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Cicero School District 99 Board of Education Met August 19

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Cicero School District 99 Board of Education met Aug. 19.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

All members of the public wishing to listen to the Board Meeting may dial: 1-219-250-4582, when prompted, please dial access code: 620-418-361#. Once connected to the meeting, you are required to mute yourselves. At the time of “Comments from the Audience” you may unmute yourself and state your public comment. Please note that per Board Policy 2:230, all public comments are limited to 3 minutes

I. Call to Order Regular Meeting of the Board of Education

II. Roll Call President Tomschin, Vice President Polk, Secretary Terracino, Members Rueda, Segura, Dominick and Couch

III. Establish Quorum

IV. Pledge of Allegiance

V. Superintendent's Report

A. Informational Items

1. Freedom of Information Act Requests

2. Monthly Expenditure Report

3. Security Report

4. Treasurers Report

5. Quarterly Investment Report

6. Presentation of Superintendent's Goals

7. ISBE Recognition for the District's Early Childhood Programs achieving the Gold Circle of Quality

B. Discussion of items

VI. Other Reports

A. Architect’s Report – FGM Architects

B. Construction Manager's Report - Vision Construction

VII. Correspondence

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. The placement of individual students in special education programs and other matters relating to individual students. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(10).

C. Security procedures, school building safety and security, and the use of personnel and equipment to response to an actual, a threatened, or a reasonable potential danger to the safety of employees, students, staff, the public, or public property. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(8)

D. 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).

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).

F. 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)

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. Regular Open Session July 15, 2020

2. Regular Closed Session July 15, 2020

B. Approval of Payrolls:

Education Fund $ 6,932,928.03

Operations, Building & Maintenance Fund $ 466,021.76

Transportation Fund $ 124,965.39

GRAND TOTAL SALARIES $ 7,523,915.18

187.20

C. Approval of Bills:

Education Fund $ 3,752,610.16

Building & Maintenance Fund $ 261,400.37

Debt Fund $ 25,475.00

Transportation Fund $ 164,848.92

Capital Projects Fund $ 2,576,060.61

TOTAL EXPENSES FOR AUGUST $ 6,780,395.06

D. Miscellaneous Monies:

TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR MONTH OF AUGUST $ 250,534.11

E. Personnel Report

1. Certified Personnel

a. Employment

b. Resignations

c. Other

2. Non-Certified Personnel

a. Employment

b. Resignations

c. Other

F. Approval of Tentative Budget for the 2020-2021 fiscal year

G. Approval of Purchase Orders over $25,000.00

1. Soundtrap Subscription $ 36,230.40 Grant Funds

2. Student Insurance

Group, LLC Equipment Insurance $ 50,120.00 District Funds

3. The Library Store Classroom Equipment $ 51,495.49 Grant Funds

4. Follett Books $ 68, 840.02 District Funds

5. Woodwind

Brasswind Musical Equipment $ 82,478.55 

Grant Funds

6. ECRA Subscription $ 100,000.00 Grant Funds

H. Approval for FGM Architects to go out to bid Cicero West and Columbus West Boiler Upgrade Project

I. Approval of Project Authorization 17 to Professional Services Agreement with FGM Architects for the Cicero West and Columbus West Boiler Upgrade Project

J. Approval of bid recommendation for the Flooring Project at the Media Center at Liberty School

K. Approval of Maintenance Agreement with Thermosystems for the chiller at Unity Junior High School

L. Approval to rescind annual renewal subscription with Discovery Education Digital Resource Library for the 2020-2021 school year and approval of 3-year renewal subscription with Discovery Education Digital Resource Library

M. Approval of Lease Buyout of (1000) Dell CTO Latitude CT 52879 laptops from Rental Agreement with Providence Capital Network

N. Approval of Memorandum of Understanding for Burnham and Roosevelt Schools to continue to host the after-school program with Family Focus using 21st Century Funding for the 2020-2021 school year

O. Approval of renewal of online subscription with Learning.com for Digital Resource Support Services

P. Approval of renewal of online subscription with BrainPop for Digital Resource Support Services

Q. Approval of renewal of agreement with Illuminate Education Inc. - Fastbridge for Student Support Services

R. First Reading of proposed revised policies: 2:220, 4:180, 7:40, 7:190, 7:340 and 7:345 as recommended by Del Galdo Law Group, LLC

S. Approval of agreement between Cicero School District 99 and Gamma Team Security Inc. for District Security Services from June 20, 2020 through June 30, 2021

T. Approval of Contractual Agreement for School Psychological Testing Services for the 2020-2021 school year

U. Approval of renewal of agreement between Cicero School District 99 and LearnWell for the provision of Educational Services for the 2020-2021 school year

V. Approval of Affiliation Agreement for Current School Nurse between Cicero School District 99 and Board of Trustees of Illinois State University on behalf of its Mennonite College of Nursing

W. Approval of renewal of agency contracts for Special Education and Student Services for the 2020-2021 school year

1. Special Needs Chicago Inc.

2. Soliant Health, LLC

3. Therapy Travelers, LLC

X. Approval of revised school calendar for the 2020-2021 school year

Y. Approval of Back to School Remote Learning and Transition Plans for the 2020-2021 school year

Z. Approval of agreements between Cicero School District 99 and Danielson Group Inc.

1. Mega Mentoring Collaborative - Training of Trainers

2. Mentoring for Effective Teaching

XIV. Approval of Memorandum of Understanding between Cicero Council Union, Teachers Unit, PSRP Unit and Secretaries Unit, West Suburban Teachers Union, Local 571, IFTAFT (Union) and Board of Education, Cicero School District 99 (District) to clarify the conditions under which instruction will be conducted during the 2020-2021 school year due to current COVID-19 Pandemic

XV. Approval of Pre-Mediation Settlement Agreement between the Board of Education of Cicero School District 99 and Parent A on behalf of Student A

XVI. Old Business

XVII. Informational Items

A. Next regularly scheduled Board Meeting on September 9, 2020, 6:30 p.m. at the Administration Building

B. Special Board Meeting for Budget Hearing on September 21, 2020, 5:00 p.m. at the Administration Building

XVIII. Adjournment

https://v3.boardbook.org/Public/PublicItemDownload.aspx?mk=50385079&fn=notice.pdf

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