November 11, 2026 at 6:30 PM - Board Meeting
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1. Call to Order
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2. Roll Call
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3. Pledge of Allegiance
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4. Visitors to Be Heard
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Board President Statement - Before we begin public comment, I’d like to remind everyone that each speaker will have up to five (5) minutes to address the Board. We ask that comments be directed to the Board, and that while the Board listens carefully to all public input, we typically do not respond during this portion of the meeting. Thank you for your participation and cooperation. |
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5. Information and Presentations
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5.a. Information
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November FOIA Requests
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5.b. Presentations
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5.b.1. Student Recognition
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The Board would like to recognize and congratulate the following students for receiving perfect scores on their IAR assessments this past spring:
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5.b.2. IRC Presentation
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Mrs. Donovan, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, will present this year's Illinois Report Card data.
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5.b.3. Preliminary Levy
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Dr. Trsar will present the preliminary Levy. The final Levy will be approved at the December 9th regular meeting.
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6. Administrator Reports
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The Directors will present their reports.
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7. Superintendent Report
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Dr. Aherne will present his report.
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8. Action Items
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8.a. Consent Agenda
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8.a.1. Approval of Minutes:
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8.a.2. Destruction of Closed Session Recordings
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8.a.3. Approval of the Treasurer’s Report
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8.a.4. Acknowledgment of Lincoln-Way Special Education Minutes
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8.a.5. Approval of November Disbursements
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8.a.6. Approval of November Payroll
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8.b. Acceptance of Gifts to the District
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Per Board Policy 8:80, any donation, contribution, or gift to the district with a value over $500 requires formal acceptance by the Board of Education. The following gift has been offered and meets the stated criteria:
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8.c. Approval of Risk Management Plan and Resolution for FY27
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To align with 23 Ill. Adm. Code 100.30(e), we stipulate the risk management measures the District uses and the types of expenditures that can be paid for with tort levy funds. These measures are outlined in a Risk Management Plan. This must be approved before approving the levy in December. The plan is reviewed annually. |
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8.d. Approval of the Standard Form of Agreement Between Manhattan District 114 and Pepper Construction and the General Conditions of the Contract for Construction
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These are the contracts and agreements between Manhattan School District 114 and Pepper Construction to begin renovations at Anna McDonald and Manhattan Intermediate schools.
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8.e. Approval of the Memorandum of Agreement between Manhattan D114 Board of Education and the Manhattan Council AFT Local 604 regarding activity rates.
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This year, IESA has introduced Girls Wrestling as a separate program. We are proposing that we recognize this distinction and follow suit in our stipends and teams in order to provide equal opportunities for these girls to compete during both the regular season as well as at a separate Girls Wrestling state series, where they would compete against other girls instead of boys in their weight class.
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9. Board Reports
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9.a. Lincoln-Way Special Education District #843 Governing Board Report
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9.b. Illinois Association of School Boards Report
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10. New/Old Business
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11. Correspondence and Announcements
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12. Closed Session
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Board President Statement: Action is not-expected to be taken when coming out of Closed Session |
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12.a. Appointment, Employment, Compensation, Discipline, Evaluation, Performance and/or Dismissal of Specific Employees, and/or Specific Individuals Who serve as Independent Contractors (5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1)), Pending Litigation (5 ILCS 120/2(c)(11), Risk Management (5 ILCS 120/2(c)(12); Student disciplinary cases 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(9). Placement of individual students in special education programs and other matters relating to individual students. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(10).
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12.b. Potential Action to Approve the Personnel Matters including, New Hires of Employees, Resignations, Retirements, Leaves of Absence, Non-Renewals of Employment, and/or Employment Contracts
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12.c. Potential Action to Approve Postings for New Positions
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12.d. Potential Action to Approve Vendor Contracts
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12.e. Potential Action on Student Disciplinary Matters
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13. Adjournment
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