Cicero School District 99 Board of Education met Dec. 10
Here is the agenda provided by the board:
I. Call to Order Regular Meeting of the Board of Education
II. Roll Call President Tomschin, Vice President Dominick, Secretary Manouzi, Members Terracino, Couch, Moreno and Barrera
III. Establish Quorum
IV. Pledge of Allegiance
V. Superintendent’s Report
A. Informational Items
1. Monthly Board Report
2. Freedom of Information Act Requests
3. Enrollment Report
4. Suspension Report
5. Security Report
6. Recognition of Morton College Students – Photo/Video Internship Diego Reyes, Jeanette Villegas, Anahi Salgado and Erick Nonato Garcia
7. District 99’s Very Own Award – Employee of the Month Recipients: Sonia Martinez, Program Assistant at Lincoln School
8. Treasurer’s Report
9. Presentation by Eccezion Consulting on the 2024-2025 Audit
10. Departmental Updates Presentation
VI. Other Reports
A. Construction Report – CCS International, Inc.
VII. Correspondence
VIII. Comments from the Audience
IX. Adjourn to Executive Session
A. 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. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1).
B. 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).
C. 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)
D. Security procedures, school building safety and security, and the use of personnel and equipment to respond to an actual, threatened, or a reasonably potential danger to the safety of employees, students, staff, the public, or public property. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(8).
E. 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 must be recorded and entered into the minutes of the closed meeting; 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(11).
X. Adjourn from Executive Session
XI. Reconvene to Open Session
XII. Action as a result of Executive Session if necessary
XIII. Consent Agenda
A. Approval of Minutes
1. Public Hearing on the E-Learning Program, November 12, 2025
2. Regular Meeting Open Session November 12, 2025
3. Regular Meeting Closed Session November 12, 2025
B. Approval of Payrolls:
Education Fund $ 8,214,273.01
Operations, Building & Maintenance Fund $ 487,511.49
Transportation Fund $ 264,669.50
GRAND TOTAL SALARIES $ 8,966,454.00
C. Approval of Bills:
Education Fund $ 1,722,164.11
Building & Maintenance Fund $ 865,333.86
Transportation Fund $ 220,600.65
Capital Projects $ 625,212.70
Debt Fund $ 20,899.23
Tort $ 6,679.59
TOTAL EXPENSES FOR DECEMBER $ 3,460,890.14
D. Miscellaneous Monies
TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR MONTH OF DECEMBER $ 4,181.00
E. Approval of Use of School Facility Requests
F. Approval of Resolution for Disposal of Personal Property
G. Approval to rescind the November 12, 2025 approval of Purchase Order for Grand Classroom in the amount of $64,220.00
H. Approval of Purchase Order for Grand Classroom in the amount of $64,620.00
I. Approval of Purchase Orders over $35,000.00
1. CDW Renewal of Rubrik $ 403,009.68
J. Approval of donation of coats from Youth Crossroads with an approximate value of $5,000.00 that will be given to students at Liberty School
K. Approval of Agreement with Restore Construction, Inc. for the provision of Restorative Services at Lincoln School due to the fire incident of August 23, 2025
L. Approval of Settlement Authority Request Relative to Workers’ Compensation Claim of Tina Bruscato (24WC23880)
M. Approval to apply for the FY26 School Maintenance Project Grant
N. Approval of renewal of Electric Services Agreement with ENGIE Resources, LLC O. Approval of renewal of Cyber Liability Insurance
P. Approval of Memorandum of Understanding between the Children’s Center of Cicero Berwyn and Cicero School District 99 for 2025-2027 school years
Q. Approval of Agreement with Child and Family Connections for the provision of Early Intervention Technical Transition Assistance Services for the 2025-2026 school year
R. Approval of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) for the UNIFY Friday Program beginning December 5, 2025 and ending on April 17, 2026 at Unity Junior High School
S. First Reading of proposed revised policies: 2:120, 2:150, 2:270, 4:10, 4:30, 4:80, 4:140, 5:10, 5:90, 5:100, 5:190, 5:200, 5:220, 5:280, 5:300, 6:20, 6:40, 6:60, 6:130, 6:160, 6:260, 6:280, 6:315, 7:10, 7:70, 7:150, 7:180, 7:190, 7:290, 7:310, 7:340 and 8:30
T. Approval of Staff Travel for Conference Attendance
1. 5 Administrators and 5 Teachers, One-Day Instructional Coaching Intensive, January 16-18, 2026, in New York City, New York
2. Heather Mathis, Principal and Anthony Grazzini, Executive Director of Grants & Accountability, The Summit on PLC at Work, on February 24–26, 2026, in Phoenix, Arizona
XIV. Personnel Report
A. Certified Personnel
1. Employment
2. Resignations
3. Other
B. Non-Certified Personnel
1. Employment
2. Resignations
3. Other
C. FMLA Requests
XV. Resolution Denying Concurrence Of/Rejecting Resignation of Janet Bracero to Accept Another Teaching Assignment
XVI. Approval of Tax Levy Resolution
XVII. Approval of Resolution regarding Special Tax Levy for Special Education
XVIII. Approval of Resolution regarding Special Tax Levy for Lease/Technology
XIX. Approval of Resolution allocating Tax Levy to Individual Funds of District Property Tax Extension Limitation as Amended
XX. Old Business
XXI. Informational Items
A. Next regularly scheduled Board Meeting to be held on January 14, 2026, 6:30 p.m. at Sherlock School
XXII. Adjournment
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