Decatur School District 61 Board met Oct. 22.
Here is the agenda provided by the board:
Roll Call
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
APPROVAL OF AGENDA, OCTOBER 22, 2019
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
• Identify oneself and be brief.
• Comments should be limited to 3 minutes.
STUDENT/EMPLOYEE/COMMUNITY RECOGNITION
• Updates: Ag Academy Program and the Legacy of Learning Banquet
BOARD AND/OR OTHER COMMITTEE REPORTS
• Discipline Action
• Schedule B
• Finance
• DPS Foundation
• Policies
• Human Resources
• Naming
• Joint – City, DPS 61 and Park District
STUDENT AMBASSADORS’S REPORT
BOARD DISCUSSION
SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
A. Quarterly Strategic Plan Update
ROLL CALL ACTION ITEMS
A. Personnel Action Items
B. Employment of a Chief Communications Officer
C. Memorandum of Understanding (Retirement Incentive) between Decatur Public School District 61 and the Decatur Education Association (DEA)
D. Resolution Authorizing the Sale of School Personal Property (Surplus Apple Devices)
E. Authorize BLDD to Submit Health/Life/Safety Amendments
CONSENT ITEMS
A. Minutes: Open/Closed Meetings October 08, 2019
B. Early Release of October 2019 Checks, Paid in November 2019
C. Financial Conditions Report
D. Treasurer’s Report
E. Resolution Authorizing Donation-Recycling of School Personal Property (Surplus Electronics)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Board of Education sends condolences to the families of:
Vera Monska, who passed away Friday, October 11, 2019. Mrs. Monska was the mother of Linda Helm, Mail Clerk, mother-in-law of Tim Helm, Teamster Foreman and grandmother of Jennifer Sommer, Assistant to the Chief Operational Officer in Decatur Public Schools.
Bernadine Karmazin, who passed away Saturday, October 12, 2019. Mrs. Karmazin was the grandmother of Matt Fraas, Principal at Stephen Decatur Middle School.
James H. Ward, who passed away Monday, October 14, 2019. Retired Officer Ward was the husband of Shirley Ward, retired Secretary from the Macon-Piatt Special Education District.
Officer Ward was also a former Life Skills Teaching Assistant for Decatur Public Schools.
IMPORTANT DATES
October 25 Parent-Teacher Conference/Report Cards
– NO School for Students
28 Teacher Institute Day
– NO School for Students
November 06 Half Day of School
09 Legacy of Learning Alumni Award Banquet at the Millikin University
– For more information, please contact Zach Shields, Executive Director of Decatur Public Schools Foundation, at 217 362-3042 and/or at zshields@dps61.org
11 Veteran’s Day Holiday
– Full Day of School for ALL Students
NEXT MEETING
The public portion of the next regular meeting of the Board of Education will be at 6:30 PM, Tuesday, November 05, 2019 in the 1 st Floor Board Room at the Keil Administration Building.
ADJOURNMENT
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