June 8, 2026 at 6:05 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 6:05 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. Recognition of Visitors
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3. Student Recognition
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3.A. OMS Boys and Girls Track State Qualifiers
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3.B. OHS Boys and Girls Track State Qualifiers
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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 May 11, 2026, Regular Scheduled Board of Education Meeting (Attachment)
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5.C. Approve minutes from the May 11, 2026, Finance Committee Meeting (Attachment)
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5.D. Approve minutes from the May 18, 2026, Special-Called Meeting (Attachment)
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5.E. Approve Bills & Financial Reports (Attachment)
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5.F. Approve the following resignations:
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5.F.1. Peyton Metry - Olympia North Elementary Special Education Teacher, effective June 2, 2026 (Attachment)
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5.F.2. Justin Lacefield - Olympia High School Baseball Coach, & Olympia Middle School Baseball Coach, effective June 2, 2026 (Attachment)
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5.F.3. Jessica Anderson - Olympia North Elementary Paraprofessional, effective June 2, 2026 (Attachment)
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5.F.4. Jody Spratt - Olympia South Elementary Head Teacher, effective May 21, 2026 (Attachment)
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5.F.5. Chris Durham - Olympia Middle School Girls Track Coach, effective June 1, 2026 (Attachment)
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5.F.6. Jessica Steel - Olympia Special Olympics Coach, effective May 13, 2026 (Attachment)
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5.F.7. Addyson Mellen - Olympia High School Assistant Boys Track Coach (Attachment)
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5.F.8. Edwin Hohulin - Olympia High School Varsity Assistant Baseball Coach, effective June 4, 2026 (Attachment)
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5.F.9. Landon Shaffer - Olympia High School Freshman Baseball Coach, effective June 5, 2026 (Attachment)
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5.G. Approve the employment of the following certified staff, effective for the 2026-2027 school year:
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5.G.1. Heather Ramey - Olympia South Elementary MTSS Teacher (Attachment)
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5.G.2. Tyler Engel - Olympia High School English Teacher (Attachment)
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5.H. Approve the employment of the following support staff/coaches, effective for the 2026-2027 school year:
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5.H.1. Kaylee Withey - Olympia North Elementary Paraprofessional (Attachment)
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5.H.2. Avery Wietfeldt - Olympia South Elementary Student Council Sponsor (One-Year Position)(Attachment)
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5.I. Approve the following transfers, effective for the 2026-2027 school year:
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5.I.1. Jessica Anderson - Olympia North Paraprofessional, transferring to RISE Room 1 on 1 Paraprofessional (Attachment)
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5.J. Approve the following mentors, effective for the 2026-2027 school year:
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5.J.1. Lindsey Welch, OHS Special Education Teacher, to mentor Jennifer Jacobs, incoming OHS Special Education Teacher (Attachment)
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5.J.2. Alex Hembra - OMS English Teacher, to mentor Laura Kaiser, incoming OMS English Teacher (Attachment)
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5.J.3. Brent Shedd - OMS Math Teacher, to mentor Lauren Unruh, incoming OMS Math Teacher (Attachment)
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5.J.4. Natalie Chambers - OMS English Teacher, to mentor Josie Peters, incoming OMS Math Teacher (Attachment)
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5.J.5. Aubrey Zega - OHS Vocal Music Teacher, to mentor Joanie Hitt, incoming OHMS Band Teacher (Attachment)
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5.J.6. Becky Leenerman - OMS Counselor, to mentor Amber Loussedes, incoming OMS Counselor (Attachment)
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5.J.7. Sam Sadler, Olympia South Special Education Teacher, to mentor Heather Ramey, incoming MTSS teacher (Attachment)
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5.J.8. Laura Jo Bergner, Olympia South Special Education Teacher, to mentor Christina Wilen, incoming Oly South Special Education Teacher (Attachment)
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5.J.9. Jessica Williamson - Olympia West 1st Grade Teacher, to mentor Taylor Nowaskie, incoming Olympia West 1st Grade Teacher (Attachment)
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5.K. Approve the following volunteers, effective for the 2026-2027 school year:
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5.K.1. Cade Morelock - Olympia Football Program (Attachment)
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5.K.2. Becky Finfrock - Olympia High School Swim Program (Attachment)
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5.L. Approve the overnight trip for OHS football players to attend an Eureka College football camp on August 3, 2026, in Eureka, IL (Attachment)
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5.M. Approve the overnight trip for the OHS Cheer team to attend the UCA Cheer Camp, at Illinois State University, from July 10-13, 2026 (Attachment)
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5.N. Approve posting District contracts over $25,000 on the District website (Attachment)
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5.O. Approve to move the July Board meeting date from July 13th to July 16th, 2026, at 4:00 p.m.
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6. Communications
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6.A. Special Education Scholarship Award Winner
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6.B. Student Board Report
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6.C. FOIA Requests
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6.C.1. Carla Carlos with Employer Research Data LLC- First and last names, job titles/positions, work email addresses, and the primary department of current district employees.
