September 25, 2024 at 6:30 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting

1. Call to Order

2. Adjournment to Closed Meeting
Pursuant to IL Open Meetings Act.
A closed session in accordance with the Illinois Open Meeting Act (5ILCS120/2c)  will be necessary to consider one or more of the following subjects including, but not limited to:
120/2(c)(1) Employee appointments, employment, compensation, dismissals, complaints
120/2(c)(2) Negotiations
120/2(c)(3) Selection of a person to fill a public office
120/2(c)(5) Property Acquisition/Lease/Purchase
120/2(c)(8) Emergency Security Procedures
120/2(c)(9) Student Discipline
120/2(c)(10) The placement of individual students in special education programs and other matters relating to individual students
120/2(c)(11) Actual/Potential Litigation
120/2(c)(16) Self-Evaluation, practices and procedures or professional ethics when meeting with a representative of a statewide association of which the public body is a member
120/2(c)(21) Closed Meeting Minutes Discussion/Review

3. Reconvene Open Meeting & Discipline Motions
Motion and Roll Call Vote

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) Bills paid from each fund pursuant to board's prior authorization (board policy 4:50)

4.C.1)a) Education Fund                                                                 $  1,530,316.22
Food Service Fund                                                            $       67,755.45
Operations and Maintenance Fund                                   $     171,392.77
Liability Fund                                                                     $     431,436.04
Fund Summary Total                                                         $  2,200,900.48

4.C.2) Payroll

4.C.2)a) Payroll dated September 20, 2024, in the net amount of  $  1,419,826.77
Payroll Total                                                                      $  1,419,826.77

4.C.3) September 2024 bills/checks from each fund - need Board approval

4.C.3)a) Education Fund                                                                $      583,373.87
Food Service Fund                                                           $       72,493.43  
Operations and Maintenance Fund                                  $       96,621.08
Transportation Fund                                                         $       34,476.26
Liability Fund                                                                    $         1,075.00
Fund Summary Total                                                        $     788,039.64

4.D. FY24 Grant Summary Report

4.E. FY25 1st Quarter Grant Summary Report

4.F. Required MOU's for Preschool Expansion 

4.F.1) Dental - Recommendation 

4.F.2) Medical Services - Recommendation 

4.G. Out-of-State Field Trip Request

4.G.1) Liberty Elementary School First Graders - Hog Wallow Farm - Dana, IN
     October 9, 2024

4.G.2) North Ridge AVID Site Coordinator - 2024 AVID National Conference - 
     Dallas, TX - December 12-14, 2024.

5. Public Comments

6. Curriculum:

6.A. University of Illinois - Youth Participatory Action Research - Presentation 

7. Policies:

7.A. PRESS Policy 115 and 116 Updates - First Reading 

8. Human Resources:

8.A. Dismissal of Educational Support Personnel Employee for Reasons Other Than Reduction in Force - Recommendation 
Motion and Roll Call Vote

8.B. Job Descriptions - Recommendation 
Motion and Roll Call Vote

8.B.1) Safety Systems Specialist

8.B.2) Operations Secretary

8.B.3) Food Service Warehouse Manager

9. Business/Finance: 

9.A. Public Hearing on 2024-2025 District 118 Budget
Motion and Roll Call Vote
 

9.B. Approval of 2024-2025 District 118 Budget - Recommendation 
Motion and Roll Call Vote

10. Operations: 

10.A. Recommendation to Adopt a Resolution Authorizing and Directing the Sale or Disposal of Personal Property in Accordance with 105ILCS5/10-22.8 - Recommendation 
Motion and Roll Call Vote

11. Informational Items: 

12. Superintendent/Board Comments

13. Adjournment