January 12, 2022 at 6:30 PM - Regular Board Meeting

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. Monthly Expenditures Report

V.A.6. Security Report

V.A.7. Treasurer's Report

V.A.8. Presentation by Eder, Casella & Company on 2020-2021 Audit

V.A.9. Departmental Updates Presentation

V.B. Discussion of items

VI. Other Reports

VI.A. Architect's Report - FGMA

VI.B. Construction Manager's Report - Vision Construction & Consulting, Inc. 

VII. Correspondence

VIII. Comments from the Audience

IX. Adjourn to Executive Session
 

IX.A. Discussion of minutes of meetings lawfully closed under the Open Meetings 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).
 

IX.B. 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.C. 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.D. 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.E. 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).
 

IX.F. 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).

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. Public Hearing on the 2021 Tax Levy December 8, 2021

XIII.A.2. Regular Meeting Open Session December 8, 2021

XIII.A.3. Regular Meeting Closed Session December 8, 2021

XIII.B. Approval of Payrolls:
Education Fund                                                      $   6,884,426.09
Operations, Building & Maintenance Fund             $     449,360.41
Transportation Fund                                               $     196,255.23
GRAND TOTAL SALARIES                                   $   7,530,041.73

XIII.C. Approval of Bills:
Education Fund                                                        $  1,696,348.48
Building & Maintenance Fund                                  $     180,684.41
Debt Fund                                                                $            300.00
Transportation Fund                                                 $     236,828.86
Capital Projects Fund                                               $  1,653,139.05
TORT                                                                        $     649.298.00
TOTAL EXPENSES FOR JANUARY                       $   4,416,598.80

XIII.D. Miscellaneous Monies
TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR MONTH OF JANUARY          $       18,761.92

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

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

XIII.F.1. Domo                Software                                 $ 34,520.55          District Funds

XIII.F.2. Solution Tree     PD (60 Staff Members, MI)     $ 37,740.00         Grant Funds

XIII.F.3. Solution Tree     PD (30 Staff Members, IL)      $ 20,670.00          Grant Funds

XIII.F.4. Solution Tree     PD (60 Staff Members, WA)    $ 37,740.00          Grant Funds

XIII.F.5. Solution Tree     PD (60 Staff Members, FL)      $ 37,740.00         Grant Funds

XIII.F.6. Solution Tree     PD (12 Staff Members, TX)     $   8,239.00          Grant Funds

XIII.F.7. CDW                 Hardware                                 $ 97,200.00          District Funds

XIII.F.8. CDW                 Dell Monitors                            $ 30,900.00          District Funds

XIII.F.9. Tyler Tech          Software                                  $ 29,375.77          District Funds

XIII.G. Approval of renewal of General Liability and Property Insurance

XIII.H. Approval of Cicero School District 99 registering with Omnia Partners, Inc.

XIII.I. Approval of participation between Cicero School District 99 and Omnia Partners, Inc. for Home Depot Rebate Program Enrollment

XIII.J. Approval of Agreement between Cicero School District 99 and Omnia Partners, Inc. for Amazon Online Marketplace for the Purchase of Products pending final legal review

XIII.K. Approval to utilize the noncompetitive procurement (2 CFR 200.320(c) for emergency extension of current Food Services Contract with Preferred Meals for the 2022-2023 school year 

XIII.L. Approval of Contract Addendum 1 to Service Agreement with Urban Elevator Service, LLC for Liberty School

XIII.M. Approval for Vision Construction & Consulting, Inc. to go out to bid for Additional Scope of Work for Toilet Rooms and Plumbing Improvements for the Roosevelt Mechanical Project 

XIII.N. Approval to use allowances and contingency of $ 49,641.49 for Bid Package # 6;General Trades for the Roosevelt Mechanical Project

XIII.O. Approval of A133-2019 - Exhibit A Guaranteed Maximum Price Amendment for the Crawlspace Abatement Project at  Roosevelt School

XIII.P. Approval of Proposal with Kompan with Omnia Partners, Inc. for the Playground Projects at Cicero East/Cicero West, Columbus East/Columbus West, Goodwin and Roosevelt Schools

XIII.Q. Approval to pre-purchase BAS equipment from Precision Control Systems of Chicago for Mechanical Upgrade Projects

