January 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting

Description:  It is recommended that the Board of Education approve the minutes of the regular meeting held December 10, 2024 as well as the Executive Session minutes from December 10, 2024.

Description:  Mr. Jeff Dase, Deputy Superintendent and members of the Cabinet will present the Semester 1 Strategic Plan Update.

Description:  Dr. Sharon Williams and members of the Cabinet will present Illinois Association of School Boards Board Policy Updates from Issue 117.

Description:  Mr. Scott Vance, Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning and Ms. Annaka Whiting, Chief Financial Officer will present Division Updates.

Description:  Opportunity will be given for the selection of items that need no discussion to be approved at the appropriate time on the agenda.  The following items are recommended for the Blanket Motion:

Description:  It is recommended that the Board of Education approve Act II Transportation, 301 East First Avenue, Coal Valley, IL as a transportation option for busing services for various school activities not to exceed $160,000 for the remainder of the 2024 - 25 school year.

Description:  It is recommended that the Board of Education approve the payment of $28,350 to AVID Center, 9797 Aero Drive, San Diego, CA, for services geared to support our designated schools in the school improvement process.

Description:  It is recommended that the Board of Education approve Cones Repair Service, Inc., 2408 49th Avenue, Moline, IL to repair and install the District's kitchen equipment not to exceed $45,000 for the remainder of the 2024 - 25 school year.

Description:  It is recommended that the Board of Education approve the agreement with Educational Epiphany, 1750 Pennsylvania Avenue #27066, Washington, D.C. to provide professional learning services in the amount of $30,000.

Description:  It is recommended that the Board of Education approve the agreement with  Horizon Education, 800 Battery Ave. S.E., Atlanta, GA to facilitate the implementation of the practice ACT Assessment for our 9th - 11th Grade Rock Island - Milan High School Scholars in the amount of $18,000.

Description:  It is recommended that the Board of Education approve Larson Band Repair, 11271 North 1800th Avenue, Geneseo, IL to provide repair services to band and orchestra equipment in the District not to exceed $12,000.

Description:  It is recommended that the Board of Education approve NCS Pearson, Inc. 5601 Green Valley Dr. #220, Bloomington, MN to provide educational materials and assessments district-wide not to exceed $32,000.00 for the  2024 - 25 school year.

Description:  It is recommended that the Board of Education approve the contract for service with Quad City Tech, 2800 46th Avenue, Moline, IL for necessary maintenance, upgrades and/or repairs to the District's vehicles not to exceed $35,000.

Description:  It is recommended that the Board of Edcaution approve the payment of $12,000.00 to the Rock Island County Regional Office of Education, 3430 Avenue of the Cities, Moline, IL, for the providing of Social Emotional Learning Wrap Around Services for four (4) buildings in the Rock Island Milan School District.

Description:  It is recommended that the Board of Education approve Tri-State Travel, 530 W, 76th Street, Davenport, IA to provide transportation needs to athletic events when other bus services are unavailable; not to exceed $70,000 for the 2024-25 school year.

Description:  It is recommended that the Board of Education approve the contract for service with Werner Restoration, Inc, P.O. Box 496, Colona, IL 61241 to board up the former Administration Center at 2101 6th Avenue, Rock Island, IL for the amount of $11,549.89.

Description:  It is recommended that the Board of Education authorize bills for payment dated December 13, 2024, in the amount of $4,953,345.81, as well as the bills for payment dated December 31, 2024, in the amount of $4,284,737.78.

Description:  It is recommended that the Board of Education approve the list of donations.

Description:  It is recommended that the Board of Education approve the estimated yearly tuition cost of $14,000 for dual credit coursework for Rock Island High School students through Black Hawk Communitiy College.

Description:  It is recommended that the Board of Education approve Cartridge World, 3924 38th Avenue, Moline, IL to supply ink cartridges and toner for the District's printers not to exceed $40,000 for the 2024-25 school year. 

Description:  It is recommended that the Board of Education approve the contract extension with Varsity Yearbook (formerly known as Herff Jones, Inc.), 226 S. 5th Street, DeKalb, IL, at the cost of $23,704.00 for the 2025-26 school year.

Description:  It is recommended that the Board of Education approve Kohl Wholesale, 130 Jersey Street, Quincy, IL as the District's food and supply vendor through the 2024-25 school year as originally intended when approved at the August 9, 2022, Board of Education Meeting not to exceed $1,400,000. 

Description:  It is recommended that the Board of Education approve the purchase of maintenance supplies and tools, not to exceed $20,000 for the 2024-25 school year from Menards, 4100 10th Street, Des Moines, IA.

