West Central Reporter

Brown County Community Unit School District 1 Board met March 17.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

I. Opening Prayer

II. Pledge of Allegiance

III. Call to Order

IV. Roll Call

V. Public Comment

VI. Visitors

⮚ Brown County Middle School Student of the Month – Maxwell Bradley

⮚ Brown County High School Student of the Month – Alivia Stinebaker

⮚ Rick Kunkel – Field of Excellence

⮚ Jason Garthaus – Bass Fishing

⮚ Holly Acheson

VII. Consent Agenda

⮚ Approval of Minutes of Previous Meeting(s)

⮚ Approval of Financial Report

⮚ Approval of Monthly Bills

⮚ Approval of Payroll

⮚ Approval of Money Transfer, if applicable

⮚ Approval of Student Activity Account

VIII. Correspondence

IX. Reports

X. Discussion Items

⮚ Revenue and Expenditure Update

⮚ Building Project Update

⮚ Health Life Safety Visit

⮚ Next Board Meeting April 14, 2025

XI. Action Items

A. Consideration and Action on the 2024 – 2025 Amended School Calendar

B. Consideration and Action on the 2025 – 2026 Proposed School Calendar

C. Consideration and Action on Treasurer’s Bond Coverage Requirements

D. Consideration and Action on the 2025 – 2026 IHSA Membership Renewal

E. Consideration and Action on the 2025 – 2026 IESA Membership Renewal

F. Consideration and Action on the Renewal of the 2025 – 2026 & 2026 – 2027 IESA Cooperative with St. Mary’s School

G. Consideration and Action on Sunday Practices for the Bass Fishing Team

XII. Closed Session

Closed Session on the following subjects: 1. The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees, specific individuals who serve as independent contractors in a park, recreational, or educational setting, or specific volunteers of the public body or legal counsel for the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee, a specific individual who serves as an independent contractor in a park, recreational, or educational setting, or a volunteer of the public body or against legal counsel for the public body to determine its validity. 2. Collective negotiating matters between the public body and its employees or their representatives, or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees. 3. The selection of a person to fill a public office, as defined in this Act, including a vacancy in a public office, when the public body is given power to appoint under law or ordinance, or the discipline, performance, or removal of the occupant of a public office, when the public body is given power to remove the occupant under law or ordinance. 4. Evidence or testimony presented in open hearing, or in closed hearing where specifically authorized by law, to a quasi-adjudicative body, as defined in this Act, provided that the body prepares and makes available for public inspection a written decision setting forth its determinative reasoning. 5. Evidence or testimony presented to the Board regarding denial of admission to school events or property pursuant to 105 ILCS 5/24-24, provided that the Board prepares and makes available for public inspection a written decision setting forth its determinative reasoning. 6. The purchase or lease of real property for the use of the public body, including meetings held for the purpose of discussing whether a particular parcel should be acquired. 7. The setting of a price for sale or lease of property owned by the public body. 8. The sale or purchase of securities, investments, or investment contracts. 9. Security procedures, school building safety and security, and the use of personnel and equipment to respond to an actual, threatened, or a reasonably potential danger to the safety of employees, students, staff, the public, or public property. 10. Student disciplinary cases. 11. The placement of individual students in special education programs and other matters relating to individual students. 12. 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. 13. The establishment of reserves or settlement of claims as provided in the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act, if otherwise the disposition of a claim or potential claim might be prejudiced, or the review or discussion of claims, loss or risk management information, records, data, advice, or communications from or with respect to any insurer of the public body or any intergovernmental risk management association or self-insurance pool of which the public body is a member. 14. Self-evaluation, practices and procedures, or professional ethics when meeting with a representative of a statewide association of which the public body is a member. 15. Discussion of minutes of meetings lawfully closed under this Act, whether for purposes of approval by the body of the minutes or semi-annual review of the minutes as mandated by Section 2.06. 16. Meetings between internal or external auditors and governmental audit committees, finance committees, and their equivalents, when the discussion involves internal control weaknesses, identification of potential fraud risk areas, known or suspected frauds, and fraud interviews conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards of the United States of America.

XIII. Closed Session Matters: Approve any matter discussed in closed session as necessary and limited to that matter authorized for discussion in executive session by motion of the Board.

XIV. Return to Open Session

XV. Action Items

H. Consideration and Action on the Alternative Disciplinary Agreement for Student 25B

I. Consideration and Action on the Voluntary Transfer of Jami Schuwerk - SEL Educator (5 additional days)/Guidance Dean (10 additional days) to Middle School Teacher (180 total days) – effective end of 2024 – 2025 School Year

J. Consideration and Action on the Retirement of Julie Kallenbach – Middle School Teacher – effective end of 2025 – 2026 School Year

K. Consideration and Action on the Resignation of Katie Berens – High School Volleyball Coach – effective February 19, 2025

L. Consideration and Action on the Resignation of Roger Hulvey – High School Assistant Golf Coach – effective March 12, 2025

M. Consideration and Action on the Resignation of Aldo Ossa – Long Term Substitute Teacher – effective end of 2024 – 2025 School Year

N. Consideration and Action on the Employment of Madalyn Clark – Support Staff Substitute – Effective February 27, 2025

O. Consideration and Action on the Employment of Sandy Prather – High School Softball Assistant Coach – Split Stipend – effective March 3, 2025

P. Consideration and Action on the Employment of Kristen Schenk – Elementary School Secretary – effective March 17, 2025

Q. Consideration and Action on the Employment of Lynn Franklin – Cook – effective March 17, 2025

R. Consideration and Action on the Employment of Melissa Ransom – Volunteer Junior High Track Assistant Coach – effective March 17, 2025

S. Consideration and Action on the Employment of Susan Houston – High School Softball Assistant Coach – Split Stipend – effective March 17, 2025

T. Consideration and Action on the Employment of Chris Blake, Wes Oxley, Jeremy Pruden, Rick Garthaus, Garrett Oxley, and Kyle Van Meter – Volunteer Bass Fishing Boat Captains – effective March 17, 2025

U. Consideration and Action on the Maternity Leave Request for Jenna Harrelson – approximately May 5, 2025, through the end of the 2024 – 2025 School Year

XVI. Adjournment

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