January 14, 2015 at 5:30 PM - Open Session Regular Meeting

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. ROLL CALL

3. MOTION TO ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION

4. CLOSED SESSION AGENDA

4.1. Student disciplinary cases.

4.2. The 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.

4.3. 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.

4.4. 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.

4.5. The purchase or lease of real property for the use of the public body, including meetings held for the purpose of discussing whether a particular parcel should be acquired.

5. MOTION TO ADJOURN FROM CLOSED SESSION AND RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION

6. ROLL CALL

7. PLEDGE TO THE FLAG

8. RECOGNITIONS

8.1. Parent Patrol

8.2. Olivia Woods

8.3. Oscar Barraza

9. REPORTS

9.1. Superintendent Committee Reports

9.2. Student Board Member's Report - Niquan Dawson

9.3. Superintendent's Report:  Dr. Michael Kuzniewski

9.4. Assistant Superintendent of Educational Program's Report:  Tim Truesdale

9.5. Chief Financial Officer's Report:  Ali Mehanti

9.6. Director of Human Resources' Report:  Joe Keating

9.7. Principals' Reports

10. AUDIENCE COMMENTS ON ACTION ITEMS ONLY

11. ACTION ITEMS - CONSENT AGENDA

11.1. Approval of Minutes

11.1.1. Closed Session

11.1.1.1. Closed Session Regular Meeting:  December 10, 2014

11.1.2. Open Session

11.1.2.1. Open Session Regular Meeting:  December 10, 2014

11.2. Approval of Payroll

11.2.1. Education:  $4,475,602.79

11.2.2. Building:  $656,462.22

11.2.3. Transportation:  $13,919.44

11.3. Approval of Bills for Payment

11.3.1. December 15, 2014:  $4,495.27

11.3.2. January 14, 2015a:  $138,770.61

11.3.3. January 14, 2015b:  $2,733,782.95

11.4. Approval of Personnel

11.4.1. Personnel Report

11.5. Approval of Student Discipline

11.5.1. Student Expulsions

11.5.1.1. 350038

11.5.1.2. 382067

11.5.1.3. 380052

11.5.2. Formal Expulsions

11.5.2.1. 360619

11.5.2.2. 362076

11.5.2.3. 372133

11.6. Approval of Staff Travel

11.6.1. Dr. Michael Kuzniewski and Kal Lwanga
Alliance Leadership Summit
February 17-18, 2015
Funding Source:  Department Funded

11.6.2. Dr. Michael Kuzniewski
High School District Organization of Illinois Winter Conference
April 13-15, 2015
Funding Source:  Department Funded

11.6.3. Erin Kelly
National Youth At Risk Conference
March 1-4, 2015
Funding Source:  Department Funded

11.7. Approval of Student Travel

11.7.1. Eveelin Avila, Craig Siegler, Joe Ojeda and 21 Students
Junior Statesman of America - Morton East
Arlington, Virginia
February 11-16, 2015
Funding Source:  Student Funded

11.8. Approval of Facility Requests

11.8.1. Chicago Fusion Baseball

11.8.2. Our Lady of the Mount Church

11.8.3. Berwyn Mustang Youth Football

11.8.4. Brighton Park Neighborhood Council

11.8.5. West Suburban Special Recreation/WSSRA

11.9. Approval of Contracts (Pending Final Legal Review and Negotiation [if necessary])

11.10. Approval to Bid or Quote

11.11. Approval of Bid Results

11.12. Approval to Accept Donations/Grants

11.13. Approval to Dispose of Equipment

12. OLD BUSINESS

13. AUDIENCE COMMENTS

14. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS

15. DISCUSSION

16. CORRESPONDENCE

17. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS

17.1. The next regular Board of Education meeting will be held at the Morton East High School on Wednesday, February 11, 2015 starting at approximately 7:00 p.m.

18. ADJOURNMENT