February 17, 2011 at 7:00 PM - REGULAR MEETING
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I. Call to Order/Roll Call
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(This is how the meeting begins.)
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II. Pledge of Allegiance
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(The Board members and the people in attendance are invited to say the Pledge of Allegiance.)
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III. Additions/Changes to Agenda
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(The Board of Eduation may use this opportuntiy to pull items out of the consent agenda at regular board meetings to be voted on separately, or may add items for discussion purposes at regular and Committee of the Whole meetings.)
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IV. Presentations/Recognitions
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(The Board of Education periodically hears presentations from students, District 33 departments and programs, and outside groups in order to keep the Board informed of District operations and opportunities.)
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V. Public Comment
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(Public comments (limited to 3 minutes each) are welcome at this Board of Education meeting. In order to conduct productive meetings, there will be no dialogue with the public about topics during this meeting. The Board may make a brief response to a public comment, or will provide for follow-up with individuals or groups at a later date, if the Board determines that issues require additional research. For certain issues that require additional understanding the Board may also schedule a special meeting where public dialogue can occur. Thank you for your interest in district issues and for your understanding of meeting protocol.)
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VI. E.T.A.W.C. Statement - (Kathy McKee)
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(The Elementary Teachers' Association of West Chicago has an opportunity to address the Board of Education).
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VII. Consent Agenda *
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(The Board reviews minutes from past meetings to make sure they reflect that specific meeting. Each month the Board reviews expenditures, payroll, and the financial statements of the District. The Board may accept resignations, employ certified staff, approve leave requests, approve classified staff changes, adopt policies and job descriptions, approve disposal of closed session recordings, and approve other related staffing and employment requests and expenditures.)
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VII.A. Approve Board of Education meeting minutes
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VII.B. Approve current expenditures
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VII.C. Approve current payrolls
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VII.D. Approve current imprest list
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VII.E. Accept resignations
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VII.F. Employ personnel
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VII.G. Approve request for maternity leaves, unpaid leaves of absence, job transfers, and /or job shares
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VII.H. Approve classified staff changes
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VII.I. Approve disposition of closed session audio tapes
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VIII. Financial Reports
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(The Board receives monthly updates on the District's financial situation compared to the adopted budget. This is a good check to see if we are close to budget predictions for the year. The Board also receives student activity account reports from each school during the school term.)
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VIII.A. Treasurer's Report
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VIII.B. Statement of Position
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VIII.C. Budget Report
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VIII.D. Student Activity Account Report
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VIII.E. Revenue report (update of receipts)
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VIII.F. Financial projection model update
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(The Board will see the District's financial project as updated with the official CPI, which determines the limit of new revenue available through property taxes.)
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VIII.G. Resolution for fund transfer
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(The Board will review two resolutions for tranfer of funds. One resolution will be from the working cash to transportation fund, and the other will be from the education fund to transportation. Action will be taken at the March 3rd board meeting to approve these resolutions.)
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IX. Action Items *
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(These are additional items which are not routine and are acted on as individual motions. These items may be moved into the consent agenda if requested by the Board. There are no additional items presented at this meeting for Board action.)
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X. New / Ongoing Business with Possible Action
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(These items are typically items that have been in discussion over one or more board meetings. New topics are brought to the Board in this section also. The Board may act on any item when it is satisfied it has all the necessary information to make an informed decision.)
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X.A. Preliminary enrollment/staffing projections
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(The Board will review the first look at school enrollments and staffing projections for the 2011-2012 school year.)
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X.B. Transportation
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(The Board will hear an update from the transportation committee that has been working on ways to find efficiencies in this mandated service. Transportation costs the District approximately $3M annually with some reimbursement from the State. At this point no reimbursement has been received for this year.)
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X.C. Status of student fees for 2010-2011
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(The Board will receive an update on the status of student fees collected for this current school year.)
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X.D. Resolution to Allow Service Credit for Military Service
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(The Board will be asked to take action at a future meeting to allow employees with military service to purchase service credit for military time in the State retirement system. This is a provision in law.)
