May 15, 2025 5:30 Construction Site/6:00 p.m. Meeting - Regular Meeting

1. Call to Order

2. Approve Candidate for Board Vacancy

3. Administration of Oath of Office to approved Board Member by the Board President

4. Hearing for Health Life Safety Amendment (6:10 p.m.)
    1. Call to Order/Roll Call
    2.  Presentation
    3.  Public Comment regarding amendment
    4.  Adjourn Hearing

5. Pretzel Shoutouts

6. Public Comment (Policy 2:230)

7. Scheduled Audience Participation

• FFA Officer Team

8. IASB Superintendent Search: Update on Survey Results

9. IASB Liaison Talking Points

10. Adjustments to Agenda

11. Reports and Recommendations

11.a. Director Reports

11.a.1. Transportation Director

11.a.2. Food Services Director

11.a.3. Facility Director

11.b. Administrator(s)

11.b.1. Mr. Matthew Jokisch, Elementary Principal

11.b.2. Mr. Brandon Radford, JH Principal

11.b.3. Mrs. Hattie Llewellyn, High School Principal

11.b.4. Mr. Blake Lucas, District Athletic and Activities Director

11.c. Superintendent

11.c.1. Mrs. Jill Larson, Superintendent

• Construction Update
• Staffing 25-26
• Celebrations-Graduation, Promotion, End of Yr Staff Recognition 
• Joint Annual Conference
• Board Trainings

12. Consent Agenda

12.a. Financial Report(s)

12.a.1. Bills Payable & Imprest Fund

12.a.2. Student Activity Funds

12.a.3. Payroll

12.a.4. Treasurer's Report

12.b. Open Session Minutes of April 24, 2025 and May 12, 2025

12.c. Closed Session Minutes of April 24, 2025 and May 12, 2025

12.d. Destroying of Executive Session Tapes for the Month(s) of  October 2023 and prior

12.e. Approve the Sr. Trip to St. Louis, Mo. 

12.f. Approve overnight Annual FFA Officer's Retreat June 23-25

12.g. Approve the Title I School -Wide Plan

12.h. Approve Title I School-Parent-Student Compact

12.i. Approve Consolidated District Plan (annual for ISBE for Grant purposes)

12.j. First Reading of Press Policy #118

12.k. Move June 19, 2025 Board Meeting to Thursday, June 26, 2025

13. New Business

13.a. Schedule Public Hearing for FY25 Amended Budget (June 26, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.)

13.b. Approve the FY25 Tentative Amended Budget

13.c. Approve the HLS Amendment #32

13.d. Approve Board Meeting Dates for 2025-2026 year

13.e. Approve the JH Student Handbook 25-26

13.f. Approve Revised Solar Contract

13.g. Approve Property, Casualty, Liability Insurance and Workers' Compensation Insurance Renewal for 2025-2026

13.h. Approve the Resolution to Sell/Dispose of Surplus or Outdated Equipment/Supplies

14. Executive Session - For the purpose of:

14.a. The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees, specific individuals who serve as independent contractors in a park, recreational, or educational setting, or specific volunteers of the public body or legal counsel for the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee, a specific individual who serves as an independent contractor in a park, recreational, or educational setting, or a volunteer of the public body or against legal counsel for the public body to determine its validity. However, a meeting to consider an increase in compensation to a specific employee of a public body that is subject to the Local Government Wage Increase Transparency Act may not be closed and shall be open to the public and posted and held in accordance with [the Open Meetings Act]. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(2)

15. *Personnel Consent Agenda (Policy 5:280)

15.a. Colton Middleton as 6-12 Vocal and Instrumental Music Teacher (pending proper certification)

15.b. Brad Olysav as Elementary PE Teacher (pending proper certification)

15.c. Lindsay Johnson as High School Student Council Sponsor

15.d. Approve Fall Volunteer Coaches for 25-26 school yr

16. Approve Dillon Binkley as District Athletic and Activities Director 2025-2028

17. Approve Addendum to Superintendent J.Larson contract (vacation days roll over)

18. Resignations:

• Earl Green-Asst. Basketball Coach and Permanent Sub
• Sherri Behl-Food Services Cook
• Cam Cummings-PE Teacher/Freshman Football Coach
• Blake Lucas-Athletic and Activities Director/Head Basketball Coach

19. Adjournment