February 10, 2014 at 6:00 PM - Regular

1. CALL TO ORDER by President

2. ROLL CALL (Board Members and Other Attendees)

3. Pledge of Allegiance led by Loves Park Elementary student:  Anthony Ramirez, 1st grade and Machesney Park Elementary student:  Jeffrey Mackey, 6th grade

4. Approval of Agenda

5. Approval of Meeting Minutes

5.A. Approve January 13, 2014 Regular and Closed Minutes

6. Awards and Recognition

6.A. Evelyn Meeks- Crusader Clinic Advocate Award

7. Comments from the Community

8. Approval of Bills

8.A. Recommendation to ratify the January 27, 2014 (canceled meeting) bills that were sent out on January 28, 2014

8.B. Payables Summary

8.C. Voided Checks

8.D. Payroll Voucher(s)

8.E. Accounts Payable Warrant(s)

9. Communications and Committee Reports

9.A. Heather Kelley

9.A.1. Board Monitoring Report for January 13, 2014 - canceled

9.A.2. Next Policy Committee Meeting:   February 18, 2014, at 6:00 p.m. (canceled)

9.A.3. Next Regular Board Meeting:  February  24, 2014 at 6:00 p.m.

9.A.4. Next Education Committee meeting:  February 20, 2014, at 6:00 p.m.

9.A.5. Recommendation to approve Second Reading of Policy Updates from 12/9/13 First Reading

9.A.6. Recommendation to approve First Reading of Policy Updates from 1/21/14 Policy Committee Recommendations

9.A.7. Note:  Special Board Meeting - Governance facilitated by IASB  rescheduled date:  Tuesday, February 18, 2014 at 5:30 p.m. (closed session)

9.A.8. Recommendation to release partial Closed minutes from July 2013 through December 2013

9.B. George Russell

9.B.1. Report on February 5, 2014 Business Services Committee meeting

9.B.2. Next Business Services Committee meeting:   March 5, 2014 at 6:00 p.m.

9.C. Patti Lawrence

9.C.1. Report on January 30, 2014 Discipline Policy Review Committee

9.C.2. Next Discipline Policy Review Committee meeting:   April 30, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. (3rd 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. 2014 Summer School Proposal Presentation

10.A.2. Harlem Assessment Team Update

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

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

10.B.1. Recommendation to approve agreement with Midwest Transit Equipment to purchase five one-year old school buses at a cost of $393,724 for the FY15 school year

10.B.2. Recommendation to approve three year agreement with Transfinder for transportation routing software at a cost of $43,595

10.B.3. Recommendation to approve Information Technology Department restructuring proposal

10.B.4. Recommendation to approve plans to renovate Olson Park Elementary with a secured entrance, and
one additional elementary school building pending grant approval 

10.B.5. Recommendation to approve MOU for Marquette Roof Replacement

10.B.6. Recommendation to approve adoption of 403(b) Plan Document and Adoption Agreement

10.B.7. Recommendation to approve acceptance of October 2013 and November 2013 Treasurer Reports

10.B.8. Recommendation to approve Maple Elementary lighting renovation

10.B.9. Recommendation to approve Resolution Declaring Surplus Property:

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

10.C. Dr. Julie Morris, Superintendent

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

10.C.2. Recommendation to approve Substitute Compensation Alignment Proposal

10.C.3. Freedom of Information Act Request from Harlem Federation of Teachers dated January 9, 2014, regarding legal costs, travel costs, lodging costs and clerical costs associated with Grievance 2011-2012-15 and IELRB 2012-CA-0076-C and 2013-CA-0021-C and District Response of 1/24/14

10.C.4. Freedom of Information Act Request from Harlem Federation of Teachers dated January 9, 2014, regarding costs associated with District's testing for field turf installation and District's response to said Request

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 Second Readings of Policy Updates from 12/9/13 First Readings

12.B. Approve First Reading of Policy Updates from January 21, 2014 Policy Committee Recommendations

12.C. Approve Release of Partial Closed Minutes from July 2013 through December 2013

12.D. Approve agreement with Midwest Transit Equipment to purchase five one-year old school buses at a cost of $393,724 for the FY15 school year

12.E. Approve three year agreement with Transfinder for transportation routing software at a cost of $43,595

12.F. Approve Information Technology Department restructuring proposal

12.G. Approve plans to renovate Olson Park Elementary with a secured entrance, and
one additional elementary school building pending grant approval 

12.H. Approve MOU for Marquette Roof Replacement

12.I. Approve adoption of 403(b) Plan Document and Adoption Agreement

12.J. Approve acceptance of October 2013 and November 2013 Treasurer Reports

12.K. Approve Maple Elementary lighting renovation

12.L. Approve Resolution Declaring Surplus Property

12.M. Approve Substitute Compensation Alignment Proposal

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

16. Approval of Closed Session Minutes, if necessary

17. Adjournment