May 13, 2024 at 6:30 PM - Regular Meeting

1. Call to Order with the Pledge of Allegiance.
 

2. Roll Call.
 

3. Adopt Official Agenda giving the President discretion to take items out of order or in executive session as needed.
 

4. Approve the minutes of the Regular and Executive Session Meeting held on April 8, 2024, the Special Meeting held on April 23, 2024, and the Special Meeting held on April 30, 2024.
 

5. Consider approval of bills as presented in the amount of $820,910.08 be authorized; that salaries for the month of May 2024 be authorized; that quick pay for April 2024 in the amount of $1,436,084.10 be approved; and that June 2024 salaries and bills to be quick paid be authorized.
 

6. Requests signed by interested citizens who attend the Board of Education meeting who request to speak to the Board. 
 

7. Consent Agenda.   (Items 7-A through X - Personnel Committee Recommendations)
 

7.A. Accept the written resignation of Cameron Coleman, principal, effective April 22, 2024.
 

7.B. Approve the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) for Angela Kennedy, teacher, effective March 11, 2024, through April 1, 2024.  Mrs. Kennedy will be using her accumulated sick and personal leave days in conjunction with her FMLA leave.  Commencement or termination of this leave may be adjusted.
 

7.C. Approve intermittent Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) for Diana Lee, teacher, effective January 1, 2024, through May 28, 2024.  Ms. Lee will be using her accumulated personal leave in conjunction with her intermittent FMLA and be docked for the remainder of her leave.  Commencement or termination of this leave may be adjusted.  
 

7.D. Approve the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) for Jamie Nash, principal, effective February 23, 2024, through May 2, 2024.  Mrs. Nash will be using her accumulated sick and personal leave days in conjunction with her FMLA leave.  Commencement or termination of this leave may be adjusted.
 

7.E. Accept the written resignation of Hallei Pirtle, permanent substitute teacher, effective April 26, 2024.
 

7.F. Accept the written resignation of Melissa Rebmann, principal, effective April 22, 2024.
 

7.G. Employ Osiris Tucker as a substitute teacher, effective March 22, 2024, contingent upon successful completion of pre-employment requirements.
 

7.H. Accept the verbal resignation of Deborah Vaughn, teacher, effective March 22, 2024.
 

7.I. Approve an intermittent Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) for Kristen Wittenbrink, teacher, effective February 1, 2024, through May 30, 2024.  Mrs. Wittenbrink will be using her accumulated sick and personal leave days in conjunction with her intermittent FMLA.  Commencement or termination of this leave may be adjusted.
 

7.J. Vacate the following retired teachers from their positions at the close of the 2023-2024 school year in accordance with State guidelines:
 
Candace Buckman                         Clifford Moore
Elaine Doias                                   Lynlea Pelker
Denise Hartwick                            Angela Perry
Barbara Larson                               Karen Ramsey
Lori Lewis                                      Sharon Riley
Cheryl Maguire                              Barbara Zarzeck
Brenda Mitchell
 

7.K. Employ Alfreda Cotton as a bus monitor, effective March 22, 2024, contingent upon successful completion of pre-employment requirements.
 

7.L. Approve the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) for Michael Crook, maintenance, effective March 18, 2024, through June 17, 2024.  Mr. Crook will be using his accumulated sick and personal leave days in conjunction with his FMLA.  Commencement or termination of this leave may be adjusted.
 

7.M. Approve the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) for Keisha Dale, secretary, effective May 20, 2024, through July 15, 2024.  Ms. Dale will be using her accumulated sick and personal leave days in conjunction with her FMLA and will be docked for the remainder of her leave.  Commencement or termination of this leave may be adjusted.
 

7.N. Employ Chris Koch as a mechanic, effective March 22, 2024, contingent upon successful completion of pre-employment requirements.
 

7.O. Employ Dana Lewis as the High School Main Secretary, effective April 5, 2024, contingent upon successful completion of pre-employment requirements.
 

7.P. Employ Lesley Moore as a paraprofessional, effective April 29, 2024, contingent upon successful completion of pre-employment requirements.
 

7.Q. Accept the written resignation of Lloyetta Nicks, hall monitor, effective April 16, 2024.
 

7.R. Appoint Hallei Pirtle as the Administrative Assistant to the Director of Non-Certified Personnel, effective April 29, 2024.
 

7.S. Employ Marc Reynolds as a shift custodian, effective March 22, 2024, contingent upon successful completion of pre-employment requirements.
 

7.T. Accept the written resignation of James Scurlark, maintenance, effective April 26, 2024.
 

