001Items to be considered at the regular meeting of the board of education scheduled for Tuesday, July 29th, 2025 at 5:30 p.m. in the unit office conference room, 500 North 10th Street, Heron, Illinois, 62948. If everyone would please rise for the pledge of allegiance. I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Mrs. Hastings, if you would please call roll. >> John Hutchinson. >> Susie, >> here. >> Cindy Miller >> here. >> Kelly Green >> here. >> Steve Young >> here. >> Steve Robinson >> here. At this time, we'd recognize anybody who would like to address the board. When recognized, that person should give their name before making their comments. Statements are asked
002to be limited to five minutes in duration. Would anyone like to address the board at this time? >> I apologize. I didn't um but I just wanted to give a quick update if I could just two minutes on what the grants have been doing and FCSD. I did not make it. Okay. public comments. >> Okay, so grant updates since May. We submitted the second MET grant in May, which was approved for $35,000. We submitted the engaging youth and positive change grant in May, waiting on approval for time. Submitted the SBP, that's school violence prevention program application in June. Uh we are also working on the final vouchers from the FCS grants uh for this last year and then the new budgets for this year. We have a meeting tomorrow on that. So um because of
003our seizure grant that we had currently last year until this year um we could not submit another application for that. So we joined with the city on their application as a sub awardee and we are looking to see if we can get construction for the high school vestibial the elementary vestibial supplying funding for the um auto body and the construction for pathways but at this time we don't know what funding is going to come our way if funding does come. So just want to give an update on that. We did have an afterchool enrichment program called enrichment plus. We were hoping to have 50 students over the course of two weeks and we had 52. So they came out with some great prizes. Um every day was a different topic from STEM, archery, tennis. Uh
004one day they got tennis rackets and tennis balls to go home with. So every day was different and all the kids enjoyed it. We did a survey and it was five out of five and parents were asking if we could do this next year. Uh the FS is team updates. Also, we did a financial literacy program that we have been doing every other week, which has been fantastic. I've learned a lot personally on that. Um, summer school supplies, we are giving those to students. We've done over 60 70 of those and we continue to do that. Um, we know that funding has been cut in several areas in our region. So, we have been making sure to tell parents and families that we do have those supplies and come in and um, make an appointment
005or even just stop by. Uh we also been doing the assisting with the school's lunch program providing services with the bus going to cult Hurst Bush and Freeman. Um and then they also participated in individuals the Heron hospital. We've done that. Um and then we also paid for several families to come to the right and water bills as well. >> Thank you so much. >> Would anybody else like to address the board at this time? Okay, we'll move on to the consent agenda. I need a motion, a second, and roll call vote to approve, adopt, and reaffirm items presented on the consent agenda and not extracted for July 29th, 2025. So move. >> Second. >> Cindy Miller, >> yes. >> John Hutchinson, >> yes. >> Kelly Green, >> yes. >> Susie Etheton, >> yes. >>
006Steve Robinson, >> yes. >> Steve Young, >> yes. >> Um, at this time, Mr. Wilson, could you give us an update on our construction projects, please? >> Sure. Uh the junior high is a major outstanding construction project. We have a punch list that's been made. We've not got that all completed yet. We're waiting on close out documents for that. Um as far as major construction, there is none left. It's just the final details. And you if anybody's been part of a project before, you know, this can drag out for a little while. Um Steve Sims was gone for about 10 days. I was gone for a week. So we've not really gotten together to try to push hard on those punch list items. Um, but that's what remains on the junior high from the contractor
007standpoint. We still have to put in um I say we we're still waiting for the scoreboards and the sound system to be installed and that's on the district's uh dollar and Shaunie LED will be putting that work in for us. So that is the uh junior high project. Not a lot of new development on the office as far as pushing forward for district office unit office construction. We have uh sat with Steve Sims, gone through, he's rendered a design for us, brought it back, we've gone through it again, and uh Steve sent one out right before he went on vacation. We've just not gotten back together on that one either. So, um small steps, but some progress. >> This cafeteria ready to go on >> cafeteria got their food first food truck delivered today. Cole's
008made the drop, so we've got that worked out. Um cafeteria should be ready to go. Working our summer program out of there. uh benefit us so we get the kinks worked out of it. Um I will say while we're in public comment, anybody listening out there, please don't park on that street um right there by the new gym. That's a no parking zone. We're waiting for the city to repave that road before we get all the markings and signage and such up. Um it'll be very congested there when food trucks are trying to come in or trash trucks are trying to come in. It's really going to uh make that difficult to navigate. So that is a no parking in front of the school building during the day on 13th 14th. Thank you. Thank you.
