April 16, 2012 at 6:00 PM - Regular

1. CALL TO ORDER by President

2. ROLL CALL (Board Members and Other Attendees)

3. Pledge of Allegiance:  Loves Park Elementary student(s):  Brittany Raybrook and Blake Raybrook, 4th grade students

4. Approval of Agenda

5. Approval of Meeting Minutes

5.A. March 26, 2012 Public Hearing Regular & Closed Minutes

5.B. March 26, 2012 Regular and Closed Minutes

5.C. March 31, 2012 Special Meeting Minutes 

6. Awards and Recognition

6.A. Therapeutic Day - Big Buddies Reading Program "Circle of Courage"

6.B. Becky Girard, Maple Elementary Principal - Golden Apple Outstanding Principal Finalist

6.C. Middle School Basketball and Spirit Squad Coaches

6.D. Last Lecture - Student Presentation, Carleen Maki, Directed Studies Reading Teacher

6.E. Dinner at School Partners:  Becky Girard, Maple Principal; Pastor Rob James, GPS Pastor, Heather Blecker, GPS, Jason Walters, YMCA, Sheila Becker, YMCA and Amy Dyer, NIFB

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 March 26, 2012

9.A.2. Next Policy Committee Meeting:   April 23, 2012 at 6:00 p.m.

9.A.3. Next Education Committee:   April 25, 2012 at 6:00 p.m.

9.A.4. Board Self-Evaluation - Special Meeting:  Saturday, April 28, 2012 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. - CLOSED SESSION ONLY (facilitated by IASB)

9.B. Kathy Geyer

9.B.1. IASB Governance Update

9.B.2. Next Business Services Meeting:  April 18, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. at Loves Park Elementary School

9.C. Patti Lawrence

9.C.1. Next Discipline Policy Review Committee:  June 14, 2012 at 6:00 pm (3rd quarter)

9.D. George Russell

9.E. Jacquelyn Ruch

9.F. Larry Barger

9.G. Evelyn Meeks

10. Administrative Reports

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

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

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

10.B.2. Recommendation to approve 2012 Summer School Program

10.B.3. Presentation of 2012-2013 Calendar revisions

10.C. Dr. Julie Morris, Superintendent

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

10.C.2. Recommendation to approve Resolution Authorizing Notice and Honorable Dismissal of Certain Certified Staff

10.C.3. Freedom of Information Act Request from Adam Faber dated 4-5-12 regarding income received from school safety zone violations and District Response

11. Consent Agenda

11.A. Approve Personnel Agenda & Addendum

11.B. Approve Student Travel request(s)

12. Action Items

12.A. Approve 2012 Summer School Program

12.B. Approve Resolution Authorizing Notice and Honorable Dismissal of Certain Certified Staff

13. Announcements and Discussion

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. Consideration of Parker Center Principal appointment

16. Approval of Closed Session Minutes, if necessary

17. Adjournment