March 18, 2024 at 7:00 PM - Regular Meeting

1. CALL TO ORDER (Please silence cell phones)

2. ROLL CALL

3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG

4. MOMENT OF SILENCE IN MEMORY OF TONY LONG, DISTRICT BUS DRIVER

5. AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA

6. GOOD NEWS ITEMS

6.A. Recognition of IHSA Boys Individual Wrestling State Final Qualifiers

6.B. Recognition of IHSA Girls Individual Wrestling State Final Qualifiers

6.C. Recognition of IESA Individual Wrestling State Final Qualifiers

6.D. First Christian Church Book Donation to all 1st Grade Students

6.E. NRA Grant to the CHS Trap Team

6.F. Building Reports (Enclosure)

6.G. Additional Good News Items

7. RECOGNITION OF AUDIENCE REQUESTS TO ADDRESS BOARD OF EDUCATION

8. CONSENT AGENDA (All items marked with an asterisk (*) are consent agenda items)

9. * MINUTES

9.A. Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting, February 21, 2024 (Enclosure)

9.B. Minutes of the Closed Session, February 21, 2024 (Board Table)

10. * FINANCIAL ACTIVITY

10.A. Consider Payment of Bills and Payroll (Enclosure)

10.B. Treasurer's Report (Enclosure)

11. * PERSONNEL

11.A. Retirements/Leaves/Resignations

11.A.1. Leave of Absence, Certified Employee, Ingersoll Middle School, Effective for the 2024-2025 School Year (Board Enclosure)

11.A.2. Resignation of Sam Cullen, Paraprofessional, Canton High School, Effective March 25, 2024 (Board Enclosure)

11.A.3. Resignation of Savannah Dieckow, Special Education Teacher, Ingersoll Middle School, Effective at the End of the 2023-2024 School Year (Board Enclosure)

11.A.4. Resignation of Sara Flynn, Secretary, Westview Elementary School, Effective March 22, 2024 (Board Enclosure)

11.A.5. Resignation of Brianna Dean, Speech Language Pathologist, Canton School District, Effective at the End of the 2023-2024 School Year (Board Enclosure)

11.A.6. Resignation of Jean Siefert, Family and Consumer Science Teacher, Canton High School, Effective at the End of the 2023-2024 School Year (Board Enclosure)

11.B. Employment

11.B.1. Employment of Blair Jacobus, 5th Grade Teacher, Ingersoll Middle School, Effective at the Beginning of the 2024-2025 School Year (Pending Background Check and Required Paperwork) (Board Enclosure)

11.B.2. Employment of Delaney O'Brien, 5th Grade Teacher, Ingersoll Middle School, Effective at the Beginning of the 2024-2025 School Year (Pending Background Check and Required Paperwork) (Board Enclosure)

11.B.3. Employment of Nick McCormick, 6th Grade Science Teacher, Ingersoll Middle School, Effective at the Beginning of the 2024-2025 School Year (Pending Background Check and Required Paperwork) (Board Enclosure)

11.B.4. Employment of Danielle Bailey, Paraprofessional Full Time, Canton High School, Effective Beginning March 18, 2024 (Pending Background Check and Required Paperwork) (Board Enclosure)

11.B.5. Employment of Amy Lair, Elementary School Counselor, Canton School District, Effective at the Beginning of the 2024-2025 School Year (Pending Background Check and Required Paperwork) (Board Enclosure)

11.B.6. Employment of Stan Berry, Bus Driver Full Time, District Transportation, Effective Beginning March 19, 2024 (Pending Background Check and Required Paperwork) (Board Enclosure)

11.C. Transfers

11.C.1. Transfer of Wendy Walker from 5th Grade Teacher at Ingersoll Middle School to 7th Grade ELA/History Teacher at Ingersoll Middle School, Effective at the Beginning of the 2024-2025 School Year (Board Enclosure)

11.C.2. Transfer of Sarah Mulholland from 6th Grade Science Teacher at Ingersoll Middle to 4th Grade Teacher at Eastview Elementary School, Effective at the Beginning of the 2024-2025 School Year (Board Enclosure)

11.C.3. Transfer of Tiffany Cox from Paraprofessional at Canton High School to Special Education Teacher at Ingersoll Middle School, Effective at the Beginning of the 2024-2025 School Year (Pending Required Illinois Licensure) (Board Enclosure)

11.C.4. Transfer of Ashley Sanders from Paraprofessional at Lincoln Elementary School to Special Education Teacher at Eastview Elementary School, Effective at the Beginning of the 2024-2025 School Year (Pending Required Illinois Licensure) (Board Enclosure)

11.D. Extracurricular

11.D.1. Resignation of Brooke Ford, 7th Grade Girls Basketball Coach, Ingersoll Middle School, Effective February 16, 2024 (Board Enclosure)

