Quincy Reporter

West Central Community Unit School District #235 Board of Education met Oct. 19.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

1. Call to Order

2. Roll Call

3. Pledge of Allegiance

4. Good News Items

a. MS Softball Girls won 3rd at IESA State!

b. Thank you to Smith Trucking for hauling and setting concrete barriers for the preschool playground

c. Thank you to the WCHS FFA for Ag Day. The Elementary and Middle School Students were able to participate and learned a lot from our FFA members and other local participants.

d. Illinois Principals Day - October 21, 2022

5. Approve Agenda Items

6. Comments from the Public

7. Consent Agenda

a. Meeting Minutes

i. FY23 Budget Hearing Meeting, September 21, 2022

ii. Regular Meeting, September 21, 2022

iii. Closed Session, September 21, 2022

b. Financial Activity

i. Consider Payment of Bills (Enclosure)

ii. Consider Approval of Activity Accounts (Enclosure)

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

iv. Review of District Financial Report (Enclosure)

c. Resignation

i. Approve resignation of Deb Cole, District Treasurer

ii. Approve resignation of Scott Swiler, WCHS Softball Coach

iii. Approve resignation of Karissa Kobus, Bus Driver

iv. Approve Resignation of Heather Davis, WCMS Boys Track Coach

8. Discussion Items

a. FOIA Requests

b. Vape Detectors (Enclosure)

c. Triple I Conference

9. Reports

a. Principal’s Reports (Enclosures)

b. Technology Report (Enclosure)

c. Special Education Report (Enclosures)

d. Athletic Director’s Report (Enclosure)

10. Action Items

a. Bowling Co-Op (Enclosure)

b. Middle School Athletic Official Pay (Enclosure)

c. Maintenance Grant Project Approval (Enclosure)

11. Future Agenda Items

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

a. Personnel - 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. Negotiations - 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. Litigation - Litigation, when an action against, affecting or on behalf of the particular public body has been filed and is pending before a court or administrative tribunal, or when the public body finds that an action is probable or imminent, in which case the basis for the finding shall be recorded and entered into the minutes of the closed meeting.

13. Open Session - Possible Action from Closed Session

a. Consider approval of Kim Thompson as Middle School Cheer Coach

b. Consider approval of Tiffany Plate as Middle School Cheer Volunteer Coach

c. Consider approval of Jim Unruh as High School Volunteer Football Coach

d. Consider approval of Amy Reathaford as the 2022-2023 Art Club Sponsor

e. Consider approval of Jena Goff as 6th Grade Girls Basketball Coach

f. Consider approval of Dan Bowman as HS Girls Basketball Volunteer Coach

g. Consider approval of Mark Baker as volunteer tutor at WCMS

14. Future Meeting Dates

a. Next Regular Board of Education Meeting, Tuesday, November 15, 2022, at 6:00 pm in the West Central Elementary Cafeteria

15. Adjournment

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