August 12, 2026 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 Terracino, Couch, Moreno and Barrera

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. Quarterly Investment Report

V.A.5. Treasurer's Report

V.A.6. 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. 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 July 15, 2026

XIII.A.2. Regular Meeting Closed Session July 15, 2026

XIII.B. Approval of Payrolls:
Education Fund                                                      $   11,797,361.29
Operations, Building & Maintenance Fund             $       827,290.48
Transportation Fund                                               $       104,824.96
GRAND TOTAL SALARIES                                   $   12,729,476.73

XIII.C. Approval of Bills:
Education Fund                                                        $  1,464,939.60
Building & Maintenance Fund                                  $     615,692.30
Transportation Fund                                                 $     447,461.65
Capital Projects                                                        $  2,797,919.75
Debt Fund                                                                 $           300.00
Tort                                                                            $        8,892.55
TOTAL EXPENSES FOR AUGUST                          $ 5,335,205.85

XIII.D. Miscellaneous Monies
TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR MONTH OF AUGUST        $ 2,098,690.71       

XIII.E. Approval of Use of School Facility Requests

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

XIII.G. Approval of Resolution Abating Working Cash Fund

XIII.H. Approval to go out to bid for a Health Insurance Broker

XIII.I. Approval to Charter Transportation Services for the Children’s Center of Cicero/Berwyn

XIII.J. Approval of Renewal of Agreement with EMS LINQ, LLC for the provision of Food Service Management and Technology Services for the 2026-2027 school year

XIII.K. Approval of Renewal of Agreement with Frontline Education for the provision of Comparative and Financial Planning Analytics Services for the 2026-2027 school year

XIII.L. Approval of Memorandum of Understanding between Cicero School District 99 and the National Museum of Mexican Art for the provision of 21st Century Community Learning Centers at Cicero East, Columbus East, Drexel, Goodwin, Lincoln, Roosevelt, Sherlock, Unity, Warren Park and Wilson Schools for the 2026-2027 school year

XIII.M. Approval 3-Year Affiliation Agreement with National Louis University for Student Teaching Psychology Work Field Experiences

XIII.N. First Reading of proposed new policy 6:350, Audio Recording of IEP Meetings

XIII.O. First Reading of proposed revised policies: 2:30, 2:230, 3:40, 3:50, 3:60, 3:70, 4:120, 4:175, 5:40, 5:70, 5:110, 5:140, 5:185, 5:240, 6:70, 6:80, 6:190, 7:30, 7:80, 7:130, 7:345, 8:70 and 8:100

XIII.P. Approval of Agency Contracts for Special Education and Student Services for the 2026-2027 school year

XIII.P.1. Bilingual Speech Solutions

XIII.P.2. ProCare Therapy a d/b/a of New Direction Solutions, LLC

XIII.Q. Approval of Tentative Budget for the 2026-2027 Fiscal Year

XIV. Approval of Termination of Employee A

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. Old Business

XVII. Informational Items

XVII.A. Next regularly scheduled Board Meeting to be held on September 16, 2026, 6:30 p.m. at Cicero West School

XVIII. Adjournment