CHESTER – A public hearing and regular meeting of the Chester School District Board of Education will be held Tuesday, June 17, 2025.
The public hearing will begin at 7 p.m. and the regular meeting will begin at 7:15 p.m. in the Chester Community High School Juergens Gym located at 1901 Swanwick Street, Chester.
The tentative agenda:
AGENDA
- Call to Order/Roll Call 7:00 p.m.
- Pledge of Allegiance
- Public Comments (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.)
- Conduct hearing on Chester School District No. 139 Amended Budget for the 2024-2025 school year 4.1 Adopt FY25 Amended Budget of Chester School District No. 139 as presented
- Adjourn
The regular meeting will begin at 7:15 p.m.
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
- Regular Session, Call to Order and Roll Call – 7:15 p.m.
- 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.
- Board Correspondence
- Approve Consent Agenda Items as Listed
4.1 Approval of Agenda
4.2 Approve May 15, 2025, Regular and Executive meeting minutes, June 11, 2025, Special meeting minutes
4.3 Bills & Payroll
4.4 Financial Reports
- Departmental & Administrative Reports
- Old Business
6.1 2nd reading and approval of Press Plus Policy 118
- New Business
7.1 Approve Official Pay for the 2025-26 school year
7.2 Conduct first reading of the Grade School 2025-2026 Handbook
7.3 Conduct first reading of the High School 2025-2026 Handbook
7.4 Conduct first reading of the 2025-26 Employee Handbook
7.5 Appoint Board Member to Perando Representative Assembly
7.6 Approve IHSA membership and adopt bylaws for the 2025-2026 school term
7.7 Approve PaCE Framework for Chester Grade School as presented.
7.8 Approve Chester CUSD #139’s Insurance Renewal for July 1, 2025
7.9 Approve Certificate of Payment for Samron Midwest Contracting, Inc.’s Pay Application #3 in the amount of $1,173,911,72
7.10 Approve Renewable Energy Lease Option agreement with Catalyze GBH Developer, LLC and Chester Community Unit School District 139 as of June 17, 2025.
7.11 Approve the resolution authorizing the District’s sale of a surplus generator to David Murray for $2,500.00
7.12 Approve the Memorandum of Understanding set forth the terms and understanding between the Chester Community Unit School District 139’s Board of Education and the Chester Education Service Professionals, IEA-NEA.
7.13 Approve Project #23121 – Change Order 12 with Samron Midwest Contracting, Inc. in the amount of $ 24,130.49 to modify the truss design.
7.14 Approve the quote for the phone system at the Chester CUSD 139 with QNS for $28012.47 10.15 Approve the quote for the camera system at Chester Grade School with Security Alarm for $26093.01
7.16 Approve the quote for the camera system at Chester High School with Security Alarm for $29015.48
- Personnel
8.1 Consider Employment of Certified Personnel
8.2 Consider Reassignment of Non-Certified Personnel
8.3 Consider Employment of Non-certified Personnel
8.4 Consider Approval of Coaches & Volunteers
8.5 Consider Resignations of Non-certified Personnel
8.6 Consider Resignation of Certified Personnel
8.7 Consider Approval of FMLA request for Non-Certified personnel
8.8 Consider Approval of Administration Contract Addendums
- Adjournment