October 19, 2026 at 6:00 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. Building Reports (Enclosure)

5.B. CHS Student Report (Enclosure)

5.C. Additional Good News

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 Regular Board Meeting, September 21, 2026 (Enclosure)

8.B. Minutes of Special Buildings and Grounds Committee Meeting, October 5, 2026 (Enclosure)

9. * FINANCIAL ACTIVITY

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

9.B. Treasurer's Report (Enclosure)

9.C. Quarterly Reports on School Activity Accounts (Enclosure)

10. * PERSONNEL

10.A. Retirements/Leaves/Resignations

10.A.1. Resignation of Taylor Marshall, Reading Aide, Westview Elementary School, Effective Beginning December 18, 2026 (Board Enclosure)

10.A.2. Retirement of Marianne Oltmann, Music Teacher, Westview Elementary School, Effective Beginning the End of 2026-2027 School Year (Board Enclosure)

10.B. Employment

10.B.1. Employment of Brian Anderson, Custodian, Canton High School, Effective Beginning October 15, 2026 (Pending Background Check and Required Paperwork) (Board Enclosure)

10.B.2. Employment of Oxana Zinich, Bus Monitor, Transportation, Effective Beginning October 1, 2026 (Pending Background Check and Required Paperwork) (Board Enclosure)

10.C. Transfers

10.D. Extracurricular

10.D.1. Employment of Brianna Chockley, Assistant Sophomore Girls Basketball Coach, Canton High School, Effective Beginning October 2026 (Pending Background Check and Required Paperwork) (Board Enclosure)

10.D.2. Resignation of Natalie McClaughry, Track Coach, Ingersoll Middle School, Effective Immediately (Board Enclosure)

10.D.3. Employment of Kevin Schrodt, 6th Grade Boys Basketball Coach, Ingersoll Middle School, Effective Immediately (Pending Background Check and Required Paperwork) (Board Enclosure)

10.D.4. Employment of Samuel Baker, 5th Grade Boys Basketball Coach, Ingersoll Middle School, Effective Immediately (Pending Background Check and Required Paperwork) (Board Enclosure)

10.D.5. Consider Approval of Ingersoll Middle School Winter Volunteer Coaches (Pending Background Check and Required Paperwork) (Board Enclosure)

11. ACTION ITEMS

11.A. *Consider Approval of Destruction of the Audio Recording of the Board Meeting Closed Sessions Held on February 19, 2025.

11.B. *Consider Approval of Student-Teacher Allyson Eichorn, Illinois State University, Canton High School with English Teacher, Britani Calhoun, Effective Beginning January 4, 2027 through April 30, 2027

11.C. Consider Approval of the FY26 Audit (Enclosure)

11.D. Consider Approval of Resolution for Tentative 2026 Tax Levy (Board Enclosure)

11.E. Consider Approval of the FY27 Risk Management Plan (Enclosure)

11.F. Consider Approval of Resolution to Appoint a Delegate to the Illinois Association of School Boards Delegate Assembly (Board Enclosure)

11.G. Consider Approval of a Health-Life-Safety Amendment for Canton High School (Board Enclosure)

11.H. Consider Approval of a Health-Life-Safety Amendment for Lincoln Elementary School (Board Enclosure)

11.I. Consider Approval of a Health-Life-Safety Amendment for McCall School (Board Enclosure)

11.J. Consider Approval to Apply for a Maintenance Grant to Complete Health/Life Safety Work for Door Replacements at Canton High School, Lincoln Elementary, and McCall School (Board Enclosure)

11.K. Consider Approval of 2026-2027 School Improvement Plans for Canton High School, Ingersoll Middle School, Eastview Elementary School, Lincoln Elementary School, and Westview Elementary School (Enclosure)

12. REPORTS

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

13. DISCUSSION ITEMS

13.A. Schedule Board Retreat

13.B. Building and Grounds Meeting Update

13.C. Discuss El Paso Project

14. INFORMATION ITEMS

14.A. Freedom of Information Request from Jason Cox (Board Enclosure)

14.B. Freedom of Information Request from Jason Cox (Board Enclosure)

14.C. Freedom of Information Request from Data Branch (Board Enclosure)

14.D. Freedom of Information Request from Angela Stanton (Board Enclosure)

15. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

16. CLOSED SESSION

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

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

16.C. Collective Negotiating Matters Between the Public Body and its Employees or their Representative, or Deliberations Concerning Salary Schedules for One or More Classes of Employees [5 ILCS 120/2 (c) (2)]

16.D. 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)]

17. ACTION

18. ADJOURN