September 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM - Regular Meeting
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1) Call to Order
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1. The meeting will be called to order at 7:00 P.M.
2. Roll will be called for the Regular Meeting of the Board of Education of Harrison School District #36. Members will answer if they are present. 3. We will recite the Pledge of Allegiance. |
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2) Roll Call
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3) Pledge of Allegiance
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4) Presentations From the Floor
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This item on the Board of Education Agenda permits interested community members to address the Board.
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5) Approval of Minutes from Previous Meeting(s)
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Submitted to the Board of Education are the minutes of the previous meeting(s).
The Board of Education must approve these minutes with corrections if desired in order to generate the official meeting record. The minutes of the Board transactions then become a part of the formal District #36 records and are available for examination by District #36 residents, auditors, and State authorities. The motion to approve Board minutes can be by voice vote. Verify if there are any corrections. |
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5)A) Board of Education Open Session Meeting Minutes
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5)B) Board of Education Closed Session Meeting Minutes
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6) Status of FOIA Request(s)/Responses
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This section of the Board of Education meeting provides the opportunity to share any FOIA Request(s) and/or Response(s) with all in attendance.
"The president or district superintendent shall, at each regular board meeting, report any requests made of the district under provisions of the Freedom of Information Act and shall report the status of the district’s response." 105 ILCS 5/10-16. On August 19, 2025, the District received a FOIA request from Jacob Long from Public Data Research, requesting material: "1) All current employees’ names; 2) All current employees’ job titles; and 3) the employment start dates of all current employees." The District responded to Mr. Long on August 26, 2025, and supplied the requested information. See enclosures for the FOIA request and response. On August 18, 2025, the District received a FOIA request from Justin Wenig from Starbridge Byte, requesting material: "a report (such as a check register, expenditure report, or purchase order history) reflecting all transactions from January 2022 to present date, including but not limited to: 1) Purchase date; 2) Vendor name; 3) Description of goods/services purchased; 4) Line item quantity; and 5) Line item price/amount." The District responded to Mr. Wenig on August 26, 2025, and supplied the requested information. See enclosures for the FOIA request and response. The District has received three different FOIA requests from Owen Wang, of the McHenry Times. On September 2, 2025, he requested material: "names and honors of all students in your high schools recognized by the College Board as AP Scholars." The District responded to Mr. Wang on September 2, 2025, and supplied that Harrison is an elementary district and that his files should be updated to reflect the different types of districts in McHenry County. See enclosures for the FOIA request and response. On September 8, 2025, he requested material: "Names of all graduates from your middle schools for the completed school year with the following fields: 1) Name; 2) Destination High School." The District responded to Mr. Wang on September 8, 2025, and supplied the requested information, but also reiterated that the same information was requested and suppled in June, 2025. The District also responded that McHenry Community High School is the public school assigned to our boundaries but students may have moved, chosen to be homeschooled or attend a private high school. See enclosures for the FOIA request and response. On September 8, 2025, he requested: "1) Copies of the contracts for all school principals in the district who will start the upcoming school year; and 2) Copies of all active teacher contracts/collective bargaining agreements" The District responded to Mr. Wang on September 8, 2025, and supplied the requested information and also noted that this information is also posted on the district’s website. See enclosures for the FOIA request and response. |
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7) Finance
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The following Financial Reports are intended to provide the Board with essential information, which will enable them to exercise informed stewardship over the financial operation of Harrison School District #36.
A Budgetary Report and a Treasurer’s Report may appear solely for Board information but an Agenda of Bills and a Payroll Report must be brought before the Board for their action. Clarification or additional information can be provided by contacting either the Bookkeeper or the Superintendent prior to the meeting. Reports Agenda of Bills & Payroll Do require a motion. Reports Budgetary & Treasurer Report do NOT require a motion. |
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7)A) Agenda of Bills
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The reports include the bills recommended for payment by the Board of Education. Upon formal approval by the Board, the administration shall make payment to the appropriate parties or vendors.
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7)B) Approval of Payroll
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This report presents the payroll expenditures for the previous month along with the administration’s recommendation for Board approval.
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7)C) Budgetary Reports
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The Budgetary Reports reflect the transactions completed by the month, for the prior month. These reports do not require approval.
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7)D) Treasurer's Report
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The Treasurer’s Report provides a summary of Revenues and Expenditures for the prior month, by fund. It also shows the balance of each Bank/Investment Account at the end of the month.
The cash-in and cash-out numbers represent liabilities from Payroll. The liabilities are monies, such as IMRF, Annuities, Health Insurance, etc. that are deducted from paychecks and are held as "cash" until they go to the respective vendors. This report does not require a motion. |
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8) Discussion of Action Items
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The Board of Education may discuss action items prior to taking formal action.
Following the discussion, the Public Comment agenda item will give the community the opportunity to make comments prior to the Board taking action.
In accordance with Board Policy 2:220-E1, the Board should approve the destruction of closed session recording(s) that are at least 18 months old and for which approved minutes of the closed meeting already exist. This meeting will contain the approval of the destruction of closed session recordings prior to April 1, 2024.
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9) Public Comments
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The administration recommends that they be given an opportunity to deal with any presented problems, complaints or suggestions of an educational nature if they have not had the opportunity to do so. Parents or community members who have a question or concern should be directed to the Superintendent as the first point of contact. If there is no satisfactory resolution to the educational or administrative matters presented at this juncture of the Board meeting, the individual or individuals addressing the Board indeed have the right to a further Board hearing and reaction.
Board of Education Policy 2:230 Public Participation at Board of Education Meetings and Petitions to the Board At each regular and special open meetings, members of the public, and District employees may comment to, or ask questions of, the Board of Education, subject to reasonable constraints. The individuals appearing before the Board are expected to follow these guidelines:
Petitions or written correspondence to the Board shall be presented to the Board at the next regularly scheduled Board meeting. |
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10) Action Items
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10)A) Destruction of Closed Session Recording(s)
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10)B) Approval of Fiscal Year 2026 Budget
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10)C) Resolution Setting a Hearing to Discuss an Interfund Transfers
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11) Information Items
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12) Members' Comments
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The Board of Education Members may take this time to share information with other members of the Board and/or community members.
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13) Closed Session
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13)A) The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees, specific individuals who serve as independent contractors, or specific volunteers of the District or legal counsel for the District, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee, a specific individual who serves as independent contractor, or a volunteer of the District or against legal counsel for the District to determine its validity.
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14) Return to Open Session
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15) Action Items
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15)A) Personnel - Appointment, Employment, Compensation, Resignation, Discipline, Performance, or Dismissal of Employee(s)
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15)A)1) Approval of Leave of Absence Request(s)
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15)A)2) Approval of New Hire(s)
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15)A)3) Approval of Resignation(s)
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16) Adjournment
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