April 9, 2025 at 6:30 PM - Regular Board Meeting

Call to Order 

Pledge of Allegiance

Roll Call

Declaration of Quorum

Presentation - Argo Social Media and New Technology Safety Trends
Gary Feltman, ESS Teacher and Social Media Director

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

Approval of Minutes

March19, 2025 - Regular Minutes

March 19, 2025 - Executive Session Minutes #1

March 19, 2025 - Executive Session Minutes #2

President’s Report 

 Discussion/Action - Approval of Consent Agenda/Personnel Report

Accounts Payable/Imprest 

March

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).

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)

Discussion/Action - Approval for MOU between Argo Community High School and Moraine Valley Community College (MVCC) VCSU Partnership

Discussion/Action - Approval for Resolution 24-25-R13 Authorizing the Honorable Dismissal of Support Staff (Confidential/At-Will)

Informational - Illinois Association of School Boards "Board Leader Recognition" Certificate Awarded to Dr. Dan Kozal

Informational — FOIA 

David Giuliani, The Patch (3/19/25)

• Seeking information related to the Jan. 22, 2025, agenda item labeled, "Approval for IMRF Administrator #615 Renewal for July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028." I am seeking any contract associated with this item.

James Linton (resubmitted 3/20/25)

• Copies of the purchase details of all Amazon and Amazon Marketplace transactions paid for with the Superintendent's credit card beginning August 1, 2022 through December 31, 2024. To clarify, the details of every transaction. The details of what was purchased with each transaction.
• Copies of the detailed purchase information of all Slushy and Epoch transactions purchased with the Superintendent's credit card beginning August 1, 2022 through December 31, 2024. To clarify, what exactly was purchased through Slushy and Epoch- details of each transaction.

Karen Brown (revised 3/20/25)

• Any and all documents regarding Dr. Heather Hickman's dismissal, any or all documents that are related to her investigation before and after her Notice to Remedy.
• Please include any open and pending investigations, including any and all reports with findings, letters of discipline, any charges that have been filed against her, please provide an exact list of the reason(s) she was terminated along with the supporting evidence for the termination and any letters that were filed prior to her settlement and agreement. 

Cassandra Vasquez (3/21/25)

• Copies of the receipts or invoices for every Epoch transaction purchased with the Superintendent's district credit card beginning March 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023.

Cassandra Vasquez (3/27/25)

•  A copy of the Business Office's original processes for purchases made using the District's credit cards, before Mr. Rojek's office implemented the changes referenced in the Boards "Statement Concerning Review of Superintendent's Credit Card Expenditures."
• A copy of Mr. Rojek's findings of his review/investigation of the Superintendent's credit card activity.

Lake County Gazette (3/31/25)

• Copy or all emails and memos from the past 12 months that contain the following keywords: “Lucy Calkins” and “Units of Study”

ad.cuius.bonum@proton.me (3/31/25)

• We are requesting the actual electronic data maintained by the district’s Treasurer for the annual expenses paid to identified vendors, firms, and individuals for the fiscal years 2017 and 2007 by the school district, including any predecessor districts that existed at the end of each respective fiscal year and have since consolidated or annexed into the current district. This request specifically excludes salaries, wages, and benefits paid to staff members. We are interested in vendors, firms, and individuals who have received total payments of $500 or more for each fiscal year, regardless of whether this total comes from a single payment or multiple payments. 
• For convenience and organization, we suggest adding the data for fiscal years 2017 and 2007 as additional worksheet tabs to the Excel workbook delivered to us in response to FOIA #1 (containing FY, 2024, FY2014, and FY2004). This would result in a single Excel workbook containing multiple "annual" tabs, organizing all responses to date in one file. If this is not feasible, please provide the data for fiscal years 2017 and 2007 in a separate Excel workbook following the same format as specified in FOIA #1. 
• We request that each district's Treasurer certify the electronically maintained data. The certification should be similar to the one requested in FOIA #1, stating that the records are true, correct, and complete copies of all relevant records found in the files of the Office of the School Treasurer, official custodian of all district money as well as all investments owned by the district. This certification should cover the data for fiscal years 2017 and 2007. 

Cassandra Vasquez (4/2/25)

• Copies of the Amazon invoices for following specific transaction dates listed (24 total), purchased with the Superintendent's district credit card beginning January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023. 

Lupe Ramirez (4/3/25)

• Electronic copies of the Amazon invoices for specific transaction dates listed (29 total), purchased with the Superintendent's district credit card beginning September 2022 through December 2022, and January 2024 through April 2024.

David Giuliani, The Patch (4/7/25)

• Seeking the current employment/independent contractor agreement in force for Gregory Dietz. I already have obtained the one starting July 1, 2025.
• Seeking any contract that has been approved for Nicole Wasko to be in charge of human resources. If no such contract is available, I would like to see the personnel report that lists her as hired for such a position and a document showing the amount of her salary.

Informational - Board Committee Minutes 

Finance Committee Minutes 
March 19, 2025

Mr. Greg Dietz - Human Resources

Principal’s Report – Dr. Cotter

Discussion/Action- Approval for Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) Addendum to School of Social Work Practicum Office Affiliation Agreement Between Dominican University School of Social Work and Argo Community High School Regarding the Social Work Integration for Thriving (SWIFT) Schools Project

Assistant Principal Reports - 

Mr. Dagres - Teaching & Learning

Ms. Wasko - Student Experiences and Community Engagement

Discussion/Action - Approval for SkillsUSA Peoria Overnight Competition

Ms. Patel - Student Services

Mr. Simov - IT

Discussion/Action - Approval for Purchase of Student Devices for Incoming Freshmen

Mr. Nothnagel - Buildings & Grounds

Informational - New Cafeteria Entrance Construction Update

Business Manager – Dr. Rojek

Discussion/Action - Approval for Renewal of Auditing Services Agreement for FY25 Audit with Baker Tilly

Discussion/Action - Approval for Bridgeview TIF

Discussion/Action - Approval for Summit TIF

Discussion/Action - Approval for Food Service Renewal for FY26

Discussion/Action - Approval for PAC Facility Rental for the Al-Majd Center of Bridgeview on May 23, 2025

Correspondence

Thank You Card - Family of Betty Nowak

Thank You Card - Family of Patricia Maietta

Thank You Card - Family of David F. McWeeny

Information

"Argo Hosts Annual Ramadan Community Iftar Dinner"
Desplaines Valley News
March 20, 2025

"Crusaders' Rychetsky Stymies Argonauts"
Desplaines Valley News
March 27, 2025

"Students, Women in Trades Advocate for More Career and Technical Education"
Capitol News Illinois
April 1, 2025

"Argo School Board Members Keep Their Seats"
Desplaines Valley News
April 3, 2025

Unfinished Business

New Business

Adjournment