December 17, 2025 - 6:30pm (Sign up for public comments will be open from 5:15pm - 6:15pm) - Board of Education Regular Meeting

1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL

2. ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION (5:45p.m.)
Recommended motion:  Move to adjourn to closed session to discuss the following matter according to the exceptions provided in the Open Meetings Act and specified as follows:
•2(c)(1) 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 and 
•2(c)(9) Student disciplinary cases and
•2(c)(11) Litigation, when an action against, affecting or on behalf of 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 probable or imminent, in which case the basis for the finding shall be recorded and entered into the minutes of the closed meeting.

3. RECESS

4. RETURN TO PUBLIC SESSION

5. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

6. PUBLIC HEARING

6.A Public Truth in Taxation Hearing on Proposed Tax Levy

6.A1 Comments Regarding Public Hearing

7. FOCUS ON STUDENTS AND GOOD NEWS REPORTS

7.A Good News - KJHS Speech Team

8. SUPERINTENDENT COMMENTS

9. PUBLIC COMMENTS

10. REPORTS

10.A 1st Reading of 2026 - 2027 Calendar

10.B 1st Reading of Board Policies, Administrative Procedures and Exhibits

10.B1 Section 1: School District

10.B1a. Policy 1.20 District Organization, Operations, and Cooperative Agreements

10.B2 Section 2: Board of Education

10.B2a. Policy 2.120 Board Member Development

10.B2b. Policy 2.150 Committees

10.B3 Policy 2.270 Discrimination and Harassment on the Basis of Race, Color, and National Origin

10.B4 Section 3: General School Administration

10.B4a. Policy 3.10 Goals and Objectives 

10.B4b. Exhibit 3.30-E1 Organizational Chart for Administration

10.B5 Section 4: Operational Services

10.B5a. Policy 4.10 Fiscal and Business Management 

10.B5b. Policy 4.30 Revenue and Investments 

10.B5c. Policy 4.80 Accounting and Audits 

10.B5d. Policy 4.140 Waiver of Student Fees 

10.B5e. Policy 4.150 Facility Management and Building Programs

10.B5f. Policy 4.160 Environmental Quality of Buildings and Grounds

10.B5g. Policy 4.170 Safety

10.B5h. Policy 4.190 Targeted School Violence Prevention Program

10.B5i. Exhibit 4.140-E2 Response to Application for Fee Waiver, Appeal, and Response to Appeal

10.B6 Section 5: Personnel

10.B6a. Policy 5.10 Equal Employment Opportunity

10.B6b. Policy 5.20 Workplace Harassment Prohibited

10.B6c. Policy 5.90 Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Approved

10.B6d. Policy 5.100 Staff Development Program

10.B6e. Policy 5.120 Employee Ethics_ Conduct_ and Conflict of Interest

10.B6f. Policy 5.185 Family and Medical Leave

10.B6g. Policy 5.190 Teacher Qualifications

10.B6h. Policy 5.200 Terms and Conditions of Employment and Dismissal 

10.B6i. Policy 5.220 Substitute Teachers

10.B6j. Policy 5.280 Duties and Qualifications

10.B6k. Policy 5.300 Schedules and Employment Year 

10.B7 Section 7: Students

10.B7a. Policy 7.300 Co-Curricular Athletics 

10.B7b. Policy 7.305 Student Concussions and Head Injuries 

10.B7c. Admin. Proc. 7.305-AP1 Program for Managing Student Concussions and Head Injuries

10.B7d. Exhibit 7.300-E1 Agreement to Participate

10.C Requests for Information Pursuant to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act
The District has received and processed the following requests for information:

10.C1 FOIA List 12.17.25

11. ACTION

11.A Approve resolution abating the taxes heretofore levied for the year 2025 to pay debt service on the General Obligation School Bonds, Series 2018, General Obligation School Bonds, Series 2021, and General Obligation School Bonds, Series 2025, of the District.

11.B Adopt Resolution for Levying Taxes and Authorizing Certificate of Tax Levy for 2025

11.C Approve 36 Month Agreement with Raptor Technologies for Raptor Badge Alert, Emergency Management Suite and Student Safe  

12. CONSENT AGENDA

12.A Approval of Minutes
Minutes are not released for public viewing until approved by the Board of Education

12.A1 11.19.25 Regular Minutes

12.A2 11.19.25 Closed Minutes

12.B Personnel Matters

12.C Payment of Bills and Payrolls

12.D Approve Finance Department Reports

12.D1 November 2025 Financial Statements

12.E Approve Board Policies, Administrative Procedures, and Exhibits

12.E1 Section 7: Instruction

12.E1a. Exhibit 6.120-AP2,E1 Request to Access Classroom(s)

12.E2 Section 7: Students

12.E2a. Policy 7.40 Nonpublic School Students, Including Parochial and Home-Schooled Students

12.E2b. Policy 7.150 Agency and Police Interviews

12.E2c. Administrative Procedure 7.150-AP1 Agency and Outside Law Enforcement Interviews

12.E2d. Administrative Procedure 7.340-AP1 School Student Records

12.E2e. Administrative Procedure 7.40-AP1 Placement of Nonpublic School Students Transferring Into the District

12.E2f. Exhibit 7.150-E2 Record of Agency and Outside Law Enforcement Agent Requests

12.E3 Section 8: Community Relations

12.E3a. Policy 8.110 Public Concerns 

12.E3b. Administrative Procedure 8.110-AP1 Procedure for Resolving Concerns

12.F Approve Resolution of the Board of Education of Community Unit School District No. 5, McLean and Woodford Counties, Illinois, Granting a Temporary Construction Easement to the People of the State of Illinois, Department of Transportation for Entrance Reconstruction and Other Highway Purposes. 

12.G Approve Contract Agreement for Consulting Services between Unit 5 and Bushue Human Resources, Inc., January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2028

12.H Approval of Insurance Renewals for Property/General Liability, School Board Liability, and Auto

12.I Student Activity Fund Establishments

13. BOARD REPRESENTATIVE COMMITTEE MEETING REPORTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS AND COMMENTS

14. ADJOURNMENT