August 6, 2025 at 7:00 PM - COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING
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A. Call to Order and Roll Call. 7:00 p.m.
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B. Public Comment/Response.
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C. Changes to the Agenda.
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This item allows Board Members to add or modify the agenda at the beginning of the meeting. The Board President will need consensus to modify the agenda.
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D. Committee Reports.
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D.1. Education Committee - Mr. Hunt.
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D.1.a. 2025-2026 School Year Key Topics.
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D.2. Finance Committee - Ms. Claps.
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D.2.a. FY 26 Draft Budget - Draft presented at the June 18, 2025, board meeting; approval pending August 20, 2025.
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D.3. Policy Committee - Ms. Gunn.
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D.3.a. PRESS Plus #118 Policies - First Reading.
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D.3.a.1) Policy 2:150 - Committees - D96 Edits
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D.3.a.2) Policy 2:260- Uniform Grievance Procedure.
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D.3.a.3) Policy 2:265 - Title IX Grievance Procedure- Rewritten.
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D.3.a.4) Policy 4:15 - Identity Protection.
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D.3.a.5) Policy 4:80 - Accounting and Audits.
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D.3.a.6) Policy 5:10- Equal Employment Opportunity and Minority Recruitment.
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D.3.a.7) Policy 5:20 - Workplace Harassment Prohibited.
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D.3.a.8) Policy 5:60 - Expenses.
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D.3.a.9) Policy 5:100 - Staff Development Program.
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D.3.a.10) Policy 6:150 - Home and Hospital Instruction.
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D.3.a.11) Policy 6:235 - Access to Electronic Networks.
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D.3.a.12) Policy 7:10 -Equal Educational Opportunities.
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D.3.a.13) Policy 7:20 - Harassment of Students Prohibited.
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D.3.a.14) Policy 7:60 - Residence.
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D.3.a.15) Policy 7:70 - Attendance and Truancy.
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D.3.a.16) Policy 7:180 - Prevention of and Response to Bullying, Intimidation, and Harassment.
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D.3.a.17) Policy 7:185 - Teen Dating Violence Prohibited.
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D.3.a.18) Policy 7:190 - Student Behavior.
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D.3.a.19) Policy 7:200 - Suspension Procedures.
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D.3.a.20) Policy 7:210 - Expulsion Procedures.
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D.3.a.21) Policy 7:250 - Student Support Services.
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D.3.a.22) Policy 7:255 - Students Who are Parents, Expectant Parents, or Victims of Domestic or Sexual Violence - New.
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D.3.a.23) Policy 7:270 - Administering Medicines to Students.
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D.3.a.24) Policy 7:310 - Restrictions on Publications; Elementary Schools.
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D.3.a.25) Policy 7:340 - Student Records.
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D.3.b. PRESS Plus #119 Policies - First Reading.
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D.3.b.1) Policy 1:10 - School District Legal Status - Review and Monitoring.
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D.3.b.2) Policy 1:20 - District Organization, Operations and Cooperative Agreements - Review and Monitoring.
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D.3.b.3) Policy 1:30 - School District Philosophy - Review and Monitoring.
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D.3.b.4) Policy 2:10 - School District Governance - Review and Monitoring.
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D.3.b.5) Policy 2:80 – Board Member Oath and Conduct.
