South Central Reporter

Southwestern Community Unit School District 9 Board of Education met Sept. 16.

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 District Highlights – Southwestern Special Education – LEA Determination

5.0 Reports

5.1 Administrator Reports

5.1.1 Stephanie Renken – Special Education

5.1.2 Nicole Nance – 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 Suspension Report

5.2.2 District Update

6.0 Items for Discussion or Acknowledgement

6.1 Band Trip 2026

6.2 MS Washington D.C. Trip 25-26

6.3 LEA Determination

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 August 19, 2025

7.1.7 Serious Safety Hazards Resolution

7.1.8 Administrator and Teacher Salary and Benefits Report

7.1.9 PA-96-0434 Administrator Compensation Report

7.1.10 PA-97-609 IMRF Total Compensation Report

7.2 FY2025 Annual Financial Report and Shared Services Report

7.3 FY2026 Annual Budget

7.4 Consideration and action to hire HS Assistant Track Coach

7.5 Consideration and action to approve 4-Year Notice of Retirement

7.6 Consideration and action to approve Band Trip 2026

7.7 Consideration and action to approve MS Washington D.C. Trip 25-26 School Year

7.8 Consideration and action to approve CTE Wood Storage Shed

7.9 Consideration and action to hire Full-time Substitute Bus Driver

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.”

9.0 Action after closed session, if any

10.0 Adjourn

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