February 22, 2016 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. Educational Focus Items

6.A. Career and Technical Education / Project Lead The Way

7. 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.

7.A. Approve the List of Bills for January 2016 in the amount of $6,062,319.68, with the exception of Check #520965 to Blanca Jessen.

7.B. Approve the Fundraiser exceeding $1,000.00.

7.C. Approve the appointment of School Treasurer for the 2016-17 school year.

7.D. Approve the renewal of the Auditor Contract for FY2016.

8. Motion To Approve Consent Agenda

9. Separate Action Items

9.A. Treasurer's Report for January 2016

9.B. Budget Status Report for January 2016

9.C. Budget Allocation 2016-17

9.D. Check #520965 in the amount of $185.39 to Blanca Jessen for Illinois Association of School Boards conference reimbursement

9.E. List of Bills Exceeding $5,000.00

9.F. Fundraisers Exceeding $1,000.00

9.G. Personnel

9.H. SASED Joint Agreement Resolution

9.I. Revised Board Policies

9.J. New Board Policies

9.K. Approve meeting minutes from January 5, 2016 through January 25, 2016.
(All minutes will be approved with one motion unless requested otherwise.)

9.K.1) Minutes of the January 5, 2016, Buildings & Grounds Committee meeting.

9.K.2) Minutes of the January 11, 2016, Regular Business/Educational Focus Board meeting.

9.K.3) Minutes of the January 11, 2016, Closed Session Board meeting. (Closed Session tab)

9.K.4) Minutes of the January 25, 2016, Educational Focus Board meeting.

9.K.5) Minutes of the January 25, 2016, Closed Session Board meeting. (Closed Session tab)

10. Information/Discussion Items

10.A. Credit Card Summary

10.B. Bus Transportation Service Agreement

10.C. 2016-17 School Calendar

11. School Recognition - Principals

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

13. Public Comments: Related to the discussion and/or actions of the board on the above agenda items, and for welcome comments and suggestions from the public.

14. Announcements:
Regular Business Board Meeting: Monday, March 7, 2016, 7:30 p.m., District Boardroom located at District Administrative Offices, 2 Friendship Plaza, Addison, IL 60101.
Educational Focus Board Meeting: Monday, March 21, 2016, 7:30 p.m., District Boardroom located at District Administrative Offices, 2 Friendship Plaza, Addison, IL 60101.

15. Closed Session Meeting

15.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.

15.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.

15.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.

15.D. Student disciplinary cases.

16. Reconvene To Open Meeting

17. Roll Call

18. Action Necessitated By Closed Session

19. Adjournment