Meeting Agenda
1. Call to Order, Roll Call, and Pledge of Allegiance
2. Recognition of Visitors
3. Opportunity for Public Input
4. Approval of Consent Agenda
4.A. Approve Agenda
4.B. Approve Minutes from the June 8, 2026, Regular Scheduled Board of Education Meeting  (Attachment)
4.C. Approve Minutes from the June 8, 2026, Public Budget Hearing (Attachment)
4.D. Approve Minutes from the June 24, 2026, Policy Review Meeting (Attachment)
4.E. Approve Bills & Financial Reports  (Attachment)
4.F. Approve the following resignations:
4.F.1. Ellie Freymann - Olympia South Elementary MTSS Teacher, effective at the end of the 2025-2026 school year (Attachment)
4.F.2. Rachael Quaritsch - Olympia Middle School PE Teacher, effective July 10, 2026 (Attachment)
4.F.3. Sara Huff - Olympia High School English Teacher, effective July 13, 2026 (Attachment)
4.F.4. Jessica Steel - Olympia Middle School Paraprofessional, effective July 13, 2026 (Attachment)
4.F.5. Amy Humphries - Olympia Middle School Assistant Track Coach, effective June 10, 2026 (Attachment)
4.F.6. Lisa Knuffman - Olympia High School Assistant Speech Coach, effective July 10, 2026 (Attachment)
4.F.7. Rachael Quaritsch - Olympia High School JV Softball Coach, effective July 14, 2026 (Attachment)
4.G. Approve the employment of the following certified staff, effective for the 2026-2027 school year:
4.G.1. Riley Wolfe - Olympia Middle School PE & Health Teacher (Attachment)
4.G.2. Jessica Steel - Olympia North Elementary BRAVE Room Full-Time Substitute (Attachment)
4.H. Approve the employment of the following Support Staff / Coaches, effective for the 2026-2027 school year:
4.H.1. Jake Steve - Olympia Middle School Head Baseball Coach (Attachment)
4.H.2. Tyler Haning - Olympia Middle School Assistant Softball Coach (Attachment)
4.I. Approve the following new teacher mentors, effective for the 2026-2027 school year:
4.I.1. Becky Meissner - Olympia High School German Teacher, to mentor Tyler Engel, incoming Olympia High School English Teacher (Attachment)
4.J. Approve the decrease in hours for the following employees:
4.J.1. Brooke Cummings - Olympia South Elementary Paraprofessional, decreasing from 5.75 hours per day to 5.25 hours per day (Attachment) 
4.K. Approve the July Attendance Exception Requests (Attachment)
5. Communications
5.A. FOIA Requests
5.A.1. Catarina Mascarenhas, Judiocracy - Olympia Middle School documents posted both physically and digitally to comply with 5 ILCS 140/4(b), documents showing the public entity's junk email, email spam, filters related to handling unsolicited emails, and any documents showing senders' information, and documents showing the official email address publicly.
5.A.2. Catarina Mascarenhas, Judiocracy - Olympia West Elementary documents posted both physically and digitally to comply with 5 ILCS 140/4(b), documents showing the public entity's junk email, email spam, filters related to handling unsolicited emails, and any documents showing senders' information, and documents showing the official email address publicly.
5.A.3. Catarina Mascarenhas, Judiocracy - Olympia North Elementary documents posted both physically and digitally to comply with 5 ILCS 140/4(b), documents showing the public entity's junk email, email spam, filters related to handling unsolicited emails, and any documents showing senders' information, and documents showing the official email address publicly.
5.A.4. William David, Data Branch - All records pertaining to vendor procurement and purchasing from Helios Ed/Core, Droplet, and DocuSign from 2022 to present.
5.A.5. Isacc Delton, Data Branch - Purchase orders issued between January 1, 2023 to present reflecting purchasing activity across all departments, divisions, and offices.
5.A.6. Trevor McKinley, Data Branch - All purchasing records from vendors Verkada, Triton Sensors, Soter Tech, Motorola, IPVideo Corporation, and Vocabulary.com, from 2022 to present.
5.A.7. Daniel Cramer, Upgraid Research - Utility statements or invoices for district-owned or district-operated facilities for the past 12-months; The most recent final copy of a facility conditions assessment, building condition assessment, deferred maintenance report, facility master plan, long-range facility plan, or capital improvement/investment plan relating to district facilities; And energy audit, energy assessment, ASHRAE audit, energy-conservation measure study, performance-contracting feasibility assessment, or similar facility energy report.  
5.A.8. Oshea Smith, Sunlight Access - Documents that detail payments to vendors issued for goods and contracted professional services rendered to Olympia CUSD #16 from 12/1/2025 through 2/28/2026.
5.A.9. Nicole Ramsey, Data Branch - Vendor procurement records from ESS/ESI, Kokua Educations, Scoot Education, Zed Educate, and BuildEd, from 2022 to present.
5.A.10. Dana Hollis, Data Branch - All records from 2022 to present that document financial terms or any engagement with the vendors: Centegix, Raptor Technologies, Singlewire, Boxlight, Quicklert, Vivi, Audio Enhancent, CareHawk, and Valcom.  
5.A.11. Jillian Mercer, Data Branch - All records from 2022 to present that show pricing details of any engagement from the following vendors: Rapid Identity, Tools4Ever, Classlink, Clever, Learn21, ManageAD, Tenfold Security, and CPSI Publishing.
5.A.12. Emma Gonzales, Data Branch - Vendor procurement records from 2022 to present from the following vendors: 95 Percent Group, Core Learning Edmentum, iStation, IXL Learning, Amplify, Curriculum Associates (i-Ready Learning), and Imagine Learning.
6. Adjournment
Agenda Item Details Reload Your Meeting
Meeting: July 16, 2026 at 4:00 PM - REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING
Subject:
1. Call to Order, Roll Call, and Pledge of Allegiance
Description:
The Board of Education of the Olympia CUSD #16 was called to order at 4:00 p.m. by President Kevin Frazier with the following Board Members and Administrators present:  Kevin Frazier _____;  Carolyn Hansen _____;  Mary Springer _____;  Justin Dietrich _____;  Allie Parks _____; Laura Beavers _____; Dr. Andy Rummel _____; Superintendent Dr. Laura O'Donnell _____;  Assistant Superintendent Andy Walsh _____;  OHS Principal Jon Cox _____;  OMS Principal Mike Jones _____;  ONE Principal Kristina Peifer _____;  OSE Principal Stacey Rogers _____;  OWE Principal Lisa Castleman _____.

