March 24, 2025 at 6:30 PM - Regular Meeting
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1. Pledge Allegiance to the Flag.
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2. Call to Order and Roll Call.
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3. Approval of Minutes.
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4. Communications, Public Comments, & Participation.
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4.1. Board Applause.
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4.2. Student Council Update.
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4.3. Recognition of Alina Vang.
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4.4. Public Comments.
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5. Approval of Claims.
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5.1. Monthly Warrants.
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5.1.1. Bank Balances.
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5.1.2. District Investments.
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5.1.3. Medical Care Report.
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5.1.4. Financial Statement.
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5.1.5. Board Bills.
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5.1.6. Manual Checks.
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6. New Business.
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6.1. Closed Session.
(01) the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees, specific individuals who serve as independent contractors in a park, recreational, or educational setting, or specific volunteers of the public body or legal counsel for the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee, a specific individual who serves as an independent contractor in a park, recreational, or educational setting, or a volunteer of the public body or against legal counsel for the public body to determine its validity. However, a meeting to consider an increase in compensation to a specific employee of a public body that is subject to the Local Government Wage Increase Transparency Act may not be closed and shall be open to the public and posted and held in accordance with this Act. |
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6.2. Consent Agenda. A full Personnel Report* is included in Board materials for review during Closed Session.
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6.2.1. Employment.
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6.2.1.1. Non-Certified.
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6.2.1.1.1. Jennifer Puckett - Principal's Office Clerk, effective March 31, 2025.
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6.2.1.1.2. Brigette Sullivan, Assistant Principal's Secretary, effective March 4, 2025.
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6.2.1.2. Retirement.
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6.2.1.2.1. Jamie Patton - Athletic Office Secretary, effective September 2, 2025.
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6.2.2. Donations. Note: Please see the Donations Report in agenda support materials on the page number at right for additional contributions to the District over the past month.
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6.3. Cooperative Boys & Girls Swimming Agreement Between PCHS, Tremont High School, Limestone High School, and Illini Bluffs High School.
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Superintendent Owens.
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6.4. Renewal of Illinois High School Association Membership.
Presenter:
Superintendent Owens.
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6.5. PCHS Speech Team Trip to National Competition in Des Moines, Iowa, June 14-21, 2024.
Presenter:
Superintendent Owens.
Description:
Qualifying students to compete in the National Speech & Debate Association competition are Alina Vang and Lauren Holling.
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6.6. 2026 Close-Up Trip.
Presenter:
Superintendent Owens.
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The Close Up trip is annually sponsored by the Social Studies Department, with Courtney Joyce as next year's faculty advisor. This nearly week-long program (tentatively March 22-27, 2026) is open to juniors and seniors and is conducted in and around our nation's capital. Board Policy 7:327 requires Board approval for any trip over 500 miles from Pekin.
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6.7. Inspection and Support Agreement with ECSi.
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Chief Financial Officer Schaefer.
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7. Reports.
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7.1. Resignations.*
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7.2. Recommendations for Continued Employment.
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Assistant Superintendent Coussens-Martin.
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7.3. Policy Committee.
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Chairperson Brown.
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7.4. Operations & Maintenance Committee.
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Chairperson Barra.
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7.5. Labor/Management Relations Committee.
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Superintendent Owens.
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7.6. Student Achievement Committee.
Presenter:
Superintendent Owens.
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7.7. FOIA Requests.
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Superintendent Owens.
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7.8. Superintendent's Report.
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Dr. Danielle Owens
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7.9. Assistant Superintendent's Report.
Presenter:
Dr. Sheila Coussens-Martin
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7.9.1. Discussion on Textbook(s) Request for 2025-2026
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8. Future Agenda Items.
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9. Announcements by the President.
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10. Second Closed Session.
(01) the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees, specific individuals who serve as independent contractors in a park, recreational, or educational setting, or specific volunteers of the public body or legal counsel for the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee, a specific individual who serves as an independent contractor in a park, recreational, or educational setting, or a volunteer of the public body or against legal counsel for the public body to determine its validity. However, a meeting to consider an increase in compensation to a specific employee of a public body that is subject to the Local Government Wage Increase Transparency Act may not be closed and shall be open to the public and posted and held in accordance with this Act. |
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11. Adjournment.
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