South West Illinois News

Sparta Community Unit School District 140 Board of Education met July 11.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

1. Call Regular Meeting to Order, Roll Call, Recite Pledge of Allegiance

2. Public Comments (blue card requests)

3. Approve Minutes

4. Consent Items

a. Bills and Payroll

b. Meetings and Conferences

I. August 8, 2024 – Regular Board Meeting at Tilden Community Center

II. September 21, 2024 - Dedication Ceremony for Veterans’ Monument at Sparta High School

5. Reports and Discussion/Action Items

a. Administration Reports

I. Superintendent

b. Board Committee Reports

c. Other

I. Discuss/Approve Interfund Loans

II. Discuss/Approve Fee and Admission Schedule for 2024-2025

III. Discuss/Approve Bid for Copier Paper

IV. Discuss/Approve Overnight Trip for FFA Officer Retreat

d. Proposed Policies

I. First Readings of School Board Policies #2:40 Board Member Qualifications; #2:60 Board Member Removal from Office; #2:140 Communications To and From the Board; #2:260 Uniform Grievance Procedure; #2:265 Title IX Grievance Procedure; #2:270 Discrimination and Harassment on the Basis of Race, Color and National Origin Prohibited; Operational Services #4:20 Fund Balances; #4:165 Awareness and Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse and Grooming Behaviors; #4:190 Targeted School Violence Prevention Program; General Personnel Policies #5:10 Equal Employment Opportunity and Minority Recruitment; #5:20 Workplace Harassment Prohibited; #5:100 Staff Development Program; #5:120 Employee Ethics; Code of Professional Conduct; and Conflict of Interest; Educational Support Personnel Policies #5:300 Schedules and Employment Year; Instruction Policies #6:60 Curriculum Content; #6:185 Remote Educational Program; Students Policies #7:10 Equal Educational Opportunities; #7:20 Harassment of Students Prohibited; #7:180 Prevention of and Response to Bullying, Intimidation and Harassment; and #7:185 Teen Dating Violence Prohibited.

e. Old Business/Late Items

6. Closed Session (5 ILCS 120/2)

7. Action on closed session matters

a. Closed Session Minutes

b. Employment of Personnel

I. Resignations

II. Employment

III. Extra-Curricular

c. Other

8. Adjournment

https://www.sparta.k12.il.us/board-of-education-meeting-agenda