November 30, 2015 at 7:30 PM - Educational Focus Board Meeting

1. Call To Order

2. Roll Call

3. Pledge of Allegiance

4. Petitions and Hearings
It is the practice of this Board of Education to provide a place on the agenda for and welcome comments and suggestions from the public.

5. Recognition of District 88 Successes

5.A. LifeSource Presentation

5.B. 88's Best Students

6. Educational Focus Item(s)

6.A. New Course Proposals/Program Changes

7. Motion To Establish Consent Agenda
The items of the consent agenda were reviewed and discussed by the board and administration at a previous meeting. Reports and data were reviewed prior to being recommended for the consent agenda.

7.A. Approve the List of Bills for October 2015 in the amount of $5,277,415.94.

8. Motion To Approve Consent Agenda

9. Separate Action Items

9.A. Treasurer's Report October 2015

9.B. Budget Status Report for October 2015

9.C. Fundraisers Exceeding $1,000.00

9.D. Donation

9.E. Personnel

9.F. Approve meeting minutes from October 14, 2015 through October 26, 2015.
(All minutes will be approved with one motion unless requested otherwise.)

9.F.1) Minutes of the October 14, 2015, Joint Board meeting.

9.F.2) Minutes of the October 19, 2015, Regular Business Board meeting.

9.F.3) Minutes of the October 19, 2015, Closed Session Board meeting. (Closed Session tab)

9.F.4) Minutes of the October 20, 2015, Buildings & Grounds Committee meeting.

9.F.5) Minutes of the October 26, 2015, Educational Focus Board meeting.

9.F.6) Minutes of the October 26, 2015, Closed Session Board meeting. (Closed Session tab)

10. Information/Discussion Items

10.A. Credit Card Summary

10.B. IASB/IASA/IASBO Conference Update

11. School Recognition - Principals

12. Board Member Report(s) / Future Agenda Items

13. Public Comments: Related to the discussion and/or actions of the board on the above agenda items.

14. Announcements:
Regular Business/Educational Focus Board Meeting: Monday, December 14, 2015, 7:00 p.m., District Boardroom located at District Administrative Offices, 2 Friendship Plaza, Addison, IL 60101.

Regular Business Board Meeting: Monday, January 11, 2016, 6:30 p.m., District Boardroom located at District Administrative Offices, 2 Friendship Plaza, Addison, IL 60101.

Educational Focus Board Meeting: Monday, January 25, 2016, 7:30 p.m., District Boardroom located at District Administrative Offices, 2 Friendship Plaza, Addison, IL 60101.

15. Closed Session Meeting

15.A. The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee to determine its validity.

15.B. 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.

15.C. Litigation, when an action against, affecting or on behalf of the particular public body has been filed and is pending before a court or administrative tribunal, or when the public body finds that an action is probable or imminent, in which case the basis for the finding shall be recorded and entered into the minutes of the closed meeting.

15.D. Student disciplinary cases.

16. Reconvene To Open Meeting

17. Roll Call

18. Action Necessitated By Closed Session

18.A. Action Concerning the Administration's Recommendation to Suspend Employee (Robert Bachner)

19. Adjournment