Actions: December 16, 2009

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Non-delegable board reports that require member action

Resolutions

09-1216-RS1 Memorial Resolution Honoring Michael W. Scott, President Chicago Board of Education Accepted
09-1216-RS2 Resolution Request the Public Building Commission of Chicago to Undertake the Design and Construction of Addition to the Building at Edgebrook Elementary School *Adopted
09-1216-RS3 Resolution Request the Public Building Commission of Chicago to Undertake the Design and Construction of Addition to the Building at Garvy Elementary School *Adopted
09-1216-RS4 Resolution Request the Public Building Commission of Chicago to Undertake the Design and Construction of Addition to the Building at Sauganash Elementary School *Adopted
09-1216-RS5 Resolution to Pursue the Nomination of Carl Schurz High School for the National Register of Historic Places *Adopted
09-1216-RS6 Supplemental Resolution Approving the Issue of Unlimited Tax General Obligation Bonds (Dedicated Revenues), Series 2009G (Qualified School Construction Bonds), of the Board of Education of the City of Chicago *Adopted
09-1216-RS7 Resolution Abating the Tax Heretofore Levied for the Year 2009 to Pay Debt Service on Unlimited Tax General Obligation Bonds (Dedicated Tax Revenues), Series 1996, of the Board of Education of the City of Chicago *Adopted
09-1216-RS8 Resolution Abating the Tax Heretofore Levied for the Year 2009 to Pay Debt Service on Unlimited Tax General Obligation Bonds (Dedicated Tax Revenues), Series 1997, of the Board of Education of the City of Chicago *Adopted
09-1216-RS9 Resolution Abating the Tax Heretofore Levied for the Years 2008 and 2009 to Pay Debt Service on Unlimited Tax General Obligation Refunding Bonds (Dedicated Tax Revenues), Series 1998B-1, of the Board of Education of the City of Chicago *Adopted
09-1216-RS10 Resolution Abating the Tax Heretofore Levied for the Year 2009 to Pay Debt Service on Unlimited Tax General Obligation Bonds (Dedicated Tax Revenues), Series 1999A, of the Board of Education of the City of Chicago *Adopted
09-1216-RS11 Resolution Abating the Tax Heretofore Levied for the Year 2009 to Pay Debt Service on Unlimited Tax General Obligation Refunding Bonds (Dedicated Tax Revenues), Series 2007BC, of the Board of Education of the City of Chicago *Adopted
09-1216-RS12 Resolution Authorizing and Directing the Filing of a Controller’s Certificate for School Taxes to be Extended for Collection in Calendar Year 2010 *Adopted
09-1216-RS13 Resolution Levying Taxes for the Fiscal Year 2009-2010 for School Purposes of the Board of Education of the City of Chicago *Adopted
09-1216-RS14 Resolution Re: Appointment of Student Representative to Fill a Vacancy on a Local School Council for the Term of Office Ending June 30, 2010 *Adopted
09-1216-RS15 Resolution Re: Appointment of Teacher Representatives to Local School Councils to Fill Teacher Representative Vacancies for the Term of Office Ending June 30, 2010 *Adopted
09-1216-RS16 Resolution Re: Appointments to Fill Vacancies on Appointed Local School Councils for the Term of Office Ending June 30, 2010 *Adopted

Policies

09-1216-PO1 Amend Board Report 08-0123-PO4 Comprehensive Non-Discrimination, Title IX and Sexual Harassment Policy *Adopted
09-1216-PO2 Rescind Board Report 02-0227-PO1 and Adopt a New Search and Seizure Policy *Adopted
09-1216-PO3 Rescind Board Report 08-0227-PO2 and Adopt a New Policy on Magnet and Selective Enrollment Schools and Programs for the 2010-2011 School Year *Adopted
09-1216-PO4 Rescind Board Report 09-0325-PO1 Expense Reimbursement of Board Members and Amend Board Report 09-0722-PO1 Policy on Reimbursement for Work-Related Expenses *Adopted

