September 17, 2025 at 7:00 PM - Regular Meeting

I. ROLL CALL

II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

III. SPOTLIGHT

III.A. Preschool Gold Circle of Quality Recognition

IV. BUDGET HEARING

IV.A. Opportunity for Public Comment

IV.A.1. Written Testimony

IV.A.2. Oral Testimony

IV.B. Board Comments

IV.C. Adjourn - Motion to Close FY26 Budget Hearing

V. PUBLIC COMMUNICATION

VI. ACTION REQUESTS

VI.A. Approval of Previous Minutes

VI.B. District Bills - Mr. Andresen

VI.C. Approval of Personnel Report

VI.C.1. Food Service - New Hire

VI.C.2. Transportation - Resignation

VI.C.3. Transportation - New Hire

VI.C.4. Classified - Resignation

VI.C.5. Classified - New Hire

VI.C.6. Classified - Revised DRO

VI.C.7. Administrator - Stipend

VI.D. Consent Agenda

VI.D.1. Verbatim Destruction of Closed Session Minutes

VI.D.2. Semi-Annual Review of Closed Session Minutes

VI.E. FY26 Budget Adoption

VI.F. MES/MIS Project Site Completion/Site Contractor

VI.G. Internal Fiber Cable Replacement

VII. DISCUSSION

VIII. INFORMATION REPORTS

VIII.A. Finance Committee Update - Mrs. Tunney

VIII.B. Policy Committee Update - Mrs. Oost

VIII.C. Superintendent - Mr. Gurney

VIII.C.1. MOU - MTA CDL Licensure

VIII.C.2. MOU - MCSA CDL Licensure

VIII.C.3. MOU - MCSA - Substitute ParaProfessional by Building Aide

VIII.D. Assistant Superintendent of Instruction - Dr. Johnson

VIII.E. Director of Student Services - Mrs. Mundt

VIII.F. Chief School Business Official - Dr. Shaw

VIII.F.1. Salary Reports to be Posted

VIII.F.2. Hazardous Transportation Routes

VIII.G. Financial and Treasurers Reports

VIII.H. Director of Technology - Mr. Henson

VIII.I. Principals Reports 

VIII.J. Lincoln-Way Area Special Education - Minutes - Mrs. Briscoe

VIII.K. FOIA Requests

VIII.K.1. Jacob Long, Public Data Research

VIII.K.2. Colleen Kilbride, Chicago Laborers' District Council

VIII.K.3. Eden Ding, The Data Branch Research Team

VIII.K.4. Gerardo Mendez, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa Foundation for Fair Contracting

VIII.K.5. Mokena Taxpayer

IX. ITEMS FOR  OCTOBER 15, 2025 AGENDA

X. NEXT STEPS AND FOLLOW-UP RELATED TO DISCUSSION AND/OR ACTION ITEMS

XI. FOR THE GOOD OF MOKENA

XII. CLOSED SESSION 

XIII. ADJOURNMENT