November 18, 2024 at 6:30 PM - Regular Board Meeting

Call to Order 

Pledge of Allegiance

Roll Call

Declaration of Quorum

Presentation - P.E., CTE, Art, and Music Division
Mr. Russ Nowak

Audiences:
       Persons wishing to address the Board of Education are expected to follow School Board Policy 2:230

Approval of Minutes

October 23, 2024 - Regular Minutes

October 23, 2024 - Executive Session Minutes

President’s Report 

 Discussion/Action - Approval of Consent Agenda/Personnel Report

Accounts Payable/Imprest 

October

Financial Report and Monthly Payroll

October

Superintendent's Report - Dr. Toulios

 Discussion/Action - Approval to adjourn to Executive Session for the purposes of discussing:

The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee to determine its validity. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1)

Collective Bargaining - Collective negotiating matters and deliberations concerning salary schedules. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(2).

Discussion/Action - Approval for the SEIU Collective Bargaining Agreement

Informational - Board Committee Minutes 

Finance Committee Minutes 
August 19, 2024

Informational — FOIA 

1. Argo Concerned Citizen
-FOIA requests
-Superintendent's performance goals and bonus
-Itemized expenses for 2023-2024
-Total superintendent compensation
-Total number of students in attendance for years he has been in his role

Informational - District Sponsorship Opportunities

Mr. Greg Dietz - Human Resources

Board Policy Draft Updates (Rewritten)  Under Consideration – First Reading

2:70-E Exhibit – Checklist for Filling Board Vacancies by Appointment
2:20-E2 Exhibit – Motion to Adjourn to Closed Meeting
2:240-E1 – Press Issue Updates
2:265 Title IX Grievance Procedure
3:40-E Exhibit – Checklist for the Superintendent Employment Contract Negotiation Process
4:150 Facility Management and Building Programs (see 4:150AP)
 

Board Policy Review and Monitoring Under Consideration - First Reading
2:50 Board Member Term of Office
2:60 Board Member Removal from Office
2:80 Board Member Oath and Conduct
2:80-E Exhibit – Board Member Code of Conduct
2:125-E1 Exhibit – Board Member Expense Reimbursement Form
2:125-E2 Exhibit – Board Member Estimated Expense Approval Form
2:140 Communications To and From the Board
2:140-E Exhibit – Guidance for Board Member Communications, Including Email Use
2:150 Committees
2:160 Board Attorney
2:250 Access to District Public Records
3:10 Goals and Objectives
4:15 Identity Protection
4:20 Fund Balance
4:40 Incurring Debt
4:55 Use of Credit and Procurement Cards
4:110 Transportation
5:35 Compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act
5:40 Communicable and Chronic Infectious Disease
5:170 Copyright
5:180 Temporary Illness or Temporary Incapacity
5:290 Resignation, Retirement and Involuntary Separation
6:10 Educational Philosophy and Objectives
6:40 Curriculum Development
6:110 Programs for Students At Risk of Academic Failure and/or Dropping Out of School and Graduation Incentives Program
6:130 Program for the Gifted
6:150 Home and Hospital Instruction
6:190 Extracurricular and Co-Curricular Activities
6:210 Instructional Materials
6:240 Field Trips
7:170 Vandalism
7:275 Orders to Forgo Life-Sustaining Treatment
8:25 Advertising and Distributing Materials in Schools Provided by Non-School Related Entities
8:70 Accommodating Individuals with Disabilities
8:95 Parental Involvement

