Regular Meetings June 26, 2024, Regular Meeting Agenda and Minutes: Agenda Minutes Board Summary: During its Regular Board Meeting held on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, the Board of Education accomplished the following items. 1. Approved the minutes of the May 15, 2024, Regular Meeting. 2. Recognized state-qualifying athletes and coaches from the following programs girls track and field, boys track and field, and boys tennis (Elli Sines, Griffin Hammers, Richie Santiago, Andrew Bollis, and Daniel Santoy). 3. Provided an opportunity for public comment, including a representative of a community member speaking on the topic of international exchange programs. 4. Mr. Sarver shared a message that corrected inaccurate comments made by a community member during the previous regular Board Meeting. 5. Approved monthly L-P bills, ACC bills, payroll, and financial statements. 6. Received correspondence from L-P Local 604 Federation of Teachers Union and the L-P Foundation. 7. Mr. Ferrari presented the Building and Grounds Committee Report. 8. Dr. Wrobleski presented the Finance Committee Report. 9. Mrs. Alcorn presented the Policy Committee Report. 10. Dr. Wrobleski presented the Superintendent’s Report, offering recognition of Dr. Gibson for his efforts as the acting principal, as well as sharing information on the upcoming District audit and the planned rekindling of the Agriculture program 11. Approved the Superintendent’s 2024-2025 bond renewal 12. Approved authorizing the Superintendent to approve July 2024 L-P and ACC bills up to $4,000,000.00. 13. Approved authorizing the Superintendent to hire staff in July and August 2024 14. Approved the resolution authorizing the superintendent to sell surplus equipment (2007 Chevy Express Activity Bus) 15. Approved transferring $90,000 from Working Cash Fund interest to the Education Fund 16. Approved transferring the capital lease payment of $213,919 from the Education Fund 17. Approved awarding contracts for the following in 2024-2025: i. Prairie Farms, Firm Bid, Milk/Dairy ii. Alpha Baking, Bread 18. Approved the Main Building HLS Amendment #87 for Howard Fellows Stadium concrete repairs - $578,606 19. Approved increasing outside sub pay rate from $18/period to $23/period 20. Approved purchasing the following equipment: i. Two (2) passenger golf carts from GCP Sales, Yorkville, IL for $19,000 ii. Steel Green SG52 Standard Unit Fertilizer Spreader from Advanced Turf Solutions for $18,735.00 iii. 21’ discus safety netting and poles via Byrne & Jones Construction for $17,580.00 iv. Two (2) folding basketball backstops for Sellett Gym from H2I Group for $32,840.00 21. Approved the 2024-2025 Event Admission Fees 22. Approved the 2024-2025 Board Paid Holidays 23. Approved the 2024-2025 Board of Education Calendar 24. Approved the Athletic Cut Policy 25. Approved permanently adopting the Final Exam Waiver Policy 26. Approved the District Discipline Improvement Plan 27. Approved the PRESS Policy Issue 114 – 2nd Reading 28. Approved the following retirements with regret: i. Mrs. Angelique Depenbrock, Science Teacher, effective the conclusion of the 2028-2029 school year ii. Mrs. Amy Williams, Director of Technology, effective June 30, 2025 29. Approved the following resignations: i. Mr. William Thompson, Afternoon (2nd Shift) Custodian/Foreman, effective May 20, 2024 30. Approved the following appointments: i. Mrs. Kelsey Manning, Head Cheer Coach, effective for the 2024-2025 school year (replaces Mrs. Emily Pytel) ii. Mrs. Toma Newburn, Food Service Production Staff/Cashier, effective for the 2024-2025 school year (replaces Mrs. Gabriella Pantoja) iii. Mrs. Becky Johnson, Assistant Cheer Coach, effective for the 2024-2025 school year (replaces Mrs. Alika Kelley) iv. Mr. Joey Guskosky, Assistant Football Coach, effective for the 2024-2025 school year (replaces Mr. Matt Rebholz) v. Mrs. Becky Johnson, Paraprofessional, effective for the 2024-2025 school year (replaces Mrs. Nicole Hurst) vi. Mrs. Aubrey Garretson, Volunteer Woodwinds Instructor, effective for the 2024-2025 school year vii. Mrs. Kathleen Buttke, Assistant Special Olympics Coach, effective for the 2024-2025 school year (replaces Ms. Abigail Moskalewicz) 31. Approved the following paternity/FMLA request: i. Mr. Scott Blessman, beginning on or about Monday, September 9, 2024, and return on Friday, September 13, 2024. He will be using her accumulated sick days to cover the leave. 32. Reviewed and retained the following executive/closed session minutes: i. Regular Meeting Minutes, May 15, 2024 33. Approved destructing verbatim audio records from Executive Session held prior to April 1, 2022, per the Illinois Open Meetings Act, 5 ILCS 120 i. Special Meeting Minutes, December 1, 2022 ii. Regular Meeting Minutes, December 21, 2022 34. Approved the following reclassifications: i. Mr. Jason Miller, Dean of Students/Activities Director to Dean of Students, effective the 2024-2025 school year ii. Mrs. Amy Picco, Bookstore Manager to Bookstore Manager/Switchboard Operator, effective July 1, 2024 35. Approved the intergovernmental agreement with the city of Oglesby regarding the Downtown Annexation – TIF VI 2023-2024