XIII.R. Approval to pre-purchase BAS equipment from Applied Controls LLC for Mechanical Upgrade Projects

XIII.S. Approval of Fifth Third Securities as Underwriter for Working Cash Bonds 

XIII.T. Approval to utilize Square Services to accept non-cash payments

XIII.U. Approval of Program Agreeement between Creative Clinical Consulting, LLC and Board of Education of Cicero School District 99 for the provision of Special Education Services

XIII.V. Second Reading and approval of proposed new policy 4:165, Awareness and Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse and Grooming Behaviors

XIII.W. Second Reading and approval of proposed revised policies: 2:20, 2:105, 2:110, 2:120, 2:220, 2:260, 3:40, 3:50, 3:60, 4:60, 4:120, 4:160, 4:170, 4:175, 5:10, 5:20, 5:30, 5:50, 5:90, 5:100, 5:120, 5:125, 5:150, 5:185, 5:200, 5:220, 5:250, 5:330, 6:15, 6:20, 6:50, 6:60, 6:120, 6:135, 6:180, 6:340, 7:10, 7:20, 7:30, 7:60, 7:70, 7:80, 7:150, 7:160, 7:165, 7:180, 7:190, 7:200, 7:240, 7:250, 7:260, 7:290, 7:310, 7:340, 7:345 and 8:100 as recommended by Del Galdo Law Group, LLC

XIII.X. Approval of Student and Staff Travel

XIII.X.1. 40 students, 2 teachers and 2 administrators to participate in the Smoky Mountains Summer Enrichment Program on June 21-24, 2022

XIII.Y. Approval of Staff Travel for Conference Attendance

XIII.Y.1. Mary Mycyk, Assistant Superintendent for Educational Services, Nichole Gross, Executive Director of Curriculum, Emmie Pawlak, Director of Math and Accelerated Pathways, Benjamin Zulauf, Director of Reading & Language Arts, Raquel Jenke, Veronica Morales, Jill Miller, Dana Muslimovic, Principals, Jack Rein, Director of MTSS, Alison Espinoza, MTSS Coordinator and Andrew Blonigen, MTSS Coach, Summit on RTI at Work on February 15-17, 2022, in Austin, Texas

XIII.Y.2. 60 Staff Members (Teachers, Administrators and Instructional Coaches), Professional Learning Communities at Work Institute on June 20-22, 2022, in Orlando, Florida

XIII.Y.3. 60 Staff Members (Teachers, Administrators and Instructional Coaches), Professional Learning Communities at Work Institute on July 19-21, 2022, in Grand Rapids, Michigan

XIII.Y.4. 30 Staff Members (Teachers, Administrators and Instructional Coaches), Professional Learning Communities at Work Institute on August 1-2, 2022, in Lincolnshire, Illinois

XIII.Y.5. 60 Staff Members (Teachers, Administrators and Instructional Coaches), Professional Learning Communities at Work Institute on August 11-13, 2022, in Seattle, Washington

XIV. Personnel Report

XIV.A. Certified Personnel

XIV.A.1. Employment

XIV.A.2. Resignations

XIV.A.3. Other

XIV.B. Non-Certified Personnel

XIV.B.1. Employment

XIV.B.2. Resignations

XIV.B.3. Other

XV. Approval of Termination of Employee A

XVI. Approval of Disclosure and Consent to Potential and/or Actual Conflict of Interest regarding review of CDBG-CV Grant Agreement

XVII. Approval of CDBG-CV Grant Agreement pending final legal review

XVIII. Resolution declaring the intention to issue not to exceed $ 15,000,000 Working Cash Fund Bonds of School District Number 99, Cook County, Illinois, for the purpose of increasing the Working Cash Fund of said School District, and directing that notice of such intention be published in the manner provided by law

XIX. Resolution calling a public hearing concerning the intent of the Board of Education of School District Number 99, Cook County, Illinois, to sell not to exceed $ 15,000,000 Working Cashing Bonds for the purpose of increasing the Working Cash Fund of the District 

XX. Old Business

XXI. Informational Items

XXI.A. Next regularly scheduled Board Meeting to be held on February 9, 2022, 6:30 p.m. at  Columbus West School

XXII. Adjournment