2. Roll Call

3. Public Comment

4. Superintendents Report

5. Financial Report

6. Consent Agenda

6.A. Personnel Report

6.B. Approval of Minutes of July 21, 2016

6.C. Approval of Closed Session Minutes of July 21, 2016

6.D. Ratification of Recurring Bills

Recommendation:    That the Governing Board ratifies the recurring bills from June 30, 2016 in the amount of $59,556.46 as recommended by the Superintendent and approved by the Operating Committee at its meeting on August 19, 2016.

6.E. Ratification of Recurring Bills from July 14, 2016

Recommendation:    That the Governing Board ratifies recurring bills from July 14, 2016 in the amount of $90,678.52 as recommended by the Superintendent and approved by the Operating Committee at its meeting of August 19, 2016.

6.F. Ratification of Non-Recurring Bills from June 21, and June 30, 2016

Recommendation:    That the Governing Board ratifies the non-recurring bills from June 21, 2016 in the amount of $9,665.84, June 30, 2016 in the amount of $13,239.00 and $8,451.80 as recommended by the Superintendent and approved by the Operating Committee at its meeting of August 19, 2016.

6.G. Ratification of Non-Recurring Bills of July 21, July 27, and July 28, 2016

Recommendation:    That the Governing Board ratifies the non-recurring bills of July 21, in the amount of $45,787.20; July 27 in the amount of $18,550.44 and July 28, 2016 in the amount of $56,067.37 as recommended by the Superintendent and approved by the Operating Committee at its meeting of August 19, 2016.

6.H. Ratification of Non-Recurring bills from August 2, 2016 and August 19, 2016

Recommendation:    That the Governing Board ratifies the non-recurring bills from August 2, 2016 in the amount of $3,755.35 and August 19, 2016 in the amount of $2,653,915.53 as recommended by the Superintendent.

6.I. Ratification of Recurring Bills of August 15, 2016

Recommendation:    That the Governing Board ratifies the recurring bills of August 15, 2016 in the amount of $151,132.22 as recommended by the Superintendent and approved by the Operating Committee at its meeting of August 19, 2016.

7. NEW BUSINESS

7.A. Classroom Leases

Recommendation:    That the Governing Board ratifies the classroom leases for $12,000 each for the 2016-2017 school year as recommended by the Superintendent and approved by the Operating Committee at its meeting of August 19, 2016.
        
        District 169        2 classrooms       Medgar Evers School    ELC / IND Programs                        
                                  

7.B. Donation

Recommendation:    That the Governing Board ratifies the donation of a sofa for the Independence teacher's staff lounge made by Patrick Hawkins as recommended by the Superintendent and approved by the Operating Committee at its meeting of August 19, 2016..

7.C. Infinitec UCP Membership Fees

Recommendation:    That the Governing Board ratifies the membership with Infinitec United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Chicago for membership fees for 2016-17 at $18,444.25 as recommended by the Superintendent and approved by the Operating Committee at its meeting of August 19, 2016. 

7.D. Mentoring Services

Recommendation:    That the Governing Board ratifies the agreement with Governors State University's MILE Program to provide mentoring services for five SPEED school leaders for the 2016-2017 school year at a cost of $11,400 as recommended by the Superintendent and approved by the Operating Committee at its meeting of August 19, 2016.

7.E. Sertoma Audiological Contract

Recommendation:    That the Governing Board ratifies the contract with Sertoma Speech & Hearing Center in the amount of $53,200 for 400 audiological service hours for the 2016-17 school year beginning on September 1,2016 and ending on August 31, 2017 and $58,000 for 400 audiological service hours for the 2017-18 school year beginning on September 1, 2017 and ending on August 31, 2018 as recommended by the Superintendent and approved by the Operating Committee at its meeting of August 16, 2019.

7.F. Worker's Compensation Proposal

Recommendation:    That the Governing Board ratifies the proposal from Illinois Counties Risk Management Trust (ICRMT) to provide worker's compensation insurance effective 7/1/2016 - 7/1/2017 at a cost of $89,075 as recommended by the Superintendent and approved by the Operating Committee at its meeting of August 19, 2016..

7.G. NextEra Energy Services Illinois

Recommendation:    That the Governing Board ratifies the agreement with NextEra Energy Services to provide electric beginning October 1, 2016 and ending June 30, 2018 as recommended by the Superintendent and approved by the Operating Committee at its meeting of August 19, 2016.

8. OLD BUSINESS

8.A. Illinois State Budget Form 50-30 for the 2016-2017 school year
     
Recommendation:   That the Governing Board approves the Resolution to adopt the 2016-2017 SPEED Budget per State Form 50-30.

9. CLOSED SESSION

Recommendation:    That the Operating Committee goes into closed session discuss the employment, compensation, and/or performance of a specific employee of SPEED and to discuss pending, probable, and/or imminent litigation, and/or matters regarding students.     Action required.

Recommendation:    That the Governing Board approves the termination of Paraprofessional, Zarief Kendrick, effective immediately, as discussed in Closed Session and recommended by the Superintendent.
   

10. INFORMATION:

11. AUDIENCE TO VISITORS

12. ANNOUNCEMENTS

13. ADJOURNMENT