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Meeting Agenda
1. In order to protect the health and safety of our board of education, staff, and community members, District 97 has decided to hold its April 7th board meeting virtually, using Zoom. The public may join this meeting using the following dial-in information:

Phone number: 1-312-626-6799
Access code: 517 222 723# 
2. 7:00 PM - MAKING MY D97 BETTER AWARD
3. 7:05 PM - PUBLIC
3.1. Public Comment (Public comments should be submitted to d97board@op97.org. Comments received on April 7th prior to 7:00 pm will be read aloud during the meeting. Emails received during the meeting will not be read aloud, but will be included in the official minutes of the meeting)
4. 7:20 PM - ACTION ITEMS
4.1. Minutes
4.1.1. Approval of the Minutes from the March 17, 2020 Special Board Meeting
4.2. Consent Agenda
4.2.1. Bill List
4.2.2. Personnel
4.2.3. Revised Draft 2020-2021  and 2021-2022 Calendars
4.2.4. Approval of Engagement Letter for Fiscal Year Audit (2020-2022) (3/17/2020)
4.2.5. Adoption of Policies (3/17/2020)
4.2.5.1. Policy 1:30 (School District Philosophy)
4.2.5.2. Policy 2:20 (Power and Duties of the Board of Education, Indemnification)
4.2.5.3. Policy 2:150 (Committees)
4.2.5.4. Policy 3:10 (Goals and Objectives)
4.2.5.5. Policy 5:50 (Drug- and Alcohol-Free Workplace: E-Cigarette, Tobacco, and Cannabis Prohibition)
4.2.5.6. Policy 7:270 (Administering Medicines to Students)
4.3. General
4.3.1. Approval of National Board Certification Fees (3/17/2020)
4.3.2. Approval of Food Service Agreement with the High School (3/17/2020)
4.3.3. Approval of Summer 2020 Asbestos Abatement (3/17/2020)
4.3.4. Acceptance of Contract with ICN Consortium Wide
Area Network (WAN) & Last Mile Circuit (3/17/2020)
4.3.5. Emergency Resolution to Suspend Policy due to COVID-19
5. 7:35 PM - ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS
5.1. SY21 Staffing Recommendation (4/21/2020)
5.2. District Office Reorganization (executive session 3/17, approved above)
5.3. Agreement with Hanover Research (expected action 4/21/2020)
5.4. SY21 Tech Plan Update (expected action 4/21/2020)
5.5. Health Insurance Renewal (expected action 4/21/2020)
5.6. Dental & LTD Insurance Renewal (expected action 4/21/2020)
5.7. Donation - Irving (expected action 4/21/2020)
5.8. Voice Over IP Renewal (expected action 4/21/2020)
5.9. Phase 2 Middle School Camera Refresh (expected action 4/21/2020)
5.10. Summer 2020 Renovation Bid Package Number 2 (expected action 4/21/2020)
6. 8:30 PM - BOARD ASSIGNMENTS
6.1. Standing Board Committee Liaison Report Follow Up (as needed - FAC, FORC, CCE and CLAIM)
6.2. Intergovernmental Liaison Report Follow Up (as needed - IGOV, PTO Council, CEC, OPEF, Community Council, Tri-Board on Equity, Policy, and Self-Evaluation)
7. 8:45 PM - CONCLUDING ITEMS
7.1. Board Remarks
7.2. Agenda Maintenance
8. 9:00 PM - ADJOURNMENT
9. INFORMATION ONLY
9.1. Absenteeism Report 
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Meeting: April 7, 2020 at 7:00 PM - Regular
Subject:
1. In order to protect the health and safety of our board of education, staff, and community members, District 97 has decided to hold its April 7th board meeting virtually, using Zoom. The public may join this meeting using the following dial-in information:

