October 9, 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. Monthly Building Special Needs Expenditure/Revenue Reports

V.A.7. Unity Day - October 16, 2024

V.A.8. District 99's Very Own Award - Employee of the Month Recipients:
Tim Fitzgerald, Head Custodian at Unity Junior High School

V.A.9. Treasurer's Report

V.A.10. Departmental Updates Presentation

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. 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 September 11, 2024

XIII.A.2. Regular Meeting Closed Session September 11, 2024

XIII.A.3. Public Hearing on the Budget for the 2024-2025 Fiscal Year, September 23, 2024

XIII.A.4. Special Meeting Open Session September 23, 2024

XIII.B. Approval of Payrolls:
Education Fund                                                      $   8,021,496.34
Operations, Building & Maintenance Fund             $      470,507.19
Transportation Fund                                               $       250,729.31
GRAND TOTAL SALARIES                                   $    8,742,732.84

XIII.C. Approval of Bills:
Education Fund                                                        $  2,249,265.18
Building & Maintenance Fund                                  $      795,757.39
Transportation Fund                                                 $      184,711.90
Capital Projects                                                        $   1,061,436.53
Debt Fund                                                                 $       24,957.43
Tort                                                                            $       11,835.75
TOTAL EXPENSES FOR OCTOBER                       $  4,327,964.18

XIII.D. Miscellaneous Monies
TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR MONTH OF OCTOBER          $    527,816.19 

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. CDW        Renewal of Microsoft Subscription             $ 76,516.76 

XIII.G.2. CDW     Renewal of Google Suite Subscription         $ 114,741.00

XIII.H. Approval of donation of LED Light Bulbs, Door Sweeps and LED Ceiling Lamps from Commonwealth Edison, with approximate value of $12,750.00, which will be distributed at several parent and community engagement events 

XIII.I. Approval to go out to bid for Liability Insurance

XIII.J. Approval of renewal of Electric Services Agreement with ENGIE Resources, LLC

XIII.K. Approval of Project Authorization #42 with Vision Construction and Consulting, Inc. for the New Boiler Project at Unity Junior High School

XIII.L. Approval of AIA Document A133-2019 between the Board of Education of Cicero School District 99 and Vision Construction and Consulting, Inc.  for the New  Boiler Project at Unity Junior High School

XIII.M. Approval of AIA Document A201-2017 between the Board of Education of Cicero School District 99 and Vision Construction and Consulting, Inc. for the New Boiler Project at Unity Junior High School

XIII.N. Approval of Addendum to AIA Document A201-2017 General Conditions of the Contract for Construction for the New Boiler Project at Unity Junior High School

XIII.O. Approval to go out to bid for the New Boiler Project at Unity Junior High School

XIII.P. Approval of renewal of Service Agreement with McCloud Pest Solutions for a term of 12 months

XIII.Q. Approval of proposal with Johnson Controls for upgraded Fire Alarm Control Panel replacement at Cicero West School

XIII.R. Approval of Administrator and Teacher Salary and Benefits Report which includes the base salary and benefits of the Superintendent, Administrators and Teachers employed by Cicero School District 99 during the 2023-2024 school year

XIII.S. Approval of Pre-Release License agreement for Brief Rating of Aggression by Children and Adolescents (BRACHA) with Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center for the 2024-2025 school year 

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

XIII.T.1. Stepping Stones Group, LLC

XIII.U. Approval of Memorandum of Understanding between Cicero School District 99 and Tobii Dynavox, LLC for Assistive Technology Services for the 2024-2025 school year

XIII.V. Approval of Agreement with Key2Ed for the provision of Professional Development Services

XIII.W. Approval of Memorandum of Understanding with St. Augustine College for Clinical/Student Teaching Experience for the 2024-2025 school year

XIII.X. Second Reading and approval of proposed revised policies: 2:260, 2:265, 5:100, 7:20 and 7:185  

XIII.Y. Approval of Staff Travel for Conference Attendance

XIII.Y.1. Ted Henley, Associate Principal/Director of Fine Arts, Plain Talk about Literacy and Learning, on February 12-14, 2025, in New Orleans, Louisiana

XIII.Y.2. Robert Mensch, Principal, Innovative School Summit, on February 12-15, 2025, in New York, New York

XIII.Y.3. Jennifer O’Connor and Denise Thul, Principals, Innovative School Leadership Forum, on March 20-23, 2025, in Orlando, Florida
 

XIII.Y.4. Maritza Becerra, Data & Assessment Coordinator, PowerSchool University (PSU 2025), on March 16-20, 2025, in Anaheim, California

XIV. Approval of Mutual Settlement Agreement and Release – Unity Junior High School Boiler Project

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. Student Discipline Disposition

XVI.A. Student Number 990030615

XVII. Old Business

XVIII. Informational Items

XVIII.A. Next regularly scheduled Board Meeting to be held on November 13, 2024, 6:30 p.m. at Columbus West School

XIX. Adjournment