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I. Join the Meeting Remotely
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The public is invited to attend the meeting remotely. Information to join the meeting is below. Join from a PC, Mac, iPad, phone, or android device.
If you would like to address the Board of Education, please send your written comments to addresstheBoE@d91.net by 5:00 pm on the evening of the meeting. Please include your name as part of your remarks. |
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II. Roll Call
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III. Call to Order
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IV. Pledge
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V. Calendar Hearing
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The proposed calendar takes into consideration the 2022-2023 calendar of Lockport Township High School and the local LTHS feeder schools. We have tried to loosely match the winter and spring breaks. Also taken into account is the proposed start date. After discussion by the board in January, a few changes were made to option three to include an early release day on Dec. 23rd prior to winter break and an adjustment of the February Institute Day to offer a four day weekend for students and align our institute day with other feeder schools for collaboration opportunities. Calendar Summary:
Staff and parents have been notified of tonight's hearing. A copy of the proposed calendar is included in the electronic packet to which the public has access. I will answer any questions the audience may have Tuesday evening.
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VI. Communications
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VI.A. D91 Parent Teacher Organization (PTO)
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VI.B. D91 Foundation
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VI.C. D91 Parent Athletic Association (PAA)
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VI.D. Invitation to Address the Board of Education
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Per Policy 2:230 Public Comments at Board of Education Meetings and Petitions to the Board At each regular and special open meeting, the members of the public and District employees may comment on or ask questions of the Board, subject to reasonable constraints. The individuals appearing before the Board are expected to follow these guidelines:
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VII. Student Recognition
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We will be recognizing the MG first grade student representatives, KG students of the month, Chess Club, Nature Club and Student Council representatives. |
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VIII. Approval of Consent Agenda
The Consent Agenda is a list of routine non-controversial items, which do not require further discussion and which are approved with one motion and one roll call vote. It is an effective procedure to handle routine matters on the agenda expeditiously. All consent items shall be listed with an asterisk(*) and will be enacted with one motion. However, any member of the Board of Education may request that an item be withdrawn from the Consent Agenda and discussed in its regular order. |
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VIII.A. Approval of Minutes *
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VIII.B. Approval of Financial Reports
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VIII.B.1. Payment of Bills (online)*
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VIII.B.2. Monthly Financial Reports (on-line)*
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VIII.B.4. Treasurer's Report*
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VIII.B.5. Investment Report*
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VIII.C. FOIA Report *
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We have received one request for information under the Freedom of Information Act since the January 2022 meeting of the Board of Education. A summary of the request is below and a copy of the response is attached. Requested by: Illinois Retired Teacher Association Information Requested: Please provide the name and email address of any certified staff (teachers, administrators, nurses, counselors, etc.) who are retiring this year.
FOIA Received: January 18, 2022 FOIA Completed: January 18, 2022 |
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VIII.D. Suspension Report *
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Attached are the suspension reports for Milne and Kelvin Grove for the month of January 2022.
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IX. Board Reports/Discussion Items
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IX.A. Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for Architect
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I am looking for feedback from the board of education to determine if we should prepare a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for an Architect. We have discussed at the finance meetings that it may be a good time to look at changing architects based on our current district needs. If the board chooses to move forward, we would then look to have board approval to move forward with the RFQ process to select a new district architect at the March board meeting. The process will take place in accordance with the attached timeline; the timeline was prepared based on 50 ILCS 510, Local Government Professional Services Selection Act. If the board chooses to proceed, we will prepare the RFQ based on a template provided by the IASBO Facilities-Management PDC Committee. The RFQ would then be reviewed and approved by our school district attorney prior to board approval. |
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IX.B. Demographic Study Information
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Last year, Lockport Township High School was in the process of working with ??? to conduct a demographic study for the Lockport community schools. This study was unfortunately delayed many times due to the pandemic and the firms' inability to get data from sources because it was not updated during the pandemic. This fall, the firm was able to finalize all their data sources needed to complete the study. Within the past month, we have now received information respective to our District 91 demographics. Attached you will find documents prepared specifically for Lockport District 91. On Saturday, February 26, 2022, at 9am, the firm will be sending the lead team member out to present the findings of the demographic study to the Lockport Township High School Board of Education. This will be a special committee meeting and we can send representatives from our board of education to the meeting to listen and ask questions that may be specific to our community. On Tuesday evening at the board meeting, we will be looking to identify what members of the D91 board would like to represent our school district at this meeting. |
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IX.C. Superintendent Evaluation
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As part of the superintendent’s contract, it is the responsibility of the school board to conduct an annual evaluation of the superintendent by March of each contract year. On Tuesday evening, Ms. Garrett will present the board with the evaluation document and information regarding the completion of the evaluation process. Please review the attached evaluation document and prepare to give feedback during the discussion. |
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X. Reports of the Superintendent
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X.A. TRS Supplemental Savings Plan (SSP)
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Illinois law - 40 ILCS 5/16-204 - requires Teachers’ Retirement System to offer an optional defined contribution benefit to eligible active members of the System. To comply with this law, TRS has contracted with Voya Financial to develop and offer the TRS Supplemental Savings Plan (SSP). The SSP is a 457(b) retirement plan. The participation agreement is required by Section 457(b) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code and must be formally adopted, signed and returned to the System in order for an employer’s TRS-covered members to be eligible to participate in the SSP. Last Spring, the board was brought information on this savings plan, but TRS was limited in the program offerings and setup at that time. Attached you will find recent information that was shared by TRS with the current SSP information. The board may choose to allow the district the ability to enroll staff in this plan and have them contribute via their payroll. One of the complicated issues regarding the SSP plan is the tracking of employee contributions. The 2022 IRS maximum contribution for a 401k, 403b, or 457 plan is $20,500. So, if an employee also participates in 401k or 403b and chooses the TRS 457, we will need to determine who is responsible for tracking the combined contributions for an individual employee to make sure there are no excess contributions being made in a calendar year. This could be done by creating a form that staff would complete if requesting the opportunity to contribute to the 457 plan. If the board is interested in offering this option for staff, I will present a resolution for formal board approval at the March board meeting. |
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X.B. COVID Update
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On Tuesday night, Dr. Wilkey will provide an update on Shield testing at both buildings, review the current mitigations in place, and COVID exclusion numbers.
