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December 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM - POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION

Agenda

Agenda

1. 5PM Call to Order

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Roll Call

4. Review (1^st read) IASB Press Policy Issues 119 & 120:

1:10, School District Legal Status. The Legal References are updated with a minor style change in response to a five-year review.
1:20, District Organization, Operations, and Cooperative Agreements. The Legal References are updated with a minor style change in response to a five-year review. The footnotes are updated for continuous improvement.
1:30, School District Philosophy. The policy is unchanged in response to a five-year review.
2:10, School District Governance. The policy is unchanged. The footnotes are updated in response to a five-year review.
2:80, Board Member Oath and Conduct. The policy, Cross References, and footnotes are updated. The policy is updated to correct the title of IASB’s Code of Conduct for Members of School Boards. The footnotes and Cross References are updated in response to Ill. Council of School Attorneys member feedback regarding oath of office violations. Footnote 1 is updated to include optional language a board can adopt to express potential consequences if a board member violates his or her oath of office.
2:130, Board-Superintendent Relationship. The policy and footnotes are updated in response to a five-year review.
2:240, Board Policy Development. The policy is unchanged. The footnotes are updated in response to a five-year review.
3:30, Chain of Command. The policy is unchanged in response to a five-year review.
4:50, Payment Procedures. The policy is unchanged in response to a five-year review.
4:55, Use of Credit and Procurement Cards. The policy is unchanged. The footnotes are updated in response to a five-year review
4:180, Pandemic Preparedness; Management; and Recovery. The policy is unchanged. The footnotes are updated in response to the deletion of 4:180-AP3, Grant Flexibility; Payment of Employee Salaries During a Pandemic, and for continuous improvement.
7:40, Nonpublic School Students, Including Parochial and Home-Schooled Students. The policy and footnotes are updated in response to a five-year review.
7:90, Release During School Hours. The policy and footnotes are updated in response to a five-year review.
7:130, Student Rights and Responsibilities. The Legal References are updated with minor style changes in response to a five-year review. The footnotes are updated for continuous improvement.
7:140, Search and Seizure. The policy, Legal References, and footnotes are updated in response to a five-year review.
7:300, Extracurricular Athletics. The Legal References and footnotes are updated in response to a five-year review.
7:325, Student Fundraising Activities. The policy and footnotes are updated in response to a five-year review.
8:80, Gifts to the District. The policy, Legal References, and footnotes are updated in response to a five-year review.
8:110, Public Suggestions and Concerns. The policy is unchanged. The footnotes are updated in response to a five-year review.
2:120, Board Member Development. The policy and footnotes are updated for continuous improvement. The footnotes are also updated in response to 105 ILCS 5/24-16.5, amended by P.A. 104-20, making student growth an optional, rather than required, component of teacher evaluations.
2:150, Committees. The policy and footnotes are updated in response to 105 ILCS 5/10-20.14, amended by P.A. 104-430, requiring the parent-teacher advisory committee’s guidelines for reciprocal reporting to address both civil and criminal offenses committed by students. The footnotes are also updated for continuous improvement.
2:270, Discrimination and Harassment on the Basis of Race, Color, and National Origin Prohibited. The policy, Legal References, and footnotes are updated. The policy is updated for continuous improvement. The Legal References and footnotes are updated in response to P.A. 103-605, finalizing the citation to the Racism Free Schools Law, 105 ILCS 5/22-95. The footnotes are also updated in response to the Ill. Dept. of Human Rights (IDHR) Racism Free Schools model training program, available at: https://dhr.illinois.gov/training/racism-free-schools, and for continuous improvement.
3:10, Goals and Objectives. The policy is unchanged. The footnotes are updated in response to 105 ILCS 5/24A-15, amended by P.A. 104-20, making student growth an optional, rather than required, component of principal evaluations.
3:50, Administrative Personnel Other Than the Superintendent. The policy is unchanged. The footnotes are updated in response to 105 ILCS 5/24A-15, amended by P.A. 104-20, making student growth an optional, rather than required, component of principal and assistance principal evaluations, and for continuous improvement.
