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Jonesboro Community Consolidated School District #43 Board of Education met Oct. 16.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

1. Call the E-Learning Hearing to Order. 2. Roll Call

3. E-Learning Plan Public Comment 4. Adjourn Public Hearing

5. Call meeting to order

6. Roll Call

7. Approval of October 16, 2025 Agenda 8. Recognition of guests

8.a. JEA

8.b. public comment

9. Approval of consent agenda

9.a. Review and approval of September 18, 2025 agenda

9.b. Review payment of bills through October 16, 2025

9.c. Approval of Treasurer's report for September 2025

9.d. Approve the destruction of executive session recordings older than 18 months after the completion of the meeting recorded

10. Administration reports

10.a. Principal

10.b. Superintendent

11. Closed Session

The employment, compensation or performance of specific employees of the public body 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1), Negotiating matters between the public body and the employees or representatives 5ILCS 120/2 (c)(2), The purchase or lease of real property for the use of the public body 5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(5), the setting of a price for sale or lease of property owned by public body 5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(6). Security procedures and school safety 5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(8), Student Discipline 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(9)

1. The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees, specific individuals who serve as independent contractors in a park, recreational, or educational setting, or specific volunteers of the public body or legal counsel for the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee, a specific individual who serves as an independent contractor in a park, recreational, or educational setting, or a volunteer of the public body or against legal counsel for the public body to determine its validity. However, a meeting to consider an increase in compensation to a specific employee of a public body that is subject to the Local Government Wage Increase Transparency Act may not be closed and shall be open to the public and posted and held in accordance with this Act. (10) The placement of individual students in special education programs and other matters relating to individual students.

12. New Business (potential action items)

12.a. Approve hiring Ben McFarland as Head boys basketball coach

12.b. Approve the superintendent contract for the 2026 through 2030 school year as presented.

12.c. Approve hiring Danny McFarland as Girls Basketball head coach

12.d. Approve hiring Juan Valencia as the Assistant boys basketball coach.

12.e. Approve Blake Pena and Ethan Klett as volunteer boys basketball coaches.

12.f. Issue decision regarding policy 2:260 complaint

12.g. Approve the superintendent to write for the 2025-2026 maintenance grant as presented.

12.h. Approve resignation of Assistant Volleyball coach

12.i. Approve hiring new Assistant Volleyball coach.

12.j. Approve the resolution in support of Vision 2030 along with Illinois Association of School Administrators (IASA), Illinois Association of School Boards (IASB), Illinois Principals’ Association (IPA), Illinois Association of School Business Officials (IASBO), Illinois Association of Regional Superintendents of Schools (IARSS), Superintendents’ Commission for the Study of Demographics and Diversity (SCSDD), Illinois Alliance of Special Education Administrators (IAASE), and the Association of Illinois Rural and Small Schools (AIRSS).

12.k. Approve E-Learning plan as presented.

12.l. Approve the concession stand bid as presented.

13. Presidents prerogative

14. Adjournment

https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1863/JES/6092722/October_16__2025_agenda.PDF