October 21, 2024 at 6:00 PM - Board of Education Meeting

1. Meeting Call to Order

1.A. Roll Call

1.B. Approval to Allow Member Hemphill to Join the Meeting Remotely as Allowed by Board Policy 2:220

1.C. Approval of Agenda

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Public Open Forum

3.A. Recognition of Visitors

3.B. Audit Report for Central 301 and Northern Kane County Regional Vocational System

3.C. Public Comment

4. Action Reports

4.A. Consent Agenda

4.A.1) Minutes:
Budget Hearing September 23, 2024
Regular Meeting September 23, 2024
Special Meeting October 7, 2024

4.A.2) Treasurer's Reports

4.A.3) Payment of Bills

4.A.4) Payment of Bills - Northern Kane County Regional Vocational System

4.A.5) Personnel Report

4.B. Approve SkillsUSA Leadership Conference Overnight Trip

4.C. Approve Boys Golf Overnight Trip

4.D. Approve Softball Spring Break Trip

4.E. Approve Authorization to Conduct Auction for Electricity Service and Execute Agreement Within Approved Parameters

5. Information Items

5.A. Facilities Update

5.B. Athletics and Activities Update

5.C. AP Honor Roll

5.D. FOIA Fee Options

5.E. Potential Issuance of Tax-Exempt Bonds

5.F. Enrollment Report

6. Freedom of Information Act

6.A. Ms. Welch - We received a request for the slide presentation and written report given by Eriksson Engineering at the October 16, 2023 Board meeting.

6.B. Ms. Kurtz - We received a request for surveys and responses from the Central Education Association received by the Board or Superintendent between January 1, 2024 and June 30, 2024.

6.C. Mr. Chapman - We received a request for costs for retrofitting PKMS, CMS and CHS if the referendum passes, information regarding the 23-24 and 24-25 Teacher Vacancy Grant including amount received, line item budget and actual expenditures, and information regarding how unused funds were redistributed, including District policy about how unspent allocations are handled.

6.D. Ms. Welch - We received a request for information provided by Gilfillan Callaghan Nelson related to the Rohrsen Road property in 2006 through 2008.

6.E. Ms. Martinez - We received a request for all meeting minutes, documentation, contracts, and internal communications between Dr. Mongan and Aramark.

6.F. Ms. Cameron - We received a request for credit card statement details for purchases made by district credit cards for specific invoices between July and September 2024.

6.G. Ms. Crary - We received a request for information related to bid and permit documents for the High School project from Larson and Darby and/or Shales McNutt.

6.H. Ms. Welch - We received a request for enrollment information, including out of district and non-resident students, broken down by school and grade, as of October 1, 2024.

7. Executive Session

7.A. Adjourn to Closed Session to Hear Information Regarding:

The appointment, employment, resignation, 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 or against legal counsel for the public body to determine its validity [5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1)]. 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 [5 ILCS 120/2(c)(2)]. The placement of individual students in special education programs and other matters relating to individual students [5 ILCS 120/2/(c)(10)]. Discussion of minutes of meetings lawfully closed under the Open Meetings Act, whether for purposes of approval by the body of the minutes or semi-annual review of the minutes as mandated by Section 2.06 [5 ILCS 120/2(c)(21)]. 

8. Open Session

8.A. Adjourn Closed Session to Return to Open Session

8.B. Action Items from Closed Session

8.B.1) Approval of September 23, 2024 Executive Session Minutes

8.B.2) Approval of October 7, 2024 Executive Session Minutes

9. Adjourn