Quincy Reporter

West Central Community Unit School District 235 Board of Education met June 18.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

Public Hearing for Amended FY25 District Budget

1. Call to Order

2. Roll Call

3. Comments from Public Regarding Amended FY25 District Budget

4. Adjournment

Regular Board of Education Meeting

1. Call to Order

2. Roll Call

3. Pledge of Allegiance

4. Good News Items

● A big thank you to ALL of our staff who made the 2024-2025 school year a success! We hope they enjoy their summer break and can’t wait for August to welcome everyone back in the buildings!

5. Approve Agenda Items

6. Comments from the Public

7. Consent Agenda

a. Meeting Minutes

i. Regular Meeting, May 21, 2025

ii. Closed Session, May 21, 2025

iii. Special Meeting, June 10, 2025

b. Financial Activity

i. Consider Payment of Bills

ii. Consider Approval of Treasurer’s Report

iii. Review of District Financial Report

c. Other

i. Consider Approval of Authorization to Spend

ii. Continued Participation with Illinois Association of School Boards

iii. PressPlus Issue 118 - Second Reading

8. Discussion Items

a. FOIA Requests

b. Board Retreat

c. Track Program Needs

d. Curriculum Alignment Update

e. Additional Baseball/Softball Field

f. School Safety Week

9. Reports

a. Principal’s Reports

b. Technology Report

c. Special Education Reports

d. WCHS Assistant Principal/Athletic Director’s Report

10. Action Items

a. Approval of the Amended FY25 Budget

b. Approval of District Health Insurance

c. 2025-2026 Student Handbook Changes

d. PaCE Framework

e. FY26 Consolidated District Plan

f. 2026 Early Graduation Requests

g. Concussion Program

h. District Literacy Plan

i. High School Cheer Overnight Camp

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. 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.

13. Open Session - Possible Action from Closed Session

a. Spring Coach Rehires

b. 2025-2026 Extra Duty Stipends

c. Personnel Report

i. Volunteer - Edward Santos - WCMS Baseball Coach

ii. Employment - Lene Lox - WCMS 8th Grade Volleyball Coach

iii. Employment - Alexander Cuevas - WCMS Social Studies Teacher

iv. Employment - Ariel Dillard - WCMS Student Council Sponsor

v. Employment - Edward Santos - WCMS Head Football Coach

vi. Employment - TBD - WCHS Ag Teacher

vii. Employment - Beatrice Thomas - District Custodian

viii. Resignation - Andy Lumbeck - WCHS Assistant Football Coach

ix. Resignation - Alyssa Hawk - WCMS Student Council Sponsor

x. Resignation - Joel Zaiser - WCHS Assistant Principal/Athletic Director

xi. Change of Assignment - Rose Garner, District Head Cook to District Custodian

xii. Change of Assignment - Jackie Spence, MS Social Studies to MS ELA Teacher

d. Consider Approval of Exempt Staff Salaries for 2025-2026

e. Consider Approval of Exempt Staff Contracts

f. Review and Consider Action Relative to Release of Closed Session Minutes

14. Future Meeting Dates

a. Annual Board of Education Retreat, Saturday, June 21, 2025 from 9:00 a.m. -

12:00 p.m. in the West Central Elementary Library.

b. Next Regular Board of Education Meeting, Wednesday, July 16, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. in the West Central Elementary Library.

15. Adjournment

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