September 19, 2024 at 7:00 PM - Regular Meeting

1. Call to Order

2. Establish a Quorum

3. Pledge of Allegiance

4. Mission Statement
The mission of Norridge School District 80 is Inspiring Educational Excellence in a Nurturing Environment.

5. Celebrate the Success
    Leigh School Preschool Playground

6. Conduct Public Hearing Regarding Norridge School District 80 FY 25 Budget

6.A. Call to Order 

6.B. Roll Call 

6.C. Receive comments from the public regarding the proposed FY 25 Norridge School District Budget.

Illinois law requires that a public hearing be held prior to the adoption of the District's budget.  

A public hearing is not a dialogue or question-and-answer session between the Board and the audience.  It is a time when the public can present information and express opinions. The Board's role is to listen intently to all comments presented by the public and then consider those comments when the Board deliberates on the adoption of the budget.  

6.D. Adjourn Public Hearing 

7. Action Items

7.A. Consider motion to approve the agenda as presented/modified

7.B. Consider motion to approve the Norridge School District FY 25 Budget

8. Recognition of Visitors

9. Correspondence

10. Public Participation (must sign in)

11. Administrative Reports

11.A. Superintendent - Mrs. Guzik

11.B. Special Education - Mr. Masters

11.C. Building Reports

11.C.1. Giles School - Mr. Biedke

11.C.2. Leigh School - Dr. Rabiola 

11.D. Discipline Reports

11.D.1. Giles - Mrs. Gulo

11.D.2. Leigh - Mrs. Ahrens

12. Board Committees

12.A. Education

12.B. Board Policy Development 

12.C. Buildings and Grounds

12.D. Behavioral Intervention

12.E. Negotiations and Human Resources

12.F. Finance

12.G. Communications

12.H. Norridge Park District

13. Discussion Items

13.A. District Business

13.B. District Policy

13.C. Buildings and Grounds 

13.D. Follow-up and Future

14. Consent Agenda

14.A. Consider approval of Board minutes

14.A.1. July 16. 2024 Closed Meeting Minutes

14.A.2. August 20,2024 Regular Meeting Minutes

14.B. Consider approval of Policy Update 115 on Second Read 

14.C. Consider approval of Student and Parent Handbook 

14.D. Consider approval of Intergovernmental Agreement with West 40 for Multilingual Professional Development

14.E. Consider approval of Intergovernmental Agreement with West 40 for Preschool Professional Development 

14.F. Consider approval of NSSEO tuition agreements

14.G. Consider approval of payment of monthly bills (listing of bills $3000,00 and over):
Vendor                                                Amount
IDN-Hoffman                                                      $184,936.37
STR Partners                                                         $38,957.88
Worth Ave Group                                                  $36,917.00
NuToys                                                                  $36,512.00
Custom Concrete Design                                      $34,999.00
Citywide Building Maintenance Inc.                    $32,261.52
International Though Leaders Network                $22,000.00
ComEd                                                                  $20,543.23
Trane                                                                     $19.024.10
Safeway Transportation Services                         $18,132.40
Metropolitan Preparatory School                          $16,867.44
CDW                                                                     $12,223.71
Metro Fence                                                          $11.770.00
WIPFLI                                                                 $11,500.00
TuffShed                                                                 $9,060.00
Maxim Healthcare Services                                   $8,161.70
Sunbelt Staffing                                                      $7,797.00
Fox Valley                                                               $5,534.50
Winston Knolls                                                       $4,509.31
Ostrander Landscaping                                           $4.000.00
Arthur J Gallagher Risk Management Services     $3,862.00

 

15. Board Comments

16. Closed Session
Consider motion to adjourn to closed session to discuss the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees (5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1), the placement of individual students in special education program and other matters related to individual students 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(10), collective negotiating matters between the public body and its employees or their representatives, or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees 5 ILCS 120/2/(c)(2), 3 and review of closed session minutes (5 ILCS 120/2(c)(14).

17. Action Items

17.A. Consider motion to expel Student 2025-01 for a definite period of time 

17.B. Consider motion to expel Student 2025-02 for a definite period of time 

18. Personnel Action Items

18.A. Employment 

18.A.1. Consider motion to approve Leah (Mae) Demas, Leigh School Speech and Language Pathologist 

18.A.2. Consider motion to approve Mila Rogan, District Paraprofessional 

18.A.3. Consider motion to approve District Paraprofessional

18.B. Resignations

18.B.1. Consider acceptance of resignation from Devyn McSheridan, Self-Contained Special Education Teacher

18.B.2. Consider acceptance of resignation from Steven Mazur, District Paraprofessional

18.B.3. Consider resignation of Yadira Hernandez, District Paraprofessional 

18.C. Re-assignments

18.C.1. Consider re-assignment of Sandy Matz from Leigh School Resource Teacher to Co-Teacher

18.C.2. Consider re-assignment of Kelly Nowak from Leigh School Co-Teacher to Self-Contained Teacher 

19. Board Meeting Reflection

20. Adjournment