In order for us to prepare appropriately, please join the meeting promptly at 6:30PM on Monday, December 4, 2023, to sign up for public comment, if you desire to address the Board.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned Director Rosemary Lugo-Gross and Chairman of the Board of Directors of ASPIRA Inc. of Illinois, will conduct a Special Meeting of the Board of Directors to begin at 6:30PM on Monday, December 4, 2023, at ASPIRA Business & Finance High School, 2989 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago IL 60618. The purpose of the meeting is set forth in the following agenda.

Agenda
(Items in BOLD require Board action)

1. Call to Order (Director Lugo-Gross will Chair Opening of Meeting)
2. Roll Call (Establish Quorum)
3. Vote to Approve Chairman Santiago to Join Meeting Via Zoom
4. Chairman Santiago Continues Meeting
5. Opportunity for Public Comment
6. Update on La Cosecha Conference
7. Approval: Interim CEO Signature on Bank Renewal Documents
8. Approval: Old Second Bank Loan Extension
9. Closed Session

The ASPIRA Board will go into closed session as permitted by provisions of the Illinois Open Meetings Act, 5 ILCS 120/1 et seq., the Board may discuss matters related to the appointment, employment, or dismissal of an employee or officer, litigation, collective negotiations, and other exempt items that may come before the Board.

12. Return to Open Session
13. Approval & Ratification of Collective Bargaining Agreement Between Council of Educators / CTU and ASPIRA Inc. of Illinois – July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2026
14. Adjournment

/s/ Director Rosemary Lugo-Gross & Chairman Julio Santiago