Actions: January 25, 2006
Non-delegable board reports that require member action
Motion
| 06-0125-MO1 | Motion to Close | *Adopted |
Reports from the General Counsel
| 06-0125-AR2 | Workers’ Compensation – Payment for Lump Sum Settlement for Christine Johnson Bucknor, Case # 04 WC 9918 | *Adopted |
| 06-0125-AR3 | Workers’ Compensation – Payment for Lump Sum Settlement for Ethel Robinson, Case # 98 WC 29204 | *Adopted |
| 06-0125-AR4 | Approve Settlement Recommendation in Dispute with Chicago Teachers Union and Lamar Cartwright | *Adopted |
| 06-0125-AR5 | Authorize General Counsel to Tender Make-Whole Relief to Betty Pittard Pursuant to Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board (IELRB) Decision | *Adopted |
| 06-0125-AR6 | Approve Settlement Recommendation with Respect to Net Back Pay to Brenda Sawyer Previously Authorized in Board Resolution 05-1026-RS8 | *Adopted |
| 06-0125-AR7 | Property Tax Appeal Refund – Authorize Settlement for Hilton Corporation’s Property Tax Appeal before PTAB Regarding the O’Hare Hilton Hotel Property for Tax Year 1999 | *Adopted |
| 06-0125-RS6 | Resolution Providing Authority for the Filing of Undervaluation or Overvaluation Complaints Before the Cook County Board of Review for the Purpose of Preserving Potential Tax Revenue for the Board of Education | *Adopted |
Reports from the Chief Executive Officer
| 06-0125-EX10 | Principal Contracts (A) (Jordan, McJunkins, Ortega, Smith, Taylor) | *Adopted |
| 06-0125-EX11 | Principal Contracts (B) (McDonald) | *Adopted |
| 06-0125-EX12 | Appoint Director of Finance in the Office of Specialized Services (Gretchen Brumley) | *Adopted |
| 06-0125-EX13 | Warning Resolution – Gwendolyn Boyd, Principal, Marshall Metro High School | *Adopted |
| 06-0125-EX14 | Warning Resolution – Carmen Carde, Teacher, Assigned to Fulton Elementary School | *Adopted |
| 06-0125-EX15 | Warning Resolution – Eleanor Chatman, Teacher, Assigned to Black Magnet School | *Adopted |
| 06-0125-EX16 | Warning Resolution – Elizabeth Cieplik, Teacher, Assigned to Piccolo Specialty School | *Adopted |
| 06-0125-EX17 | Warning Resolution – Debra Crump, Principal, Douglass Middle School | *Adopted |
| 06-0125-EX18 | Warning Resolution – Mark Franklin, Teacher, Assigned to Westinghouse Career Academy | *Adopted |
| 06-0125-EX19 | Warning Resolution – Rasul Hassan, a Teacher, Assigned to DuBois Elementary School | *Adopted |
| 06-0125-EX20 | Warning Resolution – Robert Miller, Principal, Bogan Technical High School | *Adopted |
| 06-0125-EX21 | Report of the Results of the Board of Education’s Review of the Findings of Fact and Recommendation of the Hearing Officer Regarding the Charges Preferred Against Allen Smith, Contract Principal Assigned to Parkside Community Academy | *Adopted |
| 06-0125-EX22 | Report of the Results of the Board of Education’s Review of the Findings of Fact and Recommendation of the Hearing Officer Regarding the Charges Preferred Against Yusuf Abuzir, a Teacher Assigned to Bunche Elementary School | *Adopted |
| 06-0125-EX23 | Request for Dismissal of Walter Cochran, School Security Aide, Chicago Military Academy | *Adopted |
| 06-0125-EX24 | Request for Dismissal of Robin L. Johnson, Custodial Worker, Jensen Scholastic Academy | *Adopted |
Reports from the Board of Education
| 06-0125-RS7 | Resolution by the Board of Education of the City of Chicago Regarding the Dismissal of Allen Smith, Contract Principal, Assigned to Parkside Community Academy | *Adopted |
| 06-0125-RS8 | Resolution by the Board of Education of the City of Chicago Regarding the Dismissal of Yusuf Abuzir, Tenured Teacher, Assigned to Bunche Elementary School | *Adopted |
| 06-0125-RS9 | Resolution by the Board of Education of the City of Chicago Regarding the Dismissal of Walter Cochran, School Security Aide, Assigned to Chicago Military Academy | *Adopted |
