February 27, 2018 at 7:00 PM - Regular Meeting

1. Opening the meeting

1.A) Call to Order, Roll Call, Pledge of Allegiance

2. Recognition of visitors/communication to the Board (Goals 2, 4)

2.A) Committee Reports (Goal 4)

3. Homer Council Report

4. Homer Support Staff Council Report

5. Consent Agenda

5.A) Approval of the January 23, 2018 Regular meeting minutes, the January 23, 2018 Closed Session meeting minutes, the February 6, 2018 Special meeting minutes and the February 6, 2018 Closed Session meeting minutes (Goal 4)

5.B) Treasurer's report as of January 2018 (Goal 5)

5.C) Invoices payable February 2018 (Goal 5)

5.D) Personnel recommendations (Goals 2, 3)

5.D)1) Resignations

5.D)1)a) Three certified resignations

5.D)1)b) Four non-certified resignations

5.D)1)c) Two extra-curricular resignations

5.D)2) Letter of Intent to Retire

5.D)2)a) One non-certified letter of intent

5.D)3) Request for Leave of Absence (Beginning and end dates open to modification)

5.D)3)a) Three certified requests

5.D)3)b) One non-certified request

5.D)4) Employment recommendations

5.D)4)a) Three non-certified recommendations

6. Informational reports

6.A) Mid-year budget update (Goal 5)

6.B) Update on enrollment projections, registration overview and new construction updates (Goals 2, 3, 5)

7. Old Business

7.A) Discussion and approval to issue Debt Certificates (Goal 5)

8. New Business

8.A) Motion to approve the recommendation for +6 FTE's to regulate class sizes (+4 FTE and +2 provisional). The provisional employees would be hired if/when the pre-identified sections rose above the historical "+1 over target" threshold (Goals 2, 3)

8.B) Discussion of safety in the buildings (Goal 2)

8.C) Motion to accept the retirement of the following individual subject to compliance with the terms and conditions of the District's one-time IMRF retirement incentive program and to approve separation agreements with said employee (Goal 5)

8.D) Board policy updates and adoption: First and second reading of policies: 2:260, 4:15, 4:110, 4:150, 4:170, 5:20, 5:90, 5:100, 5:200, 5:220, 5:240, 5:290, 6:50, 6:60, 6:150, 6:340, 7:15, 7:20, 7:70, 7:180, 7:250, 7:260, 7:270, 7:275 and 7:305 (Goals 2, 3)

8.E) Adoption of the 2018-2019 District calendar (Goals 2,3)

8.F) Review and approval of the Farm Lease agreement (Goals 4, 5)

8.G) Motion to change the date for the March 2018 Regular Board meeting from Tuesday, March 27, 2018 to Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. (Goal 4)

8.H) Motion to approve the Resolution Authorizing sale of a 1996 Ford F250 pick-up truck (Goal 5)

8.I) Motion to approve the purchase of a 2018 Ford F-250 XL 4X2 Pick-up Truck in the amount of $36,458.00 (Goal 5)

8.J) Discussion of Focus Groups (Goals 3, 4)

9. Discuss future Board meeting agenda items

10. Motion to go into Closed Session for discussion of the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the public body or legal counsel for the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee of the public body or against legal counsel for the public body to determine its validity and discussion of collective negotiating matters between the public body and its employees or their representatives, or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees. 

11. Motion to adjourn