April 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM - Open Session Regular Meeting

1. CALL TO ORDER:  5:00 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, 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, a 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.  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. 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)

4.5. 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 ILCS 120/2(c)(5)

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

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

6. ROLL CALL

7. PLEDGE TO THE FLAG

8. RECOGNITIONS

8.1. Special Olympics Basketball Team

9. REPORTS

9.1. Superintendent's Committee Reports:

9.2. Student Board Member's Reports:

9.2.1. Zoe Bustamante - Morton East

9.2.2. Abbie Valladares-Stevenson - Morton West

9.3. Superintendent's Report:  Dr. Timothy Truesdale

9.4. Associate Superintendent of Educational Program's Report:  Dr. Joshua McMahon

9.5. Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer's Report:  Christopher Blomquist

9.6. Executive Director of Human Resources Report:  Randy Borgardt

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. Regular Meeting: March 12, 2025

11.1.2. Open Session

11.1.2.1. Regular Meeting:  March 12, 2025

11.2. Approval of Payroll

11.2.1. Education:  $7,112,275.49

11.2.2. Building:  $927,856.56

11.2.3. Transportation:  $1,381.50

11.3. Approval of Bills for Payment

11.3.1. April 10, 2025a:  $92,226.04

11.3.2. April 10, 2025b:  $2,709,071.34

11.4. Approval of Student Discipline

11.4.1. Expulsion(s)

11.4.1.1. 481531

11.4.1.2. 481441

11.4.1.3. 481570

11.4.1.4. 481993

11.5. Approval of Personnel

11.5.1. Personnel Report

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

11.6.1. Travel Reimbursement for Sandra Tomschin - COSSBA Conference

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

11.7.1. Brian Toms
Berklee Onsite
May 30-31, 2025
Funding Source:  District Funded

11.7.2. 8 Administrators and Staff
Solution Tree Soluciones Conference
June 16-18, 2025
Funding Source:  Title 3 Funded

11.8. Approval of Student Travel

11.8.1. Mark Stock, Megan Jeffries and 5 Students
Illinois Design Educator Association State Competition
April 11-12, 2025
Normal, Illinois
Funding Source:  Local Engineering Funds

11.8.2. Jennie Crownson, Kent Frankfother and 13 Students
State Illinois History Day Competition
April 30 - May 1, 2025
Springfield, Illinois
Funding Source:  History Department

11.8.3. Jim Bageanis, Malika Manouzi, Jim Tsenes and 30 Students
Girls' Soccer Tournament
April 30 - May 3, 2025
Bettendorf, Iowa
Funding Source:  Athletics Department

11.8.4. Veronica Rundell and 4 Students
National Educators Rising Conference
June 25-29, 2025
Orlando, Florida
Funding Source:  Title I Grant Funded

11.9. Approval of Facility Requests

11.9.1. Mayas Soccer

11.9.2. Woodstock Elite Basketball

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

11.10.1. SoundWave INC

11.10.2. Perkins & Will - Architect of Record

11.10.3. Demonica Kemper - Architects of Record

11.10.4. Tension Fabric Deco - Morton West Prom Decorator

11.11. Approval to Bid or Quote

11.11.1. Masonry Project at Morton West High School

11.11.2. HVAC Equipment at Morton West

11.12. Approval of Bid Results

11.12.1. 25-26 School Uniforms - Will Enterprises

11.12.2. 25-26 Female Sized Polos - Topnotch Silkscreening

11.13. Approval to Accept Donations/Grants

11.14. Approval to Dispose of District Property

12. ACTION ITEM(S)

12.1. Approval to Modify the 2024-2025 School Calendar

12.2. Approval to Modify the 2025-2026 School Year

12.3. Approval of 2025-2026 Student Fees

13. OLD BUSINESS

14. AUDIENCE COMMENTS

15. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS

16. DISCUSSION

17. CORRESPONDENCE

18. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS

18.1. There will be a special Board of Education Meeting held on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at noon and will take place at Morton District Office.

18.2. The next regular Board of Education Meeting will take place at Morton District Office on Wednesday, May 14, 2025 starting at 5:00 p.m. and going directly into Closed Session.

19. ADJOURNMENT