September 18, 2023 at 7:00 PM - Regular Meeting

1. CALL TO ORDER (Please silence cell phones)

2. ROLL CALL

3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG

4. MOMENT OF SILENCE IN MEMORY OF JOHN GREEN RETIRED BUS DRIVER

5. PUBLIC HEARING ON FY24 BUDGET

5.A. Assistant Superintendent Summary

5.B. Public Comments

5.C. Motion of Adjournment of FY24 Budget Hearing

5.D. Roll Call to Close Public Hearing

6. AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA

7. GOOD NEWS ITEMS

7.A. Building Reports (Enclosure)

7.B. Additional Good News Items

8. RECOGNITION OF AUDIENCE REQUESTS TO ADDRESS BOARD OF EDUCATION

9. CONSENT AGENDA (All items marked with an asterisk (*) are consent agenda items)

10. * MINUTES

10.A. Minutes of the Special Meeting, August 21, 2023 (Enclosure)

10.B. Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting, August 21, 2023 (Enclosure)

10.C. Minutes of the Closed Session, August 21, 2023 (Board Table)

10.D. Minutes of the Building and Grounds Committee Meeting, August 25, 2023 (Enclosure)

11. * FINANCIAL ACTIVITY

11.A. Consider Payment of Bills and Payroll (Enclosure)

11.B. Treasurer's Report (Enclosure)

12. * PERSONNEL

12.A. Retirements/Leaves/Resignations

12.A.1. Medical Leave of Absence, Certified Staff Member, Ingersoll Middle School, Effective Beginning October 2, 2023 through December 4, 2023 (Board Enclosure)

12.A.2. Medical Leave of Absence, Certified Staff Member, Canton High School, Effective February 12, 2024 for Eight Weeks (Board Enclosure)

12.A.3. Medical Leave of Absence, Non-Certified Staff Member, Ingersoll Middle School, Effective Beginning September 25, 2023 through January 4, 2024 (Board Enclosure)

12.A.4. Medical Leave of Absence, Non-Certified Staff Member, Ingersoll Middle School, Effective Beginning September 12, 2023, Length of Time To Be Determined (Board Enclosure)

12.A.5. Resignation of Catherine Calvert, Secretary, Westview Elementary School, Effective September 13, 2023 (Board Enclosure)

12.B. Employment

12.B.1. Employment of Josh Liggin, Bus Driver Full Time, Transportation, Effective Beginning September 19, 2023 (Board Enclosure)

12.B.2. Employment of Chris Allen, Bus Driver Full Time, Transportation, Effective Beginning September 19, 2023 (Board Enclosure)

12.B.3. Employment of Lisa Cook Denney, Bus Monitor Full Time, Transportation, Effective Beginning September 19, 2023 (Board Enclosure)

12.B.4. Employment of Chris Franzoni, Family and Consumer Science Teacher, Canton High School, Effective Beginning Approximately September 25, 2023 (Pending Background Check, Provisional CTE Licensure, and Required Paperwork) (Board Enclosure)

12.B.5. Employment of Sara Flynn, Secretary, Westview Elementary School, Effective Beginning Approximately September 18, 2023 (Pending Background Check and Required Paperwork) (Board Enclosure)

12.C. Transfers

12.D. Extracurricular

12.D.1. Employment of Drake Strode, Assistant Varsity Boys Basketball Coach, Canton High School, Effective Immediately (Pending Background Check and Required Paperwork) (Board Enclosure)

12.D.2. Consider Approval of Additional Volunteer Athletic Coaches for the 2023-2024 Season (Pending Background Check and Required Paperwork) (Board Enclosure)

13. ACTION ITEMS

13.A. *Consider Approval of Destruction of the Audio Recordings of the Board Meeting Closed Sessions Held on January 6, 2022 and January 19, 2022

13.B. *Consider Approval of Revisions to Board Policies - 2nd Reading (Enclosure)

*Press Plus Packet 112
REVIEW AND MONITORING (PREVIOUSLY NAMED FIVE YEAR NEEDS REVIEW)
2:80 Board Member Oath and Conduct
6:10 Educational Philosophy and Objectives
6:190 Extracurricular and Co-Curricular Activities
6:240 Field Trips and Recreational Class Trips
7:275 Orders to Forgo Life-Sustaining Treatment
7:330 Student Use of Buildings-Equal Access
8:25 Advertising and Distributing Materials in Schools Provided by Non-School Related Entities
8:95 Parental Involvement

DRAFT UPDATE
2:170 Procurement of Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying Services
4:45 Insufficient Fund Checks and Debt Recovery
4:100 Insurance Management
5:230 Maintaining Student Discipline
7:305 Student Athlete Concussions and Head Injuries

13.C. *Consider Approval to Create an Activity Account at Ingersoll Middle School for the FCCLA Club (Enclosure)

13.D. *Consider Approval of Administrator and Teacher Salary and Benefits Report for School Year 2023 (Enclosure)

13.E. Consider Approval of a Memorandum of Agreement Between the Canton Union School District 66 and the Canton Education Association IEA-NEA for the Addition of Teams and Activities for the 2023-2024 School Year (Board Enclosure)

13.F. Consider Approval of FY24 Budget (Enclosure)

13.G. Consider Approval of the Canton High School Auditorium Sound System Upgrade in the Amount of $108,381.50, Which Includes a Base Bid of $96,656.63 with Additional Bid Items Totaling $11,724.50 from Advanced Audio and Lighting (Enclosure)

14. REPORTS

15. DISCUSSION ITEMS

15.A. Building and Grounds Update (Board Enclosure)

15.B. Discussion of Grounds Maintenance Plan (Enclosure)

15.C. Discussion of the Canton Union School District Bond Company, First MidState Inc.

16. INFORMATION ITEMS

16.A. Sixth Day Enrollment Report (Enclosure)

16.B. IASB Western Division Dinner Meeting:
     Galesburg District Office, Galesburg, IL on Thursday, October 5th at 6 PM

16.C. Board Retreat on October 7, 2023 at 9 AM in the Boardroom at the Administration Building

16.D. Freedom of Information Request from Janine Asmus (Board Enclosure)

17. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

18. CLOSED SESSION

18.A. Discuss the Appointment, Employment, Compensation, Discipline, Performance, or Dismissal of Specific Employees of the Public Body [5 ILCS 120/2 (c) (1)]

18.B. Discuss Student Disciplinary Matters and/or Educational Matters Relating to Individual Students [5 ILCS 120/2 (c) (9) and (10)]

18.C. Security procedures, school building safety and security, and the use of personnel and equipment to respond to an actual, a threatened, or a reasonably potential danger to the safety of employees, students, staff, the public, or public property [ILCS 120/2 (c)(8)]

19. ACTION

19.A. Consideration of the Recommendation of Termination of Mr. Don Bugos for the Reasons Discussed in Closed Session

20. ADJOURN