January 26, 2015 at 7:30 PM - Educational Focus Board Meeting

1. Call To Order

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Roll Call

4. Petitions and Hearings
It is the practice of this Board of Education to provide a place on the agenda for and welcome comments and suggestions from the public.

5. Recognition of District 88 Successes

5.A. 88's Best Students

6. Public Hearing on Five-Clock-Hour-Day Waiver

6.A. Motion to Open Hearing

6.B. Overview of Five-Clock-Hour-Day Waiver - to accommodate PLAN and ACT testing schedule to assess college and career readiness

6.C. Comments and Discussion

6.D. Motion to Close Hearing

7. Educational Focus Items

7.A. Seal of Biliteracy

7.B. World Language Curriculum

8. Motion To Establish Consent Agenda
The items of the consent agenda were reviewed and discussed by the board and administration at a previous meeting. Reports and data were reviewed prior to being recommended for the consent agenda.

8.A. Approve the List of Bills for December 2014 in the amount of $5,396,088.24.

8.B. Approve the Personnel Report.

9. Motion To Approve Consent Agenda

 

10. Separate Action Items

10.A. Financial Audit 2014

10.B. Treasurer's Report December 2014

10.C. Budget Status Report for December 2014

10.D. List of Bills Exceeding $5,000.00

10.E. Rejection of the Exterior Door Replacement & Security Entrance Upgrade Bids for ATHS

10.F. Fundraisers Exceeding $1,000.00

10.G. Application/Modification of Five-Clock-Hour-Day Waiver

10.H. Donation

10.I. Personnel

10.J. Reciprocal Reporting System Agreement - Villa Park

10.K. Approve meeting minutes from December 2, 2014 through December 15, 2014.
(All minutes will be approved with one motion unless requested otherwise.)

10.K.1) Minutes of the December 2, 2014, Buildings & Grounds Committee meeting.

10.K.2) Minutes of the December 15, 2014, Regular Business/Educational Focus Board meeting.

10.K.3) Minutes of the December 15, 2014, Closed Session Board meeting. (Closed Session tab)

11. Information/Discussion Items

11.A. Credit Card Summary

11.B. Freedom of Information Requests

12. School Recognition - Principals

13. Board Member Report(s) / Future Agenda Items

14. Public Comments: Related to the discussion and/or actions of the board on the above agenda items.

15. Announcements:
Regular Business Board Meeting: Monday, February 9, 2015, 7:30 p.m., District Boardroom located at District Administrative Offices, 2 Friendship Plaza, Addison, IL 60101.
Educational Focus Board Meeting: Monday, February 23, 2015, 7:30 p.m., District Boardroom located at District Administrative Offices, 2 Friendship Plaza, Addison, IL 60101.

16. Closed Session Meeting

16.A. The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee to determine its validity.

16.B. Student disciplinary cases.

16.C. The placement of individual students in special education programs and other matters relating to individual students. 

16.D. Litigation, when an action against, affecting or on behalf of the particular public body has been filed and is pending before a court or administrative tribunal, or when the public body finds that an action is probable or imminent, in which case the basis for the finding shall be recorded and entered into the minutes of the closed meeting.

17. Reconvene To Open Meeting

18. Roll Call

19. Action Necessitated By Closed Session

20. Adjournment