January 21, 2026 at 6:00 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. CHS Student Report (Enclosure)

5.C. Additional Good News

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 15, 2025 (Enclosure)

8.B. Minutes of the Closed Session, December 15, 2025 (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. Resignation of Tonya Snyder, Paraprofessional, Lincoln Elementary School, Effective Beginning January 5, 2026 (Board Enclosure)

10.A.2. Retirement of Larry Steck, Bus Driver, Transportation, Beginning Effective December 31, 2026 (Board Enclosure)

10.A.3. Leave of Absence, Certified Staff Member, Beginning Approximately March 23, 2026, for Six Weeks (Board Enclosure)

10.A.4. Resignation of Katelyn Henson, 1st Grade Teacher, Lincoln Elementary School, Effective Beginning the End of 2025-2026 School Year (Board Enclosure)

10.A.5. Resignation of Courtney Yocum, Special Education Teacher, Eastview Elementary School, Effective Beginning January 19, 2026 (Board Enclosure)

10.B. Employment

10.B.1. Employment of Jonathan Walraven, Art Teacher, Canton High School, Effective Beginning 2026-2027 School Year (Pending Background Check and Required Paperwork) (Board Enclosure)

10.B.2. Employment of Richard Reid, Bus Driver, District Transportation, Effective Beginning January 21, 2026 (Pending Background Check and Required Paperwork) (Board Enclosure)

10.B.3. Employment of Keeara Virag, Art Teacher, Canton High School and Westview Elementary School, Effective Beginning 2026-2027 School Year (Pending Background Check and Required Paperwork) (Board Enclosure)

10.C. Transfers

10.C.1. Transfer of Dee Wolfe from Bus Driver for District Transportation to Custodian at Canton High School, Effective Beginning January 26, 2026 (Board Enclosure)

10.C.2. Transfer of James Markland from 4th Grade Teacher at Eastview Elementary School to Driver Education Teacher at Canton High School, Effective Beginning 2026-2027 School Year (Board Enclosure)

10.C.3. Transfer of Samantha Strode from 8th Grad Teacher at Ingersoll Middle School to Math Teacher at Canton High School, Effective Beginning 2026-2027 School Year (Board Enclosure)

10.D. Extracurricular

10.D.1. Employment of Claire Ludlum, Girls Assistant Varsity Track Coach, Canton High School, Effective Immediately (Pending Background Check and Required Paperwork) (Board Enclosure)

10.D.2. Employment of Kenneth VanHouten, Varsity Baseball Head Coach, Canton High School, Effective Immediately (Pending Background Check and Required Paperwork) (Board Enclosure)

11. ACTION ITEMS

11.A. *Consider Approval of Destruction of Audio Recording of the Board Meeting Closed session Held on May 20, 2024

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

*Policy - Press Plus 120
DRAFT UPDATE
2:120 Board Member Development
2:150 Committees
2:270 Discrimination and Harassment on the Basis of Race, Color, and National Origin Prohibited
4:10 Fiscal and Business Management
4:30 Revenue and Investments
4:80 Accounting and Audits
4:140 Waiver of Student Fees
4:190 Targeted School Violence Prevention Program
5:10 Equal Employment Opportunity and Minority Recruitment
5:90 Abused and Neglected Child Reporting
5:100 Staff Development Program
5:190 Teacher Qualifications
5:200 Terms and Conditions of Employment and Dismissal
5:220 Substitute Teachers
5:280 Duties and Qualifications
5:300 Schedules and Employment Year
6:20 School Year Calendar and Day
6:40 Curriculum Development
6:60 Curriculum Content
6:130 Program for the Gifted
6:160 English Learners
6:260 Complaints About Curriculum, Instructional Materials, and Programs
6:300 Graduation Requirements
6:310 High School Credit for Non-District Experiences; Course Substitutions; Re-Entering Students
6:315 High School Credit for Students in Grade 7 or 8
6:320 Credit for Proficiency
7:10 Equal Educational Opportunities
7:70 Attendance and Truancy
7:180 Prevention of and Response to Bullying, Intimidation, and Harassment
7:190 Student Behavior
7:290 Suicide and Depression Awareness and Prevention
7:310 Restrictions on Publications; Elementary Schools
7:315 Restrictions on Publications; High Schools
8:30 Visitors to and Conduct on School Property
DRAFT UPDATE - REWRITTEN
7:150 Agency and Law Enforcement Requests
REVIEW AND MONITORING
6:280 Grading and Promotion

11.C. *Consider Approval of the Renewal of the Life Safety Bond for Paula Arrenholz for the Policy Period of January 18, 2026 through January 18, 2027 (Board Enclosure)

11.D. Consider Approval of Banking Resolution with MidAmerica National Bank Designating Jenny Hale and Charles Zimmerman as Authorized Signers for the Canton Union School District 66 Mid-Illini Conference Account (Board Enclosure)

11.E. Consider Approval of Employment Contract for Don Howell, Chief Information Officer, District, Effective January 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029 (Board Enclosure) 

12. REPORTS

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

13. DISCUSSION ITEMS

13.A. Public School Calendar 2026-2027 1st Reading (Enclosure)

13.B. Reschedule Board Retreat

13.C. Discussion on Using IDEA Flow-Through Funds to Purchase Three Lift Buses.

14. INFORMATION ITEMS

14.A. Freedom of Information Request from Peoria Standard (Board Enclosure)

14.B. Freedom of Information Request from Peoria Standard (Board Enclosure)

14.C. Freedom of Information Request from Public Info Access LLC (Board Enclosure)

14.D. Freedom of Information Request from Academy Research Group (Board Enclosure)

15. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

16. CLOSED SESSION

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

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

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)] 

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 Maintaining Closed Session Minutes from July 2025 through December 2025 in Confidential Status (Board Enclosure)

18. ADJOURN