August 13, 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 Terracino, Couch, Moreno and Barrera

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. Security Report

V.A.4. Quarterly Investment Report

V.A.5. Treasurer's Report

V.A.6. 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. 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 July 16, 2025

XIII.A.2. Regular Meeting Closed Session July 16, 2025

XIII.B. Approval of Payrolls:
Education Fund                                                      $   8,058,263.95
Operations, Building & Maintenance Fund             $      541,229.40
Transportation Fund                                               $        88,550.85
GRAND TOTAL SALARIES                                   $    8,688,044.20

XIII.C. Approval of Bills:
Education Fund                                                        $  1,958,696.43
Building & Maintenance Fund                                  $     782,191.82
Transportation Fund                                                 $     184,572.55
Capital Projects                                                        $     274,091.70
Debt Fund                                                                 $      82,185.08
Tort                                                                            $        7,494.50
TOTAL EXPENSES FOR AUGUST                          $  3,289,232.08

XIII.D. Miscellaneous Monies
TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR MONTH OF AUGUST     $  0     

XIII.E. Approval of Purchase Orders over $35,000.00

XIII.E.1. Eccezion   District Audit    $ 51,050.00

XIII.F. Approval of donation of backpacks filled with school supplies with a value of $4,500.00 from Essendant for distribution to students at Roosevelt School

XIII.G. Approval of donation of flexible chairs and tables with a value of $1,900.00 from Lakeshore Learning

XIII.H. Approval of Donations for the 2025 Back to School Celebration

XIII.H.1. Essendant, Wholesale Distributor of Office Supplies: 200 Backpacks with school supplies with a value of $2,000.00

XIII.H.2. Sam’s Club in Cicero: Water with a value of $500.00

XIII.H.3. Frito-Lay Company: Chips with a value of $500.00 

XIII.H.4. Open Kitchens: 1,500 Hot Dogs with a value of $2,000.00

XIII.H.5. Commonwealth Edison: LED Light Bulbs and miscellaneous items with a value of $500.00

XIII.I. Approval of Proposal with Automated Logic Contracting Services, Inc. for proprietary BAS Software Upgrades and Server Migration at Cicero West, Columbus West and Unity Jr. High Schools

XIII.J. Approval of Service Agreement with PCS International for completion of a Cybersecurity Maturity Assessment

XIII.K. Approval of renewal of Affiliation Agreement with Western Governors State University for Student Teaching Field Experiences beginning August 13, 2025 and ending on August 13, 2028

XIII.L. Approval of Affiliation Agreement with Louisiana State University for Student Teaching Field Experiences beginning retroactively on August 1, 2025 and ending on August 1, 2028

XIII.M. Approval of Intergovernmental Agreement with West 40 Intermediate Service Center #2 for the Implementation of the terms and guidelines as outlined in the School-Based Mental Health Grant

XIII.N. First Reading of proposed revised policies: 1:10, 1:20, 1:30, 2:10, 2:80, 2:130, 2:240, 3:30, 4:50, 4:90, 4:180, 5:270, 7:40, 7:90, 7:130, 7:140, 7:300, 7:325 and 8:80   

XIII.O. Approval of Tentative Budget for the 2025-2026 Fiscal Year

XIV. Resolution Rejecting Resignation of Teacher A

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. Old Business

XVII. Informational Items

XVII.A. Next regularly scheduled Board Meeting to be held on September 10, 2025, 6:30 p.m. at the Drexel School

XVII.B. Special Board Meeting for Budget Hearing on September 15, 2025, 5:00 p.m. at the Administration Building

XVIII. Adjournment