February 21, 2024 at 6:30 PM - Regular Board Meeting

I. Call to Order Regular Meeting of the Board of Education

II. Roll Call     President Tomschin, Vice President Dominick, Secretary Terracino,
                   Members Couch, Manouzi, Moreno and Segura

III. Establish Quorum

IV. Pledge of Allegiance

V. Superintendent's Report

V.A. Informational Items

V.A.1. Monthly Board Report

V.A.2. Freedom of Information Act Requests

V.A.3. Enrollment Report

V.A.4. Suspension Report

V.A.5. Security Report

V.A.6. American Rescue Plan ESSER 3 Update

V.A.7. Treasurer's Report

V.A.8. Quarterly Investment Report

V.A.9. District 99's Very Own Award - Employee of the Month Recipients:
Adela Salazar,Back-Up Lunchroom Hostess, Warren Park School
 

V.A.10. Departmental Updates Presentation

VI. Other Reports

VI.A. Construction Report - CCS International, Inc. 

VII. Correspondence

VIII. Comments from the Audience

IX. Adjourn to Executive Session

IX.A. 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).

IX.B. 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)

IX.C. The selection of a person to fill a public office, as defined in the Open Meetings Act, including a vacancy in a public office, when the public body is given power to appoint under law or ordinance, or the discipline, performance or removal of the occupant of a public office, when the public body is given power to remove the occupant under law or ordinance. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(3).

IX.D. 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)

IX.E. Security procedures, school building safety and security, and the use of personnel and equipment to respond to an actual, threatened, or a reasonably potential danger to the safety of employees, students, staff, the public, or public property.  5 ILCS 120/2(c)(8).
 

IX.F. The placement of individual students in special education programs and other matters relating to individual students. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(10).

IX.G. 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 must be recorded and entered into the minutes of the closed meeting; 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(11).
 

X. Adjourn from Executive Session

XI. Reconvene to Open Session

XII. Action as a result of Executive Session if necessary

XIII. Consent Agenda

XIII.A. Approval of Minutes

XIII.A.1. Regular Meeting Open Session January 10, 2024

XIII.A.2. Regular Meeting Closed Session January 10, 2024

XIII.B. Approval of Payrolls:
Education Fund                                                      $   7,405,979.68
Operations, Building & Maintenance Fund             $     437,755.88
Transportation Fund                                               $     168,670.60
GRAND TOTAL SALARIES                                   $   8,012,406.16

XIII.C. Approval of Bills:
Education Fund                                                        $  2,673,857.93
Building & Maintenance Fund                                  $  1,400,515.44
Transportation Fund                                                 $     151,417.00
Capital Projects                                                        $     696,343.75
TORT                                                                        $      14,930.32
Debt Fund                                                                 $      43,726.69
TOTAL EXPENSES FOR FEBRUARY                     $ 4,980,791.13

XIII.D. Miscellaneous Monies
TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR MONTH OF FEBRUARY       $        773,052.09

XIII.E. Approval of Proposed Calendar for the 2024-2025 school year

XIII.F. Approval of Use of School Facility Requests

XIII.G. Approval of Resolution for Disposal of Personal Property

XIII.H. Approval of Purchase Orders over $25,000.00

XIII.H.1. Committee for Children         Renewal Health Curriculum            $126,198.00

XIII.H.2. Vista Higher Learning        License Renewal (Get Ready)        $ 33,484.15

XIII.H.3. Project Lead the Way         Modules STEAM Classes               $105,712.50

XIII.H.4. DOMO, Inc.                   License Renewal                  $ 78,970.00

XIII.I. Approval of Donation of $630.00 from the Field Museum to be used for  Transportation Services for a First Grade Classroom from Lincoln School 

XIII.J. Approval of Donation of approximately $500.00 from Portillo’s Fundraising event to be used for PBS Program Incentives at Drexel School 

XIII.K. Approval of rental and chartering of District 99 Buses to Brookfield School District 95 for field trips on April 4-5, 2024  

XIII.L. Approval of Renewal of Planned Service Agreement with Johnson Controls Fire Protection LP for the provision of Fire and Intrusion Monitoring District-Wide 

XIII.M. Approval to issue a public Request for Proposal for Planned Maintenance Services for Mechanical Equipment & Systems