7.U. Approve a medical leave of absence for Susie Thomas-Stacker, paraprofessional, effective April 1, 2024, through April 12, 2024.
 

7.V. Employ Dorothy White as a security officer, effective April 5, 2024, contingent upon successful completion of pre-employment requirements.
 

7.W. Accept the written resignation of Janis Woolard, health aide, effective at the close of the 2023-2024 school year.
 

7.X. Accept the written resignation of Harold Wright, technology, effective June 30, 2024.
 

7.Y. Accept the written resignation of Amy Lyn Carty, teacher, effective at the close of the 2027-2028 school year.  Ms. Carty is requesting to retire under Article 50 - Early Retirement Incentive of the Cahokia Federation of Teachers contract.  Ms. Carty would also like to reserve the right to apply for any additional state retirement incentives that may become available before her retirement date.
 

7.Z. Accept the written resignation of Hannah Coleman, speech-language pathologist, effective May 28, 2024.
 

7.AA. Accept the verbal resignation of Lee Coleman, substitute teacher, effective February 9, 2024.
 

7.AB. Accept the written resignation of Phebe Crane, speech-language pathologist, effective June 30, 2024.
 

7.AC. Approve the termination of Yolander Hart, substitute teacher, effective April 24, 2024.
 

7.AD. Accept the written resignation of Brent Murphy, teacher, effective at the close of the 2026-2027 school year.  Mr. Murphy is requesting to retire under Article 50 - Early Retirement Incentive of the Cahokia Federation of Teachers contract.  Mr. Murphy would also like to reserve the right to apply for any additional state retirement incentives that may become available before his retirement date.
 

7.AE. Approve a leave of absence for Jamie Nash, principal, effective May 6, 2024, through May 9, 2024.
 

7.AF. Accept the written resignation of Melissa Podhrasky, special education teacher, effective May 28, 2024.
 

7.AG. Accept the written resignation of Shawn Ponsler, teacher, effective at the close of the 2023-2024 school year.
  

7.AH. Amend the decision from the April 8, 2024, Board Meeting to accept the verbal resignation of Jerry Quarles, permanent substitute teacher, and approve the termination of Mr. Quarles.
 

7.AI. Appoint the following as summer school teachers at Cahokia High School at $45 per hour contingent upon student enrollment:
 
Jessica Richardson, English            Mike Hill, Social Science
Lindsay Klein, Art/Elective            Thomas Reed, Drivers Ed.
Princess Quilling, TAEOP              Sheridan Duncan, special ed.
Erin Reeb, special ed.                      Kevin Kruse, Science
Brandon Hampton, Math                 Naomi Snow, Science
Amy Burton, English                       Erica Noski, English
 

7.AJ. Appoint the following as elementary summer school teachers at $45 per hour contingent upon student enrollment:
 
Chandra King                            Jennifer Mammen
Drake Augustine                       Lamyeia Daniels
Amber Liddell                           Ameerah Godwin
Anitra Dorsey                            Sarandon Custer
Latoria Sawyer                          Carey Vetter
Rebecca Stelzer                         Shanice Williams
Melissa Thomas                        Lashun Clark
Yolanda Harris
 

7.AK. Appoint the following teachers for the Comanche Society summer program, effective May 29, 2024, through July 3, 2024:
 
John H. Dozier - teacher
Melvin Brown - teacher
Patrice Harris - teacher
David Hesse - teacher
Alexia Nichols - teacher
Arriona McCray - teacher assistant
Gail Washington - teacher assistant
Alexis Harvey - teacher assistant
 

7.AL. Appoint Jared Marshall as acting principal for Huffman School's summer program.
 

7.AM. Appoint the following as 21st CCLC Site Coordinators:
 
Darcel Smith
Jerrica Alexander
 

7.AN. Appoint Kristopher Fields as Freedom School Coordinator for the 2024 summer program.
 

7.AO. Appoint the following as summer school Freedom School Mentor Teachers at $45 per hour contingent upon student enrollment:
 
Judith Billups
Erica Moorhead
Paul Prude
Christopher Chipman
 

7.AP. Appoint the following as high school and elementary summer school paraprofessionals at $22.50 per hour contingent upon student enrollment:
 
Brandi Bolds                                         Edna Hill
Katherine Donald                                  Andrea Lewis
Paris Kimbrough                                   John Homer Dozier
Vince Staten                                          Patrece Willis-Matthews
Frannie Wilson                                      Rosalynd Johnson
Marcelline Harris                                  Estelle Dancy
Lashonda Malone                                  Laudell Ford
Delisha Richards                                   Patches Mitchell
Leola Robinson                                     Tylmyn Haynes
Michelle Belt                                         Ed Breuchaud
 
