March 20, 2023 at 7:30 PM - Regular Meeting

I. OPENING & ROLL CALL 
 

II. AGENDA APPROVAL/ORDER OF BUSINESS 
 

III. CLOSED SESSION
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. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1).

Collective Negotiating matters between the District and its employees or their representatives, or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(2)
 

IV. OPEN SESSION & PLEDGE
 

V. PUBLIC HEARING: PROPOSED REDUCTION-IN-FORCE OF TEACHING POSITIONS
 

VI. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
 

VII. STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION REPORT
(Matthew Walsh)
 

VIII. SUPERINTENDENT'S DISTRICT REPORT 

VIII.A. Miscellaneous

VIII.B. Monthly FOIA Report
 

IX. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 

IX.A. NONE

 

X. NEW BUSINESS 

X.A. Information

X.A.1. Capstone Courses and Courses with Enrollments under 18

X.A.2. Certified Staff Leaves of Absence
 

X.B. Action

X.B.1. Administrative and Certified Staff Non-Tenured Employment Recommendations for 2023-2024 (First Reading)

X.B.2. Resolution Authorizing the Honorable Dismissal or Reduction of Teachers for 2023-2024 (First Reading)

X.B.3. Instructional Aide/Paraprofessional Staff Employment Recommendations for 2023-2024 (First Reading)

X.B.4. Administrative Staff Contract Renewals for 2023-2024 (First Reading)

X.B.5. Request for Additional Staff - Student Services Staffing Proposal

X.B.6. Summer Workshop Proposals (First Reading)

X.B.7. Review of Closed Session Minutes to determine if Minutes should remain confidential.

X.B.8. Review and destruction of verbatim recordings of Closed Sessions.
 

XI. CONSENT AGENDA 

XI.A. Payment of Bills and Financial Statements

XI.A.1. Lyons Township High School - Approval is requested for payment of bills within various funds

XI.A.2. Lyons Township High School - The financial statement for the month ending February 28, 2023, is presented for Board Approval

XI.A.3. La Grange Area Department of Special Education (LADSE) - Approval is requested for payment of bills within various funds

XI.A.4. La Grange Area Department of Special Education (LADSE) - The financial statement for month ending Ferbuary 28, 2023, is presented for Board approval
 

XI.B. Human Resources (Ed Piotrowski)

XI.B.1. LTHS Certified and/or Classified Staff Employment Recommendations

XI.B.2. LADSE Staff Employment Recommendations

XI.B.3. LADSE Resolution Authorizing the Dismissal of Non-Tenured Teachers Other than Final Year Probationary Teachers
 

XI.C. Minutes

XI.C.1. Regular Action Meeting - February 21, 2023 (open and closed sessions)

XI.C.2. Committee of the Whole Meeting - March 6, 2023

XI.C.3. Special Meeting - March 9, 2023 (open and closed sessions)
 

XI.D. IHSA Membership Renewal 2023-2024
 

XI.E. Overnight Student Travel

XI.E.1. LTHS Robotic Team - Illinois VRC State Championship - Millikin University, Decatur, IL, March 10-11, 2023 (B. Saunders & M. Van Diepen)

XI.E.2. Science Olympiad - U of I Champaign-Urbana, April 21-22, 2023 (R. Sherman)
 

XII. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
 

XIII. CLOSED SESSION
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. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1).

Collective Negotiating matters between the District and its employees or their representatives, or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(2)
 

XIV. ADJOURNMENT