Galesburg Reporter

West Central Community Unit School District 235 Board of Education met Dec. 18.

Here is the minutes provided by the board:

TRUTH-IN-TAXATION HEARING

1. Call to Order

2. Roll Call

3. Receive Public Comments Concerning 2019 Tax Levy

4. Adjourn Public Hearing

REGULAR MEETING

1. Call to Order

2. Roll Call

3. Pledge of Allegiance

4. Good News Items

5. Approve Agenda Items (Additions/Deletions)

6. Comments from the Public

7. Consent Agenda

A. Minutes

1. Regular Meeting, November 19, 2019 (Enclosure)

2. Closed Session, November 19, 2019 (Enclosure)

B. Financial Activity

1. Consider Payment of Bills (Enclosure)

2. Consider Approval of Activity Accounts (Enclosure)

3. Consider Approval of Treasurer’s Report (Enclosure)

4. Review of District Financial Report (Enclosure)

8. Discussion Items

A. Board Policy 8:30 – Visitors to and Conduct on School Property (Enclosure)

B. Job Descriptions

1. Maintenance Director

2. Head Custodian

3. Custodian

4. Transportation Director/Grounds Keeper

5. Bus Driver

9. Reports

A. Principal’s Report (Enclosures)

1. West Central Elementary

2. West Central Middle School

3. West Central High School

B. Technology Report – Mrs. Frakes (Enclosure)

C. Special Education Report – Mrs. Ayer (Enclosure)

D. Athletic Director’s Report – Mr. Tucker (Enclosure)

10. Action Items

A. Consider Approval of 2019 Tax Levy (Enclosures)

B. Consider Approval to Submit a School Maintenance Grant Application Using the Underground Fuel Storage Tank Life/Safety Amendment as the Basis for Matching Funds (Enclosure)

C. Consider Approval of Date for WCHS Graduation Ceremony

D. Consider Approval of Implementation of 8-Man Football for 2020-2021 School Year

E. Consider Approval of Farm Lease (Enclosure)

11. Future Agenda Items

12. Closed Session – A Closed Session will be held pursuant to the Illinois Open Meetings Act to discuss the following subjects:

A. 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.

B. Collective negotiating matters between the school board and its employees or their representatives, or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees.

C. Student disciplinary cases.

D. The placement of individual students in special education programs and other matters relating to individual students.

13. Action Items

A. Retirements/Leaves/Resignation

1. Amy Bole, District Custodian (Enclosure)

B. Employment

1. , District Custodian

2. , District Custodian

C. Extracurricular

1. Employment: Cody Eaton, WCHS Assistant Baseball Coach (Enclosures)

2. Volunteer: Matt Beverly, WCHS Boys’ Basketball Coach (Enclosure)

3. Volunteer: Blake Bichsel, WCHS Boys’ Basketball Coach (Enclosure)

14. Future Meeting Dates and Time

Wednesday, January 15, 2020 – Elementary Cafeteria, 6:00 p.m.

15. Adjournment

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