February 23, 2026 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; and litigation. [5 ILCS120/2(c)(1)(11)]

III. Pledge of Allegiance, Comments.

IV. Consent Agenda.

IV.A. Consideration to approve the minutes of the February 2, 2026 regular board meeting and the February 18, 2026 special board meeting.

IV.B. Consideration to approve the executive session minutes of the February 2, 2026 regular board meeting and the February 18, 2026 special board meeting.

IV.C. Consideration to: 1) instruct the Superintendent to have the tentative amended budget for the 2025-2026 fiscal year prepared for Finance Committee review; 2) set the time and place for a public hearing at the April 20, 2026, regular board meeting on the tentative amended budget; and 3) instruct the Board Secretary to give notice according to law and Board policies that the tentative amended budget will be on file and conveniently available for public inspection for thirty days prior to the public hearing with date of display being set on Thursday, March 19, 2026.

IV.D. Consideration to accept the 2026 Certificate of Status of Exempt Property as follows:
Permanent Parcel Number Street Addresses of Properties Docket #
07-24-400-004-00090 Zahnow - 301 Hamacher Street 85-67-34
08-19-349-001-00090 Track & Ball Field - Rogers Street 85-67-39
08-30-100-014-00090 Gardner Elementary - 1 Ed Gardner Place 97-67-16
07-25-234-012-00090 Maintenance Building - 200 Bellefontaine Drive 99-67-04
07-25-234-016-00090 Waterloo JH - 200 Bellefontaine Drive 99-67-04
08-30-100-015-00090 Gardner Elementary -1 Ed Gardner Place 99-67-07
07-24-400-005-00090 Vacant Lot - Hamacher Street 03-67-10
08-31-100-010-00090 Waterloo HS - 505 E. Bulldog Boulevard 07-67-03
08-30-100-001-00090 Land for School 90-67-15
08-30-100-001-00090 Middle School 92-67-10

IV.E. Consideration to approve a 2026 summer session for Kennel Klub, contingent on adequate enrollment.

IV.F. Consideration to accept donations in the total amount of $5,080.00 for the Waterloo Junior High School Baseball Activity Account.

IV.G. Consideration to employ Brittany Riggins as a part-time cafeteria worker, for the 2025-2026 school year, effective February 24, 2026, contingent upon the results of a background check and TB test.

IV.H. Consideration to employ Whitney Shoemaker as a part-time cafeteria worker, for the 2025-2026 school year, effective March 2, 2026, contingent upon the results of a background check and TB test.

IV.I. Consideration to employ Anna Bulman as a Kennel Klub worker, for the 2025-2026 school year, effective February 17, 2026.

IV.J. Consideration to accept a letter of resignation, dated January 28, 2026, from Parker Jones, Kennel Klub worker, effective January 30, 2026.

IV.K. Consideration to accept a letter of resignation, dated February 1, 2026, from Jenifer Melching, cafeteria worker, effective February 13, 2026.

IV.L. Consideration to accept a letter of resignation, dated February 19, 2026, from Jennifer Kretchmer, special education paraprofessional, effective August 9, 2026.

IV.M. Consideration to accept a letter of resignation, dated February 20, 2026, from Tim Gould, District Athletic Director and WHS Dean of Students, effective June 30, 2026.

IV.N. Consideration to accept a letter of retirement, dated February 17, 2026, from Gayle Mesnarich, custodian, effective June 25, 2026.

IV.O. Consideration to accept an amended letter of retirement, dated January 28, 2026, from Nicholas Schwartz, Junior High principal, effective June 29, 2026.

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

VI. Motion to approve the bills.

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

VII.A. Superintendent.

VII.A.1. FOIA Requests

VII.B. WCTA.

VII.C. Board Committees.

VII.C.1. Task Force.

VII.D. Coordinators/Directors.

VII.E. Building Administrators.

VIII. Public Participation.

VIII.A. Virgil Moore.

VIII.B. Nathan Rau.

IX. Old Business.

X. New Business.

X.A. Consideration to approve the 2026-2027 Official School Calendar.

X.B. Consideration to approve Project Authorization #26 between Waterloo Community Unit School District #5 and FGM Architects, with professional fees to be billed hourly, for Junior High facility planning (Phase 2).

X.C. Consideration to employ one full-time elementary teacher, for the 2026-2027 school year, effective the start of school August 2026 (date to be determined), ccontingent upon the obtainment of licensure.

X.D. Consideration to employ one full-time special education cross-categorical teacher, for the 2026-2027 school year, effective the start of school August 2026 (date to be determined), contingent upon the obtainment of licensure.

XI. Motion to adjourn.