September 9, 2021 at 6:30 PM - Regular Meeting

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

3. COMMUNICATIONS AND/OR OPPORTUNITY FOR EXPRESSION OF PUBLIC CONCERNS

3.1. FOIA

3.1.1. Eagle 3 Analytics - Requesting Township Treasurer Documents.

3.1.2. SmartProcure requesting purchase order records.

4. CONSENT AGENDA

4.1. Approval of Minutes

4.1.1. Regular Board Meeting Minutes - August 12, 2021.

4.1.2. Closed Session Meeting Minutes - August 12, 2021.

4.2. New Hire

4.2.1. Maureen Quesse - Enger School - Teacher - Effective August 17, 2021.

4.2.2. Pedro Aguirre - Mannheim Middle School - Custodian - Effective August 24, 2021.

4.2.3. Catherine DiGiovanni - Mannheim Middle School - Classroom Aide - Effective August 9, 2021.

4.2.4. Veronica Quezada - Scott School - Teacher - Effective August 23, 2021.

4.2.5. Maria Favela - Enger School - Lunch Monitor - August 23, 2021.

4.2.6. Gloribet Arrieta - Enger School - Lunch Monitor - Effective August 25, 2021.

4.2.7. Thomas DeMet - Westdale School - Teacher - Effective August 30, 2021.

4.2.8. Caitin Kotarski - Scott School - Technology Learning Coach - Effective August 30, 2021.

4.2.9. Josephine Kotula - Westdale School - Technology Learning Coach - Effective September 7, 2021.

4.2.10. Aida Arteaga - Roy School - Crossing Guard/Lunch Monitor - Effective Septemberr 7, 2021.

4.3. Resignation

4.3.1. Jesus Rodriguez - Westdale School - Custodian Effective August 11, 2021.

4.3.2. Jason Kruase - Westdale School - Teacher - Effective August 18, 2021.

4.3.3. Jennifer Bartkowicz - Scott School - Aide - Effective August 10, 2021.

4.3.4. Kathleen Tkoletz - Roy School - Lunch Monitor/Crossing Guard - Effective August 9, 2021.

4.3.5. Martha Hurtado -  Enger School - Lunch Monitor - Effective August 9, 2021.

4.3.6. Jodi Cullotta - Enger School -  Classroom Aide - Effective August 24, 2021.

4.3.7. Nancy Armstrong - Scott School - Tutor - is requesting FMLA commencing August 20, 2021 and concluding October 1, 2021.

4.3.8. Sylvia Schnieder - Transportation - Bus Driver - Effective September 7, 2021.

4.4. FMLA

4.4.1. Alcia Cieszykowski - Business Manger, CSBO - is requesting FMLA commencing
September 24, 2021 and concluding  October 22, 2021.

4.4.2. Gretchen Anderson - Scott School - Teacher - is requesting FMLA commencing October 4, 2021 and concluding Friday, January 14, 2022.

4.4.3. Jesus J. Rodriguez - MMS - Custodian - is requesting FMLA commencing July 19, 2021 and concluding October 8, 2021.

4.4.4. Kimberly Patterson - Roy School - Teacher - is requesting FMLA commencing January 5, 2022 and concluding March 24, 2022.

4.5. First Reading of Board Policy

4.5.1. 4:15-E2, Statement of Purpose for Collecting Social Security Numbers.  The exhibit is updated in response to a five-year review.
 

4.5.2. 4:15-E3, Statement for Em­ployee Manual or District Website Describing the Dis­trict’s Purpose for Collecting Social Security Numbers.  The exhibit is updated in response to a five-year review.
 

4.5.3. 4:40-AP, Preparing and Up­dating Disclosures.  The exhibit is updated in response to continuous improvement updates provided by the law firm of Chapman and Cutler LLP.
 

4.5.4. 4:60-AP3, Criminal History Records Check of Contractor Employees.  The procedure and footnotes are updated. A new footnote is added in response to 775 ILCS 5/2-103.1, added by P.A. 101-656, prohibiting an employer from disqualifying or taking other adverse action against applicants/employees based on conviction records unless certain conditions and notification requirements are met.
 

4.5.5. 4:140-AP, Fines, Fees, and Charges - Waiver of Student Fees.  The procedure and its footnotes are updated in response to a five-year review.
 

4.5.6. 4:140-E1, Application for Fee Waiver.  The exhibit is updated in response to a five-year review.
 

4.5.7. 4:170-AP5, Unsafe School Choice Option.  The procedure is updated in response to a five-year review.

 

4.5.8. 5:10, Equal Employment Opportunity and Minority Recruitment.  The policy, Legal References, and footnotes are updated for the same reason stated above in 4:60-AP3, Criminal History Records Check of Contractor Employees. Continu­ous improvement updates are also made to the Legal References and footnotes.
 

4.5.9. 5:30, Hiring Process and Criteria.  The policy is unchanged. The footnotes are updated for the same reason stated above in 4:60-AP3, Criminal History Records Check of Contractor Employees, and for continu­ous improvement. The Cross References are updated to incorporate a style change.
 

4.5.10. 5:30-AP2, Investigations.  The procedure is updated for the same reason stated above in 4:60-AP3, Criminal History Records Check of Contractor Employees. Continuous improvement updates are also made.
 

4.5.11. 5:30-AP2, E1, Notice of Preliminary Hiring Decision Based on Conviction Record.  NEW. The exhibit is created to assist districts with implementation of 775 ILCS 5/2-103.1, added by P.A. 101-656, requiring employers to provide an applicant with a pre­liminary written notice before disqualifying the applicant based on a conviction record.
 

