January 10, 2022 at 7:00 PM - REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION

1. REGULAR MEETING CALL TO ORDER (Policy 2:220)

1.1. Roll Call

1.2. Welcome

1.3. Pledge

1.4. Reminder to Sign Attendance Record

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES (Policy 2:220)

2.1. Regular Session, December 13, 2021

3. RECOGNITION, AWARDS, PRESENTATIONS, PUBLIC HEARINGS

3.1. Update on COVID Protocols & Information

3.2. AE Program Review: Additional Background & Context

3.3. Educator Staffing & Challenges

4. LEGISLATIVE UPDATES

5. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT (Policy 3:40)

6. BOARD DIALOGUE TOPICS & PENDING ACTION CONSIDERATIONS

7. WORK-STUDY TOPICS & FUTURE ACTION CONSIDERATIONS           

7.1. Policy Updates: First Reading (Policy 2:240)

7.1.1. Policy 2:20, Powers and Duties of the Board of Education; Indemnification – Updated

7.1.2. Policy 2:105, Ethics and Gift Ban – Updated

7.1.3. Policy 2:110, Qualifications, Term, and Duties of Board Officers – Updated

7.1.4. Policy 2:120, Board Member Development – Updated

7.1.5. Policy 2:220, Board of Education Meeting Procedure – Updated

7.1.6. Policy 2:220-E1, Board Treatment of Closed Meeting Verbatim Recordings and Minutes – Updated

7.1.7. Policy 2:220-E3, Closed Meeting Minutes – Rewritten

7.1.8. Policy 2:220-E5, Semi-Annual Review of Closed Meeting Minutes – Updated

7.1.9. Policy 2:220-E6, Log of Closed Meeting Minutes – Updated

7.1.10. Policy 2:220-E8, Exhibit- Board of Education Records Maintenance Requirements and FAQs – Rewritten

7.1.11. Policy 2:260, Uniform Grievance Procedure – Updated

7.1.12. Policy 3:40, Superintendent – Updated

7.1.13. Policy 3:50, Administrative Personnel Other Than the Superintendent – Updated

7.1.14. Policy 3:60, Administrative Responsibility of the Building Principal – Updated

7.1.15. Policy 4:60, Purchases and Contracts – Updated

7.1.16. Policy 4:120, Food Services – 5-Year Review

7.1.17. Policy 4:160, Environmental Quality of Buildings and Grounds – Updated

7.1.18. Policy 4:165, Awareness and Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse and Grooming – New

7.1.19. Policy 4:170, Safety– Updated

7.1.20. Policy 4:175, Convicted Child Sex Offender; Screening; Notifications – Updated

7.1.21. Policy 5:10, Equal Employment Opportunity and Minority Recruitment – Updated

7.1.22. Policy 5:20, Workplace Harassment Prohibited – Updated

7.1.23. Policy 5:30, Hiring Process and Criteria – Updated

7.1.24. Policy 5:50, Drug- and Alcohol-Free Workplace; E-Cigarette, Tobacco, and Cannabis Prohibition – Updated

7.1.25. Policy 5:90, Abused and Neglected Child Reporting – Updated

7.1.26. Policy 5:100, Staff Development Program – Updated

7.1.27. Policy 5:120, Employee Ethics; Conduct; and Conflict of Interest – Updated

7.1.28. Policy 5:125, Personal Technology and Social Media; Usage and Conduct – Updated

7.1.29. Policy 5:150, Personnel Records – Updated

7.1.30. Policy 5:185, Family and Medical Leave – Updated

7.1.31. Policy 5:200, Terms and Conditions of Employment and Dismissal – Updated

7.1.32. Policy 5:220, Substitute Teachers – Updated

8. INFORMATION

8.1. Board Meeting/Presentation Schedule

8.2. FOIA Requests (Policy 2:250)

9. CONSENT AGENDA (Bylaw 0166.1)

9.1. Personnel Report: Resignations, Retirements, Leave Requests, Changes in Assignment/FTE, New Hires (Policies 3:50, 5:200, 5:280)

9.2. Updated 2021-22 Board Calendar

10. PUBLIC COMMENTS
Per Board Policy 2:230, attendees wishing to speak at the Board meeting must register their intention to participate in the public portion(s) of the meeting upon their arrival at the meeting. Complete the form found in the Welcome to Our Meeting brochure (print legibly) and give it to the Presiding Officer or the Recording Secretary before the meeting is called to order.

11. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS AND REPORTS 
Policy Committee, Finance Committee, Boundary Task Force, Communications Task Force, Facilities Task Force, Joint PTO, Geneva Academic Foundation, Geneva All-Sports Boosters, Geneva Music Boosters, Geneva High School Theater Boosters, GEARS, K-12 Discipline Committee, Geneva Coalition for Youth, PRIDE, Fox Valley Career Center, IASB/Legislative, IASB Kishwaukee Governing Board, REMS Grant Advisory Board

12. NOTICES / ANNOUNCEMENTS

13. EXECUTIVE SESSION TO CONSIDER MATTERS PERTAINING TO THE APPOINTMENT, EMPLOYMENT, COMPENSATION, OR DISCIPLINE, PERFORMANCE, OR DISMISSAL OF 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 THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT WAGE INCREASE TRANSPARENCY ACT MAY NOT BE CLOSED AND MUST BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC [5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1); COLLECTIVE NEGOTIATING MATTERS BETWEEN THE PUBLIC BODY AND ITS EMPLOYEES OR THEIR REPRESENTATIVES, OR DELIBERATIONS CONCERNING THE SALARY FOR ONE OR MORE CLASSES OF EMPLOYEES [5ILCS 120/2(c)(2)].  [5 ILCS 120/2(c)(11)] (Policy 2:220)

14. ADJOURNMENT