3:60, Administrative Responsibility of the Building Principal. The policy is unchanged. The footnotes are updated in response to 105 ILCS 5/10-27.1A(b), amended by P.A. 104-174, requiring a principal or designee to immediately notify local law enforcement upon receiving a report of a threat of gun violence on school grounds and the parent/guardian if the threat is from a student, and for continuous improvement.
4:10, Fiscal and Business Management. The policy and footnotes are updated in response to 105 ILCS 5/10-17, amended by P.A. 104-261, eff. 1-1-26, requiring a district to post on its website its statement of affairs by Dec. 1 each year, and making certain changes to the contents of the statement of affairs. The footnotes are also updated for continuous improvement.
4:30, Revenue and Investments. The policy and footnotes are updated in response to the Public Funds Investment Act, 30 ILCS 235/8, amended by P.A. 104-92, eff. 1-1-26, addressing deposit requirements for financial institutions subject to the Ill. Community Reinvestment Act. Continuous improvement updates are also made to the footnotes.
4:80, Accounting and Audits. The policy, Legal References, and footnotes are updated. The policy and footnotes are updated in response to 105 ILCS 5/3-7, amended by P.A. 104-261, eff. 1-1-26, requiring school districts to submit copies of their Annual Financial Report (AFR) and audits to their regional superintendent of schools by Oct. 15 each year, and further requiring district audit firms to annually file district AFRs and audits with ISBE by Oct. 15, and for continuous improvement. The footnotes are also updated in response to 105 ILCS 5/3-15.1, amended by P.A. 104-261, eff. 1-1-26, removing the requirement for regional superintendents to annually file district AFRs with ISBE by Nov. 15. The Legal References are updated with a minor style change.
4:110, Transportation. The policy is unchanged. The footnotes are updated in response to: 1. Ill. Vehicle Code (IVC), 625 ILCS 5/12-826(a), added by P.A. 104-75, requiring that beginning 7-1-31, newly purchased school buses be equipped with seat safety belts that meet State and federal standards, but districts will not have to require their use; 2. IVC, 625 ILCS 5/11-1414.1, amended by P.A.s 104-256, eff. 7-1-26, and 104- 367, eff. 1-1-26, allowing for the use of a multifunction school activity bus for curriculum-related or career-related activities subject to certain conditions; and 3. Continuous improvement.
4:140, Waiver of Student Fees. The Legal References and footnotes are updated in response to: 1. 105 ILCS 5/27-815, renumbered by P.A. 104-391; 2. 105 ILCS 5/10-20.13, amended by P.A. 104-391, requiring districts to waive fees for textbooks and instructional materials when a student’s parents/guardians are unable to afford them, and prohibiting any discrimination, punishment, or penalty of a student for an unpaid balance or because parents/guardians cannot pay fees or fines for lost school property, replacing in part 105 ILCS 5/28-19.2, repealed by P.A. 104-391; and 3. Continuous improvement.
4:150, Facility Management and Building Programs. The policy is unchanged. The footnotes are updated in response to: 1. 23 Ill.Admin.Code §180.60, amended by 49 Ill.Reg. 1774, updating the building code and subcodes versions that apply to design contracts signed on or after 1-1-25; 2. 105 ILCS 5/10-22.36(f), renumbered by P.A. 104-417, finalizing the citation to the provision addressing building referenda; and 3. Continuous improvement.
4:160, Environmental Quality of Buildings and Grounds. The policy is unchanged. The footnotes are updated in response to: 1. 105 ILCS 5/2-3.205, renumbered by P.A. 104-417, finalizing the citation to the provision addressing indoor air quality resources for schools; 2. ISBE’s Compiled Resources on Indoor Air Quality (April 2025); and 3. Continuous improvement.
4:170, Safety. The policy is unchanged. The footnotes are updated in response to: 1. 105 ILCS 128/22, added by P.A. 104-198, requiring districts to provide substitute personnel with training and supports on evacuation and lockdown drills; 2. 105 ILCS 128/25, amended by P.A. 104-344, eff. 1-1-26, requiring annual review of the district’s hazardous substance release procedures; 3. 40 C.F.R. §141.92(c), amended by 89 Fed. Reg. 86659, requiring community water systems to annually contact area schools no later than 11-1-27 to provide information about health risks from lead in water; and health risks from lead in water; and 4. Continuous improvement.
4:190, Targeted School Violence Prevention Program. The Legal References, Cross References, and footnotes are updated. The Legal References are updated in response to 105 ILCS 5/22-110, renumbered by P.A. 104-391. The footnotes are updated in response to 105 ILCS 128/45, amended by P.A. 104-407, requiring ISBE to provide districts with threat assessment guidance. The Cross References are updated due to the renaming of 7:150, Agency and Law Enforcement Requests Police Interviews.
