Actions: May 25, 2005

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Non-delegable board reports that require member action

Motion to Close

05-0525-MO1

Motion to Close

*Adopted

Reports from the General Counsel

05-0525-AR2	Authorize Payment of Settlement for Federal Litigation Acosta, et al. v. Strasburg, Case No. 03 C 5470	*Adopted
05-0525-AR3	Approve Settlement Recommendation in Litigation OCÉ-USA, Inc. v. Board of Education of the City of Chicago Case No. 04 L 3220	*Adopted

Reports from the Chief Executive Officer

05-0525-EX6	Principal Contracts (A) (Ahlman; Friedman; Halsey; Keeley; McDaniel; Nakamura; Talley-Smith)	*Adopted
05-0525-EX7	Principal Contracts (B) (Baldwin; Bryant; Coats; Heath; Munns)	*Adopted
05-0525-EX8	Appoint Special Assistant to the Office of High School Programs (Pamela Hughes-Randall)	*Adopted
05-0525-EX9	Appoint Director of Compensation Management, Office of Human Resources (Dale Moyer)	*Adopted
05-0525-EX10	Appoint Strategic Advisor for the Renaissance 2010 Initiative (C. Allison Jack)	*Adopted
05-0525-EX11	Warning Resolution – Bobbi Barker, a Teacher, Assigned to McKay Elementary School	*Adopted
05-0525-EX12	Warning Resolution – Brenda Crockett, Teacher, Assigned to Lathrop Academy	*Adopted
05-0525-EX13	Warning Resolution – Gayle Garrett-Butler, Teacher, Assigned to Calhoun North Elementary School	*Adopted
05-0525-EX14	Warning Resolution – Beverly Goosby, Teacher, Assigned to Charles Earle Elementary School	*Adopted
05-0525-EX15	Warning Resolution – James Menconi, Principal, James Monroe Elementary School	*Adopted
05-0525-EX16	Warning Resolution – Deval Retherford-Speer, Teacher, Assigned to Logandale Middle School	*Adopted
05-0525-EX17	Warning Resolution – Susan Russell, Teacher, Assigned to Cook Elementary School	*Adopted
05-0525-EX18	Warning Resolution – Deborah Schroeder, Teacher, Assigned to Harlan High School	*Adopted
05-0525-EX19	Warning Resolution – Renee Stein, Teacher, Assigned to Reavis Elementary School	*Adopted

Reports from the Chief Executive Officer

05-0525-RS9	Resolution Finding That the Chicago Board of Education has Reasonable Expectation That They will be Able to Fund Collective Bargaining Agreements for Wage and SalaryIncreases for Fiscal Year 2006	*Adopted
05-0525-RS10	Resolution Approving Chief Executive Officer’s Recommendation to Dismiss Probationary Appointed Teachers	*Adopted

Reports from the Chief Operating Officer

05-0525-RS11

Resolution Authorizing Abandonment of the Eminent Domain Proceedings to Acquire 201-209 W. 103rd Street

*Adopted

Resolutions

05-0525-RS1	Resolution Re: The 2004-2005 Perfect Attendance for Twelve Years	Accepted
05-0525-RS2	Resolution Declaring Certain “Special Needs” Areas for the 2005-2006 School Year Pursuant to the Chicago Board of Education’s Residency Policy	Adopted
05-0525-RS3	Resolution Authorizing the Board of Education of the City of Chicago to Enter Into Derivative Contracts with Respect to General Obligation Bonds of the Board	Adopted
05-0525-RS4	Resolution Providing for the Issuance of Unlimited Tax General Obligation Refunding Bonds (Dedicated Revenues) of the Board of Education of the City of Chicago, in One or More Series and in an Aggregate Amount Not to Exceed $300,000,000, for the Purpose of Paying Part of the Cost of Refunding Outstanding Bonds	Adopted
05-0525-RS5	Resolution Approving the Election and Appointment of New Delegates to the Chicago Multilingual Parents Council	Adopted
05-0525-RS6	Resolution Re: Appointment of Teacher Representatives to the Local School Councils to Fill Teacher Representative Vacancies	Adopted
05-0525-RS7	Resolution Re: Appointment of Teacher Representatives to a Local School Council	Adopted
05-0525-RS8	Resolution Re: Appointments to the Local School Council at the Consuella B. York Alternative School	Adopted

Policies

05-0525-PO1

Rescind Board Reports 00-0426-PO1 Monitoring Commission for Desegregation Implementation, 90-0321-PO1 Student Attendance in Newly-Constructed Schools, and 75-477-3 Procedures for Suspension and Expulsion from School

*Adopted

Board Rules

05-0525-RU1

Amend Board Rules 6-9 Suspension of Pupil - Cause, 6-28 LSC Member Eligibility and 6-29 Loss of Local School Council Eligibility Due to Ethics Violations

*Adopted

Communications

05-0525-CO1	Communication Re: Location of Board Meeting of June 22, 2005 125 South Clark Street – Board Chamber	*No action
05-0525-CO2	Communication Re: Appointment of Member to Serve on the Public School Teachers’ Pension and Retirement Fund of Chicago (Rufus Williams)	*No action

