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Actions - December 2001 

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The CPS Board Actions of December 19, 2001.

MOTION

01-1219-MO1

Motion to Close

*Adopted

NON-DELEGABLE BOARD REPORTS THAT REQUIRE MEMBER ACTION  

REPORTS FROM GENERAL COUNSEL

01-1219-AR3

Authorize Retention of the Law Firm Rooks, Pitts and Poust

*Adopted

01-1219-AR4

Authorize Continued Retention of the Law Firm Winston & Strawn

*Adopted

01-1219-AR5

Approve Consent Decree and Settlement Agreement of Debarment Action of Universal Iron Workers, Inc. and Ruben Zarco

*Adopted

REPORTS FROM THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

01-1219-EX3

Warning Resolution - Omar E. Carey, Teacher, Farragut High School

*Adopted

01-1219-EX4

Warning Resolution - Patricia Garner, Teacher, Assigned to Gallistel Language Academy

*Adopted

01-1219-EX5

Warning Resolution - Leon Hudnall, a Principal, Assigned to Orr High School

*Adopted

01-1219-EX6

Warning Resolution - Sylvester Martin, a Principal, Assigned to Morse Elementary School

*Adopted

01-1219-EX7

Warning Resolution - Jerry Porter, Teacher, Gage Park High School

*Adopted

01-1219-EX8

Warning Resolution - Elaine Spiegel, Teacher, Scammon Elementary School

*Adopted

01-1219-EX9

Warning Resolution - Lillie Walk, Teacher, Assigned to Stockton Elementary School

*Adopted

01-1219-EX10

Warning Resolution - Jerome Wiser, a Teacher, Assigned to Bowen High School

*Adopted

01-1219-EX11

Request for Dismissal of Gregory Jackson, Porter, Chicago Vocational High School

*Adopted

01-1219-EX12

Request for Dismissal of Yvette Melton, Lunchroom Attendant, Region 4

*Adopted

01-1219-EX13

Request for Dismissal of Richard Sago, Porter, De Diego Community Academy

*Adopted

01-1219-EX14

Report of the Results of the Board's Review of the Findings of Fact and Recommendation of the Hearing Officer Regarding the Charges Preferred Against Gerald Simonsen, Teacher Assigned to Thomas A. Hendricks Academy

*Adopted

01-1219-EX15

Request for Dismissal of Carrie Williams, School Aide, Northside Learning Center

*Adopted

01-1219-EX16

Principal Contract (A) (Hammond)

*Adopted

01-1219-EX17

Principal Contracts (B) (Shackter; Barton)

*Adopted

01-1219-EX18

Appoint Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Department of Operations (Bruce Washington)

*Adopted

REPORTS FROM THE CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER

01-1219-OP6

Disposition of Bids Received for the Sale of the Building and Land Located at 5051-5059 West Polk Street

*Adopted

RESOLUTIONS

01-1219-RS1

Resolution Re:  Peter G. Hastings, Retired Principal of the Onahan Elementary School

Adopted

01-1219-RS2

Resolution Re:  Michael M. Woods, Retiring Region Seven Officer

Adopted

01-1219-RS3

Resolution Re:  Mather High School Public League's 2001 Girls Volleyball Championship Winners

Adopted

01-1219-RS4

Resolution Re:  Washington High School Public League's 2001 16-Inch Softball City Championship Winners

Adopted

01-1219-RS5

Resolution Re:  Kennedy High School Public League's 2001 Girls Cross Country City Championship Winners

Adopted

01-1219-RS6

Resolution Re:  Kennedy High School Public Leagues 2001 Boys Cross Country City Championship Winners

Adopted

01-1219-RS7

Resolution Re:  Northside College Prep High School Public League's 2001 Golf City Championship Winners

Adopted

01-1219-RS8

Resolution Re:  Whitney Young High School Public League's 2001 Girls Tennis City Championship Winners

Adopted

01-1219-RS9

Resolution Re:  Amundsen High School Public League's 2001 Boys Soccer City Championship Winners

Adopted

01-1219-RS10

Resolution Re:  Morgan Park High School Public League's 2001 Football Championship Winners

Adopted

01-1219-RS11

Resolution Re:  Lane Technical High School Public League's 2001 Girls Swimming Championship State Sectional Winners

Adopted

01-1219-RS12

Resolution Approving Changes to the Budget of the Capital Improvement Program for the Chicago Public Schools

Adopted

01-1219-RS13

Resolution:  Request City Council to Convey to the City of Chicago Property Located at 3144 and 3148 South Central Park Avenue

