December 7, 2023 at 6:00 PM - School Board Meeting

1. Call to Order

2. Roll Call

3. Pledge of Allegiance

4. Approve Agenda

5. Recess to Truth in Taxation Hearing

6. Public Truth in Taxation Hearing on Tax Levy

6.1. Call to Order/Open Public Hearing

6.2. Presentation of Tax Levy By Administration(4:10)

6.3. Comments/Questions from the Board

6.4. Comments/Testimony from Public
(This is the time when visitors may request to address the Board of Education on the FY 23 Levy. When the Board President so directs, persons should stand, give their name and begin their statements.   Persons are asked to refrain from making any personal comments regarding any individual. The Board President reserves the right to limit presentations to two minutes.)

6.5. Adjourn Public Hearing

7. Approve Consent Agenda (2:220)

7.1. Approve Personnel Report

7.2. Approve Payroll

7.3. Approve Accounts Payable

7.4. Approve Minutes

7.5. Approve Treasurer's Report

7.6. Approve Activity Accounts

7.7. Cintas Proposal

8. Principal Student Advisory Council

9. Recognition of Service
Max Horstman
Dexter Molitor
Faith Glendenning Groenhagen
Dana House Brooks
Kelly Gale

 

10. Year-to-Date Budget Update

11. Report of the Superintendent (2:130)

11.1. Springfield Update

11.2. FOIA

11.3. Month by Month BOE To-Do

11.4. Baldridge

11.5. Audit RFP
 

11.6. COPS Grant

11.7. Electric Bus Grant

11.8. SVESPA

11.9. US News & World Report

11.9.1. MJHS
https://www.usnews.com/education/k12/illinois/meridian-junior-high-school-265866https://www.usnews.com/education/k12/illinois/meridian-junior-high-school-265866

11.10. Strategic Planning

11.10.1. Strategic Planning Process Draft

12. Administrator/Director Report
Health Service - Kayla Richolson
https://youtu.be/OFkdwTDnRy4
 

13. Notices and Communications

13.1. Review Code of Conduct: I will respectfully listen to those who
communicate with the board, seeking to understand their views,
while recognizing my responsibility to represent the interests of
the entire community.

13.2. Review of Triple I

14. Community Input (2:220)
(This is the time when visitors may request to address the Board of Education on any item
relating to the role and function of the Board of Education. When the Board President
so directs, persons should stand, give their name and begin their statements.
Persons are asked to refrain from making any personal comments regarding any individual.
The Board President reserves the right to limit presentations to five minutes.)

15. Unfinished Business - Action Expected Unless Otherwise Noted

15.1. Final Tax Levy For Tax Year 2023

15.2. Art Show RSO Compensation

16. New Business - Action Expected Unless Otherwise Noted

16.1. Resolution directing the Regional Superintendent of Schools for The County of Ogle to certify to the County Clerk the question of imposing a retailers’ occupation tax and a service occupation tax to be used exclusively for school facility purposes, school resource officers, and mental health professionals, for submission to the electors at the general primary election to be held on the 19th day of March, 2024.

16.2. Press 113 

17. Adjourn to closed session to discuss the appointment, employment, compensation,
discipline, performance or dismissal of specific employees of the District, and other
stated exceptions to the Open Meetings Act. (2:220, 2:200)

18. Reconvene in open session

19. Adjourn