• approved the consent items: minutes of May 16, 23, and 30, 2002; personnel recommendations; financial reports, and FDSE actions;
• approved the following textbooks for the English Division: The Chocolate War, reviewed by Mrs. Fisher; Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes, reviewed by Mrs. Peterson, The 13th Warrior, reviewed by Mr. Wolfman; Grendel reviewed by Mr. Wolfman; Sudden Fiction: 60 New Short-Short Stories, reviewed by Mr. Rigas; The Practice of Poetry, reviewed by Mrs. Lucchesi; What If? Writing Exercises for Fiction Writers, reviewed by Mrs. Lucchesi; AP Guide to News Writing; reviewed by Mrs. Lucchesi; Out of the Silent Planet, reviewed by Mrs. Fisher; The Piano Lesson, reviewed by Mrs. Peterson; Coffee Will Make You Black, reviewed by Mrs. Peterson; All the Pretty Horses, reviewed by Mrs. Leavy; History Division-America's Longest War: The U.S. and Vietnam, 1950-1975, reviewed by Mr. Rigas; and A History of the Modern World, 9th Edition, reviewed by Mr. McCulloh; and with further direction that the book Coffee Will Make You Black will be used as an optional text for English I & II and that the English Division will search for an alternative for its core curriculum;
• approved a Joint Resolution with District 97 & District 200 Fostering Academic Success;
• adopted Policy 1250, Internet Safety, as presented;
• approved for first reading Policy 1240, Acceptable Use of Technology-Students; Policy 4160, Acceptable Use of Technology-Personnel; Policy 6130, Objections to Instructional Materials; and Policy 6131, Objections to Materials in Library Collections as presented;
• accepted with gratitude from Dan McHugh, 79 college and university pennants, 4 sport coats and 4 men's suits; from James Zangrilli, $2,000 to underwrite the cost of food and t-shirts for the 2002 West Suburban Special Education Track Meet held at the high school; and from the Hall Family, a scoreboard for the Field Hockey Field in memory of their daughter Andrea Hall, a graduate and field hockey team member;
• approved the District 200 Tentative Budget for FY'03 to be presented for public display on July 22, 2002;
• renewed the liability umbrella insurance and school board legal insurance through Collective Liability Insurance Cooperative (CLIC) that is administered through AON Risk Resources Insurance Agency, Inc.;
• approved the resolution to determine the Prevailing Wage Rates for laborers and outside contractors in Cook County and to place a notice in the Oak Leaves regarding the Prevailing Wages and to serve notice as necessary that the wages are effective for the 2002-03 school year;
• approved the resolution authorizing the Township Treasurer to transfer excess funds as a result of interest income from the Bond and Interest Fund to the Operations and Maintenance Fund;
• approved the resolution authorizing the Township Treasurer to transfer monthly from the Working Cash Fund to the Education Fund;
• renewed the Worker's Compensation Insurance with School Employees Lost Fund for the 2002-03 fiscal year;
• approved a base fee of $1500 for the 2002-03 school year for rental of the OPRF Stadium to entities that collect admission, and approved district-age group, league-play renters to pay for a facility attendant and the necessary maintenance fees;
• accepted with appreciation vacation of the property from North Boulevard Street between East Avenue and Scoville Avenue; and East-West Alley vacation between East Avenue and Scoville Avenue from the Village of Oak Park;
• approved the Stadium Field Center Design;
• approved the stipend positions and assignments for 2002-03 as presented subject to administrative review and correction, if necessary;
• approved the annual appointment of Division Heads, Dean Counselors, Deans of Discipline, and the Athletic Director for the 2002-03 school year;
• certified the 640 graduates of the Class of 2002 as presented;
• approved the 2002-03 Student Handbook including the Code of Conduct;
• approved the request from Congressman Danny K. Davis for the names and addresses of graduating seniors in order to send them congratulatory certificates;
• approved the 2002 Tradition of Excellence Award Recipients as recommended by the Tradition of Excellence Selection Committee-Dr. Stewart Goldman (Medicine), 1977 graduate; John Maienza (Design), 1977 graduate; and Danielle Tyler (Sports), 1992 graduate;
• approved the appointment of the Citizens' Council Members for the 2002-03 school year;
• approved Gala Fireworks to present the annual fireworks display on OPRFHS property;
• appointed Philip M. Prale to the position of Director of Instruction effective July 1, 2002;
• approved the Superintendent/Principal's contract as presented; and
• expelled one student as of 6/27/02; expelled one student as of 6/27/02 for summer school and the first semester of the 2002-03 school year, but held the expulsion in abeyance contingent upon completion of enrollment and regular attendance at Ombudsman for the first semester of the 2002-03 school year and ongoing counseling; expelled one student as of 6/27/02 for summer school and the first semester of the 2002-03 school year, but held the expulsion in abeyance contingent upon completion of enrollment and regular attendance at B.E.A.C.O.N.S. Academy for the first semester of the 2002-03 school year and on-going counseling provided by B.E.A.C.O.N.S. Academy; and, expelled two student as of 6/27/02 for summer school and the entire 2002-03 school year, but held the expulsions in abeyance contingent upon completion of enrollment and regular attendance at an alternative placement recommended by the Special Education Team for the entire 2002-03 school year and on going counseling;
  

Dr. Bridge reported on 1) a successful graduation, 2) the Girls' Softball Team competing at the state level, 3) veterans of World War II and the Korean War drafted prior to their earning their diplomas will be honored at the Memorial Day Assembly and awarded their diplomas; 4) summer school's enrollment of 1,324 students taking 1,774 classes; 5) OPRFHS's receipt of $56,278 from Boosters and $23,877 from PTO to fund academic, athletic and activity programs; 6) Sergeant Jacques Conway's return to fulltime assignment to the Oak Park Police Department and his replacement, Phyllis Howard, as the new school resource officer; and 7) OPRFHS's receipt of flying colors by the regional state superintendent on the school's compliance review. Mr. Deptuch reported on OPRFHS' progress in the Minority Student Achievement Network. The Faculty Attendance Data for 2001-02 was presented. Requests for retirement were presented.

Board members volunteered to review the following textbooks for the following divisions: English Division-The Things They Carried, to be reviewed by Mrs. Fisher; Song of Solomon, to be reviewed by Mrs. Peterson, Maggie: A Girl of the Streets and George's Mother; to be reviewed by Mr. Wolfman; Interpreter of Maladies, to be reviewed by Mr. Wolfman; Krik? Krak!, to be reviewed by Mr. Rigas; Language Network, to be reviewed by Mrs. Lucchesi; Fine Arts Division-Plays from the Contemporary American Theatre, to be reviewed by Mrs. Lucchesi and Basic Debate, 4th Edition, to be reviewed by Mrs. Lucchesi.

Jalynn Dinkins, Mathematics Teacher, effective 06/7/02
James Westphal, Special Education Teacher, effective 06/07/02

Linnie Halton, part-time Food Service employee, effective 5/24/02

Sandi Ross, Teaching Assistant in Special Education, effective 06/03