August 24, 2020 at 6:00 PM - Regular Board Meeting

1. Call to Order of Regular Board meeting at 6:00 p.m.

2. Roll Call

3. Pledge of Allegiance

4. Approval of Agenda

5. Approval of Meeting Minutes:
Regular & Closed Minutes of August 10, 2020
Special Minutes of August 19, 2020

6. Awards and Recognition

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 Warrants

9. Communications and Committee Reports

9.A. Sue Berogan, President

9.A.1. Election and Nomination for the Office of Vice President from present until the Organizational meeting in May, 2021

9.A.2. Superintendent Search Update

9.A.3. Appointment of Board Members to Committees

9.A.4. Board Member Evaluation Report:  August 10, 2020

9.A.5. Next Board Meeting:  September 14, 2020 at 6:00 p.m.

9.A.6. Next Education Committee:  October 14, 2020 at 6:00 p.m.

9.A.7. Next Policy Committee:  September 21, 2020 at 6:00 p.m.

9.A.8. Next Business Services Committee: September 9, 2020 at 6:00 p.m.

9.A.9. Recommendation to approve Second Reading of Policy Updates from July 13, 2020 First Reading

9.A.10.
Recommendation to approve release of redacted closed minutes for January 1, 2020 through June 30, 2020

9.B. Evelyn Meeks, Secretary

9.C. Michael Sterling

9.D. Dr. Michael Flanagan

9.E. Rich Meister

9.F. Jill Berogan

9.G. Patti Lawrence

10. Administrative Reports

10.A. Dr. Michelle Erb, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum & Instruction

10.A.1. Recommendation to approve Student Travel:

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

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

10.B.2. Recommendation to approve Facility Requests:

10.B.3. Presentation and recommendation to approve FY21 Tentative Budget and Recommendation to Set Public Hearing for September 28, 2020 at 5:40 p.m.

10.C. Scott Rollinson, Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources

10.C.1. Personnel Agenda and Addendum

10.C.2. Informational:  Resignations

10.C.3. Presentation of 4th Quarterly Report

10.D. Dr. Julie Morris, Superintendent

10.D.1. Freedom of Information Act request dated Kristin Crowley, WREX 13 News requesting information regarding random drug testing of students dated August 12, 2020, and the District's Response dated August 13, 2020 noting no random drug testing is conducted on students

10.D.2. Freedom of Information Act Request received from Peter Medlin dated August 14, 2020 requesting copies of any surveys, polls or questionnaires asking students in the district about preferences needs or challenges going into the 2020-2021 school year, including responses from students and the District's response dated August 14, 2020 noting there were no surveys, polls, questionnaires or preferences sent to students.

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 Reading of Policy Updates from July 13, 2020 First Reading

12.B. Approve release of redacted Closed session minutes from January 1, 2020 through June 30, 2020

12.C. Approve Resolution Declaring Surplus Property

12.D. Approve recommendation to approve FY21 Tentative Budget and set public hearing for September 28, 2020 at 5:40 p.m.

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), Selection of a Person to Fill a Public Office ( 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(3), Pending Litigation (5 ILCS 120/2(c)(11), Student Discipline (5 ILCS 120/2(c)(9), Placement of Individual Students in Special Education Programs and Other Matters Relating to Individual Students (5 ILCS 120/2(c)(10), Purchase or Lease of Real Property for the Use of the District  (5 ILCS 120/2(c)(5), Setting of a Price for Sale or Lease of Property Owned by the District (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), Security Procedures (5 ILCS 120/2(c)(8), Establishment of Reserves or Settlement of Claims as provided in Local Government and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act (5 ILCS 120/2(c)12), and Discussion of Lawfully Closed Meeting Minutes (5 ILCS 120/2(c)(21).

15. ACTION ITEMS AFTER CLOSED SESSION

15.A. Consideration and Possible Approval of Settlement Agreement  

16. Adjournment