Recognition 
  • Student Council representative, Brendan O’Connell, was welcomed to the Board table as Student Council’s new liaison.
Board Actions
  • approved the consent items: minutes of January 15 and January 22, and February 5, 1998;personnel recommendations; financial reports; FDSE actions; and a resolution to transfer $2,700,000 from the Working Cash Fund to the Education Fund for the month of January; 
  • approved the revision of the 1998-99 School Calendar reflecting the new October 21 Institute Day;
  • moved to adopt the rules and regulations as presented in the General Catalog;
  • moved to authorize W. F. Gurrie to conduct the audit for the fiscal year 1998;
  • moved to direct the FY1999 tentative budget to be prepared and placed on display July 27, 1998;
  • moved to increase the amounts in the Resolution Authorizing Executive of Certain Vouchers;
  • moved to adopt a resolution, pursuant to the provisions of Article 20 of the School Code of the State of Illinois to issue bonds in the amount of $19,000,000 for the purpose of increasing the Working Cash Fund and enabling the District to have in its treasury at all times sufficient money to meet the demands thereon for ordinary expenditures for corporate purposes; 
  • moved to adopt a resolution calling a public hearing concerning the intent of the Board of Education of Consolidated High School District Number 200, Cook County, Illinois to sell $19,000,000 Working Cash Fund Bonds and $183,900 School Fire Prevention and Safety Bonds; 
  • moved to certify thirty-two students as graduating mid-year, January 23, 1998;
  • moved to accept with gratitude from Robert Gauger an 80386-based PC and monitor to the Technology Department; from Lynne Clark two hundred seven dollars and seven cents for Campaign 1997 OPRF; from Bob Sloan and Thomas Tassos seventy-three Auto Repair Manuals, an offer to speak at auto classes and to visit their facility (Harlem & Division Auto Repair); and from Norb Teclaw a donation made in the names of Rich Deptuch, Chris Matuszczak, Mike Swierk, and Ray Urbanski a video tape (Casimir Pulaski: Hero of Two Countries) and study guide to the Library;
  • approved the sabbatical leaves for the 1998-99 school year;
  • received the GMOS report and thanked the GMOS Committee for the hours of work the members did on this; and
  • upheld the three-day suspensions of two students and expelled two students for second semester of the 1997-98 school year but held the expulsion in abeyance contingent upon enrollment and regular attendance in an Ombudsman program for second semester of the 1997-98 school year; in counseling via the school’s community support staff, and meeting with the Safe Schools Coordinator regarding goal setting and job placement.
 
Reports Superintendent’s Report: Dr. Offermann announced the PTO benefit dinner on Friday, February 27, 1998. He also noted that Senator Durkin visited the School February 20 in conjunction with the American Lung Association to meet with students on the issue of teen-age smoking. 

Art teacher, Sandy Campbell, was named to the Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art’s education committee. As a result of a former student’s nomination, science teacher Mark Woods was named in the Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers 1998. In addition, Dr. Offermann praised volunteer, Lana Geselbracht, for logging 1000 hours as a computer Lab Assistant in the ICC so far this year. 
 
Dr. Offermann testified at a House Educational Committee in Springfield on Wednesday, February 25 regarding "hold harmless." 
 
Mr. Don Vogel reported on the technology accomplishments of the high school.
Achievement 
Initiatives 
Update 		 Dr. Danes reported that the Human Relations Training Committee training would start Thursday, March 5; the Evaluation Committee has agreed in concept as to what items will be included in the evaluation; the Data Committee’s focus is now on identifying the types of data to be tracked and maintained in all three districts. 

Mr. Sye reported that the Climate Committee was finalizing surveys for students, faculty, staff, and parents and these would be administered in March and April.
Textbook 
Assignment		 Board members volunteered to review the following textbooks for the divisions as indicated: English Division—Literature and Integrated Studies: World Literature, reviewer Mrs. Fisher; Applied Arts Division—Automotive Technology, A Systems Approach, reviewer Mr. Bruner. 

The Board Members reported on their various Board Committee and liaison representative responsibilities.
Personnel 
Certified Staff
Appointments Mary Ann Rosenbaum, part-time teacher of Special Education, effective March 18, 1998
Early 
Retirement		 Margaret Merriell, Foreign Language Teacher, effective June 11, 1999 
Carol Strandberg, retirement approved at May 1997 Board meeting, change of date from June 12, 1998 to July 30, 1998 
Marge Tye Zuba, retirement approved at January 1998 Board meeting, change of date from June 12, 1998 to June 17, 1998
Leave of  
Absence		 James Hunter, English Teacher, for the 1998-99 school term 
Colleen Quinn-Wartman, Special Education Teacher, effective March 18, 1998 until the end of the 1997-98 school term 
Dina Ruffolo, Mathematics Teacher, for the1998-99 school term.
Resignation Maryanne Kelly, Dean Division Head for Guidance currently on Board-approved Leave of Absence, effective February 11, 1998
Non-Certified Staff
Appointment Nancy McGinnis, Special Education Staffing Chair effective February 23, 1998 
Lee Ann Micheletti, part-time Food Service employee, effective January 20, 1998 
Jean Matthews, part-time Food Service employee, effective February 4, 1998 
Lucy Wallace, part-time Food Service employee effective January 27, 1998 
Carol Papke, part-time Academy Math tutor, effective January 28, 1998 
William Schlesser, part-time Security Monitor, effective February 6, 1998 
Clement Simon, full-time Buildings and Grounds custodian, effective February 2, 1998
Early 
Retirement		 Judith Garrigues, part-time Bookstore clerk, effective June 12, 1998
Resignation Carlotta Madonia, Academy secretary, effective February 13, 1998 
Tony Brantley, part-time Security Monitor, effective January 23, 1998 
 
Termination  Shawntella Williams, part-time Food Service employee, effective February 25, 1998 
 
Rescission of 
Leave of  
Absence 		 Darlene Cubie, Buildings and Grounds custodian, effective February 2, 1998