Absent: _______________________________________________________

Others Present: ________________________________________________

The Pledge of Allegiance was led by ________________________________
 
Subject:
2. Recognition of Visitors
Subject:
3. Opportunity for Public Input
Description:
Anyone who wishes to address the Board of Education must contact the Administrative Assistant to the Superintendent at 309-379-6011, ext. 1128, two (2) business days prior to the meeting.  At that time, please state if any special accommodations would be needed should your request be granted.
 
Subject:
4. Approval of Consent Agenda
Description:
A motion was made by __________, seconded by __________, to approve the Consent Agenda that includes:

Discussion.  Vote:  Frazier _____;  Hansen _____;  Springer _____;  Dietrich _____;  Parks _____; Beavers _____; Rummel _____.
Subject:
4.A. Approve Agenda
Subject:
4.B. Approve Minutes from the June 8, 2026, Regular Scheduled Board of Education Meeting  (Attachment)
Subject:
4.C. Approve Minutes from the June 8, 2026, Public Budget Hearing (Attachment)
Subject:
4.D. Approve Minutes from the June 24, 2026, Policy Review Meeting (Attachment)
Subject:
4.E. Approve Bills & Financial Reports  (Attachment)
Subject:
4.F. Approve the following resignations:
Subject:
4.F.1. Ellie Freymann - Olympia South Elementary MTSS Teacher, effective at the end of the 2025-2026 school year (Attachment)
Subject:
4.F.2. Rachael Quaritsch - Olympia Middle School PE Teacher, effective July 10, 2026 (Attachment)
Subject:
4.F.3. Sara Huff - Olympia High School English Teacher, effective July 13, 2026 (Attachment)
Subject:
4.F.4. Jessica Steel - Olympia Middle School Paraprofessional, effective July 13, 2026 (Attachment)
Subject:
4.F.5. Amy Humphries - Olympia Middle School Assistant Track Coach, effective June 10, 2026 (Attachment)
Subject:
4.F.6. Lisa Knuffman - Olympia High School Assistant Speech Coach, effective July 10, 2026 (Attachment)
Subject:
4.F.7. Rachael Quaritsch - Olympia High School JV Softball Coach, effective July 14, 2026 (Attachment)
Subject:
4.G. Approve the employment of the following certified staff, effective for the 2026-2027 school year:
Subject:
4.G.1. Riley Wolfe - Olympia Middle School PE & Health Teacher (Attachment)
Subject:
4.G.2. Jessica Steel - Olympia North Elementary BRAVE Room Full-Time Substitute (Attachment)
Subject:
4.H. Approve the employment of the following Support Staff / Coaches, effective for the 2026-2027 school year:
Subject:
4.H.1. Jake Steve - Olympia Middle School Head Baseball Coach (Attachment)
Subject:
4.H.2. Tyler Haning - Olympia Middle School Assistant Softball Coach (Attachment)
Subject:
4.I. Approve the following new teacher mentors, effective for the 2026-2027 school year:
Subject:
4.I.1. Becky Meissner - Olympia High School German Teacher, to mentor Tyler Engel, incoming Olympia High School English Teacher (Attachment)
Subject:
4.J. Approve the decrease in hours for the following employees:
Subject:
4.J.1. Brooke Cummings - Olympia South Elementary Paraprofessional, decreasing from 5.75 hours per day to 5.25 hours per day (Attachment) 
Subject:
4.K. Approve the July Attendance Exception Requests (Attachment)
Subject:
5. Communications
Subject:
5.A. FOIA Requests
Subject:
