The Taylorville School Board of Education conducted a brief meeting Tuesday night for their first meeting of 2026. All Board members were present for the meeting. As expected, a moment of silence was called to acknowledge the passing of long-time teacher Jim DeWilde and Dr. David Giovagnoli, a previous school board member. Additionally, Janet Rappe was recognized for her time within the district. A time for public comments was allowed although no comment was made to the Board.
Starting with the consent agenda, the Board quickly approved the minutes from the December meeting and the public hearing concerning the tax levy. The treasurer’s report was then heard and consideration of overnight trips by both the boys and girls bowling teams were approved. TommyTV was slated to give a presentation following a recent trip of their own. TommyTV students were invited to tour the B1G Network studios in Chicago and stopped in to Northwestern University during a sports broadcast of their own. Three students that took on the trip discussed the experience to the Board saying how impressed they were with the resources available to them at the high school level.
Following this, the Board approved the PRESS Policy Update as it had been laid out in prior sessions. Sports Boosters will no longer house the Hall of Fame Activity account, instead, the Board of Education has moved this under their umbrella of various funds. Brandi Bruley, Superintendent of Taylorville Schools, gave her Superintendent’s report discussing the start of the new semester for staff in particular.
Some good news has been passed by down from the Illinois State Board of Education as they approved a maintenance grant application that was recently submitted. The grant will be used towards new lighting and key fobs at the Taylorville High School Football field. Bruley says the elementary schools are also working to adopt new English curriculum.
The meeting would last only 16 minutes before moving into executive session. The first portion of the executive session was concerned with giving the Superintendent’s evaluation. The second surrounds litigation or action taken against the district that has either been filed or is pending before a court. No additional details are had at this time.
The next Taylorville School Board of Education meeting will be February 10th, 2026.
