September 11, 2024 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 Manouzi,
                  Members Couch, Moreno, Segura and Terracino

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

V.A.8. Perfect Attendance for the 2023-2024 School Year

Joan E. Arnold                                   Araceli Pena
Sonia Camargo                                  John Piekos
Maurici Carbo                                    Kristin Rea
William Dahms                                   Petra Sanchez 
Thomas Eukovich                              Lynn Sircher
Nichole Gross                                     Maritza Sorensen
Maricela Guzman                               Sabrina Stantz
Epifania Ibarra                                    Frank Striegel
Christian Kalonji Kanyiki                     Maria Tsagaris
Beatriz Maa                                         Alfonso Vega
Heather Mathis                                   Magdalena Vega
Myrna Mulac                                       Ricardo Yanez
Eileen Nahm                                       Mark Zak
Sepideh Noekhah                               Anthony Zell

 

VI. Other Reports

VI.A. Construction Report - CCS International, Inc. and 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. 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 August 14, 2024

XIII.A.2. Regular Meeting Closed Session August 14, 2024

XIII.B. Approval of Payrolls:
Education Fund                                                      $  11,578,949.62
Operations, Building & Maintenance Fund             $      707,521.66
Transportation Fund                                               $      112,576.59
GRAND TOTAL SALARIES                                   $  12,399,047.87

XIII.C. Approval of Bills:
Education Fund                                                        $  2,207,593.34
Building & Maintenance Fund                                  $     637,066.13
Transportation Fund                                                 $     159,455.43
Capital Projects                                                        $  1,171,477.97
TORT                                                                        $       11,793.75
Debt Fund                                                                 $       20,738.26
TOTAL EXPENSES FOR SEPTEMBER                   $  4,208,124.88

XIII.D. Miscellaneous Monies
TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR MONTH OF SEPTEMBER          $      248,956.21  

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 $35,000.00

XIII.G.1. Curriculum Associates          ELLevation Subscription Renewal          $ 75,640.00

XIII.H. Approval of revised payment schedule for Central States Bus Sales, Inc.

XIII.I. Approval of Agreement with Walden University, LLC for Field-Based Experiences beginning September 12, 2024 and ending on June 30, 2027

XIII.J. Approval of Affiliation Agreement with The University of Phoenix for Field-Based Experiences beginning retroactively on July 29, 2024 and ending on June 30, 2027 

XIII.K. Approval of revised schedule for Board Meeting dates and locations for the 2024-2025 school year  

XIII.L. Approval of School District Library Grant Application for FY2025

XIII.M. Approval of Project Authorization #41 with Vision Construction and Consulting, Inc. for the Burnham Early Childhood Center Project

XIII.N. Approval of AIA Document A133-2019 between Board of Education of Cicero School District 99 and Vision Construction and Consulting, Inc. for the Burnham Early Childhood Center Project

XIII.O. Approval of AIA Document A201-2017 between Board of Education of Cicero School District 99 and Vision Construction and Consulting, Inc. for the Burnham Early Childhood Center

XIII.P. Approval to go out to bid for Elevator Modernizations at the Service Center, Columbus West and Liberty Schools

XIII.Q. Approval of Agency Contracts for Special Education and Student Services for the 2024-2025 School Year

XIII.Q.1. Aya, Healthcare, Inc.

XIII.R. First Reading of proposed revised policies: 2:260, 2:265, 5:100, 7:20 and 7:185  

XIII.S. Approval of Staff Travel for Conference Attendance

XIII.S.1. Nokhaze Ilyas, Director of Technology, Infrastructure and Operations, National Future of Educational Technology Conference on January 14-17, 2025, in Orlando, Florida

XIV. Approval of Settlement agreement regarding Cicero School District 99 vs Chicago Title Land Trust (19-L-50148) (aka JP Morgan/Ark of Safety Church)

XV. Approval of Settlement Agreement between Cicero School District 99 and Albert Rubio

XVI. Personnel Report

XVI.A. Certified Personnel

XVI.A.1. Employment

XVI.A.2. Resignations

XVI.A.3. Other

XVI.B. Non-Certified Personnel

XVI.B.1. Employment

XVI.B.2. Resignations

XVI.B.3. Other

XVI.C. FMLA Requests

XVII. Old Business

XVIII. Informational Items

XVIII.A. Special Board Meeting for Budget Hearing on September 23, 2024, 5:00 p.m. at the Administration Building 

XVIII.B. Next regularly scheduled Board Meeting to be held on October 9, 2024, 6:30 p.m.  at Goodwin School

XIX. Adjournment