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Dongola Unit School District 66 Board of Education met Sept. 25.

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. Meeting Minutes- Regular Meeting August 26, 2025

5. Approval of Consent Agenda

a. Bills and Payroll

b. District Financial Report (Bookkeeper's Report)

c. Reconciliation Report

d. Activity

e. ADA

6. Principal's Report

a. Star Testing- Beginning of Year

7. Superintendent's Report

a. Employee Compensation

b. Honor Parking- VHS

8. Old Business

a. 2025-2026 Budget

b. Flock Safety Plan

9. New Business

a. National FFA Convention

b. Board Retreat- Oct 22

c. IASB Division Meeting

d. Sales Tax Question- County Wide

Action Action Information Information

e. Softball Cooperative- Joppa

f. HS Basketball Tournament

g. Ag Room Door

10. Closed Session-

a. Exceptions 1, 2, 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 2: Collective negotiating matters between the public body and its employees or their representatives, or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees.

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.

11. Action on Closed Session Items

a. Approval of Closed Session Meeting Minutes August 26 2025

b. Consider Hire of Bus Driver

c. Hire Assistant Cook

e. Consider (9th Grade Co-Sponsor)

f. Consider Paraprofessional Hire

12. Adjourn

d. Resignation of Noncertified Staff

https://dongolaschool.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Agenda-9-25-25.pdf