Decatur Public School District 61 Board of Education met Nov. 12.
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 discuss the purchase or
lease of real property for use of the public body.
Roll Call
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
SWEARING IN OF THE 2024-2025 JUNIOR BOARD MEMBER
APPROVAL OF AGENDA NOVEMBER 12, 2024
DISTRICT HIGHLIGHTS
• Celebration of School Board Member Day, November 15, 2024!
Thank you, School Board Members, for volunteering your service and commitment to the students, staff, families and the Decatur community!
The Decatur Public School District 61 Board of Education:
Bill Clevenger, President, Jason Dion, Vice President, Alana Banks, Kevin CollinsBrown, Mark Reynolds, Al Scheider, Will Wetzel
• Franklin Grove Elementary School
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 DISCUSSION
A. Finance Committee Meeting
REPORTS FROM ADMINISTRATION
A. Updates from Decatur Public Schools Job Fair
B. Update on Cartwheel
C. Tax Levy and Bond Update
D. Roadmap 2030 Update (Strategic Plan and Master’s Facilities Plan)
CONSENT ITEMS
A. Minutes: Open/Closed Meetings October 22, 2024
B. Freedom of Information Report
C. Bills
D. Financial Conditions Report
E. Treasurer’s Report
F. Resolution Authorizing the Sale of School Personal Property (Surplus Apple Devices)
G. Job Descriptions:
Business Department
a. Accounting and Auditing Administrator (new)
b. Coordinator of Budgets and Accounting (update)
H. Job Descriptions:
Research Department
a. Research Manager (update)
b. Research Analyst Level 3 – Data Warehouse (update)
c. Research Analyst Level 3 – Skyward (update)
d. Research Analyst Level 2 (update)
e. Research Analyst Level 1 (new)
ROLL CALL ACTION ITEMS
A. Personnel Action Items
B. Extron Video System Upgrade
C. SmartNet Renewal
D. Securly Renewal
E. Time and Attendance Module Quote from Tyler Technologies
F. Estimated Tax Levy 2024, Paid in 2025
IMPORTANT DATES
November 13 District-wide Half Day
– Please check with your home school regarding the release time
25 – 26 NO School for Students
– District Offices are OPEN
26 – 27 and 29 – 30 Annual Turkey Tournament at Stephen Decatur Middle School
27 Veteran’s Day Holiday Observed in DPS 61
– No School and District Offices are Closed
28 – 29 Thanksgiving Holidays
– No School and District Offices are Closed
Please note: Due to the upcoming holiday, there is only one Board of Education meeting in the month of December 2024, which is Tuesday, December 10, 2024.
NEXT MEETING
The public portion of the next regular meeting of the Board of Education will be at 6:30 PM, Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at the Keil Administration Building.
ADJOURNMENT
https://www.dps61.org/cms/lib/IL50010903/Centricity/Domain/30/November%2012%202024%20Open%20Session%20Packet%20-%20Web.pdf
