January 27, 2014 at 6:00 PM - Regular - Canceled

1. CALL TO ORDER by President

2. ROLL CALL (Board Members and Other Attendees)

3. Pledge of Allegiance led by Loves Park Elementary student:  Anthony Ramirez, 1st grade

4. Approval of Agenda

5. Approval of Meeting Minutes

5.A. Approve January 13, 2014 Regular and Closed Minutes

6. Awards and Recognition

6.A. Evelyn Meeks- Crusader Clinic Advocate Award

7. Comments from the Community

8. Approval of Bills

8.A. Payables Summary

8.B. Voided Checks

8.C. Payroll Voucher(s)

8.D. Accounts Payable Warrant(s)

9. Communications and Committee Reports

9.A. Heather Kelley

9.A.1. Board Monitoring Report for January 13, 2014

9.A.2. Next Policy Committee Meeting:   February 18, 2014, at 6:00 p.m. (canceled)

9.A.3. Next Regular Board Meeting:  February 10, 2014 at 6:00 p.m.

9.A.4. Next Education Committee meeting:  February 20, 2014, at 6:00 p.m.

9.A.5. Recommendation to approve Second Reading of Policy Updates from 12/9/13 First Reading

9.A.6. Recommendation to approve First Reading of Policy Updates from 1/21/14 Policy Committee Recommendations

9.A.7. Note:  Special Board Meeting - Governance facilitated by IASB  rescheduled date:  Tuesday, February 18, 2014 at 5:30 p.m.

9.A.8. Recommendation to release partial Closed minutes from July 2013 through December 2013

9.B. George Russell

9.B.1. Next Business Services Committee meeting:   February 5, 2014 at 6:00 p.m.

9.C. Patti Lawrence

9.C.1. Next Discipline Policy Review Committee meeting:  January 30, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. (2nd quarter)

9.D. Evelyn Meeks

9.E. Larry Barger

9.F. Travis Turner

9.G. Sue Berogan

10. Administrative Reports

10.A. Dr. Barb Browning, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum & Instruction

10.A.1. 2014 Summer School Proposal Presentation

10.A.2. Harlem Assessment Team Update

10.A.3. Recommendation to approve Student Travel Request(s)

10.B. Joshua Aurand, Assistant Superintendent for Business & Operations

10.B.1. Recommendation to approve Resolution Declaring Surplus Property:

10.B.2. Recommendation to approve Facility Request(s):

10.C. Dr. Julie Morris, Superintendent

10.C.1. Recommendation to approve Personnel Agenda & Addendum

10.C.2. Recommendation to approve Substitute Compensation Alignment Proposal

10.C.3. Freedom of Information Act Request from Harlem Federation of Teachers dated January 9, 2014, regarding legal costs, travel costs, lodging costs and clerical costs associated with Grievance 2011-2012-15 and IELRB 2012-CA-0076-C and 2013-CA-0021-C 

10.C.4. Freedom of Information Act Request from Harlem Federation of Teachers dated January 9, 2014, regarding costs associated with District's testing for field turf installation and District's response to said Request

11. Consent Agenda

11.A. Approve Personnel Agenda & Addendum

11.B. Approve Student Travel Request(s)

11.C. Approve Facility Request(s)

12. ACTION ITEMS:

12.A. Approve Second Readings of Policy Updates from 12/9/13 First Readings

12.B. Approve First Reading of Policy Updates from January 21, 2014 Policy Committee Recommendations

12.C. Approve Release of Partial Closed Minutes from July 2013 through December 2013

12.D. Approve Resolution Declaring Surplus Property

12.E. Approve Substitute Compensation Alignment Proposal

13. Announcements and Discussion

14. Executive Session to discuss Employment of Personnel (5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1), Negotiations (5 ILCS 120/2(c)(2), Pending Litigation (5 ILCS 120/2(c)(11), Student Discipline (5 ILCS 120/2(c)(9), Other Matters Relating to Students (5 ILCS 120/2(c)(10), Lease of Real Property (5 ILCS 120/2(c)(5), Setting of Sale Price of Real Property (5 ILCS 120/2(c)(6), Self-Evaluation, Practices and Procedures or Professional Ethics (5 ILCS 120/2(c)(16), Sale or Purchase of Securities, Investments or Investment Contracts (5 ILCS 120/2(c)(7), and Lawfully Closed Meeting Minutes (5 ILCS 120/2(c)(21).

15. ACTION ITEMS AFTER CLOSED SESSION

16. Approval of Closed Session Minutes, if necessary

17. Adjournment