February 19, 2025 at 6:30 PM - Regular Board Meeting

Call to Order 

Pledge of Allegiance

Roll Call

Declaration of Quorum

Audiences:
       Persons wishing to address the Board of Education are expected to follow School Board Policy 2:230

Approval of Minutes

January 22, 2025 - Regular Minutes

January 22, 2025 - Executive Session Minutes

President’s Report 

 Discussion/Action - Approval of Consent Agenda/Personnel Report

Accounts Payable/Imprest 

January

Financial Report and Monthly Payroll

January 

Superintendent's Report - Dr. Toulios

 Discussion/Action - Approval to adjourn to Executive Session for the purposes of discussing:

The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee to determine its validity. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1)

Collective Bargaining - Collective negotiating matters and deliberations concerning salary schedules. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(2).

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)

Informational — FOIA 

Data Bid (1/17/25)

-Looking for the companies who submitted bids and their bid amount for 1/16/25 bids

Unionbids.com (1/20/25)

-Bid results/tabulations and which bidder was awarded the project for: 

1/16/2025 Argo Community High School District No. 217 – 2025 Addition & Remodeling at Argo Community High School (Cook County)
DLA Project Number: 2024.006 

Lake County Gazette (1/28/25)

-Copy of all emails and memos from the past 12 months that contain the following keywords: “Lucy Calkins” and “Units of Study”

Argo Concerned Taxpayer (1/29/25)

-Copies of the purchase details of all Amazon and Amazon Marketplace transactions paid for with the Superintendent's credit card beginning August 1, 2022 through December 31, 2024.  

-Copies of the detailed purchase information of all Slushee and Epoch transactions purchased with the Superintendent's credit card beginning August 1, 2022 through December 31, 2024.  

IL_Concerned-Citizen-11 (1/30/25)

Provide all documents provided to the Patch.com (per the request that appeared in the Jan. 22 Board agenda). These documents were cited in a Jan. 23, 2025 Patch article. 

Argo 217 Concerned Citizen (2/10/25)

-Credit card statements, detailed descriptions, and receipts for the superintendent and assistant superintendent of finance for December 2022 - current

David Giuliani, Patch (2/10/25)

-Settlement agreement with former faculty member. Seeking any complaint or lawsuit that prompted this settlement and the school's response to it.

-Seeking the FOIA requests listed in the settlement and filed April 9, April 11, April 12 and April 19.

David Giuliani, The Patch (2/10/25)

-Seeking the memorandum of understanding and documentation on the four cited labor disputes noted in the May 22, 2024 school board agenda: "Discussion/Action - Approval for Memorandum of Agreement with the Argo Community High School Teachers Council Local 571 Concerning the Resolution of the Following Labor Disputes: 2023-CA-0049; 2024-CA-0035; 2024-CA-0037; and 2024-CA-0038 as Presented."

Argo Community Concerned Citizen (2/12/25)

-Itemized expenses (vendors, amounts, goods/services purchased) of the superintendent for calendar years 2023 and 2024
-Total superintendent compensation inclusive of and itemized by "salary," "bonus," trs contribution," "professional memberships, expenses, and periodicals," "insurance benefits," "expenses," "automobile allowance," and "professional dress allowance," and any other reimbursements, compensation or benefit(s) for each academic year of their employment as superintendent
-Total student attendance for each year of the superintendent’s employment. Due to the district concern about the time span (search to include each year of the current superintendent and each year of their immediate predecessor)

Informational - Board Committee Minutes 

Finance Committee Minutes 
January 22, 2025

Mr. Greg Dietz - Human Resources

Policies Under Review - First Reading 
*Exception to 2:240 Board Policy Development: First Meeting Adoption Necessary or Prudent in Order to Meet Emergency or Special Conditions or to be Legally Compliant

Discussion/Action - Approval to Adopt 8:30 Visitors to and Conduct on School Property

New Policy/Procedures - First Reading
*Exception to 2:240 Board Policy Development: First Meeting Adoption Necessary or Prudent in Order to Meet Emergency or Special Conditions or to be Legally Compliant

Discussion/Action - Approval to Adopt Policy 8:35 Immigration Enforcement Activities by Federal Agencies

Discussion/Action - Approval to Adopt AP – 8:35 Superintendent’s Rules and Procedures under Board of Education Immigration Enforcement Policy 

Draft Update - First Reading
*Exception to 2:240 Board Policy Development: First Meeting Adoption Necessary or Prudent in Order to Meet Emergency or Special Conditions or to be Legally Compliant

Discussion/Action- Approval to Adopt 7:150 Agency and Police Interviews

Principal’s Report – Dr. Cotter

Assistant Principal Reports - 

Mr. Dagres - Teaching & Learning

Ms. Wasko - Student Experiences and Community Engagement

Ms. Patel - Student Services

Mr. Simov - IT

Mr. Nothnagel - Buildings & Grounds

Business Manager – Dr. Rojek

Discussion/Action - Approval for Updated Facilities Usage/Rental Agreement

Informational - Property Tax Relief Update

Informational - Donation of Desk to the District

Correspondence

Illinois State Board of Education - 2025 Property Tax Relief Grant

Thank you - Bernice Schopf

Information

"Summit Murder Case Continued"
Desplaines Valley News
January 23, 2025

"Argo Staff, Students Honored for Helping During Fire at Summit Senior Housing"
Desplaines Valley News
January 23, 2025

"Argo Karaoke Showdown"
Desplaines Valley News
January 30, 2025

"Argo Alumni Night"
Desplaines Valley News
January 30, 2025

"Argonaut's Greer Eyes European Vacation"
Desplaines Valley News
January 30, 2025

"Argo Hosts Another Successful Alumni Night"
Desplaines Valley News
February 6, 2025

"Argo School Board Abates $2 Million from Levy"
Desplaines Valley News
February 13, 2025

Unfinished Business

New Business

Adjournment