July 20, 2023 at 6:30 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting

I. Call to Order

II. Roll Call

III. Visitors Wishing to Address the Board

IV. Consent Agenda

IV.A. Minutes

IV.A.1. Open Meetings - June 15, 2023

IV.A.2. Closed Meeting Verbatim Records - January 20, 2022

IV.B. Treasurer's Report

IV.C. Payment of Bills

V. Motion for Consent Agenda

VI. Reports

VI.A. FOIA

VI.A.1. North America Procurement Council, Inc - Milk/Dairy

VI.A.2. North America Procurement Council, Inc - Bakery

VI.A.3. Prairie State Wire - Josiah Chatterton

VI.A.4. Vince Espi - Prairie State Wire

VI.B. Transportation Report

VI.C. Principals

VI.D. Superintendent

VI.D.1. ISBE Transportation Error Update

VI.D.2. Miller, Hall & Triggs Pricing Letter

VI.D.3. Sales Tax Update

VI.D.4. Tazewell County Zoning 

VII. Business Discussion/Action Items

VII.A. Alpha Baking Bid for 2023-24 

VII.B. Better Beverages Dairy Bid for 2023-24

VII.C. Job Descriptions - Principal, Director of Food Service, Food Service Worker - Head Cook, Food Service Worker

VII.D. Health Insurance Rates 2023-24

VIII. Executive Session to Discuss

VIII.A. 5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(1) 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; and

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

VIII.C. 5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(21) Discussion of minutes of meetings lawfully closed under this Act, whether for purposes of approval by the body of the minutes or semi-annual review of the minutes as mandated by Section 2.06 (5 ILCS 120/2.06).

IX. Departing Executive Session

X. Personnel Discussion/Action Items

X.A. Hiring / Appointments

X.A.1. Julie Jackson - Special Education Director

X.A.2. Connie Matthews - Middle School Principal

X.A.3. Middle School Baseball Volunteers - Paul Roberts, Eli Woodley, and Austin Kammeyer

X.A.4. Middle School Softball Volunteer - Makayla Tarpley

X.A.5. Bethany Barnett - Middle School Volleyball Coach / High School JV Volleyball Coach

X.A.6. Kelsey Sloter - Middle School Cheer Coach

X.A.7. Savannah Harp - High School Ag Teacher / FFA Sponsor

X.A.8. Gloria Rousseau - High School History League Sponsor

X.B. Leave Requests

X.B.1. Emily Waddell - Maternity Leave

X.C. Informational Items - Resignations, Employee Transfers

X.C.1. Kyra Fancher - Resignation - Middle School Principal

X.C.2. Angie Lapsley - Resignation - Middle School Secretary

X.C.3. Nicole Schleder - Resignation - High School Special Education Teacher

X.C.4. Jessica Sidwell - Resignation - High School JV Volleyball Coach

X.C.5. Kayleigh Morgan - Resignation - Primary School Paraprofessional

X.C.6. Alyssa Hand - Speech Language Pathologist

X.C.7. Margie Howell - Resignation - Bus Monitor

X.D. Other Personnel Items

XI. Closed Session Minutes - June 15, 2023

XII. Semi-Annual Review of Closed Session Minutes January to June

XIII. Adjourn

XIV. The next meeting is August 3, 2023 at 6:30 PM at the Unit Office