December 4, 2018 at 5:30 PM - Board of Education Special Meeting

1. Call to Order

2. Adjournment to Closed Session for Student Discipline, Personnel, Possible Acquisition of Real Estate & Negotiations
Pursuant to IL Open Meetings Act:

3. Reconvene Open Meeting & Discipline Motions

4. Consent Agenda - Request to Approve
Note:  Consent Agenda Items are routine, non-controversial matters and will be considered together and enacted by one motion and one roll call vote.  Anyone desiring to remove an item for separate consideration should request to do so before approval of this consent agenda.  

4.A. Agenda Approval

4.B. Human Resources: 

4.B.1) Regular Items:  Employments, Employment Changes, Leaves of Absence, Resignations, Retirements, Extracurricular Assignments/Changes

4.C. Business/Finance:

4.C.1) Regular Items

4.C.2) Bills paid from each fund pursuant to Board's prior authorization (Board Policy 4:50)

4.C.2)a) Education                                                  $   111,784.56
Food Service                                             $      87,183.14
Operations & Maintenance                        $       8,055.27
Liability                                                       $       2,880.70
Fund Summary Total                                 $   209,903.67

4.C.2)b) Payroll dated November 9, 2018 in the net amount of           $            1,628.28
Payroll dated November 13, 2018 in the net amount of           $                 0.00
Payroll dated November 15, 2018 in the net amount of          $    1,071,880.78
Payroll dated November 28, 2018 in the net amount of           $             384.02
Payroll dated November 29, 2018 in the net amount of            $                0.00
Payroll total                                                                                $   1,073,893.08

4.C.3) December, 2018 bills/checks from each fund - need Board approval

4.C.3)a) Education Fund                                        $   340,272.74
Food Service                                            $      9,624.56
Operations & Maintenance                       $     71,560.52
Transportation Fund                                 $   388,804.59
Liability Fund                                            $     72,678.76
Fund Summary Total                                $  882,941.17

4.D. Out-of-State Student Field Trip Requests

4.D.1) NR Jazz Band - Indiana State University Jazz Festival

4.D.2) DHS Jazz Band - Indiana State University Jazz Festival

4.D.3) Special Education Directors and Instructional Leaders - Council for Exceptional Children Convention & Expo, Indianapolis, IN

4.E. Approval of Board of Education Travel Expenses - Administration will request approval of recent Board of Education member travel expenses from the Joint Annual Conference held in Chicago, Illinois, November 16-19, 2017.  Board members that attended the conference:  William Dobbles, Dr. Randal Ashton, Darlene Halloran, Gladys Davis, Thomas Miller, and Shannon Schroeder.

5. Public Comments

6. Human Resources:

6.A. BOE Policy Updates - First Reading

7. Curriculum:

7.A. Course Description - Recommendation    

7.A.1) Dual Enrollment

7.A.2) Advanced Placement

7.A.3) Career and Technical Education

8. Amended 2018-2019 Traditional/Balanced and Pre-K School Calendar - Recommendation

9. Business/Finance:

9.A. 2017-2018 District 118 Audit - Recommendation to Accept Audit

10. Building and Grounds:

10.A. Approval for Bids to Purchase/Lease a Truck for Maintenance

11. Superintendent/Board Comments

12. Adjournment