November 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM - Regular Board of Education Meeting

I. CALL TO ORDER
Location: Winfield Central School Cafeteria. The live meeting is available to be viewed on facebook live at this link: https://www.facebook.com/Winfield-School-District-34-1418142601818685

II. ROLL CALL

III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

IV. APPROVAL OF AGENDA - ADDITIONS OR CHANGES TO THE AGENDA

V. PUBLIC COMMENT: We request members of the audience who wish to provide public commentary complete the Public Comment Request card and limit their comments or questions to three minutes. Public comments submitted by digital form will be read by a board member or administrator during the Public Comment portion of the meeting. Comments may be submitted to https://tinyurl.com/winfield34boardcomment.  Questions that Board members cannot answer in a timely fashion will be referred to the appropriate administrator who will respond within the week or as soon as time permits. Thank you.

VI. PUBLIC PRESENTATION / DISCUSSION

VI.A. Student of the Month — Gavin Skreens and Takoda Trunk

VI.B. American Education Week Proclamation 

VI.C.  2025 School Board Member Day Resolution

VI.D. Athletic Buses Update

VI.E. Vision Insurance Offering

VI.F. Security Conference

VI.G. TIF 2

VII. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

VIII. CONSENT AGENDA (Routine matters that do not require discussion)

VIII.A. Approval of Finance Reports    

VIII.A.1. Bill List - Payable List and List of Other Payments

VIII.A.2. Treasurer/Fund Balance/Bank Reconciliation Report

VIII.B. Other Approvals

IX. COMMUNICATION TO THE BOARD

IX.A. Superintendent's Report

IX.A.1. Legislative Update

IX.A.2. Facility Updates

IX.A.3. WEF Update

IX.B. Principal's Report

IX.C. Finance Report from Director of Business Services

IX.C.1. Tax Levy

X. OLD BUSINESS

X.A. Approve 2026 State Maintenance Grant

X.B. Trane Service Contract

XI. NEW BUSINESS

XI.A. Personnel

XI.A.1. Approve Vision Insurance Opportunity

XI.B. Approve 2-Year Contract with Renaissance Learning

XI.C. Approve First Reading of Board Policies
Draft Update Policies:
2:120 Board Member Development
2:150 Committees
2:270 Discrimination and Harassment on the Basis of Race, Color, and National Origin Prohibited
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
5:190 Teacher Qualifications
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
6:315 High School Credit for Students in Grade 7 or 8
7:10 Equal Educational Opportunities
7:70 Attendance and Truancy
7:180 Preventing Bullying and Other Aggressive Behaviors
7:190 Student Behavior
7:290 Suicide and Depression Awareness and Prevention
7:310 Restrictions on Publications; Elementary Schools
8:30 Visitors to and Conduct on School Property

Draft Update Policies:
7:150 Agency and Law Enforcement Requests  

Review and Monitoring:
6:280 Grading and Promotion

XI.D. Board Procedures and Exhibit Updates
For information only, no Board approval needed.

XI.E. Freedom of Information Act Requests

XI.E.1. Steve Watts

XII. Items for Future Agendas

XIII. ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION  –  Reason 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. However, a meeting to consider an increase in compensation to a specific employee of a public body that is subject to the Local Government Wage Increase Transparency Act may not be closed and shall be open to the public and posted and held in accordance with [the Open Meetings Act]. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1). Reason 12. Litigation, when an action against, affecting or on behalf of the particular public body has been filed and is pending before a court or administrative tribunal, or when the public body finds that an action is probable or imminent, in which case the basis for the finding shall be recorded and entered into the minutes of the closed meeting. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(11). (ROLL CALL VOTE)

XIV. ADJOURN CLOSED SESSION TO REGULAR SESSION

XV. ACTION FROM CLOSED SESSION

XV.A. None

XVI. ADJOURNMENT