May 19, 2025 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. Recognition of Jadyn Martin for Earning Best in Show in 2-D Design at the Mid-Illini Art Show.

5.B. Recognition of Canton High School State Math Team.

5.C. Recognition of Special Olympics State Tournament Qualifiers.

5.D. Recognition of Katherine Dailey for Earning a 4th Place Finish in Air Trajectory at the Illinois Individual Science Olympiad State Tournament. 

5.E. Recognition of Student Representative, Owen Spahn

5.F. Building Reports (Enclosure)

5.G. CHS Student Report (Enclosure)

5.H. Additional Good News

5.H.1. Recognition of Band Director, Bethany Herink and Canton High School Band for Both Groups Earning Division 1 Ratings at IHSA Organizational Contest.

5.H.2. Recognition of Chorus Director, Tony Militello and Canton High School Concert Choir and Wind Ensemble for Earning First Division Ratings.

5.H.3. Recognition of School Resource Officer Candi Buhl for Receiving the Illinois School Resource Officer of the Year for 2025

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, April 23, 2025 (Enclosure)

8.B. Minutes of the Closed Session, April 23, 2025 (Board Table)

8.C. Minutes of the Board Policy Governance Committee Meeting, May 8, 2025 (Enclosure)

9. * FINANCIAL ACTIVITY

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

9.B. Treasurer's Report (Enclosure)

10. * PERSONNEL

10.A. Retirements/Leaves/Resignations

10.A.1. Resignation of Jeana Williams, Paraprofessional, Ingersoll Middle School, Effective Beginning May 2, 2025 (Board Enclosure)

10.A.2. Resignation of Amy Eddy, Reading Aide, Canton High School, Effective Beginning the End of 2024-2025 School Year (Board Enclosure)

10.A.3. Leave of Absence, Certified Employee, Westview Elementary School, Effective for the 2025-2026 School Year (Board Enclosure)

10.B. Employment

10.B.1. Employment of Allysia Vaultonburg, Special Education Teacher, Canton High School, Effective Beginning August 11, 2025 (Pending Background Check and Required Paperwork) (Board Enclosure)

10.B.2. Employment of Erin Coulter, 8th Grade ELA Teacher, Ingersoll Middle School, Effective Beginning August 11, 2025 (Pending Background Check and Required Paperwork) (Board Enclosure)

10.B.3. Employment of Marissa Murphy, Physical Education Teacher, Canton High School, Effective Beginning August 11, 2025 (Pending Background Check and Required Paperwork) (Board Enclosure)

10.C. Transfers

10.C.1. Transfer of Adam Cozart From Custodian at Canton High School to Grounds and Athletic Custodian at District, Effective Beginning May 27, 2025 (Board Enclosure)

10.D. Extracurricular

10.D.1. Consider Approval of Additional Volunteer Athletic Coaches for 2025-2026 Season (Pending Background Check and Required Paperwork) (Board Enclosure)

10.D.2. Employment of Cassidy Miller, 6th Grade Volleyball Coach, Ingersoll Middle School, Effective Beginning 2025-2026 Season (Pending Background Check and Required Paperwork) (Board Enclosure)

10.D.3. Employment of Cody Coufal, Assistant Football Coach, Ingersoll Middle School, Effective Beginning 2025-2026 Season (Pending Background Check and Required Paperwork) (Board Enclosure)

10.D.4. Employment of Jill Otto, 6th Grade Girls Basketball, Ingersoll Middle School, Effective Beginning 2025-2026 Season (Pending Background Check and Required Paperwork) (Board Enclosure)

10.D.5. Employment of Josh Jochums, Varsity Football Head Coach, Ingersoll Middle School, Effective Beginning 2025-2026 Season (Pending Background Check and Required Paperwork) (Board Enclosure)

10.D.6. Employment of Michael Hulvey, JV Football Head Coach, Ingersoll Middle School, Effective Beginning 2025-2026 Season (Pending Background Check and Required Paperwork) (Board Enclosure)

