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Canton Union School District 66 Board of Education met March 16.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

1. CALL TO ORDER (Please silence cell phones)

2. ROLL CALL

3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG

4. MOMENT OF SILENCE IN MEMORY OF RETIRED TEACHER DONIS HALL

5. AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA

6. GOOD NEWS ITEMS

A. Recognition of State Qualifiers for the IHSA Class 1A Individual State Wrestling Tournament: Dylan Grigsby - 3rd Place and Jacob Waskow - 8th Place

B. Recognition of Kelsey Emberton and Stacey Murphy as the Recipients of the 2020 YWCA Women of Achievement Community Impact Award

C. Recognition of Jamie Schoonover as the Recipient of the 2020 YWCA Women of Achievement STEM Award

D. Recognition of Bailey Norton as the Recipient of the 2020 YWCA Young Woman of Achievement Award and Nancy Elson Scholarship

E. Additional Good News Items

7. RECOGNITION OF AUDIENCE REQUESTS TO ADDRESS BOARD OF EDUCATION

8. CONSENT AGENDA

Consider approval of all items noted (*) as included on the Consent Agenda

9. * MINUTES

A. Minutes of the Special Meeting of the Buildings and Grounds Committee, January 6, 2020 (Enclosure)

B. Minutes of the Special Meeting of the Buildings and Grounds Committee, February 17, 2020 (Enclosure)

C. Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting, February 19, 2020 (Enclosure)

D. Minutes of the Closed Session, February 19, 2020 (Board Table)

10. * FINANCIAL ACTIVITY

A. Consider Payment of Bills and Payroll (Enclosure) B. Treasurer's Report (Enclosure)

11. * PERSONNEL

A. Retirements/Leaves/Resignations

1. Resignation of Carrie Gobert, Second Grade Teacher, Eastview Elementary School, Effective at the End of the 2019-2020 School Year (Board Enclosure)

2. Resignation of Taylor Fraga, School Social Worker, Eastview Elementary School and Westview Elementary School, Effective at the End of the 2019-2020 School Year (Board Enclosure)

3. Resignation of Cody Myers, Physical Education Teacher, Canton High School, Effective at the End of the 2019-2020 School Year (Board Enclosure)

4. Resignation of Lorie Rude, English Teacher, Canton High School, Effective at the End of the 2019-2020 School Year (Board Enclosure)

5. Family Medical Leave Act, Certified Staff Member, Effective Beginning Approximately April 9, 2020 for Five Days (Board Enclosure)

6. Family Medical Leave Act, Non-Certified Staff Member, Effective Beginning February 18, 2020 for An Amount of Time to Be Determined (Board Enclosure)

B. Employment

1. Employment of Kayla Malmgren, 5th Grade Teacher, Ingersoll Middle School, Effective the Beginning of the 2020-2021 School Year (Pending Background Check and Required Paperwork) (Board Enclosure)

2. Employment of Cadence Tarrant, 6th Grade Math Teacher, Ingersoll Middle School, Effective the Beginning of the 2020-2021 School Year (Pending Background Check and Required Paperwork) (Board Enclosure)

3. Employment of Autumn Van Natta, Special Education Teacher, Lincoln Elementary School, Effective at the Beginning of the 2020-2021 School Year (Pending Background Check and Required Paperwork) (Board Enclosure)

4. Employment of Joshua Pickel, 7th Grade Science Teacher, Ingersoll Middle School, Effective at the Beginning of the 2020-2021 School Year (Pending Background Check and Required Paperwork) (Board Enclosure)

5. Employment of Spring McDaniel Churchill, Extended School Year Special Education Teacher, District, Effective Beginning June 2, 2020 (Board Enclosure)

C. Transfers

1. Transfer of Jessica Anderson from Special Education 7th and 8th Grade Functional Teacher at Ingersoll Middle School to Special Education 7th and 8th Grade ED Teacher at Ingersoll Middle School, Effective at the Beginning of the 2020-2021 School Year (Board Enclosure)

2. Transfer of Gail Reith from 6th Grade Special Education Teacher at Ingersoll Middle School to 5th Grade Special Education Teacher at Ingersoll Middle School, Effective at the Beginning of the 2020-2021 School Year (Board Enclosure)

3. Transfer of Victoria Beaty from 5th Grade Special Education Teacher at Ingersoll Middle School to 7th Grade Special Education Teacher at Ingersoll Middle School, Effective at the Beginning of the 2020-2021 School Year (Board Enclosure)

