Chester Community Unit School District 139 Board of Education met March 19.
Here is the agenda provided by the board:
1. Call to Order and Roll Call – 6:00 p.m.
2. Executive Session
2.1 For the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the public body.
Regular Session
3. Call Regular Session – 7:00 p.m.
4. Pledge of Allegiance
5. Opportunity for Public Comment
(please be mindful that these meetings of the BOE are required by the Open Meeting Law to be held in a public setting. Each participant will be limited to 5 minutes, which the board will listen to but will not respond during this time.3
6. Board Correspondence
7. Presentation
7.1 Strategic planning presentation by administration
8. Approve Consent Agenda Items as Listed
8.1 Approval of Agenda
8.2 February 19, 2026 Regular and Executive board meeting minutes
8.3 Bills & Payroll
8.4 Financial Reports
9. Departmental & Administrative Reports
10. New Business
10.1 Review for continuation of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) established with Stingers Youth Program and Chester CUSD 139 Board of Education.
10.2 Approve the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) established with the Chester Education Association to consider Pickleball Coach as a Supplemental Job.
10.3 Authorize performance contractors with GRP per distinct request for proposals for HVAC in the high school, subject to final negotiation by the superintendent.
10.4 Approve the certificate of payment with Samron Midwest Contracting, Inc., Pay Application #8 in the amount of $240,988.71 for the Chester Early Childhood renovations
10.5 Consideration and approval of the Chester CUSD 139 Strategic Plan as presented.
10.6 Consideration and approval of adding American Sign Language I, II, III, Sociology, and Officiating to the Chester High School curriculum.
10.7 Approve the 2026-27 school year calendar as presented
10.8 Approve the certificate of payment with Samron Midwest Contracting, Inc., Pay Application #5 in the amount of $9,723.04 for the Professor Sharp Media Center – Phase 2 project
11. Employment, Coaches, and Volunteers
11.1 Consider terminating the employment of an at-will employee
11.2 Approve the resignation of non-certified personnel
11.3 Approve reassignment of certified personnel
11.4 Consider intent to retire of certified personnel
11.5 Approve coaching and volunteers
11.6 Approve the resignation of certified personnel
11.7 Consider approving a resolution to non-renew a probationary teacher at the end of the 2025-2026 school year.
11.8 Approve FMLA request for certified personnel
11.9 Approve employment of certified personnel
12. Adjournment
https://www.chester139.com/documents/board-of-education/board-meetings/agendas/327238
