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Alsip Hazelgreen Oaklawn School District 126 Board of Education met April 10.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

1. CALL TO ORDER

Pledge of Allegiance

2. ROLL CALL.

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES of the March 13, 2025 Regular Board Meeting.

4. CONSENT AGENDA

4.1 Financial Report

a. Fund Balances

b. Approval of Bills

4.2 Personnel Report

4.3 “To approve the Consent Agenda.”

5. FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUESTS (FOIA)

5.1 Request from SmartProcure

5.2 Request from Sandra Buicky

5.3 Request from ad.cuius.bonum@proton.me (1)

5.4 Request from ad.cuius.bonum@proton.me (2)

5.5 Request from ad.cuius.bonum@proton.me (3)

5.6 Request from ad.cuius.bonum@proton.me (4)

5.7 Request from ad.cuius.bonum@proton.me (5)

5.8 Request from ad.cuius.bonum@proton.me (6)

5.9 Request from ad.cuius.bonum@proton.me (7)

5.10 Request from ad.cuius.bonum@proton.me (8)

5.11 Request from ad.cuius.bonum@proton.me (9)

5.12 Request from ad.cuius.bonum@proton.me (10)

6. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION

6.1 Recognition of Hazelgreen Teacher, Trish O’Sullivan (LH)

7. EDUCATIONAL

7.1 “To approve Stony Creek’s 1st grade classes' field trip to Purdue NW (CG) Challenger Learning Center at 2300 173rd Street, Hammond, Indiana, on May 29th and 30th, 2025.”

8. PURCHASING

8.1 “To approve the purchase of furniture from Educational Environments by Frank Cooney Company with a price not to exceed $118,022.82.” (CG)

8.2 “To approve the purchase of a sound and projector system from Advanced Communications, Inc. for Lane Gym in the amount of $66,982.” (CG)

8.3 “To approve the purchase of a sound and projector system from Advanced Communications, Inc. for Hazelgreen Gym in the amount of $59,400.” (CG)

8.4 “To approve the purchase and replacement of forty-four 9300 48UN switches from Sentinel Technologies at a project cost not to exceed $412,151.81.”

9. NEW BUSINESS

9.1 “To approve the Collective Bargaining Agreement between District 126 and Local #73 Service Employees International Union, CTW effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2030.”

9.2 “To approve Forest Security, Inc. as the new security alarm system vendor for District 126 with an upfront cost of $45,641 for new equipment and installation, and a monitoring cost of $400 per month.”

10. OLD BUSINESS

10.1 “To award the bid for the Prairie Junior High School Railing Project to Krause Construction in the amount of $84,700.”

11. INFORMATIONAL

11.1 Reminder to file your Statement of Economic Interest with the Cook County Clerk before May 1, 2025, for Board Members and Administrators.

Info 11.2 Next Regular Board meeting will be held on May 8, 2025, at the Prairie Junior High Multi-Purpose Room at 7:00 p.m.

11.3 Items for May 8, 2025 Board Meeting.

11.4 See APPENDIX for additional "Dates-To-Remember"

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 in 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.

15. ADJOURNMENT Time:

APPENDIX: DATES TO REMEMBER

APR 18 No School – Good Friday

APR 22 ECC/HG – Earth Celebration

APR 24 HG – Art Show 5:00PM

Chorus Performance 6:00PM

APR 25 L – PFO Spring Event

SC – PTO Bingo Night

PJH – Band/Choir Trip

MAY 1 SC – Fine Arts Night 6:00PM

MAY 2 School Improvement Day –

Students Attend 8:30AM- 11:45AM

PJH – Hawk Party

MAY 8 School Board Meeting – 7:00 PM

HG – Science Olympiad Fun Night

BOARD MEETINGS FOR 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR:

...........................May 8, 2025

...........................June 12, 2025

All meetings are held at the Prairie Junior High Cafeteria unless otherwise noted, and start at 7:00PM.

Annotated Index to Consent Agenda

4.1 Financial Report

a. Fund Balances

b. Approval of Bills

4.2 Personnel Report

a. To approve the letter of resignation from Hannah Meyrick effective the end of the 2024-2025 School Year. Hannah is a 4th grade teacher at Lane School.

b. To approve the extension of the maternity leave for Jaclyn Kolk. Jaclyn will return at the beginning of the 2025-2026 School Year.

c. To approve the maternity leave for Abigail Stachulak effective August 18, 2025 through the end of the 2025-2026 School Year.

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