February 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting
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I. Call to Order
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II. Pledge of Allegiance
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III. Roll Call
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IV. Consent Agenda **
Description:
Minutes of regular meeting held January 16, 2025
Minutes of closed meeting held January 16, 2025 February Bills Payable January Treasurer's Report Destruction of closed meeting audio recording from August 17, 2023 |
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V. Superintendent’s Report – Recognition and Informational Items
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V.A. Student Recognition
Description:
Hailey Kissinger will be in attendance so that we may recognize her accomplishments in being selected as the February Student of the Month.
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V.B. Village of Fox Lake Tax Increment Financing Meetings
Description:
On January 29, I attended a series of Tax Increment Financing update meetings at the Village of Fox Lake. I’ll provide a brief update on the status of the five (5) TIFs within the village.
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V.C. Board of Education – Professional Development Opportunity
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The IASB Lake Division spring dinner meeting will take place on Wednesday, March 12 at the Doubletree in Mundelein. The event will focus on Illinois Vision 2030. If you’d like to attend, please let me know so we can get you registered.
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V.D. Student Representative to the Board – 2025/26
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The application window is now open for students to apply for the Student Representative to the Board position for next school year. The superintendent, principal, current student representative, and the Board president will meet in mid-March to determine candidates to interview, with interviews taking place the end of March. We look forward to having an announcement ready for the April meeting and introducing you to our next Student Rep!
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V.E. Principal’s Report
Description:
Dr. Schmidt will give his monthly Principal’s Report.
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V.F. Student Representative’s Report
Description:
Casey McCleery will provide her monthly report.
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VI. Public Comment
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VII. Superintendent’s Report – Action Items
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VII.A. Curriculum Change for 2025/26 **
Description:
I am happy to report that Introduction to Biotechnology was recently approved by the College of Lake County as a dual credit course that we may begin offering to students as early as the 2025/26 school year. Student registrations for next year are already complete, but course changes are permitted for a short period of time. The administration would like to offer this new opportunity for next school year to interested students and is requesting the Board of Education consider approving the course this evening. Mr. Taubery will be in attendance to present details of the course and answer any questions you may have.
Recommend approval of the DC Biotechnology course proposal as presented. |
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VII.B. April Board of Education Meeting Date Change **
Description:
It is necessary to change the April Board of Education meeting date in order to comply with state law following the consolidated election. Within 21 days following the election, we will receive an abstract of votes from Lake County. The Board must then seat new members within 40 days of the consolidated election. With our regular April meeting date too early to have the abstract of votes and the May meeting too late to comply with the 40-day requirement, the administration is recommending we change the date of the April meeting to Thursday, April 24.
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VII.C. School Board Policy Modification **
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Legal counsel is recommending that the Board of Education readopt 2020 Title IX policies and procedures, on an interim basis. Based on judicial action, the regulations that were in place were invalidated and, as a result, the old 2020 regulations go into effect. It is likely IASB will be drafting a recommended policy, but legal counsel is recommending the previous policy be adopted until such time as we receive updated policies and procedures, to avoid litigation.
Section 200 Board of Education 2:265 Title IX Sexual Harassment Grievance Procedure |
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VII.D. Overnight Travel **
Description:
Twenty-nine members of the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) qualified for the State competition and conference in Springfield. They are requesting for the student competitors, the sponsor and another staff chaperone to travel from March 27-29 with a total District cost of $8,629.74.
The Special Olympics basketball team qualified for the State competition in Bloomington. They are requesting for the 12 student-athletes, two coaches and one chaperone to travel from March 7-9 with a total District cost of $2,601.90. The Speech Team performed well at Sectionals last weekend, with 13 students qualifying to participate at the State tournament in Peoria. They are requesting for the student competitors and two coaches to travel from February 20-23 with a total District cost of $5,689.05. Recommend approval of the overnight travel requests as presented. |
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VII.E. Personnel **
Description:
Recommend the employment of the following individual(s):
Recommend accepting the resignation letters from the following individual(s):
Recommend accepting retirement notification from the following individuals:
Notification of an FMLA request from the following individual(s):
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VIII. Business Affairs
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VIII.A. Banking Services Request for Proposals **
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The District has had the same primary banking relationship for the last thirteen years. Over that time, there have been several situations where we have experienced some frustration. As a whole, we receive little to no interest on our checking accounts that we hold with our bank. Knowing that interest rates are higher right now, Lily Wu, our Fiscal and Accounting Coordinator put together a Banking Services Request for Proposals. We contacted eight banks that are in close proximity. Six of those banks responded giving us their contact information and five submitted proposals. Our committee narrowed the five proposals down to three finalists. Based on an assessment of interest minus fees, we are recommending the District switch banking services to State Bank of the Lakes/Wintrust effective July 1, 2025. With your approval, we anticipate moving some accounts prior to July 1, but they will all be moved by that date.
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IX. Other Business
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FOIA
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IX.A. FOIA
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X. Closed Session
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X.A. Student disciplinary cases 5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(9) **
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X.B. Other matters relating to individual students 5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(10) **
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X.C. The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance or dismissal of specific employees. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1) **
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X.D. Semi-annual review of closed session minutes. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(21) **
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XI. Action items from closed session discussion
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XI.A. Potential Board action regarding student placement **
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XI.B. Potential Board action regarding personnel **
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XI.C. Potential Board action regarding semi-annual review of closed session minutes **
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XII. Adjourn
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