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 April 20, 2026 regular board meeting.

IV.B. Consideration to approve the executive session minutes of the April 20, 2026 regular board meeting.

IV.C. Consideration to approve the renewal of membership in the Illinois Association of School Boards with respective payment, for 2026-2027 school year annual dues.

IV.D. Consideration to approve the 2026-2027 Waterloo CUSD5 Consolidated District Plan submitted to the Illinois State Board of Education.

IV.E. Consideration to authorize the Director of Cafeterias to participate in the Central Illinois School Food Service Purchasing Cooperative, effective for the 2026-2027 school year.

IV.F. Consideration to direct and authorize the Superintendent to enter into an agreement between Waterloo Community Unit School District No. 5 and Southwestern Illinois College "SWIC" in regard to the SWIC Running Start Program for the 2027-2028 school year.

IV.G. Consideration to accept a grant in the amount of $500.00, from Southern Illinois Construction Advancement Program, for Waterloo High School Construction Club Activity Account.

IV.H. Consideration to accept a donation in the amount of $500.00 for the Waterloo High School Athletic Director Activity Account.

IV.I. Consideration to accept a donation in the amount of $1,000.00 for the Waterloo High School Guidance Activity Account.

IV.J. Consideration to accept a donation in the amount of $1,000.00 for the Waterloo High School Guidance Activity Account.

IV.K. Consideration to accept a donation in the amount of $1,000.00 for the Waterloo High School Guidance Activity Account.

IV.L. Consideration to employ Sarah Alu as a summer tech worker, with a start date of May 19, 2026, and end date of August 7, 2026, and to set the rate of pay at $15.00 per hour, per the recommendation of Nick Hergenroeder, Director of Technology.

IV.M. Consideration to employ the following as seasonal summer help, effective May 27, 2026, for the summer of 2026, at the Step 1 pay rate for custodians, per the Agreement Between The Board of Education of Waterloo Community Unit School District No. 5 and Waterloo Association of Service Personnel: Jessica Funk, Lisa Morgan, and Ashley Rowton.

IV.N. Consideration to accept a letter of resignation, dated April 13, 2026, from Amy Norton, elementary teacher, effective at the end of the 2025-2026 school year.

IV.O. Consideration to accept a letter of resignation, dated April 22, 2026, from Aleah Nichols, Kennel Klub worker, effective April 22, 2026.

IV.P. Consideration to accept a letter of resignation, dated April 23, 2026, from Alexis Mudd, HS agriculture teacher, effective June 30, 2026.

IV.Q. Consideration to accept a letter of resignation, dated May 7, 2026, from Whitney Shoemaker, cafeteria worker, effective May 7, 2026.

IV.R. Consideration to accept a letter of resignation, dated May 12, 2026, from Wayne Hotchkiss, tech worker, effective May 29, 2026.

IV.S. Consideration to accept a letter of resignation, dated May 14, 2026, from Evan Chaffin, Kennel Klub worker, effective May 15, 2026.

IV.T. Consideration to accept an irrevocable letter of retirement, dated April 10, 2026, from Traci Biffar, 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. Building & Grounds Committee.

VII.C.2. Finance Committee.

VII.D. Coordinators/Directors.

VII.E. Building Administrators.

VIII. Public Participation.

IX. Old Business.

IX.A. Consideration to approve the 2025-2026 Final Official School Calendar starting on Monday, August 11, 2025, and ending on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, with using three emergency days on January 26, 2026, January 27, 2026, and April 6, 2026.

IX.B. Consideration to approve the district student cafeteria prices, effective for the 2026-2027 school year.

IX.C. Consideration to approve the volunteer list, effective May 19, 2026, as per recommendation from the District Athletic Director, Tim Gould, and Administration.

X. New Business.

X.A. Consideration to acknowledge the Waterloo Classroom Teachers Association (WCTA) demand to bargain and to identify/appoint the Negotiating Committee.

X.B. Consideration to approve the first reading of 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.

X.C. Consideration to approve Project Authorization #27 between Waterloo Community Unit School District #5 and FGM Architects, in the amount of $13,500.00, for Junior High facility planning (Phase 3).

X.D. Consideration to adopt the resolution declaring the list of District equipment, vehicles, and items as surplus property, no longer needed for school purposes.  Further, to direct the Superintendent to sell the items at a community sale, and to sell the equipment and vehicles to the highest bidder, in a bid process with minimum bids stated for each equipment and vehicle, or to otherwise discard, on an "as is" and "with all faults" basis.

X.E. Consideration to establish Regular Board Meeting dates, time, and place.

X.F. Motion to appoint Julie Bradley as the District Treasurer.

X.G. Consideration to approve the extra-duty assignments, effective for the 2026-2027 school year.

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

X.I. Consideration to employ one full-time HS agriculture teacher for the 2026-2027 school year, effective July 1, 2026, contingent upon the results of a background check and TB test.

X.J. Consideration to employ one full-time HS social studies 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.