August 12, 2024 at 7:00 PM - Regular Meeting

1. Call to order Executive (Closed) Session - 6:00 pm (5 ILCS 120/2 (c)) (Roll Call)

1.1. Appointment - Employment - Compensation - Discipline - Performance - Dismissal of specific employee(s)

2. Call to order regular meeting - 7:00 pm (Roll Call)

3. Public Comments

4. Administrative and Committee Reports

4.1. Superintendent's Report - Dr. Gabrielle Rodriguez

4.2. Principal's Report - Mrs. Whitney Carpenter

4.3. Principal's Report - Mrs. Cassy Shelton

4.4. Other

5. Review/Approve/Disapprove placing the following items on the Consent Agenda. (Roll Call)

5.1. Minutes of July 8, 2024 Regular Board Meeting Executive Session

5.2. Minutes of July 8, 2024 Regular Board Meeting

5.3. August Bill List 

5.4. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Requests when received

6. Review/Approve/Disapprove the Consent Agenda (Roll Call)

7. Review/Approve/Disapprove the 2nd reading of board policy updates and changes. (Roll Call)
2:270  Discrimination and Harassment on the Basis of Race, Color, and National Origin Prohibited
2:40    Board Member Qualifications
2:50    Board Member Term of Office
2:60    Board Member Removal from Office
2:70    Vacancies on the School Board – Filling Vacancies
2:125  Board Member Compensation; Expenses
2:140  Communications To and From the Board
2:160 Board Attorney
2:260  Uniform Grievance Procedure
2:265  Title IX Grievance Procedure
2:70-E Exhibit-Checklist for Filling Board Vacancies by Appointment
2:125-E1Exhibit-Board Member Expense Reimbursement Form
2:140-E Exhibit-Guidance for Board Member Expense Communications, Including Email Use
2:160-E Exhibit-Checklist for Selecting a Board Attorney
4:15    Identity-Protection Policy
4:20    Fund Balances
4:70    Resource Conservation
4:80    Accounting and Audits
4:110  Transportation
4:190  Targeted School Violence Prevention Program
5:10    Equal Employment Opportunity and Minority Recruitment
5:20    Workplace Harassment Prohibited
5:100  Staff Development Program
5:35    Compliance with the Fair Labor Standards
5:40    Communicable and Chronic Infectious Disease
5:130  Responsibilities Concerning Internal Information
5:180  Temporary Illness or Temporary Incapacity
5:200  Terms and Conditions of Employment and Dismissal
5:290  Employment Termination and Suspensions
5:300  Schedules and Employment Year
5:310  Compensatory Time-Off
6:40    Curriculum Development
6:110  Programs for Students At Risk of Academic Failure and/or Dropping Out of School and Graduation Incentives Program
6:150  Home and Hospital Instruction
7:10    Equal Educational Opportunities
7:20    Harassment of Students Prohibited
7:170  Vandalism
7:180  Prevention of and Response to Bullying, Intimidation, and Harassment
7:190  Student Behavior
7:10-E Exhibit - Equal Educational Opportunities Within the School Community

8. Review/Approve/Disapprove the hiring of Terry Rigg's as the 24-25 boy's basketball coach. (Roll Call)

9. Review/Approve/Disapprove the hiring of Roman Svoboda as a latchkey aide FY25. (Roll Call)

10. Review/Approve/Disapprove the resignation of JAMS secretary Holly Rongey. (Roll Call)

11. Review/Approve/Disapprove the resignation of Paraprofessional Anna Beltran. (Roll Call)

12. Review/Approve/Disapprove the resignation of JAMS PE teacher Keely Smith. (Roll Call)

13. Review/Approve/Disapprove the employment of Jay Alvin as JAMS PE teacher pending a background check. (Roll Call)

14. Review/Approve/Disapprove the employment of Kellee Spisak as JAMS school secretary. (Roll Call)

15. Review/Approve/Disapprove the hiring of two Paraprofessionals at Elser Elementary. (Roll Call)

16. Adjourn