Galesburg Reporter

Abingdon-Avon Community Unit No. 276 Board of Education met Sept. 17

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

1. Call to Order

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: AAHS Student Council Representative

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 August 13, 2025 Meeting Minutes*

7.2 Financial Reports – August 31, 2025

7.2.1 District Fund Balance Report* _____$ 6,055,820.90

Cash Balance (August 31, 2025) $ 3,016,484.30

Money Market (August 31, 2025) $ 2,289,336.60

CDs $ 750,000.00

7.2.1.1 Activity Accounts (August 31, 2025) $ 250,518.28

7.2.1.2 Payroll for August 2025 $ 424,405.65 (2 payrolls)

Approval of Payment for up-to-date September 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 - Kim (District Bookkeeper)

10. Superintendent’s Report/Discussion Items

10.1 Recognitions and Congratulations

11. New Business

11.1 Current Openings (Updates given at Board Meeting)

11.2 MOU for High School Staff Graduation Attendance

11.3 Delebar CTE Agreement for 2025-2026

11.4 Increase Substitute Teacher Pay Rate from $115 to $125 per Day

11.5 Memorial Tree Planting at AAHS in Memory of Matt Winter (1993 graduate)

12. Action Items/Possible Action Items

12.1 Consider for Approval the MOU for H.S. Staff Graduation Attendance

12.2 Consider for Approval the Delebar CTE Agreement for 2025-2026

12.3 Consider for Approval the Substitute Teacher Pay Rate from $115 to $125 per Day

12.4 Consider for Approval the the Planting of a Tree at AAHS in Memory of Matt Winter

13. 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.

14. Action Items/Possible Action Items

14.1 Consider for Approval the September 2025 Personnel Report

14.2 Consider for Approval the FY26 School District Budget

14.3 Consider for Approval One Year Ban of a Parent from School Property and Activities

15. Discussion Items

15.1 Two Hour Late Start for Inclement Weather

15.2 Beverage Distribution RFP

16. Adjournment

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