October 15, 2013 at 6:00 PM - Regular REVISED AGENDA

1. CALL TO ORDER by President

2. ROLL CALL (Board Members and Other Attendees)

3. Pledge of Allegiance led by Machesney Park Elementary student(s):  Flight Crew - Kaitline Wright, Austin Castell, Alex Casteel, Cheyenne Nietz, Trevor King, Owen Babcock, Hannah McLaren, Taylor Goodwin, Madison Fountain

4. Approval of Agenda

5. Approval of Meeting Minutes

5.A. September 23, 2013 Regular and Closed Minutes

5.B. September 30, 2013 Special and Closed Minutes

5.C. September 30, 2013 Public Hearing Minutes

6. Awards and Recognition

6.A. Historic Document Donation - Mr. Jeff Schoonmaker, Assistant Director of Operations

6.B. Illinois Association of School Board's Master Board Member & Leadershop Achievement Award recognitions

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 September 23, 2013

9.A.2. Next Policy Committee meeting:  October 21, 2013 at 6:00 p.m.

9.A.3. Recommendation to change Education Committee Date from October 24, 2013 to October 23, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. (due to conflict with Parks Chamber event)

9.A.4. Next Regular Board Meeting:  November 12, 2013 at 6:00 p.m.

9.A.5. Recommendation to change date of Education Committee meeting from February 27, 2014 to February 20, 2014 at 6:00 p.m.

9.A.6. Parks Chamber Fall Dinner:  October 24, 2013 at 5:30 p.m. (Forest Hills Country Club)

9.A.7. Veteran's Day Ceremony:  November  8, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. (Loves Park City Hall)

9.B. George Russell

9.B.1. Next Business Services Committee meeting:   November 6,  2013 at 6:00 p.m.

9.B.2. IASB Delegate Assembly Resolutions (Board Member Consensus) at November 12, 2013 meeting

9.C. Patti Lawrence

9.C.1. Next Discipline Policy Review Committee meeting:  October 30, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. (1st quarter)

9.D. Evelyn Meeks

9.E. Larry Barger

9.F. Travis Turner

9.G. Sue Berogan

10. Administrative Reports

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

10.A.1. Recommendation to approve 2014-2015 District Calendar

10.A.2. Recommendation to approve Applications for Recognition of Schools

10.A.3. Recommendation to approve Student Travel Request(s)

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

10.B.1. Recommendation to accept the FY 13 Audit prepared by Sikich, LLP

10.B.2. Recommendation to approve Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Agreement for professional services for 4 days in the 2013-2014 school year at a sum of $9,196.00

10.B.3. Recommendation to approve Agreement with Alpha Controls & Services to upgrade Global Control Module at Ralston Elementary School at a cost of $26,735.00

10.B.4. Recommendation to approve Resolution to Intervene in Tax Appeals, for services through the law office of Timothy A. Miller, P.C. for the FY14 school year

10.B.5. Recommendation to approve Agreement with Dr. Tulio Otero-Zeno for bilingual psychological evaluation services for the FY14 school year for the sum of $650.00 per service

10.B.6. Recommendation to approve Agreement with Alexandra Cordoba-Lee for bilingual psychological evaluation services for the FY14 school year for the sum of $575.00 per service

10.B.7. Recommendation to approve Agreement with Atlantic Research Partners for professional development during the FY14 school year for $44,900.00

10.B.8. Recommendation to approve five-year lease agreement with RK Dixon for Xerox copier at a cost of $384.85 per month with an additional per copy cost of $.0025

10.B.9. Recommendation to approve the following vendor Agreements for SES Tutoring services at a rate determined by ISBE for the FY14 school year:  Achieve High Points; Gateway Center for Education, Inc.; 24/7 Online Education; 1:1 Online Tutoring Services; Kinetic Potential Scholars; 5 Star Tutors; # 1 Academic Tutoring Services; The Achievement Academy; 24 Hours Tutoring;  Above and Beyond; Babbage Net Schools; Chi Tutorsz; Club Z; GradeCracker LLC; Huntington Learning Center;  iPad Tutoring; Sylvan Learning Center; Tutoria Con iPads

10.B.10. Recommendation to approve agreement with AIMHI for training services on October 18, 2013 at a cost of $3,795.00 plus transportation costs

10.B.11. Recommendation to approve agreement with AIMHI for training services on December 2-3, 2013 at a cost of $7,125.00 plus transportation costs

