july 16

The bOARDBuzz is put together following District 25 School Board Meetings and serves as a recap of what occurred.

• For the full agenda of the Regular Meeting, please click here.

This meeting was recorded and that recording can be viewed here: www.sd25.org/0716FullMeeting.

As always, the bOARDBuzz is archived at www.sd25.org/BoardBuzz.

6:15 PM

7:00 PM

There were no recognitions or special presentation at this meeting.

In this portion of the meeting, Board members catch one another up on the happenings each member has experienced as an individual since the last meeting. Also, some Board members are appointed as representatives to attend meetings on behalf of the District 25 Board of Education for different organizations. Those members convey relative information to the entire Board at the monthly meeting.

• Board Member Updates
• ED-RED Education Research Development
• Illinois Association of School Boards (IASB)
• NSSEO

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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.

*No community members chose to address the Board during this public comment at this meeting.*

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Please remember that the Board can be reached outside of Board Meeting hours by emailing boardfeedback@sd25.org.

In this portion of the meeting, the three organizations below addressed Board Members.

• AHC PTA
  
• ABC25 Foundation
  
• ATA (Arlington Teachers Association)

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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) Invoices; (C) Regular and Closed Session Meeting Minutes of June 11, 2023; (D) Superintendent Memberships and Professional Development.

With the approval of the consent agenda, the District hired a new Associate Principal at South Middle School, Steven Prorok.

The consent agenda documents can be seen by clicking here to visit BoardDocs.

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A. INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS, 2024-25

The purpose of this agenda item is for the Board to be updated, annually, on the materials that are utilized in the District's instructional programs. At this meeting District 25's Assistant Superintendent of Student Learning, Dr. Becky FitzPatrick presented a list of these instructional materials.

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There were no items presented by the Department of Student Services.

MOTION: APPROVED

A. Copier Lease/Purchase Agreement

That the Board of Education approve the revisions to the Master Lease Agreement with American Capital Financial Services, Inc. covering 40 copy machines for 60-months.

Assistant Superintendent of Business & Finance/CSBO, Stacey Mallek, proposed a 60-month lease for the copiers through American Capital as they have historically been lower in cost than leasing direct through the vendor. This new lease agreement, approved at this meeting, will is projected to save the District $11,000 annually.

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A. CONSTRUCTION PROJECT UPDATE

Director of Facilities Management, Ryan Schulz provided an update on the building expansions at Dryden, Greenbrier, Olive-Mary Stitt, Patton, Westgate, and Windsor. Additionally, covered other summer capital projects across the district. The update will included progress photos and detailed information on each project's current status.

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MOTION: APPROVED

A. Separation Agreement

That the Board of Education approve the Separation Agreement with Sharon Nelles as presented.

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A. FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REPORT

Superintendent, Dr. Brian Kaye, updates the Board on Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests from the public. The following were the FOIA requests:

• Gerardo Mendez, Indiana, Illinois and Iowa Foundation for Fair Contracting, requested information on the Olive-Mary Stitt School building expansion; a response was provided on June 10, 2024.
  

• Gerardo Mendez, Indiana, Illinois and Iowa Foundation for Fair Contracting, requested information on prevailing wage requirements; a response was provided on June 11, 2024.

• Sheri Reid, SmartProcure, requested vendor information; a response was provided on June 12, 2024.

• Daniel requested information on transportation contracts; a response was provided on June 13, 2024.
• Dana Kondos, Romanucci & Blandin, LLC, requested information on employee personnel documents, employee communication, staff communication, and parent communication involving Westgate Elementary School and South Middle School; a response was provided on June 27, 2024.
• Family 1 requested information on a search warrant; a response was provided on June 27, 2024.
• Family 2 requested information on a search warrant; a response was provided on June 27, 2024.
• Family 3 requested information on a search warrant; a response was provided on June 27, 2024.
• Family 4 requested information on a search warrant; a response was provided on June 27, 2024.
• Vance requested information on Board member and staff email addresses; a response was provided on July 10, 2024.

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MOTION: APPROVED

B. Parent on School Property

That the Board of Education accept the Superintendent’s recommendation to prohibit former employee Tory Eitz from being on any District premises, absent the Superintendent’s express written permission, for one calendar year in accordance with Board of Education Policy 8:30 (“Visitors to and Conduct on School Property”).

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MOTION: APPROVED

C. IASB President Recommendation for Dr. Jogee

That the Board of Education recommend Dr. Anisha I. Jogee be considered by the IASB Nominating Committee for the position of IASB President.

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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.

*No community members chose to address the Board during this public comment at this meeting.*

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FUTURE TOPICS & TOPICS WITH DATES TO BE DETERMINED

• eLearning | TBD

• Third Party District Policy & Procedure Audit | TBC

NEW TOPIC

• No new topics

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TUESDAY, AUGUST 13, 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 on the 'Board Agenda' page and on our 'Catch up on Meetings' page.