Communications

09-1216-CO1 Communication Re: Location of Board Meeting of January 27, 2010 – 125 S. Clark Street (Board Chamber) *No action
09-1216-CO2 Communication From the Chief Financial Officer Concerning the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Board for Fiscal Year 2009 *No action

Reports from the Chief Executive Officer

09-1216-EX1 Transfer of Funds* *[Note: The complete document will be on File in the Office of the Board] *Adopted
09-1216-EX2 Approve Applications for ISBE School Code Waivers Adopted
09-1216-EX3 Adjust the Local School Council Voting District Boundaries of Near North Elementary School *Adopted
09-1216-EX4 Amend Board Report 09-0826-EX9 Amend Board Report 08-1022-EX12 Amend Board Report 08-0602-EX3 Amend Board Report 08-0123-EX3 Amend Board Report 07-1219-EX3 Amend Board Report 07-1024-EX6 Amend Board Report 07-0822-EX10 Amend Board Report 07-0523-EX5 Approve the Renewal of the Charter School Agreement with Chicago Charter School Foundation (Chicago International Charter School) *Adopted
09-1216-EX5 Deny Renaissance 2010 School Proposals *Adopted
09-1216-EX6 Establish the 54th & St. Louis High School and its Attendance Area Boundaries, and Adjust the Attendance Boundaries for Curie Metro High School, Gage Park High School, John Hancock High School, and Gurdon Hubbard High School *Adopted

Reports from the Chief Education Officer

09-1216-ED1 Report on Student Expulsions for November 2009 *Adopted

Reports from the General Counsel

09-1216-AR1 Authorize the Continued Retention of the Law Firm Neal & Leroy, L.L.C. *Adopted
09-1216-AR2 Debarment of John Cosich Adopted
09-1216-AR3 Debarment of Jeffrey Johnson Adopted
09-1216-AR4 Debarment of Lake Effect Sales & Services, LLC Adopted
09-1216-AR5 Debarment of Proven Business Systems, LLC Adopted
09-1216-AR6 Debarment of James Webb Adopted

