May 21, 2026 at 11:00 AM - Special Meeting

1. Call to Order with the Pledge of Allegiance.

2. Roll Call.

3. Adopt Official Agenda giving the President discretion to take items out of order or in closed session as needed.

4. Public Comments.

5. Approve the minutes of the Regular and Closed Meeting held on April 13, 2026.

6. Consent Agenda.   

6.A. Consider approval of bills as presented in the amount of $4,816,279.00 be authorized; that salaries for the month of May 2026 be authorized; that quick pay for April 2026 in the amount of $1,148,768.25 be approved; and that June 2026 salaries and bills to be quick paid be authorized.

6.B. Accept Principal Reports.

6.C. Accept Administrators' Reports.

6.D. Approve the engagement of Scheffel Boyle to perform an audit for the Cahokia School District for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026.

6.E. Approve the Contract Renewal Agreement for Food Management Services with OrganicLife, LLC, for the 2026-2027 school year.

6.F. Declare 29 desktop PCs and 15 chromebooks as surplus.

6.G. Accept the hearing officer's recommendation from the discipline hearing held on Monday, May 4, 2026, to expel a sixth grade student #26241 for the remainder of the 2025-2026 school year and the first semester of the 2026-2027 school year.

6.H. Accept the hearing officer's recommendation from the discipline hearing held on May 4, 2026, to expel a seventh grade student #22045 for two calendar years.

6.I. Accept the hearing officer's recommendation from the discipline hearing held on May 19, 2026, to expel a seventh grade student #23663.

6.J. Approve public comments to two minutes.

7. New Business. 

7.A. Consider adopting Resolution #26-10 abating the working cash fund of the District.

7.B. Consider adopting Resolution #26-11 providing for the issue of not to exceed $55,000,000 General Obligation School Bonds for the purposes of increasing the Working Cash Fund of and paying claims against the District, providing for the levy of a direct annual tax sufficient to pay the principal and interest on said bonds, authorizing the sale of said bonds to the purchaser thereof, and authorizing the execution of certain escrow agreements in connection therewith.

7.C. Approve Two Men and a Truck to conduct professional moving services.

7.D. Consider approval of a Settlement Agreement.

8. Superintendent's Report.

9. Closed Session.

9.A. Appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, litigation, or dismissal of specific employees.  5ILCS 120/2(c)(1).

10. Action Items after Closed Session.

10.A. Consider accepting resignations of certified and non-certified employees as presented in Exhibit 1.

10.B. Consider employment of certified and non-certified employees as presented in Exhibit 2, contingent upon successful completion of pre-employment requirements.

10.C. Consider rescinding employment offers to employees as presented in Exhibit 3.

10.D. Consider approving employees' requests for leave without pay as presented in Exhibit 4.

10.E. Consider dismissal of employees.

10.F. Consider suspension without pay of employees.

10.G. Consider imposing employee discipline.

11. Board Committee Reports:  Policy

11.A. Policy Committee Recommendations:  The following proposed policy updates to the Board Policy Manual are available for public viewing for the next thirty days with plans for adoption at the June 8, 2026, board meeting:
Updates: 2:200, 2:220, 2:250, 2:260, 4:165, 5:30, 5:50, 5:250, 5:330, 6:65, 6:100, 6:145, 6:170, 6:180, 7:20, 7:50, 7:100, 7:185, 7:240, 7:260, 7:300, 8:90
Updates-Rewritten:  2:140-E
Updates-Review:  7:220, 7:230, 7:280

12. The revised district budget for the 2025-2026 school year is available for public viewing.  The Board will act on amending the budget at the regular Board of Education meeting in June.

13. Consider approving the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Vanteo International Teachers.

14. Adjournment.