The Ball-Chatham Board of Education met for its regularly scheduled meeting at the District Office in Chatham, IL on Wednesday, July 26, 2023.
The following is a summation of the items discussed and those that were approved, as well as links to those items in the Board packet.
COMMUNICATIONS
Opportunity for Visitors to Address the School Board Concerning any Agenda Topic. None were noted.
CONSENT ITEMS
The board adopted consent and personnel consent agenda items, which can be found here.
NEW BUSINESS
Presentation: - Superintendent Year in Review
Dr. Becca Lamon provided a year in review presentation regarding her first year with Ball-Chatham. She highlighted school visits, community involvement, new leadership involvement, and recognitions throughout the district.
Title IX Update - Dr. Lamon provided an update on the progress of the Title IX OCR Investigation. She shared that the process is still ongoing and that she will update the board and the community further in a couple of months.
Bids - Mike Dobbs, Director of Facilities & Grounds, presented and received board approval for bids regarding GHS restroom partitions, GHS auditorium lighting, and a radiator replacement projects.
First Reading of PRESS Policy updates - The policies that were up for first reading are online here.
Threat Assessment Team - Dr. Lamon presented the following staff and community members as the 2023/24 school year district Threat Assessment Team:
Randy Allen - Director of Safety and Security
Becca Lamon - Superintendent
Aimee Sutton - Teacher GIS
Allyson Mann - Counselor GMS
Kayla Bimm - Psychologist
Marne Countryman - Social Worker
Verne Foli - Chief of Chatham Police Department
The board voted to approve this team.
COMMUNICATIONS
Future Board Meeting Dates:
Wednesday, August 9, 2023, 4:00 PM - Facilities and Grounds Meeting - District Office
Thursday, August 10, 2023, 4:00 PM - Policy Committee - District Office
Tuesday, August 15, 2023, 4:00 PM - Finances Committee - District Office
Wednesday, August 23, 2023, 6:30 PM (Open Session) - Regular Board of Education Meeting - District Office
Board President Saunders noted that there is an update to the February Board Meeting. It was inaccurately advertised as February 21, 2024, but will be held on February 28, 2024.
Opportunity for Visitors to Address the School Board Concerning any Agenda Topic. None were noted.
ADJOURNMENT
-A link to the entire Board packet can be found here.
-The full meeting video is on the BCSD Youtube channel.