McLean County Times

McLean County Unit School District 5 Board of Education met April 16.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL

2. ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION (6:00p.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

3. RECESS

4. RETURN TO PUBLIC SESSION

5. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

6. FOCUS ON STUDENTS AND GOOD NEWS REPORTS

6.A Good News - Hudson STEM Club

6.B Good News - EJHS Wrestling

6.C Good News - KJHS Chess

6.D Good News - KJHS Wrestling

6.E Good News - NCHS Winter Sports

6.F Good News - NCWHS Mock Trial Team

6.G Good News - Northpoint Chess

6.H Good News - PSE Chess

6.I Good News - NCWHS Ryan Budzinski

Presenter:  Angie Codron

7. SUPERINTENDENT COMMENTS

8. PUBLIC COMMENTS

9. REPORTS

9.A Naming of NCWHS Atrium to Crabtree Commons

Presenter:  Dayna Brown

9.B Project Funding Report

9.C Cell Phone Report

Presenter:  Dr. Weikle

9.D 1st Reading of Board Policies, Administrative Procedures and Exhibits

9.D1 Section 6: Instruction

9.D1a. Policy 6.150 Home and Hospital Instruction

9.D2 Section 8: Community Relations

9.D2a. Policy 8.30 Visitors to and Conduct on School Property

9.D2b. Exhibit 8.30-E1 Letter to Parent Regarding Visits to School by Child Sex Offenders

9.D2c. Exhibit 8.30-E2 Child Sex Offender's Request for Permission to Visit School Property

9.D2d. Exhibit 8.30-E3 Informing Parents About Offender Community Notification Laws

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

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

9.F Field Trips/Overnight Trips

Presenter:  Dr. Weikle

10. ACTION

10.A Resolution providing for the issue of not to exceed $15,450,000 General Obligation School Bonds, Series 2025, of the District for the purpose of altering and reconstructing school buildings and purchasing and installing equipment therein for fire prevention and safety, energy conservation and school security purposes, providing for the levy of a direct annual tax sufficient to pay the principal and interest on said bonds, and authorizing the proposed sale of said bonds to the purchaser thereof

11. CONSENT AGENDA

11.A Approval of Minutes

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

11.A1 03.19.25 Closed Minutes

11.A2 03.19.25 Regular Minutes

11.B Personnel Matters

11.C Payment of Bills and Payrolls

11.D Approve Finance Department Reports

11.D1 Financial Statements for February 2025

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

11.E1 Section 7 - Students

11.E1a. Policy 7.60 Residence

11.E1b. Policy 7.70 Attendance and Truancy

11.E1c. Policy 7.190 Student Behavior

11.E1d. Policy 7.200 Suspension Procedures

11.E1e. Policy 7.210 Expulsion Procedures

11.E1f. Policy 7.250 Student Support Services

11.E1g. Policy 7.255 Students who are Parents, Expectant Parents, or Victims of Domestic or Sexual Violence

11.E1h. Policy 7.330 Student Use of Buildings - Equal Access

11.E1i. Administrative Procedure 7.250-AP2 Prot. for Responding to Students with Soc., Emot., or Mental Health Problems

11.E1j. Administrative Procedure 7.255-AP1 Supporting Students who are Parents, Expectant Parents, or Victims of Sexual or Domestic Violence

11.E1k. Administrative Procedure 7.255-AP2 Complaint Resolution Proc. for Students who are Parents, Expectant Parents, or Victims

11.E1l. Exhibit 7.200-E1 Student Short Term Suspension (1-3 Days) Reporting Form

11.E1m. Exhibit 7.200-E2 Student Long Term Suspension (4-10 Days) Reporting Form

11.E1n. Exhibit 7.210-E1 Notice of Expulsion Hearing

11.F Approve Requests for Authorization to Use Fire Prevention and Safety Funds

11.F1 EJHS Amendment #5

11.F2 Northpoint Elementary & Prairieland Elementary #18

11.F3 NCHS Amendment #40

11.F4 NCHS Amendment #41

11.F5 NCWHS Amendment #63

11.F6 NCWHS Amendment #64

11.F7 Eugene Field Ten Year Survey #22

11.G Approve Semi-Annual Review of Closed Session Minutes of Meetings Lawfully Closed According to the Exceptions Provided in the Open Meetings Act

11.H Approve of Destruction of Audio Recordings of Closed Minute Sessions from April 1, 2023 through September 30, 2023.

11.I Approve NCHS Roof Replacement

11.J Approve Normal Community High School Nevco Gymnasium Scoreboard Purchase Utilizing Sourcewell Contract #030223.

11.K Approve Normal West High School Watchfire Gymnasium Scoreboard Purchase Utilizing Sourcewell Contract #030223-WCH.

11.L Approve Proclamation for Staff Appreciation Week, May 5-9

11.M Approve 2025-2026 Board of Education Regular Meeting Schedule

11.N Approve 2024-2025 Last Day of School

11.O Approve 38 Month Lease Agreement with Clayton Holdings, LLC for Interactive Panels, Laptop Computers and Desktop Computers

11.P Approve NCWHS North Gym Sound System Bid Recommendation of Award

11.Q Approve TimeClock Plus LLC Time Reporting System Purchase

11.R Approve 2025-2026 Health and Dental Insurance Renewals

11.S Approve Power Purchase and Sale Agreements with Wabash Valley Power Association Inc.

11.T Approve Grove Elementary Modernization

11.U Approve Fox Creek Elementary Modernization

11.V Approve Northpoint Elementary Modernization

11.W Approve Prairieland Elementary Modernization

11.X Approve Custodian Supply Bid

11.Y Student Activity Fund Establishment

11.Z Student Activity Fund Dissolution

12. BOARD REPRESENTATIVE COMMITTEE MEETING REPORTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS AND COMMENTS

13. ADJOURNMENT

https://meetings.boardbook.org/Public/Agenda/1482?meeting=684648