Quincy Reporter

West Central Community Unit School District #235 Board of Education met Dec. 15.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

1. Call to Order

2. Roll Call

3. Pledge of Allegiance

4. Good News Items

 Recognize Academic Excellence

5. Approve Agenda Items (Additions/Deletions)

6. Comments from the Public

7. Consent Agenda

A. Minutes

1. Regular Meeting, November 16, 2021 (Enclosure)

2. Closed Session, November 16, 2021 (Enclosure)

3. Special Meeting, November 17, 2021 (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

A. COVID Days for Employees

B. Investment Options

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/Mr. Alexander (Enclosure)

C. Special Education Report – Miss Nelson (Enclosure)

D. Athletic Director’s Report – Mr. Zaiser (Enclosure)

10. Action Items

A. Consider Approval of 2021 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 Installation of District Wide Control Card System (Enclosures)

E. Consider Approval of Proposal from Trout Fencing to Replace Baseball Fencing (Enclosure)

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 Discipline.

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

E. Litigation

13. Action Items

A. Retirements/Leaves/Resignation

Retirements:

1. Nancy Clark, District Bookkeeper and Board Secretary (Enclosure)

Leaves:

2. Megan Bailey, Maternity Leave (Enclosure)

Resignations:

3. Ty Bailey, Head Custodian (Enclosure)

4. Ben Alexander, WCHS Science Teacher (Enclosure)

5. Teresa Stevenson, WCMS ELA Teacher (Enclosure)

6. Teresa Stevenson, WCMS SIP Team Member (Enclosure)

7. Tiffany Voorhees, Bus Driver (Enclosure)

B. Employment

1. Jonah Seals, District Maintenance Director (Enclosure)

2. Cindy Nesbitt, District Cook (Enclosure)

3. Cody Eaton, WCHS SIP Team Member (Enclosure)

4. Heather Davis, WCMS SIP Team Member (Enclosures)

5. Anthony Rattin, WCHS Science Teacher

6. , WCES Long-term Substitute

7. Richard Clifton, District Paraprofessional (Rescind Resignation)

C. Extracurricular

1. Resignation: Tom Williams, WCMS Boys’ Track Coach (Enclosure)

2. Resignation: Teresa Stevenson, WCMS Scholastic Bowl Co-Coach (Enclosure)

3. Resignation: Ben Alexander, WCHS Junior Class Rotating Sponsor (Enclosure)

4. Employment: Tyler Jones, WCHS Rotating Junior Class Sponsor (Enclosures)

5. Employment: Tiffany Ouellette, WCHS NHS Sponsor (Enclosure)

6. Employment: Heather Davis, WCMS Scholastic Bowl Co-Sponsor (Enclosures)

D. Consider Approval to Pay Robert Frank Overload Pay to Supervise Work Coop Program (Enclosure)

14. Future Meeting Dates and Time

Wednesday, January 20, 2022 – Elementary Cafeteria, 6:00 p.m.

15. Adjournment