March 18, 2025 at 7:00 PM - Regular Board of Education Meeting
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A. OPENING ACTIVITIES
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A.1. Call to Order
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A.2. Salute to the Flag
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A.3. Reading of the Mission Statement: Rich Nagel
"Community High School strives to promote and provide growth experiences in Learning, Leadership and Living."
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A.4. Board Agreements: Lynn Casey-Maher
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A.5. Roll Call
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B. STUDENT OF THE MONTH
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B.1. Miranda Bucio - February 2025
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C. GOOD NEWS OF THE DISTRICT
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C.1. Drawing - Upstate Eight Art Exhibit
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C.2. Digital Photography - Upstate Eight Art Exhibit
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C.3. Painting - Upstate Eight Art Exhibit
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C.4. Ceramics - Upstate Eight Art Exhibit
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C.5. Mixed Media - Upstate Eight Art Exhibit
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D. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
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E. REPORTS AND INFORMATION
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E.1. Director of Business Services Report
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Dan Oberg
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E.2. Director of Human Resources Report
Presenter:
Julie Swartzloff
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E.3. Principal's Report
Presenter:
Will Dwyer
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E.3.a. Teaching and Learning Report
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E.3.b. Student Attendance Report
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E.3.c. Student Discipline Report
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E.4. Student Board Representative Report
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Khashika Narain and Lauren Dusing
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E.5. Superintendent's Report
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Kurt Johansen
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E.5.a. Strategic Plan
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E.5.b. FOIAs
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E.6. Committee and Representative Reports
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Kurt Johansen
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E.6.a. DAOES
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E.6.b. LEND
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E.6.c. SASED
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E.6.d. IASA
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E.7. Future Dates
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E.8. Board Members' Open Comments
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E.9. Future Issues
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F. CONSENT AGENDA (Roll Call)
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F.1. Items removed from Consent Agenda for separate action.
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F.2. Consent Agenda action for all items except those listed above.
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G. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS - RECOMMENDED ACTION
Recommended Motion(s):
That the Board of Education approve the Consent Agenda for the minutes; financials and reports; Ombudsman; Grant Acceptance; DWC Resolution; 2025-2026 IHSA Membership Renewal; and personnel report as presented.
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G.1. Approval of Minutes
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G.1.a. February 18, 2025, Regular Board of Education Meeting Minutes (Open and Closed)
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G.1.b. March 4, 2025, Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes (Open)
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G.2. Approval of Financials from February 14, 2025 to March 13, 2025
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G.2.a. Approve Current Expenditures
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G.2.b. Imprest Fund Statement
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G.2.c. Treasurer's Report
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G.2.d. Balance Sheet Summary
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G.2.e. Revenue/Expenditures YTD Ending February 28, 2025
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G.2.e.1. Revenue Summary
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G.2.e.2. Expense Summary
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G.2.f. 3-Year Budget/Actual Report
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G.2.g. Grant Reports
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G.2.g.1. Grant Revenue Summary
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G.2.g.2. Grant Expense Summary
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G.2.h. Petty Cash Fund Report
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G.2.i. Student Activity Account Fund Balance
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G.2.j. New Vendors Monthly Report
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G.2.k. Quarterly Financial Reports
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G.2.l. Board Conference Travel Expenses
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G.3. Ombudsman
Presenter:
Dan Oberg
Recommended Motion(s):
That the Board of Education approve the one-year contract with Ombudsman Educational Services, Ltd. for off campus educational programs for a total of $88,956 for the 2024/2025 school year.
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G.4. Grant Acceptance
Presenter:
Dan Oberg
Recommended Motion(s):
That the Board of Education formally accept the $2,000 Participatory Budgeting Grant from the National Network of Educational Research Practice Partnerships.
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G.5. DWC Resolution
Presenter:
Kurt Johansen
Recommended Motion(s):
That the Board of Education approve the Intergovernmental Agreement with DuPage West Cooperative as presented and attached.
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G.6. 2025-2026 IHSA Membership Renewal
Presenter:
Kurt Johansen
Recommended Motion(s):
That the Board of Education approve West Chicago Community High School's membership with the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) for the 2025-26 school year as presented and attached.
