Professor Continuing Education with Triton Community College, River Grove, IL.
Bianca M. Leoni, Resident Counselor, August 3, 2014 - June 3, 2015, salary of $19,800.00 plus room and board. Ms. Leoni received her Bachelor of Science in Ecology, Evolution, and Behavioral
Biology from Beloit College, Beloit, WI. She was previously employed as a Resident Assistant at Beloit College Office of Residential Life, Beloit, WI.
Dhruti Patel, Energy Center Manager, Part-time, July 1, 2014, salary of $33,000.00. Ms. Patel received her Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana – Champaign. She was previously employed as a Co-Founder of The Generation Green Project in Chicago, IL.
Heather L. Richardson, Program Specialist, Statewide Student Initiatives, June 18, 2014, salary of $44,760.00. Ms. Richardson received her Bachelor of Science in Recreation and Park
Administration, Sequence: Therapeutic Recreation and her Bachelor of Science in Music with a Minor in Psychology from Illinois State University. She was previously employed as a Therapeutic
Recreation Specialist at Fox Valley Special Recreation Association, Aurora, IL.
Christopher L. Whitehead, Resident Counselor, August 3, 2014 - June 3, 2014, salary of $19,800.00 plus room and board. Mr. Whitehead received his Bachelor of Arts in Policy Studies & Political Science from Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY. He was previously employed as an Intern, Syracuse University Office of Off-Campus and Commuter Service.
Change in Status
Brian Grublesky promoted from Curriculum and Professional Development Specialist to Statewide Educator Initiatives (SEI) Program Manager, July 1, 2014, annualized salary of $74,800.00.
Part-time Hourly Staff
Other Personnel – time hourly employees, hired within the budgetary allocations for part-time, temporary services
a. Business Office
Robert E. Houston, Purchasing Officer-Temporary, June 20, 2014, $35.00 per hour
b. Facilities Services
Summer Custodian/Maintenance Help
Max Bergie, Grounds Worker, June 3-August 8, 2014, $8.25 per hour
Jared Davis, Custodian, May 29-August 8, 2014, $9.00 per hour
Michelle Johnson, Custodian, May 27-August 8, 2014, $8.25 per hour David Kinney, Maintenance, May 21-August 8, 2014, $8.50 per hour
Mandy Rieger, Custodian, June 2-August 8, 2014, $9.25 per hour
c. Golden Apple Scholars Summer Institute
April Capuder, Seminar Presenter, June 25, 2014, $150.00
Karen Lopez, Off-Site Program Leader, June 24-July 25, 2014, $5,520.00
Patricia Trafton, Off-Site Program Leader, June 24-July 25, 2014, $5,520.00
d. Information Resource Center (IRC)
Monica S. Mastrud, IRC Summer Library Clerk, June 3-27, 2014, $8.25 per hour
Luke A. Morrical, IRC Temp. Summer Library Assistant, June 16-18, 2014, $8.25 per hour
Tony Richardson II, IRC Summer Library Clerk, May 20-June 27, 2014, $9.00 per hour
e. Information Technology Services (ITS) – IT Helpdesk Summer Intern
Amanda Gao, June 3-August 22, 2014, $9.00 per hour
Milosz Kowal, June 3-August 22, 2014, $9.00 per hour
Yash Thacker, June 3-August 8, 2014, $9.00 per hour
f. Innovation and Entrepreneurship
TALENT Camp Instructor – June 23-27, 2014
Prachi Aggarwal, $9.90 per hour
James A. Gerry, $30.61 per hour
g. Marketing and Communications – Switchboard/Receptionist Coverage
Lindsay Baumgarner, June 17, 18, 23, 24, 25 and 30, 2014, $9.10 per hour
Anne Victory, June 19, 20, 26 and 27, 2014, $9.93 per hour
h. Principal’s Office
Christine J. Loos, Excel Mathematics Faculty, July 6-25, 2014, $3,660.00
i. Professional Field Services
FUSION Teacher, January 7, 2014 - June 15, 2014
Melissa McIntosh, Beasley Academic Center, $1,440.00
Katrina Sivels, Dunne Technology Academy, $800.00
Lincoln Brown and Juanita Paulinski, Murray Language Academy, $2,880.00 each
Marilyn Townsend and Andrea Little, Poe Classical, $1,440.00 each
FUSION Teacher, July 1, 2013 - June 15, 2014
SSI Summer Programs – IMSA
Raymond J. Dagenais, Extreme Science@IMSA Faculty, July 8-August 1, 2014, $3,600.00
Brittany Herzovi, SSI Summer Program Supervisor, May 15-August 15, 2014, $560.00 per week
Cheryl Lewis, Vital Signs Summer @ IMSA, June 16-20, 2014 - $1,200.00; July 7-11, 2014, $1,200.00; July 28-August 1, 2014, $1,200.00
Jonathan Loucks, SSI Summer Program Supervisor, May 19-August 15, 2014, $560.00 per week
Sandy Perez, SSI Summer Program Assistant, June 6-August 15, 2014, $9.90 per hour
Gregory Peterson, Math@IMSA Faculty, June 30-July 18, 2014, $1,800.00
Jacqueline Sanders, SSI Summer Program Assistant, June 6-August 15, 2014, $9.90 per hour
Vicki Schacht, Vital Signs Summer @ IMSA, June 16-20, 2014 - $1,200.00; July 7-11, 2014, $1,200.00; July 28-August 1, 2014, $1,200.00
Hannah Swerbenski, SSI Summer Program Assistant, May 16-Augugst 15, 2014, $9.90 per hour
Kaitlin Togliatti, SSI Summer Program Assistant, May 19-August 15, 2014, $9.90 per hour
SSI Summer Programs – Chicago Field Office, Instructor
Angela Kinney, ALLIES Program Instructor-Chicago Field Office, June 23-August 30, 2014, $30.00 per hour
SSI Summer Programs – Metro East Field Office, Teacher
Melinda Bernal, June 1–July 25, 2014, $1,500.00
