Jasper County Community Unit #1, Board of Education Meeting
Report December 15, 2025
Superintendent’s Report:
- The 2025 Energy Transition Grant application was presented to the Board of Education
- The grant will be used to pay for the construction of a building addition at Newton Elementary.
- The grant will provide $1,329,890.94 of funding for the building addition.
- The Jasper County Board of Education attended the IASB Annual Conference.
- From the conference, the Board attended seminars on growing your own teachers, staffing shortages, student development for social emotional learning, school safety, and financial presentations.
- Mandy Rieman attended the IASB Delegate Assembly.
Policies:
- First Reading of PRESS Policy Updates- Unchanged:
- 3:10 Goals and Objectives
- 3:50 Administrative Personnel Other Than the Superintendent
- 3:60 Administrative Responsibility of the Building Principal
- 4:110 Transportation
- 4:150 Facility Management and Building
- 4:160 Environmental Quality of Building and Grounds
- 4:170 Safety
- 5:20 Workplace Harassment
- 5:120 Employee Ethics; Code of Professional Conduct; and Conflict of Interest
- 5:185 Family and Medical Leave
- 5:190 Teacher Qualifications
- 6:135 Accelerated Placement Program
- 6:140 Education of Homeless Children
- 6:210 Instructional Materials
- 6:235 Access to Electronic Networks
- 6:240 Field Trips
- 6:280 Grading and Promotion
- 7:130 Student Rights and Responsibilities
- 7:250 Student Support Students
- 8:100 Relations with Other Organizations and Agencies
First Reading of PRESS Policy Updates-Changed:
- 2:120 Board Member Development
- 2:150 Committees
- 2:270 Discrimination and Harassment on the Basis of Race, Color, and National Origin Prohibited
- 4:10 Fiscal and Business Management
- 4:30 Revenue and Investments
- 4:80 Accounting and Audits
- 4:140 Waiver of Student Fees
- 4:190 Targeted School Violence Prevention Program
- 5:10 Equal Employment and Opportunity and Minority Recruitment
- 5:90 Abused and Neglected Child Reporting
- 5:100 Staff Development Program
- 5:200 Terms and Conditions of Employment and Dismissal
- 5:220 Substitute Teachers
- 5:280 Duties and Qualifications
- 5:300 Schedules and Employment Year
- 6:20 School Year Calendar and Day
- 6:40 Curriculum Development
- 6:60 Curriculum Content
- 6:130 Program for the Gifted
- 6:160 English Learners
- 6:220 Bring Your Own Technology Program; Responsible Use and Conduct
- 6:260 Complaints About Curriculum, Instructional Materials, and Programs
- 6:270 Guidance and Counseling Program
- 6:300 Graduation Requirements
- 6:310 High School Credit for Non-District Experiences;Course Substitutions; Re-Entering Students
- 6:315 High School Credit for Students in Grades 7 or 8
- 6:320 High School Credit for Proficiency
- 7:10 Equal Educational Opportunities
- 7:70 Attendance and Truancy
- 7:140 Search and Seizure
- 7:150 Agency and Law Enforcement Requests
- 7:180 Prevention of and Response to Bullying, Intimidation, and Harassment
- 7:190 Student Behavior
- 7:290 Suicide and Depression Awarness
- 7:310 Restrictions on Publications; Elementary Schools
- 7:315 Restrictions on Publications; High Schools
- 7:340 Student Records
- 8:30 Visitors and Conduct on School Property
New Business
- Approved the Tax Levy for 2025
- Approved a Resolution abating a portion of the tax Heretofore levied for the year 2025 to pay debt service on General Obligation School Bonds, Series 2023, of the District
- The District will use existing funds to help pay for the bonds instead of adding the full amount to the tax levy.
Hires:
- Sidney Mayberry, Sydney Thoele, Julia Whittler, & Taylor Gray as NES Tutors
