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Sesser-Valier Community Unit School District 196 Board Members: Front Row (L-R): Kirk Packer (Vice-President), John Spence (Secretary), Jason Sample (President) Back Row (L-R): Shane Garner, Jennifer Menser, Becky Barry, Clark Lance | Sesser-Valier Community Unit School District #196

By Angelica Saylo Pilo

May 13, 2025

Sesser-Valier Community Unit School District 196 Board of Education met May 12.

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):

▪ April 22, 2025 (Regular Board Meeting)

b. Payment of bills & salaries

c. Treasurer’s report

d. Approval of Intergovernmental Agreement and associated Addendum to Intergovernmental Agreement for the Provision of School Resource Officer Services (Franklin County Sheriff)

e. Authorization/display of tentative amended district budget for Fiscal Year 2025

f. Scheduling of amended budget hearing for Fiscal Year 2025 (June 16, 2025—5:55 PM)

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 #2 (District/Community Relations) & Goal #4 (Finances) Draft (1st Reading))

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. 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 extracurricular coach(es) and/or sponsor(s)

i. HS Assistant Football Coach(es)

ii. HS Assistant Volleyball Coach

iii. JHS Girls Softball Coach

iv. Teen REACH Grant Coordinator (subject to grant funding)

v. Teen REACH Grant Assistant Coordinator (subject to grant funding)

b. Acknowledgement of employee resignation(s) and/or retirement(s)

i. JHS Girls Volleyball Coach

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

10. Other Business