January 15, 2025 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. Recognition of Liberty Elementary as a Model PLC at Work School

V.A.8. District 99's Very Own Award - Employee of the Month Recipients:
Mark Melka, Media Specialist at Lincoln 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. Public Hearing on the Tax Levy 2024 December 11, 2024

XIII.A.2. Regular Meeting Open Session December 11, 2024

XIII.A.3. Regular Meeting Closed Session December 11, 2024

XIII.B. Approval of Payrolls:
Education Fund                                                      $   8,041,784.04
Operations, Building & Maintenance Fund             $     492,104.69
Transportation Fund                                               $      256,117.68
GRAND TOTAL SALARIES                                   $    8,790,006.41

XIII.C. Approval of Bills:
Education Fund                                                        $  2,094,138.71
Building & Maintenance Fund                                  $     463,252.31
Transportation Fund                                                 $     166,375.78
Capital Projects                                                        $     239,430.69
Debt Fund                                                                 $      23,437.36
Tort                                                                            $        6,826.14
TOTAL EXPENSES FOR JANUARY                        $  2,993,460.99

XIII.D. Miscellaneous Monies
TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR MONTH OF JANUARY        $ 357,034.15

XIII.E. Approval of the 2025-2026 School Calendar

XIII.F. Approval of Use of School Facility Requests

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

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

XIII.I. Approval to go out to bid for Milk Services for the 2025-2026 school year

XIII.J. Approval to go out to bid for Embroidered Student and Employee Uniforms

XIII.K. Approval to negotiate Student Transportation Contract Renewal with Grand Prairie for the 2025-2026 school year

XIII.L. Approval to negotiate renewal with Open Kitchens for the 2025-2026 school year

XIII.M. Approval to pilot Visitor Self-Service System with Raptor Technologies

XIII.N. Approval to request proposals for Security Equipment

XIII.O. Approval of bid recommendation for the Self-Leveling Epoxy Flooring Project for Columbus West and Columbus East Schools

XIII.O.1. Sterling Services, Inc.

XIII.P. First Reading of proposed revised policies: 5:10 and 5:20

XIII.Q. Approval of Extended School Year and Summer School for 2025

XIII.R. Approval of renewal of Service Agreement with Care Solace, Inc. for the provision of Mental Health Resources for the 2025-2026 school year

XIII.S. Approval of Agreement with Child and Family Connections for the provision of Early Intervention Technical Transition Assistance Services

XIII.T. Approval of Collaborative Agreement with Early Choices for the provision of Technical Assistance for Preschool Students for the 2024-2025 school year 

XIII.U. Approval of Intergovernmental Agreement with the Illinois State Board of Education to participate in the U.S. Department of State Exchange Visitor Program

XIII.V. Approval of Disclosure and Consent to Potential and/or Actual Conflict of Interest regarding 2024-2025 IGA for Larry Dominick Literacy Program 

XIII.W. Approval of Intergovernmental Agreement between Cicero School District 99 and the Town of Cicero for the Larry Dominick Literacy Program for the 2024-2025 school year

XIII.X. Approval to rescind the approval of Board  and Staff Travel for Conference Attendance

XIII.X.1. Heather Mathis, Principal, Plain Talk about Literacy and Learning, on February 12-14, 2025, in New Orleans, Louisiana

XIII.X.2. Derek Dominick, Board Vice-President, Annual NSBA Conference, on April 4-6, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia

XIII.Y. Approval of Staff Travel for Conference Attendance

XIII.Y.1. Emmie Pawlak, Director of Math, Science and Accelerated Pathways, Future Driven Leadership, on March 6-8, 2025, in New Orleans, Louisiana

XIII.Z. Approval to attend Recruitment Fair in Puerto Rico and Spain from March 24-April 6, 2025

XIII.Z.1. Board Member (s) Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent for Educational Services, Director of Human Resources, Director of Multilingual Department and Principal

XIV. Resolution Authorizing Issuance of Notice to Remedy to Teacher

XV. Resolution Authorizing the Dismissal of Non-Tenured Teacher A and the Adoption of Notice of Charges and Bill of Particulars stating the reasons for the Dismissal

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. Student Discipline Disposition

XVII.A. Student Number 990029430

XVII.B. Student Number 990026537

XVIII. Old Business

XIX. Informational Items

XIX.A. Next regularly scheduled Board Meeting to be held on February 12, 2025, 6:30 p.m. at Sherlock School

XX. Adjournment