Quincy Reporter

Quincy Public School District 172 Board of Education met Dec. 18.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

1. Call to Order - Roll Call

2. Moment of silence/reflection

3. Pledge of Allegiance

4. Focus on Students – Good Things Going On!

a. Good News Report – Bob Gough

b. District 8 PTA Report

5. Comments from the Public/Petitions and Appearances

6. Consent Agenda

a. Treasurer’s Report

b. Minutes – November 20, 2019

c. Check Register and JH/SH Activity Fund Reports

d. Acknowledge receipt of the Freedom of Information Log: November 16 through December 13. 2019 (Information Only) None

7. Reports of Superintendent/Staff

a. 2020-2021 Calendar – draft

b. School Based Health Care (Mike Troup)

8. Reports of Standing Committees

a. Building Committee (specifically including but not limited to approval of bids and expenditure of funds relating to district properties and specifically including the following:)

b. District Improvement Committee

c. Finance Committee. (specifically including but not limited to approval of expenditures of district funds and the approval of bids for expenditure of district funds specifically including the following:)

1. Property Tax Relief Grant

2. Proposition for increasing the tax rate – March 17, 2020 election

d. Human Relations Committee

e. Policy Committee. (specifically including but not limited to approval of new policies and changes in existing policies and specifically including the following:) Policy Service October 2019 Revisions

2:20 Power and Duties of the School Board

2:70 Vacancies on the School Board

2:100 Board Member Conflict of Interest

2:105 Ethics and Gift Ban

2:110 Qualifications, Term and Duties of Board Officers

2:200 Types of School Board Meetings

2:220 School Board Meeting Procedure

2:260 Uniform Grievance Procedure

4:15 Identify Protection

4:30 Revenue and Investments

4:60 Purchases and Contracts

4:80 Accounting and Audits

4:150 Facility Management

5:10 Equal Employment Opportunity and Minority Recruitment

5:20 Workplace Harassment Prohibited

5:30 Hiring Process

5:50 Drug and Alcohol-Free Workplace, ECigarette, Tobacco, and Cannabis Prohibited

5:90 Abused and Neglected Child Reporting

5:100 Staff Development Program

5:120 Employee Ethics, Conduct, and Conflict of Interest

5:200 Terms and Conditions of Employment and Dismissal

5:250 Sick Leave, Leaves of Absence, Holidays and Vacation (Professional Personnel)

5:290 Employment Termination and Suspensions

5:330 Sick Days, Vacation, Holidays, and Leaves (Educational Support Personnel)

6:20 School Year Calendar and Day

6:60 Curriculum Content

6:150 Home and Hospital Instruction

6:300 Graduation Requirements

7:20 Harassment of Students Prohibited

7:150 Agency and Police Interviews

7:180 Prevention of and Response to Bullying, Intimidation, and Harassment

7:270 Administering Medicines to Students

8:30 Visitors to and Conduct on School Property

9. New Business

a. Consider/Approve Resolution Regarding Risk Management Program

b. Consider/Approve Resolution to Establish 2019 Levy

c. Consider/Approve Submission of the Property Tax Relief Grant

d. Consider/Approve School Resource Officer (SRO) Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)

e. Consider/Approve Resolution for and requiring the submission of the proposition of increasing the maximum educational fund tax rate to the voters of Quincy Public School District 172, Adams County, Illinois, at the general primary election to be held on the 17th day of March, 2020.

10. Executive Session on the following subjects: a) the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees , specific individuals who serve as independent contractors, or specific volunteers of the School District or legal counsel for the District, including hearing testimony on complaint lodged against and employee, a specific individual who serves, as an independent contractor, or a volunteer of the District.; b) collective negotiating matters between the School District and its employees or their representatives, or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees; c) the purchase or lease of real property for the use of the District; d) the setting of a price for sale or lease of property owned by the District; e) the sale or purchase of securities, investments, or investment contracts; f) emergency security procedures; g) student disciplinary cases; h) the placement of individual students in special education programs and other matters relating to individual students; i) pending, probable, or imminent litigation; j) evaluation of attorney; k) approval of certain closed session minutes for distribution to the public; or other matters appropriate for a closed meeting pursuant to the Open Meetings Act.

11. Resume Open Session.

12. Executive Session Matters: Approve any matter discussed in executive session as necessary and limited to those matters authorized for discussion in executive session by motion of the Board.

13. Personnel Addendum: (Specifically including but not limited to, the hiring, including non-contractual, contract approval, and contract amendment, release, discharge, discipline, transfer, resignation, and retirement of staff).

14. Adjournment

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