The Taylorville School Board will meet this evening for their monthly school board meeting. The meeting will take place at the Taylorville Junior High School Library at 120 East Bidwell Street in Taylorville at 6 PM. The board will discuss registration, Harbor Freight announced that Matt Blomquist and CACC have been selected as finalists for the Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for teaching excellence.  

The board will review claims, go over the treasurer’s report, and consider approval of an overnight trip to Memphis for the Taylorville High School band in 2022. Under old business, the board will consider some purchases, discuss the COVID-19 learning plan for 2022, and review the student online personal protection act compliance.

Under new business, the board will hear the first reading of the press plus policy updates from ISBE, renew the district health care policy and discuss the tax distribution levy from Christian County. There will be a consideration of district evaluators, along with a paper bid.  There will also be a special board meeting set up for August 24th to discuss the budget and a public hearing date set for September 28th for approval. The board will consider a hazardous walkway resolution along with hearing from Superintendent, Dr. Chris Dougherty.  

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