2. ROLL CALL

3. MOTION TO ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION

4. CLOSED SESSION AGENDA

4.1. Student disciplinary cases. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(9)

4.2. The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees, specific individuals who serve as independent contractors in a park, recreational, or educational setting, or specific volunteers of the public body or legal counsel for the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee, a specific individual who serves as an independent contractor in a park, recreational, or educational setting, or a volunteer of the public body or against legal counsel for the public body to determine its validity.  However, a meeting to consider an increase in compensation to a specific employee of a public body that is subject to the Local Government Wage Increase Transparency Act may not be closed and shall be open to the public and posted and held in accordance with this Act.  5ILCS 120/2(c)(1)

4.3. 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.  5 ILCS 120/2(c)(11)

4.4. 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.    5 ILCS 120/2(c)(2)

4.5. The purchase or lease of real property for the use of the public body, including meetings held for the purpose of discussing whether a particular parcel should be acquired.  5 ILCS 120/2(c)(5)

4.6. The setting of a price for sale or lease of property owned by the public body.  5 ILCS 120/2(c)(6)

5. MOTION TO ADJOURN FROM CLOSED SESSION AND RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION

6. ROLL CALL

7. PLEDGE TO THE FLAG

8. RECOGNITIONS

8.1. Student Board Members

8.2. Engineering Students

8.3. Culinary Students

8.4. Illinois History Day Students

8.5. Those Who Excel Awardees

8.6. Morton Teaches

8.7. E-Sports

8.8. Mathletes

8.9. SCOTY Award

9. REPORTS

9.1. Superintendent's Committee Reports:

9.2. Student Board Member's Reports:

9.2.1. Zoe Bustamante - Morton East

9.2.2. Abbie Valladares-Stevenson - Morton West

9.3. Superintendent's Report:  Dr. Timothy Truesdale

9.4. Associate Superintendent of Educational Program's Report:  Dr. Joshua McMahon

9.5. Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer's Report:  Christopher Blomquist

9.6. Executive Director of Human Resources Report:  Randy Borgardt

10. AUDIENCE COMMENTS ON ACTION ITEMS ONLY

11. ACTION ITEMS - CONSENT AGENDA

11.1. Approval of Minutes 

11.1.1. Closed Session

11.1.1.1. Special Reorganization Board Meeting:  April 24, 2025

11.1.2. Open Session

11.1.2.1. Special Reorganization Board Meeting:  April 24, 2025

11.2. Approval of Payroll

11.2.1. Education:  $7,187,625.46

11.2.2. Building:  $890,508.59

11.2.3. Transportation:  $1,422.00

11.3. Approval of Bills for Payment

11.3.1. April 22, 2025:  $23,600.00

11.3.2. May 15, 2025a:  $4,564.101.65

11.3.3. May 15, 2025b:  $182,726.34

11.4. Approval of Student Discipline

11.4.1. Expulsion(s)

11.4.1.1. 481887

11.4.1.2. 451318

11.4.1.3. 480298

11.4.1.4. 470236

11.5. Approval of Personnel

11.5.1. Personnel Report

11.6. Approval of Board Travel and/or Expense Reimbursement in Accordance with Board Policy 2:125

11.6.1. Board of Education
Joint Annual Conference
November 20-23, 2025
Funding Source:  Board of Education Funded
 

11.7. Approval of Staff Travel and/or Expense Reimbursement in Accordance with Board Policy 2:125

11.7.1. Antonella Palazzolo, Logan Brown, Deanna Gordon, Jennifer Morrison, and Mark Sujak
AP Annual Conference 2025
July 16-19, 2025
Funding Source:  Title I Funds

11.7.2. Superintendent, CFO and Connie Chapman
Joint Annual Conference 
November 20-23, 2025
Funding Source:  Superintendent and Business Office Funded
 

11.8. Approval of Student Travel

11.8.1. Jennie Crownson, Alejandro Diaz and Two Students
National History Day Competition
College Park, Maryland
June 8-12, 2025
Funding Source:  Department Funded

11.8.2. Jessica Herrera, Courtney Bay, 1 Administrator, 2 Students and 2 Parents
FCCLA National Leadership Conference
Orlando, Florida
July 5-9, 2025
Funding Sources:  Culinary Local Funds and Perkins Grant Funds

11.9. Approval of Facility Requests

11.9.1. Our Lady of the Mystical Rose

11.10. Approval of Contracts (Pending Final Legal Review and Negotiation [if necessary])

11.10.1. West 40 Continuum of Services Intergovernmental Agreement

11.10.2. Renaissance Star Assessments

11.10.3. Upland Software Filebound Renewal 25-26

11.10.4. Ring Central

11.10.5. Replacement/Installation of Security NVRs across the District

11.11. Approval to Bid or Quote

11.12. Approval of Bid Results

11.12.1. Morton West Masonry Project - KR Tech

11.12.2. 25-26 Custodial Supplies

11.13. Approval to Accept Donations/Grants

11.14. Approval to Dispose of District Property

11.15. Approval to Renew the IHSA 2025-2026 Membership

11.16. Approval to Renew Subscription to Illinois Association of School Boards to BoardBook, Basic PRESS, PRESS Plus Add On Subscription Member and School Board Policies Online Subscription

11.17. Approval to Renew Illinois Association of School Boards Active Member Dues for 25-26 School Year

12. ACTION ITEM(S)

12.1. Approval of New Student Board Member Election Results for 2025-2026 School Year

12.1.1. Swear in Newly Elected Student Board Members

13. OLD BUSINESS

14. AUDIENCE COMMENTS

15. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS

16. DISCUSSION

17. CORRESPONDENCE

17.1. Thank you from Eden Duke Family

17.2. Thank you from Rina Krygier and Andrew Guzzo Families

18. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS

18.1. The next regular Board of Education Meeting will take place at Morton District Office on Wednesday, June 11, 2025 starting at 5:00 p.m. and going directly into Closed Session.

19. ADJOURNMENT