January 28, 2015 at 7:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting

1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL

2. ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION (5:00 p.m.)
Adjourn to closed session to discuss the following matters according to the exceptions provided in the Open Meetings Act and specified as follows:
•Section 2(c)(1) Appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the public body, and
•Section 2(c)(2) 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, and
•Section 2(c)(9) Student disciplinary cases.

3. RETURN TO PUBLIC SESSION (7:00 P.M.)

4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

5. FOCUS ON STUDENTS AND GOOD NEWS REPORTS

6. PUBLIC COMMENTS

7. DISCUSSION

7.A Discussion to Adopt a Resolution for Vision 20/20 State Initiative
Presenter: Gail Ann Briggs

8. ACTION ITEMS

8.A Adopt a Resolution for Vision 20/20 State Initiative
Presenter: Gail Ann Briggs

8.B Adopt Resolution Authorizing the Issuance of not to Exceed $10,000,000 Taxable Tax Anticipation Warrants in Anticipation of the Collection of Taxes Levied for the Year 2014, by the Board of Education of the District for Educational Purposes
Presenter: Marty Hickman

9. CONSENT AGENDA
Note: Minutes are not available for public viewing until approved by the Board.

9.A Approval of Minutes

9.A1 January 12, 2015 Public Session

9.A2 January 12, 2015 Closed Session

9.A3 January 14, 2015 Public Session

9.A4 January 14, 2015 Closed Session

9.B Payment of Bills and Payrolls

9.B1 Monthly Payroll Report

9.B2 Vendor Bill Listing

9.B3 Summary of Bills and Payrolls

9.C Finance Department Reports

9.C1 Treasurer's Report

9.C2 Statement of Expenditures by Operating Fund

9.C3 Statement of Revenue by Operating Fund

9.C4 Investments Report

9.C4a. Investment Report for General District Funds

9.C4b. Bond Portfolio Management Report 2009 Proceeds

9.D Approve Summer School Schedule 2015

9.E Approve Requests for Overnight Trips

9.E1 NCHS Images Winter Guard, WGI Regional Competition, February 20-22, 2015, Indianapolis, IN

9.E2 NCHS Images Winter Guard, Circuit Championships, March 27-29, 2015, La Porte, IN

9.E3 CJHS Wrestling Team, State Qualifiers Tournament, March 13-14, 2015, DeKalb, IL

9.E4 Unit 5 Project Unify/Special Olympics, Youth Activation Summit and Youth for Youth Training, February 13-15, 2015, Springfield, IL

9.F Approve Board Policies, Administrative Procedures, and Exhibits

9.F1 SECTION 4 - OPERATIONAL SERVICES

9.F1a. Policy 4.40 Incurring Debt

9.F2 SECTION 6 - INSTRUCTION

9.F2a. Administrative Procedure 6.120-AP1 Special Education Procedures Assuring the Implementation of Comprehensive Programming for Children with Disabilities

9.F3 SECTION 7 - STUDENTS

9.F3a. Policy 7.40 Nonpublic School Students, Including Parochial and Home-Schooled Students

10. REPORTS AND DISCUSSION

10.A Mid-Year Budget Report
Presenter: Marty Hickman

10.B Financial Planning
Presenters: Marty Hickman and Steve Miller, PMA Financial Networks

10.C Board Representative Committee Meeting Reports

11. ANNOUNCEMENTS AND COMMENTS

12. ADJOURNMENT