McLean County Times

McLean County Unit School District 5 Board of Education met Jan. 15.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL

2. ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION (5:30p.m.)

Recommended motion:  Move to adjourn to closed session to discuss the following matter according to the exceptions provided in the Open Meetings Act and specified as follows:

•2(c)(1) The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the public body or legal counsel for the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee of the public body or against legal counsel for the public body to determine its validity.

•2(c)(11) Litigation, when an action against, affecting or on behalf of the particular public body has been filed and is pending before a court or administrative tribunal, or when the public body finds that an action is probable or imminent, in which case the basis for the finding shall be recorded and entered into the minutes of the closed meeting.

3. RECESS

4. RETURN TO PUBLIC SESSION

5. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

6. FOCUS ON STUDENTS AND GOOD NEWS REPORTS

6.A Brigham Bees Announcement

Presenter:  Dayna Brown

6.B Grove Good News Announcement 

Presenter:  Sarah Edwards

7. SUPERINTENDENT COMMENTS

8. PUBLIC COMMENTS

9. REPORTS

9.A 1st Reading of 2025 - 2026 Calendar

9.B Facilities and Funding

9.C Requests for Information Pursuant to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act

The District has received and processed the following requests for information:

9.D Field Trips/Overnight Trips

10. Action

11. CONSENT AGENDA

11.A Approval of Minutes

Minutes are not released for public viewing until approved by the Board of Education

11.A1 12.18.24 Closed Session Minutes

11.A2 12.18.24 Regular Minutes

11.B Personnel Matters

11.C Payment of Bills and Payrolls

11.C1 Bills & Payroll Reports

11.D Approve Finance Department Reports

11.D1 Financial Statements for November 2024

11.E Activity Fund Dissolutions - Kingsley Junior High School, Normal Community West High School, Fox Creek Elementary School.

11.F Approve Board Policies, Administrative Procedures, and Exhibits

11.F1 Ethics and Gift Ban

11.F2 Section 4:  Operational Services

11.F2a. Administrative Procedure - School Threat Assessment Teams

11.F3 Section 5:  Personnel

11.F3a. General Personnel - Employee Ethics; Code of Professional Conduct; and Conflict of Interest

11.F3b. General Personnel - Personnel Records

11.F3c. Exhibit - Employee Request Form for Personnel Recods (NEW)

11.F3d. Professional Personnel – Maintaining Student Discipline

11.F4 Section 6:  Instruction

11.F4a. Using Animals in the Educational Program

11.F4b. Administrative Procedure - Dissection of Animals

11.F4c. Exhibit - Guidelines and Application for Using Animals in School Facilities for Educational Purposes

11.F5 Section 7:  Students

11.F5a. Search and Seizure

11.F5b. Exhibit - Letter to Parents/Guardians Regarding the Right to Privacy in the School Setting Act

11.F5c. Administrative Procedure – Student Discipline Guidelines

11.F5d. Administrative Procedure - Student Re-Engagement Guidelines

11.F5e. Suspension Procedures

11.F5f. Administrative Procedure - School Student Records

11.G Chiddix Junior High School Roof Replacement

11.H Illinois Vision 2030

11.I Unit Office Postage Machine Lease

12. BOARD REPRESENTATIVE COMMITTEE MEETING REPORTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS AND COMMENTS

13. ADJOURNMENT

https://meetings.boardbook.org/Public/Agenda/1482?meeting=669655