Adopted

01-1219-RS14

Amend Board Resolution 01-0926-RS8 Resolution:  Request City Council The Public Building Commission of Chicago to Convey to the City of Chicago The Board of Education's Interest In Public Library a Portion of the Property at Oriole Park Elementary School for the Purposes of Constructing a New Branch Library

*Adopted As Amended

01-1219-RS15

Resolution Abating the Tax Heretofore Levied for the Year 2001 to Pay Debt Service on Unlimited Tax General Obligation Bonds (Dedicated Tax Revenues), Series 1996, of the Board of Education of the City of Chicago

Adopted

01-1219-RS16

Resolution Abating the Tax Heretofore Levied for the Year 2001 to Pay Debt Service on Unlimited Tax General Obligation Bonds (Dedicated Tax Revenues), Series 1997, of the Board of Education of the City of Chicago

Adopted

01-1219-RS17

Resolution Abating the Tax Heretofore Levied for the Year 2001 to Pay Debt Service on Unlimited Tax General Obligation Bonds (Dedicated Tax Revenues), Series 1997A, of the Board of Education of the City of Chicago

Adopted

01-1219-RS18

Resolution Abating the Tax Heretofore Levied for the Year 2001 to Pay Debt Service on Unlimited Tax General Obligation Bonds (Dedicated Tax Revenues), Series 1999A, of the Board of Education of the City of Chicago

Adopted

01-1219-RS19

Resolution Abating the Tax Heretofore Levied for the Year 2001 to Pay Rents in Connection with the Public Building Commission of Chicago Building Revenue Bonds, Series C of 1999 (Unlimited Tax General Obligation of the Board of Education of the City of Chicago)

Adopted

RESOLUTIONS (Continued)

01-1219-RS20

Resolution Levying Taxes for the Fiscal Year 2001-2002 for School Purposes of the Board of Education of the City of Chicago

Adopted

01-1219-RS21

Resolution Authorizing and Directing the Filing of Controller's Certificate for School Taxes to be Extended for Collection in Calendar Year 2002

Adopted

01-1219-RS22

Resolution Re:  Appointment of Teacher Representatives to the Local School Councils to Fill Teacher Representative Vacancies

*Adopted As Amended

01-1219-RS23

Resolution Declaring Certain "Special Needs" Areas for the 2001-2002 School Year Pursuant to the Chicago Board of Education's Residency Policy

*Adopted

01-1219-RS24

Memorial Resolution for Patricia Jones

*Adopted

01-1219-RS25

Resolution Re: John P. Gelsomino Retiring Principal of Kelly High School

*Adopted

POLICIES

01-1219-PO1

Amend Policy on Expense Reimbursement of Board Members

*Adopted

01-1219-PO2

Amend Elementary Promotion Policy

Withdraw n

COMMUNICATIONS

01-1219-CO1

Communication from the Chief Fiscal Officer Concerning the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Board for Fiscal Year 2001

*---------- --

01-1219-CO2

Communication Re: Location of Board Meeting of January 23, 2002 Farragut Career Academy, 2345 South Christiana Avenue, Chicago, IL 60623

*---------- --

REPORTS FROM THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

01-1219-EX1

Transfer of Funds Various Units and Objects

Adopted

01-1219-EX2

Approve the Renewal of the Charter School Agreement with Chicago Charter School Foundation (Chicago International Charter School)

*Adopted

REPORT FROM THE CHIEF EDUCATION OFFICER

01-1219-ED1

Report on Student Expulsions for November 2001 

Adopted

REPORTS FROM THE CHIEF PURCHASING OFFICER

01-1219-PR1

Approve the Pre-Qualification Status of and Approve Entering Into Master Agreements with Vendors to Provide Court Reporting Services

Adopted

01-1219-PR2

Approve Exercising the First Option to Extend the Agreements with Various Temporary Personnel Agencies for Temporary Administrative Clerical Services

Adopted

01-1219-PR3

Amend Board Report 01-0926-PR3 Approve Payments Made to Copier Vendors and Accept and Ratify Copier Contracts with Various Vendors for Various Schools

Adopted

01-1219-PR4

Amend Board Report 00-0927-PR8 Approve Entering Into Agreements with Active Copiers, Minolta Business Solutions, Inc., Rush Inc. and United Business Machines for the Purchase and/or Lease of Copiers And Fax Machines

Adopted

01-1219-PR5

Ratify the Award of Construction Contracts and Ratify or Approve Changes to Construction Contracts for the Board of Education's Capital Improvement Program

Adopted

01-1219-PR6

Approve the Pre-Qualification Status and Approve Entering Into Master Agreements with Contractors for Various Trades Work Over $10,000 for the Operations and Maintenance Program

