November 9, 2026 at 7:00 PM - Board of Education Meeting
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1. Call to Order
Speaker(s):
Board President
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2. Roll Call
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Recorder
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3. Pledge of Allegiance
Speaker(s):
Board President
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4. Approve Agenda
Speaker(s):
Board President
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5. Approval of Draft Minutes (Roll Call Vote)
Speaker(s):
Board President
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5.a. Approval of the Draft Minutes from the Regular Board of Education Meeting of October 19, 2026.
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5.b. Approval of the Draft Minutes from the Executive Session Meeting of October 19, 2026
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6. Presentations
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6.a. Board Member Appreciation
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6.b. Tentative Tax Levy
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7. Reports
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7.a. Learning and Teaching
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7.b. Business and Operations
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7.b.1. Treasurer's Report
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7.c. Superintendent
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7.d. Board Member Committee Reports
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8. Public Comment on Agenda Items
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In accordance with Board policy, the Board provides opportunity for public comment. The Board will receive input but will not enter into a dialog. If necessary, the Superintendent will follow-up with presenters. An individual will be limited to three (3) minutes, and the total time on any one topic will be limited to 30 minutes. No person may initiate charges or complaints against individual employees or challenge instruction materials through public comment. All such concerns shall be presented to the Superintendent.
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9. Consent Agenda (Roll Call)
Speaker(s):
Board President
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9.a. Approval of Personnel Report
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9.b. Approval of Payroll
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9.c. Approval of Accounts Payable
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10. Action Items (Roll Call Vote)
Speaker(s):
Board President
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10.a. Resolution Appointing a Representative and Alternate Representative for Benjamin School District 25 to the Northern Illinois Health Insurance Program ("NIHIP")
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11. Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items
Speaker(s):
Board President
Description:
In accordance with Board policy, the Board provides opportunity for public comment. The Board will receive input but will not enter into a dialog. If necessary, the Superintendent will follow-up with presenters. An individual will be limited to three (3) minutes, and the total time on any one topic will be limited to 30 minutes. No person may initiate charges or complaints against individual employees or challenge instruction materials through public comment. All such concerns shall be presented to the Superintendent.
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12. Discussion Items
Speaker(s):
Board President
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12.a. Communication To and From the Board
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Per Board of Education Policy 2:140, during the Board's regular meetings, we will report for the Board's consideration all questions or communications submitted through the active electronic link, along with the status of the District's response in the Board meeting packet.
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13. Enter Executive Session
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5 ILCS 120/2 ( c ) (exception 1)
The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees; specific individuals who serve as independent contractors in a park, recreational, or educational setting; or specific volunteers of the public body or legal counsel for the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee or a specific individual who serves as an independent contractor in a park, recreational, or educational setting |
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14. Return to Open Session
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15. Action Item Arising from the Executive Session
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15.a. Approval of the Settlement Agreement with Former Employee Betty Nordengren
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16. Adjournment (Voice Vote)
Speaker(s):
Board President
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