5:10, Equal Employment Opportunity and Minority Recruitment. The policy, Legal References, and footnotes are updated in response to the Victims’ Economic Security and Safety Act, 820 ILCS 180/33, added by P.A. 104- 171, eff. 1-1-26, prohibiting workplace discrimination and retaliation based on an employee’s use of employer-issued equipment to record domestic violence, sexual violence, gender violence, or any other crime of violence committed against the employee or a family or household member of the employee. The footnotes are also updated in response to the Workplace Transparency Act (WTA), 820 ILCS 96/1-25, amended by P.A. 104-320, eff. 1-1-26, prohibiting employers from preventing employees from engaging in concerted union activities to address work-related issues as a condition of employment, and for continuous improvement.
5:20, Workplace Harassment Prohibited. The policy is unchanged. The footnotes are updated in response to the WTA, 820 ILCS 96/1-30, amended by P.A. 104-320, eff. 1-1-26, updating specific conditions for when employers may use confidentiality clauses in settlement or termination agreements involving alleged unlawful employment practices under federal or State civil rights laws, and for continuous improvement.
5:90, Abused and Neglected Child Reporting. The policy, Cross References, and footnotes are updated in response to ANCRA, 325 ILCS 5/4.5, amended by P.A. 104-245, eff. 1-1-26, changing the term child pornography to child sexual abuse material, and to clarify the definition of electronic and information technology equipment from 325 ILCS 5/4.5(a). The footnotes are also updated in response to: 1. Dept. of Human Services Act, 20 ILCS 1305/1-17(b), amended by P.A. 103-752, expanding the authority of the Office of the Inspector General’s investigations related to abuse allegations; 2. Criminal Code of 2012 (Criminal Code), 720 ILCS 5/11-25, amended by P.A. 104-320, eff. 1-1-26, specifying that grooming is perpetrated by someone five years or more older than a child, or holding a position of trust, authority or supervision in relation to the child at the time of the offense, and for continuous improvement. 3. 105 ILCS 21B-85, amended by P.A. 103-51, deleting references to the death penalty. The Cross References are updated due to the renaming of 7:150, Agency and Law Enforcement Requests Police Interviews.
5:100, Staff Development Program. The policy and footnotes are updated in response to: 1. 105 ILCS 5/27-240, added by P.A. 104-391, replacing the citation to 105 ILCS 110/3.10, repealed by P.A. 104-391; and 2. 105 ILCS 5/27-115, renumbered by P.A. 104-391. The footnotes are also updated in response to: 1. 105 ILCS 5/27-105, renumbered by P.A. 104-391; 2. IDHR’s Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about Racism-Free Schools Training; and 3. Continuous improvement.
5:120, Employee Ethics; Code of Professional Conduct; and Conflict of Interest. The policy is unchanged. The footnotes are updated in response to Criminal Code, 720 ILCS 5/11-25, amended by P.A. 104-245, eff. 1-1-26, specifying that grooming is perpetrated by someone five years or more older than a child, or holding a position of trust, authority or supervision in relation to the child at the time of the offense, and for continuous improvement.
5:185, Family and Medical Leave. The policy is unchanged. The footnotes are updated in response to: 1. Military Leave Act, 820 ILCS 151/12, added by P.A. 104-78, requiring a covered employer to provide paid leave for an employee to participate in a funeral honors detail for up to 8 hours per month for a maximum of 40 hours per calendar year, or more if authorized by the employer or a collective bargaining agreement; 2. U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour opinion letter 2023-1-A, clarifying when an employee may be permitted to work on an intermittent or reduced-leave schedule in accordance with federal rules; and 3. Continuous improvement.
5:190, Teacher Qualifications. The policy is unchanged. The Legal References and footnotes are updated in response to 105 ILCS 5/21B-120, added by P.A. 104-111, eff. 1-1-26, establishing a short-term approval credential for teachers in accordance with rules developed by ISBE, and for continuous improvement.
5:200, Terms and Conditions of Employment and Dismissal. The policy and footnotes are updated in response to NMWA, 820 ILCS 260/10, amended by P.A. 104-76, eff. 1-1-26, requiring that an employee be compensated during a break to express breast milk. The footnotes are also updated for continuous improvement.
5:220, Substitute Teachers. The Legal References and footnotes are updated.
5:280, Duties and Qualifications. The policy and footnotes are updated for continuous improvement.
