Mercer County School District 404 Board of Education met June 21
Here is the agenda provided by the board:
PUBLIC HEARING
LIMITATION OF ADMINSTRATIVE COSTS WAIVER AMENDED BUDGET FOR FY23
1. Call to Order & Roll Call
2. Public Hearing for Limitation of Administrative Costs Waiver
3. Public Hearing for Amended Budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022.
4. Public Comments
5. 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 17, 2023
6.2 Bill List
6.3 Treasurer’s Report
6.4 Financial Report
6.5 BCBS Health Insurance Account Statement
6.6 Resignation of NBE/JH Music Band Teacher Ariane Call
6.7 Resignation of New Boston Elementary Principal Marcus Bush
6.8 Retirement of District Office Accounts Payable/SIS Coordinator Sherie Thorndike
6.9 Retirement of Apollo Elementary Secretary Tracy Rentfro
6.10 Resignation of Junior High Softball Coach Morgan Weeks
6.11 Resignation of Junior High Math Teacher Ann Danner
7. Committee Reports
7.1 Finance Committee
7.2 Transportation Committee
7.3 Building and Grounds Committee
8. Action Items
8.1 FY23 Budget Amendment
8.2 Limitation of Administrative Costs Waiver
8.3 Accept Bid – Lots 7 & 8 in Block 13 in the Village of Joy
8.4 Approve Property Casualty Liability Renewal
8.5 Approve Workers Comp Renewal
8.6 2023-2024 Board Meeting Dates
8.7 Adopt Prevailing Wage Resolution
8.8 Approve Consolidated District Plan
8.9 IASB Resolution – Transportation
9. Information/ Discussion Items
9.1 FOIA Requests
9.2 PRESS Policy Quarterly Updates/1st Reading
9.3 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 Apollo Elementary School Secretary
b. Hire New Boston Elementary School Principal
c. Hire Elementary Music/JH Band Teacher
d. Hire High School Counselor
e. Rehire JH Fall Coaches
f. 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).
12. Open Session – Approval of Possible Action Items Resulting from Closed Session
13. Determine Next Committee Meeting Dates
13.1 Finance – 7/17 @ 4:30 PM
13.2 Building and Grounds –
13.3 Transportation -
13.4 Policy –
13.5 District Goals -
14. Adjourn
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