Macon Reporter

Decatur School District 61 Board of Education met March 12.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

Strategic Plan Mission:

The mission of Decatur Public Schools, the destination district of our community, is to unlock students’ unique and limitless potential to achieve their personal aspirations as fully prepared, contributing citizens in a global society through learning experiences distinguished by:

 commitment to the whole person resulting in student growth and confidence

 relevant, innovative, personalized academic pathways that promote passion and pride

 a learning environment that fosters curiosity and the thirst for achievement and discovery

 a culture of diversity, adaptability, and resilience

 meaningful and lasting relationships

 extraordinary school and community connections

The Board of Education Parameters that Guide Our Work:

 We will make decisions in the best interest of all students.

 We will treat all people with dignity and respect.

 We will seek input and collaboration throughout our diverse community.

 We will practice responsible stewardship of all our resources.

IO 1.0 CALL TO ORDER – CALL FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION

The Board of Education will meet in Closed Executive Session to conduct an employee discipline hearing and to discuss the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance or dismissal of specific employees of the public body, pending and/or imminent litigation(s) and discussion of collective negotiating matters between the Board and representatives of its employees.

Roll Call

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

APPROVAL OF AGENDA, MARCH 12, 2019

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

 Identify oneself and be brief.

 Comments should be limited to 3 minutes.

BOARD AND/OR OTHER COMMITTEE REPORTS

 Discipline Action

 Schedule B

 Finance

 DPS Foundation

 Joint – City, DPS 61 and Park District

 Class Size, Parent-Teacher Advisory and Behavioral Intervention are under review pending policy change

BOARD DISCUSSION SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT

A. Quarterly Strategic Plan Update (S1, S2, S3, S4, S5)

ROLL CALL ACTION ITEMS

A. Authorize Administration to Seek Bids for Renovations and Improvements at Stephen Decatur Middle School

B. Personnel Action Items (S4)

C. Consideration and approval of a Settlement Agreement in Case No 2:17-cv-02241- CSB-

EIL in the United States District Court, Central District of Illinois

D. Possible Discipline or Dismissal of a School Security Officer

E. Decatur Public School District 61 (DPS) and Macon-Piatt Special Education District (MPSED) Resolutions

PLEASE NOTE: The below DPS Resolutions (1-11) are pertaining to the Reduction in Force regarding a Honorable Dismissal, Dismissal, Discontinuation or Honorable Reduction due to certain assignments, duties and/or responsibilities, extra-duty assignments, stipends, performance and/or effectiveness.

Decatur Public School District 61:

1. One (1) Resolution regarding the Honorable Dismissal of twenty-six (26) Professional Educator Licensed (PEL) Employees

2. One (1) Resolution regarding the Honorable Dismissal of one (1) Professional Educator Licensed (PEL) Employee

3. One (1) Resolution regarding the Dismissal of one (1) Professional Educator Licensed (PEL) Employee

4. One (1) Resolution regarding the Honorable Dismissal of two (2) Certain Educational Support Personnel Employees

5. One (1) Resolution regarding the Decision to Discontinue Certain Extra-duty Assignments and Duties of three (3) Professional Educator Licensed (PEL) Employees

6. One (1) Resolution regarding the Dismissal of one (1) Employee

7. Four (4) Resolutions regarding the Honorable Dismissal of nineteen (19) Certain Educational Support Personnel Employees

8. Five (5) Resolutions regarding the Honorable Reduction in Educational Support Personnel Responsibilities of five (5) Employees

9. Three (3) Resolutions regarding the Honorable Reduction in Educational Support Personnel Responsibilities of three (3) Employees

10. One (1) Resolution regarding the Honorable Reduction in Educational Support Personnel Responsibilities of sixteen (16) Employees

11. Two (2) Resolutions regarding the Honorable Reduction in Educational Support Personnel Responsibilities of nine (9) Employees

PLEASE NOTE: The below Resolutions are pertaining to the Reduction in Force of Schedule B Positions ONLY in regards to the consolidations of William Harris Elementary School & Hope Academy Magnet School and Stephen Decatur Middle School and Thomas Jefferson Middle School.