5:300, Schedules and Employment Year. The policy and footnotes are updated for the reason stated in 5:200, Terms and Conditions of Employment and Dismissal, above.
6:20, School Year Calendar and Day. The policy, Legal References, and footnotes are updated in response to: 1. 105 ILCS 5/24-2(c), amended by P.A. 104-391, making commemorative holidays optional to observe and moving the last Friday in April (Arbor and Bird Day), October 9 (Leif Erikson Day), and the day immediately after Thanksgiving (Native American Heritage Day) to commemorative holidays; 2. 105 ILCS 5/27-20, repealed by P.A. 104-391, removing American Indian Day. 3. 105 ILCS 5/27-1025, renumbered by P.A. 104-391; 4. 105 ILCS 5/27-20.2, repealed by P.A. 104-391, removing Just Say No Day; 5. 105 ILCS 5/27-510, added by P.A. 104-391, and replacing in part 105 ILCS 5/27- 3, repealed by P.A. 104-391, continuing to require the Pledge of Allegiance to be recited every day in elementary and secondary schools; 6. 105 ILCS 5/10-19.05, amended by P.A. 104-250, eff. 1-1-26, adding to the activities allowed to be counted toward the calculation of clock hours of school work; 7. 105 ILCS 5/2-3.206, added by P.A. 104-115, requiring by July 1 each year, ISBE must prominently post on its website and distribute to each school district a nonexhaustive list of days and dates of cultural, religious, or other observances for, at a minimum, the school year that begins in the next calendar year; and 8. Continuous improvement.
6:40, Curriculum Development. The policy, Legal References, Cross References, and footnotes are updated for continuous improvement. Footnote 1 is also updated in response to Mahmoud v. Taylor, 145 S.Ct. 2332 (2025), holding that classroom instruction will burden parents’ religious free exercise rights if it requires their children to submit to instruction “that poses ‘a very real threat of undermining’ the religious beliefs and practices that the parents wish to instill.”
6:60, Curriculum Content. The policy, Legal References and footnotes are updated.
6:130, Program for the Gifted. The policy, legal References, and footnotes are updated. The policy and Legal References are updated in response to 105 ILCS 5/14A, amended by P.A. 104-129, eff. 1-1-26, removing references to State funding for gifted programs and related requirements. The footnotes are also updated for continuous improvement.
6:135, Accelerated Placement Program. The policy is unchanged. The footnotes have been updated.
6:140, Education of Homeless Children. The policy is unchanged. The footnotes are updated.
6:160, English Learners. The policy and footnotes are updated for continuous improvement. The footnotes are also updated in response to 105 ILCS 5/14C-3, amended by P.A. 104-261, eff. 1-1-26, addressing requirements for transitional bilingual education.
6:210, Instructional Materials. The policy is unchanged. The footnotes have been updated.
6:220, Bring Your Own Technology (BYOT) Program; Responsible Use and Conduct. The policy, Legal References, Cross References, and footnotes are updated for continuous improvement
6:235, Access to Electronic Networks. The policy is unchanged. The footnotes are updated in response to 105 ILCS 5/2-3.118a, added by P.A. 104-399, eff. 1-1-26, requiring ISBE to develop guidance on the use of artificial intelligence in K-12 education by 7-1-26, and for continuous improvement.
6:240, Field Trips. The policy is unchanged. The footnotes have been updated.
6:260, Complaints About Curriculum, Instructional Materials, and Programs. The Legal References and footnotes have been updated.
6:270, Guidance and Counseling Program. The policy is unchanged. The footnotes have been updated.
6:280, Grading and Promotion. The policy is unchanged. The footnotes are updated in response to 105 ILCS 5/10-20.9a, amended by P.A. 104-391, deleting the now-expired provision that prohibited withholding a student’s grades, transcripts, or diploma because of an unpaid balance on the student’s school account.
6:300, Graduation Requirements. The policy, Legal References, and footnotes are updated.
6:310, High School Credit for Non-District Experiences; Course Substitutions; Re-Entering Students. The policy, Legal References, and footnotes are updated in response to 105 ILCS 5/2-3.115, amended by P.A. 104-261, eff. 1-1-26, deleting the provision that required ISBE to encourage programs of academic credit for Tech Prep work based learning for high school students.
6:320, High School Credit for Proficiency. The Legal References and footnotes are updated in response to 105 ILCS 5/27- 605, amended by P.A. 104-387 and amended and renumbered by P.A. 104- 391, allowing students to choose one year of vocational career and technical education to meet a high school graduation requirement. The Legal References and footnotes are also updated for continuous improvement.
