Katie Pratt - School Board President | Amboy Community Unit School District 272
Katie Pratt - School Board President | Amboy Community Unit School District 272
Amboy Community Unit School District 272 Board met June 17.
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 May 20, 2025 open & closed meetings and delete audio recordings dated December 14, 2023. This motion, made by Mandy Powers and seconded by Drew Montavon, Passed.
Brokaw: Yea
Montavon: Yea
Powers: Yea
White: Yea
Stenzel: Yea
Payne: Yea
Pratt: Yea
2.A. Minutes
2.B. Delete Audio Recordings
3. Action: Financial Reports
3.A. Review of Financial Reports
3.B. Resolution Authorizing Continued Summer Business Operations
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 Elsa Payne and seconded by Nick Brokaw, Passed.
Brokaw: Yea
Montavon: Yea
Powers: Yea
White: Yea
Stenzel: Yea
Payne: 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 Rory White and seconded by Elsa Payne, Passed.
Brokaw: Yea
Montavon: Yea
Powers: Yea
White: Yea
Stenzel: Yea
Payne: 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 adopt the Illinois Association of School Boards policy revisions, as presented. This motion, made by Mandy Powers and seconded by Nichole Stenzel, Passed.
Brokaw: Yea
Montavon: Yea
Powers: Yea
White: Yea
Stenzel: Yea
Payne: Yea
Pratt: Yea
6. Action: 2025-2026 Student Handbooks
Action(s):
Motion Passed:
To approve the 2025-2026 student handbooks, as presented. This motion, made by Drew Montavon and seconded by Rory White, Passed.
Brokaw: Yea
Montavon: Yea
Powers: Yea
White: Yea
Stenzel: Yea
Payne: Yea
Pratt: Yea
7. Action: Cooperative Team Sponsorship Application
Action(s):
Motion Passed:
To approve the IHSA application for cooperative team sponsorship with Ohio CHSD #505 for baseball for the 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 school years, as presented. This motion, made by Elsa Payne and seconded by Nick Brokaw, Passed.
Brokaw: Yea
Montavon: Yea
Powers: Yea
White: Yea
Stenzel: Yea
Payne: Yea
Pratt: Yea
8. Action: Pest Control Service Agreements
Action(s):
Motion Passed:
To approve the two service agreements with Pest Control Consultants, as presented. This motion, made by Mandy Powers and seconded by Rory White, Passed.
Brokaw: Yea
Montavon: Yea
Powers: Yea
White: Yea
Stenzel: Yea
Payne: Yea
Pratt: Yea
9. Action: DYOPATH Managed Services Agreement
Action(s):
Motion Passed:
To approve the managed services agreement with DYOPATH, as presented. This motion, made by Nick Brokaw and seconded by Elsa Payne, Passed.
Brokaw: Yea
Montavon: Yea
Powers: Yea
White: Yea
Stenzel: Yea
Payne: Yea
Pratt: Yea
10. 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; collective negotiating matters between the public body and its employees or their representatives; security procedures; and student discipline. This motion, made by Mandy Powers and seconded by Nichole Stenzel, Passed.
Brokaw: Yea
Montavon: Yea
Powers: Yea
White: Yea
Stenzel: Yea
Payne: Yea
Pratt: Yea
11. Action: Return to Open Session
Action(s):
Motion Passed:
To return to open session. This motion, made by Mandy Powers and seconded by Elsa Payne, Passed.
Brokaw: Yea
Montavon: Yea
Powers: Yea
White: Yea
Stenzel: Yea
Payne: Yea
Pratt: Yea
12. Action: Student Discipline
Action(s):
Motion Passed:
To approve the suspensions of students 6-17-25-1 through 6-17-25-7, as presented. This motion, made by Drew Montavon and seconded by Nichole Stenzel, Passed.
Brokaw: Yea
Montavon: Yea
Powers: Yea
White: Yea
Stenzel: Yea
Payne: Yea
Pratt: Yea
13. Action: Personnel - Retirement Resignation
Action(s):
Motion Passed:
To accept the retirement resignation of Deb Cleary, 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 Rory White, Passed.
Brokaw: Yea
Montavon: Yea
Powers: Yea
White: Yea
Stenzel: Yea
Payne: Yea
Pratt: Yea
14. Action: Personnel - Resignations
Action(s):
Motion Passed:
To accept the resignations of Mike Olson as Special Education Teacher at the Junior High, effective May 30, 2025 and Lisa Barnes as Bus Driver, effective May 29, 2025. This motion, made by Nick Brokaw and seconded by Mandy Powers, Passed.
Brokaw: Yea
Montavon: Yea
Powers: Yea
White: Yea
Stenzel: Yea
Payne: Yea
Pratt: Yea
15. Action: Personnel - Hiring
Action(s):
Motion Passed:
To approve the following personnel, pending successful criminal background checks, proper licensure, and submission of pre-employment requirements: Jacob Riley as Assistant to the Director of Transportation and Elisabeth Hicks as Bus Aide, both effective June 16, 2025. Monica Joerger as 5th Grade Math Teacher, Melissa Freeland as Special Education Teacher at the Junior High, Molly Schuster as Spanish Teacher at the High School, and Jacob Reynolds as English Teacher at the High School, all effective for the 2025-2026 school year. This motion, made by Rory White and seconded by Drew Montavon, Passed.
Brokaw: Yea
Montavon: Yea
Powers: Yea
White: Yea
Stenzel: Yea
Payne: Yea
Pratt: Yea
16. Upcoming Dates, Miscellaneous Items, Board Remarks and Adjournment
Action(s):
Motion Passed:
To adjourn the meeting. This motion, made by Drew Montavon and seconded by Mandy Powers, Passed.
Brokaw: Yea
Montavon: Yea
Powers: Yea
White: Yea
Stenzel: Yea
Payne: Yea
Pratt: Yea
https://meetings.boardbook.org/Public/Minutes/1276?meeting=694831
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