South West Illinois News

Sparta Community Unit School District 140 Board of Education Sept. 12.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

1. Call Public Budget Hearing to Order

2. Close Public Hearing

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

4. Public Comments (blue card requests)

5. Approve Minutes

6. Consent Items

a. Bills and Payroll

b. Meetings and Conferences

I. September 21, 2024 - Dedication Ceremony for Veterans’ Monument at Sparta High School at 11 a.m.

II. September 25, 2024 – Southwestern Division IASB Dinner Meeting at Sparta High School at 5:30 p.m.

III. October 10, 2024 – Regular Board Meeting at Evansville Attendance Center at 7 p.m.

7. Reports and Discussion/Action Items

a. Administration Reports

I. Principals/Building and Grounds/Superintendent

b. Board Committee Reports

c. Other

I. Discuss/Approve FY25 Official Budget

II. Discuss/Approve Administrator and Teacher Salary and Benefits Report

III. Discuss/Approve FFA Overnight Trips

IV. Discuss/Approve Lifesavers Overnight Trip

V. Discuss/Appoint IASB Liaison

VI. Discuss/Approve Sub Pay

VII. Discuss/Approve 2024-2025 Contract with Zweigart Bus Service

d. Proposed Policies

I. First Reading for: School Board Policies #2:70 Vacancies on the School Board - Filling Vacancies; #2:125 Board Member Compensation Prohibited; #2:160 Board Attorney; Operational Services Policies #4:15 Identity Protection; #4:40 Incurring Debt; #4:70 Resource Conservation; #4:80 Accounting and Audits; #4:140 Waiver of Student Fees; General Personnel Policies #5:130 Responsibilities Concerning Internal Information; #5:180 Temporary Illness or Temporary Incapacity; #5:200 Terms and Conditions of Employment and Dismissal; Educational Support Personnel Policies #5:285 Drug and Alcohol Testing for School Bus and Commercial Vehicle Drivers; #5:310 Compensatory Time-Off; Instruction Policies #6:110 Programs for Students At Risk of Academic Failure and/or Dropping Out of School and Graduation Incentives Program; #6:140 Education of Homeless Children; #6:150 Home and Hospital Instruction; #6:230 Library Media Program; Students Policies 0#7:170 Vandalism

e. Old Business/Late Items

8. Closed Session

9. Action on closed session matters

a. I Closed Session Minutes

II. Verbatim Records – Section 2.06(c) of the Open Meetings Act permits the destruction of audio recordings of closed session meetings not less than 18 months after the completion of a meeting if the Board has: (1) approved the minutes of the closed session meeting, and (2) approves the destruction. The Board’s closed session meetings from March 2023 and earlier occurred more than 18 months ago and the Board Secretary maintains Board-approved confidential minutes of all such closed sessions.

b. Employment of Personnel

I. Resignations/Retirements/Leave-of-Absence/Employment/Extra-Curricular

c. Other

10. Adjournment

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