May 5, 2016 at 7:00 PM - Regular Meeting

1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - (7:00 p.m.)

2. AUDIENCE TO VISITORS

3. DISTRICT RECOGNITION (Per District Protocol) 

3.a. Honoring District 74 Retirees:  Jacki Duff, Anne Govostis, Kay Nixon, Nancy Parra, Cheryl Trilling, Bonnie Yocus

3.b. PTA Scholarship Winners

4. BOARD WILL ADJOURN SINE DIE FOR THE PURPOSE OF RE-ORGANIZATION

5. RE-ORGANIZATION OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION

5.a. Election of President Pro Tem and Secretary Pro Tem.................Board Members

5.b. Call to Order by President Pro Tem

5.c. INFORMATION/ACTION:  Oath of Office/Re-Organization............Dr. Joseph F. Bailey

5.c.I. Oath of Office for Board Members

5.c.II. Term of Office:  
Election of President:           ___________________
Election of Vice President:  ___________________
Election of Secretary:           ___________________

5.c.III. Set Time/Dates for Board of Education Meetings

5.c.III.1. The Lincolnwood School Board of Education must set dates and times for the Regular Meetings of the Board of Education as required in policy 2:210.  The dates for the 2016 Board Meetings have been set and our listed below as a reminder. The date for the October Board Meeting which was previously pending, will be October 6, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. at the Marvin Garlich Administration Building.

6. INFORMATION/ACTION:  CONSENT AGENDA
(Any member of the Board wishing to vote separately on a Consent Agenda item should request removal of that item from the Consent Agenda.)

6.a. MINUTES

6.a.I. Regular Board Meeting Minutes - April 7, 2016

6.a.II. Regular Board Meeting - Closed Session Minutes 1 - April 7, 2016

6.a.III. Regular Board Meeting - Closed Session Minutes 2 - April 7, 2016

6.b. EMPLOYMENT MATTERS

6.b.I. NEW EMPLOYMENT

6.b.I.1. Tammer Gad, Information Tech Assistant, Lincoln Hall Middle School, permanent position, effective April 11, 2016; $16.27/hour, plus benefits.

6.b.I.2. Elena Menicocci, Library Media Specialist, Rutledge Hall School, start date September 6, 2016, Class 3, Level 8 (2016-2017 Teacher Salary Schedule TBD). 

6.b.I.3. Tom Foust, STEM Teacher, Lincoln Hall Middle School, start date September 6, 2016, Class 3, Level 9 (2016-2017 Teacher Salary Schedule TBD).

6.b.I.4. Stephen Gerber, STEM Teacher, Lincoln Hall Middle School, start date September 6, 2016, Class 3, Level 7 (2016-2017 Teacher Salary Schedule TBD).

6.b.I.5. Anne Obringer, LA/Reading Teacher, Lincoln Hall Middle School, start date September 6, 2016, Class 3, Level 5 (2016-2017 Teacher Salary Schedule TBD).

6.b.I.6. Christina Audisho, Secretary to the Directors, start date July 1, 2016, $16.07/hour, plus benefits.

6.b.II. RESIGNATION

6.b.II.1. Beth Carmody, Principal, Rutledge Hall School, effective June 30, 2016.

6.b.III. PARENTAL LEAVE

6.b.III.1. Mary Guerin, Kindergarten Teacher, Todd Hall School, effective September 6, 2016 and returning to District on October 19, 2016.

6.b.III.2. Annie Roeder, Social Worker, Lincoln Hall Middle School, effective September 8, 2016 and returning to District on November 28, 2016.

6.b.IV. ADMINISTRATOR CONTRACTS

6.b.IV.1. Approval of the following Administrator contracts

6.b.IV.1.(1) Courtney Adams, Director of Technology

6.b.IV.1.(2) Robert Ciserella, Business Manager

6.b.IV.1.(3) Dominick Lupo, Assistant Principal of Lincoln Hall Middle School

6.b.IV.1.(4) Jennifer Ruttkay, Director of Special Education

6.b.IV.1.(5) Ellen Shankar, Principal of Todd Hall School

6.b.IV.1.(6) Jean Weiss, Principal of Lincoln Hall Middle School

6.c. POLICIES

6.c.I. 2nd Reading/Adoption of Policies

6.c.I.1. Policy 6:130 Program for the Gifted

6.c.I.2. Policy 7:150 Agency and Police Interviews

6.c.I.3. Policy 7:220 Bus Conduct

6.c.I.4. Policy 7:240 Code of Conduct for Participants in Extracurricular Activities

6.c.I.5. Policy 7:305 Student Athlete Concussions and Head Injuries

6.d. UPCOMING STAFF DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES

6.d.I. Illinois Junior Academy of Science - State Science Fair on May 13-14, 2016, in Decatur, Illinois, for Matthew Metz, 8th Grade Science Teacher.

6.d.II. Illinois Junior Academy of Science - State Science Fair on May 13-14, 2016, in Decatur, Illinois, for Sharon Churchwell, 7th Grade Science Teacher.

6.d.III. Lake County Superintendent's Association 2016 Fall Leadership Conference on October 16-18, 2016, in Galena, IL, for Dr. Joseph F. Bailey, Superintendent of Schools.

