Indian Prairie School District public meetings in 2020
4 substantive meetings from 2020, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Indian Prairie School District 204 - Archive
The Indian Prairie School District 204 Board of Education held a regular meeting on December 14, 2020, primarily to conduct a public hearing on the 2020 tax levy and to approve several administrative and operational items. The board approved Rodney Mack as Chief Technology Officer and approved a consent agenda that included the semi-annual review of executive session minutes, destruction of old closed session recordings, and a COVID-19 cleaning and disinfecting services bid. The meeting also included an executive session for personnel and litigation matters, and public comment periods.
- Approved Rodney Mack as Chief Technology Officer (motion carried, 6-0-1 abstention)
- Public hearing on the 2020 Final Levy (no dollar amount specified in agenda)
- Approved COVID-19 Cleaning and Disinfecting Services Bid (hourly rates submitted Nov 30, 2020)
- Approved destruction of verbatim closed session recordings from 2018-2019
- Approved semi-annual review of executive session minutes (May 11 – Oct 19, 2020)
Indian Prairie School District 204 - Archive
The Indian Prairie School District 204 Board of Education held a regular meeting on November 16, 2020, at Metea Valley High School. The board approved the appointment of Matthew Shipley as Chief School Business Official and approved a consent agenda that included certifying life safety surveys, authorizing vaping litigation, and extending transportation contracts. The meeting also included an executive session for personnel and litigation matters, and public comment periods.
- Approved Matthew Shipley as Chief School Business Official
- Certified Ten Year Life Safety Surveys for Young Elementary, Fischer and Scullen Middle Schools
- Authorized commencement of vaping litigation (Juul) to seek compensation for costs
- Approved Regular and Special Education Transportation Contract Extension with First Student
- Approved one-year renewal of Homeless Transportation contract with RichLee Vans, Inc.
Indian Prairie School District 204 - Archive
The Indian Prairie School District 204 Board of Education held a regular meeting on November 2, 2020, at Metea Valley High School. The board approved several Illinois Association of School Boards (IASB) resolutions, including supporting a gun storage resolution and rejecting a loan program and pre-K teacher licensure resolution. They also discussed a COVID-19 update on reopening schools and approved consent agenda items including minutes, financial items, and personnel reports.
- Approved IASB Resolution 2 - Gun Storage, rejecting the IASB recommendation to not adopt
- Approved IASB Resolution 1 - Loan Program recommendation of Do Not Adopt
- Approved IASB Resolution 4 - Pre-K Teacher Licensure recommendation of Do Not Adopt (with one nay vote)
- Approved alternate language for IASB Resolution 4 - Pre-K Teacher Licensure
- Discussed COVID-19 update on reopening schools
Indian Prairie School District 204 - Archive
The Indian Prairie School District 204 Board of Education held a regular meeting on August 10, 2020, primarily to approve consent agenda items. These included procurement card limits, a YMCA program agreement, a health insurance administration recommendation, minutes, business and financial items, and the personnel report. The board also recessed to executive session for personnel and litigation matters.
- Approved procurement card limits for 2020-2021 school year
- Approved YMCA Safe 'n Sound Program Agreement for before/after school daycare at elementary schools
- Approved moving medical and Rx plans to United Health Care (UHC) starting January 1, 2021, with projected cost 7.64% below current 2020 rates
- Approved consent agenda items D through I in a single motion
- Recessed to executive session for employee matters and litigation