July 16, 2014 at 6:30 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting

1. Call to Order

2. Adjournment to Closed Meeting for Personnel
Pursuant to IL Open Meetings Act:
•  5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1):  The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the District or legal counsel for the District, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee or against legal counsel for the District to determine its validity.  

3. Reconvene Open Meeting

4. Consent Agenda - Request to Approve
Note:  Consent Agenda Items are routine, non-controversial matters and will be considered together and enacted by one motion and one roll call vote.  Anyone desiring to remove an item for separate consideration should request to do so before approval of this consent agenda.  

4.A. Agenda Approval

4.B. Minutes of June 18, 2014 Regular Meeting; Closed Meeting for Student Discipline, Personnel, Negotiations & Real Estate

4.C. Minutes of June 23, 2014 Special  Meeting; Closed Meeting for Student Discipline, Personnel, Negotiations & Real Estate

4.D. Minutes of July 9, 2014 Special Meeting; Closed Meeting for Personnel & Negotiations

4.E. Treasurer's Report

4.F. Human Resources: 

4.F.1) Regular Items: Employments, Employment Changes, Leaves of Absence, Resignations, Retirements, Extracurricular Assignments/Changes

4.G. Business/Finance:

4.G.1) Regular Items

4.H. Verbatim Record of July 1, 2012 - December 31, 2012 Closed Meetings - Recommendation to Destroy

5. Public Comments

6. Project Lead the Way - Elementary School Launch

7. Camp Invention for Grades 1 - 6

8. BOE Targeting Achievement Through Governance (TAG):  Remaining Training Dates

9. 2014 - 2015 Calendar Amendment for Northeast School - Recommendation

10. Districtwide School Improvement & Title I Plan - Recommendation

11. Discontinuing DHS WorkKeys & ACT Testing - Discussion

12. DHS Curriculum - Recommendation:

12.A. Digifolio (Multi-Media) in New Tech (Project-Based Learning)

13. District 118 Policy Manual Revisions - Recommendation:

13.A. May 2014 PRESS Plus Policy Revisions

14. Human Resources:

14.A. Job Descriptions - First Reading:

14.A.1) Data Analyst High School

14.A.2) MIECHV-IGROW Community Coordinator

14.A.3) MIECHV-IGROW Community Secretary

14.B. Revised Job Description - Recommendation:

14.B.1) Chief School Business Official

14.C. Hiring Additional School Resource Officer - Recommendation

14.D. 2014 - 2015 Salaries for Administrators - Recommendation

14.E. 2014 - 2015 Salaries for Non-Union Flat Salaried Employees - Recommendation

15. Technology:

15.A. Promethean Boards for DHS - Recommendation to Purchase

15.B. Recommendation to Purchase Networking Switches

16. Sale of Real Estate North of East Park Elementary School - Recommendation

17. District No. 118 Strategic Plan - Annual Progress Report

18. Superintendent Search Firm - Recommendation

19. Superintendent/Board Comments

20. Adjournment