June 15, 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; collective bargaining matters; and other matters relating to individual students. [5 ILCS120/2(c)(1)(2)(10)]

III. Pledge of Allegiance, Comments.

IV. Consent Agenda.

IV.A. Consideration to approve the minutes of the May 18, 2026 regular board meeting.

IV.B. Consideration to approve the executive session minutes of the May 18, 2026 regular board meeting.

IV.C. Consideration to award the following bids according to the bid specifications and in the best interest of the school district:  copier paper to Contract Paper Group, 1013 Portage Trail Suite 2, Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221, in the amount of $36,927.56; toilet tissue and multi-paper towels to Dutch Hollow Supplies, 6218 Old St. Louis Road, Belleville, IL 62223, in the amount of $19,805.00; and trash services to Reliable Sanitation Service, Inc., 601 South Market, Waterloo, IL 62298, in the amount of $30,765.45, with alternate recycled bid at $7,551.00 for one time per week, totaling $38,316.45, effective for the 2026-2027 school year.

IV.D. Consideration to designate First National Bank of Waterloo, Illinois; and the Illinois School District Liquid Asset Fund Plus as depositories of District Funds.

IV.E. Consideration to approve an updated Access to the District's Electronic Networks form.

IV.F. Consideration to approve an intergovernmental agreement with Morrison Talbott Public Library, for the term of August 1, 2026 through July 31, 2026, to provide access to all Waterloo CUSD5 students, in the amount of $6,000.00 annually.

IV.G. Consideration to accept a donation in the amount of $2,000.00 for the Waterloo High School Student Council Activity Account.

IV.H. Consideration to accept a letter of resignation, dated May 13, 2026, from Alexis Guerra, Kennel Klub worker, effective May 22, 2026.

IV.I. Consideration to accept a letter of resignation, dated May 18, 2026, from Cara Brown, JH assistant principal, effective June 30, 2026.

IV.J. Consideration to accept a letter of resignation, dated May 21, 2026, from Sydney Wille, special education paraprofessional, effective June 12, 2026.

IV.K. Consideration to accept a letter of resignation, dated May 25, 2026, from Kirsten Grayson, special education paraprofessional, effective May 22, 2026.

IV.L. Consideration to accept a letter of retirement, dated June 3, 2026, from David Woehlke, custodian, effective August 31, 2026.

IV.M. Consideration to accept an irrevocable letter of retirement, dated June 2, 2026, from Lisa Miller, effective at the end of the 2029-2030 school year.

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. Board Policy Committee.

VII.D. Coordinators/Directors.

VII.E. Building Administrators.

VIII. Public Participation.

VIII.A. Savannah Lane.

IX. Old Business.

IX.A. Consideration to adopt on the second reading the following district board policies Press Plus Issue 121, March 2026, as follows: 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; 5:30 Hiring Process and Criteria; 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; 2:140-E Guidance for Board Member Communications, Including Email Use; 7:220 Bus Conduct; 7:230 Misconduct by Students with Disabilities; 7:280 Communicable and Chronic Infectious Disease.

IX.B. Consideration to approve the extra-duty assignments, effective for the 2026-2027 school year as per recommendation from the District Athletic Director, Tim Gould, and administration.

X. New Business.

X.A. Consideration to approve a resolution authorizing the abatement of $750,000 from the Working Cash Fund into the Education Fund.

X.B. Consideration to approve a resolution authorizing the transfer of earned interest from the Capital Projects (Facility Sales Tax) Fund into the Education Fund.

X.C. Consideration to enter into a lease agreement for the rental of Promethean boards and stands for classrooms.

X.D. Consideration to accept an irrevocable letter of retirement, dated June 10, 2026, from Brian Smith, effective at the end of the 2029-2030 school year.

X.E. Consideration to approve one-year contracts for Marla Byrd, Business/Office Manager-Executive Secretary; Willey Hulett, Director of Buildings/Grounds; and Ruth Mason, Director of Cafeterias, effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, and the salary for Nicholas Hergenroeder, Director of Technology, effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027.

X.F. Consideration to approve a revised Administrative Assistant salary schedule.

X.G. Consideration to set the hourly rate of pay for 2026-2027, effective July 1, 2026, for Scott Niemann, District Computer Technician, at $26.13 per hour.

X.H. Consideration to set the hourly rate of pay for 2026-2027, effective July 1, 2026, for Patrick Toenjes, District Computer Technician, at $22.82 per hour.

X.I. Consideration to employ a Junior High School Assistant Principal, effective July 1, 2026.

X.J. Consideration to employ one full-time elementary teacher, for the 2026-2027 school year, effective August 10, 2026, contingent upon the results of a background check and TB test.

X.K. Consideration to employ one full-time elementary teacher, for the 2026-2027 school year, effective August 10, 2026, contingent upon the results of a background check and TB test.

XI. Motion to adjourn.