Regular Meeting of the Board of Education

4 Thursday, May 8, 2025 Regular Meeting of the Board of Education Lake Zurich C.U.S.D. 95 Sfire Family Education Center 832 South Rand Road Lake Zurich, Illinois 60047 6:15 P.M. 1. Call to Order and Roll Call 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. President's Comments/Recognitions Subject A. Challenge Coins Meeting May 8, 2025 - Regular Meeting of the Board of Education Category 3. President's Comments/Recognitions Type Information File Attachments Challenge Coin President Comments.pdf (1,023 KB) 4. Public Comments Subject A. Please sign in by 6:15 P.M. Meeting May 8, 2025 - Regular Meeting of the Board of Education Category 4. Public Comments Type Information Public Comments will be limited to three (3) minutes per individual. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting or any other activity or program and who require certain accommodations so that they can observe and participate, or who have questions regarding the accessibility of the meeting room or the District’s facilities, should contact the Superintendent’s office (847-540-4963) promptly to allow the District to make reasonable accommodations for those persons. File Attachments 5. Consent Agenda Subject A. Consent Memo Meeting May 8, 2025 - Regular Meeting of the Board of Education Category 5. Consent Agenda Type Action (Consent) Recommended Action To approve the consent agenda as prepared and presented by the Administration. File Attachments Consent Agenda Memo 5.8.25.pdf (159 KB) Subject B. Approval of Minutes Meeting May 8, 2025 - Regular Meeting of the Board of Education Category 5. Consent Agenda Type Action (Consent) File Attachments 4.24.25 Minutes.pdf (236 KB) Subject C. Approval of Payrolls Meeting May 8, 2025 - Regular Meeting of the Board of Education Category 5. Consent Agenda Type Action (Consent) File Attachments Approval of April Payroll 5-8-2025.pdf (388 KB) Subject D. Last Day of School, 2024-2025 Meeting May 8, 2025 - Regular Meeting of the Board of Education Category 5. Consent Agenda Type Action (Consent) Recommended Action To approve Thursday, May 29, 2025 as the Last Day of School for the 2024-2025 School Year. File Attachments Last Day of School Memo 24-25.pdf (105 KB) Subject E. High School Cabling Project Meeting May 8, 2025 - Regular Meeting of the Board of Education Category 5. Consent Agenda Type Action (Consent) Recommended Action To approve the district to engage Cadre Communications, Inc. to perform re-cabling in rooms C110, C115, C117, and C129 to accommodate the reconfiguration of these spaces as part of the summer furniture replacement project, for a total cost of $57,650.17. File Attachments 25-0508 HS Cabling Project.pdf (151 KB) Subject F. New Course Proposals and Course Name Changes for 2026-2027 Meeting May 8, 2025 - Regular Meeting of the Board of Education Category 5. Consent Agenda Type Action (Consent) Recommended Action To approve the proposed new courses for the 2026–2027 school year and proposed name changes. File Attachments 2026-2027 New Course Proposal Memo.pdf (190 KB) Subject G. Summer 2025 Camera Project Approval Meeting May 8, 2025 - Regular Meeting of the Board of Education Category 5. Consent Agenda Type Action (Consent) Recommended Action To approve the above-referenced camera projects for completion during Summer 2025 for a total cost of $79,500. The projects would be completed in partnership with Motorola for the transportation parking lots, and in partnership with Esscoe for Spencer Loomis; neither of the camera projects require bidding, as they are technology-related. File Attachments Camera Project Approval APR 25.pdf (159 KB) Subject H. Summer 2025 Security Window Film Approval Meeting May 8, 2025 - Regular Meeting of the Board of Education Category 5. Consent Agenda Type Action (Consent) Recommended Action To approve the above-referenced exterior window film project for completion during Summer 2025. The project would be completed in partnership with NGS Films & Graphics, the same vendor used in the previous project and would not require bidding – as the purchase would be completed through The Interlocal Purchasing System (TIPS). File Attachments Security Film Approval APR 25.pdf (122 KB) Subject I. Synergy Renewal Meeting May 8, 2025 - Regular Meeting of the Board of Education Category 5. Consent Agenda Type Action (Consent) Recommended Action To approve to maintain the agreement with Edupoint for the third year of a 10-year agreement in the amount of $81,338.00. File Attachments BOE Synergy Memo 2025.pdf (128 KB) Subject J. Approval of the Personnel Report - (The full contents of the Personnel Report may be viewed online via the District 95 webpage with the contents of the Board of Education meeting documents.) Meeting May 8, 2025 - Regular Meeting of the Board of Education Category 5. Consent Agenda Type Action (Consent) Recommended Action To approve the attached personnel report (Consent). File Attachments May 8 2025 Personnel Report.pdf (161 KB) 6. Superintendent's Report - Dr. Gallt Subject A. Communications to the Board Meeting May 8, 2025 - Regular Meeting of the Board of Education Category 6. Superintendent's Report - Dr. Gallt Type Information File Attachments District 95 Superintendent Report 5.8.2025.pdf (3,370 KB) Subject B. Teaching & Learning Committee Update Meeting May 8, 2025 - Regular Meeting of the Board of Education Category 6. Superintendent's Report - Dr. Gallt Type Discussion, Information File Attachments Subject C. Donation Meeting May 8, 2025 - Regular Meeting of the Board of Education Category 6. Superintendent's Report - Dr. Gallt Type Discussion, Information File Attachments Donations Memo 5.8.25.pdf (152 KB) Subject D. Other Meeting May 8, 2025 - Regular Meeting of the Board of Education Category 6. Superintendent's Report - Dr. Gallt Type Discussion,Information File Attachments 