January 28, 2020 at 7:00 PM - Regular Meeting

1. Opening the meeting

1.A) Call to Order, Roll Call, Pledge of Allegiance

1.B) Recognize Chorus

2. Recognition of Visitors/Communication to the Board (Goals 2, 4)

3. Homer Council Report

4. Homer Support Staff Council Report

5. Consent Agenda
- Any questions or comments regarding the consent agenda from administrators?
- Any questions or comments regarding the consent agenda from the Board?

5.A) Approval of the December 17, 2019  Regular Board meeting minutes and the December 17, 2019 Closed Session Meeting Minutes (Goal 4)

5.B) Treasurer's Report December 2019 (Goal 5)

5.C) Invoices Payable January 2020 (Goal 5)

5.D) Personnel Recommendations (Goals 2, 3)

5.D)1) Resignation

5.D)1)a) Non-Certified

5.D)2) Request(s) for Leave of Absence (Beginning and end dates open to modification)

5.D)2)a) Certified

5.D)2)b) Non-Certified

5.D)3) Employment Recommendation(s)

5.D)3)a) Non-Certified

5.D)4) Employment Recommendation(s)

5.D)4)a) Extra-Curricular Recommendations

6. Informational reports

6.A) Directors' Reports

6.B) Principal's Report

6.C) Superintendent's Report

7. Old Business

7.A) Recommendation to approve the updated list of capital projects 

7.B) Board policy updates and/or adoptions:  First and second read of the policy: 5:60-E1 (Goals 2, 3)

8. New Business

8.A) First read of the 2020-2021 School Year Calendar

8.B) FY '21 Budget Update

8.C) Resolution directing administration to create the FY21 budget, fix the FY21 fiscal year, and approving budget expenditures for FY21 (Goal 5)

8.D) Motion to approve the notice of retirement for Megan Browning, English Language Arts  teacher at Homer Junior High School, subject to compliance with the applicable requirements of TRS and the District's collective bargaining agreement - effective at the end of the 2023-2024 school year (Goal 3)

8.E) Recommendation for approval of the School Maintenance Grant application for tuckpointing and brick sealing work at Homer Junior High School

8.F) Recommendation to accept the proposal from AkitaBox, new maintenance work order system

8.G) Recommendation to approve Sonitrol as an intrusion alarm system for all district buildings.

8.H) Motion to approve an additional 0.5 FTE Spanish Teacher at Hadley Middle School

8.I) Motion to approve a 1.0 Title 1 Math Instructional Aide at Goodings Grove School effective January 29, 2020 through the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year

8.J) Motion to approve a 1.0 Instructional Aide at Butler School

8.K) Approval to transfer $1,000.00 from Hadley Middle School building related activity account  #100806 to Hadley Middle School staff related  activity account #100804.

9. Discuss Future Board Meeting Agenda Items

10. Motion to go into Closed Session for Discussion of 1) the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the public body or legal counsel for the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee of the public body or against legal counsel for the public body to determine its validity, 2) discussion of 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.

11. Action from Closed Session

11.A) Review and approval of the recommendation to maintain closed session minutes as closed to the public

11.B) Review and approval of the recommendation to destroy all verbatim minutes older than eighteen months

12. Motion to adjourn