November 17, 2025 at 7:00 PM - Regular Meeting

1. Call to order Executive (Closed) Session - 6:00 pm (5 ILCS 120/2 (c)) (Roll Call)

1.1. Appointment - Employment - Compensation - Discipline - Performance - Dismissal of specific employee(s)

2. Call the Regular Meeting to order (Roll Call)

3. Public Comments

4. Superintendent Shout Out

5. Recognize Emerson in Excellence in Teaching Award Recipient Gina James. 

6. Administrative and Committee Reports

6.1. Superintendent's Report - Dr. Gabrielle Rodriguez

6.2. Principal's Report - Mrs. Whitney Carpenter

6.3. Principal's Report - Mrs. Cassy Shelton

6.4. Other

7. Review/Approve/Disapprove placing the following items on the Consent Agenda. (Roll Call)

7.1. Minutes of October 14, 2025 Regular Board Meeting Executive Session

7.2. Minutes of October 14, 2025 Regular Board Meeting

7.3. November Bill List 

7.4. BMO Credit Card

7.5. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Requests when received

8. Review/Approve/Disapprove the Consent Agenda (Roll Call)

9. Review/Approve/Disapprove the Resolution providing for the issue of $2,000,000 General Obligation School Bonds, Series 2025, for the purpose of increasing the Working Cash Fund of the District, providing for the levy of a direct annual tax sufficient to pay the principal and interest on said bonds, and authorizing the sale of said bonds to Busey Bank. (Roll Call)

10. Review/Approve/Disapprove the 1st Reading of Board Policies 120. (Roll Call) 
7:255 Students Who are Parents, Expectant Parents, or Victims of Domestic or Sexual Violence
2:80 Board Member Oath and Conduct
2:120 Board Member Development
2:150 Committees
2:270 Discrimination and Harassment on the Basis of Race, Color, and National Origin Prohibited
2:120-E2 Exhibit - Website Listing of Development and Training Completed by Board Members
4:10 Fiscal and Business Management
4:30 Revenue and Investments
4:80 Accounting and Audits
4:140 Waiver of Student Fees
4:190 Targeted School Violence Prevention Program
5:10 Equal Employment Opportunity and Minority Recruitment
5:90 Abused and Neglected Child Reporting
5:100 Staff Development Program
5:200 Terms and Conditions of Employment and Dismissal
5:220 Substitute Teachers
5:280 Duties and Qualifications
5:300 Schedules and Employment Year
6:20 School Year Calendar and Day
6:40 Curriculum Development
6:60 Curriculum Content
6:130 Program for the Gifted
6:160 English Learners
6:210 Instructional Materials
6:260 Complaints About Curriculum, Instructional Materials, and Programs
6:280 Grading and Promotion
6:315 High School Credit for Students in Grade 7 or 8
7:10 Equal Educational Opportunities
7:150 Agency and Law Enforcement Requests
7:70 Attendance and Truancy
7:180 Prevention of and Response to Bullying, Intimidation, and Harassment
7:190 Student Behavior
7:290 Suicide and Depression Awareness and Prevention
7:310 Restrictions on Publications; Elementary Schools
7:340 Student Records
8:30 Visitors to and Conduct on School Property

11. Review/Approve/Disapprove the resignation of John Grisham as DEES day custodian effective October 30, 2025. (Roll Call)

12. Review/Approve/Disapprove the employment of Robert Bergman III as a DEES Night Custodian. (Roll Call)

13. Adjourn