4.5.12. 5:30-AP2, E2, Notice of Final Hiring Decision Based on Conviction Record.  NEW. The exhibit is created to assist districts with implementation of 775 ILCS 5/2-103.1, added by P.A. 101-656, requiring employers to provide an applicant with a final written notice before disqualifying the applicant based on a conviction record.
 

4.5.13. 5:40-AP, Communicable and Chronic Infectious Disease.  The procedure is updated in response to a five-year review.
 

4.5.14. 5:125-E, Employee Receipt of Board Policy on Personal Technology and Social Media.  The exhibit is updated in response to a five-year review.
 

4.5.15. 5:170-AP1, Copyright Compliance.  The procedure is updated in response to a five-year review.
 

4.5.16. 5:170-AP2, Seeking Permission to Copy or Use Copyrighted Works.  The procedure is updated in response to a five-year review.
 

4.5.17. 5:170-AP3, Instructional Materials and Computer Pro­grams Developed Within the Scope of Employment.  The procedure and footnotes are updated in response to a five-year review.
 

4.5.18. 5:170-E1, Request to Reprint or Adapt Material.  The exhibit is updated in response to a five-year review.
 

4.5.19. 5:190-E1, Notice to Parents of Their Right to Request Their Child’s Classroom Teachers’ Qualifications.  The exhibit is updated in response to a five-year review.
 

4.5.20. 5:190-E2, Notice to Parents When Their Child Is Assigned To or Has Been Taught for at Least Four Straight Weeks By a Teacher Who Does Not Meet Applicable State Certification/Licensure Requirements.  The exhibit is updated in response to a five-year review.
 

4.6. Second Reading and adoption of Board Policy

4.6.1. 1:20-AP, Checklist for Handling Intergovernmental Agreement Requests - The procedure is updated in response to a five-year review.

4.6.2.  1:30, School District Philosophy -The policy is updated in response to a five-year review. Districts that use this policy’s text in posters and other printed district publications should note that adopting these changes would require them to reprint those items.

4.6.3. 1:20, District Organization, Operations, and Cooperative Agreements - The Legal References are updated in response to a five-year review with minor style changes that do not require board action. The footnotes are also updated in response to a five-year review.

4.6.4. 2:10, School District Governance - The policy, Legal References and footnotes are updated in response to a five-year review. The policy and footnote 4 are updated to reflect changes to 5 ILCS 120/7(e), amended by P.A. 101-640, permitting public bodies to meet without a quorum physi- cally present during a public health emergency.

4.6.5. 2:20, Powers and Duties of the School Board; Indemnification - The policy is unchanged. The footnotes are updated for continuous improvement.

4.6.6. 2:30, School District Elections - The Legal References and footnotes are updated in response to a five-year review.

4.6.7. 2:120-E1, Guidelines for Serving as a Mentor to a New School Board Member - The exhibit is updated in response to a five-year review.

4.6.8. 2:120-E1, Guidelines for Serving as a Mentor to a New School Board Member - The exhibit is updated in response to a five-year review.

4.6.9. 2:120-E2, Website Listing of Development and Training Completed by Board Members - The exhibit is updated in response to a five-year review.

4.6.10. 2:125-E3, Resolution to Regu- late Expense Reimbursements - The exhibit is updated in response to a five-year review.

4.6.11. 2:130, Board-Superintendent Relationship - The policy and footnotes are updated in response to a five-year review. Statutory text from the footnotes was placed into the policy.

4.6.12.  2:150-AP, Superintendent Committees - The procedure is updated in response to continuous improvement to reflect 105 ILCS 5/14C-10. A subhead entitled Transitional Bilingual Education (TBE) Programs Parent Advisory Committee has been added. Other continuous improvement changes are also made.

4.6.13. 2:200-AP, Types of School Board Meetings - The procedure is updated in response to a five-year review.

4.6.14. 2:220-E4, Open Meeting Minutes - The exhibit is updated in response to a five-year review.

4.6.15. 2:220-E7, Access to Closed Meeting Minutes and Verba- tim Recordings - The exhibit is updated in response to a five-year review.

4.6.16. 2:240, Board Policy Development - The policy and footnotes are updated with an optional subhead entitled Words Im- porting Gender. These updates are in response to subscriber feedback and evolving diversity, equity, and inclusion work at the IASB.

4.6.17. 2:250-E2, Immediately Avail- able District Public Records and Web-Posted Reports and Records - The exhibit is updated in response to:

1. 40 ILCS 5/7-135.5, added by P.A. 101-504, requiring districts to post on their websites a link to information on the Ill. Municipal Retirement Fund website about participating employers;
2. 23 Ill.Admin.Code §255.200, requiring districts that allow for registered apprentice- ship programs to post certain information on their websites; and continuous improvement updates.

4.6.18. 3:30, Chain of Command - The policy is unchanged. Footnote 1 is added in response to a five-year review.

4.7. LASEC Action Items

4.7.1. Student Transportation Service Agreement- BritLift, Inc.

4.7.2. Supplemental Health Care Contract.

4.8. Bills

5. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT

5.1. Buildings, Grounds, and Transportation - Ron Carleton

5.2. IASB Correspondence - Marianne Anderson - Master Board Member, Master Board Member Maintained and Sandra Mich - Master Board Member, Level 1.

5.3. Student Enrollment September 2021 Report.

6. OLD BUSINESS

7. NEW BUSINESS

8. MISCELLANEOUS

8.1. Board & Administrator - September 2021.

9. ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISCUSSING APPOINTMENT, EMPLOYMENT, PERSONNEL, COMPENSATION, DISCIPLINE, PERFORMANCE, OR DISMISSAL OF SPECIFIC EMPLOYEES, AND/OR REAL ESTATE.