2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

3. COMMUNICATIONS AND/OR OPPORTUNITY FOR EXPRESSION OF PUBLIC CONCERNS

3.1. FOIA Request

3.1.1. Gerardo Mendez - FOIA - MMS Athletic Field information.

3.1.2. Smart Procure - Requesting purchasing records.

3.1.3. James Naughton - Requesting copies of signed agreements of students requesting transfer to an alternative school instead of proceeding to an expulsion hearing.

3.2. Thank You Note

3.2.1. Thank You Note received from the Hong Family.

4. CONSENT AGENDA

4.1. Approval of Minutes

4.1.1. Regular Board Meeting Minutes - February 10, 2022.

4.1.2. Closed Board Meeting Minutes - February 10, 2022.

4.1.3. Special Board Meeting Minutes - February 12, 2022.

4.1.4. Special Board Meeting Minutes - February 24, 2022.

4.2. New Hire

4.2.1. Guadalupe Aspera - Enger School, Classroom Aide, Effective February 2, 2022.

4.2.2. Carlos Rondon - Transportation, Bus Driver, Scott School - Lunch Monitor, Custodian, Effective February 7, 2022. 

4.2.3. Miguel Landy - Westdale School, Custodian, Effective February 14, 2022.

4.2.4. Frank Pieranunzi - Districtwide Custodian, Effective February 14, 2022.

4.2.5. Rosita Marchan, Enger School, Classroom Aide, Effective February 28, 2022.

4.2.6. Gloria Garrigan, Enger School, Classroom Aide, Effective February 28, 2022.

4.2.7. Leslie Oliva, Mannheim Middle School, Lunchroom Monitor, Effective February 25. 2022.

4.2.8. Irene Ulloa, Westdale School, Lunch Monitor (Friday's only), Effective February 25, 2022.

4.3. Resignation

4.3.1. Marlene Hernandez, Administration Center, Tech Department Powerschool Specialist, Effective February 28, 2022.

4.3.2. Maria Favela, Enger School, Lunch Monitor, Effective February 14, 2022.

4.3.3. Elizabeth Rios, Scott School, Tutor, Effective February 15, 2022.

4.3.4. Fabiola Ugalde, Enger School, Classroom Aide, Effective January 25, 2022.

4.3.5. Zilpacoret Garnica Johnson, Roy School, Teacher, Effective at the end of the 2021 - 2022 school year.

4.4. Job Abandonment

4.4.1. Miguel Landy, Westdale School, Custodian, Effective February 17, 2022.

4.5. Family Medical Leave

4.5.1. Martha Herrera, Westdale School, Reading Tutor, Commencing FMLA February 24, 2022 and concluding April 14, 2022.

4.5.2. Ashley Rubio, Roy School, Teacher, Commencing May 17, 2022 and concluding October 10, 2022.

4.5.3. Cassandra Baretto, Mannheim Middle School, Teacher, Commencing August 15, 2022 and concluding November 7, 2022.

4.6. First Reading of Board Policy

4.6.1.  Policy 6:15, School Accountability- The policy, Legal References, and footnotes are updated in response to 105 ILCS 5/10-17a (school report cards), amended by three different P.A.s
 

4.6.2. Policy 6:20, School Year Calendar and Day - The policy is updated with a Legal Reference-only addition of 5 ILCS 490/, State Commemorative Dates Act. Footnotes are updated.
 

4.6.3. Policy 6:50, School Wellness - The policy, Legal References, and footnotes are updated in response to 105 ILCS 5/2-3.182, added by P.A. 102-359, requiring districts that participate in child nutrition programs, the National School Lunch Program and National School Breakfast Program, the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), and the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) to develop a food sharing plan. Legal References are updated with style changes. The footnotes discuss that these plans will depend upon many local factors, not the least of which is the requirement to work with the local health department.
 

4.6.4. Policy 6:60, Curriculum Content - The policy, Legal References, Cross References, and footnotes are updated.  It is important to spend time and understand the significant changes affecting this policy and the following suite of 6:60 PRM materials (see below) for this Issue. For more information about this policy’s updates, read the Curriculum and Sex Education bundle, above, study the “Yellow Committee Worksheet” changes in the footnotes to this policy available at PRESS Online, and consult the board attorney.
 

