March 20, 2023 at 5:30 PM - Regular Meeting

I. Roll Call, Opening Comments.

II. Executive session to discuss the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the public body or legal counsel for the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee of the public body or against legal counsel for the public body to determine its validity; and other matters relating to individual students. [5 ILCS120/2(c)(1)(10)]

III. Pledge of Allegiance, Comments.

IV. Consent Agenda.

IV.A. Consideration to approve the minutes of the February 27, 2023 regular board meeting.

IV.B. Consideration to approve the executive session minutes of the February 27, 2023 regular board meeting.

IV.C. Consideration to approve the renewal of District membership in the Illinois High School Association (IHSA), the Illinois Elementary School Association (IESA), and the Southern Illinois Junior High School Athletic Association (SIJHSAA), for the 2023-2024 school year.

IV.D. Consideration to accept a letter of resignation, dated February 28, 2023, from Anna Hogg, special education resource teacher, effective at the end of the 2022-2023 school year.

IV.E. Consideration to accept a letter of resignation, dated March 1, 2023, from Natalya Pruitt, foreign language teacher, effective immediatley.

IV.F. Consideration to accept a letter of resignation, dated March 16, 2023, from Kasey Schultheis, social worker, effective at the end of the 2022-2023 school year.

V. Motion to accept the treasurer's report, student activity reports, and to authorize investments.

VI. Motion to approve the bills.

VII. Reports of Committees, Directors, Coordinators, and Administrators.

VII.A. Superintendent.

VII.B. Board Committees.

VII.B.1. Building and Grounds Committee

VII.B.2. Strategic Planning Committee

VII.C. Coordinators/Directors.

VII.D. Building Administrators.

VIII. Public Participation.

VIII.A. Jonathan Elder

IX. Old Business.

IX.A. Consideration to award the bid, according to the bid specifications and in the best interest of the school district, for the W.J. Zahnow Elementary parking lot project.

IX.B. Consideration to approve the volunteer list, effective for the 2022-2023 school year as per recommendation from the District Athletic Director, Brian Unger, and administration.

X. New Business.

X.A. Consideration to adopt the resolution declaring the list of District vehicles as surplus property, no longer needed for school purposes, and to direct the Superintendent to  sell the vehicles to the highest bidder, in a bid process with minimum bids stated for each vehicle, or to otherwise discard, on an "as is" and "with all faults" basis.

X.B. Consideration to extend three-year contracts, as presented, to Lori Costello, High School Principal; Nicholas Schwartz, Junior High School Principal; Brian Smith, Rogers Elementary Principal; Justin Imm, Zahnow Elementary Principal; Tim McDermott, Assistant High School Principal; Christine Osterhage, Assistant High School Principal; and Johnathan Schmieg, District Curriculum Coordinator; and a two-year contract, as presented, to Julie Bender, District Special Education Coordinator.

X.C. Consideration to approve one-year contracts for Marla Byrd, Business/Office Manager-Executive Secretary; Nicholas Hergenroeder, Director of Technology; Willey Hulett, Director of Buildings/Grounds; and Ruth Mason, Director of Cafeterias, effective July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024.

X.D. Consideration to approve a revised Administrative Assistant salary schedule.

X.E. Consideration to set the hourly rate of pay for 2023-2024, effective July 1, 2023, for Patrick Toenjes, District Computer Technician, at $20.00 per hour.

X.F. Consideration to set the hourly rate of pay for 2023-2024, effective July 1, 2023, for David Zimmermann, District Computer Technician, at $16.00 per hour.

X.G. Consideration to approve Kennel Klub school-year programming in addition to the annual stipend for administrators hosting, and to set the rate of pay for Kennel Klub staff.

X.H. Consideration to set the hourly rate of pay for grasscutters at $14.50 per hour.

XI. Motion to adjourn.