June 29, 2026 at 6:05 PM - Regular Meeting

1. CALL TO ORDER (Please silence cell phones)

2. ROLL CALL

3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG

4. PUBLIC HEARING ON FY26 AMENDED BUDGET

4.A. Assistant Superintendent Summary

4.B. Public Comments

4.C. Motion of Adjournment of FY26 Amended Budget Hearing

4.D. Roll Call to Close Public Hearing

5. AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA

6. GOOD NEWS ITEMS

6.A. Recognition of 2026 Boys IESA Track and Field State Qualifiers

6.B. Recognition of 2026 Girls IHSA State Track & Field Qualifiers

6.C. Recognition of Canton Excellence Award Recipients

6.D. Recognition of 2026-2027 Illinois Association FFA State President.

6.E. Additional Good News

7. RECOGNITION OF AUDIENCE REQUESTS TO ADDRESS BOARD OF EDUCATION

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

9. * MINUTES

9.A. Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting, May 18, 2026 (Enclosure)

9.B. Minutes of the Closed Session, May 18, 2026 (Board Table)

10. * FINANCIAL ACTIVITY

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

10.B. Treasurer's Report (Enclosure)

11. * PERSONNEL

11.A. Retirements/Leaves/Resignations

11.A.1. Resignation of Paige Rossell, Social Worker, District, Effective Beginning the End of 2025-2026 School Year (Board Enclosure)

11.A.2. Resignation of Derek McCoy, Physical Education Teacher, Westview Elementary School, Effective Beginning June 22, 2026 (Board Enclosure)

11.A.3. Resignation of Ashley Jump, 5th Grade Teacher, Ingersoll Middle School, Effective Beginning the End of 2025-2026 School Year (Board Enclosure)

11.A.4. Resignation of Victoria Anderson, 3rd Grade Teacher, Westview Elementary School, Effective Beginning the End of the 2025-2026 School Year (Board Enclosure)

11.A.5. Resignation of Joe Roedl, Reading Aide, Westview Elementary School, Effective Beginning the End of 2025-2026 School Year (Board Enclosure)

11.A.6. Resignation of Brooke Ford, 5th Grade Teacher, Ingersoll Middle School, Effective Beginning the End of 2025-2026 School Year (Board Enclosure)

11.A.7. Retirement of Lisa Joachim, Paraprofessional, Lincoln Elementary School, Effective Beginning July 31, 2026 (Board Enclosure)

11.A.8. Resignation of Robert Brancecum, Bus Driver, Transportation, Effective Beginning June 17, 2026 (Board Enclosure)

11.A.9. Resignation of Karen Calhoun, Paraprofessional, Eastview Elementary School, Effective Beginning June 12, 2026 (Board Enclosure)

11.A.10. Retirement of Michelle Rose, Paraprofessional, Lincoln Elementary School, Effective Beginning August 1, 2026 (Board Enclosure)

11.A.11. Resignation of Kayla Elam, 7th Grade Language Arts Teacher, Ingersoll Middle School, Effective July 14, 2026 (Board Enclosure)

11.A.12. Leave of Absence, Non-Certified Staff Member, Beginning August 13, 2026, Returning November 9, 2026 (Board Enclosure)

11.B. Employment

11.B.1. Amended Employment Hire Sheet for Grant Stephenson, Student Support Coach, Ingersoll Middle School, Effective Beginning 2026-2027 School Year (Board Enclosure)

11.B.2. Employment of Christina Boyer, 5th Grade Teacher, Ingersoll Middle School, Effective Beginning August 13, 2026 (Pending Background Check and Required Paperwork) (Board Enclosure)

11.B.3. Employment of Lexi Price, Secretary, Buildings and Grounds, Effective Beginning June 30, 2026 (Pending Background Check and Required Paperwork) (Board Enclosure)

11.B.4. Employment of Sarah Vogel-Patterson, 3rd Grade Teacher, Westview Elementary School, Effective Beginning August 13, 2026 (Pending Background Check and Required Paperwork) (Board Enclosure)

11.B.5. Employment of Noah Walljasper, Physical Education Teacher, Westview Elementary School, (Pending Background Check and Required Paperwork) (Board Enclosure)

11.B.6. Employment of Rebecca Glenn, Guidance Counselor, Canton High School, Effective Beginning October 2026 (Pending Completion of PEL, Background Check and Required Paperwork) (Board Enclosure)

11.B.7. Employment of Sara Flynn, Secretary, Administration Office, Effective Beginning June 24, 2026 (Pending Background Check and Required Paperwork) (Board Enclosure)

11.B.8. Employment of Samuel Baker, Special Education Teacher, Ingersoll Middle School, Effective Beginning January 2027 (Pending Certification, Background Check and Required Paperwork) (Board Enclosure)

