May 18, 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. Recognition of Special Olympics Track and Field State Qualifiers

5.B. Recognition of Canton High School Science Olympiad State Qualifiers

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

5.D. Building Reports (Enclosure)

5.E. CHS Student Report (Enclosure)

5.F. 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, April 20, 2026 (Enclosure)

8.B. Minutes of the Closed Session, April 20, 2026 (Board Table)

8.C. Minutes of the Special Board Policy Governance Committee Meeting, May 7, 2026 (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. Retirement of Kerry Veara, Bus Driver, District Transportation, Effective Beginning May 31, 2026 (Board Enclosure)

10.A.2. Retirement of Ruth Schoof, Secretary, Administration Office, Effective Beginning June 15, 2026 (Board Enclosure)

10.A.3. Leave of Absence, Non-Certified Staff Member, Effective Beginning August 13, 2026, Returning November 9, 2026 (Board Enclosure)

10.B. Employment

10.B.1. Employment of Ellen Antonacci, Speech Language Pathologist, Elementary, Effective Beginning August 2026 (Pending Background Check and Required Paperwork) (Board Enclosure)

10.C. Transfers

10.C.1. Transfer of Stephanie Liggin, Reading Aide at Westview Elementary School to Secretary at Westview Elementary School Effective Beginning July 30, 2026 (Board Enclosure)

10.D. Extracurricular

10.D.1. Resignation of Michael Zasada, Varsity Boy's Soccer Coach, Canton High School, Effective Beginning Immediately (Board Enclosure)

10.D.2. Resignation of Anne Fox, Computer Tech Club Sponsor, Ingersoll Middle School, Effective Beginning the End of 2025-2026 School Year (Board Enclosure)

10.D.3. Employment of Jacquelyn Duvendack, Math Team Sponsor, Canton High School, Effective Beginning August 2026 (Pending Background Check and Required Paperwork) (Board Enclosure)

10.D.4. Resignation of Savannah Yurkovich, 5th Grade Volleyball Coach, Ingersoll Middle School, Effective Beginning End of 2025-2026 Season (Board Enclosure)

10.D.5. Employment of Jacob Nesbitt, Freshman Football Coach, Canton High School, Effective Beginning May 19, 2026 (Board Enclosure)

10.D.6. Employment of Nick Scott, Freshman Football Coach, Canton High School, Effective Beginning May 19, 2026 (Board Enclosure)

11. ACTION ITEMS

11.A. *Consider Approval of Destruction of the Audio Recording of the Board Meeting Closed Sessions Held on September 16, 2024

11.B. *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.C. *Consider Approval of Temporary Summer Custodians: Shawn Cullen, Hilary Harris, Jamie Rilea, Justin Rollet, Rhonda Royer, and Kenny Shores  Temporary Student Summer Workers: Logan Brewer, Adrian Damopolii, Reno Damopolii, Annalee Haschemeyer, Parker Kilpatrick, Drake Mahr, Marcus McKind, Jamie Noggle,Ari Reneau, Sawyer Reneau, Jonathan Villaseca-Malaga, Haidyn Waughtel, James Williams, and Lucas Williams

11.D. *Consider Approval of Student-Teacher Taylor Marshall, Western Illinois University, Lincoln Elementary School with Kindergarten Teacher, Nicole Cain, Effective Beginning January 2027 through May 2027

11.E. *Consider Approval of Student-Teacher Jacob Haarman, Western Illinois University, Canton High School with Biology Teacher, Jennifer Stratton, Effective Beginning August 13, 2026 for 16 Weeks 

11.F. Consider Approval of Resolution for Attendance at the IASB-IASA-IASBO Joint Annual Conference, November 20, 2026, through November 22, 2026 (Enclosure)

11.G. Consider Approval to Proceed with Health Life Safety Bond Sale and Health Life Safety Amendments (Board Enclosure)

11.H. Consider Approval of Elementary Programming Changes (Enclosure)

12. REPORTS

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

13. DISCUSSION ITEMS

13.A. Discussion of FY26 Amended Budget

13.B. Review and Discuss Various Policies and Develop Recommendations to the Board of Education (Enclosures)
*Policy - Press Plus 121
DRAFT UPDATE
2:200  Types of Board of Education Meetings
2:220  Board of Education Meeting Procedure
2:250  Access to District Public Records
2:260  Uniform Grievance Procedure
4:165  Awareness and Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse and Grooming Behaviors
5:30  Hiring Process and Criteria
5:50  Drug- and Alcohol-Free Workplace; E-Cigarette, Tobacco, and Cannabis Prohibition
5:250  Leaves of Absence
5:330  Sick Days, Vacation, Holidays, and Leaves
6:65  Student Social and Emotional Development
6:100  Using Animals in the Educational Program
6:145  Migrant Students
6:170  Title I Programs
7:20  Harassment of Students Prohibited
7:50  School Admissions and Student Transfers To and From Non-District Schools
7:100  Health, Eye, and Dental Examinations; Immunizations; and Exclusion of Students
7:185  Teen Dating Violence Prohibited
7:240  Conduct Code for Participants in Extracurricular Activities
7:260  Exemption from Physical Education
7:300  Extracurricular Athletics
8:90  Parent Organizations and Booster Clubs
REVIEW AND MONITORING
7:220  Bus Conduct
7:230  Misconduct by Students with Disabilities
7:280  Communicable and Chronic Infectious Disease

13.C. Discussion of Charter Buses for Athletic Events

14. INFORMATION ITEMS

14.A. Freedom of Information Request from Data Branch (Board Enclosure)

14.B. Freedom of Information Request from Employee Research Data LLC (Board Enclosure)

14.C. Freedom of Information Request from Data Branch Research (Board Enclosure)

14.D. Freedom of Information Request from Data Branch (Board Enclosure)

14.E. Staff Institute, Friday, May 22, 2026 (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 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)]

17. ACTION

17.A. Consider Approval of the Grievance Settlement Agreement Between the Board of Education of Canton Union School District No. 66, Canton Education Association, IEA-NEA, and Courtney Yocum (Board Enclosure)

17.B. Consider Approval of an Agreement in Lieu of Expulsion for Student #19952 as Discussed in Closed Session (Board Enclosure)

18. ADJOURN