William Harris Elementary

1. One (1) Resolution regarding the Decision to Discontinue Certain Extra-duty /Stipend Assignments and Duties of one (1) Educational Support Staff Employee

2. One (1) Resolution regarding the Decision to Discontinue Certain Extra-duty /Stipend Assignments and Duties of one (1) Professional Educator Licensed (PEL) Employee

3. One (1) Resolution regarding the Decision to Discontinue Certain Extra-curricular Assignments, Duties and Stipends of one (1) Employee 

Hope Academy Magnet School

1. One (1) Resolution regarding the Decision to Discontinue Certain Extra-duty /Stipend Assignments and Duties of four (4) Professional Educator Licensed (PEL) Employees

2. One (1) Resolution regarding the Decision to Discontinue Certain Extra-duty /Stipend Assignments and Duties of six (6) Professional Educator Licensed (PEL) Employees

3. One (1) Resolution regarding the Decision to Discontinue Certain Extra-duty /Stipend Assignments and Duties of one (1) Educational Support Staff Employee

4. One (1) Resolution regarding the Decision to Discontinue Certain Extra-curricular Assignments, Duties and Stipends of two (2) Employees

Stephen Decatur Middle School

1. One (1) Resolution regarding the Decision to Discontinue Certain Extra-duty /Stipend Assignments and Duties of eight (8) Professional Educator Licensed (PEL) Employees

2. One (1) Resolution regarding the Decision to Discontinue Certain Extra-duty /Stipend Assignments and Duties of seven (7) Professional Educator Licensed (PEL) Employees

3. One (1) Resolution regarding the Decision to Discontinue Certain Extra-duty/ Stipend Assignments and Duties of two (2) Educational Support Staff Employees

4. One (1) Resolution regarding the Decision to Discontinue Certain Extra-duty /Stipend Assignments and Duties of one (1) Educational Support Staff Employee

5. One (1) Resolution regarding the Decision to Discontinue Certain Extra-curricular Assignments, Duties and Stipends of eight (8) Employees

Thomas Jefferson Middle School

1. One (1) Resolution regarding the Decision to Discontinue Certain Extra-duty /Stipend Assignments and Duties of eleven (11) Professional Educator Licensed (PEL) Employees

2. One (1) Resolution regarding the Decision to Discontinue Certain Extra-duty /Stipend Assignments and Duties of six (6) Professional Educator Licensed (PEL) Employees

3. One (1) Resolution regarding the Decision to Discontinue Certain Extra-duty /Stipend Assignments and Duties of five (5) Educational Support Staff Employees

4. One (1) Resolution regarding the Decision to Discontinue Certain Extra-duty /Stipend Assignments and Duties of one (1) Educational Support Staff Employee

5. One (1) Resolution regarding the Decision to Discontinue Certain Extra-curricular Assignments, Duties and Stipends of five (5) Employees

PLEASE NOTE: The below MPSED Resolutions (1-5) are pertaining to a Dismissal, Honorable Dismissal or Honorable Reduction due to performance, competence, effectiveness, discontinuation of certain assignments and/or duties and reduction in assignments and/or duties.

Resolutions from Macon-Piatt Special Education District:

1. One (1) Resolution regarding the Dismissal of one (1) MPSED Professional Educator Licensed (PEL) Employee

2. One (1) Resolution regarding the Honorable Dismissal of eleven (11) MPSED Professional Educator Licensed (PEL) Employees

3. One (1) Resolution regarding the Honorable Reduction in Certain Educational Support Personnel Responsibilities of one (1) Employee

4. One (1) Resolution regarding the Honorable Reduction in Certain Educational Support Personnel Responsibilities of ten (10) Employees

5. One (1) Resolution regarding the Honorable Reduction in Certain Educational Support Personnel Responsibilities of one (1) Employee

CONSENT ITEMS

A. Minutes: Special Closed Meeting February 21, 2019 and Open/Closed Meetings February 26, 2019

B. Freedom of Information Report

C. FebruaryMonthlyBills

D. ESSA: Learning Partner Service Agreement with Consortium for Educational Change (CEC) for William Harris Elementary School & Hope Academy Magnet School and Stephen Decatur Middle School & Thomas Jefferson Middle School

E. ESSA: Fountas and Pinnell for Stevenson Elementary School

F. ESSA: Learning Partner Contract with Academy for Urban School Leadership (AUSL) for Durfee Magnet School

G. Health Textbooks for Middle School and High School

H. Contract Agreement between Decatur Public School District 61 and Millikin University for the 2019 SMASH Summer Camp

I. Purchase of Toro 4000-D Mower from MTI Distributing

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Board of Education sends condolences to the family of:

Margery Lea Dotson, who passed away Sunday, March 03, 2019. Mrs. Dotson was the mother of Randy Dotson, Retired Coordinator of Transportation for Decatur Public Schools.

IMPORTANT DATES

March 15 Report Card Distribution

– Elementary and Middle School Students

15 Mid-term Distribution

– High School Students

25 – 29 Spring Break Week

– NO School for Students and District Offices are Open

NEXT MEETING

The public portion of the next regular meeting of the Board of Education will be at 6:30 PM, Tuesday, March 26, 2019 in the 1 st Floor Board Room at the Keil Administration Building.

11.0 ADJOURNMENT

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