October 11, 2023 at 6:30 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting

1. Call to Order

2. Adjournment to Closed Meeting
Pursuant to IL Open Meetings Act.
A closed session in accordance with the Illinois Open Meeting Act (5ILCS120/2c)  will be necessary to consider one or more of the following subjects including, but not limited to:
120/2(c)(1) Employee appointments, employment, compensation, dismissals, complaints
120/2(c)(2) Negotiations
120/2(c)(3) Selection of a person to fill a public office
120/2(c)(5) Property Acquisition/Lease/Purchase
120/2(c)(8) Emergency Security Procedures
120/2(c)(9) Student Discipline
120/2(c)(10) The placement of individual students in special education programs and other matters relating to individual students
120/2(c)(11) Actual/Potential Litigation
120/2(c)(16) Self-Evaluation, practices and procedures or professional ethics when meeting with a representative of a statewide association of which the public body is a member
120/2(c)(21) Closed Meeting Minutes Discussion/Review

3. Reconvene Open Meeting & Discipline Motions

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 July 19, 2023: Regular Meeting; Closed Meeting 

4.C. Minutes of July 24, 2023: Closed Meeting

4.D. Minutes of July 26, 2023: Special Meeting

4.E. Minutes of July 31, 2023: Closed Meeting

4.F. Human Resources: 

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

4.F.2) Last Chance Agreement

4.G. Treasurer's Report

4.H. Business/Finance:

4.H.1) Regular Items

4.H.2) Business/Finance:

4.H.2)a) Bills paid from each fund pursuant to board's prior authorization (board policy 4:50)

4.H.2)a)(1) Education Fund                                                           $     376,913.39
Operations and Maintenance Fund                             $     105,920.31
Transportation Fund                                                    $            180.18
Fund Summary Total                                                   $       23,977.50

4.H.2)a)(2) Payroll 
Payroll dated October 6, 2023 in the net amount of    $  1,307,174.36

Payroll Total                                                                 $  1,307,174.36

4.H.2)b) October, 2023 bills/checks from each fund - need BOARD approval

4.H.2)b)(1) Education Fund                                                            $     513,196.50  
Operations and Maintenance Fund                              $       88,305.06
Transportation Fund                                                     $       61,994.30
Liability Fund                                                                $       33,194.89
Fund Summary Total                                                    $     696,690.75

4.I. July 2023, Activity Fund Report

4.J. August 2023, Activity Fund Report

4.K. Amended September 2023, Student Enrollment 

4.L. October 2023, Student Enrollment

5. Public Comments

6. Approval of Board of Education Travel Expenses - Request approval of the Board of Education Members ( Dr. Randal Ashton, Shannon Schroeder, Darlene Halloran, Thomas Miller, Alice Payne, and Kimberly Corely) travel expenses to the Joint Annual Conference, held in Chicago, Illinois, November 16-19, 2023. - Recommendation 
Motion and Roll Call Vote

7. Policies:

7.A. District 118 Wellness Policy Update - First Reading

8. Special Education:

8.A. Contract Orientation & Mobility Services - Recommendation 
Motion and Roll Call Vote

9. Business/Finance: 

9.A. Excess Coverage Carriers - Recommendation
Motion and Roll Call Vote

10. Informational Items: 

11. Superintendent/Board Comments

12. Adjournment