Justin Engelmann

Key agenda items included reports from the Curriculum Director on curriculum/instruction matters and Operations & Maintenance. The Consent Agenda involved several approvals, such as the Consolidated District Plan under the Every Student Succeeds Act, awarding bids for various supplies, insurance agreements, an Intergovernmental Agreement with JACKSON/PERRY REGIONAL DELIVERY SYSTEM EFE 540, a dual credit joint agreement with John A. Logan College, and changes to authorized signatories for three bank accounts (Du Quoin State Bank, Banterra Bank, and Regions Bank). The Board also scheduled an Executive Session to discuss minutes of closed meetings, collective bargaining matters, and employee compensation/performance. Following the Executive Session, actions included considering the approval of previous executive session minutes, accepting resignations, considering an administrative contract for a high school assistant principal, and approving new hires/transfers for roles like Health aide and assistant coaches. Financial items covered approval of May 2023 bills and the May 2023 financial report. The Budget Hearing addressed the review and adoption of the amended FY23 budget. New Business included an update on the Joint Solutions Committee, consideration of the current board policy on faculty hiring, and a second reading of updates to several board policies (including Qualifications of Board Officers, Purchases and Contracts, Hiring Process, Personnel Records, etc.).

The agenda for this special board meeting included a call to order and roll call, followed by a public hearing featuring a DEA Representative and public comment. A significant portion of the agenda was reserved for an Executive Session to discuss the appointment, employment, compensation, and performance of specific employees, with possible resulting action regarding the employment of a high school athletic director and a head football coach. New business involved the consideration of denying athletic event attendance for an individual violating conduct expectations. The meeting concluded with adjournment.

The agenda for this Special Board of Education Meeting included several key procedural and personnel matters. The agenda items spanned a Public Hearing, Board Adjournment and Reorganization, which involved the recitation of the Oath of Office and the election of officers including the President, Vice President, and Secretary, as well as the appointment of a District Treasurer. New Business included setting the date and time for regular board of education meetings. The board also planned to enter Executive Session to discuss the appointment, employment, compensation, and performance of specific employees, with possible subsequent action concerning the filling of vacancies for Head Football Coach, High School Science Teacher, Physical Education Teacher, and Special Education Teacher.

Key discussions and potential actions included a presentation and contract proposal regarding strategic planning and living the strategic plan. The agenda covered reports from building principals, the business manager, the curriculum director, and the superintendent. The meeting included a Public Hearing session. An Executive Session was scheduled to address the appointment, employment, compensation, and performance of specific employees, as well as to discuss security procedures for physical and intangible assets. Subsequent action items involved considering administrative contracts for the curriculum director, business manager, and elementary principal, approval of the payment of bills and financial reports for August 2023, and a Budget Hearing and Adoption for the 2023-2024 school year. New business items included consideration of a first-year coaching evaluation tool, review of board policy 7:180 regarding bullying, consideration of an intergovernmental agreement for a School Resource Officer, and review/award of the K-8 Parking lot bid.

The meeting agenda included reports from building principals regarding "Reasons We're Proud," operations and maintenance, the assistant superintendent, and an update from the superintendent. Discussions were scheduled for a public hearing regarding the DEA representative and the public. An executive session was planned to discuss personnel matters (appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal), school building safety and security, student disciplinary cases, and the approval/review of closed meeting minutes. Potential actions following the executive session included the approval of executive session minutes from October 21, consideration of employment offers for an instructional aide, acceptance of resignations, and approval of volunteer coaches. Financial items on the agenda covered the approval of October 2025 bills and financial reports, as well as a waiver hearing concerning administrative cost limitations. New business included an update on the Electrified Bus Fleet Grant Project, review of the FY25 Statement of Affairs, approval of the FY25 budget audit, consideration of issuing Working Cash Fund Bonds, discussion of the 2025 property tax levy, and the first reading of numerous policy updates/changes recommended by the Illinois Association of School Boards.