Macon Reporter

Maroa Forsyth Community Unit School District 2 Board of Education met July 10.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

The Board of Education of the Maroa-Forsyth Community Unit School District Number 2 will meet in Regular Session at 5:00pm in the Maroa-Forsyth High School Library, 610 W. Washington St. Maroa, IL 61756, Macon County, Illinois, on July 10th, 2024.

MISSION STATEMENT

Cultivate a passion for learning by challenging all students to reach their unique potential. AGENDA

1. Pledge of Allegiance

2. Call to Order and Roll Call

3. Good News

a. FFA State Convention-various winners and recognitions

∙ Morgan Crouch - State Winner in Creed - will compete at Nationals in October

∙ Gehrig Bunselmeyer - State Winner in Fruit Production

∙ Greyson Applebee - State Winner in Agri-Science Environmental Science and Natural Resources - submitted to Nationals and if he makes top ten will have an interview in September

∙ Taylor Crouch - 5th at State for Job Interview

∙ Peyton Peters - 4th overall State Scrapbook

∙ Grant Simmons - TOP TEN GOLD for Chapter Presidents

∙ Taylor Crouch - TOP TEN GOLD Chapter Reporters

∙ Gehrig Bunselmeyer - TOP 5 GOLD Section Reporters

∙ Jackson Wallen, Beau Laswell, Peyton Peters, Greyson Applebee - all received their STATE FFA DEGREES (highest degree in the state of Illinois)

∙ Greyson Applebee - was selected for the National NEXT GEN conference focusing on Environmental Science studies and networking.

4. Guests and visitors

5. Consent Agenda – Action

a. Approve the minutes of the June 11th, 2024 regular and closed session

b. Approve the financial report

c. Approve the bills as presented.

d. Approve the destruction of audio of closed session minutes that are 18 months or older. 

e. Approve the hiring of Shelly Followell as PK aide at GS

f. Approve the hiring of Allison Griffith as sophomore class sponsor for the 24-25 school year 

g. Approve the volunteer coaching list for the fall of 2024

6. New Business

a. Additional school social-worker position Update-Adam Ibbotson Informational 

b. Forsyth Bike Path Update-Adam Ibbotson Informational

c. Approve Adam Ibbotson and Whitney Parker to district financial accounts as approved signers –Action

d. Approve splitting the JV football stipend between Lane Ohlemeyer and Logan Stelzriede. - Action

7. Old Business

a. Principal Board Reports – No principal’s reports for the July Board Meeting

b. IASB Liaison – Report – Jill Feinstein – Informational

8. Executive Session

a. Legal action against a public body. 5ILCS/120/2(c)(11)

9. Adjourn

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