Edwards County Community Unit School District #1 Board of Education met Jan. 22.
Here is the agenda provided by the board:
1.0 Call to Order
2.0 Roll Call
3.0 Pledge of Allegiance
4.0 Consent Agenda:
4.1 Minutes of the December 15, 2025, Bond Issue Notification Act Public Hearing and the December 15, 2025, Regular School Board Meeting
4.2 Treasurer’s Report
4.3 January Bill List
4.4 Destruction of closed session recordings 18 months and older
4.5 FOIA Report
5.0 Communications
5.1 Public Participation
5.2 Thank you letters/cards
6.0 Spotlight
7.0 Unfinished/Old Business
8.0 New Business
8.1 Consideration and action on a resolution providing for the issue of approximately $3,100,000 General Obligation School Bonds, Series 2026, of the District for the purpose of refunding certain outstanding bonds of the District and increasing the working cash fund of the District, providing for the levy of a direct annual tax sufficient to pay the principal and interest on said bonds, and authorizing the sale of said bonds to the purchaser thereof
8.2 Motion to release fuel bids
8.3 Motion to items over $5,000
8.31 Automotive Lift
8.32 Used Small Wheelchair Lift Bus
8.4 Motion to approve trips over 150 miles
8.41 AGS 7th Grade — Springfield, IL — 4/21/2026
8.42 ECHS Senior Class — Louisville, Ky — 5/01/2026
8.5 Motion to approve FY 26 ISBE School Maintenance Project Grant
8.6 Motion to approve Camps/Fundraiser
8.61 EC Panthers Girls Basketball
8.62 ECHS Cheer
8.7 Donations over $500
8.71 Music Department
8.72 Ag Department
8.8 First Reading of Policies:
8.81 Policy 4.10 – Fiscal and Business Management
8.82 Policy 4.30 – Revenue and Investments
8.83 Policy 4.80 – Accounting and Audits
8.84 Policy 5.10 – Equal Employment Opportunity and Minority Recruitment
8.85 Policy 5.90 – Abused and Neglected Child Reporting
8.86 Policy 5.100 – Staff Development Program
8.87 Policy 5.200 – Terms and Conditions of Employment and Dismissal
8.88 Field Trips Policies and Procedures
9.0 Administrative Reports
9.1 Superintendents Report – David Cowger
· Cafeteria Report
· Sales Tax Report
· School Calendar 26-27
· Freshman Orientation
9.2 Edwards County ECHS Principal – Dale Schmittler
9.3 AGS Elementary Principal/Special Education Coordinator – Carrie Wells
9.4 AGS Jr. High Principal/Building and Grounds Director – Kris Duncan
9.5 WSGS Principal – Mark Beckel
9.6 K-12 Assistant Principal – Joe Rivers
10.0 Personnel Considerations
10.1 Resignations
10.2 Employment
10.21 AGS Fall Sports
· Baseball
· Softball
10.22 WSGS Fall Sports
· Baseball
· Softball
10.23 ECHS Fall Sports
· Football
· Volleyball
· Golf
· Cross Country
10.24 District Cooperative Fall Sports
· Jr. High Cross Country
10.3 Volunteers
10.4 Leave of Absence
11.0 Closed Session
· Consider the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance or dismissal of specific employees of the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee to determine validity
· Consider Student Discipline
· Collective negotiation matters between the public body and its employees or their representatives, or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees
12.0 Action on closed minutes
13.0 Open Discussion
14.0 Adjournment
https://www.edwardscountyschools.org/school_board/meeting_agendas