Phone number: 1-312-626-6799
Access code: 517 222 723# 
Subject:
2. 7:00 PM - MAKING MY D97 BETTER AWARD
Attachments:
Subject:
3. 7:05 PM - PUBLIC
Subject:
3.1. Public Comment (Public comments should be submitted to d97board@op97.org. Comments received on April 7th prior to 7:00 pm will be read aloud during the meeting. Emails received during the meeting will not be read aloud, but will be included in the official minutes of the meeting)
Subject:
4. 7:20 PM - ACTION ITEMS
Subject:
4.1. Minutes
Subject:
4.1.1. Approval of the Minutes from the March 17, 2020 Special Board Meeting
Attachments:
Subject:
4.2. Consent Agenda
Subject:
4.2.1. Bill List
Attachments:
Subject:
4.2.2. Personnel
Attachments:
Subject:
4.2.3. Revised Draft 2020-2021  and 2021-2022 Calendars
Attachments:
Subject:
4.2.4. Approval of Engagement Letter for Fiscal Year Audit (2020-2022) (3/17/2020)
Attachments:
Subject:
4.2.5. Adoption of Policies (3/17/2020)
Attachments:
Subject:
4.2.5.1. Policy 1:30 (School District Philosophy)
Attachments:
Subject:
4.2.5.2. Policy 2:20 (Power and Duties of the Board of Education, Indemnification)
Attachments:
Subject:
4.2.5.3. Policy 2:150 (Committees)
Attachments:
Subject:
4.2.5.4. Policy 3:10 (Goals and Objectives)
Attachments:
Subject:
4.2.5.5. Policy 5:50 (Drug- and Alcohol-Free Workplace: E-Cigarette, Tobacco, and Cannabis Prohibition)
Attachments:
Subject:
4.2.5.6. Policy 7:270 (Administering Medicines to Students)
Attachments:
Subject:
4.3. General
Subject:
4.3.1. Approval of National Board Certification Fees (3/17/2020)
Attachments:
Subject:
4.3.2. Approval of Food Service Agreement with the High School (3/17/2020)
Attachments:
Subject:
4.3.3. Approval of Summer 2020 Asbestos Abatement (3/17/2020)
Attachments:
Subject:
4.3.4. Acceptance of Contract with ICN Consortium Wide
Area Network (WAN) & Last Mile Circuit (3/17/2020)
Attachments:
Subject:
4.3.5. Emergency Resolution to Suspend Policy due to COVID-19
Attachments:
Subject:
5. 7:35 PM - ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS
Subject:
5.1. SY21 Staffing Recommendation (4/21/2020)
Attachments:
Subject:
5.2. District Office Reorganization (executive session 3/17, approved above)
Attachments:
Subject:
5.3. Agreement with Hanover Research (expected action 4/21/2020)
Attachments:
Subject:
5.4. SY21 Tech Plan Update (expected action 4/21/2020)
Attachments:
Subject:
5.5. Health Insurance Renewal (expected action 4/21/2020)
Attachments:
Subject:
5.6. Dental & LTD Insurance Renewal (expected action 4/21/2020)
Attachments:
Subject:
5.7. Donation - Irving (expected action 4/21/2020)
Attachments:
Subject:
5.8. Voice Over IP Renewal (expected action 4/21/2020)
Attachments:
Subject:
5.9. Phase 2 Middle School Camera Refresh (expected action 4/21/2020)
Attachments:
Subject:
5.10. Summer 2020 Renovation Bid Package Number 2 (expected action 4/21/2020)
Attachments:
Subject:
6. 8:30 PM - BOARD ASSIGNMENTS
Subject:
6.1. Standing Board Committee Liaison Report Follow Up (as needed - FAC, FORC, CCE and CLAIM)
Subject:
6.2. Intergovernmental Liaison Report Follow Up (as needed - IGOV, PTO Council, CEC, OPEF, Community Council, Tri-Board on Equity, Policy, and Self-Evaluation)
Subject:
7. 8:45 PM - CONCLUDING ITEMS
Subject:
7.1. Board Remarks
Subject:
7.2. Agenda Maintenance
Attachments:
Subject:
8. 9:00 PM - ADJOURNMENT
Subject:
9. INFORMATION ONLY
Subject:
9.1. Absenteeism Report 
Attachments:

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