Galesburg Reporter

Mercer County School District 404 Board of Education met April 17

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

1. Call to Order & Roll Call

2. Approval of Consent Agenda

2.1 Meeting Minutes

a. Regular Meeting Minutes – March 20, 2024

b. Special Meeting Minutes – March 28, 2024

c. Special Meeting Minutes – April 9, 2024

b. Community Forum Minutes – April 9, 2024

2.2 Bill List

2.3 Treasurer’s Report

2.4 Financial Report

2.5 BCBS Health Insurance Account Statement

2.6 Resignation of Superintendent Scott Petrie

2.7 MCHS Spanish Teacher Dawn Noble 2028 Intent to Retire

2.8 MCHS PE/Health Teacher Joseph Verlinden 2028 Intent to Retire

2.9 NBE Title 1 Teacher Amy Molburg 2028 Intent to Retire

2.10 NBE Cook Joan Luxmore 2024 Intent to Retire

3. Committee Reports

3.1 Finance Committee

4. Action

4.1 2024-2025 IESA Membership Renewal

4.2 Approve Shift to Full Day Preschool from Half Day

4.3 Approve Aledo Park District Scoreboard Partnership

5. Information/ Discussion Items

5.1 FOIA Requests

5.2 2024 Community Forum

5.3 Superintendent Search

5.4 PRESS Policy Quarterly Updates/1st Reading

5.5 Kings Financial Update

5.6 Illinois Funds

5.7 District Publications

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 Head Girls Basketball Coach

b. Re-hire Fall Football Coaches

c. Hire Junior High ELA Teacher

d. Other Personnel

7.2 Real Property

The purchase or lease of real property for the use of the District, including meetings held for the purpose of discussing whether a particular parcel should be acquired. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(5).

7.3 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).

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

9. Determine Next Committee Meeting Dates

Finance Committee Meeting – 5/13 @ 5:00PM

Building and Grounds Meeting 5/13 @ 6:30 PM

Policy Committee Meeting - TBD

10. Adjourn

https://www.mercerschools.org/_files/ugd/61ee79_8c4c979532ef464290d234c95c1d86c9.pdf