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
*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