7. Reports to the Board Subject A. Financial Dashboard:Quarterly Financial Data Meeting May 8, 2025 - Regular Meeting of the Board of Education Category 7. Reports to the Board Type Information File Attachments 5-8-25_BOE_DASHBOARD - Quarterly Overview.pdf (167 KB) Subject B. Scoreboard update Meeting May 8, 2025 - Regular Meeting of the Board of Education Category 7. Reports to the Board Type Information File Attachments Scoreboard Memo 5-8-25.pdf (188 KB) Subject C. Empower95 C&I Updates Meeting May 8, 2025 - Regular Meeting of the Board of Education Category 7. Reports to the Board Type Information File Attachments Empower95 CI Updates - April 2025.pdf (229 KB) 8. Discussion Without Action Subject A. Intergovernmental Agreement - Paper Meeting May 8, 2025 - Regular Meeting of the Board of Education Category 8. Discussion Without Action Type Discussion, Information File Attachments 5-8-25 BOE_Intergov Agreement _ Paper Bid.pdf (110 KB) Paper Bid Document 4.25.pdf (497 KB) MICPA 4.25.pdf (86 KB) Subject B. Athletico Contract Extension 2025-2026 Meeting May 8, 2025 - Regular Meeting of the Board of Education Category 8. Discussion Without Action Type Discussion, Information File Attachments 5-8-25 BOE_Athletico Contract Extension 2025-2026 FINAL.pdf (160 KB) Subject C. Proposed Special Programming Meeting May 8, 2025 - Regular Meeting of the Board of Education Category 8. Discussion Without Action Type Discussion, Information File Attachments Proposed Special Education Programming MAY 8.pdf (175 KB) Subject D. ELA, Social Studies, Science and Math Curriculum Adoption Meeting May 8, 2025 - Regular Meeting of the Board of Education Category 8. Discussion Without Action Type Discussion, Information File Attachments Curriculum Adoption Memo- May 2025.pdf (153 KB) Subject E. Potential 2025-2026 Calendar Adjustment Meeting May 8, 2025 - Regular Meeting of the Board of Education Category 8. Discussion Without Action Type File Attachments Potential 2025-2026 Calendar Adjustment.pdf (157 KB) Subject F. Board Meeting Calendar for 2025-2026 Meeting May 8, 2025 - Regular Meeting of the Board of Education Category 8. Discussion Without Action Type File Attachments Memo on 2025-2026 BoE Calendar 5.8.25.pdf (140 KB) 9. Discussion With Action Subject A. Insurance renewal Meeting May 8, 2025 - Regular Meeting of the Board of Education Category 9. Discussion With Action Type Action Recommended Action To approve the premium equivalent rate increase of 5% for the medical plans, additionally, to increase the Board’s benefit contribution to $750 per month for 10/11 month support staff not in a bargaining unit, increase the family benefit to $262.50 per month for 12 month support staff, and increase the certified family benefit to $384.60 per month. File Attachments Insurance Renewal recommendation for BOE 5 8 25.pdf (175 KB) Insurance Reserve Target _ 4-28-25 (002).pdf (502 KB) Lake Zurich Ins Comm Presentation - 4.29.2025 for committee (003).pdf (1,149 KB) 10. Closed Session Subject A. The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees, specific individuals who serve as independent contractors in a park, recreational, or educational setting, or specific volunteers of the public body or legal counsel for the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee, specific individual who serves as an independent contractor in a park, recreational, or educational setting, or a volunteer of the public body or against legal counsel for the public body to determine its validity. However, a meeting to consider an increase in compensation to a specific employee of a public body that is subject to the Local Government Wage Increase Transparency Act may not be closed and shall be open to the public and posted and held in accordance with [the Open Meetings Act]. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1), amended by P.A. 101-459. Meeting May 8, 2025 - Regular Meeting of the Board of Education Category 10. Closed Session Type Discussion, Information File Attachments Subject B. The purchase or lease of real property for the use of the public body, including meetings held for the purpose of discussing whether a particular parcel should be acquired. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(5). Meeting May 8, 2025 - Regular Meeting of the Board of Education Category 10. Closed Session Type File Attachments Subject C. Collective negotiating matters between the public body and its employees or their representatives, or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(2). Meeting May 8, 2025 - Regular Meeting of the Board of Education Category 10. Closed Session Type File Attachments Subject D. Litigation, when an action against, affecting or on behalf of the particular public body has been filed and is pending before a court or administrative tribunal, or when the public body finds that an action is probable or imminent, in which case the basis for the finding shall be recorded and entered into the minutes of the closed meeting. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(11). Meeting May 8, 2025 - Regular Meeting of the Board of Education Category 10. Closed Session Type Discussion, Information File Attachments Subject E. Student disciplinary cases. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(9). Meeting May 8, 2025 - Regular Meeting of the Board of Education Category 10. Closed Session Type Discussion, Information File Attachments Subject F. Security procedures, school building safety and security, and the use of personnel and equipment to respond to an actual, a threatened, or a reasonably potential danger to the safety of employees, students, staff, the public, or public property. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(8). Meeting May 8, 2025 - Regular Meeting of the Board of Education Category 10. Closed Session Type Discussion, Information File Attachments 11. Adjournment