4.6.5. Policy 6:60-AP1, Comprehensive Health Education Program RENUMBERED & REWRITTEN. The procedure is rewritten.
 

4.6.6. Policy 6:60-AP1, E1, Notice to Parents/Guardians of Sexual Abuse and Assault Awareness and Prevention Education; Requests to Examine Materials.  REWRITTEN, RENUMBERED & RENAMED. The exhibit is rewritten in response to the reasons set forth in 6:60, Curriculum Content and 6:60-AP1, Comprehensive Health Education Program, above. The Written Objection(s) and/or Opt-outs lists all courses or programs that parents/guardians may object to in writing and/or opt their children out of, and it aligns four statutes that now address a district’s responsibility to provide age-appropriate sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention education programs, notices of that instruction, etc.

 

4.6.7. Policy 6:60-AP1, E2, Resources for Biking and Walking Safety Education RENUMBERED. The exhibit is unchanged and only renumbered.
 

4.6.8. Policy 6:60-AP2, Comprehensive Personal Health and Safety and Sexual Health Education Program (National Sex Education Standards (NSES)) - NEW. The procedure is created in response to the repeals of 105 ILCS 5/27-9.1 and 5/27-9.2, and replacement of them with NSES 105 ILCS 5/27-9.1a, added by P.A. 102-522.
 

4.6.9. Policy 6:60-AP3, Developmentally Appropriate Consent Education - NEW. The procedure is created in response to the addition of consent education in 105 ILCS 5/27-9.1b, added by P.A. 102-522.
 

4.6.10. Policy 6:100-AP, Dissection of Animals - The procedure is updated.
 

4.6.11. Policy 6:120, Education of Children with Disabilities - The policy and footnotes are updated.
 

4.6.12. Policy 6:130, Program for the Gifted - The policy is unchanged. Footnote 1 is updated.

 

4.6.13. Policy 6:135, Accelerated Placement Program - The policy and footnotes are updated.
 

4.6.14. Policy 6:135-AP, Accelerated Placement Program Procedures - The procedure is updated.
 

4.6.15. Policy 6:180, Extended Instructional Programs - The policy is updated to clarify that districts may offer programs on anti-bias education and activities to address intergroup conflict resolution.
 

4.6.16. Policy 6:220, Bring Your Own Technology (BYOT) Program; Responsible Use and Conduct - The policy and footnotes are updated.
 

4.6.17. Policy 6:300-E3, Form for Exemption from Financial Aid Application Completion - The exhibit is updated with the final citation to 105 ILCS 5/22-87, added by P.A. 101-180. A minor style change is also made.
 

4.6.18. Policy 6:340, Student Testing and Assessment Program - The Legal References and footnotes are updated.
 

4.6.19. Policy 7:10, Equal Educational Opportunities - The Legal References and footnotes are updated.

 

4.6.20. Policy 7:20, Harassment of Students Prohibited - The Legal References are updated.
 

4.6.21. Policy 7:20-AP, Harassment of Students Prohibited - The procedure is updated in response to P.A. 102-197, the school counselor terminology change.
 

4.6.22. Policy 7:30, Student Assignment and Intra-District Transfer - The policy and footnotes are updated in response to a five-year review.
 

4.6.23. Policy 7:50, School Admissions and Student Transfers To and From Non-District Schools - The policy is unchanged. A footnote is updated.
 

4.6.24. Policy 7:60, Residence - The policy, Legal References, and footnotes are updated in response to a five-year review and legislative changes.
 

4.6.25. Policy 7:60-AP1, Challenging a Student’s Residence Status - The procedure is updated in response to a five-year review.

 

4.7. Second Reading and Adoption of Board Policy

4.7.1. 5:30, Hiring Process and Criteria - The policy, Legal References, and footnotes are updated in response to 105 ILCS 5/21B-85, amended by P.A. 102-522, requiring a board (formerly ISBE) to provide written notice to TRS when it learns a teacher has been convicted of a felony, and for continuous improvement.
Footnote 5 is updated in response to IHRA, 775 ILCS 5/2-103.1(c), added by P.A. 101-656, with a discussion regarding application of the IHRA’s interactive assessment requirement for disqualifying offenses listed in 105 ILCS 5/21B-80. Footnote 6 is updated in response to IDHR guidance for implementation of 775 ILCS 5/2-103.1, added by P.A. 101-656, at: www2.illinois.gov/dhr/Pages/Conviction_Record_Protection_Frequently_Asked_Questions.aspx.
 

