South West Illinois News

Sparta Community Unit School District 140 Board of Education met Jan. 9.

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. February 13, 2025 – Regular Board Meeting at Sparta Lincoln School 7 p.m.

5. Reports and Discussion/Action Items

a. Administrators’ Report

I. Principals

II. Building & Grounds

III. Superintendent

b. Board Committee Reports

c. Other

I. Discuss/Adopt Resolution Abating the Tax Heretofore Levied for the Year 2024 to Pay Debt Service on General Obligation School Bonds (Alternate Revenue Source), of Community Unit School District Number 140, Randolph County, Illinois

d. Proposed Policies

I. Adoption of 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

7. Action on closed session matters

a. Minutes

b. Employment of Personnel/Resignations/Leave-of-Absence/Extra-Curricular

c. Other

8. Adjournment

https://www.sparta140.org/_files/ugd/c42bd2_c88f9b449edf4550a03d791c0c55dccc.docx?dn=010925.docx