August 10, 2011 at 5:00 PM - Open Session Regular Meeting
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                                        1. CALL TO ORDER                 
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                                        2. ROLL CALL                 
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                                        3. MOTION TO ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION                 
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                                        4. CLOSED SESSION AGENDA                 
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                                        4.1. Student disciplinary cases.                 
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                                        4.2. The appointment, employment, 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 of the public body or against legal counsel for the public body to determine its validity.                 
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                                        4.3. 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.                 
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                                        5. MOTION TO ADJOURN FROM CLOSED SESSION AND RECONVENE TO PUBLIC HEARING                 
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                                        6. PUBLIC HEARING ON 2011-2012 TENTATIVE BUDGET                 
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                                        6.1. Presentation by Management                 
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                                        6.2. Discussion by Board of Education                 
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                                        6.3. Audience Comments                 
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                                        7. MOTION TO ADJOURN FROM PUBLIC HEARING RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION                 
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                                        8. CALL TO ORDER                 
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                                        9. ROLL CALL                 
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                                        10. PLEDGE TO THE FLAG                 
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                                        11. RECOGNITIONS                 
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                                        12. REPORTS                 
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                                        12.1. Board Reports                 
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                                        12.2. Superintendent's Report:  Dr. Michael Kuzniewski                 
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                                        12.3. Assistant Superintendent of Educational Program's Report:  Tim Truesdale                 
                                            
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                                        12.4. Chief Business Official's Report:  Cathy L. Johnson                 
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                                        12.5. Executive Director of Human Resources' Report:  John Sparlin                 
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                                        12.6. Principals' Reports                 
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                                        13. AUDIENCE COMMENTS ON ACTION ITEMS ONLY                 
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                                        14. ACTION ITEMS - CONSENT AGENDA                 
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                                        14.1. Approval of Minutes                 
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                                        14.1.1. Closed Session                 
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                                        14.1.1.1. Closed Session Regular Meeting:  July 13, 2011                 
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                                        14.1.2. Open Session                 
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                                        14.1.2.1. Open Session Regular Meeting:  July 13, 2011                 
                                            
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                                        14.2. Approval of Payroll                 
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                                        14.2.1. Education:  $1,911,971.66    Building:  $454,286.59   Transportation:  $3,290.85                 
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                                        14.3. Approval of Bills for Payment                 
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                                        14.3.1. June 29, 2011:  $13,266.00                 
                                            
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                                        14.3.2. August 11, 2011:  $1,975,274.14                 
                                            
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                                        14.4. Approval of Personnel                 
                                            
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                                        14.5. Approval of Student Discipline                 
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                                        14.5.1. Expulsions                 
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                                        14.6. Approval of Student Travel                 
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                                        14.7. Approval of Staff Travel                 
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                                        14.7.1. Jodi Arvis 
                                            12th Annual State Bilingual Directors' Meeting Springfield, Illinois September 19-20, 2011 Funding Source: LIPLEPS Title III  | 
    
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                                        14.7.2. Robert Genardo 
                                            Illinois Association of Title I Directors' Conference Springfield, Illinois September 20-22, 2011 Funding Source: Title I  | 
    
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                                        14.7.3. Tim Truesdale, Mayra Arroyo, Joe Gunty, Frank Zarate, Rudy Hernandez, Jason Hlavacs, Eve Panice, Manjula Singh, Joana Schmidt, Brad Rio, David Lopez, Bill Kink & Kendall Ruff 
                                            Solution Tree: Professional Learning Communities at Work Institute Salt Lake City, Utah September 22-24, 2011 Funding Source: Title II Grant  | 
    
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                                        14.7.4. Dr. Michael Kuzniewski, Tim Truesdale, Cathy Johnson, John Sparlin, Connie Chapman, Jeffry Pesek, Joe Keating, Mark Kraft, Margaret Kelly, Laura Salazar, Jessica Jaramillo-Flores & Mike Iniquez 
                                            IASB-IASA-IASBO 79th Joint Annual Conference Chicago, Illinois November 18-20, 2011 Funding Source: Department Funded  | 
    
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                                        14.7.5. John Sparlin & Dr. Michael Kuzniewski 
                                            The SUPES Academy Chicago, Illinois September 22-23, 2011 October 13-14, 2011 November 17-18, 2011 December 8-9, 2011 Funding Source: Title II  | 
    
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                                        14.8. Approval to Adopt 2011-2012 Tentative Budget                 
                                            
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                                        14.9. Second Reading of New Board of Education Policy #4:15:  Identity Protection                 
                                            
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                                        14.10. Approval of Contracts (Pending Final Legal Review and Negotiation [if necessary])                 
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                                        14.10.1. Insurance:  Medical, Dental, Life Disability and ADD                 
                                            
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                                        14.10.2. School Messenger                 
                                            
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                                        14.11. Approval of Facility Requests                 
                                            
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                                        14.11.1. Buddha Volleyball                 
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                                        14.11.2. Concordia University                 
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                                        14.11.3. Illinois Knights                 
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                                        14.11.4. Berwyn Police and Fire Commission                 
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                                        14.11.5. American Pastime Baseball                 
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                                        14.12. Approval of Settlement of 2003-2004 Property Tax Rate Objection Cases                 
                                            
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                                        14.13. Approval to Publish Legal Notice for Budget                 
                                            
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                                        14.14. Approval to Amend the 2011-2012 School Calendar                 
                                            
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                                        15. OLD BUSINESS                 
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                                        16. AUDIENCE COMMENTS                 
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                                        17. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS                 
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                                        18. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS                 
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                                        18.1. The next regular Board of Education meeting will be held at the Morton Freshman Center on Wednesday, September 14, 2011.                  
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                                        19. ADJOURNMENT                 
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