June 21, 2023 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. Suspension Report

V.A.5. Security Report

V.A.6. Treasurer's Report

V.A.7. Departmental Updates Presentation

VI. Other Reports

VI.A. Construction Report - CCS International, 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. 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  May 17, 2023

XIII.A.2. Regular Meeting Closed Session May 17, 2023

XIII.B. Approval of Payrolls:
Education Fund                                                      $   7,136,208.07
Operations, Building & Maintenance Fund             $     422,824.80
Transportation Fund                                               $     223,911.13
GRAND TOTAL SALARIES                                   $   7,782,944.00

XIII.C. Approval of Bills:
Education Fund                                                        $  6,387,137.07
Building & Maintenance Fund                                  $     225,012.75
Transportation Fund                                                 $     182,965.31
Capital Projects                                                        $     941,588.29
TORT                                                                        $      23,125.46
Debt Fund                                                                 $      20,497.74
TOTAL EXPENSES FOR JUNE                               $ 7,780,326.62

XIII.D. Miscellaneous Monies
TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR MONTH OF JUNE         $    187,424.56

XIII.E. Approval to amend the 2022-2023 school calendar as follows:
Declare June 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 as not in attendance days

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

XIII.G. Approval of District 99 Buses to provide transportation services for Summer Camp students

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

XIII.H.1. Remind            Communication Software Renewal                $  32,987.24

XIII.H.2. NWEA          Student Testing Software Renewal         $  129,805.00

XIII.H.3. Finalsite        District Website Software Renewal                  $  45,610.00

XIII.H.4. School Specialty     Furniture for Goodwin Sensory Room          $  31,261.83

XIII.H.5. Fun and Function   Furniture for Unity Sensory Room         $  27,161.05

XIII.H.6. School Specialty    Furniture for Cicero West Sensory Room      $   31,557.73

XIII.H.7. Learning.com        Digital Literacy Software Renewal         $  56,601.00

XIII.H.8. PowerSchool         Student Performance Software Renewal       $ 149,943.29

XIII.H.9. PowerSchool   Schoology Software Renewal             $  56,089.50

XIII.H.10. Instructure        Mastery Connect Software Renewal          $  36,360.00

XIII.H.11. Instructure       Mastery Connect PD Software Renewal       $  55,110.00

XIII.H.12. Eccezion          Renewal of Auditing Services        $  41,750.00

XIII.H.13. ECRA         Teacher Evaluation Tool Software Renewal         $ 106,090.00

XIII.I. Approval of donation of school supplies from the Little Charity Foundation for Sherlock School

XIII.J. Approval of Resolution that Petty Cash (Imprest Fund) be terminated and re-established as required by State Code

XIII.K. Approval of Resolution to Appoint the Assistant Superintendent of Business Affairs/CFO/CSBO or designee and the Manager of Business Affairs to prepare a tentative budget for fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023 and ending on June 30, 2024

XIII.L. Approval of Resolution designating Approved Depositories

XIII.M. Approval to go out to bid for Builders Risk Insurance for Construction Projects

XIII.N. Approval to offer Voluntary Student Accident Insurance for the 2023-2024 school year

XIII.O. Approval of Agreement with Central States Bus Leasing for a 5-year lease of 9 new buses for the 2023-2024 school year

XIII.P. Approval of bid recommendation for Elevator Maintenance Services for 13 District Elevators

XIII.Q. Approval of Agreement with Urban Elevator Services, LLC for the provision of Maintenance Services beginning July 1, 2023 and ending on June 30, 2026

XIII.R. Approval of bid recommendation for Milk Services for the 2023-2024 school year

XIII.S. Approval of Agreement with Cloverleaf Farms Distributors, LLC for the provision of Milk Services for the 2023-2024 school year

XIII.T. Approval of Site Affiliation Agreement with National Louis University for Clinical Student Teaching Field Experiences for the 2023-2024 school year

XIII.U. Approval of Agreement with EverDriven Technologies, LLC for the provision of Supplemental Student Transportation Services beginning July 1, 2023 and ending on June 30, 2025

