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Cicero School District 99 Board of Education met Dec. 13.

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 Terracino, Members Couch, Manouzi, Moreno and Segura

III. Establish Quorum

IV. Pledge of Allegiance

V. Superintendent's Report

V.A. Informational Items

V.A.1. Monthly Board Report

V.A.2. Freedom of Information Act Requests

V.A.3. Enrollment Report

V.A.4. Suspension Report

V.A.5. Security Report

V.A.6. District 99's Very Own Award - Employee of the Month Recipients:

Bridget Williams-Ruiz, 6th Grade Dual Language Teacher at Columbus East

V.A.7. Treasurer's Report

V.A.8. Presentation by Kathy Naughton, Eccezion Consulting on the 2022-2023 Audit

V.A.9. Departmental Updates Presentation

VI. Other Reports

VI.A. Construction Report - CCS International, Inc.

VII. Correspondence

VIII. Comments from the Audience

IX. Adjourn to Executive Session

IX.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).

IX.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)

IX.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)

IX.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).

IX.E. Student Disciplinary cases. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(9).

IX.F. 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

XIII.A. Approval of Minutes

XIII.A.1. Regular Meeting Open Session November 8, 2023

XIII.A.2. Regular Meeting Closed Session November 8, 2023

XIII.B. Approval of Payrolls:

Education Fund $ 7,787,861.42

Operations, Building & Maintenance Fund $ 437,049.00

Transportation Fund $ 246,762.88

GRAND TOTAL SALARIES $ 8,471,673.30

XIII.C. Approval of Bills:

Education Fund $ 2,148,558.52

Building & Maintenance Fund $ 583,702.47

Transportation Fund $ 156,149.98

Capital Projects $ 418,757.35

TORT $ 702,198.31

Debt Fund $ 48,531.57

TOTAL EXPENSES FOR DECEMBER $ 4,057,898.20

XIII.D. Miscellaneous Monies

TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR MONTH OF DECEMBER $ 524,893.66

XIII.E. Approval of Use of School Facility Requests

XIII.F. Approval of Resolution for Disposal of Personal Property

XIII.G. Approval of Purchase Orders over $25,000.00

XIII.G.1. BrainPop Microsoft License Annual Renewal $ 85,387.50

XIII.G.2. Amplify Annual Renewal of K-8 Literacy License $ 112,513.68

XIII.G.3. Lexia LETRS PD for Staff and Materials $ 50,124.00

XIII.G.4. Procom Enterprises, Ltd. Evolve Security Screening $ 607,000.00

XIII.G.5. AIR ISBE requirement for Comprehensive Support $ 115,806.00

XIII.G.6. Infinite Connections Renewal of E-Rate Consultant $ 46,700.00

XIII.H. Approval of donation of $5,000.00 in toys and various incentives from Royal Bay to be used for Student and Parent Programs

XIII.I. Approval of a donation in the amount of $ 8,500.00 from Oak School District for Drexel School

XIII.I.1. $ 2,500.00 is from Effey Nassis, Principal of Oak School, to be used for parents who may need help for Christmas

XIII.I.2. $ 2,500.00 in gift cards from Oak School PTA to be used as prizes for staff, students and parents

XIII.I.3. $ 3,500.00 in free books in March in lieu of Scholastic Book Fair

XIII.J. Approval of Partnership Agreements for the provision of After-School and Summer Programming for District 99 Students

XIII.J.1. Striker Lanes

XIII.J.2. PAV/YMCA

XIII.K. Approval of Intergovernmental Agreement with the Illinois State Board of Education to participate in the U.S. Department of State Exchange Visitor Program

XIII.L. Approval of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) for the UNIFY Friday Program beginning January 12, 2024 and ending on March 22, 2024 at Unity Junior High School

XIII.M. Approval to terminate Agreement with Gamma Security, Inc. for District Security Services

XIII.N. Approval to terminate Health Insurance Broker Services with Berwyn Insurance and Financial Services

XIII.O. Approval of Agreement with Alliant Insurance Services, Inc. for the provision of Health Insurance Broker and Consulting Services

XIII.P. Approval of Professional Service Agreement between Cicero School District 99 and American Institute for Research (AIR) for Professional Development and School Improvement Planning Support Services for the 2023-2024 school year

XIII.Q. Approval of Affiliation Agreement with Northern Illinois University for Field-Based Experiences in Physical Therapy for the 2023-2024 school year

XIII.R. Approval of Agreement with N2yLLC for Online Hosted Software Services for the 2023-2024 school year

XIII.S. Approval of Consultant Agreement with CLP Consulting Group for the provision of Special Education Services Review

XIII.T. Second Reading and approval of proposed revised policies: 2:20, 2:120, 2:200, 2:220, 4:10, 4:30, 4:60, 4:130, 4:160, 5:30, 5:90, 5:190, 5:200, 5:210, 5:220, 5:250, 5:330, 6:15, 6:30, 6:50, 6:60, 6:230, 7:50, 7:60, 7:70, 7:160, 7:165, 7:190, 7:270, 7:285, 7:290 and 8:30

XIII.U. Approval of Staff Travel for Conference Attendance

XIII.U.1. Heriberto Garcia, Principal, Teaching Engaged Brains, February 22-24, 2024, in San Francisco, California

XIV. Approval of Memorandum of Understanding between the Board of Education of Cicero School District 99 and West Suburban Teachers Union Local 571, American Federation of Teachers – PSRP Unit – Permanent Substitute Clarification

XV. Personnel Report

XV.A. Certified Personnel

XV.A.1. Employment

XV.A.2. Resignations

XV.A.3. Other

XV.B. Non-Certified Personnel

XV.B.1. Employment

XV.B.2. Resignations

XV.B.3. Other

XV.C. FMLA Requests

XVI. Student Discipline Disposition

XVI.A. Student Number 990021062

XVII. Approval of Tax Levy Resolution

XVIII. Approval of Resolution regarding Special Tax Levy for Special Education

XIX. Approval of Resolution regarding Special Tax Levy for Lease/Technology

XX. Approval of Resolution allocating Tax Levy to Individual Funds of District Property Tax Extension Limitation as Amended

XXI. Old Business

XXII. Informational Items

XXII.A. Next regularly scheduled Board Meeting to be held on January 10, 2024, 6:30 p.m. at Roosevelt School

XXIII. Adjournment

https://meetings.boardbook.org/Public/Agenda/1488?meeting=612220