CHESTER – A special meeting of the Chester School District Board of Education will be held Monday, November 17, 2025, at 6 p.m. in the Chester High School Media Center located at 1901 Swanwick St., Chester, IL 62233
AGENDA
- Call to Order and Roll Call – 6:00 pm
- Pledge of Allegiance
- Opportunity for Public Comment (Please be mindful that these meetings of the BOE are required by the Open Meeting Law to be held in a public setting. Each participant will be limited to 5 minutes, which the board will listen to but will not respond during this time.)
- Open Session
4.1 Discussion of Strategic Plan
- Adjournment
The regular meeting of the Chester School District Board of Education will be held on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, at 7 p.m. in the Chester Early Childhood Center located at 2319 Old Plank Road, Chester, IL.
AGENDA
- Call to Order and Roll Call – 6:00 p.m.
- Executive Session
2.1 For the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the public body.
- Regular Session – 7:00 p.m.
- Pledge of Allegiance
- Opportunity for Public Comment (please be mindful that these meetings of the BOE are required by the Open Meeting Law to be held in a public setting. Each participant will be limited to five minutes, which the board will listen to but will not respond during this time.
- Board Correspondence
- Presentation
7.1 Curtis Stoll, CPAl from Fick, Eggemeyer, & Williamson, CPA’s
- Approve Consent Agenda Items as Listed
8.1 Approval of Agenda
8.2 Approve October 15, 2025 Regular and Executive meeting minutes, October 27, 2025 Special Meeting Minutes, and October 29, 2025 Emergency Meeting Minutes
8.3 Bills & Payroll
8.4 Financial Reports
- Departmental & Administrative Reports
- New Business
10.1 Approve the Certificate for Payment for H&N Construction, Inc. Pay Application #5 for the Chester High School Tuckpointing and Window Replacement in the amount of $147,035.54
10.2 Approve the the adder of upgraded controls to offsite capabilities with 10 years of service for $10,000 with GeoSurfaces for the Chester High School Retrofit Football Stadium Lighting Project
10.3 Conduct 1st reading of Press Policy Issue 120
10.4 Approve the purchase of Staff Gift Cards for Christmas
10.5 Consider First Reading/Discussion of Tax Levy
10.6 Approve the Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement with Southwestern Illinois College for the Running Start Program in the amount of $4,550 per school year, per student
10.7 Approve the Retainer Agreement with Bushue HR for renewal
10.8 Approve Early Graduation in December of 2025 for Chace Murphy
10.9 Approve Early Graduation in December of 2025 for Aiden Lyons
10.10 Approve the Grade School HSA, Sunshine Cash
10.11 Approve Certificate of Payment for Glandt Roofing LLC’s pay application #2 for the High School’s roof replacement project in the amount of $110,342.61
10.12 Approve “Special Covenant” Amendments (as presented) to Perandoe Special Education District’s Constitution to permit and authorize an Intergovernmental Agreement and Build-to- Suit Lease with SWIC for the development and occupancy of a new campus and facility for Perandoe’s operations.
10.13 Approve “Special Covenant” Amendments (as presented) to Career Center of Southern Illinois’ (“CCSI”) Intergovernmental Agreement Between Participating Districts to permit and authorize an Intergovernmental Agreement and Build-to-Suit Lease with SWIC for the development and occupancy of a new campus and facility for CCSI’s operations.
10.14 Approve the Certificate of Payment for Samron Midwest Contracting’s Pay Application #4 for the Professor Sharp Media Center Phase 3 project in the amount of $85,449.55
10.15 Approve the Certificate of Payment for Samron Midwest Contracting’s Pay Application #7 for the Chester Early Childhood Center Renovations project in the amount of $190,443.94
10.16 Approve an Intergovernmental Agreement Between the City of Chester, IL, and the Chester Community Unit School District No.139 relating to the Cohen Complex
10.17 Approve upgrade to high school volleyball system, which includes: additional holes, sleeves, caps, and additional equipment at $7408
10.18 Approve the FY25 Annual Audit as presented
- Employment, Coaches, and Volunteers
11.1 Approve employment of coaches and volunteers
11.2 Approve resignation of non-certified personnel
11.3 Approve the employment of non-certified personnel
11.4 Approve the reassignment of certified personnel
- Adjourn