South Central Reporter

Southwestern Community Unit School District 9 Board of Education met Feb. 18.

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 Jaden Basnett for advancing to IHSA Bowling Sectionals 

5.0 Reports 

5.1 Administrator Reports 

5.1.1 Stephanie Renken - Special Education Coordinator 

5.1.2 Mark Bearley - High School Principal 

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 Report 

5.2.1 Enrollment and Discipline 

5.2.2 District Update 

6.0 Items for Discussion or Acknowledgement 

6.1 District Report Card Data Review 

6.2 School Maintenance Grant Approval Letter 

6.3 Wrestling as a club sport – Neal Owens 

6.4 April Board Meeting Date change (April 23,24, or 25) 

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 Regular Board Meeting Minutes January 21, 2025 

7.1.7 Closed Session Board Meeting Minutes January 21, 2025 

7.2 Resolution Abating a Portion of Taxes 

7.3 Consideration and action to approve BN doors for computer lab using HLS dollars 

7.4 Consideration and action to approve April board meeting date 

7.5 Consideration and action to hire MS Custodian

7.6 Consideration and action to re-assign 7th Language Arts Teacher to 7th Social Studies  Teacher 

7.7 Consideration and action to re-assign 7th Special Education Teacher to 7th Language  Arts 

7.8 Consideration and action to approve updated MS Schedule for 2025-2026 

7.9 Consideration and action to reduce vacant MS Language Arts teacher position 

7.10 Consideration and action to hire Instructional Coach 

7.11Consideration and action to hire School Psychologist 

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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