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6.C.2. Daniel Forest with Data Branch - Contracts, service agreements, order forms, and purchase orders relating to the vendors: School Asset Manager, Collaborative Student Transportation, Prismatice Services Inc, Lead Public Schools, buildEd, and Transpar Group; RFP or solicitation documents, and task orders issued against cooperative purchasing agreements.
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6.C.3. Oshea Smith with Sunlight Access - Copies of the most recent contracts, agreements, amendments, and renewals from January 1, 2020, through January 29, 2026, in connection with the following vendors: Mastery Prep, Albert.io, IXL, Edgenuity, Khan Academy, Jumpstart, Texas College Bridge, Kaplan, Princeton Review, Uworld, Cambridge Educational Services, Schmoop, Progress Learning, and HMH.
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6.C.4. Julia Bennet with Data Branch - Records from 2022 to present that document the financial terms with the following vendors: CDW-G, AG Parts, K-12 Tech, and Vivacity Tech.
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6.C.5. David Callahan with Data Branch - Records relating to purchases from Apptegy, Finalsite, ParentSquare, SchoolMessenger, and Blackboard, Inc., from 2022 to present.
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7. Administrative Committee Reports
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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. FY26 Amended Budget Report (Attachment)(Motion)
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8.A.2. FY27 Budget First Look (Attachment)
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8.A.3. Summer Construction Update
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8.A.4. Drivers Education Bid Opening
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8.A.5. Program Evaluation Update
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8.A.6. Bus Purchases (Attachment)(Motion)
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8.A.7. FY27 Nickel Lease (Motion)
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8.A.8. Designation of Accrued Interest Resolution (Attachment)(Motion)
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8.A.9. Resolution to Pay Bills July 2026 (Attachment)(Motion)
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8.A.10. FY27 Audit
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8.B. Superintendent's Report
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8.B.1. Year-End Review (Attachment)
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8.B.2. Tazewell County Sales Tax Update
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8.B.3. ISBE Compliance (Attachment)
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8.B.4. Staffing Update
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8.B.5. Amended School Calendar (Attachment)(Motion)
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8.B.6. Olympia Fields Master Plan Study (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 final FY26 Amended Budget.
Discussion. Vote: Frazier _____; Hansen _____; Springer _____; Dietrich _____; Parks _____ ; Beavers _____; Rummel _____. A motion was made by __________, seconded by __________, to approve the FY27 Working Budget. Discussion. Vote: Frazier _____; Hansen _____; Springer _____; Dietrich _____; Parks _____; Beavers _____; Rummel _____. A motion was made by __________, seconded by __________, to approve the FY27 Nickel Lease expenses in the amount of $218,000. Discussion. Vote: Frazier _____; Hansen _____; Springer _____; Dietrich _____; Parks _____; Beavers _____ ; Rummel _____. A motion was made by __________, seconded by __________, to approve the Designation of Accrued Interest earned to be spent on District operations. Discussion. Vote: Frazier _____; Hansen _____; Springer _____; Dietrich _____; Parks _____; Beavers _____; Rummel _____; A motion was made by __________, seconded by __________, to approve the Resolution authorizing payment of the July 2026 expenses. Discussion. Vote: Frazier _____; Hansen _____; Springer _____; Dietrich _____; Parks _____; Beavers _____; Rummel _____; A motion was made by __________, seconded by __________, to approve the purchase of four buses from Central States; each for $79,500, and to sell them four Olympia buses for $1000 per bus, making the total purchase price $328,600. Discussion. Vote: Frazier _____; Hansen _____; Springer _____; Dietrich _____; Parks _____; Beavers _____; Rummel _____; A motion was made by __________, seconded by __________, to approve the bid of $2650 submitted by Jon Schwitters to purchase the 2013 Chevy Impala that the District currently owns. Discussion. Vote: Frazier _____; Hansen _____; Springer _____; Dietrich _____; Parks _____; Beavers _____; Rummel _____; A motion was made by __________, seconded by __________, to approve keeping the Executive Session minutes closed from July 20205- December 2025. In the same motion, approve to destroy audio recordings of Executive Session minutes older than 12 months. Discussion. Vote: Frazier _____; Hansen _____; Springer _____; Dietrich _____; Parks _____; Beavers _____; Rummel _____; A motion was made by __________, seconded by __________, to approve the amended 2026-2027 school calendar. Discussion. Vote: Frazier _____; Hansen _____; Springer _____; Dietrich _____; Parks _____; Beavers _____; Rummel _____; A motion was made by __________, seconded by __________, to approve Dewberry Architects Inc. to conduct an Olympia Fields Master Plan Study. Discussion. Vote: Frazier _____; Hansen _____; Springer _____; Dietrich _____; Parks _____; Beavers _____; Rummel _____; A motion was made by __________, seconded by __________, to approve the contract with IASB for Boardbook, PRESS Plus, & Board Policies Online. 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. |