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 At a recent meeting, the Lindop School District 92 Board discussed a Chicago Tribune Freedom of Information Act request for records of any water tests for lead.

The Lindop School District 92 Board includes seven members charged with adopting, enforcing and monitoring all policies for the management and governance of the district’s schools.

Below is the agenda for this meeting, as provided by the board.

AGENDA FOR A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, LINDOP

SCHOOL DISTRICT 92, HELD ON TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 2016, IN THE LINDOP SCHOOL CAFETERIA, 2400 SOUTH 18TH AVE., BROADVIEW, ILLINOIS, BEGINNING AT 7:00 PM.

AGENDA

A. OPEN SESSION Policy Number Section: 2:220

Board Members: Princess Dempsey, Tamara Whitfield, Shyrl Griffin, Anissa Cubie, Carla

Joiner-Herrod, Tonya Taylor, and Penny Williams-Wolford

B. ROLL CALL Policy Number Section: 2:220

C. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

D. PUBLIC HEARING

1. Transfer of $1,700,000 from Transportation Fund permanently transferring $1,200,000 to the Education Fund and $500,000 to the Operations and Maintenance Fund.

E. PUBLIC HEARING

1. Permanently transferring $24,500 interest earned from the Educational Fund to the Debt Service Fund.

F. PUBLIC COMMENT Policy Number Section 2:230

G. FOIA REQUEST Policy Number Section: 2:11

1. On May 16, 2016, the Lindop School District office received a Freedom of Information Act request from Jennifer Smith Richards of the Chicago Tribune. The request was for records of all requests to test for lead in water in district-owned or leased facilities, records of the results of all tests for lead in water in district-owned or leased facilities, and of all contracts related to water-quality testing and records of payments to those vendors performing such testing in district buildings.

H. UPCOMING EVENTS AND CORRESPONDENCE Policy Number Section 2:220

I. COMMITTEE REPORTS

1. Lindop PAEC Committee Ms. Dempsey/ Ms. Williams-Wolford

2. Personnel Committee Ms. Dempsey/ Ms. Cubie

3. Technology Committee Ms. Dempsey

J. OLD BUSINESS Policy Number Section: 4:80

1. Recommended Approval of April 19, 2016 Regular Session Board Minutes.

2. Recommended Approval of April 19, 2016 Closed Session Board Minutes.

K. NEW BUSINESS Policy Number Section: 2:10

1. Recommended Approval of May 17, 2016, Regular Session Board Minutes.

2. Recommended Approval of May 17, 2016, Closed Session Board Minutes.

3. Recommended Approval of Lindop District 92 Payroll.

4. Recommended Approval of Lindop District 92 Accounts Payable.

5. Recommended Approval of Activity Account Reconciliation.

6. Recommended approval to permanently transfer $1,700,000 from Transportation Fund permanently transferring $1,200,000 to the Education Fund and $500,000 to the Operations and Maintenance Fund.

7. Recommended approval to permanently transfer $24,500 interest earned from the Educational Fund to the Debt Service Fund.

8. Recommended Approval of the Resolution to adopt Prevailing Wages.

9. Recommended Approval of the Resolution Designating Interest Earnings as Interest Earnings.

10. Recommended Approval to renew Food Service Contract for FY 2016-2017.

11. Recommended Approval to place FY 2017 Tentative Budget on Display.

12. Recommended Approval of the Early Childhood Grant.

13. Recommended Approval of the NCLB Grants (Title I Plan from targeted to schoolwide and Title II).

14. Recommended Approval of the Bilingual Grant.

15. Recommended Approval to send outstanding 2015-2016 Registration & 2015-2016 Tuition Fees to Collections.

16. Recommended Approval of new computers for STEM lab for 2016-2017.

17. Recommended Approval of iPads for the 3rd Grade for 2016-2017.

18. Recommended Approval of 3 year agreement for Lexia software.

19. Recommended Approval of Pearson Curriculum and Software (textbooks, teacher editions, manipulatives).

20. Recommended Approval of 1 year FREE pilot for Pearson Literature ($13,000 value).

21. Recommended Approval of Expansion of Duties for Lead Bilingual Teacher to include Instructional Support Liaison.

22. Recommended Approval of Employee Resignation.

23. Recommended Approval of Employee Termination.

24. Recommended Approval of Student Expulsion.

25. Recommended Approval to hire Food Service Supervisor.

26. Recommended Approval to hire Math Instructional Coach.

27. Recommended Approval to hire Title I Interventionist Teacher.

28. Recommended Approval to hire Physical Education Teacher.

29. Superintendent Evaluation.

30. Personnel:

a. Resignation (1)

b. Employment (4)

c. Dismissal (1)

d. Student Discipline (1)

L. SUPERINTENDENT REPORT

M. BOARD PRESIDENT REPORT

N. EXECUTIVE SESSION

1. The Lindop Board of Education will enter into closed session for the purpose to discuss appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance or dismissal of a specific employee of the public body or legal counsel for the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee of the public body or against legal counsel for the public body to determine its validity. (Section 5 ILCS 120/2(c) (1) of the Open Meetings Act)

2. The Lindop Board of Education will enter into closed session for the purpose to discuss the placement of individual students in special education programs and other matters relating to individual students. (Section 5 ILCS 120/2(c) (10) of the Open Meetings Act)

O. RECONVENE OPEN SESSION

Personnel: Approval of Resignation/Retirement, Leave of Absence, Employment, Pending Litigation

P. ADJOURNMENT

1. Next Regular Session Board of Education Meeting:

When: Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at 7:00 p.m.

Where: Lindop School (Cafeteria)

Lindop School District 92 Mission Statement

Our mission is to provide a high quality education that inspires each student to become a self-disciplined, passionate life-long learner who is equipped to flourish in an ever-changing global society. This is achieved through partnerships based on mutual respect and shared accountability.