June 14, 2017 at 5:30 PM - Open Session Regular Meeting

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. ROLL CALL

3. MOTION TO ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION

4. CLOSED SESSION AGENDA

4.1. Student disciplinary cases.

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.

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.

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.

5. MOTION TO ADJOURN FROM CLOSED SESSION AND RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION

6. ROLL CALL

7. PLEDGE TO THE FLAG

8. RECOGNITIONS

9. REPORTS

9.1. Superintendent Committee Reports

9.1.1. Morton Foundation Report

9.2. Student Board Member's Report:  Rowan Ewangan

9.3. Superintendent's Report:  Dr. Michael Kuzniewski

9.4. Associate Superintendent's Report:  Tim Truesdale

9.5. Assistant Superintendent of Educational Program's Report:  Dr. Terry Mootz

9.6. Chief Financial Officer's Report:  Ron O'Connor

9.6.1. Treasurer's Report

9.7. Director of Human Resources and Hearing Officer's Report:  Joe Keating

9.8. Principals' Reports

9.8.1. Josh McMahon - West Campus

9.8.2. Jose Gamboa - East Campus

9.8.3. Wendy Archer - Freshman Center

9.8.4. Erin Kelly - Alternative School

10. AUDIENCE COMMENTS ON ACTION ITEMS ONLY

11. ACTION ITEMS - CONSENT AGENDA

11.1. Approval of Minutes

11.1.1. Closed Session

11.1.1.1. Regular Closed Session:  May 10, 2017

11.1.1.2. Special Closed Session:  May 17, 2017

11.1.2. Open Session

11.1.2.1. Regular Open Session:  May 10, 2017

11.1.2.2. Special  Open Session:  May 17, 2017

11.2. Approval of Payroll

11.2.1. Education:  $4,935,979.44

11.2.2. Building:  $615,802.88

11.2.3. Transportation:  $9,057.71

11.3. Approval of Bills for Payment

11.3.1. May 11, 2017a:  $4,306.12

11.3.2. May 11, 2017b:  $6,933.94

11.3.3. May 11, 2017c:  $4,306.12

11.3.4. May 11, 2017d:  $9,264.74

11.3.5. May 15, 2017:  $1,299.00

11.3.6. May 26, 2017:  $331.80

11.3.7. June 15, 2017a:  $224,803.69

11.3.8. June 15, 2017b:  $170,151.93

11.3.9. June 15, 2017c:  $5,087.287.14

11.4. Approval of Personnel

11.4.1. Personnel Report

11.5. Approval of Student Discipline

11.5.1. Student Expulsions

11.5.1.1. 390836

11.5.1.2. 390773

11.5.1.3. 401837

11.5.1.4. 382203

11.5.1.5. 380735

11.5.1.6. 400659

11.5.1.7. 391732

11.5.1.8. 400159

11.5.1.9. 400820

11.5.2. Formal Expulsions

11.6. Approval of Board Travel and/or Expense Reimbursement in Accordance with Board Policy 2:125

11.7. Approval of Staff Travel and/or Expense Reimbursement in Accordance with Board Policy 5:60

11.7.1. Betty Tinken
School Nutrition Association Conference
July 9-12, 2017
Funding Source:  Quest

11.7.2. Timothy Truesdale
IASA New Superintendents' Conference
August 1-3, 2017
Funding Source:  Department Funded

11.8. Approval of Student Travel

11.8.1. Roman Emano, David Finkel and 10 Students
Youth Technology Corp Computer Camp
Troy, Missouri
July 22-28, 2017
Funding Source:  YTC and Cyber Service Funded

11.9. Approval of Facility Requests

11.9.1. Paralyzed Veterans of America Inc

11.10. Approval of Contracts (Pending Final Legal Review and Negotiation [if necessary])

11.10.1. Snowball Blood Drive Fundraiser - 10/6/17 - Morton West

11.10.2. Snowball Blood Drive Fundraiser - 2/8/18 - Morton West

11.10.3. Snowball Blood Drive Fundraiser - 5/4/18 - Morton West

11.10.4. Morton East Blood Drive:  October 12, 2017

11.10.5. Morton East Blood Drive:  February 23, 2018

11.10.6. Morton East Blood Drive:  April 26, 2018

11.10.7. Blackboard

11.11. Approval to Bid or Quote

11.12. Approval of Bid Results

11.12.1. Natural Gas

11.12.2. Boiler Demolition

11.13. Approval to Accept Donations/Grants

11.13.1. 2003 Kia Rio Donated from the Sanchez Family to Morton West Auto Department

11.14. Approval to Dispose of Equipment

11.14.1. Ricoh Copiers

11.15. Approval to Hold Annual Maintenance Contingency Picnic

11.16. Approval to Modify the 2017-2018 School Calendar

11.17. Approval to Renew Illinois Association of School Boards Annual Dues for the 2017-2018 School Year

11.18. Approval to Renew Property/Casualty and Liability Insurance (CLIC) for the 2017-2018 School Year

11.19. Approval of Resolution Abating an Amount of the Working Cash Fund of J. Sterling Morton High School District 201, Cook County, Illinois to the Capital Projects Fund of Said School District

11.20. Approval of District Title I Plan

11.21. Approval to Adopt Prevailing Wage for 2017

11.22. Approval of Resolution to Loan Funds from Working Cash to the Transportation Fund

12. OLD BUSINESS

13. AUDIENCE COMMENTS

14. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS

15. DISCUSSION

15.1. District Annual Planning and Evaluation Cycle

16. CORRESPONDENCE

17. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS

17.1. Summer School Graduation will be held at the Morton Freshman Center on Tuesday, June 27th at 6:00 p.m.

17.2. The next regular Board of Education Meeting will take place on Wednesday, July 12, 2017 at the Morton Freshman Center starting at approximately 7:00 p.m.

18. ADJOURNMENT