September 14, 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. Public Comments.

5. Approve the minutes of the Regular and Closed Meeting held on August 10, 2026.

6. Consent Agenda.   

6.A. Consider approval of bills as presented in the amount of $951,634.75 be authorized; that salaries for the month of September 2026 be authorized; that quick pay for August 2026 in the amount of $1,410,922.24 be approved; and that October 2026 salaries and bills to be quick paid be authorized.

6.B. Authorize administration to approve Addendum A to the ProCare Therapy Agreement.

6.C. Authorize administration to enter into an agreement with The Stepping Stones Group.

6.D. Authorize administration to enter into an Independent Contractor Agreement for Counseling Services with Touchette Regional Hospital.

6.E. Authorize administration to enter into a distribution agreement with Soles4Souls.

6.F. Authorize administration to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) to establish working procedures between LEA and SIUE's Head Start/Early Head Start program.

6.G. Authorize administration to enter into a Security Central Service Agreement with Security Alarm Corp.

6.H. Approve the School Emergency Response Protocol Plan.

6.I. Authorize payment for CTE Teacher Training.

6.J. Approve the payment to Mississippi Valley Insurance Cooperative (MISSVIC) in the amount of $1,372,417 for property and casualty insurance for the period of July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027.

6.K. Approve the 2026-2027 12 Month Employee Calendar.

6.L. Approve the District's Local Wellness Policy.

6.M. Adopt the CUSD #187 budget for the 2026-2027 school year.

6.N. Adopt the following policy revisions to the District Board Policy Manual:
Updates:  2:230, 5:40, 5:70, 5:240, 6:70, 6:80, 6:190, 7:130, 7:190, 8:70
Update-New:  2:120-E3
Update-Rewritten:  2:70-E, 2:220-E1, 2:220-E3, 2:220-E5, 2:220-E8, 7:330

6.O. Adopt Resolution #26-26 releasing portions of closed session minutes for public inspection for the following dates:  January 12, 2026; February 3, 2026; February 9, 2026; February 9, 2026; April 7, 2026; April 13, 2026; May 21, 2026; June 8, 2026. 

7. New Business. 

7.A. Consider amending the decision made by the Board of Education at the May 21, 2026, special board meeting to expel a sixth grade student #26241 for the remainder of the 2025-2026 school year and the first semester of the 2026-2027 school year.  The district will hold the expulsion in abeyance if the student attends and successfully completes the requirements of the Academic Character Development Center (ACDC).

8. Superintendent's Report.

9. Closed Session.

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

10. Action Items after Closed Session.

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

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

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

10.D. Consider approving employees' requests for leave without pay as presented in Exhibit 4.

10.E. Consider dismissal of employees.

10.F. Consider suspension without pay of employees.

10.G. Consider imposing employee discipline.

11. Adjournment.