February 24, 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 Marquette Elementary Students

4. Approval of Agenda

5. Approval of Meeting Minutes

5.A. Approve February 10, 2014 Regular and Closed Minutes

6. Awards and Recognition

6.A. Park's Pinnacle Award Recipient - Harlem Veteran's Project

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 February 10, 2014

9.A.2. Next Policy Committee Meeting:   March 17, 2014, at 6:00 p.m. 

9.A.3. Next Regular Board Meeting:  March 10, 2014 at 6:00 p.m.

9.A.4. Next Education Committee meeting:  April 24, 2014, at 6:00 p.m.

9.A.5. 2014 School Board Governance Recognition Application deadline to submit:  August 4, 2014

9.B. George Russell

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

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

9.C. Patti Lawrence

9.C.1. 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. Recommendation to approve Student Travel Request(s)

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

10.B.1. Recommendation to approve Resolution Declaring Surplus Property:

10.B.2. Recommendation to approve Facility Request(s):

10.C. Dr. Julie Morris, Superintendent

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

10.C.2. Presentation of 2014-2015 Program Change Recommendations

10.C.3. Freedom of Information Act Request dated February 12, 2014 requesting public budgetary expenditures for each separate high school and copies of school district budgets from FY12-FY14 and ISBE required report card.  The District's response dated 2/18/14 was responsive to the 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 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. Consideration and Possible Action on Student Discipline # 2013-2014-4

16. Consideration and Possible Action on Student Discipline # 2013-2014-5

17. ACTION ITEMS AFTER CLOSED SESSION

18. Approval of Closed Session Minutes, if necessary

19. Adjournment