August 11, 2014 at 6:00 PM - Regular

1. CALL TO ORDER by President

2. ROLL CALL (Board Members and Other Attendees)

3. Pledge of Allegiance 

4. Approval of Agenda

5. Approval of Meeting Minutes:

5.A. Public Hearing Minutes of July 14, 2014

5.B. Regular & Closed Minutes of July 14, 2014

5.C. Regular and Closed Minutes of Special Meeting of August 4, 2014

6. Awards and Recognition

6.A. Marquette Elementary School - Kanncept Design, Molly Kann-Carey, new staff room design;
Northeast Christian Church, Sylvia Staley, (two summer painting days, donations, landscaping, staff room makeover, tutors (plus so much more)

6.B. Milestone Inc. - Arles Hendershott, Resource Development Director

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:  July 14, 2014

9.A.2. Next Quarterly Meeting:  August 20, 2014 (3rd & 4th quarter) at 6:00 p.m.

9.A.3. Next Education Committee meeting:  August 21, 2014, at 6:16 p.m.

9.A.4. Next Regular Board Meeting:  August 25, 2014 at 6:00 p.m.

9.A.5. Next Policy Committee meeting:  September 15, 2014 at 6:00 p.m.

9.A.6. Recommendation to release partial redacted closed minutes from January 1, 2014 through June 30, 2014

9.B. George Russell

9.B.1. Next Business Services Committee meeting:   September 3, 2014 at 6:00 p.m.

9.C. Patti Lawrence

9.C.1. Next Discipline Policy Review Committee meeting:   November 20, 2014 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 Student Travel Request(s)

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

10.B.1. Recommendation to approve Facility Request(s):

10.B.2. Recommendation to approve Resolution Declaring Surplus Property:

10.B.3. Recommendation to approve renewal of the natural  gas provider agreement with Centerpoint Energy with no price increase in the fee in addition to the market rate for FY16.

10.B.4. Recommendation to approve five year agreement with Gordon Flesch for three copiers at a cost of $767.58 per month with a per copy rate of $0.00399.

10.B.5. Summer Projects Update

10.C. Dr. Julie Morris, Superintendent

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

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 release of partial redacted closed minutes from January 1, 2014 through June 30, 2014

12.B. Approve Resolution Declaring Surplus Property

12.C. Approve renewal of natural gas provider agreement with Centerpoint Energy with no price increase in the fee in addition to market rate for FY16.

12.D. Approve five year agreement with Gordon Flesch for three copiers at a cost of $767.58 per month with a per copy rate of $0.00399.

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 on Grievance 2013-2014-5

15.B. Consideration and possible action on appointment of Marquette Elementary School Principal

16. Adjournment