January 17, 2018 at 6:30 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting

1. Call to Order

2. Adjournment to Closed Meeting - Pursuant to IL Open Meetings Act.

3. 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.  

3.A. Agenda Approval

3.B. Minutes of December 13, 2017:  Regular Meeting; Closed Meeting 

3.C. Minutes of December 20, 2017:  Special Meeting; Closed Meeting

3.D. Human Resources: 

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

3.E. Treasurer's Report:

3.F. Business/Finance:

3.F.1) Regular Items

3.F.2) Bills paid from each fund pursuant to Board's prior authorization (Board Policy 4:50)

3.F.2)a) Education                                                  $    266,333.06
Food Service                                             $   169,803.27
Operations & Maintenance                        $     12,142.25
Liability                                                      $           656.25
Fund Summary Total                                 $   448,934.83

3.F.2)b) Payroll dated December 14, 2017 in the amount of                $      18,182.98
Payroll dated December 20, 2017 in the amount of                $ 1,072,334.09
Payroll dated January 8, 2018 in the amount of                     $     976,680.20
Payroll dated January 12, 2018  in the amount of                  $              90.01
Payroll total                                                                              $ 2,067,287.28

3.F.3) January 2018 bills/checks from each fund - need Board approval

3.F.3)a) Education Fund                                        $    545,938.58
Food Service                                            $      15,807.22
Operations & Maintenance                       $      34,605.16
Bond & Interest                                        $         2,000.00
Transportation Fund                                 $       33,586.45
Liability                                                     $       22,217.99
Fund Summary Total                                 $    654,155.40

3.F.4) December 2017 Activity Fund Reports 

3.G. January 2018 Student Enrollment

3.H. Staff Ethnicity Report

3.I. Verbatim Record of January 1, 2016 - June 30, 2016 Closed Meetings - Recommendation to Destroy

4. Public Comments

5. Approve Participation in IL-EMPOWER Pilot - Recommendation

6. DHS Spanish Class Students Travel to Costa Rica - Recommendation

7. DHS Students - Travel to Japan - Recommendation

8. Curriculum: 

8.A. Music History Course - DHS - Recommendation

9. Business/Finance: 

9.A. Driver's Education Vehicle Lease -  Recommendation

10. Potential 2018-2019 Fall Break - Discussion

11. Potential Centralized School Registration - Discussion

12. Informational Items: 

12.A. School Counselor Job Description and Evaluation Instrument - Update

12.B. Crosspoint Services - Update

12.C. Student Attendance for December 2017

13. Superintendent/Board Comments

14. Adjournment