7:10, Equal Educational Opportunities. The Legal References, Cross References, and footnotes are updated in response to 105 ILCS 5/22-105(c)(1-3), added by P.A. 104-288, eff. 1-1-26, codifying Plyler v. Doe, 457 U.S. 202 (1982), prohibiting districts from taking any action that would deny a child free public education based on the child’s or their parent’s/guardian’s actual or perceived citizenship or immigration status, and requiring districts to establish a policy and procedures regarding agency and law enforcement requests, to ensure this right is preserved. The footnotes are also updated for continuous improvement.
7:70, Attendance and Truancy. The policy, Legal References, and footnotes are updated in response to 105 ILCS 5/10-19.05(k), amended by P.A. 104-250, eff. 1-1-26, requiring an approval process for students to attend allowable activities by the beginning of the 2026- 2027 school year. The policy and footnotes are also updated in response to 105 ILCS 5/26-12, amended by P.A. 104-430, prohibiting school personnel from referring a truant, chronic truant, or truant minor to any other local public entity, school resource officer, or peace officer to issue a fine/fee as punishment.
7:130, Student Rights and Responsibilities. The policy is unchanged. The footnotes are updated for continuous improvement. The Cross References are updated due to the renaming of 7:150, Agency and Law Enforcement Requests Police Interviews and to add a reference to 7:330, Student Use of Buildings – Equal Access.
7:140, Search and Seizure. The Legal References are updated for continuous improvement. The Cross References are updated due to the renaming of 7:150, Agency and Law Enforcement Requests.
7:150, Agency and Law Enforcement Requests Police Interviews RENAMED AND REWRITTEN. This policy is renamed and rewritten in response to 105 ILCS 5/22-105, added by P.A. 104-288, eff. 1-1-26, requiring districts to establish a policy by 7-1-26 regarding agency and law enforcement requests at school, and for continuous improvement.
7:180, Prevention of and Response to Bullying, Intimidation, and Harassment. The policy, Legal References, and footnotes are updated in response to 105 ILCS 5/22-110, amended by P.A. 104-338, eff. 7-1-26, and renumbered by P.A. 104-39.
7:190, Student Behavior. The policy and footnotes are updated in response to 105 ILCS 5/10-27.1A(b), amended by P.A. 104-174, requiring parent/guardian notification when a student allegedly threatens firearm violence.
7:250, Student Support Services. The policy is unchanged. The footnotes are updated.
7:290, Suicide and Depression Awareness and Prevention. The policy, Legal References, and footnotes are updated in response to: 1. 105 ILCS 5/27-215, added by P.A. 104-391, requiring education for students on mental health and illness; 2. 105 ILCS 5/27-215, added by P.A. 104-391, adding student protocols for administering youth suicide awareness and prevention education; 3. 105 ILCS 5/10-20.81, amended by P.A. 104-264, eff. 1-1-26, requiring districts to insert the same contact information for suicide prevention helplines required for student ID cards on employee ID cards for employees serving any of grades 6 through 12; and 4. Continuous improvement.
7:310, Restrictions on Publications; Elementary Schools. The Legal References and footnotes are updated in response to 105 ILCS 5/22- 110, renumbered by P.A. 104-391. The footnotes are also updated in response to 105 ILCS 5/22-110, amended by P.A. 104-338, eff. 7-1-26.
7:315, Restrictions on Publications; High Schools. The policy, Legal References, and footnotes are updated in response to 105 ILCS 5/27-415, renumbered by P.A. 104-391 and scheduled for repeal on 7-1-27, addressing the requirements for media literacy instruction through the 2026- 2027 school year, and 105 ILCS 5/405(c), added by P.A. 104-391, addressing the requirements for media literacy instruction beginning with the 2027-2028 school year. The Legal References and footnotes are also updated for the reasons stated in 7:310, Restrictions on Publications; Elementary Schools, above, and for continuous improvement.
7:340, Student Records. The policy and footnotes are updated for continuous improvement.
8:30, Visitors and Conduct on School Property. The policy, Legal References, and footnotes are updated. The policy and footnotes are updated for continuous improvement. The Legal References are updated in response to 105 ILCS 5/22-110, renumbered by P.A. 104-391. The footnotes are also updated in response to the Criminal Code, 720 ILCS 5/11- 9.3(d), amended by P.A. 104-245, eff. 1-1-26, revising the definition of sex offense as it relates to the broader definition of child sex offender.
8:100, Relations with Other Organizations and Agencies. The policy is unchanged. The Cross References and footnotes are updated.

5. Old Business - N/A

6. Non-Action Items

6.A. Next Board Policy Committee Meeting

7. Adjournment

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