November 13, 2023 at 7:00 PM - Board of Education Meeting
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1. Call to Order
Speaker(s):
Board President
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2. Roll Call
Speaker(s):
Recorder
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3. Pledge of Allegiance
Speaker(s):
Dr. Woell
Description:
The Pledge will be led by the Student Leadership Team from Evergreen.
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4. Approve Agenda
Speaker(s):
Board President
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5. Recognitions
Speaker(s):
Dr. Woell
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5.a. Evergreen Student Leadership Team
Speaker(s):
Mrs. Smith/Dr. Woell
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5.b. Teacher Assistants
Speaker(s):
Dr. Woell
Description:
Teaching Assistants are an integral part of our schools. It is important to recognize them and their efforts on behalf of our students.
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5.c. Teacher Grant Recipients
Speaker(s):
Dr. Woell/Janice Youngwith/Lisa Kuehn
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6. Approval Draft of Minutes (Roll Call Vote)
Speaker(s):
Board President
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6.a. Approval of Regular Board Meeting Minutes from October 16, 2023.
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6.b. Approval of Executive Session Minutes from October 16, 2023.
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7. Superintendent's Report
Speaker(s):
Superintendent
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7.a. School Board Member Appreciation
Speaker(s):
Dr. Woell
Description:
Officially, November 15 is the designated day in Illinois for School Board member appreciation. The District's students, staff and administration wish to share some messages of appreciation with the School Board at this evening's meeting.
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7.b. Grant Report Update
Speaker(s):
Janice Youngwith/Lisa Kuehn
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7.c. District Technology Update
Speaker(s):
Mr. Martin
Description:
Each year the Chief Technology and Information Officer provides the Board with an update on the work completed since his last report, work in progress and new projects on the horizon.
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7.d. Capital Plan Progress Update
Speaker(s):
Dr. Woell
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7.e. Annual Audit Presentation
Speaker(s):
Nick Cavaliere - Baker/Tilly
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7.f. Preliminary Levy Information
Speaker(s):
Dr. Filas
Description:
Dr. Filas will review the Tax Levy which the Board will be asked to approve in December.
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7.g. Bond Information Presentation
Speaker(s):
Dr. Filas and Bob Lewis
Description:
As we look at the current market trends and the possibility of an upcoming bond sale to generate revenue for capital projects, Bob Lewis, with PMA, will present information to the Board in order to keep them informed about the process and what it could look like.
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7.h. FOIA Report
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8. President's Report
Speaker(s):
Board President
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8.a. Board Planning Calendars
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9. Board Reports and Requests
Speaker(s):
Board Members
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10. Citizens' Desire to Address the Board on Agenda Items
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11. Financial Report (Roll Call)
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11.a. Financial Statements and Treasurer's Report
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11.b. Accounts Payable
Description:
Date Range: 10/16/2023-11/13/2023 Total Amount:$ 1,528,570.53 |
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11.c. Payroll
Description:
Regular Payroll 10/13/2023 : $218,409.42 Regular Payroll 11/01/2023: $218,182.14 |
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12. Consent Agenda (Roll Call)
Speaker(s):
Superintendent
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12.a. Personnel Employment:
Description:
Jaime Begley - Substitute Teacher. $131.25/daily rate
Madeleine Brandt - Evergreen Part-Time Permanent Substitute. $20/hr. Patricia Wilcox - Evergreen Lunch Supervisor. $21.03/hr Roy Wolski - Benjamin Middle School Chess Coach. $2,236 Stipend. |
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12.b. Personnel Resignation:
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12.c. Personnel Leave:
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13. Action Items (Roll Call Vote)
Speaker(s):
Superintendent
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14. Citizens' Desire to Address the Board on Non-Agenda Items
Speaker(s):
Board President
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15. Discussion Items
Speaker(s):
Board President
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16. Executive Session
Description:
The Board is entering Executive Session for the purpose of discussing:
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) |
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17. Return to Open Session
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18. Action Items Resulting from Executive Session
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18.a. Approval of Superintendent Compensation and Contract Extension through school year 2024-2025.
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19. Adjournment (Voice Vote)
Speaker(s):
Board President
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