March 9, 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. Suspensions Report

V.A.5. Monthly Expenditures Report

V.A.6. Security Report

V.A.7. District 99's Very Own Award - Employee of the Month Recipients:
James Feulner, Instructional Coach at Roosevelt School
Antonio Carrillo, Custodian at Wilson School

V.A.8. Treasurers Report

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. 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. Public Hearing on the Intent to Sell Bonds February 9, 2022

XIII.A.2. Regular Meeting Open Session February 9, 2022

XIII.A.3. Regular Meeting Closed Session February 9, 2022

XIII.A.4. Special Meeting Open Session February 16, 2022

XIII.B. Approval of Payrolls:
Education Fund                                                      $   6,898,566.32
Operations, Building & Maintenance Fund             $     419,304.08
Transportation Fund                                               $     201,217.18
GRAND TOTAL SALARIES                                   $   7,519,087.58

XIII.C. Approval of Bills:
Education Fund                                                        $  2,492,638.09
Building & Maintenance Fund                                  $     330,864.40
Transportation Fund                                                 $       44,836.67
Capital Projects Fund                                               $  2,542,029.51
TORT                                                                        $      15,191.25
TOTAL EXPENSES FOR MARCH                           $  5,425,559.82

XIII.D. Miscellaneous Monies
TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR MONTH OF MARCH     $      220,409.11  

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

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

XIII.F.1. Children's Plus     Dual Language Materials                  $    28,799.09

XIII.F.2. Lexia Learning     Professional Development                $  104,040.00

XIII.F.3. Frontline              Employee Absence Program             $   30,846.36

XIII.F.4. School Specialty  Sensory Equipment                           $   36,235.64

XIII.F.5. TCI                       Science Journals                                $ 141,676.50

XIII.F.6. Frank Cooney      Furniture for Roosevelt School          $ 838,642.91

XIII.G. Approval of bid recommendation for the Chromebook Cases

XIII.H. Approval of 3-year Agreement with Techcycle Solutions for Chromebook Cases

XIII.I. Approval of Settlement Authority Request Relative to Workers' Compensation Claim of Christine Podlasek (21 WC 3156)

XIII.J. Approval of the 2022-2023 School Calendar

XIII.K. Approval of Extended School Year and Summer School for 2022

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

XIII.M. Approval to go out to bid for Food Services effective for the 2022-2023 school year

XIII.N. Approval of Bid Recommendations for the HVAC Priority 1 Work and Repairs at District Facilities - Administration Building, Cicero West and Wilson Schools (Base Bid 1)

Bid Package # 6          General Trades
Bid Package # 7          Roofing
Bid Package # 23        Mechanical
Bid Package # 26        Electrical

XIII.O. Approval of Bid Recommendations for the HVAC Priority 1 Work and Repairs at District Facilities - Columbus West School (Base Bid 2)

Bid Package # 6          General Trades
Bid Package # 7          Roofing
Bid Package # 23        Mechanical
Bid Package # 26        Electrical

XIII.P. Approval of Bid Recommendations for the HVAC Priority 1 Work and Repairs at District Facilities - Lincoln School (Base Bid 3)

Bid Package # 6          General Trades
Bid Package # 7          Roofing
Bid Package # 23        Mechanical
Bid Package # 26        Electrical

XIII.Q. Approval of Bid Recommendations for the HVAC Priority 1 Work and Repairs at District Facilities - Service Center, 1941 Storage Building, Liberty and Warren Park Schools (Base Bid 4)

Bid Package # 6          General Trades
Bid Package # 7          Roofing
Bid Package # 23        Mechanical
Bid Package # 26        Electrical

XIII.R. Approval of Bid Recommendations for the Additional Scope of Work for Toilet Rooms and Plumbing Improvements for the Mechanical Project at Roosevelt School

Bid Package # 6          General Trades
Bid Package # 9.3       Epoxy Floor
Bid Package # 22        Plumbing
Bid Package # 23        Mechanical
Bid Package # 26        Electrical 

XIII.S. Approval of A101-2017s and Assignment of Contractor Agreement for the Additional Scope of Work for Toilet Rooms and Plumbing Improvements for the Mechanical Project at Roosevelt School

Bid Package # 6          LJ Morse
Bid Package # 9.3       Artlow Systems
Bid Package # 22        A & H Plumbing
Bid Package # 23        Sherman Mechanical
Bid Package # 26        JM Polcurr

XIII.T. Approval of revised Project Authorization # 22 to Professional Services Agreement with FGM Architects for the 2022 Unity Junior High School Capital Improvements

XIII.U. Approval of revised Project Authorization #24 to Professional Services Agreement with FGM Architects for the 2022 Playground Projects at Multiple Sites

XIII.V. Approval of proposal with Thermosystems via Omnia Partners for Storage and  Maintenance for Mechanical Units associated with the delay in the Unity Mechanical Project

XIII.W. Approval of Memorandum of Understanding between Cicero School District 99 and National Museum of Mexican Art for the provision of 21st Century Community Learning Centers

XIII.X. Approval of Staff Travel for Conference Attendance

XIII.X.1. Elisabeth Nealon, Assistant Superintendent for Student Services, School Climate Conference on April 27-29,2022, in Temecula, California 

XIII.X.2. Colleen Arriola, Director of Science & Health, Eugenia Obregon, Julie Huff, Katherine Mascheri, Victoria Nykaza, Karen Fonfara, Geoffrey Davis, Science Teachers and Eric Hamilton, Instructional Coach, SEPUP Academy, June 27-July 1, 2022, in Breckenridge, CO

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 Resolution for Non-Renewal and Dismissal of COVID-19 Health and Safety Administrator

XVI. Approval of Resolution for Dismissal of Teachers in Reduction in Force for the 2022-2023 School Year

XVII. Approval of Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Cicero Council, West Suburban Teachers Union, Local 571, IFT-AFT ("Union") and the Board of Education of Cicero School District 99 ("District) regarding Salary Schedule Issue for the PSRP Unit

XVIII. Student Discipline Dispositions

XVIII.A. Student Number 990016942

XVIII.B. Student Number 990025821

XVIII.C. Student Number 990020171

XVIII.D. Student Number 990013657

XIX. Old Business

XX. Informational Items

XX.A. Next regularly scheduled Board Meeting to be held on April 13, 2022, 6:30 p.m. at Wilson School

XXI. Adjournment