South West Illinois News

Sparta Community Unit School District 140 Board of Education met Dec. 12.

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. January 9, 2025 – Regular Board Meeting at Sparta Lincoln School 7 p.m.

5. Reports and Discussion/Action Items

a. Administrator Reports

b. Board Committee Reports

c. Other

I. Discuss/Approve Resolution Stating the Aggregate Amount of Taxes to be Levied for the Year 2024 is $4,803,192 Not Including the Bond and Interest Levy of $949,815 and that the Aggregate Amount of Taxes to be Levied for the Year 2024 Does Not Exceed 105% of the Taxes Extended in the Year 2023

II. Discuss/Approve Resolution Appointing an Authorized Agent with Respect to the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund

III. Discuss/Approve Illinois Vision 2030 Resolution

IV. Discuss/Approve 10-Year Health Life Safety Survey for Sparta Lincoln School

d. Proposed Policies

I. Adoption of Policies - School Board Policy #2:260 Uniform Grievance Procedure; #2:265 Title IX Grievance Procedure; General Personnel Policy #5:100 Staff Development Program; Students Policy #7:20 Harassment of Students Prohibited; and #7:185 Teen Dating Violence Prohibited

II. First Reading for Policies - School Board Policy #2:105 Ethics and Gift Ban; #2:110 Qualifications, Term and Duties of Board Officers; #2:120 Board Member Development; #2:140 Communications To and From the Board; Operational Services Policy #4:10 Fiscal and Business Management; #4:30 Revenue and Investments; #4:40 Incurring Debt; #4:60 Purchases and Contracts; #4:150 Facility Management and Building Programs; #4:160 Environmental Quality of Buildings and Grounds; #4:170 Safety; #4:190 Targeted School Violence Prevention Program; General Personnel Policy #5:10 Equal Employment Opportunity and Minority Recruitment; #5:20 Workplace Harassment Prohibited; #5:30 Hiring Process and Criteria; #5:15 Compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act; #5:90 Abused and Neglected Child Reporting; #5:120 Employee Ethics, Code of Professional Conduct and Conflict of Interest; #5:125 Personal Technology and Social Media, Usage and Conduct; #5:150 Personnel Records; #5:230 Maintaining Student Discipline; Instruction Policy #6:20 School Year Calendar and Day; #6:60 Curriculum Content; #6:65 Student Social and Emotional Development; #6:135 Accelerated Placement Program; #6:270 Guidance and Counseling Program; #6:340 Student Testing and Assessment Program; Students Policy #7:10 Equal Educational Opportunities; #7:100 Health, Eye and Dental Examinations, Immunizations and Exclusion of Students; #7:160 Student Appearance; #7:165 School Uniforms; #7:180 Prevention of and Response to Bullying, Intimidation and Harassment; #7:200 Suspension Procedures; and Community Relations Policy #8:10 Connection with the Community.

e. Late Items

6. Closed Session (5 ILCS 120/2)(c)(1, 2)

7. Action on closed session matters

a. Minutes

b. Employment of Personnel

I. Resignations

II. Employment

III. Extra-Curricular

c. Other

8. Adjournment

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