5.A.1. Catarina Mascarenhas, Judiocracy - Olympia Middle School documents posted both physically and digitally to comply with 5 ILCS 140/4(b), documents showing the public entity's junk email, email spam, filters related to handling unsolicited emails, and any documents showing senders' information, and documents showing the official email address publicly.
Subject:
5.A.2. Catarina Mascarenhas, Judiocracy - Olympia West Elementary documents posted both physically and digitally to comply with 5 ILCS 140/4(b), documents showing the public entity's junk email, email spam, filters related to handling unsolicited emails, and any documents showing senders' information, and documents showing the official email address publicly.
Subject:
5.A.3. Catarina Mascarenhas, Judiocracy - Olympia North Elementary documents posted both physically and digitally to comply with 5 ILCS 140/4(b), documents showing the public entity's junk email, email spam, filters related to handling unsolicited emails, and any documents showing senders' information, and documents showing the official email address publicly.
Subject:
5.A.4. William David, Data Branch - All records pertaining to vendor procurement and purchasing from Helios Ed/Core, Droplet, and DocuSign from 2022 to present.
Subject:
5.A.5. Isacc Delton, Data Branch - Purchase orders issued between January 1, 2023 to present reflecting purchasing activity across all departments, divisions, and offices.
Subject:
5.A.6. Trevor McKinley, Data Branch - All purchasing records from vendors Verkada, Triton Sensors, Soter Tech, Motorola, IPVideo Corporation, and Vocabulary.com, from 2022 to present.
Subject:
5.A.7. Daniel Cramer, Upgraid Research - Utility statements or invoices for district-owned or district-operated facilities for the past 12-months; The most recent final copy of a facility conditions assessment, building condition assessment, deferred maintenance report, facility master plan, long-range facility plan, or capital improvement/investment plan relating to district facilities; And energy audit, energy assessment, ASHRAE audit, energy-conservation measure study, performance-contracting feasibility assessment, or similar facility energy report.  
Subject:
5.A.8. Oshea Smith, Sunlight Access - Documents that detail payments to vendors issued for goods and contracted professional services rendered to Olympia CUSD #16 from 12/1/2025 through 2/28/2026.
Subject:
5.A.9. Nicole Ramsey, Data Branch - Vendor procurement records from ESS/ESI, Kokua Educations, Scoot Education, Zed Educate, and BuildEd, from 2022 to present.
Subject:
5.A.10. Dana Hollis, Data Branch - All records from 2022 to present that document financial terms or any engagement with the vendors: Centegix, Raptor Technologies, Singlewire, Boxlight, Quicklert, Vivi, Audio Enhancent, CareHawk, and Valcom.  
Subject:
5.A.11. Jillian Mercer, Data Branch - All records from 2022 to present that show pricing details of any engagement from the following vendors: Rapid Identity, Tools4Ever, Classlink, Clever, Learn21, ManageAD, Tenfold Security, and CPSI Publishing.
Subject:
5.A.12. Emma Gonzales, Data Branch - Vendor procurement records from 2022 to present from the following vendors: 95 Percent Group, Core Learning Edmentum, iStation, IXL Learning, Amplify, Curriculum Associates (i-Ready Learning), and Imagine Learning.
Subject:
6. Adjournment
Description:
At __________ p.m., a motion was made by __________, seconded by __________, to adjourn the meeting.

Motion carried by unanimous vote.
 

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