January 29, 2026 at 7:00 PM - Regular Board of Education Meeting

I. CALL TO ORDER
Location: Winfield Central School Cafeteria. The live meeting is available to be viewed on facebook live at this link: https://www.facebook.com/Winfield-School-District-34-1418142601818685

II. ROLL CALL

III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

IV. APPROVAL OF AGENDA - ADDITIONS OR CHANGES TO THE AGENDA

V. PUBLIC COMMENT: We request members of the audience who wish to provide public commentary complete the Public Comment Request card and limit their comments or questions to three minutes. Public comments submitted by digital form will be read by a board member or administrator during the Public Comment portion of the meeting. Comments may be submitted to https://tinyurl.com/winfield34boardcomment.  Questions that Board members cannot answer in a timely fashion will be referred to the appropriate administrator who will respond within the week or as soon as time permits. Thank you.

VI. PUBLIC PRESENTATION / DISCUSSION

VI.A. Student of the Month - Alexann Rasey & Sam Kouri

VI.B. Registration Fees for 2026 - 2027 School Year

VI.C. Sports and Activities Fees

VI.D. Building Usage Fees

VI.E. Staffing Recruitment for the 2026-27 school year

VI.F. Executive Function Professional Development - 2026-27

VI.G. Winter Data Presentation

VI.H. TIF 2

VII. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

VIII. CONSENT AGENDA (Routine matters that do not require discussion)

VIII.A. Approval of Finance Reports    

VIII.A.1. Bill List - Payable List and List of Other Payments

VIII.A.2. Treasurer/Fund Balance/Bank Reconciliation Report

VIII.B. Other Approvals

IX. COMMUNICATION TO THE BOARD

IX.A. Superintendent's Report

IX.A.1. Legislative Update

IX.A.2. Facility Updates

IX.A.3. WEF Update

IX.B. Principal's Report

IX.C. Finance Report from Director of Business Services

X. OLD BUSINESS

X.A. Approval of Second Reading of Policy 7:250

X.A.1. Draft Update Policies:
7:250 Student Support Services

X.B. Approve 2026 - 2027 School Calendar

X.C. Approve Preschool Fees 2026 - 2027

X.D. Approve Winfield SD 34 Superkids

X.E. Approve Summer At-Risk Summer School Intervention

X.F. Approve Extracurricular Athletic /Activity Bus Procedures

XI. NEW BUSINESS

XI.A. Personnel

XI.A.1. Resignation - Paraprofessional

XI.B. Winfield Central Fire Alarm Control Panel Replacement - State Maintenance Grant

XI.C. LED Light Transition - State Maintenance Grant

XI.D. Phone Service for Elevator Emergency Call Subscription

XI.E. Board Procedures and Exhibit Updates
For information only, no Board approval needed.

XI.F. Freedom of Information Act Requests

XI.F.1. CT Mills

XI.F.2. Sheila Norman - Illinois Retired Teachers Association

XI.F.3. Bill Meyer

XII. Items for Future Agendas

XII.A. Social Studies - February

XII.B. Attendance - February

XIII. ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION  –  Reason 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. However, a meeting to consider an increase in compensation to a specific employee of a public body that is subject to the Local Government Wage Increase Transparency Act may not be closed and shall be open to the public and posted and held in accordance with [the Open Meetings Act]. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1). Reason 12. 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 probable or imminent, in which case the basis for the finding shall be recorded and entered into the minutes of the closed meeting. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(11). (ROLL CALL VOTE)

XIV. ADJOURN CLOSED SESSION TO REGULAR SESSION

XV. ACTION FROM CLOSED SESSION

XV.A. None

XVI. ADJOURNMENT