Galesburg Reporter

West Central Community Unit School District #235 Board of Education met April 19

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

1. Call to Order

2. Roll Call

3. Pledge of Allegiance

4. Good News Items

● West Central Elementary students participated in the OSF Nutrition Poster Contest. Congratulations to the following students for their outstanding achievement: Eli Gullberg (1st), Noah Hass (1st), Hailey Thompson (1st), Raileigh Russell (1st), SinCora Hernandez (1st), Oliver Russell (2nd), Russ Chandler (2nd), Nezzy Lodwick (2nd), John Sury (2nd), Elisabeth Smith (2nd), Wyatt Goff (2nd), Evelyn Lewis (3rd), Vivian Higgins (3rd), Aden Swank (3rd), Grayson Gregg (3rd), Ellie Mae Shaner (3rd), and Kenzley Winters (3rd).

5. Approve Agenda Items

6. Comments from the Public

7. Consent Agenda

a. Meeting Minutes

i. Regular Meeting, March 15, 2023

ii. Closed Session, March 15, 2023

b. Financial Activity

i. Consider Payment of Bills (Enclosure)

ii. Consider Approval of Activity Accounts (Enclosure)

iii. Consider Approval of Treasurer’s Report

iv. Review of District Financial Report (Enclosure)

c. Resignation/Retirement/Leaves

i. Resignation: Danna Cory, High School Play Director (Enclosure)

ii. Resignation: Adam Boyle, High School Golf (Enclosure)

iii. Leaves: Cheyenne Lee, Maternity Leave (Enclosure)

d. Other

i. Consider Proclamation Regarding National Teacher Appreciation Week (Enclosure)

ii. Consider Approval of WCHS Student to Graduate Early (Enclosure)

iii. Consider Approval of Continued Participation in the Illinois High School Association (Enclosure)

iv. Consider Approval of Continued Participation in the Illinois Elementary School Association (Enclosure)

8. Discussion Items

a. FOIA Requests

b. School Improvement Plans (Enclosures)

c. Student Random Drug Testing Program (Enclosure)

d. Football Field Update

e. Pay for Scorekeepers (Enclosure)

f. ROE Board Training (Enclosure)

g. Summer Board Retreat

9. Reports

a. Principal’s Reports (Enclosures)

b. Technology Report (Enclosure)

c. Special Education Report (Enclosure)

d. Athletic Director’s Report (Enclosure)

10. Action Items

a. Discussion and Consideration of Approval of Resolution to Participate in ISDLAF (Enclosure)

b. Consider Approval of 2023-2024 Registration Fees (Enclosure)

c. Consider Approval of Trap Shooting Program (Enclosure)

d. PRESS Issue 111 Policies - 1st Reading (Enclosure)

e. Discussion and Consideration of Approval of Intergovernmental Agreement Resolution with GAVC (Enclosure)

f. Discussion and Consideration of Approval of Intergovernmental Agreement Resolution with Delabar CTE System (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. 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.

b. Negotiations - 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.

13. Open Session - Possible Action from Closed Session (Enclosures)

a. Employment - Danielle Taulbee, High School Teacher

b. Employment - Bethany Nannen Miller, Band and Special Education Teacher c. Employment - Nicole Ebert, High School Paraprofessional

d. Employment - District Social Worker

e. Employment - High School Science Teacher

f. Employment/Transfer - Tiffany Byers, District Head Groundskeeper

14. Future Meeting Dates

a. Next Regular Board of Education Meeting, Wednesday May 17, 2023 at 6:00 pm in the West Central Elementary Cafeteria.

b. Reorganization Meeting, Thursday, April 27, 2023, at 6:00 pm in the West Central Elementary Cafeteria

15. Adjournment

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