Following is a summary of minutes of a regular meeting of the Board of Education of Jasper County
Community Unit School District No. 1 held on Monday, July 21 st , 2025 in the office of the Board of
Education. Board members present were Mr. Brady Shull, Mr. David Blecha, Mrs. Jackie Schackmann,
Mrs. Mandy Rieman and Mr. Evan Semple. Board members absent were Mrs. Nichole Mulvey and Mrs.
Mandi Utley.
All votes are considered unanimous unless otherwise noted.
Mandy Rieman called the meeting to order.
Approval to Adopt the Agenda.
Mandy asked for Recognition of Guests and Public Comments. Matthew Mette expressed his concerns
regarding annexations. Kristine Michels expressed her thoughts about homeschooling and participation
in extracurricular activities.
The District received two FOIA Requests. Owen Wang requested the last five years of graduate names,
addresses, gender and year graduated. In response to this FOIA, the last five-year graduate programs
were provided, but requests for gender and addresses were denied. “W” requested information dealing
with a Colorado murder at a Walgreens.
Approval of Consent Agenda as presented.
Regular and Closed Minutes from June 23 rd , 2025
Josey Hyatt as a volunteer coach for JCJH Softball for the next year,
Audrie Reich, Jorjia Reich and Lexie Ghast as high school volunteers for JCJH Softball,
Bills and Payroll,
Presentment of monthly financial reports,
$2,000 Anonymous Donation to the NCHS Volleyball Team,
$2,000 Anonymous Donation to the NCHS Football Team,
$2,000 Anonymous Donation to the NCHS Boys Cross Country Team,
$2,000 Anonymous Donation to the NCHS Girls Cross Country Team,
$2,000 Donation from the Maxine Spitler Foundation to JCJH,
$784 Donation from the IGA Cookout to JCJH,
Approval of the Second Reading of Press Policies.
Second Reading of Press Policy Updates – Unchanged
4:120 Food Services
6:310 High School Credit for Non-District Experiences; Course Substitutions; Re-Entering
Students
Second Reading of Press Policy Updates-Changed
2:260 Uniform Grievance Procedures
2:265 Title IX Grievance Procedures
4:15 Identity Protection
4:80 Accounting and Audits
5:10 Equal Employment Opportunity and Minority Recruitment
5:20 Workplace Harassment Prohibited
5:100 Staff Development Program
6:150 Home and Hospital Instruction
6:235 Access to Electronic Networks
7:10 Equal Educational Opportunities
7:20 Harassment of Students Prohibited
7:50 School Admissions and Student Transfers To and From Non District Schools
7:60 Residence
7:70 Attendance and Truancy
7:180 Prevention of and Response to Bullying, Intimidation, and Harassment
7:185 Teen Dating Violence Prohibited
7:190 Student Behavior
7:200 Suspension Procedures
7:210 Expulsion Procedures
7:250 Student Support Services
7:255 Students Who are Parents, Expectant Parents, or Victims of Domestic or Sexual Violence
7:270 Administering Medicines to Students
7:310 Restrictions on Publications, Elementary Schools
7:315 Restrictions on Publications, High Schools
7:340 Student Records
8:30 Visitors to and Conduct on School Property
Second Reading of Press Policy Updates-Five Year Review
5:60 Expenses
Under the Superintendent’s Report, Mr. Sornberger discussed how the Jasper County Board of
Education continues to work on buildings and grounds projects. The District is working on architectural
drawings for the proposed building addition at NES. The drawings are to be completed in the next
couple weeks. The hope is to have an idea of what the project and timeline could look like in the next
month or so. There will be a Buildings and Grounds Committee Meeting on August 1, 2025 to prepare
for summer projects for 2026.
Approval of the Embarras River Basin Agency Head Start Agreement for the 2025-2026 school year.
Approval for the Superintendent to hire District Staff from July 21 st , 2025 to August 18 th , 2025.
Approval of the Superintendent’s Memberships and Conferences for the 2025-2026 school year.
Approval to enter executive session at 6:47 p.m. for 1.5ILCS 120/2 (c) (1) – To consider information
regarding appointment, employment, compensation, performance or dismissal of individual employees;
1.5ILCS 120/2 (c) (2) – Collective Bargaining matters between the public body and its employees or their
representatives or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees;
1.5ILCS 120/2 (c) (21) – To discuss minutes of meetings lawfully closed under the open meetings act
from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024.
Approval to return to open session at 7:28 p.m.
Approval of Non-Certified Salary increases for the 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 school years.
Approval to keep closed the Closed Session Minutes from January 1 st , 2024 to December 31 st , 2024.
Approval to accept the resignation from Rob Overman for his District Maintenance position.
Approval to accept the resignation from Debra Weiler as the JCJH Scholastic Bowl Coach.
Approval to transfer Kashtyn Shull from a SME kindergarten teacher to a NES first grade teacher for the
2025-2026 school year.
Approval to hire Jessica Schackmann as the JCJH Cheerleading Sponsor for the 2025-2026 school year.
Approval to advertise for a JCJH Scholastic Bowl coaching position, a SME kindergarten teaching
position, two District Maintenance positions and a Groundskeeper position.
Meeting adjourned at 7:31 p.m. Next regular board meeting is scheduled for Monday, August 18 th , 2025
at 6:30 p.m. at the Board of Education Office located at 1401 Clayton Avenue.
