Waterloo Community Unit School District No. 5 Board of Education met July 20.
Here is the agenda provided by the board:
I. Roll Call, Opening Comments.
II. Executive session to discuss 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; the security procedures, school building safety and security, and the use of personnel and equipment to respond to an actual, a threatened, or a reasonably potential danger to the safety of employees, students, staff, the public, or public property; and, further, discussion of minutes of meetings lawfully closed under the Open Meetings Act, for semi-annual review of the minutes as mandated by Section 2.06. [5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1)(8)(21)]
III. Pledge of Allegiance, Comments.
IV. Consent Agenda.
A. Consideration to approve the minutes of the June 15, 2020 regular board meeting and the July 9, 2020 special board meeting.
B. Consideration to approve the executive session minutes of the June 15, 2020 regular board meeting and the July 9, 2020 special board meeting; and further, to make public certain executive session minutes from January 2020 through June 2020 according to the requirements of Illinois law; and further, to enact Board Policy 2:220 - Board of Education Meeting Procedures - entitled "Verbatim Record of Closed Meetings", to destroy and destruct the audio recordings of all closed meetings after 18 months have passed since being made, which would include all closed meetings prior to January of 2019.
C. Consideration to award the following cafeteria bids according to the bid specifications, lowest bidder, and in the best interest of the school district: dairy items to Kohl Wholesale, 130 Jersey Street, Quincy, IL 62306; bread and bread products to Alpha Baking Company Inc, 7450 Halls Street, St. Louis, MO 63147, effective for the 2020- 2021 school year.
D. Consideration to approve the 2020-2021 Consolidated Grant Application for Waterloo CUSD5.
E. Consideration to approve Waterloo High School Early Graduation Application(s) as per Waterloo CUSD5 Section: Instruction - Policy No. 6300 for the following students: Alania Aubuchon, Tyler Bryant, Trenity Daugherty, Margeret Dillard, Anna Stiening, and Jasmine Tubbs.
F. Consideration to accept proposed changes to the Waterloo High School Waiver-Training Form, effective for the 2020-2021 school year.
G. Consideration to approve a Band high school trip for students to Orlando, Florida, from June 1, 2021 through June 7, 2021, along with administration chaperone and at no cost to district.
H. Consideration to employ Brad Yearian as a full-time maintenance worker, for the 2020- 2021 school year, effective July 21, 2020, contingent upon the results of a background check and TB test.
I. Consideration to employ Richard Buehlhorn as a full-time custodian, for the 2020-2021 school year, effective July 21, 2020, contingent upon the results of a background check and TB test.
J. Consideration to accept a letter of resignation, dated June 30, 2020, from Alan Guehne, WHS Assistant Principal, effective June 30, 2020.
K. Consideration to accept a letter of resignation, dated July 1, 2020, from David Kurth, cafeteria worker, effective May 27, 2020.
L. Consideration to accept a letter of resignation, dated July 1, 2020, from Mikayla Duncan, paraprofessional, effective immediately.
V. Motion to accept the treasurer's report, student activity reports, and to authorize investments.
VI. Motion to approve the bills.
VII. Public Participation.
VIII. Reports of Committees, Directors, Coordinators, and Administrators.
A. Committee/Board Representatives
1. FOIA Requests
2. Board:
B. Coordinators/Directors. C. Building Administrators. D. Superintendent.
IX. Old Business.
A. Consideration to approve the student handbooks for the 2020-2021 school year for W.J. Zahnow Elementary School, Rogers Elementary School, Gardner Elementary School, Waterloo Junior High School, and Waterloo High School.
B. Consideration to: 1) instruct the Superintendent to have the tentative budget for the 2020-2021 fiscal year prepared for Board review; 2) set the time and place for a public hearing at the September 21, 2020, regular board meeting on the tentative budget; and 3) instruct the Board Secretary to give notice according to law and Board policies that the tentative budget will be on file and conveniently available for public inspection for thirty days prior to the public hearing with the date of being on display set on Thursday, August 20, 2020.
C. Consideration to approve the 2020-2021 Official School Calendar with school starting on Tuesday, August 11, 2020 and ending on Wednesday, May 26, 2021, with six (6) emergency days included.
D. Consideration to approve the extra-duty assignments, effective for the 2020-2021 school year as per recommendation from the District Athletic Director, Brian Unger, and administration, contingent upon the results of background checks and TB tests.
E. Consideration to approve the volunteer list, effective for the 2020-2021 school year as per recommendation from the District Athletic Director, Brian Unger, and administration.
X. New Business.
A. Consideration to approve the first reading of the following district board policies Press Plus Issue 104, June 2020, as per the recommendation of the policy committee
as follows: 7:40 Nonpublic School Students Including Parochial and Home-School Students; 2:220 Board of Education Meeting Procedure; 7:190 Student Behavior; 7:340 Student Records; 2:220-E9 Exhibit - Requirements for No Physical Presence of Quorum and Participation by Audio or Video During Disaster Declaration; 7:345 Use of Educational Technologies; Student Data Privacy and Security; 4:180 Pandemic Preparedness; Management; and Recovery.
B. Consideration to adopt a Blended Remote Learning Day Plan for the 2020-2021 school year.
C. Consideration to employ one full-time special education teacher, for the 2020-2021 school year, effective August 11, 2020, contingent upon the results of a background check and TB test.
D. Consideration to employ one full-time JH special education resource teacher, for the 2020-2021 school year, effective August 11, 2020, contingent upon the results of a background check and TB test.
E. Consideration of action regarding dismissal of a non-certified employee.
XI. Motion to adjourn.
https://v3.boardbook.org/Public/PublicItemDownload.aspx?mk=50379980&fn=agenda.pdf
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