Sesser-Valier Community Unit School District 196 Board of Education met Jan. 29.
Here are the minutes provided by the board:
CALL TO ORDER
A special meeting of the Board of Education of Sesser-Valier Community Unit School District No. 196 was held in the High School Library at 6:00 PM on Thursday, January 29, 2026. The meeting was called to order by President Shane Garner.
ROLL CALL
District Superintendent Henry called the roll with the following result:
Members Present:
Dilliner, Garner, Kirk, Lance, Rounds
Members Absent: Kelly, Packer
Staff Present: J. Henry, N. Page, K. Jones, B. Harland, M. Lamczyk
Visitors Present: None
PUBLIC COMMENT & CORRESPONDENCE
None
NEW BUSINESS
APPROVAL OF FY26 SCHOOL MAINTENANCE PROGRAM GRANT: A motion was made by Lance and seconded by Dilliner to approve the Fiscal Year 2026 School Maintenance Program Grant, as presented.
Roll call voting was as follows:
Yeas: Dilliner, Garner, Kirk, Lance, Rounds
Nays: None
There being five (5) yeas and zero (0) nays, the president declared that the motion carried.
APPROVAL OF 3-YEAR COLLECTIVE BARGANING AGREEMENT (LABORERS’ LOCAL 773): A motion was made by Dilliner and seconded by Kirk to approve a 3-year collective bargaining agreement with The Laborers’ International Union of North America, The Downstate Illinois Laborers’ District Council, and Laborers’ Local 773.
Roll call voting was as follows:
Minutes of Special Board of Education Meeting January 29, 2026
Yeas: Garner, Kirk, Lance, Rounds, Dilliner
Nays: None
There being five (5) yeas and zero (0) nays, the president declared that the motion carried.
ACKNOWLEDGE EMPLOYEE RESIGNATION(S) AND/OR RETIREMENT(S) (THOMPSON, JANA & PAGE, OLIVIA); A motion was made by Rounds and seconded by Lance to acknowledge the following employee resignation(s) and/or retirement(s):
Special Education Aide: Jana Thompson (retirement effective at the conclusion of the 2025-2026 school year)
JHS English/Language Arts Teacher: Olivia Page (effective at the conclusion of the 2025-2026 school year)
All voted yea. There being five (5) yeas and zero (0) nays, the president declared that the motion carried.
ADJOURNMENT: A motion was made by Rounds and seconded by Kirk to adjourn.
Voting was as follows: All voted yea. There being five (5) yeas and zero (0) nays, the president declared that the motion carried.
The meeting adjourned at 6:03 PM.
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