April 23, 2019 at 6:30 PM - Regular Meeting

1. Opening the meeting

1.A) Call to Order, Roll Call, Pledge of Allegiance

2. Motion to go into Closed Session for discussion of the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the public body or legal counsel for the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee of the public body 

3. Open the Meeting

3.A) Call to Order, Roll Call

4. Recognition of visitors/communication to the Board (Goals 2, 4)

4.A) Recognize the Girls Bowling Team State Champs

4.B) Recognize the Boys Bowling Team State Qualifiers

5. Committee Reports

6. Homer Council Report

7. Homer Support Staff Council Report

8. Review of the April 2, 2019 Consolidated Election Results

9. President announces the newly elected member(s) of the Board of Education

10. New member(s) take the oath of office

11. Motion to adjourn Sine Die

12. Agenda (Reorganizational Meeting) - Appoint President Pro tem

13. Appoint Secretary Pro tem

14. Call to order, Roll call

15. Election of officers

15.A) President

15.B) Vice President

15.C) Secretary

15.D) Appointment of recording secretary

15.E) Confirmation of Auditor

15.F) Adopt a Resolution to Appoint District Treasurer

15.G) Adopt a Resolution to identify designated depositories for Fiscal Year 20

15.H) Appointment of Legal Counsel

15.I) Name of Newspaper of Record

15.J) Board Committee appointments

15.K) Establish date and time for Regular Board meetings for Fiscal Year 2020

15.K)1) Regular Board meeting times

15.K)2) Board training date with Illinois Association of School Boards (IASB)

16. Consent Agenda
- Any questions or comments regarding the consent agenda from administrators?
- Any questions or comments regarding the consent agenda from the Board?

16.A) Approval of the March 26, 2019 Regular meeting minutes, the March 26, 2019 Closed Session meeting minutes, the April 9, 2019 Special meeting minutes and the April 9, 2019 Closed Session meeting minutes (Goal 4)

16.B) Treasurer's report as of March 2019 (Goal 5)

16.C) Invoices payable April 2019 (Goal 5)

16.D) Personnel recommendations (Goals 2, 3)

16.D)1) Request for Leave of Absence (Beginning and end dates open to modification)

16.D)1)a) Non-Certified

16.D)2) Resignation(s)

16.D)2)a) Certified

16.D)3) Employment recommendation(s)

16.D)3)a) Non-Certified

16.D)4) Extra-Curricular 

16.D)4)a) 2019 Summer School Scholar(s)

16.E) Review and approval of the 2019-2020 Coaches Handbook (Goals 1, 2)

16.F) Review and approval of the 2019-2020 Athletic Handbook (Goals 1,2)

16.G) Review and approval of the 2019-2020 Code of Conduct and Parent/Student Handbook

17. Informational Reports

17.A) Directors' Report

17.B) Superintendent's Report

18. Old Business

18.A) Motion to approve the recommendation that the Board award the contract for the 2019 district renovation projects to Talsma Builders, Inc. in the amount of $1,283,130.00 (Goal 5)

18.B) Motion to approve the health/life safety amendment for Goodings Grove and Homer Jr. High Schools (Goal 5)

18.C) Motion to approve the recommendation to award the contract for 2019 Hadley Moving/Relocation services to Moving Services, Inc. (Goal 5)

18.D) Health Insurance Audit Final Outcome Update

18.E) Motion to approve the recommendation that the Board authorize the agreements related to purchase of utility easements with Illinois American Water (Goal 5)

18.F) Review and approval of the revised job description for English as a second language teacher (Goal 3)

19. New Business

19.A) Motion to approve the recommendation for employment for the Assistant Principal at Schilling School (Goal 3)

19.B) Motion to approve the recommendation for employment for the Director of Technology for the District (Goal 3)

20. Discuss future Board meeting agenda items

21. Motion to go into Closed Session for discussion of 1) the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the public body or legal counsel for the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee of the public body or against legal counsel for the public body to determine its validity, 2) discussion of collective negotiating matters between the public body and its employees or their representatives, or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees and 3) matters relating to individual students (5 ILCS120/2(c)(10))

22. Motion to adjourn