February 9, 2022 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 Dominick, Secretary Terracino,
                   Members Couch, Manouzi, Moreno and Segura

III. Establish Quorum

IV. Pledge of Allegiance

V. Superintendent's Report

V.A. Informational Items

V.A.1. Monthly Board Report

V.A.2. Freedom of Information Act Requests

V.A.3. Enrollment Report

V.A.4. Suspensions Report

V.A.5. Monthly Expenditures Report

V.A.6. Security Report

V.A.7. Quarterly Investment Report

V.A.8. District 99's Very Own Award - Employee of the Month Recipients:
Daniel Romanelli, Permanent Substitute housed at Unity Junior High School
Maggie Diaz De Leon, Secretary at Goodwin School
Danielle Lange, Literacy Interventionist, Columbus East School
Mary Ellen Patterson, Interim Assistant Principal at Roosevelt School

V.A.9. Treasurers Report

V.A.10. Departmental Updates Presentation

V.B. Discussion of items

VI. Other Reports

VI.A. Architect's Report - FGMA

VI.B. Construction Manager's Report - Vision Construction & Consulting, Inc. 

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 Transparency 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. 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.C. 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)

IX.D. 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.E. Student Disciplinary cases.  5 ILCS 120/2(c)(9).
 

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

IX.G. 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).
 

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 January 12, 2022

XIII.A.2. Regular Meeting Closed Session January 12, 2022

XIII.B. Approval of Payrolls:
Education Fund                                                      $   6,679,925.65
Operations, Building & Maintenance Fund             $     405,418.08
Transportation Fund                                               $     128,131.09
GRAND TOTAL SALARIES                                   $   7,213,474.82

XIII.C. Approval of Bills:
Education Fund                                                        $    8,594,100.75
Building & Maintenance Fund                                  $       388,695.90
Transportation Fund                                                 $      175,390.91  
Capital Projects Fund                                               $   1,483,223.16
TORT                                                                        $      616,619.04   
TOTAL EXPENSES FOR FEBRUARY                     $ 11,258,029.76 

XIII.D. Miscellaneous Monies
TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR MONTH OF FEBRUARY   $       9,251.03

XIII.E. Approval of Use of School Facility Requests

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

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

XIII.G.1. CDW                  Google License                $ 360,240.00      District Funds

XIII.G.2. Thought Exchange       Subscription           $  25,200.00      Grant Funds

XIII.G.3. CDW     Asset/Tags cases for Chromebooks    $ 204,600.00      Grant Funds

XIII.H. Approval of Settlement Authority Request Relative to Workers' Compensation Claim of Deborah Campbell (21 WC 15128)

XIII.I. Approval to go out to bid for Custodial Supplies and Paper Supplies for the 2022-2023 school year

XIII.J. Approval to go out to bid for Milk Services for the 2022-2023 school year

XIII.K. Approval to go out to bid for Alternative Student Transportation Services for the 2022-2023 school year

XIII.L. Approval of Agreement with Central States Bus Leasing for a 5-year lease of 9 new buses for the 2022-2023 school year

XIII.M. Approval of AIA Document A133-2019 between the Board of Education of Cicero School District 99 and Vision Construction & Consulting, Inc. for the HVAC Mechanical Upgrade Project at Unity Junior High School

XIII.N. Approval of AIA Document A201-2017 between the Board of Education of Cicero School District 99 and Vision Construction & Consulting, Inc. for the HVAC Mechanical Upgrade Project at Unity Junior High School

XIII.O. Approval of Project Authorization # 33 with Vision Construction & Consulting, Inc. for the HVAC Mechanical Upgrade Project at Unity Junior High School

XIII.P. Approval of Document A133-2019 Exhibit A Guaranteed Maximum Price Amendment for the HVAC Mechanical Upgrade Project at Unity Junior High School

XIII.Q. Approval of bid recommendation for the HVAC Priority 1 Work and Repairs at District Facilities - Unity Junior High School

Bid Package # 6               General Trades
Bid Package # 7               Roofing
Bid Package # 9.7            Painting
Bid Package # 23             Mechanical
Bid Package # 26             Electrical
 

XIII.R. Approval of BP2-CO Change Order for Colfax Corporation for work performed at Roosevelt School for the Crawlspace Abatement Project

XIII.S. Approval of BP1-CO Change Order for Valor Technologies, Inc. for work performed at Roosevelt School for the Crawlspace Abatement Project

XIII.T. Approval of change order for unforeseen scope of work performed at Lincoln School for the Gymnasium Wall, Sensory Room & Exploratory Demo Project

XIII.U. Approval of Agreement with Robert Half Talent International, Inc. for the provision of Contract Talent Solution Needs

XIII.V. Approval of Agreement for Voluntary Attendance and Placement at Alternative School in Lieu of Expulsion for Student A

XIII.W. Approval of Change Order 01B with CDW Government, LLC for the installation of Wireless Access Points

XIII.X. Approval of Group Program Agreement between Mind Body CO-OP and Board of Education of Cicero School District 99 for the provision of Student Mental Health Support Services

XIII.Y. Approval of Program Agreement between Amanda Norris and Board of Education of Cicero School District 99 for the provision of Staff Mental Health Training and Support Services

XIII.Z. Waiver of First Reading and Approval to adopt revised Board Policy 7:210, Expulsion Procedures as recommended by Del Galdo Law Group, LLC

XIII.AA. Approval of Staff Travel for Conference Attendance

XIII.AA.1. Christina Rodriguez, MTSS Coach, Summit on RTI at Work on February 15-17, 2022, in Austin, Texas

XIII.AA.2. Leticia Brandt, Executive Director of Data Systems and Assessments and Dominique McBride, Data and Assessment Coordinator, 2022 National PowerSchool User Group (PSUG) Event, on March 21-24, 2022, in Las Vegas, Nevada

XIII.AA.3. Luis Salto and Luis Illa, Principals, School Climate Conference on April 27-29,2022, in Temecula, California 

XIII.AB. Approval of Student and Staff Travel for Tournament/Conference Attendance

XIII.AB.1. 12 students, 12 parent chaperones, 4 coaches, and 1 administrator for overnight field trip to participate in the Special Olympics State Basketball Tournament in Bloomington, IL on March 11-12, 2022

XIV. Personnel Report

XIV.A. Certified Personnel

XIV.A.1. Employment

XIV.A.2. Resignations

XIV.A.3. Other

XIV.B. Non-Certified Personnel

XIV.B.1. Employment

XIV.B.2. Resignations

XIV.B.3. Other

XV. Student Discipline Disposition

XV.A. Student Number 990017100

XVI. Student Suspension Appeal Hearing Disposition

XVI.A. Student Number 990018738

XVII. Old Business

XVIII. Informational Items

XVIII.A. Special Board Meeting for the sale of the General Obligation Limited Tax School Bonds on February 16, 2022, 5:00 p.m. at the Administration Building

XVIII.B. Next regularly scheduled Board Meeting to be held on March 9, 2022, 6:30 p.m. at  Lincoln School

XIX. Adjournment