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Litchfield CUSD 12 board approves consent agenda, agreements, fees and insurance cooperative membership
Summary
At its monthly meeting the board approved the consent agenda, a memorandum with the Illinois Laborers & Contractors apprenticeship trust, a lease with ROE No. 3, IHSA membership, an amended 2025–26 calendar, 2026–27 student fees and an updated officials' pay scale; it also passed a resolution to join a Mississippi Valley school‑insurance cooperative.
The Litchfield Community Unit School District 12 board moved through a number of routine and business items at its monthly meeting and approved a slate of motions on roll call.
The board approved the consent agenda, which included early graduation requests, the February 17 regular and closed‑session minutes, bills payable (roughly $327,000 for March across funds) and the treasurer’s report after the superintendent recommended approval.
Other items approved on roll call included a memorandum of agreement with the Illinois Laborers & Contractors Joint Apprenticeship and Training Trust Fund and the South Central Illinois Regional Workforce Training & Innovation Center; an updated lease with Regional Office of Education No. 3 (an agreed $5,000 increase to help cover utilities); and the district’s annual membership in the Illinois High School Association to maintain athletics participation.
The board also approved an amended 2025–26 school calendar (to account for two e‑learning days with no change to the May 22 end date), and the proposed student fees for 2026–27. The superintendent noted the district intends to apply for the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) starting April 1; if approved, breakfasts and lunches would be free to students district‑wide and the board said it would revisit fees if CEP status changes.
A separate motion approved adjustments to officials’ pay and a new fee line for shot‑clock workers required by state mandate; the superintendent said the increases were intended to keep the district competitive with area districts.
On insurance, the board approved a resolution to join the Mississippi Valley Property Casualty Intergovernmental Cooperative. Cooperative representatives described the membership model (assessments rather than premiums, reinsurance above a self‑insured retention, and member services including claims handling, cyber coverage and free appraisals) and said the cooperative would begin July 1; the board will appoint a district board member to serve on the cooperative board.
The meeting moved to informational presentations after the votes and later entered closed session to discuss personnel and legal matters.
