North Egypt News

Sesser-Valier Community Unit School District 196 Board of Education met April 22.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

1. Call to Order

2. Roll Call

3. Public Comment & Correspondence

4. Reports

a. Sesser-Valier Education Association

b. Laborers’ Local 773

c. Custodial & Maintenance Supervisor

d. Elementary/Junior High School Principal

e. High School Principal

f. District Superintendent

5. Consent Agenda—The following items(s) will be considered for action (consent approval):

a. Minutes of previous meeting(s), including closed session minutes (if applicable):

▪ March 10, 2025 (Regular Board Meeting)

b. Payment of bills & salaries

c. Treasurer’s report

d. Approval of 2025-2026 Public School Calendar (Initial)

e. Approval of Sesser-Valier Elementary/Junior High School student handbook (2025-2026)

f. Approval of Sesser-Valier High School student handbook (2025-2026)

g. Approval of district extracurricular rules and random drug testing procedures (2025-2026)

h. Approval of Title I school-wide plan

i. Approval of Fiscal Year 2026 Consolidated District Plan (ISBE)

j. Authorization for district superintendent or designee to apply for state, federal, and/or private grants

k. Approval/authorization for facility-use

i. Sesser-Valier Devil Rays; VFW Baseball/Softball Field (with restriction(s); no fee)

6. Old Business—The following item(s) will be considered for action: (None)

7. New Business—The following item(s) will be considered for action:

a. Preliminary status review/approval of revised District Mission Statement and/or board goals (Goal #5 (Facilities) Draft (1st Reading))

b. Appointment of board committee(s) and/or revision of Board Policy 2:150 (Committees)

8. Closed Session

a. The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance or dismissal of specific employees of the public body (5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1), as amended by P.A. 93-57)

b. Collective negotiating matters between the public body and its employees or their representatives, or deliberations concerning the salary schedule for one or more classes of employees (5 ILCS 120/2(c)(2))

c. Security procedures and the use of personnel and equipment to respond to an actual, a threatened, or reasonably potential danger to the safety of employees, students, staff, the public, or public property (5 ILCS 120/2(c)(8), as amended by P.A. 93-79 and P.A. 93-422)

d. Student disciplinary cases (5 ILCS 120/2(c)(9))

e. The placement of individual students in special education programs and other matters relating to individual students (5 ILCS 120/2(c)(10))

9. Personnel (New Business)—The following item(s) will be considered for action:

a. Employment of licensed teaching personnel

i. Elementary Supplemental Academic Support Teacher

ii. Junior High School English/Language Arts Teacher

b. Employment of educational support personnel

i. District Cook

c. Employment of extracurricular coach(es) and/or sponsor(s)

i. Head Football Coach

d. Approval of employee request for maternity leave

e. Approval of side-letter agreement(s) with bargaining unit(s) regarding Egyptian Area Schools Employee Benefits Trust February/March, 2025, assessment/additional payment

10. Other Business

11. Adjournment

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