May 8, 2019 at 4:30 PM - Open Session Regular Meeting

1. CALL TO ORDER:  4:30 p.m.

2. ROLL CALL

3. MOTION TO ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION

4. CLOSED SESSION AGENDA

4.1. Student disciplinary cases.  5 ILCS 120/2(c)(9)

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.  5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1)

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.  5 ILCS 120/2(c)(11)

4.4. The setting of a price for sale or lease of property owned by the public body.  5 ILCS 120/2(c)(6)

4.5. 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.  5 ILCS 120/2(c)(2)

4.6. Discussion of minutes of meetings lawfully closed under the Open Meetings Act, whether for purposes of approval by the body of the minutes or semi-annual review of the minutes as mandated by Section 2.06.  5 ILCS 120/2(c)(21)

5. MOTION TO ADJOURN FROM CLOSED SESSION:  5:30 P.M.

6. MOTION TO RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION

7. ROLL CALL

8. INSTALLATION OF NEW STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS

9. PLEDGE TO THE FLAG

10. RECOGNITIONS

10.1. Evelyn Reyes - Morton West Student Board Member

10.2. Gavin Salas - Morton East Student Board Member

11. REPORTS

11.1. Superintendent's Committee Reports

11.2. Superintendent's Report:  Timothy Truesdale

11.3. Associate Superintendent of Educational Program's Report:  Dr. Terrance Mootz

11.4. Chief Financial Officer's Report:  Ronald O'Connor

11.5. Executive Director of Human Resources' Report:  Kathleen Kelly Colgan

12. AUDIENCE COMMENTS ON ACTION ITEMS ONLY

13. ACTION ITEMS - CONSENT AGENDA

13.1. Approval of Minutes 

13.1.1. Open Session

13.1.1.1. Special Reorganization Meeting:  April 29, 2019

13.2. Approval of Payroll

13.2.1. Education:  $5,335,668.25

13.2.2. Building:  $619,485.33

13.2.3. Transportation:  $4,251.20

13.3. Approval of Bills for Payment

13.3.1. April 12, 2019:  $18,016.04

13.3.2. April 30, 2019:  $33,471.81

13.3.3. May 9, 2019a:  $109,864.01

13.3.4. May 9, 2019b:  $6,002,735.41

13.4. Approval of Student Discipline

13.4.1. Expulsion(s)

13.4.1.1. 413151

13.4.1.2. 391600

13.4.1.3. 400054

13.4.1.4. 390529

13.4.1.5. 411828

13.5. Approval of Personnel

13.5.1. Personnel Report

13.6. Approval of Student Travel

13.6.1. Michaelina Considine, Danita Cappetta and 3 Students
Special Olympics
Bloomington/Normal, Illinois
June 7-9, 2019
Funding Source:  Department Funded

13.7. Approval of Board Travel and/or Expense Reimbursement in Accordance with Board Policy 2:125

13.7.1. Lido Manetti, Jr. and Jeffry Pesek
National School Safety Conference & Exposition
July 21-26, 2019
Funding Source:  Department Funded

13.8. Approval of Staff Travel and/or Expense Reimbursement in Accordance with Board Policy 5:60

13.8.1. Carol Medrano, Logan Brown and Emily Ostler
Successful Project - Based Workshop
July 16-19, 2019
Funding Source:  Title II

13.8.2. Eric Ramirez
Corwin Visible Learning Conference
July 7-9, 2019
Funding Source:  Title I Funded

13.8.3. Kevin Volk
Midwest Premier Advanced Placement Summer Institute Physics II
July 15-18, 2019
Funding Source:  Title Funds

13.8.4. Tim Truesdale, Ron O'Connor, Jim Zundell, Kristina Cavanaugh and Joseph Haas
National School Safety Conference & Exposition
July 21-26, 2019
Funding Source:  Department Funded

13.8.5. Rafael Contreras
AP Spanish Literature Institute
July 29 - August 1, 2019
Funding Source:  Title II

13.9. Approval of Facility Requests

13.9.1. GRAS Academy

13.9.2. West Class of 1970

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

13.10.1. Hobsons for Naviance Platform

13.10.2. Baker Tilly

13.10.3. Cheng & Tsui Company Inc.

13.11. Approval to Bid or Quote

13.12. Approval of Bid Results

13.13. Approval to Accept Donations/Grants

13.14. Approval to Dispose of District Property

13.15. Approval of Destruction of Closed Session Audio Tapes for Periods January 11, 2017 thru October 11, 2017

13.16. Approval to Renew National School Boards Association National Connection Fees for Periods 07/01/2019 to 06/30/2020

13.17. Approval of Final 2018-2019 School Calendar

13.18. Approval to Hold Annual Maintenance Contingency Picnic

13.19. Approval of Title I 1003(a) School Improvement Plan for the Morton Freshman Center

14. ACTION ITEM

14.1. Approval of City of Berwyn TIF Extensions

14.2. Approval of Berwyn Intergovernmental Agreement

15. OLD BUSINESS

16. AUDIENCE COMMENTS

17. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS

18. DISCUSSION

18.1. 2019 IASB/IASA/IASBO Joint Annual Conference Request for Proposals

18.2. Homecoming Parade

19. CORRESPONDENCE

19.1. Ruddy Family Thank You

20. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS

20.1. The next regular Board of Education Meeting will take place at Morton District Office on Wednesday, June 12, 2019 starting at 4:30 p.m. and going directly into Closed Session.  Open Session will begin at approximately 5:30 p.m.

21. ADJOURNMENT