December 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting

1. Call to Order / Roll Call  (BP 2:10)

2. Consent Calendar  (BP 2:200; BP 2:220)

2.a. Approval of Minutes

2.a.1) Open Session Minutes - November 10, 2025

2.a.2) Executive Session Minutes - November 10, 2025

2.b. Approval of Bills

2.c. Approval of Treasurer's Report

2.c.1) District Financial Report

2.c.2) HS Activity Account Report

2.c.3) HS Activity Account - Money Market

2.c.4) ACC Activity Account Report

2.c.5) Booster Club Financials

2.c.6) Health Insurance Report

2.c.7) Cafeteria Report

2.d. Freedom of Information Act Report  (BP 2:250)

2.e. Board Policy Changes — Draft Updates

2.e.1) BP 2:150 - Committees

2.e.2) BP 6:40 - Curriculum Development

2.e.3) BP 6:60 - Curriculum Content

2.e.4) BP 6:130 - Program for the Gifted

2.e.5) BP 6:160 - English Learners

2.e.6) BP 6:210 - Instructional Materials

2.e.7) BP 6:260 - Public Complaints About Curriculum and Instructional Materials

2.e.8) BP 6:300 - Graduation Requirements

2.e.9) BP 6:310 - High School Credit for Non-District Experiences; Course Substitutions; Re-Entering Students

2.e.10) BP 6:315 - High School credit for Students in Grade 7 or 8

2.e.11) BP 6:320 - High School Credit for Proficiency

2.e.12) BP 7:10 - Equal Educational Opportunities

2.f. Adopt Resolution No. 712 to Designate Persons to Prepare Tentative Budgets for 2026-2027 (BP 2:20)

2.g. Adopt Resolution No. 713 abating taxes heretofore levied to pay debt service on the General Obligation School Bonds (Alternate Revenue Source), Series 2018, of the District (BP 2:20)

2.h. Approve destruction of executive session audio recordings from December 2023 through May 2024 (BP 2:20)

2.i. Approve the request to purchase two new gasoline buses for the 2026-2027 school year through the Sourcewell purchasing cooperative, from Central States Bus Sales, Inc., of Oswego, Illinois. The purchase price includes the trade-in of two regular buses, for a total net cost of $268,780.

3. Hearing of Visitors  (BP 2:230)

4. Student / Staff / Community Program Recognition (BP 5:100; BP 6:190)

5. Communications  (BP 2:140; BP 3:10)

6. Unfinished Business

7. Student BOE Liaison Report (Bashara Sherif)

8. Administrative Report (Mathew Wright / Shannon Miller)  (BP 3:10; BP 3:60)

8.a. Teachers' In-service - January 5, 2026

8.b. SIP (Early Dismissal) - December 19, 2025

9. Comptroller's Report (Janice Roome) (BP 3:10)

9.a. Operational Funds Expenditure Report

9.b. Request adoption of the 2025 Final Tax Levy Payable in 2026

9.c. Request permission to create Star Tree activity account

10. Superintendent’s Report (Dr. Jay Morrow)  (BP 3:10; BP 3:40)

10.a. Legislative Update

11. Committee Reports  (BP 2:150)

12. BLANKET MOTION

12.a. Approve the FY25 Operational Funds Expenditure Report, as presented (BP 4:10)

12.b. Adopt the 2025 Final Tax Levy Payable in 2026, as presented (BP 2:20; BP 4:10)

12.c. Approve request to create a separate STAR Tree account as part of the Athletics and Activity funds, as presented (BP 2:20; BP 4:50; BP 4:80; BP 4:90)

13. ACTION ITEMS

13.a. Executive Session  (BP 2:200)

13.a.1) 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1) Personnel to consider the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employee(s) of the district

13.a.2) 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(6) Sale of Property

13.a.3) 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(9) Student Discipline

13.a.4) 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(21) Semi-annual review of past closed session minutes

13.b. Return to Open Session  (BP 2:200)

13.c. Personnel Recommendations  (BP 5:30)

13.c.1) Classified

13.c.2) Certified

13.d. Student Discipline Action (BP 7:190; BP 7:210)

13.e. Approve partial release of past closed session minutes from January 2025 through June 2025 (BP 2:220)

14. Board Hot Topics

14.a. School Board Conference Feedback

15. Other Matters

16. Adjourn  (BP 2:220)