December 12, 2011 at 6:00 PM - Regular

1. CALL TO ORDER by President

2. ROLL CALL (Board Members and Other Attendees)

3. Pledge of Allegiance:  Parker Center student(s):  Devin Goodall

4. Approval of Agenda

5. Approval of Meeting Minutes

5.A. November 14, 2011 Regular Minutes

6. Awards and Recognition

7. Comments from the Community

8. Approval of Bills

8.A. Payables Summary

8.B. Voided Checks

8.C. Payroll Voucher(s)

8.D. Accounts Payable Warrant(s)

9. Communications and Committee Reports

9.A. Heather Kelley

9.A.1. Board Monitoring Report for November 14, 2011

9.A.2. Next Policy Committee Meeting:   January 9, 2012 at 6:00 p.m.

9.A.3. Education Committee Report from November 30, 2011

9.A.4. Recommendation to approve Second Readings of Policy Updates from 10/24/11 First Readings

9.A.5. Recommendation to approve First Readings Policy Updates from 11/21/11 Policy Committee Recommendations

9.A.6. Recommendation to replace February 22, 2012 Policy Committee meeting with Education Committee  at 6:00 p.m.  (no Policy Committee will be held in February)

9.B. Kathy Geyer

9.B.1. IASB Governance Update

9.B.2.  Next Business Services Committee meeting:  January 11, 2012 at 6:00 p.m.

9.C. Patti Lawrence

9.C.1. Discipline Policy Review Committee Report from December 1, 2011 (1st quarter 2011-2012)

9.C.2. Recommendation to approve Dress Code Revisions as brought forward from December 1 Discipline Policy Review Committee

9.C.3. Recommendations for new appointments to Discipline Policy Review Committee

9.C.4. Next Discipline Policy Review Committee:  March 15, 2012 at 6:00 p.m.

9.D. George Russell

9.E. Jacquelyn Ruch

9.E.1. Illinois Association of School Boards (IASB) Delegate Assembly Report

9.F. Larry Barger

9.G. Evelyn Meeks

10. Administrative Reports

10.A. Dr. Barb Browning, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum & Instruction

10.A.1. Recommendation to approve Student Travel Request(s)

10.A.2. Recommendation to approve Harlem High School lmprovement Plan (SIP)

10.A.3. Recommendation to approve Maple Elementary School Improvement Plan (SIP)

10.B. Joshua Aurand, Assistant Superintendent for Business & Operations

10.B.1. Recommendation to approve SOS Speech and Langauge Pathologist Extension Contract for term ending june 1, 2012 at the rate of $68 per hour

10.B.2. Recommendation to approve agreement with Janet Anderson, Kathleen Garganera Derber, Kathryn Toldo and Sister Mary Kay Moran, SSCM for Title I tutoring services from December 13, 2011 to May 30, 2012 at a rate of $30 per hour for each tutor

10.B.3. Recommendation to approve agreement with New Frontier 21 Consulting, LLC for speaking engagement services March Institute in the amount of $6,000

10.B.4. Recommendation to approve SES Tutoring Contract with Learning Solutions, Inc., Chicago Kids, TEK, Inc. d/b/a Chi Tutorsz, YMCA of Rock River Valley, GradeCracker and Alternatives Unlimited, Inc. for the term ending June 1, 2012 at a cost not to exceed $1,211.59 per pupil

10.B.5. Recommendation to accept the 2011 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR)

10.B.6. Recommendation to approve Surplus Property Resolution(s):  Windsor Elementary and Loves Park Elementary

10.B.7. Recommendation to approve facility request(s):  Rockford Park District at Harlem High School

10.C. Dr. Julie Morris, Superintendent

10.C.1. Recommendation to approve Personnel Agenda & Addendum

11. Announcements and Discussion

12. Consent Agenda

12.A. Approve Personnel Agenda & Addendum

12.B. Approve Student Travel request(s)

12.C. Approve Facility Request(s):  Rockford Park District at Harlem High School

13. Action Items

13.A. Approve Second Readings of Policy Updates from 10/24/11 First Readings

13.B. Approve First Readings of Policy Updates from 11/21/11 Policy Committee Recommendations

13.C. Approve replacement of Policy Committee meeting date for February 22, 2012 with Education Committee at 6:00 p.m. (no Policy meeting held in February)

13.D. Approve Dress Code Revisions as recommended by Discipline Policy Review Committee

13.E. Approve new Discipline Policy Review Committee Appointments

13.F. Approve High School Improvement Plan (SIP)

13.G. Approve Maple Elementary School Improvement Plan (SIP)

13.H. Approve SOS Speech and Language Pathologist Extension Contract for the term ending June 1, 2012 at the rate of $68 per hour

13.I. Approve agreement with Janet Anderson, Kathleen Garganera Derber, Kathryn Toldo and Sister Mary Kay Moran, SSCM for Title I tutoring services from December 13, 2011 to May 30, 2012 at a rate of $30 per hour for each tutor

13.J. Approve agreement with New Frontier 21 Consulting, LLC for speaking engagement services for the March staff Institute in the amount of $6,000

13.K. Approve SES tutoring contract with Learning Solutions, Inc., Chicago Kids TEK, Inc. d/b/a Chi Tutorz, YMCA of Rock River Valley, GradeCracker and Alternatives Unlimited, Inc. for the term ending June 1, 2012 at a cost not to exceed $1,211.59 per pupil

13.L. Approve acceptance of the 2011 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR)

13.M. Approve Surplus Property Resolution(s):  Windsor Elementary and Loves Park Elementary

14. Executive Session to discuss Employment of Personnel (5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1), Negotiations (5 ILCS 120/2(c)(2), Pending Litigation (5 ILCS 120/2(c)(11), Student Discipline (5 ILCS 120/2(c)(9), Selection of a Person to Fill a Public Office (5 ILCS 120/2(c)3), Other Matters Relating to Individual Students (5 ILCS 120/2(c)(10), Lease of Real Property (5 ILCS 120/2(c)(5), Setting of Sale Price of Real Property (5 ILCS 120/2(c)(6), Sale or Purchase of Securities, Investments or Investment Contracts (5 ILCS 120/2(c )(7),  and Lawfully Closed Meeting Minutes (5 ILCS 120/2(c)(21).

15. Approval of Closed Session Minutes, if necessary

16. Adjournment