January 14, 2025 at 7:00 PM - Regular Meeting
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I. Roll Call
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II. Call to Order
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III. Pledge
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IV. Communications
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IV.A. D91 Parent Teacher Organization (PTO)
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IV.B. D91 Foundation
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IV.C. D91 Parent Athletic Association (PAA)
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IV.D. D91 Community Update
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IV.E. D91 Teachers Union
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IV.F. Invitation to Address the Board of Education
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Per Policy 2:230 - Public Participation at School Board Meetings and Petitions to the Board
During each regular and special open meeting of the Board, any person may comment to or ask questions of the School Board (public participation), subject to the reasonable constraints established and recorded in this policy’s guidelines below. The Board listens to comments or questions during public participation; responses to comments to or questions of the Board are most often managed through policy 3:30, Chain of Command. To preserve sufficient time for the Board to conduct its business, any person appearing before the Board is expected to follow these guidelines:
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V. Staff Recognition
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This month we be recognizing three staff winners who have been nominated by their colleagues: Sharon Bruemmer, Laurel Clark, and Rebecca Maly.
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VI. Student Recognition
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We will be recognizing the MG first grade student representatives, KG students of the month, and Student Council members.
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VII. Approval of Consent Agenda
The Consent Agenda is a list of routine non-controversial items, which do not require further discussion and which are approved with one motion and one roll call vote. It is an effective procedure to handle routine matters on the agenda expeditiously. All consent items shall be listed with an asterisk(*) and will be enacted with one motion. However, any member of the Board of Education may request that an item be withdrawn from the Consent Agenda and discussed in its regular order. |
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VII.A. Approval of Minutes *
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VII.B. Approval of Financial Reports
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VII.B.1. Payment of Bills (online)*
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VII.B.2. Monthly Financial Reports (on-line)*
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VII.B.3. Activity Accounts*
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VII.B.4. Treasurer's Report*
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VII.B.5. Investment Report*
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VII.B.6. Flexible Spending Account*
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VII.C. FOIA Report *
Description:
We have not received any requests for information under the Freedom of Information Act since the December 2024 meeting of the Board of Education.
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VII.D. Suspension Report *
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Attached is the suspension report for Kelvin Grove and Milne Grove for the month of December 2024.
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VIII. Board Reports/Discussion Items
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VIII.A. Committee of the Whole Update
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The Committee of the Whole will meet on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, at 5:45 pm in the Kelvin Grove LRC. The agenda was posted and available on the website. If there are board members who were not in attendance at the committee meeting, an update will be provided.
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VIII.B. First Review of 2025-2026 School Calendar
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Tuesday evening, a couple drafts of the 2025-2026 school calendar have been attached for the board to review. There are currently four options that have been developed with the collaboration of the teachers’ union leadership. We are still working with the summer contractors to determine the project timeline, which will have an impact on the start date of the school year. Each school calendar includes both winter and spring break holidays that align with the high school draft calendar being presented for consideration with their BOE. After the January discussion, we will plan to have the calendar hearing and have the Board officially approve the calendar in February if a final draft is selected before then. If not, we will hold the calendar hearing in March. Once the calendar is approved, we will release it to our D91 families. |
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IX. Reports of the Superintendent
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IX.A. Completed Winter Break Projects
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Attached you will find a list of winter break projects that were completed over the winter break. Dr. Wilkey will provide a general overview of what was completed on Tuesday night. Please be prepared to ask any questions you may have on the projects that were completed.
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IX.B. Technology Project Updates
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Attached you will find a list of technology projects that were completed since the start of this fiscal year (July 1, 2024). Dr. Wilkey will provide a general overview of the main projects on Tuesday night. Please be prepared to ask any questions you may have on the projects that were completed. |
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IX.C. Summer 2025 Project Update
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On Tuesday night, Dr. Wilkey will provide an update on the summer project's progress since the last board meeting. This will include an update on the construction walkthrough and the summer KG roof bid process.
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IX.D. Wellness Committee Update
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The D91 Wellness Committee met on Monday, December 16, 2024. We added information on our district website that shares this same information as well with our families/community: http://www.d91.net/wellness-plan.html. When you visit this site you will find a copy of the agenda from the meeting, an updated district wellness plan, and a wellness matrix that shows activities the committee is planning for the district. Dr. Wilkey will provide an update on the meeting as well as answer any questions on the plan moving forward.
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IX.E. Yoga Club at KG
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Attached you will find a proposal for a new student and staff opportunity, Yoga Club. For this school year, we have been offering students the opportunity to learn and participate in activities before determining if this will become a club to remain permanently. Within the proposal, you will see it was created in response to some of the feedback from the Strategic Plan Community survey feedback to be more inclusive of our programs making sure all can participate. More importantly, this club will focus on the social and emotional well-being of our students and staff. The club will be offered bi-weekly to students and on the opposite weeks, will be offered biweekly to staff. We are also in the process of duplicating this club for MG as well for both staff and students, with details to follow closely to the description attached. On Tuesday evening, we will discuss any questions the board may have regarding the trial phase of the program this year. |
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X. Action Items
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X.A. Personnel Report
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XI. Informational Items
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XI.A. Media
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Recently we received correspondence that Kelvin Grove has been recognized by US News & World Report as ranking in the top 10% of middle schools in the state of Illinois. Here is the link showing our top 10% ranking in the state of Illinois: https://www.usnews.com/education/k12/illinois/kelvin-grove-junior-high-school-275872
So proud of the progress being made at Kelvin Grove, definitely something to celebrate! GO Hornets! |
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XI.B. Correspondence
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XI.C. Legislative Report
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XI.D. Upcoming Dates
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XII. Closed Session
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The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the District or legal counsel for the District, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee or against legal counsel for the District to determine its validity. [1] However, a meeting to consider an increase in compensation to a specific employee of a public body that is subject to the Local Government Wage Increase Transparency Act may not be closed and shall be open to the public and posted and held in accordance the [the Open Meetings Act]. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1), as amended by P.A. 99-646
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XIII. Adjournment
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