December 17, 2025 at 6:30 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting

1. Call to Order

2. Adjournment to Closed Meeting
Pursuant to IL Open Meetings Act.
A closed session in accordance with the Illinois Open Meeting Act (5ILCS120/2c)  will be necessary to consider one or more of the following subjects including, but not limited to:
120/2(c)(1) Employee appointments, employment, compensation, dismissals, complaints
120/2(c)(2) Negotiations
120/2(c)(3) Selection of a person to fill a public office
120/2(c)(5) Property Acquisition/Lease/Purchase
120/2(c)(8) Emergency Security Procedures
120/2(c)(9) Student Discipline
120/2(c)(10) The placement of individual students in special education programs and other matters relating to individual students
120/2(c)(11) Actual/Potential Litigation
120/2(c)(16) Self-Evaluation, practices and procedures or professional ethics when meeting with a representative of a statewide association of which the public body is a member
120/2(c)(21) Closed Meeting Minutes Discussion/Review

3. Reconvene Open Meeting & Discipline Motions

4. Consent Agenda - Request to Approve
Note:  Consent Agenda Items are routine, non-controversial matters and will be considered together and enacted by one motion and one roll call vote.  Anyone desiring to remove an item for separate consideration should request to do so before approval of this consent agenda.  

4.A. Agenda Approval

4.B. Human Resources: 

4.B.1) Regular Items:  Employments, Employment Changes, Leaves of Absence, Resignations, Retirements, Extracurricular Assignments/Changes

4.C. Treasurer's Report

4.D. Business/Finance:

4.D.1) Regular Items

4.D.2) Business/Finance:

4.D.2)a) Bills paid from each fund pursuant to board's prior authorization (board policy 4:50)

4.D.2)a)(1) Education Fund                                                               $   785,579.26
Food Service Fund                                                          $   182,473.06
Operations and Maintenance Fund                                 $     69,949.81
Transportation Fund                                                        $     42,197.78
Liability Fund                                                                   $     25,502.39 
Fund Summary Total                                                       $1,105,702.30

4.D.2)a)(2) Payroll
Payroll dated November 21, 2025 in the net amount of $ 1,376,660.20
Payroll dated November 21, 2025 in the net amount of $      10,280.40
Payroll dated December 12, 2025 in the net amount of $ 1,475,665.45
Payroll dated December 12, 2025 in the net amount of $    410,061.64
Payroll dated December 12, 2025 in the net amount of $        2,200.36
Payroll dated December 12, 2025 in the net amount of $        1,109.40
Payroll Total                                                                    $ 3,276,465.28

4.D.2)b) December bills/checks from each fund - need Board approval

4.D.2)b)(1) Education Fund                                                              $   234,474.89
Food Service Fund                                                         $     93,722.39
Operations and Maintenance Fund                                $     72,155.04
Liability Fund                                                                  $     17,788.75
Fund Summary Total                                                      $   418,141.07              

4.E. District 118 Crisis Plans

4.F. Out-of-State Field Trip Request

4.F.1) 8th Grade Class - Malibu Jack's - Lafayette, IN - May 22, 2025

4.G. Illinois Freedom of Information Act - Request Received & Processed

5. Public Comments

6. Business/Finance: 

6.A. Resolution abating a portion of the tax heretofore levied for the year 2025 to pay debt service on the Taxable General Obligation School Bonds, Series 2016A (Qualified School Construction Bonds), of Community Consolidated School District Number 118, Vermilion County, Illinois - Recommendation
Motion and Roll Call Vote

6.B. 2025 District Tax Levy - Recommendation 
Motion and Roll Call Vote

6.C. District 118 Credit Cards - Recommendation 
Motion and Roll Call Vote

7. 2026-2027 School Calendars - Recommendation
Motion and Roll Call Vote

8. Human Resource: 

8.A. Substitute Pay - Recommendation
Motion and Roll Call Vote

9. Special Education:

9.A. Contract with Empowered Communication, LLC - Recommendation 
Motion and Roll Call Vote

10. Building and Grounds:

10.A. Recommendation to Accept the 10 Year-Health Life Safety (HLS) Survey Findings Submitted by Reifsteck - Reid, Architecture Firm - Recommendation 
Motion and Roll Call Vote

10.B. School Maintenance Project Grant - Recommendation 
Motion and Roll Call Vote

11. Informational Items: 

11.A. Winter Weather Protocols

12. Superintendent/Board Comments

13. Adjournment