Adopted

01-1219-PR7

Approve Exercising the Option to Extend the Agreements with Servicemaster Management Services, U.S. Equities Asset Management, Sodexho Globetrotters Joint Venture, and Louis Jones- Tishman Midwest for Property Management Services

Adopted

REPORTS FROM THE CHIEF PURCHASING OFFICER (Continued)

01-1219-PR8

Amend Board Report 00-0426-PR6 Approve Entering Into an Agreement with Monahan's Landscape Company

Adopted

01-1219-PR9

Approve Entering Into an Agreement with Carlo Steel Corporation/Lejeune, Joint Venture for Structural Steel

Adopted

01-1219-PR10

Approve Entering Into an Agreement with Dr. Luis R. Munoz, M.D. for Consulting Services

Adopted

01-1219-PR11

Approve Entering Into an Agreement with Schweppe & Sons, Inc. for the Purchase of  Dishwashing Equipment

Adopted

01-1219-PR12

Ratify an Agreement with Hewlett-Packard Company for Hardware and Software Maintenance Services

Adopted

01-1219-PR13

Approve Entering Into Agreements with AT&T

Adopted

01-1219-PR14

Approve the Renewal of the Agreement with Avnet Enterprise Solutions (f.k.a Kent Electronics Corporation d/b/a Kent Datacomm, Inc.) for Telephone Installation Services

Adopted

01-1219-PR15

Approve the Renewal of the Agreement with Blackwell Consulting Services, LLC for Network Support Services

Adopted

01-1219-PR16

Approve the Renewal of the Agreement with Bonaparte Corporation for Telecommunications Field Moves, Adds and Changes Services

Adopted

01-1219-PR17

Approve Exercising the First Option to Renew the Agreement with Cal Communications, Inc. for Avaya Communication Systems Equipment

Adopted

01-1219-PR18

Approve Exercising the First Option to Renew the Agreement with Cal Communications, Inc. for Telecommunications Maintenance Services

Adopted

01-1219-PR19

Approve Entering Into an Agreement with Nuclio Corporation for Wide Area Network Management Services

Adopted

01-1219-PR20

Approve the Renewal of the Agreement with Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems, LLC, d/b/a/ Cingular Wireless for Cellular Services

Adopted

01-1219-PR21

Approve the Renewal of the Agreement with SBC Datacomm (f/k/a SBC Global Services, Inc.) for Local Area Network (LAN) Construction Services

Adopted

01-1219-PR22

Approve Agreements with SBC Global Services, Inc. on Behalf of Illinois Bell Telephone

Adopted

01-1219-PR23

Approve Exercising the First Option to Renew the Agreement with SBC Datacomm to Provide Equipment, Installation and Project Management for the Wide Area Network

Adopted

01-1219-PR24

Approve the Renewal of the Agreement with Quantum Crossings for Telecommunications Management Consulting Services

Adopted

01-1219-PR25

Approve Exercising the Second Option to Renew the Agreement with Verizon for Paging Services

Adopted

01-1219-PR26

Ratify Exercising Option to Renew On-Site Maintenance Agreements with NCS Pearson, Inc.

Adopted

01-1219-PR27

Approve Entering into an Agreement with Hartman Publishing Group, Inc. for the Purchase of Resource Guides and Profile Materials

Adopted

01-1219-PR28

Ratify Exercising the Option to Renew an Agreement with the Chicago Education Alliance for Consulting Services

Adopted

01-1219-PR29

Approve Entering Into an Agreement with the Chicago Education Alliance for Consulting Services and Software

Adopted

01-1219-PR30

Approve Tuition Payments to Various Universities to Provide Coursework for the Magnet Cluster Initiative

Adopted

REPORTS FROM THE CHIEF PURCHASING OFFICER (Continued)

01-1219-PR31

Approve Entering Into an Agreement with the Target Group, Inc. for Consulting Services

Adopted

01-1219-PR32

Approve Payments to the Army Times Publishing Company for Teacher Recruitment Advertising

Adopted

01-1219-PR33

Authorize Exercising the First Option to Renew the Agreement with Walgreens Health Initiatives, Inc. for Pharmacy Benefit Management Services

Adopted

01-1219-PR34

Approve Payment to the Illinois Resource Center for Illinois IASA Conference Registration Fees

Adopted

01-1219-PR35

Authorize Student Participation in the "Know Your Heritage" Television Program and Authorize Payment of Contribution to Central City Productions to Defray Production Expenses

