BOARD OF EDUCATION
MEETING DATES
Regular Scheduled Meetings of the Du Quoin Community Unit School District #300 Board of Education
Meeting held in K-8 Media Center
845 East Jackson Street
6:00 P.M.
Third Tuesday of each Month
2024 - 2025
Meeting Schedule
July 16, 2024
August 13, 2024
September 17, 2024
October 15, 2024
November 12, 2024
December 17, 2024
January 21, 2025
February 18, 2025
March 18, 2025
April 15, 2025
May 20, 2025
June 24, 2025
*Note: There are instances where regular Board meetings are re-scheduled.
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER TRAINING
Board Member | Open Meetings Act | Mandatory Leadership | PERA Training |
|---|---|---|---|
Tracy Fenton | June 13, 2023 | January 11,2024 | January 11, 2024 |
Rich Gossett | July 5, 2023 | November 27, 2023 | November 27, 2023 |
Amy Rose | May 15, 2021 | May 15, 2021 | May 15, 2021 |
Steve Still | Aug. 5, 2021 | Aug. 5, 2021 | Aug. 5, 2021 |
Tracy Taylor | June 16, 2023 | January 8, 2024 | January 8, 2024 |
Trent Waller | July 7, 2017 | July 8, 2017 | July 7, 2017 |
Josh Williams | June 6, 2023 | June 6, 2023 | June 6, 2023 |
DISTRICT #300 BOARD OF EDUCATION GOAL STATEMENTS
GOAL AREA: QUALITY EDUCATION
The District will commit the time, effort, and resources:
To provide an optimal teaching/learning environment
To meet the social, emotional, and learning needs of all students
To promote increased productivity and accountability through developing high quality staff
To promote student attendance and active student participation in the educational process
To implement school safety and security measures that protect all individuals within the school environment
GOAL AREA: FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY
The District will commit the time, effort, and resources:
To continue on-going financial planning as a means to providing a balanced budget without raising local property taxes
To maximize the use of financial resources through creative financing, assessing priorities and providing optimal educational opportunities
To re-structure the bonded debt of the District devoted to new facilities in order to lower the District’s property tax rate
To maintaining the care of district facilities
GOAL AREA: POSITIVE SCHOOL-COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS
The District will commit the time, effort, and resources:
To continue a sense of community (esprit de corps) among district stakeholders through quality parental and community involvement opportunities
To cultivate community resources to support the District’s mission, vision, goals, and objectives
To support the mission, goals, and activities of the Educational Foundation
To revise the District’s strategic plan based on District stakeholder participation
MEMBERS OF THE DISTRICT #300 BOARD OF EDUCATION
Member | Position | First Elected | Current Term |
|---|---|---|---|
Amy Rose | President | 2021 | 2021-2025 |
Attorney - Private Practice
arose@duquoinschools.org
Steve Still | Vice President | 2021 | 2021-2025 |
Asst. Professor of Agricultural Education - SIU College of Agricultural Sciences
stevestill@duquoinschools.org
Tracy Taylor | Secretary | 2023 | 2023-2027 |
School Bus Driver - Christopher School District
ttaylor@duquoinschools.org
Tracy Fenton | Member | 2023 | 2023-2027 |
Owner/Operator - Fenton's Custom Collision Repair
tfenton@duquoinschools.org
Rich Gossett | Member | 2023 | 2023-2027 |
Vice President - First Mid Wealth Management
rgossett@duquoinschools.org
Trent Waller | Member | 2017 | 2021-2025 |
Sergeant - Illinois State Police
twaller@duquoinschools.org
Josh Williams | Member | 2023 | 2023-2027 |
Continental General Tire
joshwilliams@duquoinschools.org
The Board of Education may be contacted via e-mail at DQschoolboard@duquoinschools.org.