August 20, 2025 at 6:30 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting

I. Call to Order

II. Roll Call

III. Visitors Wishing to Address the Board

IV. Executive session to discuss

IV.A. 5 ILCS 120/2 (c) (9) Student Disciplinary Cases

V. Departing Executive Session

VI. Consent Agenda

VI.A. Minutes

VI.A.1. Open Meetings - July 16, 2025

VI.A.2. Destruction of Closed Meeting Verbatim Records - January 18, 2024 and February 15, 2024

VI.B. Treasurer's Report

VI.C. Payment of Bills

VII. Motion for Consent Agenda

VIII. Reports

VIII.A. Transportation Report

VIII.B. Principals

VIII.C. Superintendent

VIII.C.1. Sales Tax Update

IX. Business Discussion/Action Items

IX.A. Tentative 2025-26 Budget

IX.B. Bread Bid Consideration

IX.C. Dairy Bid Consideration

IX.D. Site-Based Expenditures

IX.E. PRESS Policy Issue 115 June 2025 - Second Reading and Adoption 

IX.F. Special Education Procedure Consideration

X. Executive Session to Discuss

X.A. 5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(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, a specific individual who serves as an independent contractor in a park, recreational, or educational setting, or a volunteer of the public body or against legal counsel for the public body to determine its validity; and

X.B. 5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(9) Student disciplinary cases; and

X.C. 5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(21) Discussion of minutes of meetings lawfully closed under this 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 (5 ILCS 120/2.06).

XI. Departing Executive Session

XII. Personnel Discussion/Action Items

XII.A. Hiring 

• Kevin Justus - Bus Monitor
• Shaylyn Merry - Bus Monitor / Middle School Custodian
• Kattie Ridlen - Food Service
• Noah Whitehouse - Food Service
• Cheyenne Byrd - Middle School Paraprofessional
• Stephanie Brown - Middle School Paraprofessional (Interventions)
• Brittany Dietz - Primary School Paraprofessional

XII.B. Appointments

• Lorenzo Ramirez - Band Volunteer

XII.C. Retirements

XII.C.1. Kathy Neulinger 

XII.D. Leave Requests

XII.D.1. Stephanie Brown - Dock Day

XII.E. Informational Items - Resignations, Employee Transfers

XII.E.1. Marilyn DeClerck - Resignation

XII.F. Other Personnel Items

XIII. Consideration of Student Discipline

XIV. Closed Session Minutes - July 16, 2025

XV. Adjourn

XVI. The next meeting is September 17, 2025 at 6:30 PM at the High School