November 15, 2021 at 6:00 PM - Regular Board Meeting

1. Call to Order of Regular Board meeting at 6:00 p.m.

2. Roll Call

3. Approval of Agenda

4. Pledge of Allegiance:  Marquette Elementary students

5. Approval of Board Meeting Minutes:
10-25-21 Regular & Closed Minutes

6. Awards and Recognitions:  National School Board Members' Day - November 15, 2021

7. Comments from the Community

8. Approval of Bills

8.A. Payables Summary

8.B. Voided Checks

8.C. Payroll Voucher(s)

8.D. Accounts Payable Warrants

9. Communications and Committee Reports

9.A. Michael Sterling, President

9.A.1. Next Regular Board Meeting:  Decenber 13, 2021 @ 6:00 p.m.

9.A.2. CTE Board Committee Update

9.A.3. CTE Advisory Committee (not a posted meeting):  November 16, 2021 @ 4:00 p.m. (Harlem High School W 145) 

9.B. Jill Berogan, Vice President

9.B.1. Next Policy Committee Meeting:  December 20, 2021 @ 6:00 p.m.

9.C. Evelyn Meeks, Secretary

9.C.1. Next Equity & Social Justice Meeting:  tbd

9.D. Kurt Thompson, Board member

9.D.1. Next Business Services Committee meeting:  December 8, 2021 @ 6:00 p.m.

9.E. Larry D. Smith, Board member

9.E.1. Next Education Committee meeting:  December 7, 2021 @ 6:00 p.m.

9.F. Sue Berogan, Board member

9.G. Sharon Ranieri, Board Member

10. Administrative Reports

10.A. Dr. Michelle Erb, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum & Instruction

10.A.1. Recommendation to approve Student Travel Requests:

10.A.2. Presentation and Recommendation to approve Illinois Empower School Improvement Plans

10.B. Josh Aurand, Chief School Business Official

10.B.1. Recommendation to approve Resolution Declaring Surplus Property:

10.B.2. Recommendation to approve Facility Requests:

10.B.3. Recommendation to approve 2021 Certificate of Tax Levy

10.B.4. Recommendation to approve 2021 Tax Levy Resolution

10.B.5. Recommendation to approve Resolution to Levy 2021 Taxes for Certain Purposes

10.B.6. Recommendation to approve Resolution Authorizing Purchase of Property, 345 River Park Rd., Loves Park, IL, from private owner for $2,500

10.B.7. Recommendation to approve Property Tax Relief Grant application

10.B.8. Recommendation to approve the award of bid to purchase two (2) buses for a net cost of $143,386 with Central States Bus Sales

10.C. Dr. Shelley Wagner, Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources

10.C.1. Recommendation to approve Personnel Agenda & Addendum

10.C.2. Informational only:  Resignations

10.D. Dr. Terrell Yarbrough, Superintendent

10.D.1. Alumni Program Update

11. Consent Agenda

11.A. Approve Personnel Agenda & Addendum

11.B. Approve Student Travel Request(s)

11.C. Approve Facility Request(s)

12. ACTION ITEMS

12.A. Approve Illinois Empower School Improvement Plans

12.B. Approve Resolution Declaring Surplus Property

12.C. Approve 2021 Certificate of Tax Levy

12.D. Approve 2021 Tax Levy Resolution

12.E. Approve Resolution to Levy 2021 Taxes for Certain Purposes

12.F. Approve Resolution Authorizing Purchase of property, 345 River Park Rd., Loves Park, IL from private owner for $2,500

12.G. Approve Property Tax Relief Grant application

12.H. Approve the award of bid to purchase two (2) buses for a net cost of $143,386 with Central States Bus Sales

13. Announcements and Discussion:  

14. Executive Session to discuss Employment of Personnel (5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1), Negotiations (5 ILCS 120/2(c)(2), Selection of a Person to Fill a Public Office ( 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(3), Pending Litigation (5 ILCS 120/2(c)(11), Student Discipline (5 ILCS 120/2(c)(9), Placement of Individual Students in Special Education Programs and Other Matters Relating to Individual Students (5 ILCS 120/2(c)(10), Purchase or Lease of Real Property for the Use of the District  (5 ILCS 120/2(c)(5), Setting of a Price for Sale or Lease of Property Owned by the District (5 ILCS 120/2(c)(6), Self-Evaluation, Practices and Procedures or Professional Ethics (5 ILCS 120/2(c)(16), Sale or Purchase of Securities, Investments or Investment Contracts (5 ILCS 120/2(c)(7), Security Procedures (5 ILCS 120/2(c)(8), Establishment of Reserves or Settlement of Claims as provided in Local Government and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act (5 ILCS 120/2(c)12), and Discussion of Lawfully Closed Meeting Minutes (5 ILCS 120/2(c)(21).

15. ACTION ITEMS AFTER CLOSED SESSION

15.A. Consideration and Approval of revised Memorandum of Understanding regarding Incentives with Harlem Council of Support Staff  (HFSS)

15.B. Consideration and Approval of revised Memorandum of Understanding regarding Incentives with the Harlem Food & Nutritional Services Employee Group 

16. Adjournment