October 21, 2024 at 5:30 PM - Regular Meeting

I. Roll Call, Opening Comments.

II. Executive session to discuss the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the public body or legal counsel for the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee of the public body or against legal counsel for the public body to determine its validity; litigation; and discussion of minutes of meetings lawfully closed under the Open Meetings Act. [5 ILCS120/2(c)(1)(11)(21)]

III. Pledge of Allegiance, Comments.

IV. PUBLIC HEARING

IV.A. Public Hearing will be held for the purpose of the waiver of limitation of administrative costs for 2024-2025.

V. Consent Agenda.

V.A. Consideration to approve the minutes of the September 16, 2024 regular board meeting.

V.B. Consideration to approve the executive session minutes of the September 16, 2024 regular board meeting.

V.C. Consideration to approve a general leave of absence request from Leah Walter, dated October 1, 2024, effective October 8, 2024 through January 5, 2025.

V.D. Consideration to employ Brian Hale as a full-time custodian, for the 2024-2025 school year, effective October 22, 2024, contingent upon the results of a background check and TB test.

V.E. Consideration to employ Michael Sabo as a full-time special education paraprofessional, for the 2024-2025 school year, effective October 18, 2024, contingent upon the results of a background check and TB test.

V.F. Consideration to employ Taylor Flinn as a Kennel Klub worker, for the 2024-2025 school year, effective October 22, 2024, contingent upon the results of a background check and TB test.

V.G. Consideration to employ Lorna Schaus as a Kennel Klub worker, for the 2024-2025 school year, effective October 22, 2024, contingent upon the results of a background check and TB test.

V.H. Consideration to accept a letter of resignation, dated September 12, 2024, from Melissa Neikirk, special education paraprofessional, effective September 13, 2024.

V.I. Consideration to accept a letter of resignation, dated September 30, 2024, from Fay Ross, Kennel Klub worker, effective October 10, 2024.

V.J. Consideration to accept a letter of resignation, dated October 3, 2024, from Barbara Barnett, cafeteria worker, effective October 2, 2024.

V.K. Consideration to accept a letter of retirement, dated October 8, 2024, from Marilyn Hoffmann, cafeteria worker, effective September 20, 2024.

V.L. Consideration to accept an irrevocable letter of retirement, dated September 20, 2024, from Alicia Longust, effective at the end of the 2026-2027 school year.

V.M. Consideration to accept an irrevocable letter of retirement, dated September 24, 2024, from Brett Ivers, effective at the end of the 2026-2027 school year.

V.N. Consideration to accept an irrevocable letter of retirement, dated September 27, 2024, from Jennifer Hall, effective December 31, 2028.

V.O. Consideration to accept an irrevocable letter of retirement, dated September 29, 2024, from Lisa Breithaupt, effective at the end of the 2027-2028 school year.

VI. Motion to accept the treasurer's report, student activity reports, and to authorize investments.

VII. Motion to approve the bills.

VIII. Reports of WCTA, Committees, Directors, Coordinators, and Administrators.

VIII.A. Superintendent.

VIII.A.1. FOIA Requests

VIII.A.2. Discussion Regarding 2024 Tax Levy

VIII.B. WCTA.

VIII.C. Board Committees.

VIII.D. Coordinators/Directors.

VIII.E. Building Administrators.

IX. Public Participation.

X. Old Business.

X.A. Consideration to adopt on the second reading the following district board policies Press Plus Issue 116, August 2024, as follows: 2:260 Uniform Grievance Procedure; 5:100 Staff Development Program; 7:20 Harassment of Students Prohibited; 7:185 Teen Dating Violence Prohibited; 2:265 Title IX Grievance Procedure.

X.B. Consideration to approve the extra-duty assignments, effective for the 2024-2025 school year as per recommendation from the District Athletic Director, Tim Gould, and administration.

X.C. Consideration to approve the volunteer list, effective October 22, 2024, as per recommendation from the District Athletic Director, Tim Gould, and Administration.

XI. New Business.

XI.A. Consideration to adopt the resolution to waive the limitation on administrative costs for 2024-2025.

XI.B. Consideration to adopt the resolution declaring the Hobart HCR40 electric conventional oven with triple flat top as surplus property, no longer needed for school purposes, and to direct the Superintendent to sell the oven to the highest bidder, in a bid process with minimum bids stated, or to otherwise discard, on an "as is" and "with all faults" basis.

XI.C. Consideration to approve the FY25 School Maintenance Project Grant application through Illinois State Board of Education. 

XI.D. Consideration to accept a donation in the amount of $1,350.00 for the WHS Athletic Director Fund Activity Account.

XI.E. Consideration to employ one full-time Reading Specialist, for the 2024-2025 school year, effective September 24, 2024.

XII. Motion to adjourn.