6.d.IV. Project Lead the Way Gateway Module Training on July 24 - 29, 2016, at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute, MA, for Karlene Stecher, STEM Teacher.

6.e. LSSU CONTRACT CLARIFICATIONS

6.e.I. Memorandum of Understanding - Between the Board of Education of Lincolnwood School District 74 and the Lincolnwood Support Staff Union Local 1274, IFT/AFT, AFL-CIO, which changes the work year schedule for the Administrative Assistant at Todd Hall, Administrative Assistant at Rutledge Hall, Administrative Assistant to the Directors, and Technology One positions to 12 month positions. 

6.f. FURNITURE BID RECOMMENDATION 

6.f.I. It is the Administrative recommendation and supported by the Facilities Committee to accept the furniture bid from Lowery McDonnell with the cost of $205,256.40 and Frank Cooney in the amount of $31,094.30. These furniture purchases total $236,350.70 and are associated with the Lincoln Hall Phase I renovation project. 

6.g. STEEL BID RECOMMENDATION

6.g.I. It is a recommendation of the Facilities Committee, Administration, and Z3 Solutions to accept the steel bid packet in the amount of $65,000. This is for the work associated with the Todd Hall and Rutledge Hall cafeteria renovations. 

6.h. ASBESTOS ABATEMENT BID RECOMMENDATION

6.h.I. It is a recommendation of the Administration, Facilities Committee, and United Analytical Services, Inc. to accept the bid of Colfax Corporation in the amount of $36,800 for the asbestos abatement work associated with the Lincoln Hall renovations. 

6.i. 2016-2017 TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE PURCHASES

6.i.I. It is recommended by Administration and the Finance Committee that the Board of Education approve the purchase of technology hardware for students and staff. Staff members are on a four-year laptop refresh cycle. As for students, most of the recommended devices are intended to replace older models that have been in use five school years or more. Two additional STEM labs will be added for the 2016-2017 school year at Lincoln Hall. The fiscal impact of the technology hardware purchase will be $468,633.24 ($366,133.24 from FY16 budget and $102,500 from FY17 budget). 

6.j. WORKING CASH TRANSFER RESOLUTION 

6.j.I. The Board of Education must approve fund transfers by Board resolution from the Working Cash Fund to the Capital Projects Fund. Section 20-10 of the Illinois School Code permits the Board of Education to abate and permanently transfer a portion of the Working Cash Fund to another fund most in need. It is recommended by Administration and supported by the Finance Committee that the Board of Education approve the Resolution Authorizing Abating the Working Cash Fund to the Capital Projects Fund in the amount of $4,577, 220 at the May 5, 2016 Board of Education meeting.

6.k. RESOLUTION FOR SIGNATURE FOR STUDENT ACTIVITY AND IMPREST FUND ACCOUNTS

6.k.I. It is the recommendation of the Administration to adopt the resolution to establish signature authority of Robert Ciserella to the Lincolnwood School District 74 Student Activity Fund and Imprest Fund and to allow Dr. Kim Nasshan to continue to have signature authority for these same accounts. 

7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS

8. NEW BUSINESS

9. COMMUNICATION FROM BOARD MEMBERS

9.a. NTDSE/District 807:  John P. Vranas/Kevin Daly

9.b. IASB (Illinois Association of School Boards):  Nathan Cachila

9.c. Finance Committee:  Kevin Daly/John P. Vranas

9.d. Facilities Committee:  John P. Vranas/Kathy O'Brien

9.e. Food Service Committee:  Kathy O'Brien

9.f. President's Report:  Scott L. Anderson

9.f.I. Important Dates

9.f.II. Committee Appointments

9.f.III. Adoption of the Code of Conduct and Board Guidelines for Board of Education Members

10. COMMUNICATION TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION

10.a. PTA (Parent Teacher Association):  Chris Barnabas (President)

10.b. LTA (Lincolnwood Teacher Association):  Stephanie Shortell/Jamie Schremser (Co-Presidents)

10.c. LSSU (Lincolnwood Support Staff Union):  Carol Krikorian (President)

11. SUPERINTENDENT REPORTS

11.a. Superintendent's Report:  Dr. Joseph F. Bailey

11.a.I. INFORMATION/DISCUSSION:  Registration Update

11.b. Curriculum and Instruction, Assistant Superintendent's Report:  Dr. Kim A. Nasshan

11.b.I. INFORMATION/DISCUSSION:  Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment Update

11.b.II. INFORMATION/ACTION:  Middle School Math Textbook Adoption

11.b.III. INFORMATION/ACTION:  Set Last Day of School for the 2015-2016 School Calendar

11.c. Business and Operations, Business Manager: Robert Ciserella

11.c.I. INFORMATION/DISCUSSION:  Finance Report - February 2016

11.c.II. INFORMATION/ACTION:  FY2016 Amended Budget

11.c.III. INFORMATION/DISCUSSION:  TIF Proposal Discussion

11.c.IV. INFORMATION/ACTION:  Bills Payable in the Amount of $962,849.33
Bills reviewed this month by:  Member O'Brien and Member Daly

12. AUDIENCE TO VISITORS

13. RECESS INTO CLOSED SESSION

14. ADJOURNMENT