Reports from the Chief Executive Officer

05-0525-EX1	Transfer of Funds	Adopted
05-0525-EX2	Adjust the Attendance Boundaries of Neil and Dixon; Change the Grade Structure of Neil Elementary School	Adopted
05-0525-EX3	Adjust the Attendance Boundaries of Medill and Smyth; Change the Grade Structure of Medill Elementary School	Adopted
05-0525-EX4	Change the Grade Structure of Courtenay Elementary School	Adopted
05-0525-EX5	Amend Board Report 05-0126-EX7 Approve the Granting of a Charter and Entering Into a Charter School Agreement with the Legacy Charter School	Deferred

Reports from the Chief Education Officer

05-0525-ED1	Report on Student Expulsions for April 2005	Adopted
05-0525-ED2	Authorize Tuition Payments to National Louis University on Behalf of its McCormick Tribune Center for Leadership Training	Adopted
05-0525-ED3	Authorize Tuition Payments to Roosevelt University for Coursework Required for Alternative Type 04 Certification with PrePrimary Special Education Approval	Adopted
05-0525-ED4	Amend Board Report 05-0323-ED4 Amend Board Report 05-0126-ED11 Amend Board Report 04-1027-ED11 Amend Board Report 04-0526-PR49 Approve Out of District Public School Tuition Payments to Public Schools Outside of Chicago for Students with Severe Disabilities and/or Severe Substance Abuse Problems	Adopted
05-0525-ED5	Authorize the Participation of Clemente High School in the Close Up Washington, D.C. Program and Authorize Travel Expenses Related to the Program	Adopted
05-0525-ED6	Approve the Participation of Evergreen Academy Middle School in an Educational Tour to Washington, D.C. and Authorize Travel Expenses Related to the Program	Adopted
05-0525-ED7	Approve the Participation of Horace Mann Math Science Technology Academy in an Educational Tour to Calgary, Canada and Authorize Expenses Related to the Program	Adopted
05-0525-ED8	Approve the Participation of Trumbull School in an Educational Tour to Washington, D.C. and Authorize Travel Expenses Related to the Program	Adopted
05-0525-ED9	Approve the Participation of Whitney M. Young High School in an Educational Tour to Hakone, Yokohama and Tokyo, Japan and Authorize Travel Expenses Related to the Program	Adopted
05-0525-ED10	Approve the Participation of Selected Chicago Public High School Students and Teachers in an Educational Tour to Hamburg, Germany	Adopted

Reports from the Chief Operating Officer

05-0525-OP1

Approve Entering Into an Agreement with Northwest Mailing Service, Inc. and 5501 Grand Venture, LLC Regarding the Purchase of the 5501 W. Grand Leasehold Estate and Authorize the Execution of a Landlord Estoppel Certificate for the 5401 W. Grand Leasehold Estate

Adopted

Reports from the Chief Purchasing Officer

05-0525-PR1	Amend Board Report 05-0323-PR1 Approve Entering Into Agreements with Various Vendors for the Purchase of Janitorial Products	*Adopted as amended
05-0525-PR2	Approve the Award of Construction Contracts and Approve Changes to Construction Contracts for the Board of Education’s Capital Improvement Program	Adopted
05-0525-PR3	Approve Entering Into an Agreement with MB Real Estate Services LLC for Property Management Services and Approve the Funding of a Disbursement Account Related Thereto	*Adopted as amended
05-0525-PR4	Approve Exercising the Second Option to Renew the Agreement with Unisource for the Purchase of Continuous Form Paper	Adopted
05-0525-PR5	Approve Entering Into a Software License and Maintenance Agreement with AB Initio Software Corporation	Adopted
05-0525-PR6	Approve the Pre-Qualification Status of and Approve Entering Into Agreements with Various Consultants to Provide Technology Support Services	Adopted
05-0525-PR7	Amend Board Report 04-0225-PR14 Amend Board Report 03-0723-PR17 Ratify the Renewal of the Existing Agreement with Oracle Corporation for Software License and Maintenance	Adopted
05-0525-PR8	Approve Exercising the First Option to Renew the Agreement with Deloitte and Touche LLP for External Audit Services	Adopted
05-0525-PR9	Approve Entering Into an Agreement with AVID Center for Professional Development and Support Services and a Curriculum	*Adopted as amended
05-0525-PR10	Authorize Participation in the AVID Summer Institute Program and Payments to C.E.M. Travel Services, Inc. and Two Hotels for the Related Transportation and Lodging	Adopted
05-0525-PR11	Ratify an Agreement with Mary Beth Crowder-Meier and Associates for Consulting Services (Swift Elementary School)	Adopted
05-0525-PR12	Approve Entering Into a Software License Agreement with CompuLaw LLC	Adopted
05-0525-PR13	Approve Exercising the Second Option to Renew the Agreements with Various Vendors for the Purchase of Educational Supplies	Adopted
05-0525-PR14	Approve Exercising the First Option to Renew the Agreements with Various Consultants for Medically Related Services	Adopted
05-0525-PR15	Amend Board Report 02-1218-PR32 Approve Entering Into an Agreement with Fulfilling Our Responsibility Unto Mankind for the Saturday Morning Reach Out and Teach Program Consulting Services	Adopted

Delegable

Reports from the Chief Education Officer

05-0525-ED11	Approve Sabbatical Leave for Karen D. Gyenfie	Accepted
05-0525-ED12	Approve the Implementation of the Track E Calendar for the Pablo Casals School and Remove Casals From the Current Four Track Calendar	Accepted

Reports from the General Counsel

05-0525-AR1

Report on Board Report Recissions

Accepted