September 11, 2013 at 5:30 PM - Open Session Regular Meeting

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. ROLL CALL

3. MOTION TO ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION

4. CLOSED SESSION AGENDA

4.1. Student disciplinary cases.

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.

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.

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.

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.

5. MOTION TO ADJOURN FROM CLOSED SESSION AND OPEN TO PUBLIC HEARING

6. PUBLIC HEARING ON 2013-2014 FINAL BUDGET

6.1. Presentation by Management

6.2. Discussion by Board of Education

6.3. Audience Comments

7. MOTION TO ADJOURN FROM PUBLIC HEARING AND RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION

8. ROLL CALL

9. PLEDGE TO THE FLAG

10. RECOGNITIONS

10.1. Senator Martin Sandoval

10.2. AP Teachers

11. REPORTS

11.1. Board Reports

11.2. Superintendent's Report:  Dr. Michael Kuzniewski

11.3. Assistant Superintendent of Educational Program's Report:  Tim Truesdale

11.4. Chief Financial Officer's Report:  Ali Mehanti

11.5. Principals' Reports

12. AUDIENCE COMMENTS ON ACTION ITEMS ONLY

13. ACTION ITEMS - CONSENT AGENDA

13.1. Approval of Minutes

13.1.1. Closed Session

13.1.1.1. Closed Session Regular Meeting:  August 14, 2013

13.1.2. Open Session

13.1.2.1. Open Session Regular Meeting:  August 14, 2013

13.2. Approval of Payroll

13.2.1. Education:  $3,014,739.28

13.2.2. Building:  $448,403.65

13.2.3. Transportation:  $2,473.00

13.3. Approval of Bills for Payment

13.3.1. August 20, 2013:  $108,334.62

13.3.2. August 27, 2013:  $1,375.00

13.3.3. September 4, 2013:  $3,075.00

13.3.4. September 12, 2013:  $1,760,666.27

13.4. Approval of Personnel

13.4.1. Personnel Report

13.5. Approval of Student Discipline

13.5.1. Student Expulsions

13.5.1.1. 340336

13.6. Approval of Staff Travel

13.6.1. Eve Panice
Illinois Association of Title I Directors Fall Conference
Springfield, Illinois
September 16-18, 2013
Funding Source:  Title I

13.6.2. Rudy Hernandez, Julie Krueger, Meghan Meyer and LaQuitha Snow
RTI 2nd Annual Statewide Conference
September 22-24, 2013
Springfield, Illinois
Funding Source:  Department Funded

13.6.3. Mary O'Sullivan, Rose Cicero, James Dobrzanski and Benjamin Dobes
Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Peoria, Illinois
October 17-19, 2013
Funding Source:  Title I

13.7. Approval of Student Travel

13.8. Approval of Contracts (Pending Final Legal Review and Negotiation [if necessary])

13.8.1. Student Success Centers Academic Tutoring

13.8.2. Odyssey - Class of 2014 - Morton East Senior Breakfast

13.9. Approval to Bid or Quote

13.10. Approval of Bid Results

13.10.1. Graduation Items

13.11. Approval of Facility Requests

13.11.1. Association of Latin American Professionals

13.11.2. Lincoln Middle School

13.11.3. Metropolitan Water Reclamation

13.11.4. Clyde Park District

13.11.5. Concordia University

13.11.6. Westchester Baseball

13.11.7. Jefferson Elementary

13.11.8. Irving Elementary

13.11.9. Berwyn Recreation Center

13.11.10. Morton College Women's Softball

13.11.11. Chicagoland Panthers Baseball

13.12. Superintendent's Contract

13.13. Approval to Accept Donations/Grants

13.13.1. Abdominal Chair - West Campus Athletics

13.14. Approval to Dispose of Equipment

13.14.1. Cashiers' Office Equipment

13.15. Second Reading and Approval of Board Policy

13.15.1. Educational Support Personnel #5:330 - Sick Days, Vacations, Holidays & Leaves

13.16. Approval of Recognition of Schools

13.17. Adoption of FY14 School District Budget

13.18. Approval for Graduation to be held on Sunday, June 8, 2014 at the UIC Pavilion:  Morton West 12:00 p.m. and Morton East 4:00 p.m.

14. OLD BUSINESS

15. AUDIENCE COMMENTS

16. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS

17. DISCUSSION

17.1. School Improvement Grant Process

18. CORRESPONDENCE

19. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS

19.1. CORRECTION:  The next regular Board of Education meeting will be held at the ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL (not the East Campus) on Wednesday, October 9, 2013 starting at approximately 7:00 p.m.

19.2. There will be three Closed Session Special Board of Education meetings to prepare for union negotiations.  No action will be taken.  The meetings will be held on Tuesday, October 1st, Tuesday, October 15th and Tuesday, October 22nd at the Freshman Center starting at 6:00 p.m.

20. ADJOURNMENT