South Central Reporter

Southwestern Community Unit School District 9 Board of Education met Jan. 21.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

1.0 Call to Order/Roll Call

2.0 Pledge of Allegiance

3.0 Public Comment

4.0 Correspondence and Recognition

4.1 Recognize District’s Computer Science Equity Grant – Shelly Robinson and Pat Dugas

5.0 Reports

5.1 Administrator Reports

5.1.1 Stephanie Renken - Special Education Coordinator

5.1.2 Mark Bearley - High School

5.1.3 Shannon Bowman - Middle School

5.1.4 Rhonda Wooldridge - Shipman Elementary

5.1.5 Kim Reed Brighton - North Primary

5.1.6 Jon Baumberger - Medora Intermediate

5.2 Superintendent Reports

5.2.1 Enrollment and Discipline

5.2.2 District Update

6.0 Items for Discussion or Acknowledgement

6.1 Vision 2030 Proposed Resolution

6.2 Acknowledge Southwestern Education Support Association Demand to Bargain Letter

6.3 Acknowledge Resignation of MS Custodian

6.4 Discussion of purchase of one more snow plow truck

7.0 Items Considered for Action

7.1 Consent Agenda

7.1.1 Financial Report

7.1.2 Bills

7.1.3 Imprest Bills

7.1.4 Extra and Substitute Pay

7.1.5 Substitute List

7.1.6 Special Board Meeting Minutes, Tax Levy Hearing, December 17, 2024

7.1.7 Regular Board Meeting Minutes December 17, 2024

7.2 Consideration and action to hire Assistant Girls’ Soccer Coach

7.3 Consideration and action to hire HS Math Teacher for 2025-26 School Year

7.4 Consideration and action to approve Vision 2030 Resolution

7.5 Consideration and action to reassign 3rd grade teacher to 4th grade teacher

7.6 Consideration and action to hire 3rd grade teacher

7.7 Consideration and action to hire 5th grade teacher

7.8 Consideration and action to approve Volunteer HS Boys’ and Girls’ Assistant Track Coach

7.9 Consideration and action to approve Volunteer HS Boys’ and Girls’ Assistant Track Coach

7.10 Authorize Transportation department to seek bids on a snow plow truck

8.0 Closed Session

“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.”

8.1 Superintendent Evaluation Pursuant to 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1)

9.0 Action as a Result of Closed Session

10.0 Adjournment

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