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Auburn Community Unit School District 10 Board met July 16.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

The following members answered roll call at the regular meeting of the Auburn Board of Education on July 16, 2025. Present: Carl Kessler, Jamie Kuhlmann, Brad Smith, Michael Bates, Tyler Berola, and Lynde Pavich. Absent: Jeff Miller. Also present were Darren Root, Seth McCoy, Ryan Gardner, and Amy Donaldson. Present: Dawn Wheat, Cindy Essex, Katie Thompson, Erin Bidleman, and Ruby Howard, secretary to the board.

Bates moved to adopt the agenda. Smith seconded the motion. 

The voting was as follows:

Bates yea Miller absent

Berola yea Pavich yea

Kessler yea Smith yea

Kuhlmann yea

There being 6 “yeas”, 0 “nays”, the president declared the motion carried.

Kuhlmann moved to enter Closed Session at 7:01 pm. Bates seconded the motion. 

The voting was as follows:

Bates yea Miller absent

Berola yea Pavich yea

Kessler yea Smith yea

Kuhlmann yea

There being 6 “yeas”, 0 “nays”, the president declared the motion carried.

The board came out of Closed Session at 8:00 pm.

Bates moved to approve the consent agenda items, which consisted of:

• Approved Minutes of Regular Board Meeting of 6/18/2025

• Approved Closed Session and Seal of 6/18/2025

• Approved SASED Action Items

• Approved School District Accounts Payable / Payroll

• Approved School Activity Accounts Payable

• Approved Monthly Financial Report

• Approved Monthly Activity Accounts Report

• Approved Second Reading of Board Policy 2:260 - Uniform Grievance Procedure

• Approved Second Reading of Board Policy 2:265 - Title IX Grievance Procedure

• Approved Second Reading of Board Policy 4:15 - Identity Protection

• Approved Second Reading of Board Policy 4:80 - Accounting and Audits

• Approved Second Reading of Board Policy 4:120 - Food Services

• Approved Second Reading of Board Policy 5:10 - Equal Employment Opportunity and Minority Recruitment

• Approved Second Reading of Approve Second Reading of Board Policy 5:20 - Workplace Harassment Prohibited

• Approved Second Reading of Board Policy 5:60 - Expenses

• Approved Second Reading of Board Policy 5:100 - Staff Development Program

• Approved Second Reading of Board Policy 6:150 - Home and Hospital Instruction

• Approved Second Reading of Board Policy 6:235 - Access to Electronic Networks

• Approved Second Reading of Board Policy 6:310 - High School Credit for Non-District Experiences; Course Substitutions; Re-Entering Students

• Approved Second Reading of Board Policy 7:10 - Equal Educational Opportunities

• Approved Second Reading of Board Policy 7:20 - Harassment of Students Prohibited

• Approved Second Reading of Board Policy 7:50 - School Admissions and Student Transfers To and from Non-District Schools

• Approved Second Reading of Board Policy 7:60 - Residence

• Approved Second Reading of Approve Second Reading of Board Policy 7:70 - Attendance and Truancy

• Approved Second Reading of Board Policy 7:180 - Prevention of and Response to Bullying, Intimidation, and Harassment

• Approved Second Reading of Board Policy 7:185 - Teen Dating Violence Prohibited 

• Approved Second Reading of Board Policy 7:190 - Student Behavior

• Approved Second Reading of Board Policy 7:200 - Suspension Procedures

• Approved Second Reading of Approve Second Reading of Board Policy 7:210 - Expulsion Procedures

• Approved Second Reading of Board Policy 7:250 - Student Support Services

• Approved Second Reading of Board Policy 7:255 - Students Who are Parents, Expectant Parents, or Victims of Domestic or Sexual Violence

• Approved Second Reading of Board Policy 7:270 - Administering Medicines to Students

• Approved Second Reading of Board Policy 7:310 - Restrictions on Publications; Elementary Schools

• Approved Second Reading of Board Policy 7:315 - Restrictions on Publications; High Schools

• Approved Second Reading of Board Policy 7:340 - Student Records

• Approved Second Reading of Board Policy 8:30 - Visitors to and Conduct on School Property

• Approved First Reading of Board Policy 1:10 School District Legal Status

• Approved First Reading of Board Policy 1:20 District Organization, Operations, and Cooperative Agreements

• Approved First Reading of Board Policy 1:30 School District Philosophy

• Approved First Reading of Board Policy 2:10 School District Governance

• Approved First Reading of Board Policy 2:80 Board Member Oath and Conduct

• Approved First Reading of Board Policy 2:130 Board-Superintendent Relationship

• Approved First Reading of Board Policy 2:240 Board Policy Development

• Approved First Reading of Board Policy 3:30 Chain of Command

• Approved First Reading of Board Policy 4:50 Payment Procedures

• Approved First Reading of Board Policy 4:55 Use of Credit and Procurement Cards

• Approved First Reading of Board Policy 4:180 Pandemic Preparedness; Management; and Recovery

• Approved First Reading of Board Policy 7:40 Nonpublic School Students, Including Parochial and Home-Schooled Students

• Approved First Reading of Board Policy 7:90 Release During School Hours

• Approved First Reading of Board Policy 7:130 Student Rights and Responsibilities

• Approved First Reading of Board Policy 7:140 Search and Seizure

• Approved First Reading of Board Policy 7:300, Extracurricular Athletics

• Approved First Reading of Board Policy 7:325 Student Fundraising Activities

• Approved First Reading of Board Policy 8:80 Gifts to the District

• Approved First Reading of Board Policy 8:110 Public Suggestions and Concerns

• Approved MS Para - Pro Resignation - Diane Taylor

• Approved Resignation of Varsity Girls Soccer Coach - Zach Audi

• Approved Resignation of Varsity Softball Coach - Ryan Patterson

• Employed HS Paraa Pro - Penny Brown

• Employed MS Para Pro - Amber Schone

• Approved Volunteer JH Asst. Softball Coach - Bethany Littlejohn Smith seconded the motion. 

The voting was as follows:

Bates yea Miller absent

Berola yea Pavich yea

Kessler yea Smith yea

Kuhlmann yea

There being 6 “yeas”, 0 “nays”, the president declared the motion carried.

Superintendent Report

• District Updates

• Sumer Projects

Bates moved to acknowledge IASB Board Protocol. Smith seconded the motion.

The voting was as follows:

Bates yea Miller absent

Berola yea Pavich yea

Kessler yea Smith yea

Kuhlmann yea

There being 6 “yeas”, 0 “nays”, the president declared the motion carried.

Smith moved to grant permission for the purchase of weight room equipment through Omnia Partners. Bates seconded the motion.

The voting was as follows:

Bates yea Miller absent

Berola yea Pavich yea

Kessler yea Smith yea

Kuhlmann yea

There being 6 “yeas”, 0 “nays”, the president declared the motion carried.

Bates moved to adjourn at 8:34 pm. Kuhlmann seconded the motion. The vote was unanimous, and the president declared the motion carried.

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