August 31, 2015 at 7:30 PM - Educational Focus Board Meeting

1. Call To Order

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Roll Call

4. Separate Action Item

4.A. Appointment of Person to Fill Vacancy on Board of Education

5. Swearing In of Appointed Board Member

6. 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.

7. Recognition of District 88 Successes

7.A. Community Support / New Teacher Training

7.B. First Day of School Highlights

7.C. 88's Best

8. Educational Focus Item

8.A. District 88 Initiatives - Cultural Competency and Student Learning Objectives

9. 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.

9.A. Approve the List of Bills for June 2015, in the amount of $9,241,103.58 and for July 2015, in the amount of $2,551,570.99.

9.B. Approve the Treasurer's Report for June 2015, reflecting the ending balance of $50,264,236.80.

9.C. Approve the purchase of laptops/tablets.

9.D. Approve the fundraisers exceeding $1,000.00 as presented.

9.E. Approve the Revised Personnel Report as presented.

10. Motion To Approve Consent Agenda

11. Separate Action Items

11.A. Treasurer's Report for July 2015

11.B. List of Bills Exceeding $5,000.00

11.C. Personnel

11.D. Fundraisers Exceeding $1,000.00

11.E. Resolution Appointing SASED Board of Control Representatives

11.F. Application for Recognition of Schools

11.G. Approve meeting minutes from June 2, 2015 through June 22, 2015.
(All minutes will be approved with one motion unless requested otherwise.)

11.G.1) Minutes of the June 2, 2015, Buildings & Grounds Committee meeting.

11.G.2) Minutes of the June 8, 2015, Regular Business Board meeting.

11.G.3) Minutes of the June 8, 2015, Closed Session Board meeting. (Closed Session tab)

11.G.4) Minutes of the June 22, 2015, Educational Focus Board meeting.

11.G.5) Minutes of the June 22, 2015, Closed Session Board meeting. (Closed Session tab)

12. Information/Discussion Item

12.A. Credit Card Summary

13. School Recognition - Principals

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

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

16. Announcements:
Regular Business Board Meeting: Monday, September 14, 2015, 7:30 p.m., District Boardroom located at District Administrative Offices, 2 Friendship Plaza, Addison, IL 60101.
Educational Focus Board Meeting: Monday, September 28, 2015, 7:30 p.m., District Boardroom located at District Administrative Offices, 2 Friendship Plaza, Addison, IL 60101.

17. Closed Session Meeting

17.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.

17.B. 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.

17.C. 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.D. Student disciplinary cases.

18. Reconvene To Open Meeting

19. Roll Call

20. Action Necessitated by Closed Session

21. Adjournment