Galesburg Reporter

Abingdon-Avon Community Unit No. 276 Board of Education will meet Aug. 13

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

1. Call to Order

1.1 Pledge of Allegiance

2. Roll Call

3. Opportunity for Public Comment: (This is the time when visitors may request to address the Board of Education on any item germane to the role and function of the Board of Education. When the Board President so directs, persons should stand, give their name and begin their statements. Persons must refrain from making any personal comments regarding any individual. The Board President reserves the right to limit presentations to five minutes.)

4. Correspondence/Scheduled Visitors: Abingdon Avon FFA

5. Additions/Deletions to the Agenda

6. Approval of Agenda

7. Consent Agenda* (The Consent Agenda includes matters of usual business of the Board that may be approved through one motion, second, and roll call vote, unless it is determined that one or more items be removed from the Consent Agenda for additional discussion or because one or more negative votes may be anticipated.)

7.1 Approval of Minutes

7.1.1 July 9, 2025 Meeting Minutes*

7.2 Financial Reports – July 31, 2025

7.2.1 District Fund Balance Report* $3,630,038.34

Cash Balance (July 31, 2025) $592,838.55

Money Market (July 31, 2025) $2,287,199.79

CDs $ 750,000.00

7.2.1.1 Activity Accounts (July 31, 2025) $243,597.94

7.2.1.2 Payroll for July 2025 $398,907.73 (2 payrolls)

Approval of Payment for up-to-date August Bills*

8. Principals’ Report Summaries

8.1 Mrs. Anderson, AAHS

8.2 Mrs. Scherpe, HGS

8.3 Mrs. Craver, AES/AAMS

8.4 Mrs. Andrews, Curriculum Director

9. Financial Report – District Bookkeeper

10. Superintendent’s Report/Discussion Items

10.1 Recognitions & Congratulations

11. Old Business

12. New Business

12.1 Current Openings (Updates given at Board Meeting)

13. Action Items/Possible Action Items

13.1 Press Plus Policy Issues 118-119 (2nd Reading)

13.2 Board Policy Change to 7:60 Residence (2nd Reading)

13.3 Collective Bargaining Agreement Non-Certified Staff Pay Increases

13.4 Collective Bargaining Agreement Principals Pay Increases plus One Year Extension

14. Executive Session

Action to enter into closed session pursuant to the Open Meetings Act 5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(1) – to consider evaluation, resignation, compensation, disciplinary action, or dismissal of specific employees, or specific individuals who serve as independent contractors, of the District; (2) – deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees; (10) – other matters relating to individual students; (21) – discussion of minutes of meetings lawfully closed, including semi-annual review of closed meeting minutes.

15. Action Items/Possible Action Items

15.1 Consider for Approval August 2025 Personnel Report

15.2 Consider for Approval Tuition Rates for Out of District Students

16. Discussion Items

17. Adjournment

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