11.D.2. Employment of Samantha Strode, Girls 9-10 Softball Head Coach, Canton High School, Effective Immediately (Board Enclosure)

11.D.3. Employment of Nick McCormick, Head Varsity Football Coach, Canton High School, Effective Immediately (Pending Background Check and Required Paperwork) (Board Enclosure)

12. ACTION ITEMS

12.A. *Consider Approval of Destruction of the Audio Recording of the Board Meeting Closed Session Held on July 18, 2022

12.B. *Consider the Approval to Create an Activity Account at Ingersoll Middle School for IMS Garden Club (Enclosure)

12.C. *Consider Approval of the Public School Calendar for the 2024-2025 School Year (Enclosure)

12.D. *Consider Approval of Continued Employment of Canton Union School District #66 Licensed Staff (excluding retirements and resignations previously or currently approved) (Board Enclosure):

Fourth Year Teachers: Lindsee Ball, Nicole DeRenzy, Mitchell Jones, Keeli Lindmark, Kayla Malmgren, Wyatt Mason, Linzie Mitchell, Melissa Scott, Cadence Tarrant

Three and a Half Year Teachers: Kylie French, Miranda Ludlum, Cole Schrodt

Three Year Teachers: Anthony Davis, Kayla Elam, Kelsey Emberton, Christine Engel, Lorna Haschemeyer, Blythe Fuller, Sarah Keck

Two and a Half Year Teachers: Hayley Ford, Courtney Yocum

Two Year Teachers: Victoria Albanito, Britani Baker, Victoria Christensen, Cloe Churchill, Bethany Freese Herink, Julia Haines, Trey Harrison, Katelyn Henson, Daniel Hummels, Lani Kauzlarich, Mary Kochanski, Sarah Mulholland, Dawn Murphy, Quinn Murphy, Jennifer Nichols, Kaylie Remen, Shyanne Thomas, Mica Van Amerongen, Wendy Walker

One and a Half Year Teachers: Delanie Breese, Jordyn Chasteen, Barbara Mills

One Year Teachers: Britney Conover, Kristian Cumpston, Sadie Dabney, Jacqueline Demler, Kimberly Dudek, Jacquelyn Duvendack, Avery Efnor, Sarah Farber, Christopher Franzoni, Courtney Goodwin, Joseph Grace, Kylie Guyton, Sonia King, Tristan King, Shawn Larkin, Natalie Liewehr, Megan Owens, Melissa Perrine, Shana Rudd, Amanda Stewart, Samantha Strode, Kelsey Trainer, Savannah Yurkovich

Half Year Teachers: Derek McCoy

12.E. *Consider Approval of Continued Membership of Canton High School in the Illinois High School Association

12.F. Consider Approval of Textbook/Technology Fees and Athletic/Activity Fees for the 2024-2025 School Year (Enclosure)

12.G. Consider Approval of Ingersoll Middle School Plumbing Repairs Bid in the Amount of $305,000 to TCI Plumbing (Enclosure)

12.H. Consider Approval of Canton High School Lighting to Quick Electric in the Amount of $533,900 (Enclosure)

12.I. Consider Approval of Employment Contract for Alexis Maxwell, Athletic Trainer, Canton High School, Effective July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027 (Board Enclosure)

13. REPORTS

13.A. District #66 Metrics Report (Enclosure)

13.B. District Financial Profile (Board Enclosure)

14. DISCUSSION ITEMS

14.A. Discussion Regarding the Canton High School Elevator (Board Enclosure)

14.B. CEO Program (Board Enclosure)

14.C. Latin Honors Graduation Proposal (Enclosure)

15. INFORMATION ITEMS

15.A. Freedom of Information Request from SmartProcure (Board Enclosure)

15.B. Activities Committee Update

16. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

17. CLOSED SESSION

17.A. Discuss Student Disciplinary Matters and/or Educational Matters Relating to Individual Students [5 ILCS 120/2 (c) (9) and (10)]

17.B. Collective negotiating matters between the public body and its employees or their representative, or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees [5 ILCS 120/2 (c) (2)]

17.C. Security procedures, school building safety and security, and the use of personnel and equipment to respond to an actual, a threatened, or a reasonably potential danger to the safety of employees, students, staff, the public, or public property [ILCS 120/2 (c)(8)]

17.D. Discuss the Appointment, Employment, Compensation, Discipline, Performance, or Dismissal of Specific Employees of the Public Body [5 ILCS 120/2 (c) (1)]

18. ACTION

18.A. Consider the Approval of an Agreement in Lieu of Expulsion for Student #19442 as Discussed in Closed Session (Board Enclosure)

18.B. Consider the Approval of an Agreement in Lieu of Expulsion for Student #25526 as Discussed in Closed Session (Board Enclosure)

19. ADJOURN