Galesburg Reporter

Abingdon-Avon Community Unit No. 276 Board of Education met March 9.

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:

4.1 School Exec Connect – Presentation of the New Superintendent Profile to the Board of Education

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 February 1, 2022 Special Meeting Minutes *

7.1.2 February 9, 2022 Regular Monthly Meeting Minutes*

7.1.3 February 9, 2022 Closed Session Meeting Minutes *

7.1.4 February 15, 2022 Special Meeting Minutes*

7.2 Financial Reports – March 31, 2022

7.2.1 District Fund Balance Report* $ 16,941,461.88

Cash Balance (March 31, 2022) $ 10,275,529.39

Money Market (March 31, 2022) $3,665,932.49

CDs $ 3,000,000.00 

7.2.1.1 Activity Accounts (March 31, 2022) $ 182,692.61

7.2.1.2 Payroll for March 2022 $ 568,925.82

Approval of Payment for up-to-date March 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

9.2 Recognitions and Congratulations

9.3 COVID 19 Mitigations

9.3.1 COVID Testing – Shield testing

9.3.2 COVID Testing – BinaxNow Test-To-Stay

9.3.3 Update regarding COVID 19 Mitigations

9.4 District Facilities Planning

9.4.1 Pre-K Addition

9.4.2 High School Secure Entrance

9.4.3 Modular Canopy Update

9.4.4 High School Track

9.4.5 Preliminary Avon Additions

9.4.6 Preliminary Hedding Cafenasium

9.4.7 Roof-top Unit Proposal

9.4.8 Abingdon-Avon HS Gym HVAC

9.5 Schools of Illinois Public Cooperative (SIPC)

10. New Business

10.1 Current Openings (Updates given at Board Meeting)

10.2 High School Interscholastic Golf – Boys and Girls

11. Action Items/Possible Action Items

11.1 Consider for Approval District Policies: 2:10, 2:105, 2:110, 2:120, 2:120 E2, 2:220, 2:220 E6, 2:260, 3:40, 3:350, 3:60, 4:120, 4:160, 4:165, 4:170, 4:175, 4:60, 5:10, 5:20, 5:100, 5:120, 5:125, 5:150; 5:200, 5:220, 5:250, 5:30, 5:330, 5:50, 5:90, 6:120, 6:135, 6:20, 6:235, 6:300, 6:340, 6:50, 6:60, 7:10, 7:150, 7:180, 7:190, 7:20, 7:200, 7:210, 7:240, 7:250, 7:260, 7:30, 7:310. 7:315, 7:340, 7:345, 7:60, 7:70, 7:80, 8:100.

11.2 Consider for Approval the Preparation of a Request for Quotes for the District’s Independent Audit.

11.3 Consider for Approval the FY 2022 Amended School Calendar.

11.4 Consider for Approval the tentative FY 2023 School Calendar.

11.5 Consider for Approval the Resolution on Preparation of the Tentative Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for FY 2022-2023.

11.6 Consider for Approval the “2021-2022 Plan for continued In-Person Instruction and Continuity of Services”, as amended.

12. Executive Session

Action to enter into closed session pursuant to the Open Meetings Act 5 ILCS 120/2 (c) (1) – to consider evaluation, resignation, compensation, disciplinary action, or dismissal of specific employees, or specific individuals who serve as independent contractors, of the District; (2) – deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees; (10) – other matters relating to individual students; (21) – discussion of minutes of meetings lawfully closed, including semi-annual review of closed meeting minutes.

13. Action Items/Possible Action Items

13.1 Consider for Approval – March 2022 Personnel Report. **

13.2 Consider for Approval – Action Regarding the Semi-Annual Review of Closed Session Minutes. **

13.3 Consider for Approval – Retention of the Following First Year Teachers: Teri Harrison, Marisa Santore, Caleb Batson, Maggie Windish, Morganne Gregory, Sarah Kirkaptrick, Ryan Kitch, Renee Lozier, Molly Page, Mackinsey Milroy, Courtney Bender, Toni Mason.

13.4 Consider for Approval – Retention of the Following Second Year Teachers: Hannah Lester, Katie Aquadro, Airyell Gladfleter, MacKenzie Campbell, Carey Dunn, Ryan Singleton, Haley Smith.

13.5 Consider for Approval – Retention of the Following Third Year Teachers: Kandy Lindsey, Alexis Hart, Makayla Trone, Madison Schacht, Jillian Widger, Alexis Hart, Easton Schaber.

13.6 Consider for Approval – Award of Tenure for the Following Fourth Year Teachers: Gina Hayden, Tracy Kitch, Carolyn Howe, Jenna Dean, Erica Bush, Katie Teegarden, Reid Kelso, Christian Kennedy, Edwin Tye.

13.7 Consider for Approval – Posting of the School District Bookkeeper Position. 

13.8 Consider for Approval – Advertising for RFQ for Independent Audit Services. **

14. Adjournment

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