September 23, 2013 at 6:00 PM - REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING

1. Roll Call and Recess into Executive Session

2. RECONVENE PUBLIC SESSION AT 7:00 pm

PUBLIC HEARING ON THE  2013-14 TENTATIVE BUDGET

3. Approval of Agenda

4. Formal Presentations from the Public (Time: Not to exceed 1 hour)

5. Board and District Communications

6. *PROPOSED ACTION ITEMS - *Items marked with an "*" are part of the consent agenda for this meeting [Time: 5 minutes]

7. *PERSONNEL:  Appointments, Leaves, Separations, Retirements, and Separation Agreement Amendment

8. *Approval of Board of Education Meeting Minutes (August-September 2013)

9. *Review and Release of January-June 2011 Closed Session Minutes

10. *Acceptance of Board Committee Meeting Minutes

10.A) -Board Finance Committee (August 2013)

10.B) -Board Policy Committee ( May 15, 2013)

10.C) -Joint District 65-District 202 Committee ( June 24, 2013)

11. *Destruction Closed Session Audio Recordings (June-July 2011)

12. *Approval of Payrolls and Invoices (August 2013)

13. *Budget Amendments (July 2013)

14. *Treasurer Report  (July 2013)

15. *Gift Acceptances: Title 1 Schools

16. *Special Purpose Treasurer's Bond

17. *Updated Title Changes

17.A) Assistant Superintendent of Business Services & School Treasurer, Chief School Business Official Required

17.B) Chief School Business Official Requiring Certification/Business Manager

18. *Election of Interim School Board Secretary

19. *School Board Policy Revisions

19.A) 2:105 Ethics and Gift Ban

19.B) 2:120 Board Member Development

19.C) 2:150 Committees

19.D) 5:20 Workplace Harassment Prohibited

19.E) 6:120 Education of Children with Disabilities

19.F) 7:230 Misconduct by Students with Disabilities

19.G) 7:340 Student Records

19.H) 2:80-E Board Member Code of Conduct

19.I) 2:170 Procurement of Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying Services

19.J) 6:10 Educational Philosophy and Objectives

19.K) 6:30 Organization of Instruction

19.L) 6:230 Library Media Program

19.M) 7:15 Student and Family Privacy Rights

19.N) 7:30 Student Assignment and Intra District Transfer

19.O) 7:210 Expulsion Procedures

19.P) 1:20 District Organization, Operations, and Cooperative Agreements

19.Q) 1:20E Joint Programs and Intergovernmental Agreements

20. Secure Entrance and Capital Project Approvals for Summer 2014

21. Adoption of the 2013-14 District 65 and Joint Agreement Budgets [Time: 20 minutes]

22. DISCUSSION ITEMS: 

23. Professional Development Plans for 2013-14 [Time: 15 minutes]

24. District 65 Surveys Scheduled for 2013-14 [Time: 15 minutes]

24.A) ECRA Stakeholder Surveys

24.B) Other District Surveys

25. Upcoming Work - Next Meeting October 8, 2012 [Time: 30 minutes]

25.A) Update- Superintendent Search

25.B) Other Upcoming Work

26. Committee Reports [Time: 10 minutes]

26.A) HeadStart/Early Childhood

26.B) Finance Committee (Next Meeting: October 14, 2013)

26.C) Policy Committee (Next Meeting: November 13, 2013)

26.D) Joint D65-D202 Committee Update (Next Meeting: November 13 7:30am)

26.E) City-School Liaison Committee (Update from Sept. meeting)

26.F) Green/Sustainability Ad Hoc Committee (Next Meeting: October 16, 2013)

26.G) Wellness Council (Next Meeting: October 15, 2013)

27. Informal Presentations from the Public [Time: Not to exceed 30 minutes]

28. Adjournment

29. F.Y.I. - Monthly Freedom of Information Report

30. F.Y.I. - Revised 2013-14 Board Planning Calendar

31. F.Y.I. - Salary/Compensation Report

32. F.Y.I. - Annual Report on Total Compensation for IMRF Employees 

33. F.Y.I. - Opinion letter from the Public Access Counselor

34. F.Y.I. - IASB Legislative Update