Adopted

01-1219-PR36

Amend Board Report 01-0523-PR39 Approve Exercising the 2nd Option to Extend the Agreement with Adopted Smithkline Beecham Pharmaceuticals

Adopted

01-1219-PR37

Approve Entering Into Agreements with Various Universities and Colleges to Provide, Mathematics Science and Technology Curriculum Consulting Services

Adopted

01-1219-PR38

Amend Board Report 01-0926-PR45 Ratify Entering Into Agreements with Various Agencies for Early Childhood Educational Services

Adopted

01-1219-PR39

Approve Entering Into an Agreement with Doron Precision Systems, Inc. for Maintenance Services

Adopted

01-1219-PR40

Approve Entering Into an Agreement with YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago for Consulting Services

Adopted

01-1219-PR41

Approve the Renewal of the Existing Agreements with Hearing Officers for the Expulsion and Pupil Residency Hearings

Adopted

01-1219-PR42

Ratify An Agreement With Ethel Adams for Consulting Services 01-1219-PR43 Approve Exercising the First Option to Renew the Agreement with Interface Computer Communications, Inc. for the Purchase of Apple Computers and Warranty Services

Adopted

01-1219-PR44

Amend Board Report 00-0927-PR1, Approved September 27, 2000 Approve Entering Into Agreements with Systems Concepts, Inc. and Central Audiovisual, Inc. for the Purchase of Audiovisual Equipment

Adopted

01-1219-PR45

Approve Exercising the First Option to Renew the Agreement with Advotek, Inc. for the Purchase of Computers and Warranty Services

Adopted

01-1219-PR46

Approve Exercising the First Option to Renew the Agreement with Sentinel Technologies for the Purchase of Computer and Equipment Maintenance Services

Adopted

01-1219-PR47

Approve Exercising the First Option to Renew the Agreement with Comark Corporate Sales, Inc. for the Purchase of Software Licenses for all Microsoft Products and Other Non-Microsoft Software

Adopted

01-1219-PR48

Ratify an Agreement with Black Contractors United (BCU) for Consulting Services

Adopted

01-1219-PR49

Ratify an Agreement with Hispanic American Construction Industry Association (HACIA) for Consultant Services

Adopted

01-1219-PR50

Ratify an Agreement with Northwestern University for Consulting Services

Adopted

01-1219-PR51

Approve Entering Into an Agreement with United Neighborhood Organization for Consulting Services

Withdrawn

DELEGABLE REPORTS

REPORTS FROM THE CHIEF EDUCATIONAL OFFICER

01-1219-ED2

Omnibus Report:  Authorize the Acceptance of School-Based Grants

Accepted

01-1219-ED3

Authorize the Acceptance of a Donation of Services from the Illinois State Board of Education for the Student Assistance Program (SAP)

Accepted

01-1219-ED4

Authorize the Acceptance of a Donation from Marquette Property Investments, Inc.

Accepted

01-1219-ED5

Omnibus Report: Authorize the Acceptance of Grants

Accepted

REPORTS FROM THE CHIEF EDUCATIONAL OFFICER  (Continued)

01-1219-ED6

Approve Entering Into a Participation Agreement with Paragon Marketing Group, LLC to Provide Telecasts of the Chicago Public Schools Basketball Games

Accepted

01-1219-ED7

Approve Special Leave of Absence for Sara Echevarria and Jon Hawkins

Accepted

REPORTS FROM THE CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER

01-1219-OP1

Approve Entering Into an Amendment to  the Existing License Agreement with the Chicago Park District Pertaining to Whitney Young Athletic Facilities

*Accepted As Amended

01-1219-OP2

Ratify a License Renewal Agreement with 551 Ogden Inc. d/b/a Bone Daddy for the Use of the Parking Lot at Carpenter Elementary School

Accepted

01-1219-OP3

Ratify a License Agreement with System Parking, Inc. for the Use of the Parking Lot at Manierre Elementary School

Accepted

01-1219-OP4

Ratify a License Agreement with System Parking, Inc. for Use of the Parking Lot at John T. McCutcheon Elementary School

Accepted

01-1219-OP5

Ratify a Lease Agreement with Lourdes High School for Use of Space Located at 4034 West 56th Street

Accepted

REPORTS FROM GENERAL COUNSEL

01-1219-AR1

Workers' Compensation–Payment for Lump Sum Settlements

Accepted

01-1219-AR2

Report on Board Report Rescissions

Accepted

*Presented at the Board Meeting

     I, Sharon M. Revello, Secretary, do hereby certify that the action listed opposite each report number is correct.

                                     Sharon M. Revello

                                     Secretary