January 21, 2026 at 6:30 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting

I. Call to Order

II. Roll Call

III. Visitors Wishing to Address the Board

IV. Public Hearing - Public comment on the Board proposal to hold school or certain school-related activities on the following holidays

• Dr. Martin Luther King. Jr. Day
• Lincoln's Birthday
• Casimir Pulaski's Birthday
• Columbus Day 
• Veteran's Day

V. Consent Agenda

V.A. Minutes

V.A.1. Open Meetings - December 17, 2025

V.A.2. Destruction of Closed Meeting Verbatim Records - July 18, 2024

V.B. Treasurer's Report

V.C. Payment of Bills

VI. Motion for Consent Agenda

VII. Reports

VII.A. FOIA

VII.A.1. Owen Wang - Peoria Standard

VII.A.2. Sheila Norman - IRTA

VII.B. Transportation Report

VII.C. Principals

VII.D. Superintendent

VII.D.1. Sales Tax Update

VII.D.2. Maintenance Grant Award 2026

VIII. Business Discussion/Action Items

VIII.A. Budget 2026-27

VIII.B. High School Graduation Date - May 17, 2026 @ 2:00 PM

VIII.C. Tentative School Calendar 2026-27

VIII.D. Health and Dental Coverage Update

IX. Executive Session to Discuss

IX.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

IX.B. 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).

X. Departing Executive Session

XI. Personnel Discussion/Action Items

XI.A. Hiring 

• Mikayla Yelton - Part-Time Primary School Custodian

XI.B. Appointments

• Susan Goetze - High School Softball Volunteer
• Alexis Davis - High School Softball Volunteer

XI.C. Leave Requests

XI.C.1. Laura Williams - Dock Days

XI.C.2. Tanya Neikirk - Dock Days

XI.D. Other Personnel Items

XII. Closed Session Minutes - December 17, 2025

XIII. Closed Meeting Semi-Annual Review

XIV. Adjourn

XV. The next meeting is February 18, 2026 at 6:30 PM at the Unit Office