LANSING, Ill. (November 16, 2020) – The November 18 meeting of the District 215 School Board Committee of the Whole begins at 5:00pm with a Special Meeting, which is followed immediately by the Committee of the Whole meeting. The meetings are only available virtually via Zoom. Click here for the link to the meeting. The full board packet and materials for the meeting, including all exhibits and other relevant materials, can be viewed here.
Special meeting agenda (5:00pm)
- CALL TO ORDER
- ROLL CALL
- COMMUNICATIONS
- Public Comment – email to [email protected] by noon 11/18/20
- CLOSED SESSION
- Personnel: Employment, Compensation, Discipline, Performance, or Dismissal for Specific Employees
- Pending Litigation
- Collective Bargaining Matters
- PERSONNEL REPORT
- RESOLUTION TO APPOINT DIANA JACKSON TO VACANT BOARD OF EDUCATION SEAT
- NEW BOARD MEMBER OATH OF OFFICE
- ADJOURN
Committee of the Whole meeting agenda (following the special meeting)
- CALL TO ORDER
- ROLL CALL
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- Public Comment – email to [email protected] by noon 11/18/20
- FINANCE
- Payroll Date Change: 1/1/21 to 12/30/20
- Breakfast/lunch program update
- Shaquille O’Neal Foundation grant
- Activity bus purchase
- 2020/2021 Textbook Fee discussion
- Tentative Levy 2020
- Year-to-Date Budget-to-Actual Summary
- SAFETY
- Cook County Southland Juvenile Justice Council grant
- Student Engagement/Support Activities-TF Center
- POLICY
- Update on Policy Manual Customization
- EQUITY
- Equity Action Plan Update (Goal 4- diversifying staff)
- Governors State University Partnership
- FIVE MINUTE BREAK
- CURRICULUM
- Return to School Plan
- I.T.
- Student Thought Exchange Results
- Student Device Update
- Semester 1 Grade Change Process
- BUILDINGS & GROUNDS
- Building Rental Update
- Life/Safety Inspection Update
- TF South Computer Room Modifications
- ADJOURN
Regular Schedule
The D215 Committee of the Whole meets on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 5:00 p.m. and Regular Monthly Meetings are held on the 4th Tuesday of the month at 6:00 p.m. In-person meetings were held at TF Center for Academics and Technology at 1605 Wentworth Ave., Calumet City, but as a result of the pandemic, meetings are now being held online.
Open Meetings Act
The Open Meetings Act requires that “An agenda for each regular meeting shall be posted at the principal office of the public body and at the location where the meeting is to be held at least 48 hours in advance of the holding of the meeting.” District 215 posts agendas and board packets in the “Board of Education” section of its website.
Staying informed
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