February 19, 2025 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. AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA

5. GOOD NEWS ITEMS

5.A. Recognition of IHSA Boys Bowling State Qualifiers

5.B. Recognition of Ingersoll Middle School 5th Grade Team for Receiving One Class at a Time from WEEK25 and CEFCU

5.C. Building Reports (Enclosure)

5.D. CHS Student Report (Enclosure)

6. RECOGNITION OF AUDIENCE REQUESTS TO ADDRESS BOARD OF EDUCATION

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

8. * MINUTES

8.A.  Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting January 22, 2025 (Enclosure)

8.B. Minutes of the Closed Session January 22, 2025 (Board Table)

9. * FINANCIAL ACTIVITY

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

9.B. Treasurer's Report (Enclosure)

10. * PERSONNEL

10.A. Retirements/Leaves/Resignations

10.A.1. Retirement of Tracy Ford, Bus Driver, District Transportation, Effective Beginning January 25, 2025 (Board Enclosure)

10.A.2. Medical Leave of Absence, Certified Staff Member for Twelve Weeks, Effective Beginning Approximately April 10, 2025 (Board Enclosure)

10.A.3. Resignation of Pamela Langston, Bus Driver, District Transportation, Effective Beginning January 30, 2025 (Board Enclosure)

10.A.4. Resignation of Kristian Cumpston, 6th Grade Science/Social Studies Teacher, Ingersoll Middle School, Effective Beginning the End of the 2024-2025 School Year (Board Enclosure)

10.A.5. Resignation of Kimberly Dudek, 2nd Grade Teacher, Eastview Elementary School, Effective Beginning the End of the 2024-2025 School Year (Board Enclosure)

10.A.6. Medical Leave of Absence, Non-Certified Staff Member for Six Weeks, Effective Beginning Approximately April 16, 2025 (Board Enclosure)

10.A.7. Resignation of Heather Haggerty, Paraprofessional, Ingersoll Middle School, Effective Beginning February 21, 2025 (Board Enclosure)

10.A.8. Resignation of Brandy Luker, Special Education Teacher, Eastview Elementary School, Effective Beginning the End of the 2024-2025 School Year (Board Enclosure)

10.B. Employment

10.B.1. Employment of Amy Eddy, Reading Aide, Canton High School, Effective Beginning February 3, 2025 (Pending Background Check and Required Paperwork) (Board Enclosure)

10.B.2. Employment of Kenneth Shores, Bus Driver, District Transportation, Effective February 19, 2025 (Pending Background Check and Required Paperwork) (Board Enclosure)

10.B.3. Employment of Christine Malott, Bus Monitor, District Transportation, Effective Beginning February 19, 2025 (Pending Background Check and Required Paperwork) (Board Enclosure)

10.B.4. Employment of Stephanie Franks, Special Education Teacher, Ingersoll Middle School, Effective Beginning the Start of the 2025-2026 School Year (Pending Background Check and Required Paperwork) (Board Enclosure)

10.B.5. Employment of Jennifer Shissler, 1:1 Nurse, Canton High School, Effective Beginning February 20, 2025 (Pending Background Check and Required Paperwork) (Board Enclosure)

10.C. Transfers

10.D. Extracurricular

10.D.1. Resignation of Elli Hummel, Cheer Coach, Ingersoll Middle School, Effective Beginning February 10, 2025 (Board Enclosure)

10.D.2. Consider Approval of Additional Volunteer Athletic Coaches for the 2024-2025 Season (Pending Background Check and Required Paperwork) (Board Enclosure)

10.D.3. Employment of Culton Ruey, Assistant Boys Wrestling, Canton High School, Effective Beginning February 13, 2025 (Pending Background Check and Required Background Check) (Board Enclosure)

11. ACTION ITEMS

11.A. *Consider Approval of Destruction of the Audio Recordings of Board Meeting Closed Session Held on June 26, 2023

11.B. *Consider Approval of IMRF Benefit Protection Leave for Michelle Rose (Board Enclosure)

11.C. *Consider Approval of Student-Teacher Olivia Spahn, Elementary Teacher Education Major at Illinois State University. Lincoln Elementary School with 1st grade Teacher, Margi Stevens, Effective Beginning August 11, 2025 through December 5, 2025 (Board Enclosure)

11.D. Consider Approval of Employment Contract for Tad DeRenzy, Superintendent, District, Effective July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2029 (Board Enclosure)

11.E. Consider Approval of the Public School Calendar for the 2025-2026 School Year (Enclosure)

11.F. Consider Approval of a 3-Year Lease for Eight 2025 71-Passenger Buses and One 2025 47-Passenger Lift Bus (Board Enclosure)

11.G. Consider Approval of Fuel Bid (Board Enclosure)

12. REPORTS

12.A. District #66 Metrics Report (Enclosure)

13. DISCUSSION ITEMS

13.A. Discussion of Seating Board Members after Election

13.B. Discussion of District Handbook Meeting

13.C. Discussion of Home School Students Participating in Athletics/Extracurricular Activities

13.D. Discussion of Naming the Court at Alice Ingersoll Gym

14. INFORMATION ITEMS

14.A. Freedom of Information Request from Peoria Standard (Board Enclosure)

14.B. Freedom of Information Request from The Data Branch Research Team (Board Enclosure)

14.C. Update on the Progress of School Improvement Plans (Enclosure)

15. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

16. CLOSED SESSION

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

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

17. ACTION

18. ADJOURN