July 17, 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 Manouzi,
                  Members Couch, Moreno, Segura and Terracino

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. Security Report

V.A.4. Treasurer's Report

V.A.5. 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 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.D. 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.E. Student Disciplinary cases.  5 ILCS 120/2(c)(9).
 

IX.F. 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. Public Hearing on Amended Budget for the 2023-2024 Fiscal Year, June 12, 2024

XIII.A.2. Regular Meeting Open Session June 12, 2024

XIII.A.3. Regular Meeting Closed Session June 12, 2024

XIII.B. Approval of Payrolls:
Education Fund                                                      $  12,542,009.23
Operations, Building & Maintenance Fund             $      459,220.67
Transportation Fund                                               $      202,298.59
GRAND TOTAL SALARIES                                   $  13,203,528.49

XIII.C. Approval of Bills:
Education Fund                                                        $  1,369,257.04
Building & Maintenance Fund                                  $     247,034.29
Transportation Fund                                                 $     617,900.57
Capital Projects                                                        $     800,423.82
Debt Fund                                                                 $        3,612.48
TORT                                                                        $       10,280.00
TOTAL EXPENSES FOR JULY                                $  3,048,508.20

XIII.D. Miscellaneous Monies
TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR MONTH OF JULY           $ 452,072.44

XIII.E. Approval of Purchase Orders over $35,000.00

XIII.E.1. Lakeshore Learning            Kindergarten Materials                       $43,758.18

XIII.E.2. ECRA                                    Subscription Renewal                     $109,272.00

XIII.E.3. Amplify                           Online Reading Platform                     $190,275.00

XIII.E.4. ParentSquare               Renewal of Communication Platform       $51,300.00

XIII.E.5. Amplify                       PD for Embedded Coaches                    $185,000.00

XIII.F. Approval of amended calendar for the 2024-2025 School Year

XIII.G. Approval of Donation of a Bassoon from Angel Melendez for the purpose of being used for the District 99 Band

XIII.H. Approval of Donations for the 2024 Back to School Celebration 

XIII.H.1. Commonwealth Edison – LED Light Bulbs with an approximate value of $2,945.00 

XIII.H.2. Essendant, Wholesale Distributor of Office Supplies – Donating 850 backpacks with school supplies with an approximate value of $15,000.00 

XIII.H.3. Open Kitchens – Donating 2,000 Vienna Beef Hot Dogs with an approximate value of over $1,000, to help feed participants of the Back to School Celebration 

XIII.I. Approval to renew Illinois Association of School Boards Restricted Annual Dues for the 2024-2025 school year 

XIII.J. Approval of Project Authorization #41 to Professional Services Agreement with FGM Architects, Inc. for the Gym Floor Investigation and Replacement at Sherlock School 

XIII.K. Approval of proposal from Eriksson Engineering Associates, LTD to provide Professional Civil Engineering Services for Site Condition Assessments at 12 locations

XIII.L. Approval of Contract Renewal with Johnson Controls for the Fire and Burglar Alarm for Sherlock School

XIII.M. Approval of Architectural Services with Legat Architects for the Project Definition / Concept Design Phase of a new Burnham Early Childhood Center 

XIII.N. Approval of Site Affiliation Agreement with National Louis University for Clinical Student Teaching Field Experiences for the 2024-2025 school year 

XIII.O. Approval of new Curriculum, Aprendo Leyendo, for our Spanish Reading Interventionists for Grades K-6 

XIII.P. Approval of Intergovernmental Agreements with West 40 Intermediate Service Center #2 for the 2024-2025 school year 

XIII.P.1. Regional Safe School Program

XIII.P.2. High Needs Alternative Learning Opportunities (ALOP)

XIII.P.3. Alternative Learning Opportunities Program (ALOP)

XIII.Q. Approval of an Intergovernmental Agreement between the Board of Education of District 99 and the Town of Cicero for the Administration and Funding of a School Crossing Guard Program for the 2024-2025 school year 

XIII.R. Approval of Agreement with Central States Bus Leasing for a 5-year lease of 12 new buses 

XIII.S. Approval of School Improvement Plans for the 2024-2025 school year as listed below: 

Burnham, Cicero East, Cicero West, Columbus East, Columbus West, Drexel, Early Childhood Center, Goodwin, Liberty, Lincoln, Roosevelt, Sherlock, Unity Junior High School, Warren Park and Wilson

XIII.T. First Reading of proposed revised policies: 2:70, 2:125, 2:160, 2:160-E, 4:15, 4:70, 4:80, 5:130, 5:180, 5:200, 5:290, 6:110, 6:140, 6:150 and 7:170

XIII.U. Waiver of First Reading and Approval to adopt revised Board Policy 4:60, Operational Services

XIII.V. Approval of Agreement with Everyday Speech, LLC for the provision of Online Social Communication and Social Emotional Learning Curricula for the 2024-2025 school year

XIII.W. Approval of Agency Contracts for Special Education and Student Services for the 2024-2025 School Year

XIII.W.1. 3Chords Inc. and Therapy Travelers LLC collectively d/b/a Epic Special Education Staffing

XIII.W.2. Bilingual Speech Solutions

XIII.W.3. Bilingual Therapies d/b/a of New Direction Solutions, LLC

XIII.W.4. MMC Educational Consulting & Staffing, LLC

XIII.W.5. Sunbelt Staffing, LLC

XIII.W.6. Therapy Care, Ltd. 

XIII.X. Approval of Board  and Staff Travel for Conference Attendance

XIII.X.1. Tom Tomschin, Board President, Federal Advocacy Conference, September 8-10, 2024, in Washington D.C.          

XIII.X.2. Raquel Jenke, Principal, Sandra Magiera, Assistant Principal, Martin Mireles, Juan Garcia, District Biliteracy Coaches, Ann Perveneckis, Building Coach, Aida Lou Rodriguez and Nicole Alvarez, ESL Leads, 2024 WIDA Annual Conference, on October 15-18, 2024, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
 

XIV. Approval of Resolution for Publication of Notice for Public Inspection of Tentative Budget for FY2024-2025 (from August 15, 2024 through September 13, 2024)

XV. Personnel Report

XV.A. Certified Personnel

XV.A.1. Employment

XV.A.2. Resignations

XV.A.3. Other

XV.B. Non-Certified Personnel

XV.B.1. Employment

XV.B.2. Resignations

XV.B.3. Other

XV.C. FMLA Requests

XVI. Student Discipline Disposition

XVI.A. Student Number 990022957

XVII. Old Business

XVIII. Informational Items

XVIII.A. Next regularly scheduled Board Meeting to be held on August 14, 2024, 6:30 p.m. at the Administration Building

XIX. Adjournment