January 17, 2024 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 18, 2023 (Enclosure)

8.B. Minutes of the Closed Session, December 18, 2023 (Board Table)

9. * FINANCIAL ACTIVITY

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

9.B. Treasurer's Report (Enclosure)

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

10. * PERSONNEL

10.A. Retirements/Leaves/Resignations

10.A.1. Medical Leave of Absence, Certified Staff Member, Westview Elementary School, Beginning Approximately February 27, 2024 for Six Weeks (Board Enclosure)

10.B. Employment

10.B.1. Employment of Jennifer Wages, Reading Aide Part-Time, Eastview Elementary School, Effective Beginning January 3, 2024 (Pending Required Paperwork) (Board Enclosure)

10.B.2. Employment of Andrea Strode, 10-Month Secretary, Ingersoll Middle School, Effective Beginning January 3, 2024 (Pending Background Check and Required Paperwork) (Board Enclosure)

10.B.3. Employment of Michael Ellsworth, Custodian, Ingersoll Middle School, Effective Beginning January 16, 2024 (Pending Background Check, Required Paperwork, and Required Testing) (Board Enclosure)

10.C. Transfers

10.D. Extracurricular

10.D.1. Resignation of Melissa Scott, Assistant Track Coach, Ingersoll Middle School, Effective January 3, 2024 (Board Enclosure)

11. ACTION ITEMS

11.A. *Consider Approval of Destruction of the Audio Recording of the Board Meeting Closed Session Held on May 16, 2022

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

*Press Plus Packet 113
DRAFT UPDATE
2:20 Powers and Duties of the Board of Education, Indemnification
2:210 Board Member Development
2:200 Types of Board of Education Meetings
2:220 Board of Education Meeting Procedure
4:10 Fiscal and Business Management
4:30 Revenue and Investments
4:60 Purchases and Contracts
4:130 Free and Reduced-Price Food Services
4:160 Environmental Quality of Building and Grounds
5:30 Hiring Process and Criteria
5:90 Abused and Neglected Child Reporting
5:190 Teacher Qualifications
5:200 Terms and Conditions of Employment and Dismissal
5:210 Resignations
5:220 Substitute Teachers
5:250 Leave of Absence
5:330 Sick Days, Vacation, Holidays, and Leaves
6:15 School Accountability
6:30 Organization of Instruction
6:50 School Wellness
6:60 Curriculum Content
6:230 Library Media Program
7:60 Residence
7:70 Attendance and Truancy
7:160 Student Appearance
7:190 Student Behavior
7:270 Administering Medicines to Students
7:285 Anaphylaxis Prevention, Response, and Management Program
7:290 Suicide and Depression Awareness and Prevention
8:30 Visitors to and Conduct on School Property

11.C. Consider Approval of a 3-Year Lease for Seven 2025 Buses and Also a 1-Year Lease Extension on One 2022 Lift Bus (Board Enclosure)

11.D. Consider Approval of a 2-Year Lease Extension/Purchase Payment on the Activity Bus, In Which We Will Own at the End of the 2-Year Term

11.E. This item, 11-E, was amended from the agenda and will be re-presented on the February agenda.

12. REPORTS

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

13. DISCUSSION ITEMS

13.A. Building and Grounds Committee Meeting Update

13.B. Discussion on Sports Activities (Enclosure)

13.C. Discussion of CTE Renovation Bid at Canton High School

14. INFORMATION ITEMS

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. Collective negotiating matters between the public body and its employees or their representative, or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees [5 ILCS 120/2 (c) (2)]

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

16.D. 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 2023 through December 2023 in Confidential Status

18. ADJOURN