Rockford Public School District 205 Board of Education met Feb. 14

By Philip Gonzales

Mar 9, 2023

Rockford Public School District 205 Board of Education met Feb. 14.

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. Celebrating RPS205

A. Ellis Elementary

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. *Consent Agenda - Performance and Monitoring Committee

A. Payroll

B. Accounts Payable

C. Purchase Orders

D. Air Travel

E. Monthly Cash and Investment Report - December 2022 - Jamie Murray, CPA, Executive Director of Finance

F. Financial results: December 2022 - Ms. Jamie Murray, CPA, Executive Director of Finance

G. Construction Pay Request Log

H. RFP 23-10 Audit Services

I. IFB 23-38 Field House Lights

J. Paridad Consulting Agreement - Dr. Misael Nascimento

K. Recurring Contract - Math Learning Center - Heather Psaltis and Sarah Brenner

L. Community Project at Cherry Valley Elementary School - Morgan Gallagher on behalf of Cherry Valley Elementary School

M. Donation Acceptance – Our Savior’s Lutheran Church (Outside Classroom Johnson Elementary School) - Morgan Gallagher on behalf of Johnson Elementary School

5. *Consent Items - Planning Committee

A. Northwest Quadrant Elementary School Attendance Boundary Realignment - Michael Phillips, Chief Operations Officer

6. *Consent Items - Governance Committee

A. Meeting Minutes: 01-24-23

B. Contract Purchase Orders

C. New Teacher Hiring Incentives - Jason Pope, Director of Recruitment

D. Freedom of Information Log

7. *Closed Session Consent Items

A. Appointment of a 10-Month, EC Assistant Principal assigned to Summerdale

B. Appointment of a 12 Month, Director of Transportation assigned to the Transportation Building

C. HR Organizational Report & Addendum

8. *Closed Session Consent Items Student Discipline - Suspension Appeals and Expulsions