November 20, 2024 at 6:30 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting

1. Call to Order

2. Adjournment to Closed Meeting
Pursuant to IL Open Meetings Act.
A closed session in accordance with the Illinois Open Meeting Act (5ILCS120/2c)  will be necessary to consider one or more of the following subjects including, but not limited to:
120/2(c)(1) Employee appointments, employment, compensation, dismissals, complaints
120/2(c)(2) Negotiations
120/2(c)(3) Selection of a person to fill a public office
120/2(c)(5) Property Acquisition/Lease/Purchase
120/2(c)(8) Emergency Security Procedures
120/2(c)(9) Student Discipline
120/2(c)(10) The placement of individual students in special education programs and other matters relating to individual students
120/2(c)(11) Actual/Potential Litigation
120/2(c)(16) Self-Evaluation, practices and procedures or professional ethics when meeting with a representative of a statewide association of which the public body is a member
120/2(c)(21) Closed Meeting Minutes Discussion/Review

3. Reconvene Open Meeting & Discipline Motions

4. Consent Agenda - Request to Approve
Note:  Consent Agenda Items are routine, non-controversial matters and will be considered together and enacted by one motion and one roll call vote.  Anyone desiring to remove an item for separate consideration should request to do so before approval of this consent agenda.  

4.A. Agenda Approval

4.B. Human Resources: 

4.B.1) Regular Items:  Employments, Employment Changes, Leaves of Absence, Resignations, Retirements, Extracurricular Assignments/Changes

4.C. Treasurer's Report

4.D. Business/Finance:

4.D.1) Regular Items

4.D.2) Business/Finance:

4.D.2)a) Bills paid from each fund pursuant to board's prior authorization (board policy 4:50)

4.D.2)a)(1) Education Fund                                                              $ 1,826,332.08
Food Service Fund                                                         $    164,248.38
Operation/Maintenance Fund                                         $    524,916.72
Transportation Fund                                                       $      51,406.13
Liability Fund                                                                  $      68,077.00
Fund Summary Total                                                      $ 2,634,980.31

4.D.2)a)(2) Payroll
Payroll dated October 24, 2024 in the net amount of     $           831.56
Payroll dated November 1, 2024 in the net amount of   $ 1,346,362.50
Payroll dated November 15, 2024 in the net amount of $ 1,427,016.69
Payroll Total                                                                   $ 2,774,210.75

4.D.3) October bill/checks from each fund - need Board approval

4.D.3)a) Education Fund                                                                   $    607,759.64
Food Service Fund                                                              $      85,880.63
Operation/Maintenance Fund                                              $      67,585.79
Transportation Fund                                                            $      87,446.98
Liability Fund                                                                       $      24,815.98
Fund Summary Total                                                           $    873,489.02

4.E. Budget Transfers and Amendments

4.F. June 2024, Activity Fund Report 

4.G. July 2024, Activity Fund Report

4.H. EOY Activity Fund Report

4.I. November 2024, Student Enrollment

4.J. Out-of-State Field Trip Request

4.J.1) Mike Orr - NICE K12 Cybersecurity Conference - San Antonio, TX
     December 9-10, 2024

4.J.2) Annette Hummel - Consortium for School Networking Conference (CoSN) - 
     Seattle, WA - March 31-April 2, 2025

4.J.3) Danville High School Choir - Round Table - Indianapolis, IN
     November 21, 2024

4.J.4) Danville High School Choir - Trojan Classic - Chesterton, IN - February, 15, 2025

4.J.5) Danville High School Choir - Xtreme Showdown - Lafayette, IN - March 1, 2025

4.J.6) Danville High School Choir - Invitational - Avon, IN - March 7, 2025

4.J.7) Danville High School - Bulldog Spectacular - Brownsburg, IN
   March 15, 2025

4.K. Illinois Freedom of Information Act - Request Received & Processed

5. Public Comments

6. The following are items requested by two members of the Board of Education: Per Board Policy 2:220 Board of Education Meeting Procedure, paragraph 2, "When two board members submit an item to the Board President or the Superintendent seven days prior to the board meeting, the item will be added to the agenda."

6.A. Mrs. Halloran and Mrs. Corley request a public discussion of the Superintendent's status - Discussion 

7. Policies:

7.A. PRESS Policy 115 and 116 Updates - Recommendation
Motion and Roll Call Vote 

8. Human Resources:

8.A. Dismissal of Education Support Personnel Employee for Reasons Other than Reduction in Force - Recommendation 
Motion and Roll Call Vote 

9. Operations:

9.A. Safety Camera Systems - Recommendation 
Motion and Roll Call Vote

10. Business/Finance: 

10.A. 2023 District 118 Taxy Levy - Recommendation 
Motion and Roll Vote

10.B. Resolution abating a portion of the tax heretofore levied for the year 2024 to pay debt service on the Taxable General Obligation School Bonds, Series 2016A (Qualified School Construction Bonds), of Community Consolidated School District Number 118, Vermilion County, Illinois - Recommendation 
Motion and Roll Call Vote

11. Bus Contract - Discussion 

12. Informational Items: 

13. Superintendent/Board Comments

14. Adjournment