January 20, 2015 at 6:00 PM - REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING

1. Roll Call and Recess into Executive Session

2. RECONVENE PUBLIC SESSION AT 7:00 pm

3. Approval of Agenda

4. PUBLIC HEARING: Intent of the Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Board of Education to sell $10,000,000 General Obligation Limited Tax School Bond.

5. Formal Presentations from the Public (Time: Not to exceed 1 hour)

6. Acknowledgement of Principals

7. Board and District Communications

7.A) Superintendent's Report

7.B) Communications Coordindator: Website Update

8. PROPOSED ACTION ITEMS - *Items are part of the consent agenda for this meeting

9. *PERSONNEL:  

9.A) Appointments and Leaves

9.B) Track Movement Appeals

10. *Approval of Student Disciplinary Cases

11. *Approval of Board of Education Meeting Minutes:(December 2014)

11.A) Board of Education Meeting Minutes (December 2014)

11.B) Executive Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes (October/December 2014)

12. *Acceptance of Board Committee Meeting Minutes

12.A) Policy Committee Meeting MInutes (October 2014)

13. *Destruction Closed Session Audio Recordings (December 2012)

14. *List of Bills (November 2014)

15. *School Treasurer Reports (November 2014)

16. *Budget Amendments (November 2014)

17. *Approval of Recommended Policy Amendments:
2:140 Communications To and From the Board – Rewritten
2:250-E2 Exhibit – Immediately Available Dist. Public Records
4:10 Fiscal and Business Management
4:45 Insufficient Fund Checks and Debt Recovery
4:110 Transportation
4:120 Food Services – Rewritten
4:130 Free and Reduced-Price Food Services
4:150 Facility Management and Building Programs
5:10 Equal Employment Opportunity and Minority Recruitment
5:130 Responsibilities Concerning Internal Information
5:185 Family and Medical Leave
5:220 Substitute Teachers
5:250 Leaves of Absence
6:20 School Year Calendar and Day
6:60 Curriculum Content
6:110 Programs for Students At Risk of Academic Failure and/or Dropping Out of School & Graduation  Incentives Program
6:280 Grading and Promotion
6:300 Graduation Requirements
6:310 High School Credit for Non-District Experience
6:340 Student Testing and Assessment Program
7:50 School Admissions and Student Transfers To and From Non-District Schools
7:100 Health, Eye, and Dental Examinations; Immunizations; and Exclusion of Students
7:220 Bus Conduct
7:270 Administering Medicines to Students
8:20 Community Use of School Facilities

18. *Gift Acceptances: Chute

19. RESOLUTION concerning a hearing required to be held pursuant to the Bond Issue Notification Act of the State of Illinois prior to the sale of $10,000,000 general obligation limited tax school bonds of the Community Consolidated School District Number 65, Cook County, Illinois

20. Approval of Legal Services Agreement

21. TWI Selection Procedures and Program Expansion

22. Food & Nutrition Policy

23. Strategic Plan Update (Discussion)

24. Achievement & Accountability Report (Discussion)

25. Upcoming Work

25.A) Next Meeting:Working Board Meeting [February 2, 2015]

26. Committee Reports

26.A) Joint D65-D202 Committee [Next Meeting: February 26, 2015]

26.B) Finance Committee [Next Meeting: February 9, 2015]

26.C) Park School Planning Committee

26.D) Policy Committee [Next Meeting: March 24, 2015]

26.E) Wellness Council [Next Meeting: February 10, 2015]

26.F) Evanston Community School Initiative (ECSI)

26.G) City/School Liaison Committee (Next Meeting: Feb. 18, 2015)

26.H) HeadStart/Early Childhood Report

27. Informal Presentations from the Public [Time: Not to exceed 30 minutes]

28. Adjournment

29. F.Y.I 

29.A)  Monthly Freedom of Information Report

29.B) Quarterly Suspension Report

29.C) State of Schools - January 29, 2015 7:00 - 8:30 pm ETHS

29.D) Strategic Plan - Community Forums:  
        Tuesday Feb. 3, 2015  7:00 - 9:00 pm - Chute Middle School
        Thursday Feb. 5, 2015 7:00 - 9:00 pm -  Nichols Middle School
        Saturday Feb. 7, 2015 9:00 - 11:00 am - Haven Middle School