January 10, 2024 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. Security Report

V.A.6. Treasurer's Report

V.A.7. District 99's Very Own Award - Employee of the Month Recipients:
Gabriella Fernandez, Kindergarten Teacher at Burnham School
 

V.A.8. Departmental Updates Presentation

VI. Other Reports

VI.A. Construction Report - CCS International, 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 Tax Levy 2023 December 13, 2023

XIII.A.2. Regular Meeting Open Session December 13, 2023

XIII.A.3. Regular Meeting Closed Session December 13, 2023

XIII.B. Approval of Payrolls:
Education Fund                                                      $   7,658,973.25
Operations, Building & Maintenance Fund             $     464,356.41
Transportation Fund                                               $     236,251.39
GRAND TOTAL SALARIES                                   $   8,359,581.05

XIII.C. Approval of Bills:
Education Fund                                                        $  2,029,702.01
Building & Maintenance Fund                                  $     316,888.51
Transportation Fund                                                 $     210,386.71
Capital Projects                                                        $     575,464.81
TORT                                                                        $     892,500.00
Debt Fund                                                                 $       24,004.36
TOTAL EXPENSES FOR JANUARY                         $  4,048,946.40

XIII.D. Miscellaneous Monies
TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR MONTH OF JANUARY         $    328,488.48

XIII.E. Approval of Use of School Facility Requests

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

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

XIII.G.1. Fulcrum Management Solutions           Software Renewal        $ 27,783.00

XIII.G.2. Stevenson Crane Service, Inc.             Forklift Machine           $  34,235.00

XIII.G.3. Pearson                                  DALAS Renewal           $ 28,068.75

XIII.G.4. Atlas Bobcat, LLC            Bobcat Skid Steer Loader        $ 68,409.57

XIII.H. Approval of Agreement with U.S. OMNI & TSACG Compliance Services, Inc. for servicing of the 403(b)/457(b) Plans in the District

XIII.I. Approval of donation of $4,000.00 from Sergeant Hanley, Toys for Tots, to be used for families at Warren Park School who may need help with Christmas 

XIII.J. Approval of donation of $4,000.00 from Toys for Tots, to be used for providing gifts to each student at Cicero East and Cicero West Schools  

XIII.K. Approval of donation of $3,500.00 from ExxonMobil for the purpose of supporting STEAM Programs districtwide 

XIII.L. Approval of donation of $8,277.40 from Book Blast Fundraiser for the purpose of providing books to students and families at Liberty School

XIII.M. Approval of Partnership Agreements for the provision of After-School and Summer Programming for District 99 Students 

XIII.M.1. Morton College – STEAMers Camp and ACTUp Theatre Camp

XIII.N. Approval to negotiate Student Transportation Contract Renewal with Grand Prairie for the 2024-2025 school year

XIII.O. Approval of Bid Recommendation for On-Call/Emergency Fencing

XIII.O.1. A & M Fence Corporation

XIII.P. Approval to go out to bid for Milk Services for the 2024-2025 school year

XIII.Q. Approval to go out to bid for a 5-year lease of new buses as part of the approved leasing plan for the 2024-2025 school year

XIII.R. Approval of proposal with Elara Engineering for the provision of Scope Development for Mechanical Engineering and Maintenance Services

XIII.S. Approval of Change Order for Restore Construction, Inc. for work performed at the Administration Building for the Flood Repair Work Project 

XIII.T. Approval to terminate AIA Document A133-2019 between the Board of Education of Cicero School District 99 and Vision Construction & Consulting, Inc. for  Feasibility Studies for 2024 Roofing Projects at Cicero West and Roosevelt Schools dated May 17, 2023 

XIII.U. Approval to terminate AIA Document A201-2017 between the Board of Education of Cicero School District 99 and FGM Architects, Inc. for the  Feasibility Studies for 2024 Roofing Projects at Cicero West and Roosevelt Schools dated May 17, 2023 

XIII.V. Approval to terminate AIA Document A133-2019 between the Board of Education of Cicero School District 99 and Vision Construction & Consulting, Inc. for  Feasibility Studies for 2024 Fire Alarm / Intercom Project at multiple sites dated May 17, 2023 

XIII.W. Approval to terminate AIA Document A201-2017 between the Board of Education of Cicero School District 99 and FGM Architects, Inc. for the  Feasibility Studies for 2024 Fire Alarm / Intercom Project at multiple sites dated May 17, 2023 

XIII.X. Approval of Project Authorization #40 with Vision Construction and Consulting, Inc. for the Roofing Project at Cicero West School

XIII.Y. Approval of AIA Document A201-2017 between the Board of Education of Cicero School District 99 and FGM Architects, Inc. for the Roofing Project at Cicero West School 

XIII.Z. Approval of AIA Document A133-2019 between the Board of Education of Cicero School District 99 and Vision Construction & Consulting, Inc. for the Roofing Project at Cicero West School 

XIII.AA. Approval to go out to bid for the Roofing Project at Cicero West School 

XIII.AB. Approval to go out to bid for the Exterior Envelope Project at Goodwin School 

XIII.AC. Approval of Agency Contracts for Special Education and Student Services for the 2023-2024 school year

XIII.AC.1. 5 Five Star Interpreting 

XIII.AD. Approval of Disclosure and Consent to Potential and/or Actual Conflict of Interest regarding 2023-2024 IGA for Larry Dominick Literacy Program 

XIII.AE. Approval of Intergovernmental Agreement between Cicero School District 99 and the Town of Cicero for the Larry Dominick Literacy Program for the 2023-2024 school year
 

XIII.AF. Approval of Board and Staff Travel for Conference Attendance

XIII.AF.1. Tom Tomschin, Board President, 2024 COSSBA Conference, on February 22-25, 2024, in Dallas, Texas

XIII.AG. Approval of Board and Staff Travel to San Juan, Puerto Rico for Teacher Recruitment Fair

XIII.AG.1. Derek Dominick, Board Vice-President, Aldo Calderin, Superintendent, Mary Mycyk, Assistant Superintendent for Educational Services, Bertha Moreno-Paz, Director of Multilingual Department, Joanna Lago, Principal, Candice Kramer, Director of Human Resources, tentatively on March 18-23, 2024
 

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

XIV.C. FMLA Requests

XV. Student Discipline Dispositions

XV.A. Student Number 990021419

XV.B. Student Number 990029166

XV.C. Student Number 990021684

XVI. Old Business

XVII. Informational Items

XVII.A. Next regularly scheduled Board Meeting to be held on February 21, 2024, 6:30 p.m. at Unity Junior High School

XVIII. Adjournment