10.D.7. Employment of Savannah Yurkovich, 5th Grade Volleyball Coach, Ingersoll Middle School, Effective Beginning 2025-2026 Season (Pending Background Check and Required Paperwork) (Board Enclosure)

10.D.8. Employment of Trina Jochums, 5th Grade Girls Basketball Coach, Ingersoll Middle School, Effective Beginning 2025-2026 Season (Pending Background Check and Required Paperwork) (Board Enclosure)

10.D.9. Employment of Tyler Ludlum, Assistant Football Coach, Ingersoll Middle School, Effective Beginning 2025-2026 Season (Pending Background Check and Required Paperwork) (Board Enclosure)

11. ACTION ITEMS

11.A. *Consider Approval of Destruction of the Audio Recording of the Board Meeting Closed Session Held on September 18, 2023

11.B. *Consider Approval of Student-Teacher Jocee Miller, Early Childhood Education Major with Illinois State University,Westview Elementary School with Kindergarten Teacher, Kendra Dixon, Effective Beginning of 2025-2026 school year for 16 weeks

11.C. *Approval to Allow the Superintendent or his Designee to Apply for the Following State and Federal Grants: Preschool For All Grant; Rural and Low Income Grant; IDEA Grant and ESSA Title I, Title II, Title IV Grants

11.D.  *Consider Approval of Temporary Summer Custodians: Dee Wolf, Vickie LaFleur, Hillary Harris, Rhonda Royer, Jana Watson, Jamie Rilea, Kenneth Shores, Jake Randall, and Kelsey Emberton  

11.E. Resolution for Attendance at the IASB-IASA-IASBO Joint Annual Conference, November 21-23, 2025 (Board Enclosure)

11.F. Consider Approval of Home School Students Participating in Athletics/Extracurricular Activities (Board Enclosure)

11.G. Consider Approval of District Literacy Plan (Board Enclosure)

12. REPORTS

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

12.B. CHS FFA Annual Report (Enclosure)

13. DISCUSSION ITEMS

13.A. Discuss Revisions to Board Policies - 1st Reading (Enclosures)

*Policy - Press Plus 118
DRAFT UPDATE
2:260 Uniform Grievance Procedure
4:15 Identity Protection
4:80 Accounting and Audits
5:10 Equal Employment Opportunity and Minority Recruitment
5:20 Workplace Harassment Prohibited
5:60 Expenses
5:100 Staff Development Program
6:150 Home and Hospital Instruction
6:235 Access to Electronic Networks
7:10 Equal Educational Opportunities
7:20 Harassment of Students Prohibited
7:60 Residence
7:70 Attendance and Truancy
7:180 Prevention of and Response to Bullying, Intimidation, and Harassment
7:185 Teen Dating Violence Prohibited
7:190 Student Behavior
7:200 Suspension Procedures
7:210 Expulsion Procedures
7:250 Student Support Services
7:270 Administering Medicines to Students
7:310 Restrictions on Publications; Elementary Schools
7:315 Restrictions on Publications; High Schools
7:340 Student Records
DRAFT UPDATE - NEW
7:255 Students Who are Parents, Expectant Parents, or Victims of Domestic or Sexual Violence
DRAFT UPDATE - REWRITTEN
2:265 Title IX Grievance Procedure

14. INFORMATION ITEMS

14.A. District Financial Profile (Board Enclosure)

14.B. School Improvement Plan (Board Enclosure)

14.C. Staff Institute, Friday, May 23, 2025 (Enclosure)
        7:30 AM Don and Nancy's Cafe Breakfast, CHS Cafeteria
        8:30 AM Staff Recognition and Awards, CHS Auditorium

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. 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.D. 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 (11)]

17. ACTION

17.A. Consider Approval of MOU for Ingersoll Middle School Coaches Pay (Board Enclosure)

18. ADJOURN