December 10, 2015 at 7:00 PM - SPEED Governing Board

1. Call to Order at 7:00 p.m.

2. Roll Call

3. Public Comment

4. Superintendent's Report

5. Financial Report            

6. Consent Agenda

6.A. Personnel Report

Recommendation:    That the Governing Board ratifies the Personnel Report and Contract Personnel as recommended by the Superintendent and approved by the Operating Committee at its meetings on October 23, 2015 and December 4, 2015.

6.B. Ratification of Imprest and Activity Fund

Recommendation:    That the Governing Board ratifies the Imprest and Activity accounts for August, September, and October, 2015 as recommended by the Superintendent and approved by the Operating Committee at its meetings on October 23 and December 4, 2015.

6.C. Ratification of Recurring Bills from October 30, 2015.  

Recommendation:    That the Governing Board ratifies the recurring bills from October 30, 2015 in the amount of $132,114.05 as recommended by the Superintendent and approved by the Operating Committee at its meeting on December 4, 2015.

6.D. Ratification of Recurring Bills from November 13, 2015

Recommendation:    That the Governing Board ratifies the recurring bills from November 13, 2015 in the amount of $87,527.68 as recommended by the Superintendent and approved by the Operating Committee at its meeting on December 4, 2015.

6.E. Ratification of Non-Recurring Bills from November 20, 2015

Recommendation:    That the Governing Board ratifies the non-recurring bills from November 20, 2015 in the amount of $108,621.88 as recommended by the Superintendent and approved by the Operating Committee at its meeting on December 4, 2015.

6.F. Ratification of Recurring Bills from November 30, 2015

Recommendation:    That the Governing Board ratifies the recurring bills from November 30, 2015 in the amount of $90,968.51 as recommended by the Superintendent and approved by the Operating Committee at its meeting on December 4, 2015.

6.G. Ratification of Recurring Bills from September 15 and 30, 2015

Recommendation:    That the Governing Board approves the recurring bills from September 15, 2015 in the amount of $213,237.12 and September 30, 2015 in the amount of $193,010.46 as recommended by the Superintendent and approved by the Operating Committee at its meeting on October 23, 2015.

6.H. Ratification of Recurring Bills from October 15, 2015

Recommendation:    That the Governing Board ratifies the recurring bills from October 15, 2015 in the amount of $84,773.23 as recommended by the Superintendent and approved by the Operating Committee at its meeting on October 23, 2015.

6.I. Ratification of Non-Recurring Bills from October 23, 2015

Recommendation:    That the Governing Board ratifies the non-recurring bills from October 23, 2015 in the amount of $238,318.25 and $17,100.00 as recommended by the Superintendent and approved by the Operating Committee at its meeting on October 23, 2015.

7. NEW BUSINESS

7.A. Donations

Recommendation:   That the Governing Board ratifies the donation of $375.00 from the Rotary Club of Chicago Heights to be used by the ELC kindergarten students and the donation of a new dishwasher and vented microwave oven hood for the transition program as recommended by the Superintendent and approved by the Operating Committee at its meetings on December 4 and October 23, 2015.

7.B. Agreement with Our Loving Arms Childcare

Recommendation:    That the Governing Board ratifies the agreement with Our Loving Arms Childcare to provide after school childcare services for SPEED students as recommended by the Superintendent and approved by the Operating Committee at its meeting on December 4, 2015.

7.C. Policy Revisions

Recommendation:    That the Governing Board ratifies the policy revisions to maintain legal compliance as outlined by the IASB Press Plus Policy Subscription Service as recommended by the Superintendent and approved by the Operating Committee at its meeting on October 23, 2015.

8. CLOSED SESSION

Recommendation:    That the Governing Board Committee goes into closed session to discuss employment, compensation, and/or performance of specific employees of SPEED, pending probable and/or imminent litigation, and the placement of individual students in special education programs and other matters relating to individual students.  

Approval of items discussed in Closed Session will occur in Open Session.

9. INFORMATION ITEMS:

10. AUDIENCE TO VISITORS

11. ANNOUNCEMENTS

12. ADJOURNMENT