Rockford Public School District No. 205 Board of Education met April 13

By Philip Gonzales

Apr 27, 2021

Rockford Public School District No. 205 Board of Education met April 13.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

1. Call to Order

A. Roll Call

B. Pledge of Allegiance

C. Recitation of Mission Statement: The Mission of Rockford Public Schools is to collaboratively engage all students in a first class education for a changing world.

2. Recognitions

A. National Merit Scholarship Award Semifinalists - Earl Dotson Jr.

B. Poetry Out Loud - Earl Dotson, Jr.

3. Petitions & Communications (Limited to 30 minutes)

A. If you wish to speak to the Board, please complete the card provided. Requests for speaking time must be submitted on designated cards and turned in to the designated staff. Maximum speaking time is 2 minutes. Cards will be accepted until 10 minutes prior to the scheduled beginning of the meeting.

4. Board Member Comments

5. Superintendent's Report

A. Superintendent's Report - Dr. Jarrett

6. Report and Action on Items that Proceeded through the Internal/External Stakeholder Relations Committee

A. Follow-up on Items Presented at Committee of the Whole

7. Report and *Action on Items that Proceeded through the Performance Monitoring Committee

A. *Board Policy 6.30 Instruction; Organization of Instruction

B. *Board Policy 6.170 Instruction; Title I Programs

C. *Board Policy 6.260 Instruction; Complaints about Curriculum and Instructional Materials

D. *Board Policy 6.340 Instruction; Student Testing and Assessment Program

E. Tier 3 Updates - Freshman Academy

F. Follow-up on Items Presented at Committee of the Whole

8. Report and *Action on Items that Proceeded through the Planning and Development Committee

A. *Resolution for Advanced Spending - Fiscal Year 2022 Tentative Budget - Michele Sather, Executive Director of Budget

B. Follow-up on Items Presented at Committee of the Whole

9. Board President’s Announcements and Report and *Action on items that Proceeded through Governance Committee

A. *Intergovernmental Agreement Between Rockford Public Schools, District 205 and the Rockford Park District - Guilford Tennis Center, Community Use - Michael Phillips, Chief Operations Officer

B. Class of 2021 Graduation Requirements

C. Follow-up on Items Presented at Committee of the Whole

10. *Consent Agenda - Performance Monitoring Committee

A. Payroll

B. Accounts Payable

C. Purchase Orders

D. RFP 21-17 Custodial Services

E. IFB 21-29 Electronic Message Boards

F. IFB 21-30 Multi-Carrier Cellular/Public Safety 700/800 Distributed Antenna System

G. IFB 21-31 Athletic Trainer Services - Rebid

H. IFB 21-32 Propane Fuel - Rebid

I. IFB 21-34 Smartboards