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Cicero School District 99 Board of Education met Nov. 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 Manouzi, Members Couch, Moreno, Segura and Terracino

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. Quarterly Investment Report

V.A.7. Monthly Building Special Needs Expenditure/Revenue Reports

V.A.8. Recognition of Unified Bowling Special Olympics Team

V.A.9. Recognition of Boys Soccer Teams

V.A.10. National School Board Recognition

V.A.11. District 99's Very Own Award - Employee of the Month Recipients: Dana Bravo, ESP Teacher at Columbus East School

V.A.12. Treasurer's Report

V.A.13. Tax Levy 2024 Presentation

V.A.14. Departmental Updates Presentation

VI. Other Reports

VI.A. Construction Report - CCS International, Inc. and Vision Construction & Consulting, 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 October 9, 2024

XIII.A.2. Regular Meeting Closed Session October 9, 2024

XIII.B. Approval of Payrolls:

Education Fund                                                      $   8,453,405.04

Operations, Building & Maintenance Fund             $     467,381.71

Transportation Fund                                               $     266,753.32

GRAND TOTAL SALARIES                                   $   9,187,540.07

XIII.C. Approval of Bills:

Education Fund                                                        $  4,240,006.30

Building & Maintenance Fund                                  $     338,809.99

Transportation Fund                                                 $     464,203.80

Capital Projects                                                        $   1,054,362.71

Debt Fund                                                                 $       21,938.26

TORT                                                                        $       37,454.18

TOTAL EXPENSES FOR NOVEMBER                    $  6,156,775.24

XIII.D. Miscellaneous Monies

TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR MONTH OF NOVEMBER        $     737,230.05

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 $35,000.00

XIII.G.1. Libraria         Media Books for District          $ 47,676.12

XIII.G.2. Grand Classroom          Smoky Mountins Trip             $ 79,960.00

XIII.G.3. ISBE          Repayment of PreKGrant         $ 53,241.00

XIII.G.4. Follett           Media Books for the District         $ 91,394.40

XIII.H. Approval to go out to bid for a 5-year lease of new buses as part of the approved leasing plan for the 2025-2026 school year

XIII.I. Approval of 2-year renewal of Lease Agreement with Pitney Bowes for Postage and Sorting Machine

XIII.J. Approval of donations from Bernie’s Book Bank Fundraiser for the purpose of providing a bag with 8 books for each student in grades Pre-K – 6 for each school as noted

XIII.J.1. Goodwin School, $7,700.00

XIII.J.2. Sherlock School, $8,200.00

XIII.J.3. Wilson School, $8,500.00

XIII.K. Approval of donation of $35,000 from Susie Vinciguerra of Project Holiday, that would be used for families in need at Sherlock School for help with Christmas

XIII.L. Approval of donation of a refrigerator, with an estimated value of $4,000.00, to be used for the teacher’s lounge at Burnham@McKinley School

XIII.M. Approval of renewal of General Liability Insurance and Workers Compensation Insurance

XIII.N. Approval of bid recommendation with Logic Elevator Solutions, Inc for the Elevator Modernizations at the Service Center, Columbus West and Liberty Schools

XIII.O. Approval of bid recommendation for the New Boiler Project at Unity Junior High School

Bid Package # 23  Mechanical

XIII.P. Approval of A101-2017s and Assignment of Contractor Agreements for the New Boiler Project at Unity Junior High School 

Bid Package # 23 Premier Mechanical, Inc. 

XIII.Q. Approval of Resolution determining the estimated Tax Levy for the 2024 Tax Yearand scheduling a Public Hearing hereon 

XIII.R. Approval of Resolution for representation of Cicero School District 99 at the DuPage West Cook Governing Board

XIII.S. Approval of Agreement with N2y, LLC for Online Hosted Software Services for the 2024-2025 school year

XIII.T. Approval of Online Subscription with Texthelp, Inc., for Student Support Services for the 2024-2025 school year

XIII.U. Approval of Agreement with Jigsaws Learning, LLC, d/b/a Teachtown for Online Hosted Software Services for the 2024-2025 school year

XIII.V. Approval of revised rate sheet associated with the Amended Agreement with HealthPRO Pediatrics, LLC for the provision of Special Education and Student Services for the 2024-2025 school year

XIII.W. Approval of Affiliation Agreement with Southern Illinois University for Field-Based Experiences beginning November 1, 2024 and ending on October 21, 2029

XIII.X. Approval of Statement of Work with CDW Government LLC for repair services of Student Chromebooks 

XIII.Y. First Reading of proposed revised policies: 2:105, 2:120, 4:30, 4:60, 4:150, 4:170, 5:90, 5:125, 5:230, 6:60, 6:135, 6:270,  7:10, 7:100, 7:200, and 8:10 

XIII.Z. Approval of Staff Travel for Conference Attendance 

XIII.Z.1. Joanna Lago, Principal, Plain Talk about Literacy and Learning, on February 12-14, 2025, in New Orleans, Louisiana

XIII.AA. Approval of Student and Staff Travel 

XIII.AA.1. 40 students, 2 teachers and 2 administrators to participate in the Smoky Mountain Summer Enrichment Program from June 10-13, 2025 

XIII.AB. Approval of Board and Staff Travel for Conference Attendance

XIII.AB.1. Board of Education and Aldo Calderin, Superintendent, Annual NSBA Conference, on April 4-6, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia

XIV. Approval of Settlement Agreement between Cicero School District 99 and Mary Ann Baudler

XV. Approval of Termination of Employee A

XVI. Approval of Termination of Employee B

XVII. Personnel Report

XVII.A. Certified Personnel

XVII.A.1. Employment

XVII.A.2. Resignations

XVII.A.3. Other

XVII.B. Non-Certified Personnel

XVII.B.1. Employment

XVII.B.2. Resignations

XVII.B.3. Other

XVII.C. FMLA Requests

XVIII. Student Discipline Disposition

XVIII.A. Student Number 990028626

XIX. Old Business

XX. Informational Items

XX.A. Next regularly scheduled Board Meeting to be held on December 11, 2024, 6:30 p.m. at Unity Junior High School

XXI. Adjournment

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