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Amboy Community Unit School District 272 Board met Sept. 25.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

1. Call to Order/Pledge of Allegiance

1.A. Roll Call

1.B. Action: Public Hearing - 2025-2026 Budget

Action(s):

Motion Passed:

To approve the 2025-2026 budget, as presented. This motion, made by Elsa Payne and seconded by Mandy Powers, Passed.

Brokaw: Yea

Montavon: Yea

Powers: Yea

Stenzel: Yea

Payne: Yea

White: Yea

Pratt: Yea

1.C. Open Forum

1.D. Board Committee Reports

2. Action: Consent Agenda Items

Action(s):

Motion Passed:

To approve the consent agenda items, as presented: minutes of the August 7, 2025 open finance meeting, minutes of the August 26, 2025 open and closed meetings, and delete audio recordings dated March 9, 2024 and March 19, 2024. This motion, made by Nichole Stenzel and seconded by Nick Brokaw, Passed.

Brokaw: Yea

Montavon: Yea

Powers: Yea

Stenzel: Yea

Payne: Yea

White: Yea

Pratt: Yea

2.A. Minutes

2.B. Delete Audio Recordings

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 Drew Montavon and seconded by Rory White, Passed.

Brokaw: Yea

Montavon: Yea

Powers: Yea

Stenzel: Yea

Payne: Yea

White: Yea

Pratt: Yea

4. Discussion: Reports

4.A. Principal Reports

4.B. Superintendent Reports

4.C. FOIA Requests

5. Discussion: Radio Quote Information

6. Action: Illinois Association of School Boards Policy Revisions

Action(s):

Motion Passed:

To approve the Illinois Association of School Boards Policy Revisions, as presented. This motion, made by Elsa Payne and seconded by Drew Montavon, Passed.

Brokaw: Yea

Montavon: Yea

Powers: Yea

Stenzel: Yea

Payne: Yea

White: Yea

Pratt: Yea

7. Action: Illinois Vision 2030 Resolution

Action(s):

Motion Passed:

To adopt the Illinois Vision 2030 resolution, as presented. This motion, made by Mandy Powers and seconded by Nick Brokaw, Passed.

Brokaw: Yea

Montavon: Yea

Powers: Yea

Stenzel: Yea

Payne: Yea

White: Yea

Pratt: Yea

8. Action: Bullying Prevention Policy

Action(s):

Motion Passed:

To adopt the Bullying Prevention Policy, as presented. This motion, made by Nick Brokaw and seconded by Elsa Payne, Passed.

Brokaw: Yea

Montavon: Yea

Powers: Yea

Stenzel: Yea

Payne: Yea

White: Yea

Pratt: Yea

9. 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 Nichole Stenzel and seconded by Mandy Powers, Passed.

Brokaw: Yea

Montavon: Yea

Powers: Yea

Stenzel: Yea

Payne: Yea

White: Yea

Pratt: Yea

10. Action: Return to Open Session

Action(s):

Motion Passed:

To return to open session. This motion, made by Elsa Payne and seconded by Rory White, Passed.

Brokaw: Yea

Montavon: Yea

Powers: Yea

Stenzel: Yea

Payne: Yea

White: Yea

Pratt: Yea

11. Action: Student Discipline

Action(s):

Motion Passed:

To approve the suspensions of students 9-25-25-1 through 9-25-25-15, as presented. This motion, made by Drew Montavon and seconded by Mandy Powers, Passed.

Brokaw: Yea

Montavon: Yea

Powers: Yea

Stenzel: Yea

Payne: Yea

White: Yea

Pratt: Yea

12. Action: Early Graduation

Action(s):

Motion Passed:

To approve the early graduation request of student #26012, as presented. This motion, made by Elsa Payne and seconded by Nick Brokaw, Passed.

Brokaw: Yea

Montavon: Yea

Powers: Yea

Stenzel: Yea

Payne: Yea

White: Yea

Pratt: Yea

13. Action: Personnel

Action(s):

Motion Passed:

To approve the employment of the following pending successful criminal background checks, proper licensure, and submission of pre-employment requirements: Joy Moan as Bus Aide, John Spinelli as Fresh/Soph Wrestling Coach, and Nicole Jones and Sean Shepard as Sophomore Volleyball Coaches. This motion, made by Elsa Payne and seconded by Nichole Stenzel, Passed.

Brokaw: Yea

Montavon: Yea

Powers: Yea

Stenzel: Yea

Payne: Yea

White: Yea

Pratt: Yea

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

Description:  Looking ahead.............

Northwest Division Zoom Meeting - Thursday, October 2 - 7:00 p.m.

Regular Board Meeting - Thursday, October 16 - AJHS - 6:30 p.m.

Action(s):

Motion Passed:

To adjourn the meeting. This motion, made by Elsa Payne and seconded by Rory White, Passed.

Brokaw: Yea

Montavon: Yea

Powers: Yea

Stenzel: Yea

Payne: Yea

White: Yea

Pratt: Yea

https://meetings.boardbook.org/Public/Minutes/1276?meeting=710532