Johnston City Community Unit School District 1 Board of Education met Nov. 18.
Here are the minutes provided by the board:
The Board of Education of the Johnston City Community Unit School District No. 1 met at a regular Board meeting held on November 18, 2025, with the Closed Session beginning at 5:45 and the Regular Session beginning at 6:09 p.m. at the Unit Office, 1113 Grand Avenue, Johnston City, IL. President Chris Cullum called the meeting to order and asked the clerk for the attendance roll call.
ROLL CALL
Present: Chad Barras, Jimmy Dean, John Etherton, Patti Martin, Randy McIntosh, and Chris Cullum
Absent: John Van
Motion made by John Etherton and seconded by Patti Martin to approve the consent agenda consisting of the following:
A. Approval of Closed Session and Regular Session Minutes of the 10/16/25 Regular Meeting and the Closed and Regular Session Minutes of the 10/29/25 Special Meeting
B. Approval of Treasurer’s Report
C. Approve JCEA Seniority List
D. Approve Non-Certified Seniority List
Voting Aye: Barras, Dean, Etherton, Martin, McIntosh, and Cullum
Motion Carried.
Motion made by Chad Barras and seconded by Randy McIntosh to approve the bills for payment.
Voting Aye: Barras, Etherton, Martin, McIntosh, and Cullum
Abstaining: Dean
Motion Carried.
Steve Sims, Architechniques, provided construction updates. Jefferson School construction has been completed. The HVAC issues at Jefferson School have been fixed. The concern is water at the northwest entry. They are currently working on drawings to correct the issue. They have retooled the drawings for Washington School classrooms. Mr. Sims is continuing to work on the Health/Life/Safety paperwork.
Mrs. Lori Linton, Director of Finance and Accounting, presented the estimated tax levy.
Motion made by Randy McIntosh and seconded by Patti Martin to approve the Estimated Tax Levy.
Voting Aye: Barras, Dean, Etherton, Martin, McIntosh, and Cullum
Motion Carried.
Motion made by Chad Barras and seconded by Jimmy Dean to approve the School Maintenance Grant to remove the flooring in eight rooms and the hallway, lay a moisture barrier, and replace the flooring in Jefferson School.
Voting Aye: Barras, Dean, Etherton, Martin, McIntosh, and Cullum
Motion Carried.
Motion made by John Etherton and seconded by Patti Martin to approve the automation systems and equipment bid for CO2 sensors at Jefferson School in the amount of $35,400.00.
Voting Aye: Barras, Dean, Etherton, Martin, McIntosh, and Cullum
Motion Carried.
Motion made by Chad Barras and seconded by Jimmy Dean to approve the copier lease agreement with De Lage Landen as presented.
Voting Aye: Barras, Dean, Etherton, Martin, McIntosh, and Cullum
Motion Carried.
Motion made by Randy McIntosh and seconded by Jimmy Dean to approve the JCHS Athletics Golf Scramble fundraiser.
Voting Aye: Barras, Dean, Etherton, Martin, McIntosh, and Cullum
Motion Carried.
A discussion was held regarding Timber View Wellness Center and the services that they are able to provide students in our District.
The first reading of the IASB PRESS Policy Updates was held.
Mr. Pietrantoni informed the Board that we received FOIA requests from Starbridge and SMARTProcure.
Mr. Pietrantoni provided the Board with an update regarding the ISBE School Report Card. Lincoln Elementary School and Jefferson Elementary School were listed as Exemplary. Washington Middle School has been listed as Targeted. Johnston City High School was listed as Commendable. Dropout Rate, Chronic Absenteeism, and Chronic Truancy Rate continue to stay low, and our student attendance has had a slight increase – even though our student mobility rate has increased over 5% this year. Our high school 4-year graduation rate is the highest it has been in the past 7 years.
Motion made by Chad Barras and seconded by Randy McIntosh to accept the resignation for retirement of Jamie Norris as a High School Business Teacher and to accept the resignation of Ashley Gualdoni as the High School Head Volleyball Coach.
Voting Aye: Barras, Dean, Etherton, Martin, McIntosh, and Cullum
Motion Carried.
Motion made by John Etherton and seconded by Patti Martin to employ Renee Grisham as the Wrap-Around Program Supervisor, Maddilynn McCormick as the Wrap-Around Program AM Aide, Bryce “Lex” Glasco as the High School Head Baseball Coach, and Will Carmickle as the High School Bowling Coach; and to approve Joe Johnston as a Volunteer Assistant Wrestling Coach and Thomas Campbell as a Volunteer Assistant Boys’ Basketball Coach.
Voting Aye: Barras, Dean, Etherton, Martin, McIntosh, and Cullum
Motion Carried.
Motion made by Randy McIntosh and seconded by John Etherton to post the District Registered Nurse, High School Business Teacher, High School Math Teacher, High School Physical Education Teacher, and High School Head Volleyball Coach positions.
Voting Aye: Barras, Dean, Etherton, Martin, McIntosh, and Cullum
Motion Carried.
Mr. Pietrantoni updated the Board that staff have been trained on Embrace Education, WMS hosted a family night, JCHS hosted Winter Meet the Indians, and WMS has been designated as Targeted on the school report card due to an underperforming subgroup. At the beginning of the school WMS added multiple areas of support to the math department, such as hiring an additional math position, adding a student support position specializing in math, and adding an extra class period for math.
Motion made by Randy McIntosh and seconded by Patti Martin to adjourn the meeting at 6:44 p.m.
Voting Aye: Barras, Dean, Etherton, Martin, McIntosh, and Cullum
Motion Carried.
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