September 16, 2026 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. Enrollment Report

V.A.4. Suspension Report

V.A.5. Security Report

V.A.6. Treasurer's Report

V.A.7. J. Sterling Morton High School District 201 Presentation

V.A.8. Departmental Updates Presentation

V.A.9. Perfect Attendance for the 2025-2026 School Year

Sonia Camargo                      Marta Carpio
Eric Croasdale                       Bebe Etzig
Thomas Eukovich                  Ruby Flores
Isela Gomez                          Kelly Gomorczak
Juan Gonzalez Alpizar          Mathew Hart
Miguel Hernandez                 Blanca Jimenez
Christian Kalonji Kanyiki        Cory Kalyvas
Candice Kramer                     Beatriz Maa
Ramon Maa                            Eileen Nahm
Sepideh Noekhah                   Mary Ortiz Ortiz
Marisol Reynoso Carrillo         Ann Spirakis
Frank Striegel                          Marlene Torres
Maria Tsagaris                         Alfonso Vega, Jr.
Magdalena Vega                     Eleni Vrettos
Maria Villalobos                       Anthony Zell
Tracey Zoeteman
 

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 August 12, 2026

XIII.A.2. Regular Meeting Closed Session August 12, 2026

XIII.B. Approval of Payrolls:
Education Fund                                                      $   8,199,686.76
Operations, Building & Maintenance Fund             $      536,131.34
Transportation Fund                                               $        54,002.37
GRAND TOTAL SALARIES                                   $    8,789,820.47

XIII.C. Approval of Bills:
Education Fund                                                        $  2,592,139.14
Building & Maintenance Fund                                  $     715,133.29
Transportation Fund                                                 $     336,504.59
Capital Projects                                                        $  2,141,824.80
Debt Fund                                                                 $      41,170.42
Tort                                                                            $      37,403.41
TOTAL EXPENSES FOR SEPTEMBER                   $ 5,864,175.65

XIII.D. Miscellaneous Monies
TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR MONTH OF SEPTEMBER       $ 577,563.00       

XIII.E. Approval of Use of School Facility Requests

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

XIII.G. 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 2025-2026 school year

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

XIII.H.1. The Learning Internet    Renewal of capstone pathway      $ 56,601.00

XIII.H.2. Teaching Strategies       Renewal of curriculum                  $ 77,425.46

XIII.H.3. Hawthorn Associates    Medicaid billing                              $ 72,903.31

XIII.H.4. PowerSchool          Renewal of predictive enrollment         $ 46,474.20

XIII.I. Approval to purchase Security Cameras with Procom Enterprises, Ltd. for the Brian Dominick Early Childhood Center

XIII.J. Approval of Bid Recommendation for Planned Maintenance Elevator Services

XIII.K. Approval of agreement with Parkway Elevators for the provision of Planned Maintenance Elevator Services

XIII.L. Approval of Resolution Authorizing the Transfer of Accumulating Interest from Working Cash Fund to the Illinois Municipal Retirement/Social Security Fund

XIII.M. Approval of Resolution Authorizing the Transfer of Funds from the Educational Fund to the Debt Service Fund

XIII.N. Approval of Resolution Authorizing the Transfer of Funds from the Educational Fund to the Bond and Interest Fund

XIII.O. Approval to go out to bid for Waste Removal and Disposal Services

XIII.P. Approval to go out to bid for Milk Services for the 2027-2028 school year

XIII.Q. Approval to go out to bid for Student Food Services

XIII.R. Approval to go out to bid for Alternative Student Transportation Services for the 2027-2028 school year

XIII.S. Approval to go out to bid for a 5-year lease of new buses as part of approved Leasing Plan for the 2027-2028 school year

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

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

XIII.V. Approval to go out to bid for Screen Printed Student and Employee Uniforms

XIII.W. Approval of School District Library Grant Application for FY2027

XIII.X. Approval of Settlement Authorization Request of Workers’ Compensation Claim of Tinamarie Bruscato (24WC023880)

XIII.Y. Approval of contract with PowerSchool Predictive Analytics for the provision of Consulting Services and access to software for Enrollment Projections 

XIII.Z. Second Reading and approval of proposed new policy 6:350, Audio Recording of IEP Meetings

XIII.AA. Second Reading and approval of proposed revised policies: 2:30, 2:230, 3:40, 3:50, 3:60, 3:70, 4:120, 4:175, 5:40, 5:70, 5:110, 5:140, 5:185, 5:240, 6:70, 6:80, 6:190, 7:30, 7:80, 7:130, 7:345, 8:70 and 8:100

XIII.AB. Approval of Mutual Agreement to Terminate Dean of Students contract for Vasti Carrera

XIV. Adoption of Resolution Approving Budget for the 2026-2027 Fiscal Year

XV. Approval of Separation Agreement: Comprehensive Separation, Waiver and General Release of all Claims with Evaine Stahrr

XVI.  Approval of Separation Agreement: Comprehensive Separation, Waiver and General Release of all Claims with John Richert

XVII. Approval of Termination of Employee A

XVIII. Personnel Report

XVIII.A. Certified Personnel

XVIII.A.1. Employment

XVIII.A.2. Resignations

XVIII.A.3. Other

XVIII.B. Non-Certified Personnel

XVIII.B.1. Employment

XVIII.B.2. Resignations

XVIII.B.3. Other

XVIII.C. FMLA Requests

XIX. Student Discipline Disposition

XIX.A. Student Number 990031476

XIX.B. Student Number 990040687

XX. Old Business

XXI. Informational Items

XXI.A. Next regularly scheduled Board Meeting to be held on October 14, 2026, 6:30 p.m. at Goodwin School

XXII. Adjournment