October 11, 2022 at 7:00 PM - Regular Meeting

Description:  Per Policy 2:230 Public Comments at Board of Education Meetings and Petitions to the Board 
At each regular and special open meeting, the members of the public and District employees may comment on or ask questions of the Board, subject to reasonable constraints. 
The individuals appearing before the Board are expected to follow these guidelines: 

1. Such a person shall submit a request in writing to the Board Secretary to address the Board. Such a request shall be received at least five (5) working days prior to the Board meeting and shall include said reason for the request.
2. At the meeting, a person who has complied with number 1 above shall inform the Board Secretary of his/her presence at the meeting.
3. Address the Board only at the appropriate time as indicated on the agenda and when recognized by the Board President.
4. Identify oneself and be brief. Ordinarily, such comments shall be limited to five minutes.  In unusual circumstances, and when an individual has made a request in advance to speak for a longer period of time, the individual may be allowed to speak for more than five minutes. 
5. The Board President may shorten or lengthen an individual’s opportunity to speak.  The President may also deny an individual the opportunity if the individual has previously addressed the Board on the same subject within the past 2 months. 
6. The Board President shall have the authority to determine procedural matters regarding public participation not otherwise defined in Board of Education policy. 
7. Conduct oneself with respect and civility toward others and otherwise abide by Board policy, 8:30, Visitors to and Conduct on School Property. 

Petitions or written correspondence to the Board shall be presented to the Board of Education in the next regular Board packet unless the Superintendent deems the matter to be urgent. 
 

Description:  We will be recognizing our two building principals, Mr. John Jennings III at Kevin Grove and Mrs. Jaime Koziol at Milne Grove.

Description:  We will be recognizing the KG students of the month and MG third-grade student representatives.  

Description:  The Consent Agenda is a list of routine non-controversial items, which do not require further discussion and which are approved with one motion and one roll call vote. It is an effective procedure to handle routine matters on the agenda expeditiously. All consent items shall be listed with an asterisk(*) and will be enacted with one motion. However, any member of the Board of Education may request that an item be withdrawn from the Consent Agenda and discussed in its regular order.

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The Behavior Interventions Committee will meet on Tuesday, October 11, 2022 at 6:00 pm in the Kelvin Grove LRC.  The agenda discussion items are listed below.  All members are invited to attend the meeting.

Committee Discussion Items

• District Restraint (RTO) Reduction Plan

• Updated ISBE Procedural Safeguards provided to parents

• New Regulations in place for this year - PUNS

• Proposed new Special Education regulations

 

Information discussed at the meeting will be reviewed with the full board during the Board reports/discussion items portion of the meeting Tuesday.  I look forward to seeing the committee members and all who are interested on Tuesday at 6:00 in the KG LRC.

Description:  Attached is a copy of the IASB Report to the Membership - 2022 Resolutions Committee Report. Please review this report before the November 15, 2022 meeting in preparation for providing input to Mrs. Rodriguez so she can fulfill her responsibilities at the 2022 Delegate Assembly on November 19, 2022 at 10:00 a.m.

Description:  In 2016, PA 099-0604 went into effect resulting in units of local government adopting policies and forms related to reimbursement for travel expenses. In January 2020, the Board of Education approved the attached resolution setting the reimbursement rate of up to $800/day.

This year the Triple I Conference is only being held November 18-20, 2022 and we are required to review this resolution (attached) annually.

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In November, we will have an action item to approve the estimated amounts necessary to be levied for the 2022 levy.  At this time, CPI is over 5% for the 2022 tax levy, but we are located in a tax-capped region, which means the max we can get is 5% of the CPI.  In order for the district to capture new property, we will need to levy above the 5% tax cap.  Our new property is estimated to be ~$1.5 million, the highest the district has seen in recent years.  On Tuesday, October 4th, I attended a workshop with PMA Financial to calculate our 2022 tax levy with all possible assumptions included.   The 2022 tax levy rate is estimated to be over 5% and will be presented at the November board meeting.  By levying over the 5%, we can make sure we will capture our full entitlement with the new property.  

 

In order to levy above the 5% to capture our full entitlement, we are required to hold a Truth In Taxation hearing during our December meeting.  This will include publishing a notice in the paper with the time/date for a hearing at the December board meeting prior to approving the certificate of the tax levy in December.  More information will be shared at the November board meeting, but I wanted to make you aware early in case you have any questions.

Description:  As a part of the continuous improvement cycle, we have been reviewing our procedures in place for the materials within our Learning Resource Center (LRC) book circulation.  There are a few times when a parent may have an objection to a book within our circulation.  In the event this is the case, we have updated our selection criteria procedures to reflect the current board policy and recent events that took place in a local district.  This process will allow for a systems approach to reviewing any concerns brought forward by a parent.  Please take a few moments to review the selection criteria procedures that have been updated for our D91 LRC’s.

Description:  Just like with the selection criteria for the LRC, we have been reviewing our procedures in place for a curriculum objection to coincide with board policy and school code.  On Tuesday evening, Ms. Rae will provide an update on the new curriculum objection form development.  Please take a few moments to review the attached curriculum objection form.
 

Description:  During the month of October, the Lockport Village Hall has student artwork by select fifth through eighth grade students from Kelvin Grove School students on display.  If you have the opportunity, please stop by to view the student work.
 

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RECOMMENDATION

Approve Board Policy 4:35 to support the limiting rate increase revenue if approved during the November 8th voting.
 

BACKGROUND

When the board decided to place a limiting rate increase question on the November 8, 2022 election ballot, D91 board members wanted to be transparent with the community on the purpose of the funding and require reporting on the use of funds annually.  The first draft was presented in August, discussed at the September board policy discussion group, and is being presented as a final read on Tuesday evening for approval.  The policy has been reviewed by the school attorney and is ready for approval.

 

Description:  The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the District or legal counsel for the District, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee or against legal counsel for the District to determine its validity. [1] 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 the [the Open Meetings Act].  5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1), as amended by P.A. 99-646