Galesburg Reporter

Mercer County School District 404 Board of Education met June 22.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

PUBLIC HEARING

AMENDED BUDGET FOR FY22

1. Call to Order & Roll Call

2. Public Hearing for Amended Budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021.

3. Public Comments

4. Adjourn

REGULAR MEETING

1. Call to Order & Roll Call

2. Additions/Deletions

3. Public Comment

The Board of Education welcomes public comment during the Public Comment portion of the agenda. Those who wish to address the Board should state their name and limit their statement to five minutes. Comments are not restricted to items on the agenda; however, comments regarding specific student discipline cases are not allowed during Open Session. Generally, these types of comments should come to the Board only after they have been referred to the teacher, principal, or administrator who is closest to the situation. If all other avenues for resolving these items have been exhausted and the issue has not been resolved, you may request to address the Board, usually during Closed Session. In addition, please refrain from using derogatory comments about staff members at this time.

4. Board Comments

5. Correspondence

6. Approval of Consent Agenda

6.1 Meeting Minutes - May 18, 2022

6.2 Bill List

6.3 Treasurer’s Report

6.4 Financial Report

6.5 BCBS Health Insurance Account Statement

6.6 Resignation of High School Special Education Teacher Megan Harbor

6.7 Resignation of Apollo Elementary Paraprofessional Laurie Danner

6.8 Maternity Leave Apollo Elementary Paraprofessional Kamryn Nylin

7. Committee Reports

7.1 Finance Committee

7.2 Building and Grounds Committee

7.3 Policy Committee

8. Action Items

8.1 FY22 Budget Amendment

8.2 Student Growth - Teacher Evaluation Plan

8.3 School Handbook Changes 22-23

8.4 Adopt Prevailing Wage Resolution

8.5 Health Insurance Renewal

8.6 Approve Consolidated District Plan

8.7 Commercial Insurance Renewal

8.8 2022-2023 Board Meeting Dates

8.9 Pedestrian Safety Hazard Resolution

8.10 FY23 Registration Fees

8.11 RTO Policy and Procedures

8.12 PRESS Policy Quarterly Updates

8.13 IASB Resolution - IL School Construction Grant Program

8.14 IASB Resolution – Student Safety and Protection

8.15 Seek Bids for Apollo Upgrade

9. Information/ Discussion Items

9.1 FOIA Requests

9.2 5Essentials

9.3 Review of FY23 District Goals

9.4 Annual School Board Convention

10. Administrative Reports

11. Closed Session

11.1 Personnel

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. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1)

a. Hire High School Special Education Teacher

b. Hire High School Special Education Teacher

c. Hire High School Boys Golf Coach

d. Hire New Boston Elementary 2nd Grade Teacher

e. Hire Full Time High School Nurse\

f. JH Fall Coach Rehires

g. Summer Workers

h. Superintendent Evaluation

i. Other Personnel

11.2 Negotiations

Collective negotiating matters between the District and its employees or their representatives or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(2).

a. Non Union Salaries

b. Teacher

11.3 Security

Emergency security procedures and the use of personnel and equipment to respond to an actual, a threatened, or a reasonably potential danger to the safety of employees, students, staff, the public or public property. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(8).

12. Open Session – Approval of Possible Action Items Resulting from Closed Session

13. Determine Next Committee Meeting Dates

13.1 Finance – 7/18 @ 4:30 PM

13.2 Building and Grounds – 7/11 @ 6:30 PM

13.3 Transportation

13.4 Wellness

14. Adjourn

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