2. Roll Call

3. Recognition of Visitors

4. CLOSED SESSION

Recommendation:    That the Governing Board goes into closed session to discuss employment, compensation, and/or performance of specific employees of SPEED, pending, probable, and/or imminent litigation, and or matters relating to students.

 

5. Superintendent's Report   
       

6. Financial Report

7. CONSENT AGENDA

7.A. Personnel Report

7.B. Approval of Minutes of March 24, 2016.  

7.C. Approval of Closed Session Minutes of March 24, 2016

7.D. Approval of Non-Recurring Bills from May 27, 2016.  

Recommendation:    That the Governing Board ratifies the the non-recurring bills from May 27, 2016 in the amount of $15,823.97 as recommended by the Superintendent and approved by the Operating Committee at its meeting on June 16, 2016.

7.E. Approval of Recurring Bills from May 31, 2016

Recommendation:    That the Governing Board ratifies the recurring bills from May 31, 2016 in the amount of $172,462.99 and $4,860.00 as recommended by the Superintendent and approved by the Operating Committee at its meeting of June 16, 2016.

7.F. Approval of Non-Recurring Bills from June 16, 2016

Recommendation:    That the Governing Board ratifies the non-recurring bills from June 16, 2016 in the amount of $57,407.78 as recommended by the Superintendent and approved by the Operating Committee at its meeting on June 16, 2016.

7.G. Approval of Recurring Bills from June 15, 2016

Recommendation:    That the Governing Board ratifies the recurring bills from June 15, 2016 in the amount of $89,510.90 as recommended by the Superintendent and approved by the Operating Committee at its meeting on June 16, 2016.

7.H. Approval of Recurring Bills from April 15, April 29, and May 13, 2016

Recommendation:    That the Governing Board ratifies the recurring bill from April 15, 2016 in the amount of $263,228.05; from April 29, 2016 in the amount of $89,808.71; from May13, 2016 in the amount of $60,565.76 as recommended by the Superintendent and approved by the Operating Committee at its meeting on May 13, 2016.

7.I. Approval of Non-Recurring Bills from April 21 and 22, 2016

Recommendation:    That the Governing Board ratifies the non-recurring bills from April 21, 2016 in the amount of $1,471,424.00;  April 22, 2016 in the amount of $20,831.98  and $39,048.19;  May 5, 2016 in the amount of $1,478.32; and May 13 in the amount of $81,569.05 as recommended by the Superintendent and approved by the Operating Committee at its meeting on May 13, 2016.

7.J. Administrative Contract Renewal

Recommendation:    That the Governing Board ratifies the contracts with the following Administrative Personnel for the 2016-17 school year as recommended by the Superintendent and approved by the Operating Committee at its meeting on May 13, 2016

    Kristin Elliott        Director of Programs and Services
    Kevin Slattery      Director of Business and Finance
    Sharon Curry       Director of Human Resources
    Joe Kekelik          Director of Building and Grounds
    Tim Jonke            Director of Technology
    Jessica Chen       Principal Early Learning Center  ELC
    Kellie Clark           Assistant Principal ELC
    April Brown           Principal Program for Adaptive Learning  PAL
    Linda Wilson         Principal Independence Program  IND
    Andrea Paterala    Assistant Principal IND
    Nicole Taylor         Program Supervisor Transition Program  ALL
    Janet DeBruin       District Coordinator
    

7.K. Calendar Adjustment for 2015-2016 School Year

Recommendation:    That the Governing Board ratifies for the SPEED Programs to operate through June 2, 2016 and that the proposed emergency days of June 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 2016 be declared special holidays unless it is necessary to use in a future emergency situation as recommended by the Superintendent and approved by the Operating Committee at its meeting on May 13, 2016.

8. NEW BUSINESS

8.A. Prevailing Wage Rates

Recommendation:   That the Governing Board ratifies the Resolution containing the Prevailing Rate of Wages be adopted as recommended by the Superintendent and approved by the Operating Committee at its meeting on May 13, 2016.

8.B. Policy Revisions

Recommendation:    That the Governing Board ratifies the revisions to maintain legal compliance as outlined by the IASB Press Plus Policy Subscription Service and as recommended by the Superintendent and approved by the Operating Committee at its meeting on June 16, 2016.

8.C. Auditors

Recommendation:    That the Governing Board ratifies the contract with Legacy Professionals LLP  to provide auditing services for FY16 as recommended by the Superintendent and approved by the Operating Committee at its meeting on May 13, 2016.

8.D. Concussion Oversight Team

Recommendation:    That the Governing Board ratifies the creation of a Concussion Oversight Team for SPEED which shall be appointed by the Superintendent annually in accordance with Board Policy 7:305  as recommended by the Superintendent and approved by the Operating Committee at its meeting on May 13, 2016.  No attachment.

8.E. Donations

Recommendation:    That the Governing Board ratifies the $200 donation from Kirschner Vision Group to be used to furnish the Academy apartment kitchen, and the donation received from a fund raiser hosted by Bambinos Restaurant in the amount of $12,546 to be used to purchase materials and equipment for the SPEED Connections Autism classes as recommended by the Superintendent and approved by the Operating Committee at its meetings on May 13, 2016 and June 16, 2016.

8.F. PERA Joint Committee

Recommendation:    That the Governing Board ratifies the adoption of the SPEED PERA Joint Committee teacher evaluation plan completed May 2016 as recommended by the Superintendent and as ratified by the Operating Committee at its meeting of June 16, 2016.

8.G. Dental, Vision, and Medical Rates FY17

Recommendation:    That the Governing Board ratifies approves the renewal rates with Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Illinois at an increase of 5.5% for PPO and 3.7% for HMO and a decrease for PPO Dental and no change in the HMO Dental, and Delta Vision, no change, as recommended by the Superintendent and approved by the Operating Committee at its meeting on May 13, 2016.

8.H. Tentative Budget for FY17

Recommendation:    That the Governing Board ratifies the 2016-2017 tentative budget for SPEED as recommended by the Superintendent and approved by the Operating Committee at its meeting on June 16, 2016.

8.I. Summer School  (ESY) - 2016

Recommendation:    That the Governing Board ratifies the 2016 SPEED summer school (ESY) plans (June 13, 2016 through July14, 2016 for a total of 19 days) as recommended by the Superintendent and approved by the Operating Committee at its meeting on May 13, 2013.

8.J. Lease Agreements

Recommendation:    That the Governing Board ratifies the following classroom leases for $12,000 per classroom for the 2016-2017 school year as recommended by the Superintendent and approved by the Operating Committee at its meeting on June 16, 2016. 
     
    District 144    1 classroom          Fieldcrest                          ELC
                          2 classrooms        Prairie Hills                        PAL
                          1 classroom          Nob Hill                              ELC
    District 161    1 classroom          Heather Hill                        ELC
    District 167    1 classroom          Brookwood Jr. High            IND
    District 201U  2 classrooms        Crete-Monee                      PAL
    District 227     2 classrooms        Rich South H.S.                 DHH

9. OLD BUSINESS

9.A. Combining Funds for FY17 Budget

Recommendation:    That the Governing Board ratifies for the Education Fund 10 and the Operations and Maintenance Fund 20 be combined into the Education Fund 10 beginning with the FY17 school year as recommended by the Superintendent and approved by the Operating Committee at its meeting on May 13, 2016.

10. INFORMATION ITEMS:

10.A. SPEED Newsletter

10.B. Board Meeting Dates

11. AUDIENCE TO VISITORS

12. ANNOUNCEMENTS

13. ADJOURNMENT