Description:  It is recommended that the Board of Education approve Phelps USA, 3206 Hershey Ave., Building 4, Muscatine, IA to supply the Distrct with custodial supplies not to exceed $60,000 in the 2024 - 25 school year.

Description:  It is recommended that the Board of Education approve the contract extension with Prairie Farms Dairy, 3510 Central Avenue, Dubuque, IA to provide fresh milk to the District through June 30, 2026, as originally intended when approved at the June 2023 Board of Education meeting, not to exceed $310,000 for the 2024-25 and 2025-26 school years.

Description:  It is recommended that the Board of Education approve the estimated yearly tuition cost from United Township Area Career Center in the amount of $52,000.

Description:  It is recommended that the Board of Education approve Riddell, 7501 Performance Lane, North Ridgeville, OH to supply 60 new and 205 reconditioned football helmets for Edison and Washington Junior High Scholars for a total of $27,688.91.

Description:  It is recommended that the Board of Education approve the established memorandum of understanding, and partnership between the district and the Regional Office of Education to provide instructional wrap-around support services to aid in increasing student achievement at no cost to the district.

Description:  Rock Island County Regional Office of Education has already solicited the bid on behalf of the District, and has awarded The Paper Corporation, 1770 NE 58th Avenue, Des Moines, IA  to supply the District with paper. It is recommended that the Board of Education also approve this vendor, not to exceed $90,000 for the remainder of the 2024 -25 school year.

Description:  It is recommended that the Board of Education adopt the Special Education Settlement Agreement regarding Student 2025-1 as identified in closed session.

Description:  It is recommended that the Board of Education approve the use of West Music, 3849 N. Brady Street, Davenport, IA for supplies related to the District's music programs not to exceed $40,000.00.

Description:  It is recommended that the Board of Education approve the purchase of mulch and landscaping supplies from Xylem, LTD 18715 IL 84, Cordova, IL not to exceed $15,000 for the 2024-25 school year.

Description:  It is recommended that the Board of Education approve the certified appointment of Holly Graham for the remainder of the 2024 -25 school year.

Description:  It is recommended that the Board of Education approve the following non-certified appointments of Bobby Stewart, Sarah Richardson, Torre Brotherton, Carol Streater, Benjamin Larson, Madison Mander, Ashley Adlfinger, and Richard Niyonzima for the remainder of the 2024 -25 school year.

Description:  It is recommended that the Board of Education approve the following non-certified support coaches for the 2024 - 25 school year of Terell Williams and Gregory Quick.

Description:  It is recommended that the Board of Education approve the following non-certified internal transfers of Jeffrey Booker, Aaron Munn, Martin St. Clair, Mario Vesey, Dawn Maloney, Daphne Perkins, Katherine Slayden, Kellen Morrow-Reilley, and Rocio Ambriz for the remainder of the 2024 -25 school year.

Description:  It is recommended that the Board of Education approve the non-certified to certified internal transfers of Erin Dempsey-Rohr, Kelly McGuire, and Elizabeth Moyer during the 2024 - 25 school year.

Description:  It is recommended that the Board of Education approve the certified resignation of Julie Eisenband with two years of consecutive service, effective immediately. 

Description:  It is recommended that the Board of Education approve the non-certified resignations effective immediately:
Carol Schoening, SPED Paraprofessional, with seven years of service, Jesse Hamilton, Custodian, with less than one year of service, Isabella Morales, Head Start Assistant Teacher, with less than one year of service, Brittney Stevenson, Cashier, with less than one year of service.

Description:  The District received a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request and responded within the required five-day time to Ms. Shari Reid who requested general purchasing records from September 10, 2024 through the requested date December 12, 2024.

Description:  It is recommended that the Board of Education approve the resolution providing for the issue of not to exceed $59,500,000 General Obligation School Bonds for the purposes of increasing the Working Cash Fund of the District and refunding certain outstanding bonds of the District, providing for the levy of a direct annual tax sufficient to pay the principal and interest on said bonds, authorizing the execution of an escrow agreement in connection with said refunding and authorizing the sale of said bonds to the purchaser thereof.

Description:  It is recommended that the Board of Education approve the resolution abating the working cash fund of the District.

Description:  It is recommended that the Board of Education approve the resolution to establish a fiscal year and prepare a budget.  The School Code of Illinois dictates that annually, the board must pass a resolution directing the Administration to prepare a budget for the following fiscal year. The attached resolution establishes the 2025-26 fiscal year and appoints the Chief Financial Officer to a budget for that year.

Description:  It is recommended that the Board of Education move to executive session to discuss pending 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 probably or imminent, in which case the basis for the finding shall be recorded and entered into the minutes of the closed meeting. 5 ILCS120/2(c)(11). In addition to discuss the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of 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. 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).