Quincy Reporter

Liberty Community Unit School District 2 Board of Education met May 21.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

1. Call to Order and Roll Call

2. Recognition of Visitors and Staff

A. Public Comment - a limit of 3-5 min per person. This is the only time of this meeting open for public comment.

B. Tennille Gimm and Melissa Straley - Spring data

C. FFA students - Quarterly Report

3. Discussion Items to be added to the Agenda

4. Routine Consent Agenda

A. Approval of the Agenda

B. Approval of the following Minutes:

May 5, 2025 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 26 School Budget.

B. Approve the milk bid from Prairie Farms for 2025-26 and set milk price at $0.45

C. Approve the Tentative Amended FY 25 Budget.

D. 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 Counties Risk Management Trust–Property and Casualty Insurance 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

E. Approve the first reading of PRESS, a new Policy 7:301, and a revision of Policy 6:240.

F. Approve the Memorandum Of Understanding with Clarity Healthcare for free counseling services for students.

G. Approve the snow removal bid from Bob Anderson for $750 salt, $750 plow and $250 charge if over 8 inches of snow.

H. Approve Adams Agreement for phone service upgrade of $200 and a monthly cost of $350.24.

I. Approve AccidentFund as Workman’s Comp provider July 1, 2025-June 30, 2026 for $25,033.

J. Approve Chubb for Volunteer Accident Insurance for July 1, 2025-June 30, 2026 for $950.

6. Discussion and Action

A. Discuss and approve Agreement with QHSLLC.com on our possible FCC license sale for a 6% commission.

B. Discuss and approve applying for the Safety Hazard with IDOT for Park to Chicago Street.

7. Reports

A. Elementary Principal

B. Junior High & High School Principal

C. Technology Coordinator’s Report

D. Superintendent’s Report

E. 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!”

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