February 19, 2019 at 7:00 PM - Regular

I. Roll Call

II. Pledge of Allegiance

III. First Public Comments/Questions

IV. Communications from the Superintendent

IV.A. Superintendent Report - Dr. Norrell

IV.A.1. Motion to Approve the Staggered Start Times to Begin for the 2019/2020 School Year

IV.A.2. Motion to Approve the Quad County Urban League Lease Extension from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2020

IV.B. Community Relations Report

IV.C. Student Board Member Report

V. Motion to Approve the Following Consent Agenda, as listed

V.A. Monthly Financial Reports, as listed:

V.A.1. List of Bills

V.A.2. December 2018 Financials

V.A.3. Fund Balance Report

V.A.4. Payroll Report

V.B. Donations, as listed:

V.B.1. $700 to the Magnet Academy from the Target Field Trips Scholarship

V.B.2. $136 to the Magnet Academy Cheerleading Team from Dick's Mini Donuts

V.B.3. $500 to East High's NJROTC from the Carson Family Foundation

V.B.4. Professional Services in the Amount of $7,795 from Cordogan & Clark

V.B.5. $1,500 to East High's NJROTC from the SENDing Support Charitable Foundation

V.B.6. Miscellaneous Classroom Items to the Child Service Center from Francis Jimenez

V.B.7. $500 to East High School's Varsity Boys' Basketball Team from Dr. H.O. Brown

V.B.8. Mittens and Gloves for the Students at Krug School from the Rotary Foundation of Montgomery

V.B.9. $400 from the Fazio Family Fund via the AEEF for the Benavides STEAM Academy and Bardwell School

V.C. Grants, as listed:

V.C.1. $500 for Beaupre School Students' Grow with a FarmBot from the Dart Foundation

V.C.2. $100,500 Community Partners Playground for Hermes SPlayground Equipment from KaBoom!

V.C.3. $5,000 Lowe's Toolbox for Education for the Magnet Academy from Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation

V.C.4. $1,000 Scholarship America for Bardwell's Soccer Team from the Target Corporation

VI. Finance/Personnel Committee, Annette Johnson, Chair, met February 12th at 4:30p.m. at the SSC

VI.A. Informational:

VI.A.1. Meeting Schedule - Tuesday, March 12th at 4:30 p.m. at the SSC

VI.A.2. Finance/Personnel Committee Minutes of February 12, 2019

VI.A.3. Bloom Township Trustees of Schools Update

VI.A.4. Final Financial Statements for FY2018 - Corrective Action Plans

VI.A.5. Recruitment Relocation Stipend

VI.B. Action Items: 

VI.B.1. Motion to Approve the Resolution Abating Tax for Taxable General Obligation School Bonds Series 2016B (Qualified School Construction Bonds - Alternate Revenue Bonds) (Abatement 1)

VI.B.2. Motion to Approve the Resolution Abating Tax for Taxable General Obligation School Bonds Series 2016C (Qualified School Construction Bonds) (Abatement 2)

VI.B.3. Motion to Approve the Resolution Abating Tax for Taxable General Obligation School Bonds Series 2005A (Abatement 3)

VI.B.4. Motion to Approve the Resolution for Authorized Bank Signers at Johnson School

VI.B.5. Motion to Approve Nania Energy to Conduct a Reverse Auction for Electricity within the Parameters Described

VI.B.6. Motion to Approve the Certificate of Resolution and ACH Authorization Agreement to Move Investments out of Old Second National Bank and into Bloom Township Trustees of Schools

VI.B.7. Motion to Approve the Following ISBE PRESS Policies:

VI.B.7.a. 2:80 Board of Education (Board Member Oath and Conduct)

VI.B.7.b. 2:80E Board of Education (Exhibit - Board Member Code of Conduct)

VI.B.7.c. 2:120 Board of Education (Board Member Development)

VI.B.7.d. 4:45 Operational Services (Insufficient Fund Checks and Debt Recovery)

VI.B.7.e. 4:130 (Operational Services (Free and Reduced - Price Food Services)

VI.B.7.f. 4:130E Operational Services (Free and Reduced - Price Food Services; Meal Charge Notification)

VI.B.7.g. 4:170 Operational Services (Safety)

VI.B.7.h. 5:30 General Personnel (Hiring Process and Criteria)

VI.B.7.i. 5:60 (General Personnel - Expenses)

VI.B.7.j. 5:100 (General Personnel - Staff Development Program)

VI.B.8. Motion to Approve the Recruitment Relocation Stipend in the Amount of $5,000

VII. Curriculum and Programs Committee, Kimberly Hatchett Chair, met February 4th at 5:30 p.m. at the SSC

VII.A. Informational/Discussion Items:

VII.A.1. Meeting Schedule - Tuesday, February 19th at 5:00 p.m. at the SSC

VII.A.2. Curriculum Committee Minutes of February 4, 2019

VII.A.3. One Team: One Plan - SIP Presentations

VII.A.3.a. Beaupre School

VII.A.3.b. Magnet Academy

VII.A.4. Title I SIP - IL Empower Partner

VII.A.5. Attendance Report

VII.A.6. New District Positions for FY 2020

VII.B. Action Items:  

VII.B.1. Motion to Approve One (1) FTE Assistant Director of Educational Grants

VII.B.2. Motion to Approve One (1) FTE Director of Numeracy and Interventions

VII.B.3. Motion to Approve the IL Empower Lead Partner Contract in the Amount of $241,300

VIII. Building & Grounds Committee, Ken Darby/Bruce Schubert, Co-Chairs, met February 4th at 4:30 p.m. at Beaupre School

VIII.A. Informational:

VIII.A.1. Meeting Schedule - Monday, March 4th at 5:00 p.m. at the SSC

VIII.A.2. Building and Grounds Committee Minutes of February 4, 2019

VIII.A.3. Snowplowing Procedure FY2019

VIII.A.4. Work Tickets

VIII.A.5. Change Orders

VIII.A.6. Proposed Facility Improvements - Summer 2019

VIII.A.7. Radon - Short Term Testing Results

VIII.A.8. LED Lighting Replacement Update

VIII.A.9. Asbestos Six Month Surveillance Reports

VIII.A.10. Pre-K Playground Upgrade

VIII.A.11. Incident Report

VIII.A.12. Follow-up:

VIII.A.12.a. Overtime

VIII.A.12.b. Numbering of Windows

VIII.A.12.c. Roofing/Insurance Coverage

VIII.B. Action Items:  

VIII.B.1. Motion to Approve Three (3) FTE Permanent Grounds Workers

VIII.B.2. Motion to Approve Bardwell's Pavement Improvement Phase 2 Bid to Advantage Paving in the Amount of $132,014.25

IX. Executive Session for the Purpose of Discussing Student Discipline, Workman's Compensation, Land Acquisition, Pending Litigation and the Appointment, Employment and Dismissal of a Specific Employee

X. Action, Resulting from Executive Session, if any

X.A. Motion to Accept the Resignation of Phillip Henry Pursuant to the Terms Discussed in Closed Session

X.B. Personnel Report, as listed:

X.B.1. Resignations

X.B.2. Appointments

X.B.3. Adjusted Appointment

X.B.4. Leaves

X.B.5. Salary Adjustments

X.B.6. Differentials

XI. 2nd Public Comments/Questions

XII. Informational Items, if any

XII.A. FOIA Update

XIII. Adjournment