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X.E. Middle School project update
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(Design development work is continuing and will proceed through March.)
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X.F. Candidate's forum
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(The Board of Education will discuss plans to hold a candidate's forum prior to the April 5, 2011 Board of Education election.)
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X.G. Follow-up of Joint Boards Meeting of January 24, 2011
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(Each year the Board of Education meets with the Boards from Districts 34, 25, and 94 to discuss issues that affect our four districts. Many collaboration efforts have been developed to increase benefits for students and to find efficiencies and reduce or share costs.)
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X.H. Strategic planning follow-up
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(On January 21st and 22nd the Board engaged in a strategic planning process with 30 representatives from the Board, staff, the community, and a middle school student. The work of this group will become the basis for goals and action plans over the next few months.)
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XI. Information Items
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(There are regularly scheduled reports on a number of information items the Board wishes to track. Additional items are sometimes included to keep the Board informed of topics and issues that are related to District 33 or to public education in general.)
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XI.A. Current job listings
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XI.B. Short term maternity leave report
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XI.C. Student attendance report
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XI.D. Student suspension report
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XI.E. Truancy referral report
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XI.F. Freedom of Information report
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XI.G. Out-of-district placement of students with disabilities
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XI.H. Registration information for 2011-2012
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XI.I. Review of library learning standards
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(Each year District 33 receives a small grant from the State of Illinois for school libraries. To be qualified for this grant the Board must review library learning standards.)
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XI.J. Educare update
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(Theresa Hawley from Educare will inform the Board of the status of funding for the Educare project.)
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XII. Report of District Committee Meetings
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(This is an opportunity for administrators and Board members who have attended various committees and other meetings to give brief reports of discussions from those meetings.)
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XII.A. Foundation for Educational Excellence (February 10, 2011) - Sue Stibal
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XII.B. PTO Council (January 27, 2011) - Chris Scheck
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XII.C. Middle School Design Development Committees & Focus Groups
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XII.D. SASED Board of Control - (January 26, 2011) - Ed Leman
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XII.E. Legislative Committee - Ed Leman
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XIII. Review of Upcoming Meetings/Events
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(This is a schedule of the upcoming meetings and events that Board members may be attending.)
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XIII.A. WeGo Together For Kids Family Night - February 22, 2011 - 6:00 p.m.
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(Topic - "WeGo Together For Feeling Good")
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XIII.B. SASED Board of Control - February 23, 2011 - 7:00 p.m. - Naperville, IL
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XIII.C. PTO Council - February 24, 2011 (Bd. Rep. - Deb Ramsey) - 9:30 a.m. - ESC
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XIII.D. LEND Meeting - February 25, 2011 - 7:00 a.m.
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LEND Office, 22W600 Butterfield Rd., Glen Ellyn, IL
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XIII.E. DuPage County Teacher Institute Day - February 25, 2011 - 8:00 a.m. - Middle School
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XIII.F. Next Committee of the Whole Board Meeting - March 3, 2011 - 7:00 p.m. - ESC
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XIII.G. Foundation for Educational Excellence - March 10, 2011 - 5:30 p.m. - ESC
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XIII.H. Next Regular Board of Education Meeting - March 17, 2011 - 7:00 p.m. - ESC
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XIV. Closed Session
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(The Board of Education may convene into closed session to discuss confidential matters. Listed below are the kinds of topics that the Board may discuss in closed session. The Board may take action upon reconvening into open session only during regular or special board meetings. If action is needed at a Committee of the Whole meeting the Board can take action only if the item is specifically listed on the agenda.)
Discuss information regarding collective bargaining, litigation matters, sale/purchase/lease of property, student discipline, and the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance or dismissal of specific employees (action may follow discussion) |
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XV. Action Items Following Closed Session
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(The Board of Education approves closed session minutes as read after reconvening to open session, and may take action on any other items that are listed on the posted agenda.)
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XV.A. Approve closed session minutes as read *
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(This is a regular task of the Board of Education if an executive session is held. After the Board reconvenes to open session it is required that the board members approve these minutes.)
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XVI. Adjournment
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(This is how the meeting ends.)
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