September 17, 2025 at 6:30 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting

I. Call to Order

II. Roll Call

III. New Staff Members

• Alyssa Watson - HS Volleyball Coach
• Braelyn Oberle - Social Worker
• Brittany Ditez - PS Para
• Brody Bernshausen - HS JV Girls Basketball Coach
• Cheyenne Byrd - MS Para
• Emersyn Rabb - HS Freshman Volleyball Coach
• Hannah Burke - HS ELA Teacher 
• Kayleigh Parker - PS Music / Band
• Kattie Ridlen - Food Service
• Kevin Justus - Bus Monitor
• Maribeth Delgadillo - PS Para
• Noah Whitehouse - Food Service
• Trish Meyer - HS JV Volleyball Coach
• Ryan Henry - PS Custodian
• Sarah Haley - MS ELA Teacher
• Shane Cline - MS Custodian
• Shaylyn Merry - Bus Monitor
• Stephanie Brown - MS Para
• Steve Snider - HS Business / Technology
• Will Frank - 7th Grade Boys Basketball Coach
• Xavier Hall - Food Service

IV. Visitors Wishing to Address the Board

V. Consent Agenda

V.A. Minutes

V.A.1. Open Meetings - August 20, 2025

V.A.2. Destruction of Closed Meeting Verbatim Records - March 7, 2024

V.B. Treasurer's Report

V.C. Payment of Bills

VI. Motion for Consent Agenda

VII. Reports

VII.A. FOIA

VII.A.1. Justin Wenig

VII.A.2. SmartProcure - Sheri Reid

VII.A.3. Peoria Standard - Owen Wang

VII.A.4. Peoria Standard - Owen Wang

VII.A.5. Peoria Standard - Owen Wang

VII.B. Transportation Report

VII.C. Principals

VII.D. Superintendent

VII.D.1. Sales Tax Update

VIII. Business Discussion/Action Items

VIII.A. 2025-26 Budget Resolution and Budget Adoption

VIII.B. Consideration and action on a resolution of intent to issue $5,500,000 Working Cash Fund Bonds to increase the District’s working cash fund

VIII.C. Co-Op Renewal

• High School Softball - Illini Central
• High School Wrestling - Illini Central

VIII.D. Overnight Trips

VIII.E. November Board Meeting Date

VIII.F. Proposed 2025-26 Construction Improvements

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 

• Maribeth Delgadillo - Primary School Paraprofessional
• Steve Snider - High School Girls Track Coach
• Emersyn Rabb - High School Freshman Volleyball Coach
• Xavier Hall - Part-Time Food Service
• Shane Cline - Middle School Custodian

XI.B. Appointments

• Cheyenne Byrd - High School Volleyball and Middle School Girls Basketball Volunteer
• Braelyn Oberle - Middle School Student Council Sponsor

XI.C. Informational Items - Resignations, Employee Transfers

XI.C.1. Kortni Neavear - Resign - Food Service

XI.C.2. Chance Whisler - Resign - Middle School Custodian

XI.C.3. April Danner - Resign - Middle School Custodian

XI.D. Other Personnel Items

XII. Closed Session Minutes - August 20, 2025

XIII. Adjourn

XIV. The next meeting is Septembe 25, 2025 at 6:30 PM at the Unit Office