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Dongola Unit School District 66 Board of Education met Jan. 28.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

1. Call to Order-Roll Call-Pledge of Allegiance 

2. Open Session-Approval or Amending of Agenda 

3. Public Comment/Community Sign-Up Sheet 

4. Approval of Meeting Minutes-December 19, 2024 

5. Closed Session 

a. Exceptions 1, 9, 10, 11, 21 

Exception 1: The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the public body, or to hear testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee to determine its validity. 

Exception 9: Student disciplinary cases. 

Exception 10: The placement of individual students in special education programs and other matters relating to individual students. 

Exception 11: Pending, probable, or imminent litigation. 

Exception 21: Discussion of minutes of meetings lawfully closed under this Act, whether for purposes of approval by the body of the minutes or semi-annual review of the minutes as mandated by Section 2.06. 

6. Action on Closed Session Items 

a. Closed Session Minutes (December 19, 2024) 

b. Semi-Annual Review of Closed Session Minutes 

c. Consider Secretary Contracts 

d. Consider Bookkeeper Contract 

e. Accept Retirement Letter of Noncertified Employee 

7. Reports a. Financial Reports - Consent Agenda 

i. Bills and Payroll 

ii. District Financial Report (Bookkeeper's Report) 

iii. Reconciliation Report 

iv. Activity Fund 

v. ADA 

b. Principal's Report: 

i. Homecoming 

ii. Prom 

iii. Gear Up Grant 

c. Superintendent's Report: 

i. Non-Certified Seniority List 

ii. Beta Trip 

iii. Jr High Sports Records 

8. Old Business 

9. New Business 

b. Senior Trip 

c. 8th grade Trip 

d. Valentine Steak Dinner 

e. Personnel Committee Meeting Update 

f. High School Programming 

10. Adjourn 

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