February 11, 2015 at 5:30 PM - Open Session Regular Meeting
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                                        1. CALL TO ORDER - Auditorium                 
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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 concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees.                 
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                                        4.5. The purchase or lease of real property for the use of the public body, including meetings held for the purpose of discussing whether a particular parcel should be acquired.                 
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                                        4.6. The selection of a person to fill a public office, as defined in this Act, including a vacancy in a public office, when the public body is given power to appoint under law or ordinance, or the discipline, performance or removal of the occupant of a public office, when the public body is given power to remove the occupant under law or ordinance.                 
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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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                                        8.1. Oscar Barraza                 
                                            
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                                        9. REPORTS                 
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                                        9.1. Superintendent's Committee Reports                 
                                            
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                                        9.2. Student Board Member Report                 
                                            
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                                        9.3. Superintendent's Report:  Dr. Michael Kuzniewski                 
                                            
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                                        9.4. Assistant Superintendent of Educational Program's Report:  Tim Truesdale                 
                                            
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                                        9.5. Chief Financial Officer's Report:  Ali Mehanti                 
                                            
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                                        9.6. Director of Human Resources' Report:  Joe Keating                 
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                                        9.7. 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:  January 14, 2015                 
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                                        11.1.2. Open Session                 
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                                        11.1.2.1. Open Session Regular Meeting:  January 14, 2015                 
                                            
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                                        11.2. Approval of Payroll                 
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                                        11.2.1. Education:  $4,388,392.26                 
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                                        11.2.2. Building:  $588,728.81                 
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                                        11.2.3. Transportation:   $11,428.24                 
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                                        11.3. Approval of Bills for Payment                 
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                                        11.3.1. January 20, 2015:  $1,845.34                 
                                            
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                                        11.3.2. January 30, 2015:  $3,336.96                 
                                            
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                                        11.3.3. February 12, 2015a:  $1,645,223.78                 
                                            
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                                        11.3.4. February 12, 2015b:  $96,479.02                 
                                            
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                                        11.4. Approval of Personnel                 
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                                        11.4.1. Personnel Report                 
                                            
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                                        11.5. Approval of Student Discipline                 
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                                        11.5.1. Student Expulsions                 
                                            
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                                        11.5.1.1. 361568                 
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                                        11.5.1.2. 380113                 
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                                        11.5.1.3. 380218                 
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                                        11.5.1.4. 350642                 
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                                        11.6. Approval of Staff Travel                 
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                                        11.6.1. Sophia Faridi 
                                            America Achieves 2015 Spring Convening March 5-8, 2015 Funding Source: America Achieves  | 
    
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                                        11.6.2. Barbara Kane 
                                            Advanced Placement Exam Reading June 1-9, 2015 Funding Source: College Board  | 
    
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                                        11.7. Approval of Student Travel                 
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                                        11.7.1. Niquan Dawson     
                                            Illinois State Board of Education Student Advisory Council Meeting March 17-18, 2015 Springfield, Illinois Funding Source: Department (BOE) Funded  | 
    
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                                        11.8. Approval of Facility Requests                 
                                            
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                                        11.8.1. ETC Creative                 
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                                        11.8.2. Stickney Youth Football                 
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                                        11.8.3. Lifeline Church                 
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                                        11.8.4. Chicago Fusion                 
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                                        11.8.5. Chicago Rage Baseball                 
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                                        11.8.6. Berwyn Blazers Soccer                 
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                                        11.8.7. Riverside Brookfield High School District 208                 
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                                        11.8.8. Berwyn Mustangs Youth Football                 
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                                        11.8.9. Catholic Charismatic Renewal Center                 
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                                        11.8.10. Heritage Middle School                 
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                                        11.9. Approval of Contracts (Pending Final Legal Review and Negotiation [if necessary])                 
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                                        11.10. Approval to Bid or Quote                 
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                                        11.11. Approval of Bid Results                 
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                                        11.11.1. Morton East Science Labs                 
                                            
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                                        11.11.2. Morton West Science Labs                 
                                            
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                                        11.11.3. Morton West Culinary Lab                 
                                            
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                                        11.11.4. Electric Power                 
                                            
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                                        11.11.5. Natural Gas                 
                                            
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                                        11.12. Approval to Accept Donations/Grants                 
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                                        11.12.1. Illinois Clean Energy - $60,938                 
                                            
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                                        11.13. Approval to Dispose of Equipment                 
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                                        11.14. First Reading of Board of Education Policy #7:180 Preventing Bullying, Intimidation and Harassment                 
                                            
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                                        11.15. Approval of Administrator Appointments and Contracts                 
                                            
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                                        11.16. Appointment of Board Member Replacing Michael Iniquez                 
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                                        11.16.1. Swearing in of Board Member                 
                                            
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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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                                        15.1. Board Retreat                 
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                                        16. CORRESPONDENCE                 
                                            
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                                        17. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS                 
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                                        17.1. The next regular Board of Education meeting will be held at the Morton East High School on Wednesday, March 11, 2015 starting at approximately 7:00 p.m.                 
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                                        18. ADJOURNMENT                 
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