Board Meeting Agenda
I. Call to Order/Pledge of Allegiance/Roll Call
II. Adopt Agenda
III. Superintendent’s Report
IV. Recognition of Guests and Public Comments
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V. FOIA Request Status
VI. Approval of Consent Agenda
- A. Regular and Closed Minutes for December 21, 2020
- B. The Bills and Payroll
- C. Presentment of monthly financial reports
- D. Destruction of Closed Session Recording for November 20, 2018
- E. Volunteers
VII. Final Reading and approval of PRESS POLICY Updates
A. 3:40 Superintendent
B. 4:80 Accounting and Audits
C. 4:90 Student Activity and Fiduciary Funds
D. 6:20 School Year Calendar and Day
E. 6:300 Graduation Requirements
F. 6:310 High School Credit for Non-District Experiences;Course Substitutions;Re-Entering
Students
G. 6:320 Credit for Proficiency
H. 6:340 Student Testing and Assessment Program
I. 7:100 Health, Eye, and Dental Examinations; Immunizations; and Exclusion of Students
J. 7:140 Search and Seizure
K. 7:300 Extracurricular Athletics
L. 5:270 Employment At-Will, Compensation, and Assignment (5 year review)
VIII. First reading of Board Policy 4:42 Operational Services: Sales Tax Usage and Related Debt Service
Abatements
IX. New Business
- A. Approval of Fuel Bid
- B. Resolution providing for and requiring the submission of the proposition of issuing $15,700,000
- School Building Bonds to the voters of the District at the consolidated election to be held on the
- 6th day of April, 2021.
- C. Approval of SEL Coach job description.
- D. Approval of second amendment to financial advisory agreement with PMA.
- E. Board Policy to Extend sick days (extension of FFCRA days) until March 31, 2021.
- F. Approval of Graduation on May 15, 2021 @ 7pm
- G. Discussion of E-rate application (RFP)
- H. Approval not to issue Working Cash Bonds at this time (contrary to Board’s November 16, 2020,
Resolution of intent to issue Working Cash Bonds)
X. Approval to hire Certificated Employment(s)
- 1. Newton Elementary Teacher for the remainder of the FY21’ school year.
XI. Approval to hire any Non – Certificated Employment(s)
- 1. A SEL Coach part-time
- 2. Paid internship as secretary at the board office.
XII. Approval of any Resignations / Retirements
- 1. A maintenance employee to retire effective March 25, 2021
- 2. A NCHS Foods, Parenting, Teacher effective 12/31/2020.
- 3. A bus driver effective 2/1/2021.
- 4. A Newton Elementary Teachers Aide effective immediately.
XII. Approval to advertise the following positions:
- 1. Continue to advertise for the NCHS Foods / Parenting Teacher – also include the 2021- 2022
school year.
- 2. High School Social Studies position for 2021 – 2022.
- 3. Paraprofessional for Newton Elementary.
XIV. Executive Board Meeting
- A. 5ILCS 120/2(c) (1) – To Consider Information Regarding Appointment, Employment,
Compensation, Performance or Dismissal of Individual Employees.
- B. 5ILCS 120/2(c) (21) – To discuss minutes of meetings lawfully closed under the open mtgs act.
XV. Action on Items Discussed in Closed Session
- A. Action on closed session minutes review.
XVI. Adjournment