 

7.AQ. Approve a stipend for the following Golden Apple Scholars for Freedom School in the amount of $20.00 per hour, contingent upon successful completion of pre-employment requirements:
 
Grace Pierce
Ximena Juanita Verduzco Gil
Nina Carter
Travis Nguyen-Nam Huynh
 

7.AR. Approve the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) for Melanie Miller, Director of CTE, effective June 6, 2024, through June 28, 2024.  Dr. Miller will be using her accumulated sick and personal leave days in conjunction with her FMLA.  Commencement or termination of this leave may be adjusted.
 

7.AS. Accept the written resignation of Timothy Rambo, maintenance, effective at the close of the 2029-2030 school year.  Mr. Rambo is requesting to retire under Article 27 - Early Retirement Incentive of the Service Workers Council of the Cahokia Federation of Teachers contract.  Mr. Rambo would also like to reserve the right to apply for any additional state retirement incentives that may become available before his retirement date.
 

7.AT. Accept the written resignation of Andrea Stevenson, bus monitor, effective at the close of the 2027-2028 school year.  Ms. Stevenson is requesting to retire under Article 27 - Early Retirement Incentive of the Service Workers Council of the Cahokia Federation of Teachers contract.  Ms. Stevenson would also like to reserve the right to apply for any additional state retirement incentives that may become available before her retirement date.
 

7.AU. Accept the written resignation of Jeffrey Wicker, security, effective May 9, 2024.
 

7.AV. Approve the engagement of Scheffel Boyle to perform an audit for the Cahokia School District for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024.
 

7.AW. Approve the contract renewal with Watts Copy Systems, Inc.
 

7.AX. Approval of an agreement with Centreville Township Highway Department and Cahokia Unit School District #187 to borrow equipment from each other on an as needed basis.
 

7.AY. Approve administration to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Cahokia Federation of Teachers, Local 1272 regarding Professional Learning Communities (PLCs).
 

7.AZ. Approve administration to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Cahokia Federation of Teachers, Local 1272 regarding the Teacher and School Leader Incentive Grant.
 

7.BA. Adopt Resolution #24-22 to continue the Mississippi Valley Intergovernmental Cooperative Employee Benefits Pool for the period of July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2027.
 

7.BB. Adopt Resolution #24-23 to appoint the following MissVIC Employee Benefits and/or Property Casualty Pool board members:

Voting Member:                       Ciara Corley Harvey
Alternative:                               Arthur Ryan
 

7.BC. Adopt Resolution #24-24 to continue the Mississippi Valley Intergovernmental Cooperative Property Casualty Pool for the period of July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2027.
 

7.BD. Adopt Resolution #24-25 extending the administrative agreement for Arnett Harvey as Assistant Superintendent.
 

7.BE. Adopt Resolution #24-26 extending the administrative agreement for Tanya Mitchell as Deputy Superintendent.
 

7.BF. Declare the purchase of new football uniforms/equipment an emergency.
 

8. Old Business.
 

9. New Business. 
 

9.A. Consider authorizing administration to award the bid for food service to the lowest responsible bidder.
 

9.B. Consider discipline of a non-certified employee, up to and including termination.
 

9.C. Consider discipline of a non-certified employee, up to and including termination.
 

9.D. Consider discipline of a non-certified employee, up to and including termination.
 

9.E. Consider discipline of a non-certified employee up to and including termination.
 

9.F. Non-Certified Discipline Hearing.
 

9.G. Non-Certified Discipline Hearing.
 

9.H. Board level grievance appeal.
 

10. Superintendent's Report.
 

11. Administrators' Reports.

11.A. Deputy Superintendent Report.

11.B. Curriculum Report.

11.C. Educational Services Report.

11.D. Non-Certified Personnel Report.

11.E. Principal Leadership Report.
 

11.F. Restorative Justice Report.

11.G. Retention & Recruitment Report.

11.H. Special Education Report.

11.I. Student Activities Report.

11.J. Technology Report.

11.K. Truancy Report.
 

12. Board Committee Reports: Building and Grounds, Curriculum and Instruction, Finance, Negotiations, Personnel, Policy.
 

13. The revised district budget for the 2023-2024 school year is available for public viewing.  The Board will act on amending the budget at the regular Board of Education meeting in June.
 

14. Executive Session.
 

14.A. Appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, litigation, or dismissal of specific employees.  5ILCS 120/2(c)(1).
 

15. Adjournment.
 

16. Informational Items.