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Dongola Unit School District 66 Board of Education met Aug. 26.

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- August 5, 2025

5. Reports: (Consent Agenda)

b. District Financial Report (Bookkeeper's Report)

a. Bills and Payroll

c. Reconciliation Report

d. Activity

6. Principal's Report

a. Registration Report

7. Superintendent's Report

a. Evidence Based Funding

b. Tri-County Special Education Executive Council

8. Old Business

a. PRESS Policy Updates-

1:10, 1:20, 1:20-AP, 1:30, 2:10, 2:80, 2:120-E1, 2:120-E2, 2:125-E3, 2:130, 2:200- AP, 2:220-E4, 2:220-E7, 2:20-E9, 2:240, 2:240-E1, 2:240-E2, 2:250-E3, 3:30, 3:30- E, 3:70-AP, 4:15-E1, 4:15-E2, 4:15-E3, 4:50, 4:55, 4:120-AP, 4:170-AP5, 4:175- AP1, 4:180, 4:180-AP2, 4:180-AP3, 5:125-E, 5:170-AP1, 5:170-AP2, 5:170-AP3, 5:170-E1, 5:190-E2, 5:190-E3, 5:240-AP, 6:120-AP4, 6:190-AP, 6:235- E5, 6:250-AP, 7:40, 7:90, 7:130, 7:140, 7:140-E, 7:240-AP2 E1, 7:280-E2, 7:300, 7:325, 8:30-AP, 8:80, 8:95-E2

9. New Business

a. 2025-2026 Tentative Budget

b. Budget Hearing- Scheduled for September 25 at 6:15 p.m.

c. Board Retreat

d. Emergency Crisis Plan

e. JH Band Collaboration with Vienna

f. Union County Sherriff's Department Collaboration

g. Reschedule November Board Meeting to the 18th

h. Flock Safety Plan

i. Approve JH Golf Team

j. Approve Homecoming

10. 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.

13. Action on Closed Session Items

a. Closed Session Minutes August 5, 2025

b. Volunteer Assistant Baseball Coach

c. 8th Grade Sponsor

d. 9th Grade Sponsor

14. Adjourn

https://dongolaschool.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Agenda-8-26-25.pdf