September 22, 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, Julian Lugo (5th grade)

4. Approval of Agenda

5. Approval of Meeting Minutes:

5.A. Regular & Closed Minutes of September 8, 2014

6. Awards and Recognition

6.A. Julian Lugo (5th grade Loves Park Elementary student) - Title Belt Awards - 2014 National Junior Golden Glove Championship box title in Las Vegas, and 2014 The Ringside World Championship boxing title in Independence, Maryland 

6.B. Sue Berogan - Level 1 Master Board Member Program;
Travis Turner, Level 1 Master Board Member Program;
Evelyn Meeks - Level II Master Board Member Program;
George Russell - Master Board Member Status Maintained & Fellow-LeaderShop;
Patti Lawrence - Master Board Member Status Maintained
Heather Kelley - Master Board Member Status Maintained; 

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:  September 8,  2014

9.A.2. Next Policy Committee meeting:  October 6, 2014 at 6:00 p.m.

9.A.3. Next Regular Board Meeting:  (Tuesday) October 14, 2014 at 6:00 p.m.

9.A.4. Next Education Committee meeting:  October 23, 2014, at 6:16 p.m.

9.A.5. Recommendation to approve First Readings of Policy Updates from September 15, 2014 Policy Committee Recommendations

9.B. George Russell

9.B.1. Next Business Services Committee meeting:   October 8, 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. Application for Recognition of Schools

10.A.2. Recommendation to approve Student Travel Request(s)

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

10.B.1. FY 15 Budget Public Hearing Report & Recommendation to adopt FY 15 Final Budget as reviewed with changes from the FY 15 Tentative Budget at the 5:40 p.m. Hearing

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

10.B.3. Recommendation to approve Resolution Declaring Surplus Property:

10.C. Dr. Julie Morris, Superintendent

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

10.C.2. Freedom of Information Act Request (FOIA) received September 5, 2014 from Lennie Jarratt of Education Matters US regarding fair share fees relative to the Hudson rights, Beck rights and the District's response thereto dated September 11, 2014.

10.C.3. Freedom of Information Act Request (FOIA) received September 12, 2014 from James Wargo requesting documents pertaining to a student and the District's request for a five day extension to respond dated September 17, 2014.

10.C.4. Presentation of Intergovernmental Agreement with the Winnebago-Boone County Regional Alternative School

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 First Reading of Policy Updates from September 15, 2014 Policy Committee Recommendations

12.B. Approve Applications for Recognition of Schools

12.C. Approve adoption of the FY 15 Final Budget with changes from the FY 15 Tentative Budget.

12.D. 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

16. Adjournment