December 14, 2020 at 6:30 PM - Regular Board Meeting

1. Call Regular Board Meeting to Order

1.A. Principal's Report:  Ms. Edith Rivera, Schafer School Principal

1.B. Project Design Update by Wold Architects

2. Comments Regarding Agenda (Would anyone like an Agenda item removed or moved from the Consent Agenda to the Discussion Agenda?)

3. Public Comments (Policy 2:230.  Please provide your name and the group you represent, if any.  Each speaker shall be limited to three minutes.)

4. Board of Education Comments

5. Action Items (Discussion Agenda)

5.A. Approve District 45 Financial Reports

5.A.(1) Vouchers Awaiting Processing by Comptroller

5.A.(2) Operating Statement

5.A.(3) Balance Sheet

5.A.(4) Activity Fund Report

5.B. Adopt 2020 Final Tax Levy

5.C. Approve Phase One of Contracts Bidding

5.D. Approve K-5 English Language Arts/Spanish Language Arts Curriculum

6. Action Items (Consent Agenda)

6.A. Approve Minutes of the Board of Education Meetings

6.A.(1) Minutes of the Regular Board of Education Meeting of November 16, 2020

6.A.(2) Minutes of the Special Board of Education Meeting of December 1, 2020

6.B. Approve Payrolls

6.C. Approve Check Listing

6.C.(1) Manual Checks

6.C.(2) Bills Payable

6.D. Approve Personnel Changes

6.D.(1) Termination(s)/Resignation(s)

6.D.(2) Appointment(s)

6.D.(3) Leave(s) of Absence: None

6.E. Adopt PRESS Policy Updates (5:10; 5:20; 7:10; 7:20; 2:260; 2:265; 5:100; 5:220; 5:330; 7:180; 7:185)

6.F. Approve Salary Adjustment(s)

6.G. Approve 10-Year HLS Survey

6.H. Approve Middle School Furniture Pilot

7. Information and Consideration Items

7.A. Review of the Return to School Plan Recommendation

7.B. Review Fees Schedule

7.C. Village of Villa Park - Garden Station Development Discussion and Direction

8. Communications:  None

9. Commendations:  None

10. Public Comments (Policy 2:230.  Please provide your name and the group you represent, if any. Each speaker shall be limited to three minutes.)

11. Board of Education and Administrator Comments

12. Requests Under Provision of Freedom of Information Act

13. Adjournment to Executive Session for discussion of appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the public body or legal counsel for the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee of the public body or against legal counsel for the public body to determine its validity [5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1)]; and 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)]; and discussion of minutes of meetings lawfully closed under the Open Meetings Act, whether for purposes of approval by the body of the minutes or semi-annual review of the minutes as mandated by Section 2.06 [5 ILCS 120/2(c)(21)].

14. Reconvene Board Meeting

15. Approval of Executive Session Minutes

16. Adjournment