4.7.2. 5:30-AP1, Interview Questions - The procedure is updated in response to: IHRA amendment noted in 5:20, Workplace Harassment Prohibited, above (work authorization status); 105 ILCS 5/21B-80, amended by P.A. 102-552; and
IDHR guidance for implementation of 775 ILCS 5/2-103.1, added by P.A. 101-656, at: www2.illinois.gov/dhr/Pages/Conviction_Record_Protection_Frequently_Asked_Questions.aspx. In light of this guidance, consult the board attorney if the district wants to ask candidates about disqualifying convictions before the job offer stage.
 

4.7.3. 5:30-AP2, Investigations -The procedure is updated in response to: -105 ILCS 5/10-21.9 and 5/21B-80, amended by P.A. 102-522, adding homicide offenses to the list of offenses barring individuals from school district employment;
- Ill. Vehicle Code, 625 ILCS 5/6-106.1, amended by P.A. 102-168;
- IHRA, 775 ILCS 5/2-103.1, added by P.A. 101-656, and PRESS Advisory Board (PAB) feedback regarding the need to account for the seven working day timeline for an applicant to respond to an Ill. State Police background report pursuant to the Ill. Uniform Conviction Information Act, 20 ILCS 2635/7, in addition to the five business day response timeline required under 775 ILCS 5/2-103.1. New footnotes 2, 3, and 4 are added to address issues arising from implementation of 775 ILCS 5/2-103.1, added by P.A. 101-656; and
- Continuous improvement.

4.7.4. 5:30-AP2, E1, Notice of Preliminary Hiring Decision Based on Conviction Record - The exhibit is updated for reason #3 stated in 5:30-AP2, Investigations, above, and for continuous improvement.
 

4.7.5. 5:30-AP2, E2, Notice of Final Hiring Decision Based on Conviction Record - The exhibit is updated in response to issues arising from implementation of IHRA, 775 ILCS 5/2-103.1, added by P.A. 101-656, and for continuous improvement.
 

4.7.6. 5:50, Drug- and Alcohol-Free Workplace; E-Cigarette, Tobacco, and Cannabis Prohibition - The policy, Legal References, and footnotes are updated in response to: - 
105 ILCS 5/27-13.2, amended by P.A. 102-195, requiring districts to educate students about the prevention and avoidance of drugs abuse and the dangers of opioid and substance abuse; and
- PAB feedback for continuous improvement related to reasonable suspicion, now that a couple of years have passed since the Cannabis Regulation Tax Act (CRTA) became law.
Legal References are updated in response to continuous improvement.
 

4.7.7. 5:90, Abused and Neglected Child Reporting - The policy, Legal References, Cross References, and footnotes are updated in response to:
-105 ILCS 5/14-1.02, amended by P.A. 102-172, requiring districts to provide special education services to students with disabilities who turn 22 during the school year for the remainder of that school year;
- 105 ILCS 5/10-23.13 (Erin’s Law), amended by P.A. 102-610; and
- 105 ILCS 5/21B-85, amended by P.A. 102-552, requiring a board (formerly ISBE) to provide written notice to TRS when it learns a teacher has been convicted of a felony, and continuous improvement.
The Legal References and footnote 18 are updated to incorporate the requirement of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, 20 U.S.C. §7926, discussed in 5:150, Personnel Records, below.
Other continuous improvement updates are made throughout the policy and footnotes.


 

4.7.8. 5:90-AP, Coordination with Children’s Advocacy Center - The procedure is updated with the final citation to 105 ILCS 5/22-85(i), added by P.A. 101-531, and for continuous improvement. Footnote 2 is updated for clarity.
 

4.7.9. 5:100, Staff Development Program - The policy, Cross References, Administrative Procedure references, and footnotes are updated in response to 105 ILCS 5/10-23.13 (Erin’s Law), amended by P.A. 102-610, and for continuous improvement. Staff development program requirements related to mandated reporting training and Erin’s Law that previously appeared as an option in the footnotes have been moved into the default policy text and are accompanied by new footnote 2. Due to the insertion of new footnote 2, what were previously footnotes 4 and 5 are renumbered as footnotes 5 and 6. Old footnote 4/new footnote 5 was also updated in response to P.A. 102-197.
 