4. Transfer of Mardell Coleman from Guidance Counselor at Ingersoll Middle School to Social Worker at Eastview Elementary School and Westview Elementary School (Board Enclosure)

D. Extracurricular

1. Employment of Colton Downs, JV Girls Soccer Coach, Canton High School, Effective Immediately (Board Enclosure)

2. Resignation of Cody Myers, Varsity Football Coach, Canton High School, Effective at the End of the 2019-2020 Season (Board Enclosure)

3. Resignation of Cody Myers, Assistant Boys Track Coach, Canton High School, Effective at the End of the 2019-2020 Season (Board Enclosure)

4. Resignation of Tyler Christiansen, Sophmore Boys Basketball Coach, Canton High School, Effective at the End of the 2019-2020 Season (Board Enclosure)

5. Resignation of Lorie Rude, Speech Team Coach, Canton High School, Effective at the End of the 2019-2020 School Year (Board Enclosure)

6. Approval of Additional Volunteer Athletic Coaches for the Bass Fishing Team, Tom Hill and Rob Girard, for the 2019-2020 School Year, Effective Immediately (Pending Background Check and Required Paperwork) (Board Enclosure)

12. ACTION ITEMS

A. *Consider Approval of Destruction of Audio Recording of Board Meeting Closed Session Held on July 31, 2018 and August 20, 2018

B. *Consider Approval of Continued Employment of Canton Union School District #66 Licensed Staff (excluding retirements and resignations previously or currently approved) (Board Enclosure):

Fourth Year Teachers: Amy Anderson, Jessica Bequeaith, Tara Keets, Amy Sawyer

Third Year Teachers: Kelly Albin, Tyler Christiansen, McKenzie Coulter, Zacharey Crawford, Carl Fisher, Taylor Fraga, Courtney Kachanuk, Shelby Knobeloch, Kyle Lindmark, Denise Matzke, Kayla Peters, Devan Spears, Amanda Valentin

Second Year Teachers: Jessica Anderson, Miranda Clardy, Colton Downs, Brooke Ford, Morgan Fraga, Justin Johnson, Cassondra Juliusson, Joshua Kemper, Kim Malone, Megan Martin, Teka O'Neill, Taylor Snowman, Lucinda Ward, Nicole Zasada

One and a Half Year Teachers: Sarah Rossio, Melanie Turgeon

First Year Teachers: Kylee Bales, Victoria Beaty, Nathan Gardner, Jenna Jarvis, Lauren Lingle, Alexa Stanley, Jade Thornley, Alicia Van Tine Bloyd, Carrie Wheeler, Lauren Wilcoxen

Partial Year Recent Hires: Wyatt Mason

C. *Consider Approval of Continued Membership of Ingersoll Middle School in the Illinois Elementary School Association

D. *Consider Approval of Continued Membership of Canton High School in the Illinois High School Association

E. Consider Approval of a Memorandum of Understanding between Canton Union School District #66 and the Canton Education Association (Board Enclosure)

13. REPORTS

A. District #66 Metrics Report (Enclosure)

14. DISCUSSION ITEMS

A. Discussion and Presentation by Bill Phillips on Construction Grants and Strategic Facilities Study (Enclosure)

B. Discussion on the Purchase or Lease of School Buses for FY21 (Enclosure)

C. Discussion on Community Eligibility Lunch Provision (CEP)

D. Discussion on Possible Addition of School Nurse and Instructional Coach

15. INFORMATION ITEMS

A. March 2020 Building Reports (Enclosure)

B. IASB Western Division Dinner Meeting on March 31, 2020 at Canton High School Has Been Cancelled by IASB

16. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

A. Yearly Planning Calendar (Enclosure)

17. CLOSED SESSION

A. Discuss the Appointment, Employment, Compensation, Discipline, Performance, or Dismissal of Specific Employees of the Public Body [5 ILCS 120/2 (c) (1)] (Board Enclosure)

B. Discuss Student Disciplinary Matters and/or Educational Matters Relating to Individual Students [5 ILCS 120/2(c)(9) and (10)]

18. ACTION

A. Consider Approval of an Agreement in Lieu of Expulsion for Student #2020-I as Discussed in Closed Session (Board Enclosure)

B. Consider Approval of Separation Agreement between Michael Lindy and Canton Union School District #66 (Board Enclosure)

C. Consider Approval of Amendment to Canton High School Assistant Principal Contract of Employment for Jay Valencia (Board Enclosure)

D. Consider Approval of Amendment to Canton Union School District #66 Activities Director Contract of Employment for Brad Hulet (Board Enclosure)

19. ADJOURN

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