May 13, 2015 at 5:30 PM - Open Session Regular Meeting
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1. CALL TO ORDER
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2. ROLL CALL
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3. MOTION TO ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION
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4. CLOSED SESSION AGENDA
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4.1. Student disciplinary cases.
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4.2. 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.
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4.3. Litigation, when an action against, affecting or on behalf of the particular public body has been filed and is pending before a court or administrative tribunal, or when the public body finds that an action is probable or imminent, in which case the basis for the finding shall be recorded and entered into the minutes of the closed meeting.
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4.4. 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.
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4.5. The purchase or lease of real property for the use of the public body, including meetings held for the purpose of discussing whether a particular parcel should be acquired.
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5. MOTION TO ADJOURN FROM CLOSED SESSION AND CONVENE TO PUBLIC HEARING
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6. PUBLIC HEARING ON WAIVER OF LIMITATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
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6.1. Presentation by Management
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6.2. Discussion by Board of Education
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6.3. Audience Comments
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7. MOTION TO ADJOURN FROM PUBLIC HEARING AND RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION
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8. ROLL CALL
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9. PLEDGE TO THE FLAG
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10. INSTALLATION OF STUDENT BOARD MEMBER
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11. RECOGNITIONS
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11.1. Eduardo Perez - 2015 SCOTY Award Winner - East Campus
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11.2. Xavier Ramos - 2015 SCOTY Award Winner - West Campus
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11.3. Leslie Sandoval - 2015 SCOTY Award Winner - Freshman Center
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11.4. Triton Visual Communications Contest Winners
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11.5. Spring Sports Promo Posters
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11.6. Special Olympics
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12. REPORTS
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12.1. Superintendent's Committee Reports
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12.2. Student Board Member's Report: Niquan Dawson
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12.3. Superintendent's Report: Dr. Michael Kuzniewski
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12.4. Assistant Superintendent of Educational Program's Report: Tim Truesdale
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12.5. Chief Financial Officer's Report: Ali Mehanti
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12.6. Director of Human Resources' Report: Joe Keating
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12.7. Principals' Reports
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13. AUDIENCE COMMENTS ON ACTION ITEMS ONLY
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14. ACTION ITEMS - CONSENT AGENDA
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14.1. Approval of Minutes
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14.1.1. Open Session
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14.1.1.1. Open Session: May 4, 2015
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14.2. Approval of Payroll
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14.2.1. Education: $4,456,696.38
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14.2.2. Building: $609,942.21
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14.2.3. Transportation: $10,033.58
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14.3. Approval of Bills for Payment
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14.3.1. April 17, 2015: $183,530.00
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14.3.2. April 21, 2015: $21,646.61
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14.3.3. May 6, 2015: $3,100.00
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14.3.4. May 14, 2015a: $142,834.12
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14.3.5. May 14, 2015b: $2,069,887.33
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14.4. Approval of Personnel
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14.4.1. Personnel
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14.4.2. Approval of Summer Hours
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14.5. Approval of Student Discipline
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14.5.1. Expulsion(s)
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14.5.1.1. 381416
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14.5.1.2. 381421
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14.5.1.3. 381180
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14.5.1.4. 381553
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14.5.1.5. 361345
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14.5.1.6. 353533
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14.5.1.7. 351605
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14.5.2. Formal Expulsion(s)
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14.6. Approval of Student Travel
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14.6.1. Roman Emano, Sam Bonner and 16 Students
Adventure Club May 15-17, 2015 Delton, Michigan Funding Source: Student Funded |
14.6.2. Michaelina Considine, Jose Alvarez and 5 Students
Special Olympics Regional Track Meet Bloomington-Normal, Illinois June 12-14, 2015 Funding Source: Special Olympics of Illinois and District Funded |
14.7. Approval of Staff Travel
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14.7.1. Elizabeth Tinkens
Serving Up Science June 8-12, 2015 Funding Source: USDA Grant |
14.7.2. Lindsay Strobel and Claudia Fernandez
ProStart Summer Institute June 14-19, 2015 Funding Source: ProStart Scholarship |
14.7.3. Nancy Jacobek
ECE Credential Level 1 - Gateways to Opportunity Illinois Professional Development System June 23-24, 2015 Funding Source: Perkins Grant |
14.7.4. Shayna Cole and Joseph Keating
American Association of School Personnel Administrators Boot Camp June 24-26, 2015 Funding Source: Department Funded |
14.7.5. Josh McMahon, Mayra Arroyo and Keith Beisman
International Society for Technology in Education Conference and Expo June 27 - July 1, 2015 Funding Source: District Funded |
14.7.6. Eloy Hernandez
AP Spanish Literature July 19-23, 2015 Funding Source: Title II |
14.7.7. Dr. Michael Kuzniewski
51st Annual IASA Conference September 29 - October 3, 2015 Funding Source: Department Funded |
14.7.8. Jeffry Pesek, Ali Mehanti, James Zundell and Monica Arteaga
Schooldude University October 10-14, 2015 Funding Source: Department Funded |
14.8. Approval to Accept Donations/Grants
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14.8.1. TMA Education Foundation Awarded Grant to Morton West's Career and Technical Program
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14.9. Approval of Facility Requests
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14.9.1. Chicago Soccer Club
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14.9.2. 1244th Army National Guard
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14.9.3. 406th Brigade Signal Company
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14.9.4. 308th Civil Affairs Brigade
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14.9.5. Professional Tennis Registry
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14.9.6. Westchester Raiders
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14.9.7. Renovacion Carismatica Catolica Hispana
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14.10. Approval to Bid or Quote
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14.11. Approval of Bid Results
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14.11.1. School & Office Supplies
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14.11.2. Copy Paper
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14.11.3. Custodial Supplies - TABLED
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14.11.4. Athletic Trainer Services
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14.12. Approval of Contracts (Pending Final Legal Review and Negotiation [if necessary])
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14.12.1. My Learning Plan Inc.
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14.12.2. American Institutes for Research - Modification
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14.13. Approval to Dispose of Equipment
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14.14. Approval of Destruction of Closed Session Audio Tapes for Periods June 2013 - November 2013
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14.15. Approval to Modify the 2014-2015 School Calendar
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14.16. Approval to Renew National School Boards Association National Connection Fees for Periods 07/01/2015 to 06/30/2016
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14.17. Approval of Resolution Regarding the Extension of the July 1, 2013 - June 30, 2018 Performance Based Assistant Superintendent's Contract between the Board of Education and Timothy Truesdale through June 30, 2019 - TABLED
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14.18. Approval of Waiver of Limitation of Administrative Costs
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14.19. Approval of School Clubs and Activities for the 2015-2016 School Year
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14.20. Approval to Adopt Textbooks for English
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14.21. Approval to Renew Illinois Association of School Boards Annual Dues for the 2015-2016 School Year
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15. READING OF APPROVED STUDENT EXPULSION DISCIPLINE RESULTS
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16. OLD BUSINESS
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17. AUDIENCE COMMENTS
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18. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS
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19. DISCUSSION
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20. CORRESPONDENCE
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21. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
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21.1. The next regular Board of Education Meeting will take place at the Morton Freshman Center on Wednesday, June 10, 2015 starting approximately at 7:00 p.m.
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22. ADJOURNMENT
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23. CALL TO ORDER
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