November 18, 2024 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting

1. Call to Order

2. Roll Call

3. Closed Session
  •Personnel – appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees, specific individuals who serve as independent contractors in a park, recreational, or educational setting, or specific volunteers of the public body or legal counsel for the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee, specific individual who serves as an independent contractor in a park, recreational, or educational setting, or a volunteer of the public body or against legal counsel for the public body to determine its validity. However, a meeting to consider an increase in compensation to a specific employee of a public body that is subject to the Local Government Wage Increase Transparency Act may not be closed and shall be open to the public and posted and held in accordance with this Act. (5ILCS120/2(c)(1))
  • The placement of individual students in special education programs and other matters relating to individual students. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(10).
  • Litigation, when an action against, affecting or on behalf of the particular public body has been filed and is pending before a court or administrative tribunal, or when the public body finds that an action is probable or imminent, in which case the basis for the finding shall be recorded and entered into the minutes of the closed meeting. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(11).

The Board will reconvene in the Performing Arts Center for Agenda Items 4 and 5 at approximately 7:00 p.m. Upon conclusion of Awards and Recognitions, the meeting will continue in the Board Room.
 

4. Pledge of Allegiance

5. Awards and Recognitions

5.A. November Students of the Month- Claire Podrebarac, Alex Brown, Mirella Miazga, Owen Zogby

5.B. 2024 IASB School Board Governance Recognition

5.C. Special Olympics Bocce Ball Team

5.D. Gavin Abad - Qualifier, 2024 IHSA Class 2A Boys' Cross Country State Finals

5.E. Girls' Cross Country - Qualifier, 2024 IHSA Class 2A Girls' Cross Country State Finals

5.F. National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists-  Leonardo Rafacz and Nora Thornber   

5.G. National Merit Commended Students- Carly Brennan, Sophia Bushnell, Julianna Duran, Simas Dyglys, Preston Gierman, Charles Heger and Alexander Lazarowicz  

5.H. AP Scholars with Distinction

5.I. 2024 College Board National First Generation Recognition Program- Michael Arnashus, Max Bruzga, Nicholas Hadjioannou, Adam Kulach, Alexander Lazarowicz, Barbora Lesa, Jovana Maksimovich, Milena Maksimovich, Michael Owca, Olivia Parent, Leonardo Rafacz, Allison Rihtar, Ceren Sarac, Talia Scoville, Joslin Stout, Lavya Suri, Caroline Szczepaniak

5.J. 2024 College Board National Hispanic Recognition Program Recipients- Gioia Antonaci Gomez, Izabel Magallanes, Alexandra Reyna, Joslin Stout, Layla Topete 

5.K. Illinois State Scholars

5.L. Board Comments by Lynn Antonopoulos 

6. Public Comment

7. Presentation

7.A. Special Education Profile Report- Kelly Lucio, Director of Special Education Services

8. Principal Report

9. Chief School Business Official Report

9.A. Statement of Position

9.B. Budget Analysis

9.C. Treasurer's Report

9.D. Imprest Fund

9.E. Activity Fund

10. Superintendent Report

11. Consent Agenda

11.A. *Minutes of Previous Meetings

11.B. *Bills

11.C. *Payroll

11.D. *24-29 New Course Offering for 2025-2026

11.E. *24-30 Policy Changes- Second Reading and Adoption

11.F. *24-31 Grant Agreement with CITGO Petroleum Corporation for the 2024-2025 School

12. Action Consideration (Non-Personnel)

12.A. *24-32 2025 General Remodeling Bid

12.B. *24-33 2024 Tentative Tax Levy

12.C. *24-34 ISBE School Maintenance Project Grant Application

13. Information Items

13.A. 24-12 Students of the Month

13.B. 24-13 2023-2024 School Report Card

14. Notices and Communications

15. Action Considerations (Personnel)

15.A. *24-35
Non-Certified
1) Resignation

Extra Curricular
1) Hire
2) Resignation
3) Volunteer
4) Change in FTE

16. Closed Session, if needed
• Personnel – appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the public body or legal counsel for the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee of the public body or against legal counsel for the public body to determine its validity. However, a meeting to consider an increase in compensation to a specific employee of a public body that is subject to the Local Government Wage Increase Transparency Act may not be closed and shall be open to the public and posted and held in accordance with this Act. (5ILCS120/2(c)(1))

17. Board Requests/Comments

18. Adjournment