Mercer County School District 404 Board of Education met April 26
Here is the agenda provided by the board:
REORGANIZATIONAL 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. Review Canvass and Declaration of Winners
7. Designate President Pro Tem
8. Adjourn Sine Die
9. Reorganization
a. Seating of New Board – Call to Order and Roll Call
b. Oath of Office
c. Officer Elections
d. Adopt Resolution Appointing Recording Secretary
e. Determine Committees
f. Determine Dates, Time, and Location for Regular Meetings
10. Adjourn
REGULAR MEETING
1. Call to Order & Roll Call
2. Approval of Consent Agenda
2.1 Meeting Minutes
a. Regular Meeting Minutes – March 29, 2023
b. Community Forum Minutes – April 11, 2023
2.2 Bill List
2.3 Treasurer’s Report
2.4 Financial Report
2.5 BCBS Health Insurance Account Statement
2.6 Resignation of Freshman Volleyball Coach Merri Stineman
2.7 Retirement of High School Band Director Rusty Ruggles end of 2026-2027 school year
2.8 Retirement of Apollo Elementary Kindergarten Teacher Staci Sharp end of 2026-2027 school year
2.9 Retirement of Junior High English Language Arts Teacher Britt Hagens end of 2026-2027 school year
2.10 Retirement of Junior High Science Teacher Shelly Reusch end of 2026-2027 school year
2.11 Maternity Leave for New Boston Elementary 1st Grade Teacher Kaylie Meyers
3. Committee Reports
3.1 Finance Committee
3.2 Wellness Committee
4. Action
4.1 2023-2024 IESA Membership Renewal
4.2 Real Estate Purchase
4.3 Apollo SRO
4.4 TRAC
5. Information/ Discussion Items
5.1 FOIA Requests
5.2 2023 Community Forum
5.3 Math Curriculum Update – Dr. Amanda Carson
5.4 PRESS Policy Quarterly Updates/1st Reading
5.5 CEP – Community Eligibility Provision
5.6 IASB Governing Board Meeting
6. Administrative Reports
7. Closed Session
7.1 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 Apollo Elementary 3
rd Grade Teacher
b. Hire High School Special Education Teacher
c. Hire Assistant High School Football Coaches
d. Hire Strength & Conditioning Coordinator
e. Hire Freshman Volleyball Coach
f. Volunteer Employees
g. Other Personnel
7.2 Litigation
Litigation, when an action against, affecting or on behalf of the particular public body has been filed and is pending before a court or administrative tribunal, or when the public body finds that an action is probable or imminent, in which case the basis for the finding must be recorded and entered into the closed meeting minutes. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(11).
8. Open Session – Approval of Possible Action Items Resulting from Closed Session
9. Determine Next Committee Meeting Dates
Finance Committee Meeting – 5/15 @ 4:30PM
Policy Committee Meeting - TBD
10. Adjourn
https://www.mercerschools.org/_files/ugd/6b636f_a0b0cc0732da49dcbb8b9224bd44c880.pdf
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