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G.7. Personnel Report
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H. OLD BUSINESS
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I. NEW BUSINESS
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I.1. Athletic Trainer Bid Approval
Presenter:
Dan Oberg
Recommended Motion(s):
That the Board of Education award the bid to ATI Physical Therapy, Chicago, IL for a three year contract in the total amount of $438,000.
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I.2. Student Fees for 2025-2026
Presenter:
Dan Oberg
Recommended Motion(s):
That the Board of Education approved the 2025-2026 school year student fee schedule as presented.
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I.3. Annual Student Chromebook Purchase 2025-2026
Presenter:
Dan Oberg
Recommended Motion(s):
That the Board of Education approve the purchase of 540 chromebooks from CDW-G, Chicago, IL in the amount of $221,400.
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I.4. Trane Preventative Maintenance Program Approval
Presenter:
Dan Oberg
Recommended Motion(s):
That the Board of Education approve the preventative maintenance program from Trane, Chicago, IL in the amount of $24,891.
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I.5. Allied Contract Approval
Presenter:
Dan Oberg
Recommended Motion(s):
That the Board of Education approve the Construction Management and Guaranteed Energy Savings contracts, as presented, with Allied Facilities Partners, LLC, Algonquin, IL to oversee the construction projects this summer.
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I.6. FY26 Licensed Staff Request
Presenter:
Julie Swartzloff
Recommended Motion(s):
That the Board approve the licensed staffing recommendation as presented.
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I.7. Textbook Approval
Presenter:
Will Dwyer
Recommended Motion(s):
That the Board of Education approve the adoption and purchase of the 2025/26 textbooks as presented.
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I.8. Business Professionals of American National Leadership Conference Field Trip
Presenter:
Will Dwyer
Recommended Motion(s):
That the board of education approve the requested trip for Business Professionals of America to travel to Orlando Florida to compete in the national competition from May 7th-11th, 2025.
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I.9. Transitional English Memorandum of Understanding with College of DuPage
Presenter:
Kurt Johansen
Recommended Motion(s):
That the Board of Education approves the MOU with College of DuPage for the purpose of providing District students an additional opportunity to be college ready upon graduation from West Chicago Community High School.
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I.10. Strategic Plan Approval
Presenter:
Kurt Johansen
Recommended Motion(s):
That the Board approve the final strategic plan as presented.
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J. CLOSED SESSION (Roll Call)
Closed Session will be held only if needed and with the understanding that possible action could be taken on matters discussed in Closed Session.
Recommended Motion(s):
That the Board of Education hold a Closed Session at [Time] for the purpose(s) of Exception #1,
the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance or dismissal of specific employees, specifically administrative and confidential employees; Exception #2, collective negotiating matters, specifically collective bargaining update; and Exception #12, 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, specifically pending litigation.
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J.1. The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance or dismissal of specific employees.
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J.2. Collective negotiating matters.
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J.3. The selection of a person to fill a public office.
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J.4. Evidence or testimony presented in open hearing, or in closed hearing, where specifically authorized by law, to a quasi-adjudicative body.
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J.5. Evidence or testimony presented to a school board regarding denial of admission to
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J.6. The purchase or lease of real property for the use of the public body.
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J.7. The setting of a price for sale or lease of property owned by the public body.
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J.8. The sale or purchase of securities, investments, or investment contracts.
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J.9. Security procedures, school building safety and security.
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J.10. Student disciplinary cases.
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J.11. The placement of individual students in special education programs and other matters related to individual students.
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J.12. 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.
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J.13. The establishment of reserves or settlement of claims as provided in the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act.
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J.14. Self-evaluation.
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J.15. Discussion of minutes of meetings lawfully closed under the Open Meetings Act.
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J.16. Meetings between internal or external auditors and governmental audit committees, finance committees, and their equivalents.
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J.17. Other enumerated exceptions as listed in the Open Meetings Act.
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K. OPEN SESSION
Recommended Motion(s):
That the Board of Education return to Open Session at [Time].
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K.1. Action, if any.
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L. ADJOURNMENT
Recommended Motion(s):
That the Board of Education meeting be adjourned at [Time].
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