January 25, 2021 at 7:30 PM - Educational Focus Board Meeting

1. Call To Order

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Roll Call

4. Petitions and Hearings
It is the practice of this Board of Education to provide a place on the agenda for and welcome comments and suggestions from the public.

5. Proclamations and Letters of Appreciation in Honor of Superintendent Dr. Scott Helton

6. Sharing Information- District 88 Virtual Memorial for Superintendent Dr. Scott Helton (7:00 p.m. January 28, 2021)

7. Recognition of District 88 Successes

7.A. 88's Best Students

8. Educational Focus Item

8.A. Remote Learning Instructional Showcase- AVID Programming

9. Motion To Establish Consent Agenda
The items of the consent agenda were reviewed and discussed by the board and administration at a previous meeting, or are routine items (meeting minutes). Reports and data were reviewed prior to being recommended for the consent agenda.

9.A. Approve the List of Bills for December 2020

9.B. Approve meeting minutes from December 14, 2020

9.B.1) Minutes of the December 14, 2020, Regular Business/Educational Focus Board meeting.

9.B.2) Minutes of the December 14, 2020, Closed Session Board meeting. (Closed Session tab)

10. Motion To Approve Consent Agenda

11. Separate Action Items

11.A. Status Update- COVID-19  Re-Opening Plan- The DuPage High School District 88 Return to School Plan- Request for Authority

11.B. Treasurer's Report for December 2020

11.C. Budget Status Report for December 2020

11.D. Architect/Engineer Proposal for HVAC Project

11.E. List of Bills Vendor Payments from January 7- January 20,2021

11.F. Fundraiser Exceeding $1000.00

11.G. Purchase of Music Instruments

11.H. Personnel

11.I. Approval of Board Policies (2nd Reading)

11.I.1) Section 2- 2:125, 2:160, 2:220, 2:260, 2:265

11.I.2) Section 4- 4:180, 4:50, 4:90

12. Information/Discussion Items

12.A. Credit Card Summary

12.B. Freedom of Information Act

12.C. Review of Board Policies (1st Reading)- As reviewed by the Board Policy Committee on November 19, 2020.

12.C.1) Section 5- 5:10, 5:20, 5:35, 5:60, 5:150, 5:220, 5:330

12.C.2) Section 6- 6:280, 6:300, 6:310, 6:340

13. School Recognition - Principals

14. Board Member Report(s) / Future Agenda Items

15. Public Comments: Related to the discussion and/or actions of the board on the above agenda items, for and welcome comments and suggestions from the public.

16. Announcements:
Regular Business Board Meeting: Monday, February 8, 2021, District Boardroom located at District Administrative Offices, 2 Friendship Plaza, Addison, IL 60101.
Educational Focus Board Meeting: February 22, 2021, District Boardroom located at District Administrative Offices, 2 Friendship Plaza, Addison, IL 60101.

16.A. Closed Session Meeting

16.A.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.

16.A.2) 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). 

16.A.3) Security procedures, school building safety and security, and the use of personnel and equipment to respond to an actual, a threatened, or a reasonably potential danger to the safety of employees, students, staff, the public, or public property. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(8)

16.A.4) 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. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(11).

17. Reconvene Into Open Meeting

18. Roll Call

19. Action Necessitated by Closed Session

20. Adjournment