Susan Bohnenstiehl, June 30–August 1, 2014, $1,500.00 Maggie Cluck, August 4-8, 2014, $1,200.00
LaTonya Davis, August 4-8, 2014, $1,200.00
Julie Ehret, June 30-July 18, 2014, $1,500.00
Amanda Eschman, June 30–August 1, 2014, $1,500.00 Ann Kleinmann, June 1–July 25, 2014, $1,500.00 Angelina Meneghetti, August 4-8, 2014, $1,200.00
Rachel Poettker, July 1-August 1, 2014, $1,500.00
Stacie Porter, June 30-August 1, 2014, $1,500.00
Kimberly Priller, August 4-8, 2014, $1,200.00
Angela Richter, July 1-August 1, 2014, $1,500.00
Tyler Schrage, June 30-Augudt 1, 2014, $3,000.00
Lottie Scott, SSI Summer Program Assistant, June 30-August 1, 2014, $1,584.00
Kathy Thompson, June 30-July 18, 2014, $1,500.00
SSI Summer Programs – Rock Island Field Office, Instructor
Benjamin Kirgan, June 11-27, 2014, $2,700.00
Jamie Cotta, June 4-27, 2014, $1,500.00
Sarah Weigel, May 28-June 20, 2014, $1,500.00
Healthcare Contract Renewal
The Academy requires a full-time licensed registered professional nurse with a Type 73 School Nurse Certification on premises at IMSA plus an additional part-time nurse while students are on campus from August through the first week of June. IMSA also requires a licensed registered nurse on premises for up to seven weeks during summer programs. A request for proposal to obtain Student Health Services was issued on September 21, 2011. One responsive proposal was received from Copley Memorial Hospital. A contract was issued including the option to renew for an additional four years. This is the third renewal year in the amount of $154,060.00 for FY15 which reflects a 1.58% CPI-Medical Services price increase per the contract terms.
Sodexo Food Services Contract Renewal
In July 2010 the Board approved a food services contract with Sodexo USA, which was renewable after the initial contract for up to nine additional years. This is the fourth year of the nine-year contract renewal option from August 1, 2014 to July 31, 2015 in the amount of $1,214,484.20 for FY15. Pricing reflects a .557% CPI-Food Away From Home price increase per the terms of the contract.
Policies – 2nd Reading
The following policies were presented for a first reading in May; no changes have been made since then. The policies are linked to the Agenda.
Student Discipline Policy (Revised)
Chemical Possession and Use Policy (New) Employment Separation/Termination (Revised)
CADRE
CADRE, Career Development Reinforcing Excellence, combines performance assessment and professional growth for faculty. It is a collaborative covenant in which IMSA as an institution and the faculty, as a professional group, holds specified expectations of each other. Throughout the year, the CADRE committee has worked in collaboration with faculty to help develop a new CADRE document. The proposed revisions to CADRE are being presented for a second reading and include the following major changes:
Removed process details from CADRE document and moved to procedural document
Changed Second Contract from a 2-year contract to an optional 1-year contract
Changed documentation process for the first two contracts
Formulated a more focused plan for the Continuing Contract
Changed the process for significant performance concerns
Changed the appeal process
The proposed new CADRE document is linked to the Agenda. An overview of CADRE changes and the current CADRE document are attached to the Appendix.
Diversity Plan – 2nd Reading
The Diversity Plan, informed utilizing the Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education, was presented for a 1st reading in May. The proposed plan connects to current IMSA groundings and practices, such as the IMSA law, our mission and beliefs, Standards of Significant Learning and CADRE. It addresses various groups within underrepresented populations, facilities and assisted technologies, along with integration of diversity into our curriculum. Modifications made after the first reading with feedback from Trustees included: naming the Board as responsible for approving and overseeing the Diversity Plan, reordering objectives and strategies to emphasize priorities, and completing the Diversity Plan logic model. Also, a specific strategy focusing on males and the promotion of positive masculine characteristics was added. Once approved, an evaluation plan will be developed with input from each of the responsible departments and guidance from the Office of Research and Institutional Effectiveness. A communication plan will also be developed with guidance from the Office of Marketing and
Communications. The proposed Diversity Plan is linked to the Agenda; the Diversity Plan Summary and the Complete Diversity Plan including strategies are linked to the Appendix.
Textbooks 2014-2015
The list of recommended textbooks for the 2014-2015 academic year is linked to the Appendix.
Prevailing Wage Resolution
Each year, in accordance with the Prevailing Wage Act (Ill.Rev.Stat.1987.Ch.48, par.39s-1 et seq., as amended by Public Acts 86-799 and 86-693), the Board is asked to pass a Prevailing Wage Resolution. The resolution linked to the Agenda and details the legal requirements of the act. The Kane County prevailing wages for July 2014 are linked to the Appendix.
