September 10, 2014 at 7:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting

1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL

2. CLOSED SESSION (6:30 P.M.)

3. PUBLIC SESSION    

4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

5. FOCUS ON STUDENTS AND GOOD NEWS REPORTS

5.A Cedar Ridge Elementary Teachers Receive Grants

5.A1 Michelle Hardwick, $2,000 Target Grant

5.A2 Heather Rogers and Meaghan Schiller, $2,000 Dollar General Grant

6. PUBLIC COMMENTS

7. ACTIONS

7.A Approve Salaries and Benefits for Certified Administrators
Presenter: Curt Richardson

7.A1 Certified Administrators

7.B Approve Salaries and Benefits for Food Service Employee Group for 2014-2015
Presenter: Curt Richardson

8. CONSENT AGENDA

8.A Approval of Minutes
Minutes are not released for public viewing until approved by the Board of Education.

8.A1 July 9, Closed Session

8.A2 July 9, Public Session

8.B Personnel Matters

8.B1 Resignations/Retirements/Releases/Terminations

8.B2 Employment

8.B3 Contract Revisions

8.B4 Leave Requests

8.C Payment of Bills and Payrolls

8.C1 Monthly Payroll Report

8.C2 Vendor Bill Listing

8.C3 Summary of Bills and Payrolls

8.D Approve Request for Establishment of Student Activity Fund Accounts

8.D1 NCHS Interact Club

8.D2 PJHS Game Club

8.E Approve ISBE Annual Recognition of Schools

8.F Appoint Denise Schuster as delegate and Gail Ann Briggs as alternate to the IASB Delegate Assembly

8.G Approve Board Policies, Administrative Procedures, and Exhibits

8.G1 Section 2 - Board of Education

8.G1a. Policy 2.20 Powers and Duties of the Board

8.G1b. Policy 2.40 Board Member Qualifications

8.G1c. Policy 2.50 Board Member Term of Office

8.G1d. Policy 2.60 Board Member Removal From Office

8.G1e. Policy 2.200 Types of Board Meetings

8.G1f. Exhibit 2.250-E1 Written Request for District Public Records

8.G2 Section 4 - Operational Services

8.G2a. Administrative Procedure 4.45-AP1 Insufficient Fund Checks

8.G2b. Policy 4.60 Purchases and Contracts

8.G2c. Administrative Procedure 4.60-AP1 Purchases

8.H Approve Requests for Donations

8.H1 Set of lockers from State Farm; $1,000

8.H2 Nathanial Thompson, Boy Scout Troop 920 of St. Mary's School; donating landscaping to Pepper Ridge Elementary School. Unknown value.

8.H3 Illini Supply of Forsyth, IL; Donating a Draper clutch operated flexshade and steel chain shades for two Eugene Field classrooms. $2,482.20.

8.H4 Cub Scout Pack 3993 - Crossroads District, W.D. Boyce Council, Normal, IL; cash donation for the purchase and installation of a storage shed at Colene Hoose Elementary School. Up to $1,500.

9. REPORTS AND DISCUSSION

9.A Enrollment Update
Presenter: Curt Richardson

9.B 1st Reading Board Policies, Administrative Procedures, and Exhibits
Presenter: Gail Ann Briggs

9.B1 Section 2 - Board of Education

9.B1a. Exhibit 2.30-E1 Guidelines for Referendum Activities Conducted by School Officials (new document)

9.B1b. Policy 2.70 Vacancies on the Board - Filling Vacancies

9.B1c. Exhibit 2.70-E1 Checklist for Filling Board Vacancy by Appointment

9.B1d. Exhibit 2.70-E2 Application to Fill board of Education Vacancy (new document)

9.B2 Section 3 - General School Administration

9.B2a. Policy 3.60 Administrative Responsibility of the Building Principal

9.B2b. Exhibit 3.60-E1 Reporting Requirements for Building Principals Concerning School Safety and Security (new document)

9.B3 Section 6 - Instruction

9.B3a. Policy 6.40 Curriculum Development

9.B4 Section 7 - Students

9.B4a. Policy 7.180 Prevention of and Response to Bullying, Intimidation, and Harassment (new title)

9.B4b. Policy 7.190 Student Discipline

9.C Requests for Information Pursuant to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act
Presenter: Curt Richardson
The District has received and processed two requests for information.

9.C1 Illinois Education Association. Information provided included salary, benefits, and other compensation for Non-Certified Support Staff.

9.C2 Data Collection Department of Illinois Open the Books. Information provided included vendor payments from 2008 through 2013.

9.D Board Representative Committee Meeting Reports

10. ANNOUNCEMENTS AND COMMENTS

11. ADJOURNMENT