At a recent meeting, the Lostant Community Unit School District 425 Board discussed PARCC assessment test data.
Below is the agenda for this meeting, as provided by the board.
Agenda: Board of Education Regular Meeting – August 22, 2016
Notice Posted – August 19, 2016
AGENDA
Board of Education
Lostant, Illinois
Regular Meeting
August 22, 2016
6:00 p.m.
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
2. PUBLIC COMMENT
The following protocol will be followed under the PUBLIC COMMENT section at the board meeting.
a. Address the board when the Board President calls for public comment.
b. Identify one-self.
c. Comments are limited to five (5) minutes. In unusual circumstances, and when an individual has
made a request in advance to speak for a longer period of time, the individual may be allowed to
speak for more than five minutes.
d. Observe the Board President’s decision to shorten public comment.
e. Observe the Board President’s decision to determine procedural matters.
f. Conduct oneself with respect and civility toward others.
For a complete explanation of Public Participation at Board of Education Meetings and Petitions to the
Board, please review School Board Policy 2:230.
3. CORRESPONDENCE
The School Board welcomes communications from the community. Staff members, parents, and
community members should submit questions or communications for the School Board’s consideration to
the Superintendent. Written communication must be submitted before noon on the Thursday prior to a
board meeting. Written communications that arrive late will be held for the following board meeting. For a
complete explanation of Communications To and From the Board, please review School Board Policy
2:140.
4. RECOGNITION
? R.C. Flyers for a donation of $119.00.
? Dave and Deb Wiesbrock for the donation of their time and equipment to work on school lawn care.
? Lostant Ladies Evening Circle of the United Methodist Church for the donation of $100.00.
5. CONSENT AGENDA
a. Approve Minutes of the Regular and Executive Sessions of the Board Meeting from July 20, 2016.
b. Approve Treasurer’s Report.
c. Approve Balance Sheet.
d. Approve Activity Account Report.
e. Approve Disbursements in the Amount of $119,592.69
f. Approve July2016 Payroll.
6. FINANCIAL REPORT
a. Financial Health of the District
7. REPORTS, UPDATES, AND INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
a. Informational Items
i. PTO Report
Agenda: Board of Education Regular Meeting – August 22, 2016
Notice Posted – August 19, 2016
ii. Employee Report
iii. 2016-2017 School Improvement Plan
iv. 2016-2017 School District Budget
v. Salad Bar
vi. Technology Loan Transfer
vii. Working Cash Bonds Fund Transfer
viii. Starved Rock Division Meeting
ix. IDOT Safety Hazard Findings
x. Extra-Curricular Assignments
xi. Administrator and Teacher Salary and Benefits Report
xii. School Roof Repairs
xiii. PARCC Data
xiv. Fluid Grouping
xv. First Reading Updated/New Policies:
1. 2:70 Vacancies on the Board of Education – Filling Vacancies
2. 2:70E Checklist for Filling Board Vacancies by Appointment
3. 2:120-E1 Guidelines for Serving as a Mentor to a New Board of Education Member
4. 2:120-E2 Website Listing of Development and Training Completion by Board Members
5. 2:240-E1 PRESS Issue Updates
6. 2:240-E2 Developing Local Policy
7. 6:100 Using Animals in the Educational Program
8. 7:10 Equal Educational Opportunities
9. 7:10-E Equal Educational Opportunities Within the School Community
10. 7:270 Administering Medicines to Students
11. 8:90 Parent Organizations and Booster Clubs
12. 8:110 Public Suggestions and Concerns
xvi. First Reading CBA Edits for Policy Manual:
1. 5:80 Court Duty
2. 5:150 Personnel Records
3. 5:200 Terms and Conditions of Employment and Dismissal
4. 5:250 Leaves of Absence
5. 8:30 Visitors to and Conduct on School Property
b. Committee Reports
i. Technology
ii. Finance
1. Report from July 25, 2016 committee meeting.
iii. Building
iv. Calendar
v. Negotiations
vi. Safety
vii. Closed Session Minutes
c. Legislative Update
d. Other
e. Old Business
i. Lostant CUSD 425 Restructure Update
Agenda: Board of Education Regular Meeting – August 22, 2016
Notice Posted – August 19, 2016
ii. Crisis Plan Update
f. New Business
8. EXECUTIVE SESSION
To discuss:
X 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. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1).
? Collective negotiating matters between the District and its employees or their representatives, or deliberations
concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(2).
? The selection of a person to fill a public office, including a vacancy in a public office, when the District is given
power to appoint under law or ordinance, or the discipline, performance or removal of the occupant of a public
office, when the District is given power to remove the occupant under law or ordinance. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(3).
? Evidence or testimony presented in open hearing, or in closed hearing where authorized by law, to a quasiadjudicative
body, as defined in the Open Meetings Act, provided that the body prepares and makes available
for public inspection a written decision with its determinative reasoning. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(4).
? The purchase or lease of real property for the use of the District, including meetings held for the purpose of
discussing whether a particular parcel should be acquired. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(5).
? The setting of a price for sale or lease of property owned by the District. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(6).
? The sale or purchase of securities, investments, or investment contracts. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(7).
? Security procedures, school building safety and security, and the use of personnel and equipment to respond to
an actual, a threatened, or a reasonably potential danger to the safety of employees, students, staff, the public,
or public property. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(8), amended by P.A. 99-235.
? Student disciplinary cases. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(9).
? The placement of individual students in special education programs and other matters relating to individual
students. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(10).
? Litigation, when an action against, affecting or on behalf of the particular District has been filed and is pending
before a court or administrative tribunal, or when the District finds that an action is probable or imminent, in which
case the basis for the finding shall be recorded and entered into the closed meeting minutes. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(11).
? The establishment of reserves or settlement of claims as provided in the Local Government and Governmental
Employees Tort Immunity Act, if otherwise the disposition of a claim or potential claim might be prejudiced, or
the review or discussion of claims, loss or risk management information, records, data, advice or
communications from or with respect to any insurer of the District or any intergovernmental risk management
association or self-insurance pool of which the District is a member. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(12).
? Self-evaluation, practices and procedures or professional ethics, when meeting with a representative of a
statewide association of which the District is a member. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(16).
? Discussion of minutes of meetings lawfully closed, whether for purposes of approval by the body of the minutes
or semi-annual review of the minutes as mandated by Section 2.06. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(21).
? Meetings between internal or external auditors and governmental audit committees, finance committees, and
their equivalents, when the discussion involves internal control weaknesses, identification of potential fraud risk
areas, known or suspected frauds, and fraud interviews conducted in accordance with generally accepted
auditing standards of the United States of America. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(29).
9. ACTION ITEMS
? 2016-2017 School Improvement Plan
? 2016-2017 School District Budget
? Salad Bar
Agenda: Board of Education Regular Meeting – August 22, 2016
Notice Posted – August 19, 2016
? Technology Loan Transfer
? Working Cash Bonds Fund Transfer
? IDOT Safety Hazard Findings
? Extra-Curricular Assignments
? Administrator and Teacher Salary and Benefits Report
? School Roof Repairs
? CBA Edits
10. ACTION ITEMS AS A RESULT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION
? New Hire
11. DIRECT SUPERINTENDENT TO REPORT TO BOARD
12. ADJOURN
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