August 20, 2024 at 7:00 PM - Regular Meeting

1. Call to Order/Roll Call (7:00 pm)

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Approval of Agenda

4. Superintendent Report

5. Recognition of Lucas Hoobler for Restoration of May T. Watts Park (Ravinia School) (Policy 8:80)

6. Public Hearings

6.a. Public Hearing & Presentation of the FY25 Budget (4:10)

6.b. Public Hearing on an Interfund Transfer from Education Fund to Operations & Maintenance Fund (Policy 4:10)

7. Information & Presentations

7.a. Moraine Township Referendum Mental Health Board Information (Policy 1:20)

7.b. Early Childhood Presentation - Preschool for All Grant (Policy 1:20, 6:30)

7.c. First Reading Policy Updates & Periodic Reviews (Policy 2:240)

• 2:70 Vacancies on the School Board - Filling Vacancies by Appointment (periodic review)

• 2:125 Board Member Compensation; Expenses (periodic review)

• 2:160 Board Attorney (periodic review)

• 2:260 Uniform Grievance Procedure

• 2:265 Title IV Grievance Procedure

• 4:15 Identity Protection (periodic review)

• 4:70 Resource Conservation

• 4:80 Accounting & Audits (periodic review)

• 5:100 Staff Development Program

• 5:130 Responsibilities Concerning Internal Information

• 5:180 Temporary Illness or Temporary Incapacity (periodic review)

• 5:200 Terms & Conditions of Employment & Dismissal

• 5:290 Employment Termination & Suspensions (periodic review)

• 5:310 Compensatory Time-Off (periodic review)

• 6:110 Programs for Students at Risk of Academic Failure… (periodic review)

• 6:140 Education of Homeless Children

• 6:150 Home and Hospital Instruction (periodic review) 

• 7:20 Harassment of Students Prohibited

• 7:170 Vandalism (periodic review)

• 7:185 Teen Dating Violence Prohibited

7.d. Freedom of Information Requests (Policy 2:250)

8. Public Comments Related to Matters on the Agenda (Policy 2:230)  The Board welcomes comments and gives them serious consideration.  The first community participation is solely for comments about matters on this agenda.  Comments are limited to three minutes per speaker and will become part of the public record.  

9. Action Items

9.a. Consent Agenda (Policy 2:220)

9.a.i. Approval of Meeting Minutes (Policy 2:220)

9.a.i.1. Regular Meeting Minutes - July 16, 2024

9.a.i.2. Closed Session Meeting Minutes - July 16, 2024

9.a.i.3. Emergency Meeting Minutes - July 28, 2024

9.a.ii. Personnel Recommendations: Employment, Resignation, Retirement & Leave of Absence (Policy 5:30)

9.a.iii. Bill List (Policy 4:50)

9.a.iv. Treasurer's Report - July 2023 (Policy 4:80)

9.a.v. Destruction of Closed Session Recordings from 2/7/23 & 2/21/23 (Policy 2:220)

9.b. Adoption of FY25 Final Budget (Policy 4:10)

9.c. Approve Resolution 240820 Authorizing Interfund Transfer from the Operations & Maintenance Fund to the Debt Service Fund (Policy 4:10)

9.d. Approve Resolution 240820a Authorizing and Interfund Transfer from the Education Fund to the Operations and Maintenance Fund (Policy 4:10)

9.e. Approve Resolution 240820b providing for the issue of not to exceed $58,070,000 General Obligation School Bonds of School District Number 112, Lake County, Illinois, for the purpose of paying certain costs of those capital projects approved by referendum at the November 8, 2022, general election, providing for the levy of a direct annual tax sufficient to pay the principal and interest on said bonds, and authorizing the proposed sale of said bonds to the purchaser thereof

9.f. Approve Resolution 240820c Designating & Preparing FY26 Budget (Policy 4:10)

9.g. Approve 2024-25 Agreement Hanover Research (Policy 4:60, 6:40)

9.h. Approve NSEA Memorandum of Understanding - Summer IEP Meetings and Evaluation Pay 2024-2029

9.i. Approve NSSSA Memorandum of Understanding - Technology Specialist Hourly Rates

10. Public Comments 

11. Committee Reports (Policy 2:150)

12. Board/Superintendent Other

13. Adjourn to Closed Session (Policy 2:200)

13.a. Discuss 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. 5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(1) 

13.b. Discuss the placement of individual students in special education programs and other matters relating to individual students.   5 ILCS 120/2(c)(10)

14. Adjournment