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Alsip Hazelgreen Oaklawn School District 126 Board of Education met Nov. 14.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

1. CALL TO ORDER

Pledge of Allegiance

2. ROLL CALL.

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES for the October 10, 2024 Regular Board Meeting.

4. CONSENT AGENDA

4.1 Financial Report

a. Fund Balances

b. Approval of Bills

4.2 Personnel Report

All items listed on the consent agenda are described in detail in the Board packet. These items are considered to be routine by the Board of Education and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a board member or citizen so requests, in which case the item will be removed from the consent agenda and considered individually.

4.3 Approval and Adoption of Policies

4.4 “To approve the Consent Agenda.”

5. FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA) (attached) (SG)

5.1 NationGraph Research Team

6. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION

7. CORRESPONDENCE

8. FINANCIAL

8.1 “As there is no regular December meeting, to authorize the Superintendent to pay bills for the period of November 7, 2024 through December 13, 2024, said payment to be ratified at the January 9, 2025 Board Meeting.”

9. EDUCATIONAL REPORT

9.1 Curriculum Update (attached) (LC)

10. NEW BUSINESS

10.1 “To approve facility use for Chicago’s Best Soccer League Team.”

10.2 “To approve going out to bid for the renovation of the Prairie Small Gym Railing Project.” (attached) (CG)

10.3 “To approve using the Safety Funds for the renovations on the Prairie Junior High Gym Railing.” (attached) (CG)

10.4 “To approve going out to bid for the renovation of the District 126 Early Childhood Vestibule.” (attached) (CG)

10.5 “To approve going out to bid for the renovation of the Stony Creek and Prairie Junior High Parking Lots.” (attached) (CG)

10.6 BIANNUAL REVIEW OF CLOSED SESSION MINUTES

“That after a review of all of the Closed Session Minutes and audiotapes, the closed session minutes of June 13, 2024 will remain closed to the public due to the confidential nature of the topics discussed and the listing of specific individuals.”

All Closed Session minutes previously reviewed by the Board and designated to be closed will remain closed to the public.”

(Board reviews minutes of Closed Session Meetings at its November and June Board meetings. Audiotapes may be destroyed after 18 months; but minutes must be retained.)

11. INFORMATIONAL

11.1 See APPENDIX for additional “Dates to Remember”

11.2 Next regular Board Meeting Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM in the Prairie Junior High Cafeteria, 11910 South Kostner, Alsip, IL.

11.3 Items for January 9, 2025 Board Meeting.

12. PRESIDENT'S PREROGATIVE?

13. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION

14. CLOSED SESSION

“To go into Closed Session to consider 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”.

14.1 “To come out of Closed Session.”

14.2 Action(s) taken as a result of Closed Session involving employment, evaluation and performance of a teacher.

15. ADJOURNMENT

https://www.dist126.org/boe/board-minutes-and-agendas-archive