McLean County Times

McLean County Unit School District 5 Board of Education met Feb. 19.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL

2. ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION (6:00)

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.

3. RECESS

4. RETURN TO PUBLIC SESSION

5. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

6. FOCUS ON STUDENTS AND GOOD NEWS REPORTS

6.A Parkside Junior High School Girls 8th Grade Basketball Team

Presenter:  Eric Hadden

6.B Parkside Junior High School 23-24 Track Team

Presenter:  Eric Hadden

6.C Parkside Junior High School Speech Team

Presenter:  Eric Hadden

6.D Normal Community West High School Student Benedict Diamonika Receipiant of the 2025 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.  Award

6.E Normal Community West High School Softball Coach April Shermann was inducted into the Illinois Association of Coaches Hall of Fame

7. PUBLIC HEARING

7.A Conduct of Public Hearing concerning the intent of the Board of Education of the District to sell $15,450,000 School Fire Prevention and Safety Bonds

7.A1 Comments Regarding Public Hearing

8. SUPERINTENDENT COMMENTS

9. PUBLIC COMMENTS

10. REPORTS

10.A 1st Reading of Board Policies, Administrative Procedures and Exhibits

10.A1 Section 1: School District Organization

10.A1a. District Philosophy and Mission Statement, Vision Statement, and Commitments

10.A2 Section 2: Board of Education

10.A2a. Administrative Procedure – Title IX Sexual Harassment Response

10.A2b. Administrative Procedure – Formal Title IX Sexual Harassment Complaint Grievance Process

10.A2c. Exhibit – Title IX Sexual Harassment Glossary of Terms

10.A2d. Title IX Sexual Harassment Grievance Procedure

10.A2e. Board Member Oath and Conduct

10.B Requests for Information Pursuant to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act

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

Presenter:  Curt Richardson

10.C Field Trips/Overnight Trips

Presenter:  Dr. Weikle

10.C1 Overnight Field Trip Requests for Junior High State Wrestling (Chiddix Junior HIgh School, Evans Junior High School, Kingsley Junior High School, and Parkside Junior High School) in DeKalb, IL

10.C2 Normal Community High School Overnight Field Trip Request for HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America) Spring Leadership Conference in Springfield, IL

11. ACTION

11.A Resolution Pledging to Use Not Less than 33% of the Amount Received from School Facility Occupation Taxes for Each of the Next Five Years to Offset Property Taxes that Would Otherwise be Levied for the Purposes Allowed under the Statute. 

12. CONSENT AGENDA

12.A Approval of Minutes

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

12.A1 01.15.25 Closed Session Minutes

12.A2 01.15.25 Regular Minutes

12.B 2nd Reading of 2025 - 2026 Calendar

12.C Personnel Matters

12.D Payment of Bills and Payrolls

12.D1 Bills & Payroll Reports

12.E Approve Finance Department Reports

12.F Resolution of the Board of Education of Community Unity School District No. 5, McClean and Woodford Counties, Illinois, Authorizing the Law Firm of Brown, Hay, & Stephens to File Requests to Intervene in Appeal Proceedings Before the Illinois Property Tax Appeal Board

12.G Approve Requests for Authorization to Use Fire Prevention and Safety Funds

12.G1 Central Warehouse

12.G2 Fox Creek Amendment

12.G3 Grove Amendment

12.G4 Kingsley Junior High School Amendment

12.G5 Normal Community West High School Amendment

12.G6 Northpoint Amendment

12.G7 Prairieland Amendment

12.H Discipline Improvement Plan

12.I Approve a 40 month lease for student 1:1 program Chromebooks with Clayton Holdings, LLC

12.J Recommendation of Award for Asbestos Abatement for the Colene Hoose IMC flooring.

12.K Recommendation of Award: Colene Hoose IMC Renovations

12.L Recommendation of Award:  Resurface Six Tennis Courts At NCHS

12.M Establishment of Student Activity Funds at Carlock Elementary (1), Evans Junior High School (1), and Normal Community High School (2)

12.N Dissolution of Student Activity Funds at Cedar Ridge Elementary (1), Oakdale Elementary (1), Parkside Junior High School (1), and Normal Community West High School (16)

13. BOARD REPRESENTATIVE COMMITTEE MEETING REPORTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS AND COMMENTS

14. ADJOURNMENT

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