April 12, 2021 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting

1. Call to Order / Roll Call  (BP 2:10)

2. Public Hearing on Request for Waiver of School Code Mandate (School Code 105 ILCS 5/24-2 Holidays) (BP 2:20)

3. Consent Calendar  (BP 2:200; BP 2:220)

3.a. Approval of Minutes

3.a.1) Open Session Minutes - March 1, 2021

3.a.2) Executive Session Minutes - March 1, 2021

3.b. Approval of Bills

3.c. Approval of Treasurer's Report

3.c.1) District Financial Report

3.c.2) HS Activity Account Report

3.c.3) HS Activity Account - Money Market

3.c.4) ACC Activity Account Report

3.c.5) Booster Club Financials

3.c.6) Health Insurance Report

3.c.7) Cafeteria Report

4. Hearing of Visitors  (BP 2:230)

5. Student / Staff / Community Program Recognition (BP 5:100; BP 6:190)

6. Communications  (BP 2:140; BP 3:10)

7. Old Business

8. Administrative Report (Mathew Wright / Shannon Miller)  (BP 3:10; BP 3:60)

8.a. District Consolidated Plan

8.b. Return to Learn / Road to Renewal

8.c. Activities and Athletics

8.d. Spring Testing

9. Comptroller's Report (Tracy DeClerck) (BP 3:10)

9.a. Request approval to seek bids to replace pick-up truck

9.b. Request approval to seek proposals for copier leases

9.c. Request approval of bid to purchase two (2) 71 passenger gasoline buses

9.d. Request approval of bid for Roof #27 and Roof #28 replacement

9.e. Request approval of tentative amended FY21 UTHS Budget

10. Superintendent’s Report (Dr. Jay Morrow)  (BP 3:10; BP 3:40)

10.a. Request for School Holiday Waiver

10.b. Legislative Updates

10.c. SOPPA Information

10.d. Apprenticeship Program

10.e. COVID Matters Update

11. Committee Reports  (BP 2:150)

12. Board Hot Topics

12.a. Election Canvassing will be complete by April 23, 2021. A special meeting to reorganize and seat elected school board members will need to take place no later than April 30, 2021. Please review your calendar for your availability.

13. Blanket Motion

13.a. Approve District Consolidated Plan, as presented (BP 2:20)

13.b. Approve request to seek bids to replace pick-up truck (BP 4:60)

13.c. Approve request to seek proposals for copier leases (BP 4:60)

13.d. Approve bid to purchase two (2) 71-passenger gasoline buses with Central States of Big Rock Illinois, at $96,211 each, for a total of $192,422, as presented (BP 2:20; BP 4:60)

13.e. Approve bid to replace Roof #27 (west end of Area Career Center) and upper Roof #28 (Gym A) with Economy Roofing, of Bettendorf, Iowa, for base bid of $422,000, as presented (BP 2:20; BP 4:150)

13.f. Adopt tentative amended FY21 UTHS budget, as presented (BP 2:20; BP 4:10)

13.g. Approve Request to Waive School Code Mandate (105 ILCS 5/24-2 Holidays) as presented (BP 2:20)

13.h. Adopt US Department of Labor Apprenticeship Program agreement, as presented (BP 2:20; BP 6:40)

14. Action Items

14.a. Executive Session  (BP 2:200)

14.a.1) 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1) Personnel to consider the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employee(s) of the district

14.a.2) 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(2) Collective negotiating matters between the public body and its employees or their representatives or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees

14.b. Return to Open Session  (BP 2:200)

14.c. Personnel Recommendations (BP 5:30)

14.c.1) Classified

14.c.2) Certified

15. Freedom of Information Act Requests  (BP 2:250)

15.a. There has been one FOIA request since the last board meeting. It was handled in a timely and efficient manner.

16. Other Matters

17. Adjourn  (BP 2:220)