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Amboy Community Unit School District 272 Board met May 20.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

1. Call to Order/Pledge of Allegiance

1.A. Roll Call

1.B. Open Forum

1.C. Board Committee Reports

2. Action: Consent Agenda Items

Action(s):

Motion Passed:

To approve the consent agenda, as presented: minutes of the April 17, 2025 open & closed meetings. 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

3. Action: Financial Reports

3.A. Review of Financial Reports

3.B. Current Expenditures & Payroll

Action(s):

Motion Passed:

To approve the current expenditures and payroll, 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

4. Discussion: Reports

4.A. Principal Reports

4.B. Superintendent Reports

4.C. FOIA Requests

4.D. Board Policy Review

5. Discussion: First Reading of the 2025-2026 Student Handbooks

6. Discussion: First Reading of the Illinois Association of School Boards Policy Revisions

7. Action: 2025-2026 Fee Schedule

Action(s):

Motion Passed:

To approve the 2025-2026 fee schedule, 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

8. Action: Preparation of the Tentative Budget Resolution

Action(s):

Motion Passed:

To adopt the resolution that appoints Joshua Nichols as preparer of the 2025-2026 tentative budget, 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

9. Action: Consolidated District Plan Application

Action(s):

Motion Passed:

To approve the 2025-2026 Consolidated District Plan application, 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

10. Action: Firewall Agreement with DYOPATH

Action(s):

Motion Passed:

To approve the five year firewall agreement with DYOPATH, as presented. This motion, made by Mandy Powers and seconded by Drew Montavon, Passed.

White: Absent

Brokaw: Yea

Montavon: Yea

Powers: Yea

Payne: Yea

Stenzel: Yea

Pratt: Yea

11. Action: Executive Session

Action(s):

Motion Passed:

To move to executive session to discuss appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees, specific individuals who serve as independent contractors in an educational setting; matters relating to individual students; and student discipline. 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

12. 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

13. Action: Student Discipline

Action(s):

Motion Passed:

To approve the suspensions of students 5-20-25-1 through 5-20-25-18, as presented. This motion, made by Nick Brokaw and seconded by Nichole Stenzel, Passed.

White: Absent

Brokaw: Yea

Montavon: Yea

Powers: Yea

Payne: Yea

Stenzel: Yea

Pratt: Yea

14. Action: Early Graduation

Action(s):

Motion Passed:

To approve the early graduation requests from students 26003, 26004, 26031, 26065, 26080, 26087, 26091, & 26112, 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

15. Action: Personnel - Retirement Resignation

Action(s):

Motion Passed:

To accept the retirement resignation of Jim Murphy, according to the early retirement incentive of the collective bargaining agreement, effective at the conclusion of the 2028-2029 school year. 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

16. Action: Personnel - Resignation

Action(s):

Motion Passed:

To accept the resignation from Scotlyn Schabacker as 5th Grade Teacher, effective May 30, 2025 and Jordan Riley as Van Driver, effective May 28, 2025. 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

17. Personnel - Hiring

Action(s):

Motion Passed:

To approve the employment of John Banks as Custodian at the High School, effective May 12, 2025 pending successful criminal background check and submission of pre-employment requirements. This motion, made by Nick Brokaw and seconded by Drew Montavon, Passed.

White: Absent

Brokaw: Yea

Montavon: Yea

Powers: Yea

Payne: Yea

Stenzel: Yea

Pratt: Yea

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

Description:  Upcoming Dates:

End of Year Luncheon - Friday, May 30 - 11:30 a.m. - AJHS Cafeteria

Regular Board Meeting - Tuesday, June 17 - 6:30 p.m. - AJHS

Action(s):

Motion Passed:

To adjourn the meeting. This motion, made by Mandy Powers 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=689982