Jeremy Blechle, Principal | Chester Community School District 139
Jeremy Blechle, Principal | Chester Community School District 139
Chester Community Unit School District 139 Board of Education met Aug. 21.
Here is the agenda provided by the board:
1. Call to Order and Roll Call - 6:00 p.m.
2. Executive Session
2.1. For the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the public body.
3. Regular Session - 7:00 p.m.
4. Opportunity for Public Comment
(please be mindful that these meetings of the BOE are required by the Open Meeting Law to be held in a public setting. Each participant will be limited to 5 minutes, which the board will listen to but will not respond during this time.
5. Board Correspondence
6. Approve Consent Agenda Items as Listed
6.1 Approval of Agenda
6.2 Approve July 17, 2025 Regular and Executive Meeting Minutes, and July 30, 2025 Special Meeting Minutes
6.3 Bills & Payroll
6.4 Financial Reports
7. Departmental & Administrative Reports
8. New Business
8.1 Approve Change Order 16 for Samron Midwest Contracting, Inc. for the demo the stoop from door 119.1 to the southwest corner of the building and replace to meet ADA standards at the Chester Early Childhood Center in the amount of $11,644.52
8.2 Approve Change Order Bid Proposal with H&N Contraction, Inc. for coating on Terra Cotta at the High School in the amount of $27,000.00
8.3 Approve tentative budget to be placed on file for public inspection and adopt a resolution to hold a budget hearing on Thursday, September 18, 2025
8.4 Approve Hazardous Transportation Resolution
8.5 Approve to move November's board meeting date
8.6 Approve the Certificate of Payment for Zeller Construction of Marion, Inc’s Pay Application #5 for the Chester CUSD 139 Re-Keying in the amount of $18,012.72
8.7 Approve the Certificate of Payment for H&N Construction, Inc. Pay Application #3 for the Chester High School Tuckpointing and Window Replacement in the amount of $401,417.55
8.8 Approve Change Order 3 with Zeller Construction, Inc. for the Chester CUSD 139 Re-Keying project #23008 to deduct $870.00 8.9 Approve Certificate of Payment for Samron Midwest Contracting’s Pay Application #2 for the Professor Sharp Media Center - Phase 3 in the amount of $80,185.99
8.10 Approve Certificate of Payment for Samron Midwest Contracting’s Pay Application #5 for the Chester Early Childhood Renovations in the amount of $480,552.97
8.11 1st reading of Press Plus Policy 119
8.12 Approve the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) established with Chester Education Association to consider STEP Supervisor Supplemental job.
8:13 Approve the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) established with Chester Education Association to consider Semester tuition Reimbursement.
8.14 Approve Change Order 17 with Samron Midwest Contracting, Inc. for 2” Pressure Reducing Valves at the Chester Early Childhood Center in the amount of $1,441.94
8.15 Approve Change Order 18 with Samron Midwest Contracting, Inc. for Sesser Pave and Seal to the parking area at the Chester Early Childhood Center in the amount of $50,853.99
9. Personnel
9.1 Consider Employment of Non-certified Personnel
9.2 Consider Approval of Coaches & Volunteers
9.3 Consider Resignation of Non-certified Personnel
9.4 Consider Resignation of Certified Personnel
10. Adjournment
https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/3096/CCSD/5970720/Media_August_21__2025_Agenda.pdf
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