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Amboy Community Unit School District 272 Board met June 20.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

1. Call to Order/Pledge of Allegiance

1.A. Roll Call

1.B. Action: Public Hearing - 2023-2024 Amended Budget

Action(s):

Motion Passed:

To approve the 2023-2024 amended budget, as presented. This motion, made by Elsa Payne and seconded by Nichole Stenzel, Passed.

White: Absent

Brokaw: Yea

Montavon: Yea

Powers: Yea

Payne: Yea

Stenzel: Yea

Pratt: Yea

1.C. Open Forum

1.D. Board Committee Reports

2. Action: Consent Agenda Items

Action(s):

Motion Passed:

To approve the consent agenda, as presented: minutes of the May 21, 2024 open & closed regular Board meetings; to keep all executive session minutes from October 19, 2023 through March 19, 2024 closed to the public; and delete audio recordings dated December 15, 2022. This motion, made by Drew Montavon and seconded by Mandy Powers, Passed.

White: Absent

Brokaw: Yea

Montavon: Yea

Powers: Yea

Payne: Yea

Stenzel: Yea

Pratt: Yea

2.A. Minutes

2.B. Confidential Executive Session Minutes

2.C. Delete Audio Recordings

3. Action: Financial Reports

3.A. Review of Financial Reports

3.B. Authorizing Continued Summer Business Operations Resolution

Action(s):

Motion Passed:

To adopt the resolution authorizing continued summer business operations of the Amboy Community Unit School District #272, as presented. This motion, made by Nick Brokaw and seconded by Elsa Payne, Passed.

White: Absent

Brokaw: Yea

Montavon: Yea

Powers: Yea

Payne: Yea

Stenzel: Yea

Pratt: Yea

3.C. Current Expenditures & Payroll

Action(s):

Motion Passed:

To approve the current expenditures and payroll, as presented. This motion, made by Drew Montavon and seconded by Mandy Powers, Passed.

White: Absent

Brokaw: Yea

Montavon: Yea

Powers: Yea

Payne: Yea

Stenzel: Yea

Pratt: Yea

4. Discussion: Reports

4.A. Superintendent Reports

4.B. FOIA Requests

4.C. Board Policy Review

5. Action: Illinois Association of School Boards Policy Revisions

Action(s):

Motion Passed:

To approve the Illinois Association of School Boards policy revisions, as presented. This motion, made by Elsa Payne and seconded by Nichole Stenzel, Passed.

White: Absent

Brokaw: Yea

Montavon: Yea

Powers: Yea

Payne: Yea

Stenzel: Yea

Pratt: Yea

6. Action: 2024-2025 Student Handbooks

Action(s):

Motion Passed:

To approve the 2024-2025 student handbooks, as presented. This motion, made by Elsa Payne and seconded by Nick Brokaw, Passed.

White: Absent

Brokaw: Yea

Montavon: Yea

Powers: Yea

Payne: Yea

Stenzel: Yea

Pratt: Yea

7. Action: Consolidated District Plan Application

Action(s):

Motion Passed:

To approve the 2024-2025 Consolidated District Plan application, as presented. This motion, made by Drew Montavon and seconded by Nick Brokaw, Passed.

White: Absent

Brokaw: Yea

Montavon: Yea

Powers: Yea

Payne: Yea

Stenzel: Yea

Pratt: Yea

8. Action: Executive Session

Action(s):

Motion Passed:

To move to executive session to discuss the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees, specific individuals who serve as independent contractors in a park, recreational, or educational setting and student discipline. This motion, made by Nichole Stenzel and seconded by Mandy Powers, Passed.

White: Absent

Brokaw: Yea

Montavon: Yea

Powers: Yea

Payne: Yea

Stenzel: Yea

Pratt: Yea

9. Action: Return to Open Session

Action(s):

Motion Passed:

To return to open session. This motion, made by Elsa Payne and seconded by Mandy Powers, Passed.

White: Absent

Brokaw: Yea

Montavon: Yea

Powers: Yea

Payne: Yea

Stenzel: Yea

Pratt: Yea

10. Action: Student Discipline

Action(s):

Motion Passed:

To approve the suspensions of students 6-20-24-1 through 6-20-24-3, as presented. This motion, made by Drew Montavon and seconded by Nichole Stenzel, Passed.

White: Absent

Brokaw: Yea

Montavon: Yea

Powers: Yea

Payne: Yea

Stenzel: Yea

Pratt: Yea

11. Action: Personnel - Resignations

Action(s):

Motion Passed:

To accept the resignations from Robin Lovgren as Science Teacher at the Junior High and Christopher Tidmore as Social Studies Teacher at the High School, both effective May 29, 2024, and to accept the verbal resignation from Elizabeth McCullough as Custodian at Central School, effective June 5, 2024. This motion, made by Nick Brokaw and seconded by Elsa Payne, Passed.

White: Absent

Brokaw: Yea

Montavon: Yea

Powers: Yea

Payne: Yea

Stenzel: Yea

Pratt: Yea

12. Action: Personnel - Hirings

Action(s):

Motion Passed:

To approve the following personnel, pending successful criminal background checks, proper licensure, and submission of pre-employment requirements: Gustavo Kolicheski as Social Studies Teacher at the High School and Greg Wolf as Science Teacher at the Junior High, both effective August 13, 2024; Mark Montavon as Head Custodian at Central School, effective July 1, 2024; Courtney Lewis and Nichole Gross as Paraprofessionals at Central School, and Christopher Grasso as Paraprofessional at the High School, all effective August 15, 2024. This motion, made by Nichole Stenzel and seconded by Mandy Powers, Passed.

White: Absent

Brokaw: Yea

Montavon: Yea

Powers: Yea

Payne: Yea

Stenzel: Yea

Pratt: Yea

13. Upcoming Dates, Miscellaneous Items, Board Remarks and Adjournment

Action(s):

Motion Passed:

To adjourn the meeting. This motion, made by Elsa Payne and seconded by Drew Montavon, Passed.

White: Absent

Brokaw: Yea

Montavon: Yea

Powers: Yea

Payne: Yea

Stenzel: Yea

Pratt: Yea

https://meetings.boardbook.org/Public/Minutes/1276?meeting=641307