| 06-0125-RS10 | Resolution by the Board of Education of the City of Chicago Regarding the Dismissal of Robin L. Johnson, Custodial Worker, Assigned to Jensen Scholastic Academy | *Adopted |
| 06-0125-RS11 | Resolution Authorizing the Honorable Termination of Regularly Certified and Appointed Teachers | *Adopted |
Motions
| 06-0125-MO2 | Motion Re: Approval of Record of Proceedings (July 2005 Through December 2005) | *Adopted |
| 06-0125-MO3 | Motion Re: Adopt and Maintain as Confidential All existing Closed Session Minutes (July 1995 Through December 2005) | *Adopted |
Reports from the Chief Operating Officer
| 06-0125-RS12 | Rescind Board Report 00-1115-RS9 Designating the Property Described Below for the Future Construction of a New School to Replace the Existing Interamerican Magnet and Stock Elementary Schools | *Adopted |
| 06-0125-OP2 | Accept Offer Received for the Sale of the Land and Building Located at 919 W. Barry Avenue | *Adopted |
Unfinished Business - December 21, 2005 Board Meeting
| 05-1116-EX18 | Approve the Establishment of the Chicago Virtual Academy and Approve Entering Into a School Management and Performance Agreement with Chicago Virtual Academy, an Illinois Not for Profit Corporation (Note: See New Board Report 06-0125-EX2) | Withdrawn |
Resolutions
| 06-0125-RS1 | Resolution Re: Alan Molesky Retired Principal of Barnard Elementary School | Accepted |
| 06-0125-RS2 | Amend Board Report 03-0527-RS06 Resolution Request the Public Building Commission of Chicago to Undertake the Design and Construction of a New Hurley/Tarkington School | Adopted |
| 06-0125-RS3 | Resolution Regarding Transfer of Interest and Investment Earnings Earned in Calendar Year 2005 From Trusteed Debt Service Funds to Educational Fund | Adopted |
| 06-0125-RS4 | Resolution Providing for the Allocation of 2006 Tax Collections to Debt Service Funds | Adopted |
| 06-0125-RS5 | Resolution Re: Appointment of Teacher Representatives to the Local School Councils to Fill Teacher Representative Vacancies | Adopted |
Policies
| 06-0125-PO1 | Rescind Board Reports 96-0327-RS9, 98-0722-EX1 and 01-0725-PO5 Adopt a Revised Chicago Public High Schools Athletic Association Constitution and Bylaws | Withdrawn |
Communications
| 06-0125-CO1 | Communication Re: Location of Board Meeting of February 22, 2006 – 125 S. Clark Street (Board Chamber) | *No action |
Reports from the Chief Executive Officer
| 06-0125-EX1 | Transfer of Funds | Adopted |
| 06-0125-EX2 | Approve Granting of a Charter and Entering Into a Charter School Agreement with the Chicago Virtual Charter School | Adopted |
| 06-0125-EX3 | Adjust Attendance Area for Edwin G. Foreman, Lake View, Lincoln Park, Carl Schurz, Charles Steinmetz & William Taft High Schools and Implement Assisted Enrollment for Prosser Career Academy | Adopted |
Reports from the Chief Education Officer
| 06-0125-ED1 | Report on Student Expulsions for December 2005 | Adopted |
| 06-0125-ED2 | Authorize Participation in the Close Up Washington Program by the Office of High School Programs and Authorize Travel Expenses Related to the Program | Adopted |
| 06-0125-ED3 | Amend Board Report 05-0427-ED2 Authorize Tuition Payments to Northeastern Illinois University for a First Class Special Education Program for Special Education Teacher Trainees | Adopted |
| 06-0125-ED4 | Approve the Participation of Jones College Preparatory in an Educational Tour to Kingston, Jamaica and Authorize Travel Expenses Related to the Program | Adopted |
| 06-0125-ED5 | Approve the Participation of LaSalle Language Academy in a Language and Cultural Immersion Program to Molsheim, France and Authorize Travel Expenses Related to the Program | Adopted |