XIII.N. Approval of Change Order #01 with Urban Elevator Service, LLC for the elevator repair at Cicero West School

XIII.O. Approval to issue a public Request for Qualifications for Architectural Services for a New Early Childhood Center

XIII.P. Approval of Food Service Software with Education Management Systems LINQ

XIII.Q. Approval to negotiate renewal with Open Kitchens for the 2024-2025 school year

XIII.R. Approval to go out to bid for Screen Printed Student Uniforms, Student Sweatshirts and Employee Uniforms

XIII.S. Approval to go out to bid for Waste Removal and Disposal Services

XIII.T. Approval to go out to bid for On Call Masonry Maintenance Services

XIII.U. Approval to go out to bid for Epoxy Flooring for the bathrooms at Cicero West School

XIII.V. Approval to go out to bid for increased Cyber Insurance 

XIII.W. Approval of Settlement Authority Request to Workers’ Compensation Claim of Karen Leato-Zemko (22 WC 26923)

XIII.X. Approval of Settlement Authority Request to Workers’ Compensation Claim of Fabiola Mayorga (23 WC 004552)

XIII.Y. Approval of Authorization Form with Bright Directions for provision of a 529 College Savings Plan

XIII.Z. Approval of Vehicle Purchase Agreement with Central States Bus Sales, Inc.

XIII.AA. Approval of Extended School Year and Summer School for 2024 

XIII.AB. Approval of Affiliation Agreement with Saint Xavier University for Clinical Practicum Experiences beginning retroactively February 12, 2024 and ending on February 12, 2027

XIII.AC. Approval of Agreement with Crisis Prevention Institute, Inc. for the 2024-2025 school year

XIII.AD. Waiver of First Reading and Approval to adopt revised Board Policy 7:270 Administering Medicines to Students

XIII.AE. Approval of Student and Staff Travel for Tournament Attendance

XIII.AE.1. 13 students, 13 parent chaperones, 4 coaches and 1 administrator for an overnight field trip to participate in the Special Olympics State Basketball Tournament in Bloomington, IL on March 8-9, 2024

XIII.AF. Approval of Staff Travel for International Teacher Recruitment Fair

XIII.AF.1. Aldo Calderin, Superintendent, Mary Mycyk, Assistant Superintendent for Educational Services and Bertha Moreno-Paz, Director of Multilingual Department, on April 14-21, 2024, in Madrid, Spain

XIII.AG. Approval of Staff Travel for Conference Attendance

XIII.AG.1. Robert Mensch, Principal, Chelsea Foreman, Assistant Principal and Bryan Martin, Special Education Program Supervisor, Annual LRP National Institute, on May 5-8, 2024, in Savannah, Georgia

XIII.AG.2. Mahliqa Azeem, Carla Anfuso and Candy Acevedo, Board Certified Behavior Analysts, Annual ABAI Convention, on May 25-27, 2024, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

XIII.AH. Approval to rescind the approval of Board Travel for Conference Attendance

XIII.AH.1. Derek Dominick, Board Vice-President, Annual NSBA Conference, on April 6-8, 2024, in New Orleans, Louisiana

XIV. Approval of Settlement Agreement and Mutual General Release between Lorusso Cement Contractors, Inc., Vision Construction and Consulting, Inc. and Cicero Public School District #99 relating to Case #2019-CH-05970

XV. Resolution Authorizing the Dismissal of Tenured Teacher A and the Adoption of Notice of Charges and Bill of Particulars stating the reasons for the Dismissal

XVI. Resolution Authorizing the Dismissal of Tenured Teacher B and the Adoption of Notice of Charges and Bill of Particulars stating the reasons for the Dismissal

XVII. Personnel Report

XVII.A. Certified Personnel

XVII.A.1. Employment

XVII.A.2. Resignations

XVII.A.3. Other

XVII.B. Non-Certified Personnel

XVII.B.1. Employment

XVII.B.2. Resignations

XVII.B.3. Other

XVII.C. FMLA Requests

XVIII. Old Business

XIX. Informational Items

XIX.A. Next regularly scheduled Board Meeting to be held on March 13, 2024, 6:30 p.m. at Drexel School

XX. Adjournment