December 14, 2020 at 5:30 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting

1. Call to Order 

2. Approval of Meeting Agenda

3. Holiday Gift Giving Drive

4. Teacher Presentation - Walden Elementary

5. Community Participation Relative to Matters on the Meeting Agenda (Policy 2:230): We welcome your comments and questions and give them serious consideration. The first community participation is solely for comments about matters on this agenda. We asked that comments be left on the dedicated voicemail line that we created by dialing 619-618-0715 by 2:30 pm the day of the meeting. Before you deliver your comment, please identify yourself and state the agenda item to which your comment is directed.  The second community participation period is for comments about any matter. Please limit the length of all comments to no more than two (2) minutes.

6. Superintendent's Report

7. Informational Items

7.1. Freedom of Information Requests (Policy 2:250)

7.2. Reopening Update

7.3. 2021-22 Budget Calendar

8. Action Items

8.1. Consent Agenda*

8.1.1. Approval of Meeting Minutes (Policy 2:220):
-Regular Meeting Minutes from October 26, 2020;
-Closed Session Minutes from October 26, 2020;
-Open Session Special Meeting Minutes from November 9, 2020, December 1, 2020, December 2, 2020, and December 3, 2020;
-Closed Session Special Meeting Minutes from November 9, 2020, November 12, 2020, November 13, 2020, December 1, 2020, December 2, 2020, and December 3, 2020

8.1.1.1. October 26, 2020 Regular Meeting Minutes

8.1.1.2. October 26, 2020 Regluar Meeting Minutes - Closed Session

8.1.1.3. November 9, 2020 Special Meeting Minutes - Open Session

8.1.1.4. November 9, 2020 Special Meeting Minutes - Closed Session

8.1.1.5. November 12, 2020 Special Meeting Minutes - Closed Session

8.1.1.6. November 13, 2020 Special Meeting Minutes - Closed Session

8.1.1.7. December 1, 2020 Special Meeting Minutes - Open Session

8.1.1.8. December 1, 2020 Special Meeting Minutes - Closed Session

8.1.1.9. December 2, 2020 Special Meeting Minutes - Open Session

8.1.1.10. December 2, 2020 Special Meeting Minutes - Closed Session

8.1.1.11. December 3, 2020 Special Meeting Minutes - Open Session

8.1.1.12. December 3, 2020 Special Meeting Minutes - Closed Session

8.1.2. Personnel*

8.1.2.1. Resignations/Retirements* (Policy 5:210)

8.1.2.2. Leave of Absence* (Policy 5:250)

8.1.2.3. Employment of Certified Staff* (Policy 5:200)

8.1.2.4. Employment of Educational Support Staff* (Policy 5:280)

8.1.2.5. Employment of At-Will Staff* (Policy 5:270)

8.1.3. Bills for Payment* (Policy 4:80)

8.1.4. Treasurer's Report

8.1.5. Destruction of Closed Session Audio

8.1.6. Open Closed Session Minutes (Semi-annual requirement) Policy 2:220

8.1.7. Designation to Prepare the Tentative 2021-22 Budget

8.2. Approval of November 16, 2020 Special Meeting Minutes - Closed Session

8.3. Approval of November 12, 2020 Special Meeting Minutes - Open Session

8.4. Approval of November 13, 2020 Special Meeting Minutes - Open Session

8.5. Final 2021-22 School Calendar (Policy 5:70)

8.6. Approval of Contract for New Superintendent

9. Committee Reports (Policy 2:150)

10. Open Community Participation (Policy 2:230): We welcome your comments and questions on any matter and give them serious consideration. We asked that comments be left on the dedicated voicemail line that we created by dialing 619-618-0715 by 2:30 pm the day of the meeting. Before you deliver your comment, please identify yourself and please limit the length of all comments to no more than two (2) minutes.

11. Board/Superintendent Other

12. Closed Session** (Policy 2:220)

12.1. Discuss the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees, specific individuals who serve as independent contractors in a park, recreational, or educational setting, or specific volunteers of the public body or legal counsel for the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee, a specific individual who serves as an independent contractor in a park, recreational, or educational setting, or a volunteer of the public body or against legal counsel for the public body to determine its validity. However, a meeting to consider an increase in compensation to a specific employee of a public body that is subject to the Local Government Wage Increase Transparency Act may not be closed and shall be open to the public and posted and held in accordance with this Act. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1).

13. Adjournment