May 11, 2022 at 4:30 PM - Open Session Regular Meeting

1. CALL TO ORDER:  4:30 p.m.

2. ROLL CALL

3. MOTION TO ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION

4. CLOSED SESSION AGENDA

4.1. Student disciplinary cases. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(9)

4.2. The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees, specific individuals who serve as independent contractors in a park, recreational, or educational setting, or specific volunteers of the public body or legal counsel for the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee, a specific individual who serves as an independent contractor in a park, recreational, or educational setting, or volunteer of the public body or against legal counsel for the public body to determine its validity.  However, a meeting to consider an increase in compensation to a specific employee of a public body that is subject to the Local Government Wage Increase Transparency Act may not be closed and shall be open to the public and posted and held in accordance with this Act.  5ILCS 120/2(c)(1)

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.  5 ILCS 120/2(c)(11)

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 ILCS 120/2(c)(2)

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.  5 ILCS 120/2(c)(5)

4.6. The setting of a price for sale or lease of property owned by the public body.  5 ILCS 120/2(c)(6)

4.7. 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(c)(21)

5. MOTION TO ADJOURN FROM CLOSED SESSION AND RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION  5:30 P.M.

6. ROLL CALL

7. PLEDGE TO THE FLAG

8. RECOGNITIONS

8.1. Student Board Members:  Diana Lawler and Adrian Jauregui

8.2. Boys' Wrestling

8.3. Girls' Wrestling

8.4. Boys' Cross Country

8.5. Girls' Bowling

8.6. Boys' Soccer

8.7. Illinois History Day Awards

8.8. Mathletes Precalculus - Alejandra Ramirez-Cervantes

8.9. Golden Apple Scholar - Adolfo Alvarez

8.10. J.S.A. Best Speaker Award - Reynaldo Camas

9. REPORTS

9.1. Superintendent's Committee Reports:

9.2. Student Board Member's Reports:

9.2.1. Adrian Jauregui - Morton East

9.2.2. Diana Lawler - Morton West

9.3. Superintendent's Report:  Dr. Timothy Truesdale

9.4. Associate Superintendent of Educational Program's Report:  Dr. Joshua McMahon

9.5. Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer's Report:  Dennis Forst

9.6. Executive Director of Human Resources Report:  Kathleen Kelly Colgan

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 Meeting:  April 13, 2022

11.1.2. Open Session

11.1.2.1. Regular Meeting:  April 13, 2022

11.2. Approval of Payroll

11.2.1. Education:  $5,844,610.59

11.2.2. Building:  $714,387.15

11.2.3. Transportation:  $3,199.39

11.3. Approval of Bills for Payment

11.3.1. May 12, 2022a:  $229,285.07

11.3.2. May 12, 2022b:  $3,900,709.87

11.4. Approval of Student Discipline

11.4.1. Expulsion(s)

11.4.1.1. 442063

11.4.1.2. 443370

11.4.1.3. 443161

11.4.1.4. 441229

11.4.1.5. 432271

11.4.1.6. 441961

11.4.1.7. 442065

11.4.1.8. 432217

11.4.1.9. 451437

11.4.1.10. 451324

11.4.1.11. 451167

11.4.1.12. 443138

11.4.1.13. 451880

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

11.5.1. Board of Education
2022 National School Safety Conference
July 24-29, 2022
Funding Source:  Department Funded

11.5.2. Board of Education
Joint Annual Conference
November 17-20, 2022
Funding Source:  Department Funded

11.5.3. Lido Manetti, Jr. NSBA Travel Reimbursement

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

11.6.1. Dr. Tim Truesdale
College Board Superintendent Advisory Council Meeting
June 6-8, 2022
Funding Source:  No Cost to the District

11.6.2. Randy Borgardt
The American Association of School Personnel Administrators Boot Camp
June 23-24, 2022
Funding Source:  Department Funded

11.6.3. Dr. Tim Truesdale
National Educators Rising Conference
June 24-27, 2022
Funding Source:  Title I Grant Funded

11.6.4. Wendy Baxter, Chauntelle Skarr, Kyle Fitzmyer, Pat Iovinelli, Patrick Glazik, Berenice Peralta, Mary O'Donnell, Sarah Lorraine, Jen Pufpaf, Dr. Josh McMahon, Robert Niedermeyer, and Eric Bjornstad
The International Society for Technology in Education Conference and Expo
June 26-29, 2022
Funding Source:  Instructional Technology Budget

11.6.5. Kristy Cavanaugh, Jose Gamboa, Dr. Erin Kelly, Wendy Mullen, Jonathan Duarte, Demetrius Hall, Carlos Murillo, Dr. Tim Truesdale and Jim Zundell
2022 National School Safety Conference
July 24 - 29, 2022
Funding Source:  Department Funded

11.7. Approval of Student Travel

11.7.1. Michaelina Considine, Julie Calcagno and 3 Students
Special Olympics State Competition
June 17-19, 2022
Normal, Illinois
Funding Source:  Department Funded

11.7.2. Lindsay Ryan, Courtney Bay, Melanie Arvis and 1 Guardian
FCCLA National Leadership Conference
June 28 - July 3, 2022
San Diego, California
Funding Source:  Department Funded

11.8. Approval of Facility Requests

11.8.1. Cicero District 99

11.8.2. Berwyn Public Library

11.8.3. Illinois Council of Teacher of Mathematics

11.8.4. East Class of '72

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

11.9.1. Corazon Teen REACH Program

11.9.2. KR Tech Group LLC - Morton East 2022 Masonry Project #22-3362.02

11.9.3. CEIA, USA

11.10. Approval to Bid or Quote

11.11. Approval of Bid Results

11.12. Approval to Accept Donations/Grants

11.12.1. Instrumental Keyboards

11.12.2. 2008 Toyota Rav4 Auto Donation from Lisa Litberg

11.13. Approval to Dispose of District Property

11.14. Approval of Memorandum of Understanding with Youth Crossroads, Inc.

11.15. Approval of Intergovernmental Agreement between Cicero Police and District 201

11.16. Approval to add to School Sports:  Boys' Bowling, Esports and Bass Fishing

11.17. Approval of Discipline Improvement Plan

12. ACTION ITEMS

12.1. Approval of Personnel

12.1.1. Personnel Report

12.2. Approval of Destruction of Closed Session Audio Recordings:  January 8, 2020, February 12, 2020, March 11, 2020, April 8, 2020, May 13, 2020, June 10, 2020, July 8, 2020, August 12, 2020, September 9, 2020 and October 14, 2020

12.3. Certification of Student Board Member Election Results

12.3.1. Swearing in the New Student Board Members

12.3.1.1. Morton East:  Reynaldo Camas

12.3.1.2. Morton West:  Ayah Ayyad

13. OLD BUSINESS

14. AUDIENCE COMMENTS

15. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS

16. DISCUSSION

17. CORRESPONDENCE

18. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS

18.1. The next regular Board of Education Meeting will take place at Morton District Office on Wednesday, June 8, 2022 starting at 4:30 p.m. and going directly into Closed Session.  Open Session will begin at approximately 5:30 p.m.

19. ADJOURNMENT