July 23, 2024 at 7:00 PM - Regular Meeting

1. Opening the meeting

2. Call to Order, Roll Call, Pledge of Allegiance

3. Recognition of Visitors/Communication to the Board (Goals 2,4)

4. Consent Agenda
- Any questions or comments regarding the consent agenda from administrators?
- Any questions or comments regarding the consent agenda from the Board?

4.A) Approval of the 6/18/24 Public Hearing for Transfer Resolution minutes, the 6/18/24  Regular Board meeting minutes, the 6/18/24 Regular Meeting Closed Session Minutes, the 6/25/24 Amended Budget Hearing minutes, and the 6/25/24 Special Board meeting minutes (Goal 4)

4.B) Treasurer's Report July 2024 (Goal 5)

4.C) Invoices Payable July 2024 (Goal 5)

4.D) Personnel Recommendations (Goals 2, 3)

4.D)1) Resignation

4.D)1)a) Certified

4.D)1)b) Non-Certified

4.D)1)c) Extra-Curricular

4.D)2) Request(s) for Leave of Absence (Beginning and end dates open to modification)

4.D)2)a) Certified

4.D)2)b) Non-Certified

4.D)3) Employment Recommendation(s)

4.D)3)a) Certified

4.D)3)b) Non-Certified

5. Informational reports

5.A) Homer Council Report

5.B) Homer Support Staff Council Report

5.C) Directors' Reports

5.C)1) Buildings and Grounds

5.C)2) Special Services

5.C)3) Technology

5.C)4) Transportation

5.D) Assistant Superintendent Report

5.D)1) Curriculum

5.D)1)a) Spring Data Report

5.D)2) Human Resources

5.E) Superintendent's Report

6. Old Business

6.A) Report to the Board on the District's food service program

6.B) Recommendation that the Board approve the updated FY25 fee schedule

6.C) Recommendation to approve the updated 2024-2025 school calendar

6.D) Recommendation to approve the updated 2024-2025 Employee Handbook

7. New Business

7.A) Recommendation to approve Administrative Salary correction 2024-2025

7.B) 4:60 Purchasing Approvals:

• 1 - 0.8 FTE Contracted Speech and Language Pathologist contracted through Speech Plus  in the amount of  $79,560 for the FY25 school year
• 2 - 1.0 FTE Contracted Registered Behavior Technicians  contracted through BlazerWorks in the amount of $78,120 each for the FY25 school year
• 1 - 1.0 FTE Contracted Speech and Language Pathologist contracted through BlazerWorks  in the amount of $110,800 for the FY25 school year

7.C) Recommendation to approve a .8 summer worker for the Special Services Department

7.D) Recommendation to approve FY24 budget transfers.

8. Discuss Future Board Meeting Agenda Items

9. Motion to go into Closed Session for Discussion of 1) the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the public body or legal counsel for the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee of the public body or against legal counsel for the public body to determine its validity, 2) discussion of 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, 3) Discussion of minutes of meetings lawfully closed under the Open Meetings Act, whether for purposes of approval by the body of the minutes or semi-annual review of the minutes as mandated by Section 2.06, 5ILCS 120/2(c)(21).

10. Action from Closed Session

11. Review and approval of the recommendation to maintain Closed Session minutes as closed to the public

12. Review and approval of the recommendation to destroy all verbatim minutes older than eighteen months

13. Motion to adjourn