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Sesser-Valier Community Unit School District 196 Board of Education met July 31.

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, July 31, 2025. 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, Kelly, Kirk, Lance, Rounds

Members Absent:

Packer

Staff Present:

Visitors Present:

J. Henry, N. Page, K. Jones, R. Payne

None

PUBLIC COMMENT & CORRESPONDENCE

None

CLOSED SESSION: At 6:01 PM, a motion was made by Kirk and seconded by Rounds to enter into closed session for the purpose of discussing the following exceptions to the Open Meetings Act:

a. The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance or dismissal of specific employees of the public body or legal counsel for the district (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))

Roll call voting was as follows:

Yeas: Dilliner, Garner, Kelly, Kirk, Lance, Rounds

Nays: None

There being six (6) yeas and zero (0) nays, the president declared that the motion carried.

RECONVENE FROM CLOSED SESSION: At 6:45 PM, a motion was made by Kirk and seconded by Dilliner to reconvene from closed session.

Voting was as follows: All voted yea. There being six (6) yeas and zero (0) nays, the president declared that the motion carried.

NEW BUSINESS

EMPLOYMENT OF SCHOOL SECRETARY (LEVANTI, CODY): A motion was made by Kirk and seconded by Rounds to employ Cody Levanti as School Secretary (Clerical), subject to and contingent upon her successful completion of both a statutorily-required fingerprint-based criminal background check and employment history review.

Roll call voting was as follows:

Yeas: Garner, Kelly, Kirk, Lance, Rounds, Dilliner

Nays: None

There being six (6) yeas and zero (0) nays, the president declared that the motion carried.

EMPLOYMENT OF SPECIAL EDUATION AIDE (BRUNS, JAMIE): A motion was made by Dilliner and seconded by Lance to employ Jamie Bruns as a Special Education Aide, subject to and contingent upon her successful completion of both a statutorily-required fingerprint-based criminal background check and employment history review.

Roll call voting was as follows:

Yeas: Kelly, Kirk, Lance, Rounds, Dilliner, Garner

Nays: None

There being six (6) yeas and zero (0) nays, the president declared that the motion carried.

EMPLOYMENT OF ALTERNATIVE CLASSROOM (ACR) SUPERVISOR (HOLLENKAMP-RODER, ASHLEY): A motion was made by Kelly and seconded by Rounds to employ Ashley Hollenkamp-Roder as an Alternative Classroom (ACR) Supervisor, subject to and contingent upon her successful completion of both a statutorily-required fingerprint-based criminal background check and employment history review.

Roll call voting was as follows:

Yeas: Kirk, Lance, Rounds, Dilliner, Garner, Kelly

Nays: None

There being six (6) yeas and zero (0) nays, the president declared that the motion carried.

EMPLOYMENT OF DISTRICT CUSTODIAN (PANZIER, LINDSAY): A motion was made by Rounds and seconded by Dilliner to employ Lindsay Panzier as a District Custodian, subject to and contingent upon her successful completion of both a statutorily-required fingerprint-based criminal background check and employment history review.

Roll call voting was as follows:

Yeas: Lance, Rounds, Dilliner, Garner, Kelly, Kirk

Nays: None

There being six (6) yeas and zero (0) nays, the president declared that the motion carried.

EMPLOYMENT OF SCHOOL NURSE (HUBBARD, BILLIE JO): A motion was made by Kirk and seconded by Kelly to employ Billie Jo Hubbard as a School Nurse, subject to and contingent upon her successful completion of both a statutorily-required fingerprint-based criminal background check and employment history review.

Roll call voting was as follows:

Yeas: Rounds, Dilliner, Garner, Kelly, Kirk, Lance

Nays: None

There being six (6) yeas and zero (0) nays, the president declared that the motion carried.

ACKNOWLEDGE EMPLOYEE RESIGNATION (TOWERS, RACHEL): A motion was made by Dilliner and seconded by Rounds to acknowledge the following employee resignation(s) and/or retirement(s):

ACR Supervisor: Rachel Towers (effective July 18, 2025)

Voting was as follows: All voted yea. There being six (6) yeas and zero (0) nays, the president declared that the motion carried.

APPROVAL OF 3-YEAR COLLECTIVE BARGANING AGREEMENT (SESSER-VALIER EDUCATION ASSOCIATION): A motion was made by Lance and seconded by Kirk to approve a 3-year collective bargaining agreement with the Sesser-Valier Education Association for 2025-2028.

Roll call voting was as follows:

Yeas: Garner, Kelly, Kirk, Lance, Rounds, Dilliner

Nays: None

There being six (6) yeas and zero (0) nays, the president declared that the motion carried.

APPOINTMENT/RETENTION OF DISTRICT COUNSEL (FRANCZEK, P.C.): A motion was made by Rounds and seconded by Dilliner to appoint/retain Franczek, P.C., as an additional district counsel in a non-exclusive arrangement.

Roll call voting was as follows:

Yeas: Kelly, Kirk, Lance, Rounds, Dilliner, Garner

Nays: None

There being six (6) yeas and zero (0) nays, the president declared that the motion carried.

ADJOURNMENT: A motion was made by Rounds and seconded by Dilliner to adjourn.

Voting was as follows: All voted yea. There being six (6) yeas and zero (0) nays, the president declared the motion carried.

The meeting adjourned at 6:49 PM.

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