10.B.12. Recommendation to approve the Estimated Annual 2013 Tax Levy

10.B.13. Recommendation to approve Speech and Language Pathology Agreement with Leigha Graham for the FY14 school year at a cost of $4,786.00

10.B.14. Recommendation to have plans designed for field turf installation and to go out for bid with the Rockford Park District

10.B.15. Recommendation to approve Resolution Declaring Surplus Property

10.B.16. Recommendation to approve Facility Request(s)

10.C. Dr. Julie Morris, Superintendent

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

10.C.2. Freedom of Information Act from Shatina Davenport of Rockford School District # 205 requesting personnel salaries and benefits information dated September 23, 2014 and the District's Response to said request on September 27, 2013.

10.C.3. Freedom of Information Act Request from Kwane Asante dated October 3, 2013 requesting any information regarding employee Supplemental Education Services (SES)

10.C.4. Freedom of Information Act Request from Dewitt, Ross & Stevens Law Firm dated October 7, 2013, requesting any documentation for work performed during 2010 by Windstream Supply, LLC, Windstream Communications, Inc., Windstream Corp., Windstream KDL, Inc., and/or Kentucky Data Link (collectively, the Communications Companies) for installation of fiber optic cable.

11. Consent Agenda

11.A. Approve Personnel Agenda & Addendum

11.B. Approve Student Travel Request(s)

11.C. Approve Facility Request(s

12. ACTION ITEMS

12.A. Approve change of date for Education Committee meeting from October 24, 2013 to October 23, 2013 at 6:00 p.m.

12.B. Approve change of date for Education Committee meeting from February 27, 2014 to February 20, 2014 at 6:00 p.m.

12.C. Approve 2014-2015 District Calendar

12.D. Approve Applications for Recognition of Schools

12.E. Approve Acceptance of FY13 Audit as prepared by Sikich, LLP

12.F. Approve Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Agreement for professional services for 4 days in FY14 at a sum of $9,196.00

12.G. Approve Agreement with Alpha Controls & Services to upgrade Global Control Module at Ralston Elementary at a cost of $26,735.00

12.H. Approve Resolution to Intervene in Tax Appeals, for services through the Law Office of Timothy A. Miller, P.C. for FY14

12.I. Approve Agreement with Dr. Tulio Otero-Zeno for bilingual psychological evaluation services for FY14 school year for a sum of $650.00 per service

12.J. Approve Agreement with Alexandra Cordoba-Lee for bilingual psychologocial evaluation services for the FY 14 school year for a sum of $575.00 per service

12.K. Approve Agreement with Atlantic Research Partners for professional development during FY14 for $44,900.00

12.L. Approve five year lease agreement with RK Dixon for Xerox copier at a cost of $384.85 per month with an additional per copy cost of $.0025

12.M. Approve agreements for SES Tutoring Services at a rate determined by ISBE for the FY14 school year with:  # 1 Academic Tutoring Services; The Achievement Academy; 1.1 Online Tutoring Services; 5 Star Tutors; 24 Hours Tutoring; Above and Beyond; Achieve High Points; Babbage Net Schools; Chi Tutorsz; Club Z; Gateway Center for Education LLC; GradeCracker LLC; Huntington Learning Center; iPad Tutoring; Kinetic Potential Scholars; Sylvan Learning Center; Tutoria Con iPads; 24/7 Online Tutoring

12.N. Approve Agreement with AIMHI for training services on October 18, 2013 at a cost of $3,759.00 plus transportation costs

12.O. Recommendation to approve AIMHI for training services on December 2-3, 2013 at a cost of $7,125.00 plus transportation costs

12.P. Approve the Estimated Annual 2013 Tax Levy

12.Q. Approve Speech and Language Pathology Agreement with Leigha Graham for the FY14 school year at a cost of $4,786.00

12.R. Approve having plans designed for field turf installation and to go out for bid with the Rockford Park District

12.S. Approve Resolution Declaring Surplus Property

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), Other Matters Relating to 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), Self-Evaluation, Practices and Procedures or Professional Ethics (5 ILCS 120/2(c)(16), 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. ACTION ITEMS AFTER CLOSED SESSION

15.A. Consideration and Possible Action as to Employee Discipline # 2013-2014 - 5

15.B. Consideration and Possible Action as to Employee Discipline # 2013-2014 - 6

16. Approval of Closed Session Minutes, if necessary

17. Adjournment