Reports from the Chief Purchasing Officer

09-1216-PR1 Report on Emergency Expenditures *Adopted
09-1216-PR2 Amend Board Report 09-0826-PR4 Approve Entering Into Agreements with Various Vendors for the Purchase of Audio Visual Equipment and Installation Services *Adopted
09-1216-PR3 Approve Exercising the Option to Renew the Agreement with Berland Printing, Inc., K&M Printing Company, Inc., GEM Acquisition Company, Inc. d/b/a GEM Business Forms for the Purchase of Printing and Reprographic Services *Adopted
09-1216-PR4 Approve Payment to Alivio Medical Center for School Based Health Center Renovation at Spry Elementary School Located at 2400 South Marshall Blvd. *Adopted
09-1216-PR5 Approve Entering Into an Agreement with American Parking Lot Maintenance, Inc. for Emergency Snow Plowing and Removal Services *Adopted
09-1216-PR6 Approve the Award of Construction Contracts and Approve Changes to Construction Contracts for the Board of Education’s Capital Improvement Program *Adopted
09-1216-PR7 Approve Entering Into an Agreement with Hill Environmental Operations for Building Engineering Services *Adopted
09-1216-PR8 Approve Exercising the First Option to Extend Pre-Qualification Status of and Entering Into Agreements with Contractors to Provide Various Trades Work Over $10,000 for the Operations and Maintenance Program *Adopted
09-1216-PR9 Amend Board Report 08-0625-PR2 Approve Exercising the Second Option to Renew the Agreement with Computer Discount Warehouse Government (CDWG) for the Purchase and/or Lease of Computer Printers *Adopted
09-1216-PR10 Amend Board Report 08-0625-PR4 Approve Entering Into Agreements with Various Vendors and Leasing Agents for the Purchase and Lease of Desktop and Laptop Computers and Associated Services *Adopted
09-1216-PR11 Amend Board Report 09-0225-PR6 Amend Board Report 08-0602-PR19 Amend Board Report 07-0627-PR14 Approve Entering Into an Agreement with Schoolnet, Inc. for the Purchase of Student Information Instructional Management Software Licenses, Implementation and Support Services *Adopted
09-1216-PR12 Amend Board Report 09-0624-PR1 Approve Exercising the Second Option to Renew the Agreement with Computer Discount Warehouse-Government (CDW-G) for the Purchase of Software Licenses for all Microsoft Software and Other Non-Microsoft Software *Adopted
09-1216-PR13 Approve Entering Into an Agreement with Kronos Incorporated for Software and Hardware Maintenance *Adopted
09-1216-PR14 Approve Entering Into Agreements with Mitel Networks, Inc. for Voice Network Maintenance, Monitoring, and Advanced Support Services *Adopted
09-1216-PR15 Approve Entering Into an Agreement with OpenText Corporation for Student and Teacher E-Mail and Document Collaboration Services *Adopted
09-1216-PR16 Approve Exercising the Unlimited Option to Renew the Agreement with Oracle USA, Inc. *Adopted
09-1216-PR17 Approve Entering Into an Agreement with Sentinel Technologies for Local Area Network System Improvement Services *Adopted
09-1216-PR18 Approve Exercising the Final Option to Renew Two Agreements with Sentinel Technologies, Inc. to Provide Enterprise Server and Network Maintenance Support Services *Adopted
09-1216-PR19 Approve Entering Into Agreements with Sun Microsystems or Sentinel Technologies for Network Maintenance Services *Adopted
09-1216-PR20 Approve Entering Into an Agreement with System Development Integration, LLC for Network Monitoring and Management System Services *Adopted
09-1216-PR21 Amend Board Report 09-0624-PR23 Approve Exercising the Third Option to Renew the Agreement with the Illinois Institute of Technology for Consulting Services *Adopted
09-1216-PR22 Approve Entering Into an Agreement with Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education (CAPE) for Professional Development, Support Services and Materials – (IB-TAP) *Adopted
09-1216-PR23 Approve Exercising the Final Option to Renew the Agreement with Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education (CAPE) for Professional Development, Support Services, and Materials – (PAIR) *Adopted
09-1216-PR24 Ratify Entering Into an Agreement with Edisonlearning, Inc. for Consulting Services *Adopted
09-1216-PR25 Approve Exercising the Option to Renew a Software License Agreement with Cityspan, Inc. *Adopted
09-1216-PR26 Amend Board Report 09-0128-PR16 Ratify Amendment to Board Report 08-0827-PR24 Amend Board Report 07-1024-PR21 Amend Board Report 07-0228-PR12 Amend Board Report 05-0824-PR11 Amend Board Report 05-0323-PR14 Approve Exercising the Option to Renew the Agreements with Various Companies for Defined Contribution Retirement Services *Adopted
09-1216-PR27 Approve Entering Into an Agreement with National Board for Professional Teaching Standards for Consulting Services *Adopted
09-1216-PR28 Approve Entering Into Agreements with Public Consulting Group, Inc. and Paradigm Healthcare Services LLC for the Health and Social Services Program Management for State and Federal Reimbursement Programs *Adopted
09-1216-PR29 Approve Entering Into an Agreement with Edna Flores for Mathematics Educational Consulting Services *Adopted
09-1216-PR30 Approve Payment to Chicago Press Corporation for Printing and Related Services *Adopted
09-1216-PR31 Approve Entering Into an Agreement with Facing History and Ourselves for Consulting Services *Adopted

Delegable

Reports from the Chief Facilities Officer

09-1216-OP1 Ratify a Lease Agreement with Aspira of Illinois, Inc., for Rental of the Haugan School Building at 3729 W. Leland Avenue Accepted

Reports from the Chief Executive Officer

09-1216-EX7 Chief Executive Officer’s Report on Posting and Presentation of Certified Administrators’ Salary Compensation Report *Accepted

