November 8, 2017 at 7:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting

1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL

2. ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION (6:00 p.m.)
Recommended motion: Move to adjourn to closed session to discuss the following matter according to the exceptions provided in the Open Meetings Act and specified as follows:
• 2(c)1 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.

3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

4. FOCUS ON STUDENTS AND GOOD NEWS REPORTS

4.A Unit 5 Schools Those Who Excel Award Recipients
Presenter: Dayna Brown

4.B Illinois School Board Members' Day - November 15, 2017
Illinois Association of School Board Education and Recognition Program
Presenter: Mark Daniel

5. REPORTS AND DISCUSSIONS

5.A Issuance of Health, Life, Safety Bonds Report
Presenter: Marty Hickman

6. ACTION ITEMS

6.A Approve Welcoming Schools Resolution

7. SUPERINTENDENT COMMENTS

8. PUBLIC COMMENTS

9. CONSENT AGENDA

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

9.A1 Closed Session October 25, 2017

9.A2 Regular Session October 25, 2017

9.B Approve Semi-Annual Review of Closed Session Minutes of Meetings Lawfully Closed According to the Exceptions Provided in the Open Meetings Act

9.C Approval of Destruction of Audio Recordings of Closed Minute Sessions from October 1, 2015 through March 31, 2016

9.D Personnel Matters

9.D1 Resignations/Retirements/Releases/Terminations

9.D2 Employment

9.D3 Contract Revisions

9.D4 Leave Requests

9.E Payment of Bills and Payrolls

9.E1 Authorization to Pay Bills and Payrolls

9.E2 Payroll Report

9.E3 Vendor Bill Listing

9.F Approve Two-Year Contract Extension with Watts Copy Systems

9.G Approve Secondary Course Description Changes for 2018-2019

9.H Approve Donations to the District

9.H1 Normal Community West High School Wildcat Diamond Club; new baseball backstop at the NCWHS varsity baseball field. $18,000

10. REPORTS AND DISCUSSION

10.A Preliminary Report on the Tax Levy
Presenter: Martin Hickman

10.B Status Update on Past Life, Health, Safety Projects
Presenter: Joe Adelman

10.C School Board Strategic Planning: Student Growth and Achievement
Presenter: Jim Hayek

11. ANNOUNCEMENTS AND COMMENTS

12. ADJOURNMENT