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Edwards County Community Unit School District #1 Board of Education met Feb. 20.

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 February Board Agenda

4.2 Minutes of the open and closed session of the January 23, 2025 Regular

School Board Meeting

4.3 Treasurer’s Report

4.4 Bill List

4.5 Destroy closed session audio recordings 18 months and older

4.6 FOIA Report

• SE Illinois News

• Illinois Retired Teachers Association

5.0 Communications

5.1 Public Participation

5.2 Thank you letters/cards

6.0 Spotlight – WS Jr. High Elective Students

7.0 Unfinished Business

8.0 New Business

8.1 Presentation and discussion regarding vocational building project with possible action

8.2 Motion to consider fuel bids

8.3 Motion to release bus bids

8.4 Motion to approve the 2024-2025 Seniority Lists

8.5 Motion to consider trips over 150 miles

8.51 ECHS Senior Class – St. Louis, MO – 4/09/2025

8.52 ECHS FFA – Murray, Ky – 4/16/2025

8.53 ECHS Science Club – St. Louis, MO – 4/28/2025

8.54 ECHS FFA – Macomb & Joliet, IL – 4/03-05/2025

8.55 ECHS FBLA – Springfield, IL – 3/27-29/2025

8.6 Motion to consider the 2025-2026 school calendar

8.7 Motion to approve projects over $5000

8.8 Donations over $500

9.0 Administrative Reports

9.1 Edwards County CUSD #1 Superintendent – David Cowger

• Cafeteria Reports

• Sales Tax Report

• Annual Review of Scholarship Trust Funds

• Therapy Dog Program Guidelines

• Illinois Employment Law Changes in 2025

• Egyptian Trust Financial Assessment

9.2 ECHS Principal – Dale Schmitter

9.3 AGS 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 Building & District Level Administration

10.22 Teacher Aide(s)

10.23 ECHS Athletics

• Football

• Cheer

• Volleyball

10.24 AGS Athletics

• Softball

• Baseball

10.25 WSGS Athletics

• Softball

• Baseball

10.26 EC Jr. High Cross Country

10.27 Custodian

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 Motion to set administrative salaries for the 2025-2026 school year

14.0 Open Discussions

15.0 Adjournment 

https://cdnsm5-ss20.sharpschool.com/UserFiles/Servers/Server_64932/File/School%20Board/Agendas/February%202025.pdf