Reports from the General Counsel

09-1216-AR7 Report on Board Report Rescissions *Accepted

Motion to Close

09-1216-MO1 Motion to Close *Adopted

Reports from the General Counsel

09-1216-AR8 Authorize Retention of the Law Firm Katten Muchin Rosenman, LLP. *Accepted
09-1216-AR9 Authorize Continued Retention of the Law Firm Franczek Radelet P.C. *Accepted
09-1216-AR10 Authorize Continued Retention of the Law Firm Shefsky & Froelich, LTD. *Accepted
09-1216-AR11 Workers’ Compensation – Payment for Lump Sum Settlement for John Arduino – 05 WC 56626 *Adopted
09-1216-AR12 Workers’ Compensation – Payment for Lump Sum Settlement for Stephen Bauer – 06 WC 7447 *Adopted
09-1216-AR13 Workers’ Compensation – Payment for Lump Sum Settlement for Cynthia Gibson-Mason06 WC 31277, 06 WC 53584; Unfiled *Adopted
09-1216-AR14 Workers’ Compensation – Payment for Lump Sum Settlement for Anita Jordan – 08 WC 55947 *Adopted
09-1216-AR15 Workers’ Compensation – Payment for Lump Sum Settlement for Carmen Rivera – 05 WC 47603 *Adopted
09-1216-AR16 Approve Satisfaction of Judgment Involving Tenures Teacher Lucille Russell’s Back Pay and Other Remuneration *Adopted
09-1216-AR17 Authorize Payment of Attorney’s Fees in the Matter of Corey H., at al. v. Board of Education of the City of Chicago, Case No. 92 C 3409 *Adopted

Reports from the Chief Executive Officer

09-1216-EX8 Ratify and Approve Transfer and Appointment of Officer of External Affairs and Partnerships(Barbara Lumpkin) *Adopted
09-1216-EX9 Ratify and Approve Transfer and Appointment of Chief High School Strategy Officer(Leigh McGuigan) *Adopted
09-1216-EX10 Warning Resolution – Patricia Ann Costello, Principal, Morrill Math & Science Elementary School *Adopted
09-1216-EX11 Warning Resolution – Jane Keniski, Teacher, Assigned to Piccolo Elementary School *Adopted
09-1216-EX12 Warning Resolution – Mary McNair, Principal, Guggenheim Elementary School *Adopted
09-1216-EX13 Warning Resolution –Paul O’Toole, Principal, Marquette Elementary School *Adopted
09-1216-EX14 Warning Resolution – Robert Pales, Principal, Henson Elementary School *Adopted
09-1216-EX15 Warning Resolution – Erin Roche, Principal, Prescott Elementary School *Adopted
09-1216-EX16 Warning Resolution – Patricia Surgeon, Principal, Herzl Elementary School *Adopted
09-1216-EX17 Warning Resolution – Patricia Vaughn, Principal, Chalmers Elementary School *Adopted

Reports from the Board of Education

09-1216-RS17 Resolution by the Board of Education of the City of Chicago Regarding the Dismissal of Kai Nam Chau, Tenured Teacher, Assigned to Curie High School *Adopted
09-1216-RS18 Resolution by the Board of Education of the City of Chicago Regarding the Dismissal of Anna Farkas, Tenured Teacher, Formerly Assigned to Wells High School *Adopted
09-1216-RS19 Resolution by the Board of Education of the City of Chicago Regarding the Dismissal of Russell Lindsey, Tenured Teacher, Formerly Assigned to Daniel Hale Williams Academy *Adopted
09-1216-RS20 Resolution by the Board of Education of the City of Chicago Regarding the Dismissal of Alsice Moy, Tenured Teacher, Formerly Assigned to Wells High School *Adopted
09-1216-RS21 Resolution Approving Chief Executive Officer’s Recommendation to Dismiss Educational Support Personnel *Adopted
09-1216-RS22 Resolution Approving the Chief Executive Officer’s Recommendation to Dismiss Probationary Appointed Teachers *Adopted
09-1216-RS23 Resolution Authorizing the Honorable Termination of Regularly Certified and Appointed Teachers *Adopted

Motion to Close

09-1216-MO2 Motion Re: Transfer and Appoint Acting Chief of Staff to Chief of Staff Office of the Board (David Pickens) *Adopted
*Presented at the meeting

I, Susan J. Narrajos, Secretary, do hereby certify that the reports listed and the action noted opposite each report number is correct and reflects the order in which items were presented to the Board.

Susan J. Narrajos
Secretary