March 21, 2016 at 6:00 PM - REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING

1. Roll Call and Motion to Recess into Executive Session

2. 7:00 p.m. Reconvene to Public Session

3. Approval of Agenda

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

5. Presentation: Library Innovations, Enhancements, and Initiatives

6. Board and District Communications

6.A) Superintendent's Report

7. Proposed Action Items - * Items part of consent agenda

8. * Personnel:  Appointments, Leaves of Absence, Retirements, Separations & Reduction in Force

9. *Approval of Board of Education Meeting Minutes (Feb.2016)

10. *Acceptance of Finance Committee Meeting Minutes (Feb. 2016)

11. *Destruction of Closed Session Audio Recording (Jan. 2014)

12. *List of Bills (Jan. 2016)

13. *School Treasurer's Report (Jan. 2016)

14. *Budget Amendments  (Jan. 2016)

15. *Gift Acceptance: Bessie Rhodes, Chute, Willard

16. *Transportation Fees FY17 

17. *Vehicle Replacements

18. *Building Use Fees FY 17

19. Approval of 2016 Bond Sale: Consideration of a RESOLUTION providing for the issue of an estimated of $3,649,398 aggregate original principal amount General Obligation Limited Tax School (Capital Appreciation) Bonds, Series 2016 of Community Consolidated School District Number 65, Cook County, Illinois, and for the levy of a direct annual tax to pay the principal of and interest on said bonds.

20. Debt Service Extension Base Limit Update and Rescission of 12/14/15 Board approval of roofing/masonry bid with A-1 Roofing for King Arts School and rejection of all bids for roofing/masonry work at King Arts School.

21. Approval of Head Start Self-Assessment Plan

22. Approval for the Head Start Continuation Application: Request for Extension
  
  
   

23. Discussion

24. School Year Calendar 2016-17 and Draft 2017-18 

25. Evanston Community Schools Initiative (Part 1)

26. Literacy Framework

27. Upcoming Work:

28. Finance Committee/ Working Board Meeting - April 11, 2016

29. Policy Committee Meeting - April 18, 2016

30. Regular Board Meeting - April 25, 2016

31. Committee Reports (2 minutes each)

31.A) Cradle to Career 

31.B) Evanston Community Schools Initiative (ECSI)

31.C) HeadStart/Early Childhood

31.D) Joint D65-D202 Committee (Next Meeting: May 5, 2016)

31.E) Park School Advisory Board (Next Meeting: TBD)

31.F) Policy Committee (Next Meeting: April 18, 2016)

32. Informal Presentations from the Public [Not to exceed 30 minutes]

33. FYI:

34. FOIA Report

35. Multi-Tiered Systems of Support/Response to Intervention  (RtI) Framework and Guidance 

36. ESL Service Expansion

37. Innovations for Learning (IFL) Teacher Mate/Tutor Mate Update

38. Math Update - Compaction

39. Adjournment