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Edwards County Community Unit School District 1 Board met March 16. 

Here is the agenda as provided by the board:

1.0 Call to Order

2.0 Roll Call

3.0 Pledge of Allegiance

4.0 Motion to approve consent agenda:

      4.1 Minutes of the open and closed session of the February 17, 2020, regular school board meeting and the open session of the February 25, 2020 special board meeting

      4.2 Treasurer’s Report

      4.3 March Bills List

      4.4 Destroy closed session audio recordings per code

      4.5 FOIA Report

5.0 Communications

      5.1 Public Participation

      5.2 Thank you letters/cards

6.0 Spotlight --- AGS Science Fair Winners

7.0 Unfinished/Old Business

      7.1 Motion to finalize work items with Schneider Electric

8.0 New Business

      8.1 Motion to amend the 2019-2020 School Calendar

      8.2 Motion to approve trips over 150 round miles or overnight

               8.21 ECHS Spanish Trip --- Nashville, TN --- 4/24/2020

               8.22 AGS 8th Grade --- St. Louis, MO --- 5/08/2020

               8.23 ECHS FFA --- Champaign, IL --- 3/20-21/2020

               8.24 ECHS Spanish Club --- Nashville, TN --- 4/24/2020

      8.3 First reading of policies

               8.31 2.70 Vacancies on the School Board – Filling Vacancies

               8.32 2.100 Board Member Conflict of Interest

               8.33 2.105 Ethics and Gift Ban Act

               8.34 2.110 Qualifications, Term, and Duties of Board Members

               8.35 5.250 Leave of Absence

               8.36 5.330 Sick Days, Vacation, Holidays, and Leaves

               8.37 5.50 Drug and Alcohol Free Workplace

               8.38 5.90 Abused and Neglected Child Reporting

               8.39 6.15 School Accountability

      8.4 Motion to approve donations over $500

      8.5 Motion to approve the release of bus bids

      8.6 Motion to approve athletic camps

9.0 Administrative Reports

      9.1 Superintendents – David Cowger

                Graduation Dates

                      ECHS Baccalaureate – May 10th @ 8:00 p.m.

                      ECHS – May 15th @ 8:00 p.m.

                       AGS – May 14th @ 8:00 p.m.

                       WSGS – May 12th @ 8:00 p.m.

                Cafeteria Report

                Summer Maintenance and Summer Help

                ISBE E-Learning Plans & COVID-19

      9.2 Edwards County K-12 Principal – Preston Nelson

      9.3 West Salem Grade School Principal – Dale Schmittler

      9.4 EC Special Education Coordinator & Assistant Principal – Carrie Wells

      9.5 K-12 Dean of Students – Joe Rivers

10.0 Personnel Considerations

      10.1 Resignations

                10.11 EC Cafeteria Director

      10.2 Employment (2020-2021 School Year)

                10.21 Certified Personnel

                10.22 Non-Certified Personnel

                10.23 Elementary Teacher

                10.24 Extra-Curricular

                              ECHS Head Boys Basketball Coach

                              ECHS Head Girls Basketball Coach

                              ECHS Head Cheerleading Coach

                              WSGS Basketball Coach

                              EC Panthers Basketball Coach

                              AGS Basketball Coach

                              AGS Scholastic Bowl Coach

      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

12.0 Motions following closed session (items tabled and/or to be considered following closed session)

13.0 Open Discussions

14.0 Adjournment

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