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XI. Action Items
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XI.A. Approval of 2022-2023 School Calendar
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RECOMMENDATION Approve the 2022-2023 school calendar as presented. BACKGROUND Information has been shared with the Board and staff. Staff and parents have been notified of the hearing held at the beginning of the meeting this evening. It is recommended the Board of Education approve the 2022-2023 school calendar as presented.
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XI.B. School Fees for the 2022-2023 School Year
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RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the District 91 Board of Education increase the current student registration fees, technology fee, activity/athletic fees, and band fees by 1.4% (CPI) per student. BACKGROUND Each year the Board of Education needs to establish school fees for the following school year. Below are the dates we are tentatively planning for registration:
Currently, the district does not charge an "activity fee" for clubs. Art, Science, nature, debate clubs, etc. may charge students a fee, but it goes into the club’s activity account for supplies. These fees do not go into the general account to pay the sponsors. The athletic fees (fee paid for each athletic activity in which a student participates) offset the cost of supplies, tournaments, supervision, and coaching fees. The band fee helps to offset the cost of the school instruments and director fee. Additionally, the textbook fee includes the pro-rated annual cost of the chrome books and cases that were purchased in order to implement a 1:1 technology model for all students in the district starting the 2021-2022 school year. RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the District 91 Board of Education increase the current student registration fees, technology fees, activity/athletic, and band fees by 1.4% (CPI) per student. We also recommend removing the late payment fee and keeping all fees the same after June 2nd regular registration. Resulting 2021-2022 Fees:
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XI.C. Food Service Agreement with LTHS and Meal Rates for FY23
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RECOMMENDATION To continue the Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with LTHS District 205 to have Quest provide food service to District 91 as a satellite program for the 2022-2023 school year with the increases as listed below. BACKGROUND During the 2020-2021 school year, the cost per meal was increased by $.05. For the 2021-2022 school year, the cost of each breakfast was increased by $0.10, each lunch was increased by $0.35, and each snack increased by $0.15. Per the intergovernmental agreement, the 2022-2023 school year will have a cost per meal increase by $.05.
The additional cost we charge over what LTHS charges us for the food, helps to subsidize the District’s cost for personnel to prepare and serve meals. Snack costs for the Early Learners’ Program is covered by the PFA grant. It is recommended the District 91 Board of Education approve the continuation of the Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with LTHS District 205 to have Quest provide food to District 91 as a satellite program for the 2022-2023 school year. Meal rates for 2022-2023 will be $3.85 per lunch, $2.20 per breakfast, $0.50 per additional milk, and $1.30 per snack for the preschool program. |
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XI.D. Approve second reading of policies
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To adopt the updated/revised/new policies below as discussed during the first reading at the January 2022 general meeting.
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XI.E. Personnel Report
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XI.F. Approval of KG Boiler Replacement
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MOTION to approve: Approve the replacement of both Kelvin Grove boilers in the amount not to exceed $168,200 as an emergency expenditure. RECOMMENDATION: After reviewing with the board attorney and receiving the information on the status of the boilers from the mechanical company prior to the January board meeting, my recommendation is for the board to confirm the approval for the replacement of the two Kelvin Grove boilers in an amount not to exceed $168,200. BACKGROUND: In early January, one of the boilers went down at Kelvin Grove. Given we are in the coldest months of the year, it is imperative that we have heat for our schools. One of the boilers has already been installed. Once it is up and running, the second older boiler will be removed and the company will begin installing the second boiler system. Both projects will be completed within the same time frame, not incurring any additional installation costs at a later date. |
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XI.G. June Board Meeting Date Change
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Recommendation: To approve the change of the June 14, 2022 board meeting one week sooner, to a new date of June 7, 2022. Background: As we look ahead to the remaining board meeting dates, we would like to recommend moving the board meeting date up one week from June 14 to June 7. We have summer school programming that will be recommended to start on June 13 and would like to have any unforeseen staff hires and/or summer school expenditures approved prior to starting the program. |
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XII. Informational Items
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XII.A. Correspondence
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XII.B. Legislative Report
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XII.C. Upcoming Dates
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XIII. Closed Session
Collective negotiating matters between the District and its employees or their representatives, or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees. 5 ILC 120/2(c)(2). |
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XIV. Adjournment
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