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Waterloo Community Unit School District 5 Board of Education met Sept. 21.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

I. Roll Call, 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, and 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. [5 ILCS120/2(c)(1)(8)]

III. Pledge of Allegiance, Comments.

IV. PUBLIC HEARING

IV. A. Public Hearing will be held at 7:00 P.M. for the purpose of the 2020-2021 School District Budget.

V. Consent Agenda.

V.A. Consideration to approve the minutes of the August 17, 2020 regular board meeting and the September 14 special board meeting.

V.B. Consideration to approve the executive session minutes of the August 17, 2020 regular board meeting and the September 14, 2020 special board meeting.

V.C. Consideration to accept the annual report(s) required by (Public Act 096-0434;105 ILCS 5/10-20.46 Sec. 10-20.46. and 105 ILCS 5/34-18.37 Sec. 34-18.37.) and (Public Act 097-0609; 5 ILCS 120/7.3.) which requires the school districts to detail the base salary and benefit(s) for the district superintendent, administrators, and all teachers employed by the school district; with submission to the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) and posting on district website by October 1, 2020.

V.D. Consideration to employ Juliet Brand as a full-time custodian, for the 2020-2021 school year, effective September 22, 2020, contingent upon the results of a background check and TB test.

V.E. Consideration to employ Laura Seidel as a full-time custodian, for the 2020-2021 school year, effective September 22, 2020, contingent upon the results of a background check and TB test.

V.F. Consideration to employ Matthew Sisson as a full-time custodian, for the 2020-2021 school year, effective September 22, 2020 contingent upon the results of a background check and TB test.

V.G. Consideration to employ Lorren Ryan as a full-time special education paraprofessional, for the 2020-2021 school year, effective September 22, 2020, contingent upon the results of a background check and TB test.

V.H. Consideration to employ Christina Olsson, as a full-time payroll/accounting clerk, for the 2020-2021 school year, effective October 1, 2020, contingent upon the results of a background check and TB test.

V.I. Consideration to accept a letter of resignation, dated August 18, 2020, from Kaitlyn Polacek, part-time special education paraprofessional, effective immediately.

V.J. Consideration to accept a letter of resignation, dated August 26, 2020, from Joanie Steibel, full-time custodian, effective September 8, 2020

V.K. Consideration to accept a letter of resignation, dated August 18, 2020, from Katherine Braun, full-time custodian, effective August 28, 2020.

V.L. Consideration to accept a letter of resignation, dated September 2, 2020, from Laura Potts, full-time payroll/accounting clerk, effective immediately.

VI. Motion to accept the treasurer's report, student activity reports, and to authorize investments.

VII. Motion to approve the bills.

VIII. Public Participation.

IX. Reports of Committees, Directors, Coordinators, and Administrators.

IX.A. Committee/Board Representatives

IX.A.1. FOIA Requests

IX.A.2. Board

IX.B. Coordinators/Directors.

IX.C. Building Administrators.

IX.D. Superintendent.

X. Old Business.

X.A. Consideration to approve Phase 2 Blended Learning Plans.

X.B. Consideration to amend the 2020-2021 school calendar, with September 23, 2020 as a Remote Learning Planning Day.

X.C. 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.

X.D. 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, contingent upon the results of background checks and TB tests.

XI. New Business.

XI.A. Consideration to approve the fiscal year 2020-2021 school district budget.

XI.B. Consideration to approve the first reading of the following district board policies Press Plus Issue 105, August 2020, as per the recommendation of the policy committee as follows: 2:260 Uniform Grievance Procedure; 5:10 Equal Employment Opportunity and Minority Recruitment; 5:100 Staff Development Program; 5:20 Workplace Harassment Prohibited; 5:220 Substitute Teachers; 7:10 Equal Educational Opportunities; 7:180 Prevention of and Response to Bullying, Intimidation, and Harassment; 7:185 Teen Dating Violence Prohibited; 7:20 Harassment of Students Prohibited; 2:265 Title IX Sexual Harassment Grievance Procedure.

XII. Motion to adjourn.

https://meetings.boardbook.org/Public/Agenda/1868?meeting=385835