January 18, 2023 at 7:00 PM - Regular Meeting

1. CALL TO ORDER (Please silence cell phones)

2. ROLL CALL

3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG

4. AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA

5. GOOD NEWS ITEMS

5.A. Building Reports (Enclosure)

5.B. Additional Good News Items

6. RECOGNITION OF AUDIENCE REQUESTS TO ADDRESS BOARD OF EDUCATION

7. CONSENT AGENDA (All items marked with an asterisk (*) are consent agenda items)

8. * MINUTES

8.A. Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting, December 19, 2022 (Enclosure)

8.B. Minutes of the Closed Session, December 19, 2022 (Board Table)

9. * FINANCIAL ACTIVITY

9.A. Consider Payment of Bills and Payroll (Enclosure)

9.B. Treasurer's Report (Enclosure)

9.C. Quarterly Reports on School Activity Accounts (Enclosure)

10. * PERSONNEL

10.A. Retirements/Leaves/Resignations

10.A.1. Retirement of Susan Sandman, 1st Grade Teacher, Westview Elementary School, Effective at the End of the 2022-2023 School Year (Board Enclosure)

10.A.2. Resignation of Stephen Snowman, Grounds and Athletic Custodian, District, Effective January 2, 2023 (Board Enclosure)

10.A.3. Resignation of Kelsey Adams, Paraprofessional, Eastview Elementary School, Effective December 19, 2022 (Board Enclosure)

10.A.4. Resignation of Bettina Bohanan, Paraprofessional, Canton High School, Effective January 17, 2023 (Board Enclosure)

10.B. Employment

10.C. Transfers

10.D. Extracurricular

10.D.1. Employment of Cole Schrodt, Assistant Varsity Baseball Coach, Canton High School, Effective Immediately (Board Enclosure)

11. ACTION ITEMS

11.A. *Consider Approval of Destruction of the Audio Recording of the Board Meeting Closed Session Held on May 17, 2021

11.B. *Consider Approval of Revisions to Board Policies - 2nd Reading (Enclosure)

*Press Plus Packet 110
REVIEW AND MONITORING (PREVIOUSLY NAMED FIVE YEAR NEEDS REVIEW)
2:150 Committees
2:250 Access to District Public Records
3:10 Goals and Objectives
4:55 Use of Credit and Procurement Cards
5:170 Copyright
5:190 Teacher Qualifications
5:260 Student Teachers
6:130 Program for the Gifted
6:270 Guidance and Counseling Program

DRAFT UPDATE
2:100 Board Member Conflict of Interest
2:105 Ethics and Gift Ban
2:210 Organizational Board of Education Meeting
2:265 Title IX Sexual Harassment Grievance Procedure
4:10 Fiscal and Business Management
4:140 Waiver of Student Fees
4:165 Awareness and Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse and Grooming Behaviors
5:20 Workplace Harassment Prohibited
5:220 Substitute Teachers
5:250 Leave of Absence
5:280 Duties and Qualifications
5:320 Evaluation
5:330 Sick Days, Vacation, Holidays, and Leaves
6:15 School Accountability
6:20 School Year Calendar and Day
6:250 Community Resource Persons and Volunteers
6:255 Assemblies and Ceremonies
6:260 Complaints About Curriculum, Instructional Materials, and Programs
6:310 High School Credit for Non-District Experiences; Course Substitutions; Re-Entering Students
6:340 Student Testing and Assessment Program
6:50 School Wellness
6:60 Curriculum Content
6:65 Student Social and Emotional Development
7:100 Health, Eye, and Dental Examinations; Immunizations; and Exclusion of Students
7:180 Prevention of and Response to Bullying, Intimidation, and Harassment
7:250 Student Support Services
7:285 Anaphylaxis Prevention, Response, and Management Program
7:290 Suicide and Depression Awareness and Prevention
7:340 Student Records
7:50 School Admissions and Student Transfers To and From Non-District Schools
7:70 Attendance and Truancy

DRAFT UPDATE - REWRITTEN
5:120 Employee Ethics; Code of Professional Conduct; and Conflict of Interest
 

11.C. *Consider Approval of Canton High School Baseball Spring Break Trip to Nashville, TN (Enclosure)

11.D. Consider Approval of Proposed 2023-2024 Course Descriptions for Canton High School (Board Enclosure)

11.E. Consider Approval of Employment Contract for Caitlyn Leingang, Bookkeeper/Payroll Secretary, District Office, Effective Beginning January 4, 2023 (Pending Background Check and Required Paperwork) (Board Enclosure)

11.F. Employment of Ashley Morgan, Support Secretary, District Administration Office, Effective Beginning January 23, 2023 (Pending Background Check and Required Paperwork) (Board Enclosure)

11.G. Consider Approval of Employment Contract for Paula Markey, Interim Principal, Westview Elementary School, Beginning Approximately March 1, 2023 through June 30, 2023 (Pending Background Check and Required Paperwork) (Board Enclosure)

11.H. Consider Approval to Change the District IMRF Authorized Agent (Board Enclosure)

11.I. Consider Approval of a Resolution providing for the issue of General Obligation School Bonds, Series 2023, of the District for the purpose of altering and reconstructing school buildings and purchasing and installing equipment therein for fire prevention and safety, energy conservation and school security purposes, providing for the levy of a direct annual tax sufficient to pay the principal and interest on said bonds, and authorizing the sale of said bonds to the purchaser thereof (Board Enclosure)

11.J. The Agenda Was Amended to Remove Agenda Item Number 11-J and Re-Present at a Later Date

12. REPORTS

12.A. District #66 Metrics Report (Enclosure)

13. DISCUSSION ITEMS

13.A. Discussion of the New Truck Bid and the Next Steps

14. INFORMATION ITEMS

14.A. 2023 Canton High School Prom Dinner & Dance/After Prom at Big Horse Vineyard in Lewistown

14.B. Student Academic Progress (Board Enclosure)

14.C. Update on Return to Learn Plan (Enclosure)

15. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

16. CLOSED SESSION

16.A. Discuss Student Disciplinary Matters and/or Educational Matters Relating to Individual Students [5 ILCS 120/2 (c) (9) and (10)]

16.B. Discuss the Appointment, Employment, Compensation, Discipline, Performance, or Dismissal of Specific Employees of the Public Body [5 ILCS 120/2 (c) (1)]

16.C. Discussion of Minutes of Meetings Lawfully Closed for Semi-Annual Review as Mandated by Section 20.06 [5 ILCS 120/2 (c) (21)] (Board Enclosure)

17. ACTION

17.A. Consider Maintaining Closed Session Minutes from July 2022 through December 2022 in Confidential Status

18. ADJOURN