February 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting

Description:  It is recommended that the Board of Education approve the minutes of the regular meeting of January 28, 2025, as well as the executive session minutes of January 28, 2025.

Description:  Dr. Williams, Superintendent, will provide an update on the Facilities Management Planning Process and Phase I projects.

Description:  Ms. Whiting, CFO, will provide an update on the working cash bond sale and the Quarterly Investment Report; Mr. Dase, Deputy Superintendent, will provide updates on District Safety and Security Measures.

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 a contract for service with VLP Consulting, 16612 West Merch Lane, Lockport, IL not to exceed $23,500 to provide two (2) professional development days for administrators as well as a series of individual data consults providing root cause analysis for all building K-12 leaders and their teams. 

Description:  It is recommended that the Board of Education approve a contract for service with Relentless Enterprises, LLC, 42801 Littlehales Terrace, Ashburn, VA in the amount of $15,000 to be the keynote speaker during our March 31, 2025 Staff Inservice. 

Description:  It is recommended that the Board of Education approve a contract for service with SAVVAS Learning Company, LLC, 15 E. Midland Avenue, Suite 502, Paramus, NJ, not to exceed $25,000 to provide  a one (1) day administrator training and a three (3) day teacher training. 

Description:  It is recommended that the Board of Education approve the addition of one hundred fifty (150) hours to the original August 2024 contract with Shared IT, 1970 Spruce Hills Drive, Bettendorf, IA for the amount of $14,250 through June 30, 2026.  

Description:  It is recommended that the Board of Education authorize the bills for payment dated January 31, 2025, in the amount of $4,290,694.48. 

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

Description:  It is recommended that the Board of Education approve the following overnight field trips:
Rock Island High School Girls Wrestling Team to the IHSA Regional Tournament in Jacksonville, IL leaving January 31 and returning February 1, 2025.
Rock Island High School Girls Wrestling Team to the IHSA State Championship in Bloomington, IL leaving February 27, and returning March 1, 2025. 
Rock Island High School Junior Varsity Debate Team to the State Debate Tournament in Evanston, IL leaving March 1 and returning March 2, 2025. 
Rock Island High School Special Olympics Basketball Team to the State Basketball Tournament in Normal, IL leaving March 7 and returning March 8, 2025.
Rock Island High School Varsity Debate team to the State Debate Tournament in Schaumberg, IL leaving March 14 and returning March 15, 2025.
Rock Island High School Girls Varsity Soccer Team to the Chicago, IL area for two matches, leaving March 28 and returning March 29, 2025.
Rock Island High School Varsity Baseball Team to the Pleasant Plans Baseball Showcase in Pleasant Plans, IL leaving April 4 and returning April 5, 2025. 

Description:  It is recommended that the Board of Education approve the Press 117 Board Policies as received from the Illinois Association of School Boards as presented. 

Description:  It is recommended that the Board of Education approve the 2025 - 2026 Rock Island - Milan School District Junior High Course Catalog as presented. 

Description:  It is recommended that the Board of Education approve the purchase and installation of phones in all elementary classrooms and common areas throughout the District from Hughes Telephone Inc., 4123 24th Avenue, Moline, IL, not to exceed $45,000 for a one-time expense, plus a $3,822 monthly subscription fee. 

Description:  It is recommended that the Board of Education approve Stantec, 233 South Wacker Drive, Suite 5300, Chicago, IL to provide Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing Consulting Engineering Services for improved renovation of the existing mechanical equipment located at the Rock Island High School for $619,150.00.

Description:  It is recommended that the Board of Education approve temporary staffing services from Sedona Staffing in the amount of $14,784.85 for the 2024 - 25 fiscal year.

Description:  It is recommended that the Board of Education approve the Vision 2030 Resolution as presented. 

Description:  It is recommended that the Board of Education approve the sub-account titled Washington Junior High School Replacement Fees as presented.

Description:  It is recommended that the Board of Education approve the non-certified appointments of Edie Crayne, Andrea Yates, Stefanie Richards, Laura Erikson, and Cristian Amorino for the 2024 - 25 school year. 

Description:  It is recommended that the Board of Education approve the non-certified support coach appointment of Brian Hawotte for the 2024 -25 school year. 

Description:  It is recommended that the Board of Education approve the following non-certified to certified bargaining unit transfers of Heather Peters and Heather McCarty during the 2024 -25 school year. 

Description:  It is recommended that the Board of Education approve the non-certified internal transfer of Breanna Dillie during the 2024 -25 school year. 

Description:  It is recommended that the Board of Education accept the following certified resignation of Amy Self, Special Education Teacher with three years of service during the 2024 -25 school year. 

Description:  It is recommended that the Board of Education accept the following non-certified resignations of Chelsey Lewis, Classroom Aide Paraprofessional with less than one year of service; Allycia Andrews, Lead AVID Mentor with seven years of service; and Clayton Buckrop, Special Education Paraprofessional with less than one year of service during the 2024 -25 school year. 

Description:  The District received a FOIA request and responded within the five (5) day time to Ms. Kathy Lyons who requested plans and specifications pertaining to the bid titled: Rock Island High School Partial Tunnel Asbestos Abatement.

The District received a FOIA request and responded within the five (5) day time requesting an extension to Mr. Owen Wang who requested a copy of all emails and memos from the last twelve (12) months that contain the following keywords: 'Lucy Calkins' and 'Units of Study'.

The District received a FOIA request and responded within the five (5) day time requesting an extension to Mr. William Ingalls who requested any emails from staff and administration that include the following terms: 'ICE', 'raid(s)', 'immigration', and 'migrants', between January 1, 2025, and January 27, 2025. 

The District received a FOIA request and responded within the five (5) day time requesting the pre-bid meeting attendee list for the Rock Island High School Partial Tunnel Asbestos Abatement. 

Description:  It is recommended that the Board of Education approve the Investment Report for the Quarter ending December, 2024.

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).