May 22, 2024 at 6:30 PM - Regular Meeting

1) Call to Order - Regular Meeting of the Hinckley-Big Rock Board of Education

2) Roll Call

3) Approval of the Agenda

4) Consent Agenda

4)A. Minutes - Regular Meeting and Executive Session Minutes

4)B. Treasurer's Report

4)C. Bills and Payroll

4)D. Personnel Report

4)E. Existing purchased service contracts with new or same vendors

• Approve Stokes Consulting Contract for budget management and financial forecasting. 
• Approve 3 year contract with Heart technology for managed data services
• Approve the MOU with Highland Community College for dual credit for Basic Horticulture, Pre-Vet and Ag Business

5) Royal Shout Out

5)A. DeKalb County Ag Magazine Cover Mentions

• Finley Wassmann
• Lydia Petritsch
• Jordan Lynch
• Mira Wylde

6) Citizens Request to Address the Board

7) Presentation 

7)A. FFA End of Year Report

8) Committee Updates

8)A. PERA Joint Committee Update

8)B. BGT Committee Update

8)C. Special Committee Update

8)D. Student Board Representatives Update

9) Administrative Update

9)A. Teacher Apprenticeship

9)B. County Facilities Sales Tax

10) Discussion

10)A. Coach Training and Support

10)B. Phone Free Schools

10)C. Joint Annual Conference

11) Action

11)A. Motion to approve the 2024-2025 Board meeting calendar as submitted

11)B. Motion to approve for Hinckley-Big Rock CUSD #429 to pay for up to 2 (two) dual credit courses per fall and spring semester, per full-time qualifying HBRHS student, for the 2024-2025 school year, pending Administrative course approval

11)C. Motion to approve for Hinckley-Big Rock CUSD #429 to pay for up to 1 (one) online (eg. Edgenuity) course per fall and spring semester, per full-time qualifying HBR student, for the 2024-2025 school year, pending Administrative course approval

11)D. Motion to approve Arbor Management, Inc as our Food Service Management Company (FSMC) for the 2024-2025 school year

11)E. Motion to approve the adoption of Press Plus Issue 114

11)F. Motion to approve Zachary Stokes as Treasurer for the 2024-2025 school year

12) FOIA

13) Agenda Items for Next Meeting

14) Executive Session

14)A. 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.

14)B. The purchase or lease of real property for the use of the public body, including meetings held for the purpose of discussing whether a particular parcel should be acquired. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(5).

14)C. Student Disciplinary Cases, 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(9)

15) Adjournment
The next regular meeting of the Hinckley-Big Rock CUSD #429 Board of Education will be June 26th, 2024 at 6:30 PM in the Hinckley-Big Rock High School Library.