Board Policy Draft Updates Under Consideration - First Reading
2:70 Vacancies on the Board of Education – Filling Vacancies
2:105 Ethics and Gift Ban
2:120 Board Member Development
2:120-E2 Exhibit – Website Listing of Development and Training Completed by Board Members
2:125 Board Member Expenses
2:170 Procurement of Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying Services
2:240-E2 Exhibit – Developing Local Policy
2:260 Uniform Grievance Procedure
4:30 Revenue and Investments
4:45 Insufficient Fund Checks and Debt Recovery
4:60 Purchases and Contracts
4:70 Resource Conservation
4:80 Accounting and Audits
4:130 Free and Reduced-Price Food Services
4:130-E-Exhibit – Free and Reduced-Price Food Services; Meal Charge Notifications
4:150 Facility Management and Building Programs
4:160 Environmental Quality of Buildings and Grounds
4:170 Safety
5:10 Equal Employment Opportunity and Minority Recruitment
5:20 Workplace Harassment Prohibited
5:30 Hiring Process and Criteria
5:90 Abused and Neglected Child Reporting
5:100 Staff Development Program
5:120 Employee Ethics; Code of Professional Conduct; and Conflict of Interest
5:125 Communication Through Technology – Usage and Conduct
5:130 Responsibilities Concerning Internal Information
5:190 Teacher Qualifications
5:200 Terms and Conditions of Employment and Dismissal
5:230 Maintaining Student Discipline
5:250 Leaves of Absence
5:300 Schedules and Employment Year
5:310 Overtime Compensation/Compensatory Time-Off
5:330 Sick Days, Vacation, Holidays, and Leaves
6:15 School Accountability
6:20 School Year Calendar and Day
6:30 Organization of Instruction
6:60 Curriculum Content
6:65 Student Social and Emotional Development
6:135 Accelerated Placement Program
6:140 Education of Homeless Children
6:230 Library Media Program
6:250 Community Resource Persons and Volunteers
6:270 Guidance and Counseling Program
6:340 Student Testing and Assessment Program
7:10 Equal Educational Opportunities
7:10-E Exhibit – Equal Educational Opportunities Within the School Community
7:20 Harassment of Students Prohibited
7:60 Residence
7:70 Attendance and Truancy
7:100 Health, Eye, and Dental Examinations; Immunizations; and Exclusion of Students
7:180 Prevention of and Response to Bullying, Intimidation, and Harassment
7:185 Teen Dating Violence Prohibited
7:190 Student Behavior
7:200 Suspension Procedures
7:270 Administering Medicines to Students
7:285 Anaphylaxis Prevention, Response, and Management Program
8:10 Community Relations Goals
8:20 Community Use of Facilities

Board Policy - New - First Reading
4:150AP Naming Rights and Naming School Facilities
 

Principal’s Report – Dr. Cotter

Assistant Principal Reports - 

Mr. Dagres - Teaching & Learning

Discussion/Action - Approval for New Course Proposals for SY 2025-2026

Discussion/Action - Approval for Course Name Changes for SY 2025-2026

Ms. Wasko - Student Experiences and Community Engagement

Discussion/Action - Approval for Facility Usage - West Parking Lot for the Annual Village of Summit Santa Parade on December 14, 2024 from 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m.

Ms. Patel - Student Services

Mr. Simov - IT

Mr. Nothnagel - Buildings & Grounds

Informational - FY 25 South Cook Intermediate Service Center’s Health/Life Safety Report

Business Manager – Dr. Rojek

Discussion/Action - Approval for the Independent Auditor's Report from Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2024

Discussion/Action- Approval for the Renewal of Workers' Compensation Insurance

Discussion/Action - Approval for the Purchase of New Football Field Scoreboard/Community Signage

Informational - Proposed Tax Levy 2024

Informational - Electric and Gas Contracts

Informational - E-Rate

Correspondence

Thank You Letter - Summit Senior Housing Committee

Letter - FY 25 South Cook Intermediate Service Center’s Health/Life Safety Report

Information

"Argo High School Celebrates Fall Fest with Community Fun"
Desplaines Valley News
October 28, 2024

"Skoczylas Steps Into Superintendent Role as First Woman to Lead SD109"
Desplaines Valley News
November 2, 2024

"Community Grieves After 16-Year-Old Argo High Student Fatally Shot"
Desplaines Valley News
November 4, 2024

"Drunken Driver Sentences to 11 Years in Summit Trustee's Fatal Crash"
Desplaines Valley News
November 8, 2024

Unfinished Business

New Business

Adjournment