May 27, 2015 at 7:00 PM - Regular

I. Call to Order

I.A. Pledge of Allegiance

I.B. Roll Call

II. Public Comments

III. Recognition

III.A. PTA - Mrs. Doris Arvis

III.B. Heritage Middle School SmartBrief

III.C. Student recognition - District 100 Trimathalon Champions
Komensky 3rd Grade Team:  Miguel Camarena Ruben Reyes Alexander Soto Brandon Cojulun Estefhany Orozco

III.D. Staff recognition - Retirees
Jane Coughlin - Komensky, Karen Fenton – Piper, John Havlicek - Heritage, Laura Klinge - Komensky, Jane Monaco – Emerson, Joanna Moran - Freedom, Rosann Nicholson - Freedom, Mary Jane Sapko - Irving, Nancy Schwartz – Emerson, Sherry Serio - Heritage, Nancy Simanek - Heritage, Nancy Stanczyk - Pershing, Jill Vacek – Pershing, Pamela Zendlock – Heritage/Pershing

IV. Superintendent's Report

IV.A. Dashboard

IV.B. PARCC  (Partnership for assessment of readiness for college and careers)

IV.C. Internal Communications Audit

IV.D. Equitable State Funding - May 14th Springfield Testimony

IV.E. fy16 Staffing Needs

IV.F. fy16 Budget

IV.G. Financial Report

IV.H. FOIA

V. President's Report

V.A. South Berwyn Education Foundation

V.B. Communications

V.C. Policy

V.D. Finance

V.E. Buildings and Grounds Committee

V.F. Legislative Report

VI. Action Items - Consent Agenda - Items may be removed from the consent agenda on the request of any one member.  Items not removed may be adopted by general consent without debate.  Removed items  may be taken up either immediately after the consent agenda or placed later on the agenda at the discretion of the Board.

VI.A. Minutes
Approve minutes from the 4.22.15 Special, Closed and Regular and 4.30.15 Special meetings.

VI.B. Bills and Payroll

VI.B.1. Approve payment of bills totaling $2,023,698.09.

VI.B.2. Confirm payment of the payroll for 4.24.15 in the amount of $913,738.32, 5.8.15 in the amount of $937,623.48 and 5.22.15 in the amount of $1,026,289.83.  Authorize preparation and release of payroll dated 6.5.15, and 6.19.15.

VI.C. Declare 188 iPads, 4 iPads issued to the Board of Education and 911 MacBooks as surplus property.   They have reached the end of life (EOL),  purchased in 2011.  Surplus items may be sold, cannibalized for repairs, or recycled according to EPA standards

VI.D. Declare Bus #6 as surplus property.  The bus is a 1994 International, 8 passenger bus with 3 wheelchair positions.  The bus serves as a spare that currently needs repair and is no longer useful in District 100's fleet of school buses.  It will be sold.

VI.E. Approve out of state travel for Jim Kloss, to attend the 2015 International Society for Technology in Education Conference (ISTE) Conference in Philadelphia from June 28 to July 1, 2015.  Jim's attendance as the Director of Technology will allow him to gain valuable tools and network, to continue to strengthen his leadership role in D100. This is a budgeted item.

VI.F. Approve out of state travel for iCoaches Jordan Garrett and Mona Towner to attend the 2015 International Society for Technology in Education Conference (ISTE) in Philadelphia from June 28 to July 1, 2015.  Jordan Garrett will represent D100 by holding (2) One-in-Three Sessions titled, iLearn iSWAT and Mona Towner will proudly present  “Tech Coach Therapy.” This conference is internationally known, hosting over 75 countries in 2014.  This is a budgeted item.

VI.G. Approve out of state travel for Beatriz Lopez-Maldonado and Maria Lopez to attend the La Cosecha Conference in Albuquerque, NM from 11.3.15 to 11.8.14. Mrs. Lopez-Maldonado and Ms. Lopez will be representing D100 by presenting a workshop on the "Program Considerations of Dual Language in a 1:1 Setting" This is a budgeted item.  

VI.H. Approve Personnel Report

VI.H.1. Employment

VI.H.2. Resignations

VI.H.3. Retirements

VI.H.4. Leaves of Absence

VI.H.5. Dismissals

VI.H.6. Last Chance Agreements

VI.H.7. Changes of Status

VI.H.8. Job Descriptions

VI.H.9. Notice to Remedy

VI.I. Correspondence

VII. Meeting Evaluation

VIII. Adjourn