Decatur Public School District 61 Board of Education met Feb. 27.
Here is the agenda provided by the board:
CALL TO ORDER
CALL FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION
The Board of Education will meet in Closed Executive Session to conduct employee
discipline hearings and discuss the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance or dismissal of specific employees of the public body, and collective negotiating matters between the Board and representatives of its employees.
Roll Call
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
APPROVAL OF AGENDA FEBRUARY 27, 2024
DISTRICT HIGHLIGHTS
• American Dreamer STEM Academy
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
• Identify oneself and be brief.
• Comments should be limited to 3 minutes.
• Any public comments submitted to the Board Secretary will be included in the record.
BOARD COMMITTEE REPORTS
JUNIOR BOARD MEMBER’S REPORT
BOARD DISCUSSION
CONSENT ITEMS
A. Minutes: Special Open/Closed Meetings February 09, 2024 and Open/Closed Meetings February 13, 2024
B. Financial Conditions Report
C. Treasurer’s Report
D. Frontline Annual Renewal (Absence Management)
ROLL CALL ACTION ITEMS
A. Consideration and Action on Possible Suspension without Pay for a Custodian
B. Consideration and Action on Possible Suspension without Pay or Termination of a Custodian
C. Consideration and Action on Possible Suspension without Pay or Termination of a Security Officer
D. Personnel Action Items
E. Employment of a Director of Teaching and Learning – Secondary
F. Family Leadership Inc: Parent Engagement Programs
PLEASE NOTE: The below DPS Resolutions (1-2) are pertaining to the Reduction in Force regarding Honorable Reductions (restructuring and hours)
G. Decatur Public School (DPS) District 61 Resolutions
1. The honorable reduction of one (1) Educational Support Personnel responsibilities
2. The honorable reduction of seventeen (17) Educational Support Personnel responsibilities
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Board of Education and Administration sends condolences to the families of:
Florence Beatrice Oliver Stovall, who passed away Wednesday, February 07, 2024. Mrs. Stovall was the aunt of Michelle Mitchell, Care Room Teaching Assistant & DFTA President.
Dora (West) Miner, who passed away Sunday, February 18, 2024. Mrs. Miner was the mother of Kathy Hanks, Registrar at MacArthur High School, and grandmother of Brian Sugg, Custodian in the Buildings & Grounds department.
IMPORTANT DATES
February 29 Principal for a Day
March 04 Casimir Pulaski Holiday – SCHOOL IS IN SESSION
06 Decatur Public Schools Career Expo
– 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM at MacArthur High School
13 District-wide Half Day of School for ALL Students
– Please call your home school for details, if needed
22 Parent/Teacher Conferences NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS
25 – 29 Spring Break Week
– NO SCHOOL and District Offices are OPEN
29 Good Friday Holiday
– NO SCHOOL and District Offices are Closed
Additional Reminders & Upcoming Dates
Please see the attached Multicultural flyer with upcoming dates. If any questions regarding the information, please contact Jeff Dase, Assistant Superintendent of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at jdase@dps61.org and/or 217 362-3013.
NEXT MEETING
The public portion of the next regular meeting of the Board of Education will be at 6:30 PM, Tuesday, March 05, 2024 at the Keil Administration Building.
Please note: Due to Spring Break Week, the March Board meetings are the first and the third Tuesdays.
ADJOURNMENT
https://www.dps61.org/cms/lib/IL50010903/Centricity/Domain/30/February%2027%202024%20Open%20Session%20Packet4%20-%20Web.pdf
