November 14, 2024 5:30 Construction Site/6:00 p.m. Meeting - Regular Meeting

1. Call to Order

2. Pretzel Shoutouts

3. Board Member Appreciation Recognition

4. Public Comment (Policy 2:230)

5. IASB Liaison Talking Points

6. Adjustments to Agenda

7. Reports and Recommendations

7.a. Director Reports

7.a.1. Transportation Director

7.a.2. Technology Director

7.a.3. Facility Director

7.b. Administrator(s)

7.b.1. Mr. Matthew Jokisch, Elementary Principal

7.b.2. Mr. Brandon Radford, JH Principal

7.b.3. Mrs. Hattie Llewellyn, High School Principal

7.b.4. Mr. Blake Lucas, District Athletic and Activities Director

7.c. Superintendent

7.c.1. Mrs. Jill Larson, Superintendent

• Construction Update-Moving Plan
• School Designations
• DLM Special Education Plan
• Hosting Spring Abe Lincoln Division Meeting
• ISBE School Maintenance Matching Grant Program ($50,000)

8. Consent Agenda

8.a. Financial Report(s)

8.a.1. Bills Payable & Imprest Fund

8.a.2. Student Activity Funds

8.a.3. Payroll

8.a.4. Treasurer's Report

8.b. Open Session Minutes of October 16, 2024

8.c. Closed Session Minutes of October 16, 2024

8.d. Destroying of Executive Session Tapes for the Month(s) of  April 2023 and prior

8.e. Approve the Resolution to Dispose/Sell Supplies or Equipment

8.f. First Reading of Policy Press #117

9. New Business

9.a. Presentation/Approval of Elementary and Junior High School Improvement Plan 

9.b. Approve 2024 Tentative Tax Levy

9.c. Set Truth-in-Taxation Hearing for 2024 Tax Levy

9.d. Permission to Seek Bids for School Bus Purchase

9.e. Approve the FFA Conference on November 25-26, 2024 to Illinois State University

9.f. Approve Applying for Matching Maintenance Grant with ISBE

10. Executive Session - For the purpose of:

10.a. The appointment, employment compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the District or legal counsel for the District, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee or against legal counsel for the District to determine validity.  5 ILCS 10/2(c).

10.b. 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)

10.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. 5ILCS 120/2(c)(8)

11. *Personnel Consent Agenda (Policy 5:280)

11.a. Victorria Chambers as NBE Paraprofessional (pending proper certification)

11.b.  Jessica Wisdom NBE Paraprofessional (pending proper certification)

11.c. Ryan King as 6th Grade Boys Basketball Coach

12. Approve Leave of Absence for Tanner Shafer for 16-weeks for military leave for second semester 

13. FMLA/Leave of Absence Report

14. Resignations:
     Danielle Menser-NBE Paraprofessional

15. Adjournment