January 12, 2026 at 6:30 PM - Regular Meeting

1. Call to Order with the Pledge of Allegiance.

2. Roll Call.

3. Adopt Official Agenda giving the President discretion to take items out of order or in closed session as needed.

4. Approve the minutes of the Regular and Closed Meeting held on December 19, 2025.

5. Consent Agenda.   

5.A. Consider approval of bills as presented in the amount of $4,405,062.36 be authorized; that salaries for the month of January 2026 be authorized; that quick pay for December 2025 in the amount of $703,738.88 be approved; and that February 2026 salaries and bills to be quick paid be authorized.

5.B. Accept Principal Reports.

5.C. Accept Administrators' Reports.

5.D. Approve CFO scheduling update.

5.E. Create a Contract Specialist/IMRF position.

5.F. Create a Contract Specialist/TRS position.

5.G. Create a Software Technician position.

5.H. Authorize administration to enter into a Field Placement Affiliation Agreement with Grand Canyon University.

5.I. Adopt the district calendar for the 2026-2027 school year.  First day for students is August 17, 2026.

5.J. Accept the hearing officer's recommendation from the discipline hearing held on Friday, January 9, 2026, to expel a ninth grade Cahokia High School student #21651 for the remainder of the remainder of the 2025-2026 school year, the 2026-2027 school year, and the first semester of the 2027-2028 school year with services.

6. New Business. 

7. Superintendent's Report.

8. Closed Session.

8.A. Appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, litigation, or dismissal of specific employees.  5ILCS 120/2(c)(1).

9. Return to Open Session.

9.A. Consider accepting resignations of certified and non-certified employees as presented in Exhibit 1.

9.B. Consider employment of certified and non-certified employees as presented in Exhibit 2, contingent upon successful completion of pre-employment requirements.

9.C. Consider rescinding employment offers to employees as presented in Exhibit 3.

9.D. Consider approving employee requests for leave without pay as presented in Exhibit 4.

9.E. Consider dismissal of employees.

9.F. Consider suspension without pay of employees.

9.G. Consider imposing employee discipline.

10. Public Comments.

11. Adjournment.