March 9, 2026 at 6:00 PM - REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING
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1. Call to Order, Roll Call, and Pledge of Allegiance
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The Board of Education of the Olympia CUSD #16 was called to order at 6:00 p.m. by President Kevin Frazier with the following Board Members and Administrators present: Kevin Frazier _____; Carolyn Hansen _____; Mary Springer _____; Justin Dietrich _____; Allie Parks _____; Laura Beavers _____; Dr. Andy Rummel _____; Superintendent Dr. Laura O'Donnell _____; Assistant Superintendent Andy Walsh _____; OHS Principal Jon Cox _____; OMS Principal Mike Jones _____; ONE Principal Kristina Peifer _____; OSE Principal Stacey Rogers _____; OWE Principal Lisa Castleman _____.
Absent: _______________________________________________________ Others Present: ________________________________________________ The Pledge of Allegiance was led by ________________________________ |
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2. Student Recognition
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2.A. Illinois State Scholars
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2.B. Wrestling State Qualifiers & Team
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2.C. Speech State Qualifiers
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3. Recognition of Visitors
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4. Opportunity for Public Input
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Anyone who wishes to address the Board of Education must contact the Administrative Assistant to the Superintendent at 309-379-6011, ext. 1128, two (2) business days prior to the meeting. At that time, please state if any special accommodations would be needed should your request be granted.
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5. Approval of Consent Agenda
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A motion was made by __________, seconded by __________, to approve the Consent Agenda that includes:
Discussion. Vote: Frazier _____; Hansen _____; Springer _____; Dietrich _____; Parks _____; Beavers _____; Rummel _____. |
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5.A. Approve Agenda
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5.B. Approve Minutes from the February 9, 2026, Regular Scheduled Board of Education Meeting (Attachment)
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5.C. Approve Minutes from the February 25, 2026, Policy Committee Meeting (Attachment)
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5.D. Approve Bills & Financial Reports (Attachment)
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5.E. Approve the following resignations:
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5.E.1. Stacy Tripod - Olympia High School Special Education Teacher, effective at the end of the 2025-2026 school year (Attachment)
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5.E.2. Kelsey Holt - Olympia Middle School Math Teacher, effective at the end of the 2025-2026 school year (Attachment)
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5.F. Approve the employment of the following certified staff, effective for the 2026-2027 school year:
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5.F.1. Taylor Nowaskie - Olympia West Elementary 1st Grade Teacher (Attachment)
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5.F.2. Josephine Peters - Olympia Middle School Math Teacher (Attachment)
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5.F.3. Lauren Unruh - Olympia Middle School Math Teacher (Attachment)
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5.G. Approve the employment of the following Support Staff / Coaches:
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5.G.1. Juslee Bukowski - Bus Aide, effective March 9, 2026 (Attachment)
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5.G.2. Addyson Mellen - Olympia High School Assistant Boys Track Coach, effective for the 2025-2026 season (Attachment)
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5.G.3. Landon Shaffer - Olympia High School Freshman Baseball Coach, effective for the 2025-2026 season (Attachment)
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5.G.4. Justin Collins - Olympia High School Boys Head Cross Country Coach, effective for the 2026-2027 season (Attachment)
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5.G.5. Taylor Nowaskie - Olympia High School Freshman Girls Basketball Coach, effective for the 2026-2027 season (Attachment)
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5.G.6. Addison Gerdes - Olympia Middle School Assistant Track Coach, effective for the 2025-2026 season (Attachment)
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5.H. Approve the following Intent to Retire:
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5.H.1. Len Mueller - Bus Driver, effective June 5, 2026 (Attachment)
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5.I. Approve the following transfers of employment:
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5.I.1. Kelsey Holt - Transferring from OMS Math teacher to OMS Special Education Teacher, effective for the 2026-2027 school year.
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5.J. Approve the following Volunteers, effective for the 2025-2026 school year:
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5.J.1. Brent Kittel - OHS Baseball Program (Attachment)
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5.J.2. Kyra West - Olympia Middle School Track (Attachment)
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5.K. Approve the 2025-2026 SB7 Sequence of Honorable Dismissal
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5.L. Approve the Lincolnland Technical Education Agreement (Attachment)
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5.M. Approve the 2026-2027 IHSA renewal (Attachment)
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5.N. Approve the Olympia District AI Plan, as presented by Superintendent Dr. Laura O'Donnell (Attachment)
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5.O. Approve the overnight trip for the Business Club / Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) to attend the Disney Imagination Campus Leadership Conference in Orlando, FL, in early June (Attachment)
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5.P. Approve the overnight trip for the OHS Choir to attend a retreat at the Grand Bear Resort in Utica, IL, in July 2026 (Attachment)
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6. Communications
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6.A. A Communications Folder will circulate around the Board Table.
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6.B. FOIA Requests
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6.B.1. Michael F. Henry - Live.com - Documentation on background checks for School Board members from 2019 to the present.
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6.B.2. Oshea Smith - Sunlight Access - Contracts, agreements, amendments, and renewals from January 1, 2021, through January 29, 2026, from a listed group of vendors. Request 1.
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6.B.3. Oshea Smith - Sunlight Access - Contracts, agreements, amendments, and renewals from January 1, 2021, through January 29, 2026, from a listed group of vendors. Request 2.
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7. Administrative Committee Reports
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7.A. Policy Committee
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7.B. Ed Tech Committee
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8. Administrative Reports
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8.A. Assistant Superintendent's Report (Attachment)
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8.A.1. Handbook Updates (Attachment)
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8.A.2. Summer Projects Update
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8.B. Superintendent's Report
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8.B.1. Tazewell County Facilities Sales Tax
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8.B.2. Bloomington Career Academy (BCA) Updates
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8.B.3. Grounds Update
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8.B.4. Special Education Teacher Update
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8.B.5. Olympia North Elementary Baseball Field (Attachment) (Motion)
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9. Other Business
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10. Action Items
Description:
A motion was made by __________, seconded by __________, to approve the construction of an additional baseball field at Olympia North Elementary, to be funded and maintained by the Danvers Lions Club.
Discussion. Vote: Frazier _____; Hansen _____; Springer _____; Dietrich _____; Parks _____; Beavers _____; Rummel _____. |
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11. Executive Session
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A motion was made by __________, seconded by __________, to meet in Executive Session at __________ p.m. to discuss one or all of the following: (1) student discipline; (2) the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee to determine its validity and/or litigation from this action; (3) purchase of property; (4) litigation due to action against the particular public body has been filed and is pending before a court or administrative tribunal, or when the public body finds that an action is probably or imminent, in which case the basis for the finding must be recorded and entered into the minutes of the closed meeting.
Ayes __________ Nays __________ A motion was made by __________, seconded by __________, to reconvene open session at __________ p.m. Ayes __________ Nays __________ |
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12. Action as a Result of Executive Session
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A motion was made by __________, seconded by __________, to approve ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Discussion. Vote: Frazier _____; Hansen _____; Springer _____; Dietrich _____; Parks _____; Beavers _____; Rummel _____. |
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13. Adjournment
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At __________ p.m., a motion was made by __________, seconded by __________, to adjourn the meeting.
Motion carried by unanimous vote. |