March 21, 2024 at 6:30 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting

I. Call to Order

II. Roll Call

III. Visitors Wishing to Address the Board

IV. Recognition of 7th Grade Boys Basketball

V. Consent Agenda

V.A. Minutes

V.A.1. Open Meetings - February 15, 2024 and March 7, 2024

V.A.2. Closed Meeting Verbatim Records - August 18, 2022, September 1, 2022, and September 15, 2022 (budget and regular meetings)

V.B. Treasurer's Report

V.C. Payment of Bills

VI. Motion for Consent Agenda

VII. Reports

VII.A. Transportation Report

VII.B. Principals

VII.C. Superintendent

VII.C.1. Sales Tax Update

VII.C.2. Student Participation Numbers

VIII. Business Discussion/Action Items

VIII.A. Final 2024-25 Calendar

VIII.B. Memorandum of Understanding - Retirement Incentive

VIII.C. High School Industrial Arts Upgrade Consideration

IX. Executive Session to Discuss

IX.A. 5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(1) 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, a 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; and

IX.B. 5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(2) Collective negotiation matters between the public body and its employees or their representatives, or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees; and 

IX.C. 5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(21) Discussion of minutes of meetings lawfully closed under this Act, whether for purposes of approval by the body of the minutes or semi-annual review of the minutes as mandated by Section 2.06 (5 ILCS 120/2.06).

X. Departing Executive Session

XI. Personnel Discussion/Action Items

XI.A. Hiring / Appointments

XI.A.1. Re-Employment of Teaching Staff for 2024-25

XI.A.2. Re-Employment of Classified Staff for 2024-25

XI.A.3. Re-Employment of Food Service Staff for 2024-25

XI.A.4. Re-Employment of Bus Staff for 2024-25

XI.A.5. Re-Employment of Sally Timm for 2024-25

XI.A.6. Re-Employment of Ben Mooney for 2024-25

XI.A.7. Re-Employment of Julie Jackson for 2024-25

XI.A.8. Re-Employment of Connie Matthews for 2024-25

XI.A.9. Re-Employment of Brad Welch for 2024-25

XI.A.10. Re-Employment of Rodney Norris for 2024-25

XI.A.11. Kelsey Sloter - High School Cheerleading Coach

XI.B. Retirements

XI.B.1. Teresa Hill - Special Education Teacher

XI.B.2. Jeanne Sarff - High School P.E. Teacher

XI.B.3. Dennis Eeten - Retirement - Primary School Custodian

XI.C. Informational Items - Resignations, Employee Transfers

XI.C.1. High School Department Chairs - Resignations 

XI.C.1.i. Mikalia Sauder - Math Department Chair

XI.C.1.ii. Jeanne Sarff - P.E. Department Chair

XI.C.1.iii. Julie DeSutter - Science Department Chair

XI.C.1.iv. Jill Gray - Art Department Chair

XI.C.1.v. Patia Picken - English Department Chair

XI.C.1.vi. Dawn Rosembaum - Vocational Education Department Chair

XI.C.1.vii. Teresa Hill - Special Education Department Chair

XI.C.2. Sydney Waddell - Resignation - 2nd Grade

XI.C.3. Mike Gosnell - Resignation - Maintenance

XI.C.4. Michael Berg - Resignation - 8th Grade Boys Basketball Coach

XI.C.5. Kelsey Sloter - Resignation - Middle School Cheer Coach

XI.C.6. Jacob Dean - Resignation - JV Boys Basketball Coach

XI.D. Other Personnel Items

XI.D.1. Superintendent Evaluation

XII. Closed Session Minutes - February 15, 2024 and March 7, 2024

XIII. Adjourn

XIV. The next meeting is April 18, 2024