November 13, 2024 at 5:00 PM - Open Session Regular Meeting

1. CALL TO ORDER:  5:00 p.m.

2. ROLL CALL

3. MOTION TO ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION

4. CLOSED SESSION AGENDA

4.1. Student disciplinary cases. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(9)

4.2. 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.  5ILCS 120/2(c)(1)

4.3. 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 shall be recorded and entered into the minutes of the closed meeting.  5 ILCS 120/2(c)(11)

4.4. 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)

4.5. 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)

4.6. The setting of a price for sale or lease of property owned by the public body.  5 ILCS 120/2(c)(6)

4.7. Discussion of minutes of meetings lawfully closed under this Act, whether for purposes of approval by the body of the minutes or semi-annual review of the minutes as mandated by Section 2.06.  5 ILCS 120/2(c)(21)

5. MOTION TO ADJOURN FROM CLOSED SESSION AND RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION

6. ROLL CALL

7. PLEDGE TO THE FLAG

8. RECOGNITIONS

8.1. Kimberly Estrada - Morton East - Summer Internship, Aqui en Chicago Project at the Chicago History Museum

8.2. Board of Education

9. REPORTS

9.1. Superintendent's Committee Reports:

9.2. Student Board Member's Reports:

9.2.1. Zoe Bustamante - Morton East

9.2.2. Abbie Valladares-Stevenson - Morton West

9.3. Superintendent's Report:  Dr. Timothy Truesdale

9.4. Associate Superintendent of Educational Program's Report:  Dr. Joshua McMahon

9.5. Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer's Report:  Christopher Blomquist

9.6. Executive Director of Human Resources Report:  Randy Borgardt

10. AUDIENCE COMMENTS ON ACTION ITEMS ONLY

11. ACTION ITEMS - CONSENT AGENDA

11.1. Approval of Minutes 

11.1.1. Closed Session

11.1.1.1. Regular Meeting:  October 9, 2024

11.1.2. Open Session

11.1.2.1. Regular Meeting: October 9, 2024

11.2. Approval of Payroll

11.2.1. Education:  $5,392,245.98

11.2.2. Building:  $766,691.43

11.2.3. Transportation:  $1,503.00

11.3. Approval of Bills for Payment

11.3.1. November 14, 2024a:  $

11.3.2. November 14, 2024b:  $

11.4. Approval of Student Discipline

11.4.1. Expulsion(s)

11.4.1.1. 473057

11.4.1.2. 471156

11.4.1.3. 450055

11.4.1.4. 481475

11.5. Approval of Board Travel and/or Expense Reimbursement in Accordance with Board Policy 2:125

11.5.1. Board of Education
COSSBA National Conference
March 20-23, 2025
Funding Source:  Department Funded

11.6. Approval of Staff Travel and/or Expense Reimbursement in Accordance with Board Policy 2:125

11.6.1. Dr. Timothy Truesdale
COSSBA National Conference
March 20-23, 2025
Funding Source:  Department Funded

11.7. Approval of Student Travel

11.7.1. 20-25 Chaperones and 500 Students
Morton West SAALT Lock-in
November 26-27, 2024
Berwyn, Illinois
Funding Source:  Student Funded
 

11.7.2. Angelica Samata, Logan Brown, SAALT Co-Sponsors, 20-25 Chaperones and 500 Students
Morton East SAALT Lock-in
November 26-27, 2024
Cicero, Illinois
Funding Source:  Student Funded

11.7.3. Jonathan Carrillo, Chaperone and 16 Students
Morton West Civic Leaders of America (formerly known as JSA) Annual Spring Conference
February 11-16, 2025
Arlington, Virginia
Funding Source:  Student Funded

11.8. Approval of Facility Requests

11.8.1. Stickney Soccer Association

11.8.2. Pink Divas & Gents

11.8.3. West Suburban Special Recreation

11.8.4. City of Berwyn Development Center

11.8.5. Class of 1954 Alumni Tour

11.8.6. Mustang Youth Football

11.8.7. Blanca Vargas

11.9. Approval of Contracts (Pending Final Legal Review and Negotiation [if necessary])

11.9.1. Morton West Junior Class Club Fundraiser

11.10. Approval to Bid or Quote

11.11. Approval of Bid Results

11.12. Approval to Accept Donations/Grants

11.13. Approval to Dispose of District Property

11.13.1. Dell 23" Monitors - Morton West

12. ACTION ITEM(S)

12.1. Approval of Personnel

12.1.1. Personnel Report

12.2. Approval of the Continued Closure of the Closed Session Minutes from 11/9/2022 to 2/8/2023 based on the review and determination that the need for confidentiality still exists for all minutes

12.3. Approval of the Destruction of the Verbatim Record Recordings of the Closed Session from 11/9/2022 to 2/8/2023

12.4. First and Final Reading Board of Education Policy Update Press Plus Issue #115:  2:70, 2:125, 4:70, 4:80, 5:130, 5:200, 6:140, 2:160, 4:15, 5:180, 5:290, 5:310; 6:110, 6:150 and 7:170

12.5. Ratification of 2024-2028 Agreement between Morton High School Security Employees, Local 73 and Morton HSD

12.6. FY25 School Maintenance Project Grant Application

12.7. Approval of Board of Directors for Morton 201 Foundation

13. OLD BUSINESS

14. AUDIENCE COMMENTS

15. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS

16. DISCUSSION

17. CORRESPONDENCE

18. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS

18.1. The next regular Board of Education Meeting will take place at Morton District Office on Wednesday, December 11, 2024, starting at 5:00 p.m. and going directly into Closed Session.

19. ADJOURNMENT