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Bluford Unit School District 318 Board of Education met May 20.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

A. Call to Order and Roll Call of the May 2025 Regular Board of Education Meeting

B. Opportunity for Public Comment:

(We would like to welcome our guests this evening. We would like to remind our guests that the School Board Meeting is a meeting held in public, not a public meeting. The Board invites public comment during this portion of the meeting. Our guests are asked to please be respectful of both time and dif ering opinions. When directed by the Board President, persons should stand, state their name, and begin their statements. Guests must refrain from making any personal comments regarding any individual. Guests are asked to limit comments made to the Board of Education to no more than five minutes. You are welcome to yield portions of your remaining time to someone else to complete their remarks to the Board of Education. Please be aware that the Board of Education may not respond to public comments.)

C. Oath of Office (for Absent Members from the Reorganizational Meeting)

D. Approval of Consent Agenda

1. Approval of the Minutes for the April 30, 2025 Special Reorganizational Board of Education Meeting;

2. Approval of Bills for May 2025;

3. Approval of Financial Reports for April 2025;

4. Approval of Suspensions Imposed by Building Administrators for April 2025;

5. Destruction of Executive Session Verbatim Recordings older than 18 months - that are not germane to litigation, pursuant to 5 ILCS 120/2.06(c);

6. Acknowledge the Resignation of Doug Shafer as Member of the Bluford Unit School District #318 Board of Education;

E. Correspondence to the Board

F. Superintendent’s Report

a. Scholarship Night - 19/22 students honored/recognized

b. Graduation - 23 GS and 22 HS

c. End of Year - 2 Retirees

d. FY25 Tentative Amended Budget

G. Principal’s and Maintenance Reports

1. Maintenance Report

2. Grade School Principal’s Report

3. High School Principal’s Report

H. Old Business: None

I. New Business

1. Freedom of Information Act Requests

a. SmartProcure - Vendor/PO Information

2. Action Item: Consider approval to accept Fuel Bid from Synergy for FY 2026.

3. Action Item: Consider the approval of the 2024-2025 final school calendar, as presented.

4. Action Item: Consider approval of the update BUSD Job Descriptions, as presented

5. Action Item: Consider the recommendation to approve the first reading of Board Policy Updates, from April 2025 Press Plus Update 118, as presented.

6. Action Item: Consider the approval of the Letter of Engagement for Dennis Rose and Associates to complete the FY25 audit.

J. Executive Session:

To consider information regarding the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees; To consider information regarding the selection of a person to fill a vacancy in a public office. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1)(3).

K. Possible Action from Executive Session:

1. Action Item: Consider appointment of member(s) to fill the vacant position on the Board Education.

2. Action Item: Consider accepting the letter(s) of resignation

3. Action Item: Consider the employment/rehire of athletic coach(es).

4. Action Item: Consider approval of the following Volunteer Coach(es)

5. Action Item: Consider the employment of Temporary Summer Workers. 6. Action Item: Consider the employment of non-certified employee(s).

7. Action Item: Consider the transfer of certified employee(s). .

8. Action Item: Consider the employment and contract of a HS Principal.

9. Action Item: Consider posting for vacant position(s).

L. Adjournment

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