December 9, 2020 at 6:30 PM - Regular Board Meeting

I. Call to Order Regular Meeting of the Board of Education

II. Roll Call     President Tomschin, Vice President Polk, Secretary Terracino,
                   Members Rueda, Segura, Dominick and Couch

III. Establish Quorum

IV. Pledge of Allegiance

V. Superintendent's Report

V.A. Informational Items

V.A.1. Freedom of Information Act Requests

V.A.2. Enrollment Report

V.A.3. Monthly Expenditures Report

V.A.4. Security Report

V.A.5. Treasurers Report

V.A.6. National School Board Recognition

V.A.7. Presentation by FGM Architects:  Sherlock School - Award of Recognition for Architectural and Interior Design Excellence

V.B. Discussion of items

VI. Other Reports

VI.A. Architect's Report - FGM Architects

VI.B. Construction Manager's Report - Vision Construction

VII. Correspondence

VIII. Comments from the Audience

IX. Adjourn to Executive Session

IX.A. 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 a 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 Transparence Act may not be closed and shall be open to the public and posted and held in accordance with this Act.  5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1).

IX.B. The placement of individual students in special education programs and other matters relating to individual students.  5 ILCS 120/2(c)(10).

IX.C. Security procedures, school building safety and security, and the use of personnel and equipment to respond to an actual, threatened, or a reasonably potential danger to the safety of employees, students, staff, the public, or public property.  5 ILCS 120/2(c)(8).

IX.D. 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)

IX.E. 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 must be recorded and entered into the minutes of The closed meeting; 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(11).

IX.F. 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)

X. Adjourn from Executive Session

XI. Reconvene to Open Session

XII. Action as a result of Executive Session if necessary

XIII. Consent Agenda

XIII.A. Approval of Minutes

XIII.A.1. Regular Meeting Open Session November 11, 2020

XIII.A.2. Regular Meeting Closed Session November 11, 2020

XIII.B. Approval of Payrolls:
Education Fund                                                      $   6,714,412.85
Operations, Building & Maintenance Fund             $     413,873.52
Transportation Fund                                               $      128,449.12
GRAND TOTAL SALARIES                                    $  7,256,735.49
 

XIII.C. Approval of Bills:
Education Fund                                                        $  2,220,440.79
Building & Maintenance Fund                                  $     276,322.62
Transportation Fund                                                 $       57,042.17
Capital Projects Fund                                               $     686,551.34
TORT                                                                        $            170.00

TOTAL EXPENSES FOR DECEMBER                   $   3,241,726.92

XIII.D. Miscellaneous Monies
TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR MONTH OF DECEMBER  $      31,316.53

XIII.E. Personnel Report

XIII.E.1. Certified Personnel

XIII.E.1.a. Employment

XIII.E.1.b. Resignations

XIII.E.1.c. Other

XIII.E.2. Non-Certified Personnel

XIII.E.2.a. Employment

XIII.E.2.b. Resignations

XIII.E.2.c. Other

XIII.F. Approval of Resolution for Disposal of Personal Property

XIII.G. Approval of Purchase Orders over $25,000.00

XIII.G.1. Children's Plus      Subscription     $ 50,000.00     Grant Funds

XIII.G.2. Learning A-Z     Software & PD     $ 106,411.40    Grant Funds

XIII.H. Approval of renewal of Workers Compensation Insurance

XIII.I. Approval of Service Agreement between the Board of Education of Cicero School District 99 and Proximity Learning Services, Inc. for Virtual Substitute Teaching

XIII.J. Approval of Proposal with Prasino Engineering for COVID-19 Response - HVAC & BAS Improvements

XIII.K. Approval of Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) Suggested Resolution to Include Cash Payments related to Health Insurance as IMRF Earnings

XIII.L. First Reading of proposed revised policies: 3:40, 4:80, 4:90, 4:150, 5:270, 6:20, 6:315, 6:340, 7:100, 7:140 and 7:300 as recommended by Del Galdo Law Group, LLC

XIII.M. Approval of renewal of agency contracts for Special Education and Student Services for the 2020-2021 school year

XIII.M.1. Metaphrasis Language and Cultural Solutions, LLC

XIV. Approval of Tax Levy Resolution

XV. Approval of Resolution regarding Special Tax Levy for Special Education

XVI. Approval of Resolution regarding Special Tax Levy for Lease/Technology

XVII. Approval of Resolution allocating Tax Levy to Individual Funds of District Property Tax Extension Limitation as Amended

XVIII. Old Business

XIX. Informational Items

XIX.A. Next regularly scheduled Board Meeting to be held on January 13, 2021, 6:30 p.m. at the Administration Building

XX. Adjournment