September 26, 2024 at 7:00 PM - Regular Board of Education Meeting

I. CALL TO ORDER
Location: Winfield Central School Cafeteria. The live meeting is available to be viewed on facebook live at this link: https://www.facebook.com/Winfield-School-District-34-1418142601818685

II. ROLL CALL

III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

IV. APPROVAL OF AGENDA - ADDITIONS OR CHANGES TO THE AGENDA

V. PUBLIC COMMENT: We request members of the audience who wish to provide public commentary complete the Public Comment Request card and limit their comments or questions to three minutes. Public comments submitted by digital form will be read by a board member or administrator during the Public Comment portion of the meeting. Comments may be submitted to https://tinyurl.com/winfield34boardcomment.  Questions that Board members cannot answer in a timely fashion will be referred to the appropriate administrator who will respond within the week or as soon as time permits. Thank you.

VI. PUBLIC PRESENTATION / DISCUSSION

VI.A. Student Recognition: Tadeo Lemus (8th grade) and Brooklyn Vihnanek (8th grade)

VI.B. Winfield Primary HVAC

VI.C. Fall Data Presentation

VI.D. TIF 2

VII. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

VII.A. August 22, 2024, Regular Board of Education Meeting Minutes
August 22, 2024, Board of Education Meeting Hearing Minutes
August 22, 2024, Regular Board of Education Meeting Closed Session Minutes

VII.B. September 16, 2024, Special Board of Education Meeting Minutes
September 16, 2024, Special Board of Education Meeting Closed Session Minutes

VIII. CONSENT AGENDA (Routine matters that do not require discussion)

VIII.A. Approval of Finance Reports    

VIII.A.1. Bill List - Payable List and List of Other Payments

VIII.A.2. Treasurer/Fund Balance/Bank Reconciliation Report

VIII.B. Other Approvals

IX. COMMUNICATION TO THE BOARD

IX.A. Superintendent's Report

IX.A.1. Legislative Update

IX.A.2. Facility Updates

IX.A.3. WEF Update

IX.B. Principal's Report

IX.B.1. Learning and Extracurricular Happenings

IX.B.2. Tardy and Attendance Process Updates and Observations

IX.B.3. Initial Behavior Conversations and Updates

IX.C. Finance Report from Director of Business Services

IX.C.1. Salary Compensation Report 2024-2025

X. OLD BUSINESS

X.A. Approve Second Reading of Policies

X.A.1. Draft Update Policies:
2:260 Uniform Grievance Procedures
5:100 Staff Development Program
7:20 Harassment of Students Prohibited
7:185 Teen Dating Violence Prohibited

X.A.2. Draft Policies Update - Rewritten
2:265 Title IX Grievance Procedure

XI. NEW BUSINESS

XI.A. Approve revised 2024-2025 Board of Education Calendar

XI.B. Personnel

XI.B.1. Approve the employment of Mary Carbonari as a 2 hour per day lunch supervisor

XI.B.2. Approve the employment of Amber Rowe as a crossing guard

XI.C. Board Procedures and Exhibit Updates
For information only, no Board approval needed.

XI.D. Freedom of Information Act Requests

XI.D.1. David J. Freeman - Robbins-Schwartz

XI.D.2. Data Bid - Julie Dustin

XI.D.3. Village of Winfield - Curt Barrett

XI.D.4. SmartProcure - Sheri Reid

XII. Items for Future Agendas

XIII. ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION  –  Reason 1. 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 [the Open Meetings Act]. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1). Reason 11 The placement of individual students in special education programs and other matters relating to
individual students. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(10). Reason 12. 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). (ROLL CALL VOTE)

XIV. ADJOURN CLOSED SESSION TO REGULAR SESSION

XV. ACTION FROM CLOSED SESSION

XV.A. None

XVI. ADJOURNMENT