4.7.10. 5:100-AP, Staff Development Program - The procedure is updated for continuous improvement.
 

4.7.11. 5:120, Employee Ethics; Conduct; and Conflict of Interest - The policy, Legal References, Cross References, and footnotes are updated in response to, among other things, the General Assembly’s focus on resolving Educator Misconduct as follows:-
 105 ILCS 5/10-23.13 (E_r_i_n_’s_ _L_a_w_), amended by P.A. 102-610;
- 105 ILCS 5/22-90 (final citation pending), added by P.A. 102-327, eff. 1-1-22 (guidance counselor gift ban); and Continuous improvement.
The General Assembly may consider HB 1975 during Veto Session. If HB 1975 is passed, more updates will be required to this policy.
 

4.7.12. 5:120-AP2, Employee Conduct Standards - The procedure and its footnotes are updated in response to 105 ILCS 5/10-23.13 (E_r_i_n_’s_ _L_a_w_), amended by P.A. 102-610, and for continuous improvement. The footnotes are updated in response to:
-105 ILCS 5/27-13.2, amended by P.A. 102-195, including the dangers of opioid abuse within drug and substance abuse education;
- 105 ILCS 5/21B-75, amended by P.A. 102-552, amending suspension or revocation of license provision to also apply to suspension or revocation of endorsements or approvals; and
- 775 ILCS 5/2-103.1, added by P.A. 101-656, prohibiting certain adverse employment actions based on conviction records.
Do not automatically add this to the district’s procedure or personnel manual. Use this procedure to prompt local conversations related to employee conduct standards, including the prevention of sexual misconduct and grooming.
 

4.7.13. 5:120-AP2, E, Expectations and Guidelines for Employee-Student Boundaries - NEW. This exhibit is created in response to 105 ILCS 5/10-23.13 (E_r_i_n_’s_ _L_a_w_), amended by P.A. 102-610.
Do not automatically add this to the district’s procedure or personnel manual. Use this exhibit to structure local conversations around what the district will include for its examples of expectations and guidelines about professional boundaries in employee-student relationships.
 

4.7.14. 5:125, Personal Technology and Social Media; Usage and Conduct - The policy, Legal References, Cross References, and footnotes are updated in response to the requirements of districts outlined in 105 ILCS 5/10-23.13 (Erin’s Law), amended by P.A. 102-610. For more information about Erin’s Law requirements, see policy 4:165, Awareness and Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse and Grooming Behaviors, and the Ethics, Training, and Educator Misconduct bundle, above. Other continuous improvements are made throughout.
 

4.7.15. 5:150, Personnel Records - The policy, Legal References, Cross References, and footnotes are updated in response to: 
- 105 ILCS 5/10-23.13 (Erin’s Law), amended by P.A. 102-610, requiring policy 4:165, Awareness and Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse and Grooming Behaviors, and for more information read the Ethics, Training, and Educator Misconduct bundle, above; and
- The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), 20 U.S.C. §7926 (requiring policies to prohibit districts from providing a recommendation of employment for an employee, contractor, or agent that a district knows, or has probable cause to believe, has engaged in sexual misconduct with a student or minor in violation of the law).

4.7.16. 5:185, Family and Medical Leave - The policy, Legal References, and footnotes are updated in response to 105 ILCS 5/24-6.4, added by P.A. 102-335, lowering the threshold for FMLA eligibility for school employees to 1,000 1,250 hours worked in the preceding 12-months, and for continuous improvement.
 

4.7.17. 5:185-AP, Resource Guide for Family and Medical Leave - The procedure is updated in response to the same legislation noted in 5:185, Family and Medical Leave, above.
 

4.7.18. 5:200, Terms and Conditions of Employment and Dismissal - The policy, Legal References, and footnotes are updated. The policy is updated in response to PAB feedback regarding the need to comply with the terms of individual employment contracts, in addition to collective bargaining agreements and other legal requirements. A minor style change is made to the Legal References. Finally, the footnotes are updated in response to:
- 105 ILCS 5/24-2, amended by P.A. 102-15, designating 2022 Election Day (11-8-22) as a school holiday;
- 105 ILCS 5/24-2, amended by P.A.s 102-14 and 102-334, designating Juneteenth (June 19) as a holiday;
- 105 ILCS 5/24A-5, amended by P.A. 102-252, allowing districts to evaluate tenured teachers rated as excellent or proficient every three (rather than two) years, in accordance with its teacher evaluation plan and an informal teacher observation plan, to be established by ISBE rule and the agreement of the PERA Joint Committee; and Continuous improvement.

