September 17, 2025 at 7:00 PM - Regular Meeting

I. Call to Order

II. Roll Call

III. Public Comments/Recognition of Guests

IV. Presentations

IV.A. Exemplary Knights

IV.B. Kindergarten Report Card

V. Communication

V.A. IASB Liaison Talking Points

VI. Committee Reports

VII. Administrative Reports

VII.A. Superintendent

VII.B. Principals

VII.B.1. Mr. Brian Easter, Blue Ridge High School

VII.B.2. Mr. Burt Huddleston, Blue Ridge Intermediate & Junior High

VII.B.3. Mrs. Sunny McMurry, Schneider Elementary

VII.B.3.a. Kindergarten Report Card

VII.C. Curriculum

VII.D. Technology

VII.E. Operations and Maintenance

VII.F. Transportation

VII.G. Food Services

VII.H. Special Education

VII.I. Finance

VIII. Approval of Consent Items

VIII.A. Minutes from Regular and Special Board of Education Meetings

VIII.B. Financial Reports

VIII.C. Bills and Payroll

VIII.D. Resignation of District Personnel

VIII.E. FOIA Requests

VIII.E.1. Data Research Partners

VIII.E.2. Starbridge Byte

VIII.F. Approval of Annual EIS Administrator and Teacher Salary and Benefits Report 2024-2025

VIII.G. Sixth Day Enrollment Numbers

VIII.H. Approval of National FFA Convention

VIII.I. Approval of Ag Advisory Council

VIII.J. Approval of FFA BUILD Conference

VIII.K. Approval of FFA Ground Zero Conference

IX. Old Business

IX.A. PRESS 119 - Second Reading
2:80 Board Member Oath and Conduct
2:120-E2 Exhibit-Website Listing of Development and Training Completed by Board Members
2:130 Board-Superintendent Relationship
2:220-E4 Exhibit-Open Meeting Minutes
2:220-E7 Exhibit-Access to Closed Meeting Minutes and Verbatim Recordings
7:140 Search and Seizure
7:300 Extracurricular Athletics
8:80 Gifts to the District
2:220-E9 Exhibit-Requirements for No Physical Presence of Quorum and Participation by Audio or Video During Disaster Declaration
2:240-E1 Exhibit-PRESS Issue Updates
2:240-E2 Exhibit-Developing Local Policy
1:10 School District Legal Status
1:20 District Organization, Operations, and Cooperative Agreements
1:30 School District Philosophy
2:10 School District Governance
2:125-E3 Exhibit-Resolution to Regulate Expense Reimbursements
2:240 Board Policy Development
3:30 Chain of Command
4:50 Payment Procedures
4:90 Student Activity and Fiduciary Funds
4:180 Pandemic Preparedness: Management; and Recovery
5:20-E Resolution to Prohibit Sexual Harassment
5:270 Employment At-Will, Compensation, and Assignment
7:40 Nonpublic School Students, Including Parochial and Home-Schooled Students
7:90 Release During School Hours
7:130 Student Rights and Responsibilities
7:325 Student Fundraising Activites
8:110 Public Suggestions and Concerns
 

IX.B. Approval of Sports and Entertainment Marketing Curriculum

IX.C. Approval of Joint Intergovernmental Agreement for school years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 Co-Op Boys and Girls Wrestling between BRHS, Deland-Weldon High School, Bement High School and Cerro Gordo High School

IX.D. Review for Approval of FY26 Budget

IX.E. Approval of Going Out for Bids for the District Office HVAC Rezoning Project

IX.F. Approval of United Mechanical Preventative Maintenance Plan

X. New Business

X.A. Discussion and Approval of Junior High and High School Track Equipment

X.B. Discussion of Sub Teacher Pay Rate

X.C. Discussion and Approval of Blue Ridge and Deland Weldon Boys Basketball for 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 Sport Season

X.D. Review of Policy 7:180 Prevention of and Response to Bullying, Intimidation, and Harassment

X.E. Approval of the Creation of Dual Credit CTE Education Pathways Teacher

XI. Closed Session

XI.A. The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the district, or collective negotiating matters between the public body and its employees or their representatives, or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees.  5ILCS 120./2(c) (1).

XI.A.1. Negotiation

XI.A.2. Compensation

XI.A.2.a. Non-Union Rate of Pay Consideration

XI.A.3. Employment, Class Sponsor, BRHS

XI.A.4. Employment, AD Supervisor-Volleyball, BRHS

XI.A.5. Employment, Paraprofessional, BRSE

XI.A.6. Employment, At-Will Paraprofessional, BRIJHS

XI.A.7. Appointment, Volunteer Basketball Coach, BRHS

XI.A.8. Appointment, Volunteer Football Coach, BRHS

XI.A.9. Appointment, Volunteer Girls Basketball Coach, BRIJHS

XI.A.10. Permission to Hire Before October Board Meeting

XII. Open Session

XIII. Good of the Cause Discussion

XIV. Adjournment