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The School Code does not specifically address what happens when board members violate their oath of office, nor does it create an opportunity to take legal action for such violations. Collins v. Bd. of Educ. of North Chicago Comm. Unit Sch. Dist. 187, 792 F.Supp.2d 992 (N.D.Ill. 2011). Consult the board attorney for guidance when considering any type of disciplinary action or sanction against a board member. Depending on the situation, a board self-evaluation or private one-on-one meetings with a board member may be appropriate to address an issue relating to board member behavior (for a list of IASB workshops, see www.iasb.com/conference-training-and-events/training/workshops/). When a board member's violation of the oath of office also constitutes a willful failure to perform his or her official duties, the board may request the regional superintendent to remove the member from office. See sample policy 2:60, Board Member Removal from Office, available at PRESS Online by logging in at www.iasb.com, at footnote 2, for further discussion. A board member whose conduct violates conflict of interest laws may also be subject to criminal liability and removal from office. See sample policy 2:100, Board Member Conflict of Interest, and its footnotes, for additional information. In consultation with the board attorney, a board may also consider other actions to address a member's violation of the oath of office, such as publicly censuring a member. Houston Comm. College System v. Wilson, 595 U.S. 468 (2022) (holding that a college board of trustees did not violate a trustee's First Amendment rights when it adopted a resolution censuring him for "reprehensible" conduct). Other sanctions may be also warranted, depending on the facts. For example, in Earnest v. Jasper Cty. Comm. Unit Sch. Dist. No. 1, 371 F.Supp.3d 459 (S.D.Ill 2019), a court held a board member was not deprived of his liberty interest under the 14th Amendment when the board limited his access to confidential board packet information after it found the board member shared confidential personnel and student information with members of the public. To encourage appropriate conduct, boards may wish to have their policy express potential consequences for violating the oath of office or the Code of Conduct for Members of School Boards. Such boards may add the following sentence to the end of this policy: "A board member who fails to abide by the oath of office or the Code may be subject to action by the Board, including, but not limited to, formal censure and/or referral to the Regional Superintendent for removal from office under Board policy 2:60, Board Member Removal from Office." Has the Board adopted this policy to include the optional sentence shown above?
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D.3.b.6) Policy 2:130 - Board-Superintendent Relationship - Review and Monitoring.
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D.3.b.7) Policy 2:240 - Board Policy Development - Review and Monitoring.
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D.3.b.8) Policy 3:30 - Chain of Command - Review and Monitoring.
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D.3.b.9) Policy 4:50 - Payment Procedures - Review and Monitoring.
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D.3.b.10) Policy 4:90 - Student Activity and Fiduciary Funds - Review and Monitoring.
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D.3.b.11) Policy 4:180 - Pandemic Preparedness; Management and Recovery - Review and Monitoring.
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D.3.b.12) Policy 5:270 - Employment At-Will, Compensation, and Assignment - Review and Monitoring.
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D.3.b.13) Policy 7:40 - Nonpublic School Students, Including Parochial and Home-Schooled Students - Review & Monitoring.
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D.3.b.14) Policy 7:90 - Release During School Hours - Review & Monitoring.
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D.3.b.15) Policy 7:130 - Student Rights and Responsibilities - Review & Monitoring.
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D.3.b.16) Policy 7:325 - Student Fund-Raising Activities - Review & Monitoring.
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D.3.b.17) Policy 8:80 - Gifts to the District.
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D.3.b.18) Policy 8:110 - Public Suggestions and Concerns - Review & Monitoring.
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D.4. Facilities Committee - Mr. Olech.
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D.4.a. Facility Advisory Committee Meeting - July 8
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D.4.b. Blythe Park Playground Visioning - September 8, 8:30 - 9:30 am - Community Coffee; September 9 at 6:30 pm - PTA and Community Session.
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D.5. Personnel Committee - Mr. Barsotti.
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D.5.a. Board of Education/New Staff Dinner - September 17, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. in the Hauser Cafeteria.
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dinner invitation
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D.6. Family Engagement Committee - Ms. Kachlic.
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E. Public Comment/Response.
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F. Future Meeting Dates.
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F.1. August 20, 2025—Regular Business Meeting, 7:00 p.m. in the Hauser Learning Resource Center. (If necessary, The Board will enter into a Closed Session at 6:15 p.m. and return to an Open Session at 7:00 p.m.).
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F.2. September 3, 2025 - Board Self-Assessment, 6:00 p.m. - in the library at Ames School.
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F.3. September 17, 2025 - Regular Business Meeting, 7:00 p.m. in the Hauser Learning Resource Center. (The Board will enter into Closed Session at 6:15 p.m., if necessary, and return to Open Session at 7:00 p.m.).
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F.4. October 1, 2025 - 7:00 pm in the multi-purpose room at Hollywood School.
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F.5. October 15, 2025 - Regular Business Meeting, 7:00 p.m. in the Hauser Learning Resource Center. (The Board will enter into Closed Session at 6:15 p.m., if necessary, and return to Open Session at 7:00 p.m.).
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G. Enter Into Closed Session (If needed).
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H. Return to Open Session.
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I. Adjournment.
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