4.7.19. 5:210, Resignations - The policy is unchanged. The Legal References are updated with a minor style change. The footnotes are updated in response to 105 ILCS 5/24-14, amended by P.A. 102-552, requiring certain items be included in a district’s referral to the State Superintendent of a teacher who resigns during the school term. Continuous improvement updates are also made to the footnotes.
 

4.7.20. 5:220, Substitute Teachers - The policy and footnote 7 are updated in response to 105 ILCS 5/16-118, amended by P.A. 102-537, limiting substitute teaching hours for TRS annuitants to 500 hours per school year beginning 7-1-23, previously 7-1-21. Footnote 7 is also updated in response to 105 ILCS 5/16-150.1, amended by P.A. 102-440, allowing TRS annuitants to teach in a subject shortage area through 6-30-24, previously 6-30-21. Other continuous improvement updates are made throughout the policy and footnotes.
 

4.7.21. 5:220-AP, Substitute Teachers - The procedure is updated in response to:
- 325 ILCS 5/4, amended by P.A. 101-564, requiring mandated reporter training within three months of initial employment and at least every three years thereafter;
- 105 ILCS 5/24-5(b-4), amended by P.A. 101-81, allowing boards to require new substitute teachers to submit evidence of physical fitness and be subject to additional health examinations/screenings; and Continuous improvement.

4.7.22. 5:250, Leaves of Absence - The policy and footnotes are updated in response to:
- 105 ILCS 5/24-6, amended by P.A. 102-275, permitting eligible school employees to take up to 30 days of paid sick leave for birth, without medical certification, any time within one year following the birth, and for adoption, placement for adoption, or acceptance of a child in need of foster care; and
- VESSA, 820 ILCS 180/, amended by P.A. 102-487, adding other crimes of violence to its leave protections.
The Legal References are updated with a minor style change. The footnotes are also updated in response to 56 Ill.Admin.Code Part 252, implementing the Child Bereavement Leave Act, 820 ILCS 154/, and for continuous improvement.
 

4.7.23. 5:260, Student Teachers - The policy is unchanged. The footnotes are updated in response to 105 ILCS 5/21B-80, amended by P.A. 102-552, and for continuous improvement.
 

4.7.24. 5:330, Sick Days, Vacation, Holidays, and Leaves - The policy and footnotes are updated in response to:
- 105 ILCS 5/24-6, amended by P.A. 102-275, permitting eligible school employees to take up to 30 days of paid sick leave for birth, without medical certification, any time within one year following the birth, and for adoption, placement for adoption, or acceptance of a child in need of foster care;
- VESSA, 820 ILCS 180/, amended by P.A. 102-487, adding other crimes of violence to the protections of VESSA;
- 105 ILCS 5/24-2, amended by P.A. 102-15, designating 2022 Election Day (11-8-22) as a school holiday;
- 105 ILCS 5/24-2, amended by P.A.s 102-14 and 102-334, designating Juneteenth (June 19) as a holiday; and Continuous improvement.
The footnotes are also updated in response to 56 Ill.Admin.Code Part 252, implementing the Child Bereavement Leave Act, 820 ILCS 154/.
 

4.8. Bills

4.9. Approval of the 2022 - 2023 District 83 Calendar.

4.10. LASEC - Action Items

4.10.1. Infinitec Assistive Technology Coalition Center contract FY23.

4.10.2. Jelani Educational Services, LLS contract for Psychologist services FY22.

5. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT

5.1. Buildings, Grounds, and Transportation - Ron Carleton

5.1.1. March Buildings, Grounds, & Transportation Report.

5.1.2. Trane Turnkey Contracting.

6. OLD BUSINESS

7. NEW BUSINESS

7.1. The Board of Education Meeting for April will be held on Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at 6:30 p.m.

8. MISCELLANEOUS

8.1. Board and Administrator - March 2022 Edition

9. ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISCUSSING APPOINTMENT, EMPLOYMENT, PERSONNEL, COMPENSATION, DISCIPLINE, PERFORMANCE, OR DISMISSAL OF SPECIFIC EMPLOYEES, AND/OR REAL ESTATE.