| 06-0125-ED6 | Approve the Participation of LaSalle Language Academy in a Language and Cultural Immersion Program to Piacenza, Italy and Authorize Travel Expenses Related to the Program | Adopted |
| 06-0125-ED7 | Approve the Participation of Northside College Preparatory High School by Authorizing Travel to China and Expenses Related to the Program | Adopted |
| 06-0125-ED8 | Approve the Participation of Walter Payton College Preparatory High School in a Cultural Exchange to Erstein/Strasbourg/Paris, France and Authorize Travel Expenses Related to the Program | Adopted |
| 06-0125-ED9 | Approve the Participation of Mark T. Skinner’s Dance Club in an Educational Tour to Orlando, Florida and Authorize Travel Expenses Related to the Program | Adopted |
| 06-0125-ED10 | Approve the Participation of Thomas J. Waters Elementary School in an Educational Tour to Washington D.C. and Authorize Travel Expenses Related to the Program | Adopted |
| 06-0125-ED11 | Approve the Participation of Whitney M. Young Magnet High School Students in a Field Studies Trip to the Institute for Ecological Field Studies in Costa Rica | Adopted |
| 06-0125-ED12 | Approve Exercising the Option to Renew the Agreement with Learning Point Associates for Consulting Services | Adopted |
| 06-0125-ED13 | Ratify Agreements with Various Universities for Social Work Student Internships | Adopted |
| 06-0125-ED14 | Amend Board Report 05-1026-ED8 Amend Board Report 05-0427-ED19 Amend Board Report 05-0126-ED12 Amend Board Report 04-1027-ED12 Amend Board Report 04-0526-PR50 Approve Exercising the First Option to Renew the Agreements with Various Private Residential Schools and Approve Payment of Room and Board to These Schools | Adopted |
| 06-0125-ED15 | Amend Board Report 05-1026-ED9 Amend Board Report 05-0824-ED9 Amend Board Report 05-0323-ED3 Amend Board Report 04-1027-ED10 Amend Board Report 04-0728-ED7 Approve Entering Into Agreements with Various Private Specialized Schools, and Authorize Payments to Private Specialized Schools | Adopted |
| 06-0125-ED16 | Approve Entering Into an Agreement with Chicago State University for Social Work Student Internships | Adopted |
Reports from the Chief Purchasing Officer
| 06-0125-PR1 | Amend Board Report 05-1116-PR1 Amend Board Report 05-0727-PR10 Approve Entering Into Agreements with Various Vendors for the Purchase and/or Lease of Output Device Equipment and Associated Supplies and Services | Adopted |
| 06-0125-PR2 | Amend Board Report 05-0824-PR6 Approve Entering Into an Agreement with Transpar Management Services, L.L.C. for Student Transportation Management Services | Adopted |
| 06-0125-PR3 | Approve Entering Into an Agreement with Harrison and Company for the Purchase of Early Childhood Furniture | Adopted |
| 06-0125-PR4 | Approve the Award of Construction Contracts and Approve Changes to Construction Contracts for the Board of Education’s Capital Improvement Program | Adopted |
| 06-0125-PR5 | Amend Board Report 04-1215-PR16 Amend Board Report 04-0728-PR17 Amend Board Report 04-0128-PR14 Amend Board Report 03-0122-PR13 Approve the Purchase of Wide Area Network Equipment, Maintenance and Associated Training From SBC DataComm, Inc. | Adopted |
| 06-0125-PR6 | Amend Board Report 05-1116-PR10 Approve Entering Into an Two Agreements with Sun Microsystems Corporation for Network Monitoring, Management, and Maintenance Services | Adopted |
| 06-0125-PR7 | Amend Board Report 05-1116-PR11 Approve Entering Into a New Agreement with Cingular Wireless LLC for Cellular, Cellular/Radio and Wireless Telecommunication Services and Equipment | Adopted |
| 06-0125-PR8 | Amend Board Report 05-1116-PR12 Approve Entering Into a New Agreement with AT&T for Long Distance Services, Teleconferencing, Digital Link Local Service Authorization and Toll-Free 800 Services | Adopted |
| 06-0125-PR9 | Amend Board Report 05-1116-PR13 Approve Entering Into a New Agreement with Verizon Wireless LLC for Paging Communication Services and Equipment | Adopted |