XIII.V. Approval of Intergovernmental Agreement between Cicero School District 99 and the Illinois Department of HealthCare and Family Services regarding Reimbursement of Expenditures for the School-Based Health Services Program 

XIII.W. Approval of Purchase Agreement with IT-RE, Inc., for the provision of I.T. Equipment Recycling Services

XIII.X. Approval of Agreement with Verifent for the provision of Employment History Services

XIII.Y. Approval of Lobbying Services Agreement with Maren Ronan, LTD., beginning July 1, 2023 and ending on June 30, 2024

XIII.Z. Approval of Consolidated District Plan for the 2023-2024 school year

XIII.AA. Approval of additional Scope of Work in the amount of $ 35,000.00 for the demolition and backfill contents of the property commonly known as 5241-49 W. 23rd Street, Cicero, Illinois 60804

XIII.AB. Approval of Resolution revising the deadline to submit Reimbursement and Expense Forms for Cicero School District 99, County of Cook, State of Illinois

XIII.AC. First Reading of proposed revised policies: 2:80, 2:125, 2:170, 4:45, 4:100, 5:60, 5:230, 6:10, 6:190, 6:240, 7:275, 7:305, 8:25 and 8:95

XIII.AD. Approval of Settlement Agreement and Release between the Board of Education of Cicero School District 99 and Cicero Council of West Suburban Teachers Union, Local 571 IFT-AFT

XIII.AE. Approval of renewal of Agency Contracts for Special Education and Student Services for the 2023-2024 School Year

XIII.AE.1. Metaphrasis Language & Cultural Solutions, LLC

XIII.AE.2. Teaching Strategies, LLC

XIII.AF. Approval of Board and Staff Travel for Conference Attendance

XIII.AF.1. Maria Moreno, Board Member, in lieu of Graciela Segura,  Board Member, 2023 National School Safety Conference, on July 24-28, 2023, in Las Vegas, Nevada

XIII.AF.2. Bertha Moreno-Paz, Multilingual Department Director, Nataly Rodriguez Gonzalez, Multilingual Department Program Supervisor, Denise Thul, Principal, Ted Henley, Assistant Director of Fine Arts, Michelle Garza, Assistant Principal, Lara Beaver-Medina, Martin Mireles, Dalia Merrill, District Lead Coaches, Sheila Daly, Aida Rodriguez, ESL Leads and Elizabeth Cruz, Building Coach, 2023 WIDA Annual Conference, on October 17-20, 2023, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
 

XIV. Approval of Resolution approving the Amended Budget for the 2022-2023 Fiscal Year

XV. Personnel Report

XV.A. Certified Personnel

XV.A.1. Employment

XV.A.2. Resignations

XV.A.3. Other

XV.B. Non-Certified Personnel

XV.B.1. Employment

XV.B.2. Resignations

XV.B.3. Other

XV.C. FMLA Requests

XVI. Approval of Termination of Employee A

XVII. Resolution for Dismissal of Tenured Teacher and the Adoption of Notice of Charges and Bill of Particulars stating the reasons for the Dismissal

XVIII. Approval of Independent Consultant Agreement for providing support and assistance to the Grant, Business and Educational Services Departments beginning July 1, 2023 and ending on June 30, 2024

XIX. Approval of Administrative Employment Contract for Executive Director of Buildings and Grounds for Brian Dominick beginning July 1, 2023 and ending June 30, 2027

XX. Approval of Administrative Employment Contract for Director of Buildings and Grounds for Travis Couch beginning July 1, 2023 and ending June 30, 2027

XXI. Student Discipline Dispositions

XXI.A. Student Number 990019410

XXI.B. Student Number 990013845

XXI.C. Student Number 990025756

XXII. Old Business

XXIII. Informational Items

XXIII.A. Next regularly scheduled Board Meeting to be held on July 12, 2023, 6:30 p.m. at the Administration Building

XXIV. Adjournment