Quincy Reporter

West Central Community Unit School District #235 Board of Education met Dec. 16.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

1. Call to Order

2. Roll Call

3. Pledge of Allegiance

4. Good News Items

5. Approve Agenda Items (Additions/Deletions)

6. Comments from the Public

7. Consent Agenda

A. Minutes

1. Regular Meeting, November 17, 2020 (Enclosure)

B. Financial Activity

1. Consider Payment of Bills (Enclosure)

2. Consider Approval of Activity Accounts (Enclosure)

3. Consider Approval of Treasurer’s Report (Enclosure)

4. Review of District Financial Report (Enclosure)

8. Discussion Items

9. Reports

A. Principal’s Report (Enclosures)

1. West Central Elementary

2. West Central Middle School

3. West Central High School

B. Technology Report – Mrs. Frakes (Enclosure)

C. Special Education Report – Mrs. Ayer (Enclosure)

D. Athletic Director’s Report – Mr. Tucker

10. Action Items

A. Consider Approval of 2020 Tax Levy (Enclosures)

B. Consider Approval of Date for WCHS Graduation Ceremony

C. Consider Approval of Corporate Resolution for West Central C.U.S.D. #235 Flexible Benefits Plan with American Central Insurance (Enclosure)

D. Consider Approval of Request of WCHS Students to Graduate Early (Enclosures)

E. Consider Approval of Request of WCHS Student to Attend School Half Days Second Semester of the 2020-2021 school year. (Enclosure)

F. Consider Approval of Proposed Board Policy Revisions – First Reading (Enclosures)

1. Policy 3:40 – Superintendent

2. Policy 4:80 – Accounting and Audits

3. Policy 4:90 – Student Activity and Fiduciary Funds

4. Policy 4:150 – Facility Management and Building Programs

5. Policy 5:270 – Employment At-Will, Compensation, and Assignment

6. Policy 6:20 – School Year Calendar and Day

7. Policy 6:300 – Graduation Requirements

8. Policy 6:310 – High School Credit for Non-District Experiences; Course Substitutions; Re-entering Students

9. Policy 6:315 – High School Credit for Students in Grade 7 or 8

10. Policy 6:320 – High School Credit for Proficiency

11. Policy 6:340 – Student Testing and Assessment Program

12. Policy 7:100 – Health, Eye, and Dental Examinations; Immunizations; and Exclusion of Students

13. Policy 7:140 – Search and Seizure

14. Policy 7:300 –Extracurricular Athletics

G. Discussion and Possible Action Regarding 2020-2021 Reopening Plan

H. Discussion and Possible Action Regarding the Sale or Lease of the District’s FCC License

11. Future Agenda Items

12. Closed Session – A Closed Session will be held pursuant to the Illinois Open Meetings Act to discuss the following subjects:

A. The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the public body or legal counsel for the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee of the public body or against legal counsel for the public body to determine its validity.

B. Collective negotiating matters between the school board and its employees or their representatives, or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees.

C. Student disciplinary cases.

D. The placement of individual students in special education programs and other matters relating to individual students.

13. Action Items

A. Retirements/Leaves/Resignation

B. Employment

1. Emma Alexander, Long-term Substitute (Enclosure)

C. Extracurricular

14. Future Meeting Dates and Time

Wednesday, January 20, 2021 – Elementary Cafeteria, 6:00 p.m.

15. Adjournment

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