Board President Denise Pearson | Rockford Public Schools
Board President Denise Pearson | Rockford Public Schools
Rockford Public School District 205 Board of Education met Feb. 18.
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 an equitable first class education for a changing world.
2. Recognitions
3. Petitions & Communications (Limited to 30 minutes)
4. Report and *Action on Items that Proceeded through the Stakeholder Relations Committee
A. Front Porch Updates - Dawn Williamson & Melissa Wolf
5. Report and *Action on Items that Proceeded through the Governance Committee
A. *Revisions to Board Policy 1.30, School District Philosophy
B. *Revisions to Board Policy 2.172, Use of Consultants
C. *Revisions to Board Policy 4.30, Revenue and Investments
D. *Revisions to Board Policy 4.60 Purchases and Contracts
E. *Revisions to Board Policy 4.170, Safety
F. *Revisions to Board Policy 5.20, Workplace Harassment and Discrimination Prohibited and 5.10, Equal Employment Opportunity and Minority Recruitment
G. *Revisions to Board Policy 5.230, Maintaining Student Discipline
H. *Revisions to Board Policy 6.60, Curriculum Content
I. * Board Policy 7.10, Equal Educational Opportunities
J. *Vision 2030 Resolution
6. Consent Agenda - Performance and Monitoring Committee
A. PAYROLL
B. Accounts Payable
C. Purchase Orders
D. Contract Purchase Orders
E. Air Fare - February 18, 2025
F. Monthly Cash and Investment Report - December 2024 - Jamie Murray, CPA, Executive Director of Finance
G. Financial results: Dec 2024 - Ms. Jamie Murray, CPA, Executive Director of Finance
H. RPS Managed Change Order Log
I. IFB 25-22 E-Rate 2025 Infrastructure
J. Consolidated Contracts for Expansion of 6-8 STEAM and IB (Amplify, HMH, CPM, VISTA) - Morgan Gallagher on behalf of STEAM and IB
K. Brightly Software Inc., Energy Manager Three-Year Contract
L. Renaissance myON - Morgan Gallagher on behalf of STEAM
Academy at Haskell
M. STAR Renaissance & Renaissance Professional Development -
Morgan Gallagher on behalf of Barbour and Bloom
N. Credly Work Based Learning Application
O. RPS All City Event - ASM Coronado Theatre
P. American Institutes for Research's Mandatory Services in 1003(a) Designated Schools
Q. Agreement for the Operation of Collaborative Summer Programming with Rockford Park District- Morgan Gallagher, Chief of Schools
7. Consent Items (Planning and Development)
A. IFB 25-19 Gregory ES Walls, Doors, & Student Support Space
B. IFB 25-23 Johnson ES Roof Replacement
C. IFB 25-25 Gregory ES Asbestos Abatement
D. IFB 25-26 Marshall ES Asbestos Abatement
E. Accepting Bid on Health Life Safety Bonds
8. Consent Agenda - Governance Committee
A. Meeting Minutes: January 21, 2025
B. Freedom of Information Log
9. Closed Session Consent Items
A. Resolution authorizing dismissal of probationary teachers
B. Resolution authorizing reclassification of administrators
C. Appointment of a 10-Month, Dean 9-12 at Auburn High School
D. HR Report - February 18, 2025
10. Closed Session Consent Items Student Discipline - Suspension Appeals
and Expulsions
A. B0010X-25
B. H0027X-25
C. H0028X-25
D. H0031X-25
E. H0032X-25
F. H0033X-25
11. Closed Session Consent Items Student Discipline - EIAs
A. B0009-25
B. B0011-25
C. B0012-25
D. D0006-25
E. D0007-25
F. H0029-25
G. H0030-25
H. P0085-25
I. P0087-25
J. P0089-25
K. P0090-25
L. P0091-25
M. P0092-25
N. P0093-25
O. P0094-25
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P. P0095-25
Q. P0096-25
R. P0097-25
S. P0098-25
T. P0099-25
U. P0100-25
V. P0101-25
W. P0102-25
X. P0104-25
Y. P0105-25
Z. P0106-25
AA. P0108-25
AB. P0110-25
AC. T0009-25
12. Superintendent's Report
13. Board Member Comments
Other Business/ New Business/ Agenda
Recomendations
14. Adjournment
The regular order of business may be suspended upon consent of 2/3s of the members present. Board Policy Manual, subsection 2.220 *Items requiring Roll Call Vote **Administration is requesting suspension of the rules to allow action to take place at the first reading of this item.
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