DeKalb CUSD 428 Board Meeting 2/3/2026

001It's now 6 o'clock and we'll call this meeting to order. Jackie, roll call. >> Kristen Bailey >> here. >> Gwood >> here. >> Steve Buyers. Jose Jquz >> here. >> Christopher Boyce >> here. >> Mark Sherat >> here. >> All right. Now the meeting's open. Um Steve has work obligations. So he has asked that we seek consensus so that he can join remotely. Do I have consensus? >> Yes. >> All right, Jackie, can you? >> Sebastian, can you let Steve in a moment? >> Amazing. Can you hear us, Steve? Amazing. We can hear you. >> There he is. He dressed up. Okay. So, now that we've got Stephen here, it is recommended the board of education adjourn to close session for the purpose of the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees within an educational setting. Litigation. When an action against affecting 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. the placement of individual students in special education programs and other matters relating to individual students and collective negotiating matters between the public body and its employees or the representatives or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees. Do I have a motion? >> So move second. >> All right, Jackie. Roll call. >> Bailey, yes. Nickwood, >> yes. >> Buyers, >> yes. voice. >> Yes. Mark, >> yes.