December 19, 2024 at 6:00 PM - Regular Board Meeting

Individuals wishing to speak during public comment must complete the Public Comment Form and submit it to the Board Secretary prior to the start of the meeting.

Board Policy 2:230. At each regular and special open meeting, members of the public and District employees may comment to or ask questions of the School Board, subject to reasonable constraints. The individuals appearing before the Board are expected to follow these guidelines:

1. Address the Board only at the appropriate time as indicated on the agenda and when recognized by the Board President.
2. Identify oneself and be brief. Ordinarily, comments shall be limited to 5 minutes. In unusual circumstances, and when an individual has made a request in advance to speak for a longer period of time, the individual may be allowed to speak for more than 5 minutes.
3. Observe the Board President's decision to shorten public comment to conserve time and give the maximum number of individuals an opportunity to speak.
4. Observe the Board President's decision to determine procedural matters regarding public participation not otherwise covered in Board policy.
5. Conduct oneself with respect and civility toward others and otherwise abide by Board Policy, 8:30, Visitors to and Conduct on School Property.

Members of the public may speak during this portion of the meeting. Comments are limited to five minutes. Board members will not respond to public comments or questions during "Public Comments". Should total Public Comments approach or exceed a cumulative time of 30 minutes, the Board may suspend additional Public Comments until immediately prior to the Board and Superintendent Comments portion of the agenda.

Board Policy 2:220 The President shall designate a portion of the agenda as a consent agenda for those items that usually do not require extensive discussion before Board action. Upon the request of any Board member, an item will be withdrawn from the consent agenda and placed on the regular agenda for independent consideration. 

There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Board Member so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered as the first item after approval of the Consent Agenda.

The Board is asked to approve the Resolution Concerning and Affecting the Tax Levy which will result in a reduction in the likely property tax rate. The proposed property tax levy is in the amount of $7,071,117 If the extension (taxes collected) matches the levy, this would represent a 4.57% increase in total local property tax revenues to the District. However, due to the "tax cap" law, the likely extension will not exceed $6,991,819 a 3.62% increase in revenues. Additionally, the likely tax rate will decrease from 4.2998% to 3.9873%. The increase in revenue is a result of an increase in property value, not an increase in the tax rate.

The Superintendent is placing his evaluation before the Board:

The Board and the Superintendent shall meet during December and January of each annual period to discuss and evaluate their working relationship, rapport, and understanding, as well as progress toward established goals and objectives for the school district.  No later than February 1 of each year of the Superintendent's Contract, the Board shall evaluate the Superintendent’s performance and a written evaluation of that performance shall be given to the Superintendent...It shall be the duty of the Superintendent to cause review of the Superintendent's performance to be placed before the Board of Education at its regular December meeting.

• 11-27-2024; debbra_s@yahoo.com; Information related to  regarding NIA Inc.

The Board will move to closed session for 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 this Act. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1).

Collective negotiating matters between the public body and its employees or their representatives, or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(2).