Quincy Reporter

Liberty Community Unit School District 2 Board of Education met May 20.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

1. Call to Order and Roll Call

2. Recognition of Visitors and Staff - a limit of 3-5 min per person

A. Public Comment - This is the only time of this meeting open for public comment.

B. Tennille Gimm- Spring data

C. Madelyn Hyer- Idea: Eliminating 30 % payback on stipends for the extra-curricular programs

3. Discussion Items to be added to the Agenda

4. Routine Consent Agenda

A. Approval of the Agenda

B. Approval of the following Minutes:

April 22, 2024 Regular Meeting

May 14, 2024 Special Board Meeting

C. Approval of the Bills, Payroll, and Additional Bills presented at the meeting

D. Approval of the Treasurer’s Report

E. Approve the Financial Summary Report

F. Approve the Food Service Report

G. Approval of the Activity Report

H. Approval of Imprest Fund Report

5. Consent Agenda

A. Appoint the Superintendent to prepare the FY 25 School Budget.

B. Approve the milk bid from Prairie Farms for 2024-25.

C. Approve the Tentative Amended FY 24 Budget.

D. Approve Parentsquare Agreement for district communication from April 1, 2024-March 31, 2027, with an annual cost of $3,732 due after July 1, 2024.

E. Approve the following renewals:

Special Education Asso. of Adams County—special education services

Adams County Board, Adams County Sheriff’s Department, Regional Office of Education #1, Payson, Liberty, Camp Point, and Mendon Community Unit School Districts and the Adams County Regional Safe School—liaison officer & safe school known as The Academy

Illinois Public Risk Fund—Workman’s Comp

Interagency Agreement with Child & Family Connections

Technology

● Alarm Systems - security monitoring and fire alarm inspection

● Amplified IT - Chrome Gopher for Chromebook management

● Boom Learning - special education skills for all curricular areas

● Essential Skills - 1st grade math & ELA skills

● Explore Learning / Gizmos - Science/ STEM/ coding

● Follett - library circulation and inventory system

● GCN - online training for mandated courses

● General Audit Tool - Chromebook Management and auditing

● Gold Online Assessment - PK

● Google Workspaces Plus Edition - enhanced version for teacher tools

● Honeywell - security system

● IXL - student progress data for Sped., JH, and HS

● Kajeet Hotspots - for families who need help with internet access

● Kami - PDF editing for staff and students

● Lakeshore IT - security software for classroom and office PCs

● Lightspeed - CIPA content monitoring and protection for Chromebooks and on-campus devices

● Linxup - vehicle tracking

● Microsoft EES License - all the Windows devices

● Mosley oneK-12 - Apple device management system

● ParentSquare - messaging for teachers, parents, students, and community

● RiseVision - support for digital displays in hallways

● ScheduleStar - athletics scheduling/website

● School InSites - district website

● Screencastify - video recording and editing for staff and students

● Skyward/ IS Corp - finance, HR, and payroll including secure server hosting

○ Business

○ Student

● Skyward IL Users Group - district membership

● Star 360 - student progress data for elementary

● Swank Motion Pictures Streaming -movie license for streaming

● SysCloud - data backup and malware scanning

● XFanatical Safe Doc - restricts Chromebook features that can be abused

● XTRA Math - math skills

● Zearn - math remediation

F. Approve the second reading and adoption of Policy 5:290 on resignations, Policy

8:30 on exclusions from school activities, and the Applied Procedures for Policy

7:230 on Behavior Interventions.

G. Approve the first reading of new PRESS Policy, Bullying Prevention template, and the new Policy 5:112 on Employee Care Account.

H. Approve the stipend of $500 each for two Co-sponsors for Trap Shooting.

6. Discussion and Action

A. Discuss and approve snow plow bids for FY 25

B. Approve eliminating 30% payback on stipends for the extra-curricular programs.

C. Approve the Collective Bargaining Agreement between Liberty CUSD 2 and the Liberty Unit Teachers Association for August 2024-August 2027.

7. Reports

A. Elementary Principal

B. Junior High & High School Principal

C. Technology Coordinator’s Report

D. Superintendent’s Report

E. IASB Updates

F. Unpaid School Fees & Lunch Balance Report

8. Meeting in Closed 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.

9. Personnel Report, to consider Appointment, Evaluation, Employment, Dismissal of Employees.

10. The Board reserves the right to take up, consider and act upon any other and further matters necessary or convenient for the orderly operation of the district and its schools.

11. Adjournment.

“Soar to Excellence. Every student, Every day!”