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Meeting Agenda
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I. Roll Call / Visitors
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II. Pledge of Allegiance
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III. Open Forum: Board Policy 2:230 (individuals will be given five minutes to address the Board regarding agenda or non-agenda items)
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IV. Additional Items to be Placed on the Agenda
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V. * Consent Agenda
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V.A. Approve Regular Meeting Minutes of January 20, 2016
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V.B. Approve Closed Session Minutes of January 20, 2016
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V.C. Approve Payment of January Payroll/February Warrants
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V.D. Approve February 2016 Personnel Report
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V.E. Approve Easement Request
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V.F. Approve FY17 School Calendar
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VI. *Action Item
Approve a resolution providing for the issue of not to exceed $6,100,000 General Obligation Refunding School Bonds, Series 2016, for the purpose of refunding certain outstanding bonds of the District, providing for the levy of a direct annual tax sufficient to pay the principal and interest on said bonds, and authorizing the execution of a Bond Purchase Agreement with William Blair & Company, L.L.C., in connection with the proposed sale of said bonds. |
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VII. *Action Item
Approve a resolution transferring funds from the Transportation Fund to the School Bond and Interest Fund of 2006 for the payment of principal of and interest on the District’s General Obligation School Bonds, Series 2006, and abating a portion of the tax heretofore levied for the year 2015 to pay debt service on said bonds. |
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VIII. Reports and Discussion Items
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VIII.A. Superintendent's Report
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VIII.A.1. 2016 Staff Summer Work Plan (10 Minutes)
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VIII.A.2. District Goal Update (10 Minutes)
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VIII.A.3. Learning Management System (LMS) (10 Minutes)
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VIII.A.4. Preliminary Staffing Recommendations (10 Minutes)
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VIII.A.5. Food Service Update (10 Minutes)
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VIII.A.6. 5 year Financial Projections (10 Minutes)
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VIII.A.7. Review Governance and Planning (sec. 1) Board Policies (10 Minutes)
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VIII.A.8. Board of Education Information Requests (5 Minutes)
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VIII.A.8.a. *Approve Board of Education Information Requests
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IX. Open Forum: Board Policy 2:230 (individuals will be given five minutes to address the Board regarding agenda or non-agenda items)
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X. Items for Next Agenda:
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X.A. Approve Learning Management System; School Improvement Plan Update; Approve Preliminary Staffing Recommendations; Approve Pleasant Dale Park District Before and After School Program Intergovernmental Agreement; Re-employment of non-tenure Personnel and Non-renewal of Non-tenured Teachers; Approve Governance and Planning (sec. 1) Board Policies.
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XI. Closed Session (30 Minutes)
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XI.A. The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the District.
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XI.B. Collective negotiating matters between the District and its employees or their representatives.
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XII. *Action Item
Approve 2015-2020 Professional Agreement with Teachers' Association of Pleasantdale |
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XIII. Written Reports
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XIII.A. FOIA
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Agenda Item Details
Reload Your Meeting
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| Meeting: | February 17, 2016 at 7:00 PM - Regular Meeting | |
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Description:
Recommendation:
That the Board of Education approves the consent agenda as presented. |
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Description:
The minutes are included for Board review.
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Description:
The minutes are on file.
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The warrant lists are attached for Board review. Michael Rak and Catherine Chang reviewed the bills.
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Description:
That the Board of Education approve the February 2016 personnel report consisting of the hiring of Bernadette Kosnick as a full time elementary instructional aide effective February 8, 2016.
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Description:
The Board of Education heard information regarding the easement request at the January Board meeting. Attached is the temporary easement request for approval.
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Description:
The attached calendar was reviewed by the Board of Education at its January meeting. I am recommending the Board adopt the FY17 school calendar as presented.
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Description:
Recommendation:
That the Board of Education approve a resolution providing for the issue of not to exceed $6,100,000 General Obligation Refunding School Bonds, Series 2016, for the purpose of refunding certain outstanding bonds of the District, providing for the levy of a direct annual tax sufficient to pay the principal and interest on said bonds, and authorizing the execution of a Bond Purchase Agreement with William Blair & Company, L.L.C., in connection with the proposed sale of said bonds. |
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Description:
Recommendation:
That the Board of Education approve a resolution transferring funds from the Transportation Fund to the School Bond and Interest Fund of 2006 for the payment of principal of and interest on the District’s General Obligation School Bonds, Series 2006, and abating a portion of the tax heretofore levied for the year 2015 to pay debt service on said bonds. |
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Description:
Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning Candy Kramer will provide an outline of the process for professional work that will take place over the summer. It has been our practice to use the summer to write curriculum and engage in other projects. This year we are taking a different approach. Summer work will focus on enhancing our programs for students.
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As we enter into the second half of the school year, Superintendent Dave Palzet will provide to the Board an update regarding the work being done to accomplish the District goals.
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The goal of a Learning Management System (LMS) is to streamline communication between students and teachers and parents and teachers. Likewise, an LMS allows for a single location for our digital life. The staff and administration have been researching possible LMS programs for our schools. Based on this research we recommend implementing an LMS called Schoology. Superintendent Dave Palzet will present a short video that explains Schoology.
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Attached are the staffing projections for the 2016-17 school year. Based on enrollment and programming, the administration is not recommending any changes to the current level of staffing. These recommendations will be on the March Consent Agenda.
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Description:
Business Manager Catherine Chang will update the Board on the process of securing a new food service vendor. The administration will seek guidance on how to best proceed regarding this process.
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In order to provide transparency to the community regarding our financial position, we provide the Board with 5-year projections on an annual basis. Being a taxpayer funded entity our revenues are directly tied to the Consumer Price Index. Business Manager, Catherine Chang will present our most current 5-year projections.
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Description:
As it our practice, the Board of Education regularly reviews Board policy to ensure that our current policies reflect the realities of running a school district. Proposed changes to Governance and Planning (sec. 1) Board policies are in red. The policies will be on the March consent agenda for approval.
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This is a standing Board agenda item that allows the Board to discuss and verify information requests to the Superintendent.
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Recommendation:
That the Board of Education approve the information request consisting of______________________. |
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Recommendation:
That the Board of Education moves into closed session at _________ to discuss collective negotiating matters between the District and its employees or their representatives; and matters relating to the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the District. |
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Recommendation:
That the Board of Education approve the 2015-2020 Professional Agreement with the Teachers' Association of Pleasantdale. |
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