009>> So all the the kitchen equipment is in. Good to go. Ready? >> Yes. Yes. Fantastic. >> All right. >> That's all I have. >> Thank you so much. >> Um moving on to new business. I need a motion, a second, and a roll call vote to establish the class of 2029 account within the high school activity ledger. Kelly Green, >> yes. >> Sydney Miller, >> yes. >> Suston, >> yes. >> Steve Robinson, >> yes. >> Steve Young, >> yes. >> John Hutchinson, >> yes. >> This time we need a motion, a second, and a roll call for vote to close the meeting in accordance with section 122A of the Open Meetings Act, citing the following exceptions as contained in section 122C. to discuss student disciplinary cases, approval of close minutes, discuss the appointment, employment
010compensation, discipline, performance evaluation, and dismissal of specific employees, and to discuss litigations. >> So move. >> Second. >> Steve Young, >> yes. >> John Hudchinson, >> yes. >> Steve Robinson, >> yes. >> Kelly Green, >> Yes. Sydney Miller. Did I miss anything? >> Vote to reconvene to open session. Second. >> Susie Ederton. >> Yes. >> Steve Robinson. >> Yes. >> Steve Young. >> Yes. >> John Hutchinson. >> Yes. >> Cindy Miller. >> Yes. >> Kelly Green. >> Yes. >> At this time, I would like to ask Mrs. Hastings to please call roll. >> Cindy Miller. >> Yes. >> John Hutchinson. >> Yes. Here. >> Kelly Green here. >> Brad Blakey here. >> Susie Ethet here. >> Steve Robinson here. >> Steve Young here. This time I need a motion, a second, and a roll call
011vote to adopt the closed minutes from the meetings held June 24th, 2025. >> Second. >> Steve Robinson, >> yes. >> John Hutchinson, >> yes. >> Brad Blakey, >> yes. >> Steve Young, >> yes. >> Susie Edertton, >> yes. >> Cindy Miller, >> Kelly Green, >> yes. This time I need a motion, a second, and a roll call vote to approve the following personnel recommendations as presented. For retirement, Brad Moore with the intent to retire at the end of the 2028 2029 school year. Matt Verno with the intent to retire at the end of the 2028 2029 school year. Jana Workman with the intent to retire at the end of the 2028 2029 school year. Resignations. Justin Bington is a computer teacher for the high school. Jane Powers Gillespie as a teacher for the elementary school.
012Tanya Stevenson as a parent best liaison for the district. Barbara Hosman as reading aid for North Side Primary Center. For employment, Jesse Davis as a part-time nurse for the district. Cindy Pribble as a full-time nurse for the district. Shelley Olms as the head nurse for the district. Trudy McCree as a lead cook for the elementary school. Julie Houseworth as a cook for the elementary school. Kenneth Joiner as a cook for the district. Lane Shielders as a custodian for the district. Hannah Andrews as a parapro for the prek center. Kayla Oale as a parapro for the prek center. Mackenzie Nally is a reading aid for the elementary school. Lorie Ellis as a full-time substitute for the elementary school. Matthew Kaggel as a girls tennis coach for the high school. Jessica Waltney is a cheer dollar coach
013for the high school. Nene Long as a softball dollar coach for the junior high school. Winter coaches for the high school and junior high school, vacancies to be posted, a computer teacher for the high school, parent bus leaison for the district, reading aids for North Side Primary Center, and authorization for the superintendent to hire a full-time computer teacher at the at Herren High School should a candidate become available. >> Second, >> Brad Ley, >> yes. Susie Athetherton, >> yes. >> Steve Robinson, >> yes. >> John Hudchinson, >> yes. >> Kelly Green, >> yes. >> Sydney Miller, >> yes. >> Steve Young, >> yes. >> Having completed the items of the agenda, I need a motion, a second, and roll call vote to adjourn the meeting until the next meeting of the board of education scheduled
014for Tuesday, August 26th, 2025 at 5:30 p.m. in the unit office conference room. >> Second. >> John Hutchinson. Yes. >> Susie Ederton. >> Yes. >> Miller. >> Yes. >> Kelly Green. >> Yes. >> Steve Young. >> Yes. >> Rob Blakey. >> Yes. >> Steve Robinson. >> Yes.