Galesburg Reporter

By Philip Gonzales

Oct 5, 2021

Abingdon-Avon Community Unit No. 276 Board met Sept. 22.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

1. Call to Order

a. Pledge of Allegiance

2. Roll Call

3. Opportunity for Public Comment: (This is the time when visitors may request to address the Board of Education on any item germane to the role and function of the Board of Education. When the Board President so directs, persons should stand, give their name and begin their statements. Persons must refrain from making any personal comments regarding any individual. The Board President reserves the right to limit presentations to five minutes.)

4. Correspondence/Scheduled Visitors:

5. Additions/Deletions to the Agenda

6. Approval of Agenda

7. Consent Agenda* (The Consent Agenda includes matters of usual business of the Board that may be approved through one motion, second, and roll call vote, unless it is determined that one or more items be removed from the Consent Agenda for additional discussion or because one or more negative votes may be anticipated.)

7.1 Approval of Minutes

7.1.1 August 11, 2021 Regular Monthly Meeting Minutes *

7.1.2 August 11, 2021 Closed Session Meeting Minutes *

7.1.3 August 30, 2021 Special Meeting Minutes *

7.1.4 September 8, 2021 Special Meeting Minutes *

7.2 Financial Reports – August 31, 2021

7.2.1 District Fund Balance Report* $ 17,288,793.73 Cash Balance (August 31, 2021) $ 10,631,937.58 Money Market (August 31, 2021) $ 3,656,856.15 CDs $ 3,000,000.00

7.2.1.1 Activity Accounts (August 31, 2021) $ 176,590.60

7.2.1.2 Payroll for August 2021 $ 427,061.61 Approval of Payment for up-to-date September Bills**

8. Principals’ Report Summaries

8.1 Mr. Weedman, AAHS

8.2 Mrs. Andrews, HGS

8.3 Mrs. Anderson, AES/AAMS

9. Superintendent’s Report/Discussion Items

9.1 Financial Update

9.1.1 School Finance Refresher

9.2 Recognitions and Congratulations

9.3 Coronavirus Update

9.4 District Facilities Planning

9.4.1 Pre-K Addition

9.4.2 High School Secure Entrance

9.4.3 AES Parking Lot

9.4.4 AAMS Roof Update

9.4.5 Track Update

9.4.6 Modular at Hedding Grade School

9.4.6.1 Card Reader Access

9.4.6.2 Covered Walkway

9.4.7 Preliminary Avon Additions

9.4.8 Preliminary Hedding Cafenasium

9.4.9 Structural Evaluation Reports for vacated AAMS Building and Hedding Grade School

9.5 Student and Staff Attendance at the FFA National Convention in Indianapolis - October 27-30.

9.6 AATA Collective Bargaining Agreement for 2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-2024

9.7 Quote from Illini Supply for Library and Teacher Breakroom Furnishings

9.8 New Abingdon-Avon High School Office Furnishings

9.9 Treker Transportation Rider Management Program

9.10 Quarantine Orders/ISBE Exclusion Authority/Executive Order 2021-24

10. Executive Session

Action to enter into closed session pursuant to the Open Meetings Act 5 ILCS 120/2 (c) (2) to consider evaluation, resignation, compensation, disciplinary action, or dismissal of employees, and other personnel matters of employees of the District and 5 ILCS 120/2 (c) (11) Pending Litigation.

11. New Business

11.1 Current Openings (Updates given at Board Meeting)

12. Action Items/Possible Action Items

12.1 Consider for Approval the September 2021 Personnel Report.

12.2 Consider for Approval Student and Staff Attendance at the FFA

National Convention in Indianapolis - October 27-30.

12.3 Consider for Approval the AATA Collective Bargaining Agreement for 2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-2024.

12.4 Consider for Approval the Quote from Illini Supply for Library and Teacher Breakroom Furnishings.

12.5 Consider for Approval the Treker Transportation Rider Management Program.

12.6 Consider for Approval Purchase of New Abingdon-Avon High School Office Furnishings.

12.7 Consider for Approval the FY 2022 School District Budget.

13. Adjournment