| 06-0125-PR10 | Amend Board Report 05-1221-PR6 Amend Board Report 05-0928-PR6 Approve Entering Into an Agreement with OpenText Corporation for Student E-Mail and Document Collaboration Services | Adopted |
| 06-0125-PR11 | Amend Board Report 05-1221-PR10 Approve Entering Into a New Agreement with Sprint Solutions, Inc. Nextel Communications for Cellular/Radio and Wireless Telecommunication Services and Equipment | Adopted |
| 06-0125-PR12 | Approve Entering Into an Agreement with Hitec Group International, Inc. for TTY Communications System, Maintenance and Associated Training Services | Adopted |
| 06-0125-PR13 | Approve Entering Into Two Agreements with Quantum Crossings, LLC for Telecommunications Maintenance, Cabling, and Moves, Adds and Changes Services | Adopted |
| 06-0125-PR14 | Approve Entering Into an Agreement with Sentinel Technologies for Local Area Network System Improvement Services | Adopted |
| 06-0125-PR15 | Approve Entering Into Two Agreements with Sentinel Technologies, Inc. to Provide Enterprise Server and Network Maintenance Support Services | Adopted |
| 06-0125-PR16 | Approve Exercising the Second Option to Renew the Agreement with Blackwell Consulting Services for Program Management Services for the Overall Management and Implementationof the Local Area Network | Adopted |
| 06-0125-PR17 | Approve Entering Into Agreements with Various Consultants for Development of Support for Instruction Services | Adopted |
| 06-0125-PR18 | Approve Entering Into an Agreement with Swell Pictures, Inc. d/b/a S2 for Educational Television Production Services | Adopted |
| 06-0125-PR19 | Approve Entering Into an Agreement with Rogers Park Community Development Corporation for Consulting Services | Adopted |
| 06-0125-PR20 | Approve Entering Into an Agreement with Art’s Investigations and Security Inc., for Fingerprinting Services | Adopted |
| 06-0125-PR21 | Amend Board Report 05-1221-PR21 Amend Board Report 04-0526-PR52 Amend Board Report 01-0328-PR41 Approve the Pre-Qualification Status of Least Restrictive Environment Consultants to Provide Consulting Services | Adopted |
| 06-0125-PR22 | Approve Entering Into an Agreement with Scholastic, Incorporated for the Purchase of Instructional Materials and Services | Adopted |
| 06-0125-PR23 | Approve Entering Into an Agreement with Youth Guidance for Consulting Services | Adopted |
Reports from the Chief Executive Officer
| 06-0125-EX4 | Department of Human Resources Summary of Teacher New Hires, Transfers, and Leaves Quarterly Summary (October, November, December 2005) | Accepted |
| 06-0125-EX5 | Department of Human Resources Summary of Educational Support Personnel New Hires, Transfers, Leaves, Layoffs, Promotions, and Separations Quarterly Summary (October, November, December 2005) | Accepted |
| 06-0125-EX6 | Department of Human Resources Summary of Conference Leaves: Administrators, Teachers, and Educational Support Personnel Quarterly Summary (October, November, December 2005) | Accepted |
| 06-0125-EX7 | Department of Human Resources Summary of Resignations and Deaths Quarterly Report (October, November, December 2005) | Accepted |
| 06-0125-EX8 | Department of Human Resources Summary of Salary Adjustments Quarterly Report (October, November, December 2005) | Accepted |
| 06-0125-EX9 | Department of Human Resources Summary of Assistant Principal Appointments Quarterly Summary (October, November, December 2005) | Accepted |
Reports from the Chief Operating Officer
| 06-0125-OP1 | Approve a Lease Renewal Agreement with Iver Johnson for the Rental of 4207-09 W. Irving Park Road | Accepted |
Reports from the General Counsel
| 06-0125-AR1 | Report on Board Report Rescissions | 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
