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Shirland Community Consolidated School District 134 Board met April 24.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

1.Roll Call

2.Pledge of Allegiance

3.Approval and modification of/to the agenda

4.Public Comment and Correspondence

5.Consent agenda

The Board, on an individual basis, has reviewed all these items prior to the meeting. All financial reports are available in the business office for review by the public. Items on the Consent Agenda are considered routine and will be enacted in one motion. There will be no discussion of these items unless a member(s) requests to have the item(s) removed from the consent agenda. Items removed from the consent agenda will be discussed and voted on individually.

a.Approve the minutes of the Regular Board of Education meeting of March 22nd, 2017 and the Technology Committee of Wednesday, April 3rd 2019.

b.Approve Treasurer and Financial Reports.

c.Approve Accounts Payable for April 2019

d.Purge existing audiotapes from October 2017.

6.Superintendent’s Report

a. Canvass of Election Results

b. Seating of Elected Board Members

c. Oath of Office

d. Appointment of President Pro Tem

e. Board Member Orientation

7.Call to Order by President Pro Tem

a. Election of Board President – President Pro Tem presides

b. Election of Board Vice-President – Newly Elected President presides

c. Election of Board Secretary

8.Board Appointments

a. Board Recording Secretary – Catherine Sweeney (A)

b. Treasurer – Catherine Sweeney (A)

c. Day, Time and Place of meetings – 4th Wednesday of each month at 6:30 pm in the teacher workroom at Shirland School unless otherwise noted on calendar (A)

d. Legal Representative – Scott Nemanich (A)

e. Direct Depository – First National (Rockton, IL) (A)

f. Existing District Policies (A)

g. Board Committee Appointments (A)

i. Building Committee

ii. Technology Committee

iii. Parent Teacher Advisory Committee

iv. PERA Joint Committee

v. Wellness Committee

vi. Negotiations Committee

vii. Fundraiser Committee

9.Adjournment of Meeting to Organize Board of Education

10.Call to Order of Newly Organized Board

11.Action Items

a. Freedom of Information Act Report (I)

b. Registration Fees (A)

c. ISBE Consolidated District Plan (A)

d. Delta Dental Renewal (A)

e. Maintenance of Effort Report (I)

12.Executive Session

•For Discussion of minutes of meetings lawfully closed under the Open Meetings 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. 5 ILCS 120/2 (c) (21).

•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. 5 ILCS 120/2 (c) (1).

13.Action as a result of Executive Session

a. Approve March 20, 2019 Closed Session Minutes (A)

b. Approve Summer School teacher hires (A)

c. Approve any other action as a result of Closed Session (A)

14.Important Dates

a. Board of Education meeting – Wednesday, May 22nd 2019

b. 8th Grade Graduation – Thursday, May 23rd 2019

c. Kindergarten Graduation – Friday, May 24th 2019

15.Announcements and Information

a. Spring Musical - Thursday, April 25th

b. School Improvement Day – Small Schools Conference – Friday, April 26th

c. Liberators of Dachau and Buchenwald – Command Post Restaurant – Sunday, April 28th

d. Teacher Appreciation Week – May 6th to the 10th 2019

e. Muffins with Mom – Friday, May 10th, 2019

f. 8th Grade Springfield Trip – Thursday and Friday, May 16th and 17th 2019

g. Elementary Field Day – Monday, May 20th 2019

h. Middle School Field Day – Tuesday, May 21st 2019

i. Legal Holiday – Monday,. May 27th 2019

j. Last Day of School – Wednesday, May 29th 2019

k. Teacher Institute Day – Thursday, May 30th 2019

16. Adjournment

http://www.shirland134.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/BOE-April-24-2019.doc