January 27, 2026 at 6:00 PM - Committee of the Whole Meeting

Description:  It is recommended that the Board of Education approve the January 13, 2026 regular meeting minutes as well as both executive meeting minutes to remain confidential.

Description:  Mr. Kevin Turner, Principal, will give a presentation on Earl Hanson Elementary School.

Description:  Mr. Scott Vance, Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning and the Teaching and Learning team will present information on College and Career Readiness and Post-Secondary Opportunities.

Description:  Requests from persons wishing to speak on certain agenda items will be called upon at the appropriate time. Citizens wishing to address the Board of Education on items not on the agenda.  Comments should be limited to three (3) minutes.  (Matters regarding specific employees or students are of a confidential nature and will not be heard in open session.)

Description:  Opportunity will be given for the selection of items that need no discussion to be approved at the appropriate time on the agenda.  The following items are recommended for the Blanket Motion:

Description:  It is recommended that the Board of Education authorize bills for payment dated January 15, 2026, in the amount of $4,905,431.57.

Description:  It is recommended that the Board of Education approve the overnight field trip request for the Rock Island High School Girls Varsity Soccer team to attend matches at De La Salle Institute in Chicago, IL and Shepard High School in Palos Heights, IL, departing March 27 and returning March 28, 2026.

It is recommended that the Board of Education approve the overnight field trip request for the Rock Island High School Girls Varsity Soccer team to attend matches in Naperville, Illinois, departing June 5 and returning June 6, 2026.

It is recommended that the Board of Education approve the overnight field trip request for the Rock Island High School Boys Baseball team to attend the Pleasant Plains Showcase in Pleasant Plains, Illinois, departing April 10 and returning April 11, 2026.

Description:  It is recommended that the Board of Education approve the attached list of donations.

Description:  It is recommended that the Board of Education approve the non-certified appointments of Erika Martinez and Rajiya Maharjan for the remainder of the 2025 - 26 school year. 

Description:  It is recommended that the Board of Education approve the non-certified internal transfer of Angel Parker during the 2025 - 26 school year. 

Description:  It is recommended that the Board of Education approve the non-certified coach appointments of Larry Harris, Robert Hockenberry, and Anthony Roome during the 2025 - 26 school year.

Description:  It is recommended that the Board of Education accept the certified resignation of Jessica Hartman, Third Grade Teacher at Eugene Field Elementary School, with one (1) year of service during the 2025 - 26 school year. 

Description:  It is recommended that the Board of Education accept the non-certified resignations of Cortez Lee-Rogan, Paraprofessional at Longfellow Elementary School with two and a half (2.5) years of service, and Mitchell Walker, Community Family Liaison Lead for the District with less than one (1) year of service, during the 2025 - 26 school year.

Description:  It is recommended that the Board of Education accept the certified retirement of Bettina McWilliams, Instructional Coach for the District, with seventeen (17) years of service effective June 4, 2026.

Description:  It is recommended that the Board of Education accept the non-certified retirement of Melanie Lloyd, District Data Administrator for the District with thirty (30) years of service effective June 30, 2029.

Description:  It is recommended that the Board of Education approve the purchase of thirteen (13) Full Cab Driving Simulators from Virtual Driver Interactive, 899 Mountain Avenue, Suite 1A, Springfield, New Jersey for the cost of $193,700.

Description:  The district received a FOIA request and responded within the required timeframe to Woo Park, who requested information regarding all purchases or contracts issued between January 1, 2023, and the present.

The district received a FOIA request and responded within the required timeframe to Tyler Gregg, who requested the remote log of everyone that logged into the call for the school board meeting on January 13, 2026, including timestamps.

The district received a FOIA request and responded within the required timeframe to Tyler Gregg, who requested the phone and email records of school board president Jason Roessler for any communication with Sharon Williams, Dominique Moore, Jeff Dase, Scott Vance,  Isabella [sic] Pena, Andrea Gillman [sic], Sue Crowder, Mike Matherly, Tracy Pugh, and/or Nicole Cisne Durbin on January 13, 2026, between 5:45 pm and 7:15 pm.

The district received a FOIA request and responded within the required timeframe to the Illinois Retired Teachers Association, who requested contact information of certified staff who are planning to retire in 2026.

Description:  It is recommended that the Board of Education approve the appointment of Mr. Mario Sherrell to the position of Interim Principal at Thurgood Marshall Learning Center for the remainder of the 2025 - 26 school year at a salary of $159,490, prorated to his start date.

Description:  It is recommended that the Board of Education move to executive session to discuss pending litigation, when an action against, affecting or on behalf of the particular public body has been filed and is pending before a court or administrative tribunal, or when the public body finds that an action is probably or imminent, in which case the basis for the finding shall be recorded and entered into the minutes of the closed meeting. 5 ILCS120/2(c)(11). In addition to discuss the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee of the public body or against legal counsel for the public body to determine its validity. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1).