11.C. Transfers

11.C.1. Transfer of Brandi DeRenzy, 8th Grade Teacher at Ingersoll Middle School to 5th Grade Teacher at Ingersoll Middle School, Effective Beginning August 13, 2026 (Board Enclosure)

11.D. Extracurricular

11.D.1. Resignation of Derek McCoy, Boys Track Coach, Ingersoll Middle School, Effective Beginning June 22, 2026 (Board Enclosure) 

11.D.2. Resignation of Derek McCoy, Boys Cross Country Coach, Ingersoll Middle School, Effective Beginning June 22, 2026 (Board Enclosure)

11.D.3. Resignation of Grant Stephenson, 5th Grade Boys Basketball Coach, Ingersoll Middle School, Effective Beginning the End of 2025-2026 Season (Board Enclosure)

11.D.4. Employment of Grant Stephenson, Boys Head Soccer Coach, Canton High School, Beginning Effective June 30, 2026 (Pending Background Check and Required Paperwork) (Board Enclosure)

11.D.5. Employment of Alivia Hootman, Freshman Girls Basketball Coach, Canton High School, Effective Beginning Immediately (Pending Background Check and Required Paperwork) (Board Enclosure)

11.D.6. Employment of Kyle Lindmark, Boys Basketball Coach, Ingersoll Middle School, Effective Beginning Immediately, (Pending Background Check and Required Paperwork) (Board Enclosure)

11.D.7. Employment of Bailey Norton, Cheerleading Coach, Ingersoll Middle School, Effective Beginning Immediately, (Pending Background Check and Required Paperwork) (Board Enclosure)

11.D.8. Resignation of Justin Rollet, Assistant Varsity Boys Basketball Coach, Canton High School, Effective Immediately (Board Enclosure)

11.D.9. Resignation of Claire Ludlum, Assistant Cross Country Coach, Canton High School, Effective Beginning June 24, 2026 (Board Enclosure)

12. ACTION ITEMS

12.A. *Consider Approval of Destruction of the Audio Recordings of the Board Meeting Closed Sessions Held on October 21, 2024

12.B. *Consider Approval of Paula Arrenholz as District Treasurer for the 2026-2027 School Year

12.C. *Consider Approval of Treasurer Bond for Paula Arrenholz for the Period of July 1, 2026 through July 1, 2027 in the Amount of $6,000,000 (Enclosure)

12.D. *Consider Approval of Dissolution of Canton High School Activity Account for Class of 2026; Balance to be Deposited in GI Account (Enclosure)

12.E. *Consider Approval to Create an Activity Account at Canton High School for the Class of 2030 (Enclosure)

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

12.G. Consider Approval of FY26 Amended Budget (Board Enclosure)

12.H. Consider Approval of 2026-2027 Consolidated District Plan (Board Enclosure)

12.I. Consider Approval of Employment Contract for Denise Strube-Pieper, Superintendent/Board Recording Secretary, Effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2028 (Board Enclosure)

12.J. Consider Approval of the BINA (Bond Issue Notification Act) Order that Calls for a Public Health-Life-Safety Bond Hearing to take Place at the August 17, 2026, School Board Meeting (Board Enclosure)

12.K. Consider Approval of Health/Life Safety Amendment for Administration Building for Repairs (Board Enclosure)

12.L. Consider Approval of Health/Life Safety Amendment for Canton High School for Repairs (Board Enclosure)

12.M. Consider Approval of Health/Life Safety Amendment for Westview Elementary School for Repairs (Board Enclosure)

12.N. Consider Approval of Health/Life Safety Amendment for Eastview Elementary School for Repairs (Board Enclosure)

12.O. Consider Approval of Health/Life Safety Amendment for Ingersoll Middle School for Repairs (Board Enclosure)

13. REPORTS

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

13.B. CHS FFA Annual Report (Enclosure)

14. DISCUSSION ITEMS

14.A. Discussion of Charter Buses for Activity and Athletic Events

15. INFORMATION ITEMS

15.A. End of the Year Enrollment Report (Enclosure)

15.B. Elementary Programming Update (Enclosure)

15.C. Summer Project Update

15.D. School Improvement Plan (Board Enclosure)

15.E. Freedom of Information Request from SmartProcure (Board Enclosure)

15.F. Freedom of Information Request from Data Branch (Board Enclosure)

15.G. Freedom of Information Request from Data Branch (Board Enclosure)

15.H.  Freedom of Information Request from Data Branch (Board Enclosure)

15.I.  Freedom of Information Request from Data Branch (Board Enclosure)

15.J.  Freedom of Information Request from Data Branch (Board Enclosure)

15.K.  Freedom of Information Request from Data Branch (Board Enclosure)

15.L.  Freedom of Information Request from Judiciocracy (Board Enclosure)

15.M. Freedom of Information Request from Upgraid Research (Board Enclosure)

16. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

17. CLOSED SESSION

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

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

17.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)]

18. ACTION

19. ADJOURN