January 9, 2013 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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                                        4.4. Collective negotiating matters between the public body and its employees or their representatives, or deliberations concering salary schedules for one or more classes of employees.                 
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                                        5. MOTION TO ADJOURN FROM CLOSED SESSION AND RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION                 
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                                        6. ROLL CALL                 
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                                        7. PLEDGE TO THE FLAG                 
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                                        8. RECOGNITIONS                 
                                            
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                                        9. REPORTS                 
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                                        9.1. Board Reports                 
                                            
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                                        9.2. Superintendent's Report:  Dr. Michael Kuzniewski                 
                                            
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                                        9.3. Assistant Superintendent of Educational Program's Report:  Tim Truesdale                 
                                            
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                                        9.4. Chief Financial Officer's Report:  Cathy L. Johnson                 
                                            
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                                        9.5. Principals' Reports                 
                                            
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                                        10. AUDIENCE COMMENTS ON ACTION ITEMS ONLY                 
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                                        11. ACTION ITEMS - CONSENT AGENDA                 
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                                        11.1. Approval of Minutes                 
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                                        11.1.1. Closed Session                 
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                                        11.1.1.1. Closed Session Regular Meeting:  December 12, 2012                 
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                                        11.1.2. Open Session                 
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                                        11.1.2.1. Open Session Regular Meeting:  December 12, 2012                 
                                            
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                                        11.2. Approval of Payroll                 
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                                        11.2.1. Education:  $4,361,346.91                 
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                                        11.2.2. Building:  $602,982.32                 
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                                        11.2.3. Transportation:  $13,089.80                 
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                                        11.3. Approval of Bills for Payment                 
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                                        11.3.1. January 10, 2013:  $925,210.91                 
                                            
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                                        11.4. Approval of Personnel                 
                                            
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                                        11.5. Approval of Student Discipline                 
                                            
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                                        11.5.1. Expulsions                 
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                                        11.5.1.1. 350632                 
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                                        11.5.1.2. 331170                 
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                                        11.5.1.3. 331091                 
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                                        11.5.1.4. 330164                 
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                                        11.5.2. Formal Expulsions                 
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                                        11.5.2.1. 352031                 
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                                        11.6. Approval of Student Travel                 
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                                        11.6.1. Sharon Fuentes, 20 Chaperones/Volunteers and Students 
                                            Lock-In Winter Festival Week Morton East Campus Cicero, Illinois January 18-19, 2013 Funding Source: Fundraiser for Morton East Yearbook  | 
    
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                                        11.6.2. Roman Emano, Michaelina Considine and 16 Students 
                                            Adventure Club Timber Ridge Circle Pines Delton, Michigan February 8-10, 2013* Funding Source: Club and Student Funded *This request is to change the date from the previously approved trip scheduled for January 18-20, 2013  | 
    
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                                        11.6.3. Eveelin Avila, Joe Ojeda, David Rose and 28 Students 
                                            Junior Statesmen of America Winter Debate Summit Arlington, Virginia February 13-18, 2013 (East Campus) February 14-17, 2013 (West Campus) Funding Source: Student Activities ($80 paid by each student)  | 
    
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                                        11.7. Approval of Staff Travel                 
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                                        11.7.1. Eve Panice 
                                            National Title I Conference Nashville, Tennessee January 21-24, 2013 Funding Source: Title I  | 
    
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                                        11.7.2. Scott Montgomery and Benjamin Dobes 
                                            Texas Instruments T3 International Conference Philadelphia, Pennsylvania March 9-10, 2013 Funding Source: Title II  | 
    
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                                        11.8. Third and Final Reading of New Board of Education Policy - Electronics Use Policy                 
                                            
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                                        11.9. Approval of Contracts (Pending Final Legal Review and Negotiation [if necessary])                 
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                                        11.9.1. Costco Construction Easement - TABLED                 
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                                        11.9.2. Constellation an Exelon Company                 
                                            
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                                        11.9.3. Morton East Yearbook Fundraiser                 
                                            
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                                        11.9.4. SES - Innovadia LLC                 
                                            
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                                        11.9.5. SES - 1:1 Online Tutoring Services                 
                                            
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                                        11.9.6. SES - Grade Plus Tutors                 
                                            
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                                        11.9.7. SES - Sylvan/KCI Enterprises, Inc.                 
                                            
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                                        11.9.8. SES ATS Project Success                 
                                            
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                                        11.9.9. SES - 24/7 Online Education                 
                                            
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                                        11.9.10. SES - All Students Succeed/Sylvan Learning                 
                                            
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                                        11.9.11. SES - Babbage Net School                 
                                            
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                                        11.9.12. SES - Chess Academy, LLC                 
                                            
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                                        11.9.13. SES - Grade Cracker LLC                 
                                            
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                                        11.9.14. SES - Chicago Kids TEK, Inc. D.B.A. Chi Tutorsz                 
                                            
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                                        11.10. Approval of Bid Results                 
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                                        11.10.1. Electric Services                 
                                            
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                                        11.11. Approval to Bid                 
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                                        11.12. Approval to Accept Donations                 
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                                        11.13. Approval of Facility Requests                 
                                            
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                                        11.13.1. Morton College Athletics                 
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                                        11.13.2. Concordia                 
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                                        11.14. Approval to Adopt Resolution Amending the Resolution Approving the Dissolution of the Federation of Districts for Special Education (FDSE) and Amending the Dissolution Agreement of the Federation of Districts for Special Education (FDSE)                 
                                            
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                                        11.15. Approval to Dispose of Equipment                 
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                                        11.15.1. Old/Obsolete Audio Visual Equipment - Morton West                 
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                                        11.16. Approval of Collective Bargaining Agreement for Security - Local 73, SEIU-CTW Union Contract                 
                                            
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                                        12. OLD BUSINESS                 
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                                        13. AUDIENCE COMMENTS                 
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                                        14. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS                 
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                                        15. DISCUSSION                 
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                                        16. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS                 
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                                        16.1. The next regular Board of Education meeting will be held at the Morton Alternative School on February 13, 2013.  Open Session begins at approximately 7:00 p.m.                 
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                                        16.2. Communications                 
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                                        16.2.1. Mark your calendars for Saturday, January 26, 2013, Morton will hold the "Pack the Place" Basketball game against Willowbrook.  Please visit Morton's website for details and times of the events, Morton201.org and click on Morton Athletics.                 
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                                        17. ADJOURNMENT                 
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