May 9, 2018 at 4:30 PM - Open Session Regular Meeting
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                                        1. CALL TO ORDER:  4:30 p.m.                 
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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. The setting of a price for sale or lease of property owned by the public body.                 
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                                        4.5. Discussion of minutes of meetings lawfully closed under this Act, whether for purposes of approval by the body of the minutes or semi-annual review of the minutes as mandated by Section 2.06 [5 ILCS 120/2.06].                 
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                                        5. MOTION TO ADJOURN FROM CLOSED SESSION:  5:30 P.M.                 
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                                        6. MOTION TO RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION                 
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                                        7. ROLL CALL                 
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                                        8. INSTALLATION OF NEW STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS                 
                                            
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                                        9. PLEDGE TO THE FLAG                 
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                                        10. RECOGNITIONS                 
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                                        10.1. Rowan Ewangan                 
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                                        10.2. Butterfly Garden Students                 
                                            
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                                        11. REPORTS                 
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                                        11.1. Superintendent's Committee Reports                 
                                            
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                                        11.2. Superintendent's Report:  Timothy Truesdale                 
                                            
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                                        11.3. Associate Superintendent of Educational Program's Report:  Dr. Terrance Mootz                 
                                            
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                                        11.4. Chief Financial Officer's Report:  Ronald O'Connor                 
                                            
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                                        11.5. Executive Director of Human Resources' Report:  Joe Keating                 
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                                        12. AUDIENCE COMMENTS ON ACTION ITEMS ONLY                 
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                                        13. ACTION ITEMS - CONSENT AGENDA                 
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                                        13.1. Approval of Minutes                   
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                                        13.1.1. Closed Session                 
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                                        13.1.1.1. Regular Meeting:  April 11, 2018                 
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                                        13.1.2. Open Session                 
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                                        13.1.2.1. Regular Meeting:   April 11, 2018                 
                                            
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                                        13.2. Approval of Payroll                 
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                                        13.2.1. Education:  $4,931,735.79                 
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                                        13.2.2. Building:  $609,360.21                 
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                                        13.2.3. Transportation:  $4,287.93                 
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                                        13.3. Approval of Bills for Payment                 
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                                        13.3.1. April 27, 2018:  $175.00                 
                                            
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                                        13.3.2. May 10, 2018a:  $153,542.45                 
                                            
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                                        13.3.3. May 10, 2018b:  $2,634,617.54                 
                                            
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                                        13.4. Approval of Personnel                 
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                                        13.4.1. Personnel Report                 
                                            
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                                        13.5. Approval of Student Discipline                 
                                            
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                                        13.5.1. Expulsion(s)                 
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                                        13.5.1.1. 413202 (Review)                 
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                                        13.5.1.2. 400572                 
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                                        13.5.1.3. 411984                 
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                                        13.5.1.4. 390552                 
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                                        13.5.2. Formal Expulsion(s)                 
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                                        13.5.2.1. 401148                 
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                                        13.5.2.2. 391160                 
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                                        13.6. Approval of Student Travel                 
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                                        13.6.1. Nydia Cabrera, Denise Rodriguez, Sam Bonner and 28 Students 
                                            Bilingual Club End of School Year Outing Chesterton, Indiana May 25, 2018 Funding Source: Club Fundraisers  | 
    
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                                        13.6.2. Peggy Grams, Michaelina Considine, Ellen Hardy and 7 Students 
                                            Special Olympic State Competition June 15-17, 2018 Normal, Illinois Funding Source: Department Funded  | 
    
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                                        13.7. Approval of Board Travel and/or Expense Reimbursement in Accordance with Board Policy 2:125                 
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                                        13.7.1. Approval of NSBA Travel Reimbursements                 
                                            
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                                        13.8. Approval of Staff Travel                 
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                                        13.8.1. Tim Truesdale 
                                            AASA Digital Consortium April 19-20, 2018 Funding Source: Department Funded  | 
    
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                                        13.8.2. Elvira Michalek 
                                            School Nutrition Association's Annual Conference July 9-12, 2018 Funding Source: District Funded  | 
    
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                                        13.8.3. Tim Truesdale, Joshua McMahon, Erin Kelly, Wendy Archer, Samantha Skubal and James Monaco 
                                            The Reimagining Education Summer Institute July 16-19, 2018 Funding Source: Title Funded  | 
    
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                                        13.9. Approval to Accept Donations/Grants                 
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                                        13.9.1. West Cook Wild Ones Donated $500 to Morton Monarch Butterfly Ecological Engineering Project in Memory of Art Gara                 
                                            
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                                        13.9.2. Tools for Morton East Carpentry Shop                 
                                            
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                                        13.10. Approval of Facility Requests                 
                                            
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                                        13.10.1. South Cicero Little League                 
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                                        13.11. Approval to Bid or Quote                 
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                                        13.12. Approval of Bid Results                 
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                                        13.12.1. PE Uniforms                 
                                            
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                                        13.12.2. School Uniforms                 
                                            
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                                        13.12.3. Copy Paper                 
                                            
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                                        13.13. Approval of Contracts (Pending Final Legal Review and Negotiation [if necessary])                 
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                                        13.14. Approval to Dispose of District Property                 
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                                        13.15. Approval to Modify the 2017-2018 School Calendar                 
                                            
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                                        13.16. Approval to Renew National School Boards Association National Connection Fees for Periods 07/01/2018 - 06/30/2019                 
                                            
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                                        13.17. Approval of Destruction of Closed Session Audio Tapes:  10/14/2015, 11/11/2015, 12/9/2015, 2/10/2016, 3/9/2016, 4/13/2016, 5/11/2016, 6/8/2016, 7/13/2016, 9/14/2016, 11/9/2016 and 12/14/2016                 
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                                        13.18. Approval of Student Fees for 2018-2019 School Year                 
                                            
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                                        13.19. Approval to Hold Annual Maintenance Contingency Picnic                 
                                            
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                                        13.20. Approval of Title I Plans for the 2018-2019 School Year                 
                                            
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                                        13.20.1. Morton East                 
                                            
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                                        13.20.2. Morton Freshman Center                 
                                            
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                                        13.20.3. Morton West                 
                                            
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                                        14. ACTION ITEM                 
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                                        14.1. Approval of Employment Contract for Chief Financial Officer                 
                                            
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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. DISCUSSION                 
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                                        18.1. West Cook Division Governing Board Meeting/Dinner:  June 20, 2018 @ 5:30 p.m.                 
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                                        18.2. Evidence Based Funding New Positions                 
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                                        19. CORRESPONDENCE                 
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                                        19.1. Gender Inclusion Policy                 
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                                        20. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS                 
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                                        20.1. The next regular Board of Education Meeting will take place at the Morton District Office, 5801 West Cermak Road, Cicero, on Wednesday, June 13, 2018 starting approximately at 5:30 p.m.                 
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                                        21. ADJOURNMENT                 
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