june 11
regular board meeting
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REGULAR MEETING RECORDING
1. CONVENE INTO CLOSED SESSION
6:15 PM
2. OPENING OF THE REGULAR/PUBLIC HEARING
7:00 PM
3. RECOGNITIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
TRACK & FIELD STATE QUALIFIERS | SOUTH & THOMAS
The Board of Education recognized and honored the following track and field state qualifiers from the District 25 middle schools.
South Middle School
Jacob Ayala | Pierce Baker | Tess Bauer | McKenna Carroll | Audrey Childs
Emilie English | Eliza Farry | Gretchen Heckard | Breanna Klokkenga
Izabela Lenarczyk | Ellie Maupin | Lily Newman | Tyler Strauss | Rodrigo Zapata Solano
Thomas Middle School
Vada Ashman | Navya Chilakapati | Camille Devine | Nora Eitz
Luke Foster | Adelaide Galla | Brayden Jefford | Ellie Karajic
Kass Kurzynski | Levi McEwen | Lily Nolden | Anne Park | Sophia Quiroz
Ava Saladino | Laila Saladino | Cassidy Smith | Finley Spokas
Gabriella Torres | Nikita Variano | Audrey Varjavandi
The Board also recognized and thanked the coaches: Tim Evans, Kim Radzak, Dani Statson, and Tyler Stordahl from South M.S.; and Arin Damico, Dave Keller, Joe Kim, and Chris Papahronis from Thomas M.S.
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4. BOARD COMMUNICATIONS
- Board Member Updates
- ED-RED Education Research Development
- Illinois Association of School Boards (IASB)
- NSSEO
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5. COMMUNITY INPUT
Community members are invited to address the Board during this public comment portion of the meeting. According to Board Policy, public comment is heard for 30 minutes at Board of Education meetings and members of the community have three minutes to address the Board.
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Please remember that the Board can be reached outside of Board Meeting hours by emailing boardfeedback@sd25.org.
6. COMMUNICATIONS FROM DISTRICT PARTNERS
- AHC PTA
- ABC25 Foundation
- ATA (Arlington Teachers Association)
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7. CONSENT AGENDA
MOTION: APPROVED
That the Board of Education approve those items on the Consent Agenda as follows: (A) Personnel Report and Addendum to Personnel Report; (B) Treasurer's Report; (C) Invoices; (D) Special and Closed Session Meeting Minutes of May 8, 2024; (E) Regular and Closed Session Meeting Minutes of May 14, 2024; (F) Fixed Asset Disposal Report; (G) Donations for 2023-2024The consent agenda documents can be seen by clicking here to visit BoardDocs.
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8. STUDENT LEARNING
There were not items presented by the Department of Student Learning.
9. STUDENT SERVICES
10. BUSINESS AND FINANCE
action items
MOTION: APPROVED
A. Resolution Transferring Interest from the Working Cash Fund to the Capital Projects Fund
That the Board of Education approve the Resolution Transferring Interest from the Working Cash Fund to the Capital Projects Fund not to exceed $314,400.To watch this portion of the meeting, click here.
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MOTION: APPROVED
B. Copier Replacement Agreement
That the Board of Education approve the replacement of copiers through Gordon Flesch Company as presented.
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MOTION: APPROVED
C. Paper Bid
That the Board of Education award the bid for paper for 2024-25 to Staples Contract & Commercial, LLC.
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MOTION: APPROVED
D. Approval of Audit Engagement Agreement for Fiscal Years Ending 2024-2026
That the Board of Education extend the contract for independent financial audit services with Baker Tilly for three (3) additional years (2023-24 through 2025-26) as presented.
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11. FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
12. PERSONNEL AND PLANNING
action item
MOTION: APPROVED
A. Personnel Plan, 2024-25
That the Board of Education approve the Personnel Plan for 2024-2025 as presented.
This was the third Personnel Plan presented to the Board for consideration of approval this school year. Typically, the Department of Personnel & Planning presents just one yet, this has been an unusual year for the Personnel Plan:
- October 2023 | Full Day Kindergarten & Physical Education Personnel Plan
- December 2023 | Advanced Personnel Plan
Realignment of positions in the Department of Student Learning & Department of Student Services - June 2024 | Current Personnel Plan
Directly related to enrollment or individual student needs.
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13. SUPERINTENDENT REPORT
information item
A. FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REPORT
Superintendent, Dr. Lori Bein, updates the Board on Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests from the public. The following were the FOIA requests:
- Ryan Kurdi from Toshiba Business Solutions requested information on copier and printer equipment; a response was provided on May 17, 2024.
- Family 1 requested a copy of the search warrant and copies of all records provided in response to the search warrant; a response was provided on May 17, 2024.
- Family 2 requested a copy of the search warrant and copies of all records provided in response to the search warrant; a response was provided on May 17, 2024.
- Family 3 requested a copy of the search warrant and copies of all records provided in response to the search warrant; a response was provided on May 17, 2024.
- Family 4 requested a copy of the search warrant and copies of all records provided in response to the search warrant; a response was provided on May 17, 2024.
- Family 5 requested a copy of the search warrant and copies of all records provided in response to the search warrant; a response was provided on May 17, 2024.
- Family 6 requested a copy of the search warrant and copies of all records provided in response to the search warrant; a response was provided on May 17, 2024.
- Family 7 requested a copy of the search warrant and copies of all records provided in response to the search warrant; a response was provided on May 17, 2024.
- Family 8 requested a copy of the search warrant and copies of all records provided in response to the search warrant; a response was provided on May 17, 2024.
- Rhonda Gillespie, Chicago Tribune/Pioneer Press requested information on Dr. Bein's work contracts; a response was provided on May 22, 2024.
- Evangeline Leventis, Chicago Tribune, requested information on a district employee; a response was provided on May 22, 2024.
- Rebecca Jehl requested information on medication administration policy and procedures; a response was provided on May 23, 2024.
Gerardo Mendez, Indiana, Illinois and Iowa Foundation for Fair Contracting,
requested information on a landscaping contract; a response was provided on June 3, 2024.
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action items
MOTION: APPROVED
B. Second Reading of Policies | Press 114
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MOTION: APPROVED
C. Student Suspension Review
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14. PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION
The District 25 Board of Education often offers a second opportunity for public comment at each Board Meeting that takes place once all the agenda items have been presented, discussed, or voted on.
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15. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
FUTURE TOPICS & TOPICS WITH DATES TO BE DETERMINED
eLearning | TBD
NEW TOPIC
Third Party District Policy & Procedure Audit
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16. MOVE TO CLOSED SESSION (CONTINUES)
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17. ADJOURN THE MEETING
UPCOMING BOARD EVENTS
Regular Meeting of the Board
TUESDAY, JULY 16, 2024 @ 6:15 PM
*The meeting will begin with Closed Session at 6:15 p.m., followed by the Regular Open meeting at 7:00 p.m.*
This meeting will be held at the Dunton Administration Building and broadcasted live and recorded. The link for the livestream can be found on the Board Agenda page (www.sd25.org/BoardAgenda) the week of the meeting.
Public Comments
Anyone who wishes to make a public comment can do so, in-person, at our Board of Education meetings. The Board hosts two public comment opportunities on their agenda: 1) at the beginning of the meeting, prior to any agenda items, 2) at the end of the meeting after the agenda items have been discussed/presented.
Meeting Recordings
A video of the meeting will be recorded and uploaded to our site the following day on the 'Board Agenda' page and on our 'Catch up on Meetings' page.