June 9, 2026 at 5:30 PM - POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION

1. 5:30PM Call to Order

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Roll Call

4. Review (1st read) IASB Press Policy Issue 121:

• 2:200, Types of School Board Meetings: The policy, Cross References, and footnotes are updated. The policy was updated with minor style changes. The footnotes are updated in response to the Open Meetings Act (OMA), 5 ILCS 120/2.07(a), added by P.A. 104-438, prohibiting public bodies from holding regular or special meetings on an election day, and for continuous improvement. Meetings, in the Cross References.
• 2:220, School Board Meeting Procedures: The policy, Cross References, and footnotes are updated. The policy and footnotes are updated in response to OMA, 5 ILCS 120/7(a), adding performance of active military duty as a service member as a reason a board member may attend a meeting remotely, and for continuous improvement.
• 2:250, Access to District Public Records: The policy, Legal References, and footnotes are updated. The policy and footnotes are updated in response to: Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 ILCS 140/3, amended by P.A. 104-438, requiring requests for public records be made in the body of an e-mail, and permitting public bodies to ask a requester to verify that they are a person;
• 2:260, Uniform Grievance Procedure: The legal references and footnotes were updated.
• 2:265, Title IX Grievance Procedure: The policy is unchanged. The footnotes are updated in response to 105 ILCS 5/27-215(a)(4) and 5/27-240, both renumbered by P.A. 104-391.
• 4:40, Incurring Debt: The policy is unchanged. The footnotes are updated in response to 105 ILCS 5/19-1(p-235), renumbered by P.A. 104-417, and 105 ILCS 5/20-2, amended by P.A. 103-591, authorizing an increase of up to 3% of a bond issue to cover certain bond-related expenses.
• 4:165, Awareness and Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse and Grooming Behaviors: The policy, Legal References, and footnotes are updated in response to the repeal of 105 ILCS 5/27-13.2, by P.A. 104-391, which formerly required districts to give parents/guardians of students in grades K-8 prior written notice of sexual abuse prevention instruction. The Legal References and footnotes are updated in response to 105 ILCS 5/27-215 and 5/27-1015, both renumbered by P.A. 104-391. The policy and footnotes are also updated for continuous improvement.
• 5:30, Hiring Process and Criteria: The policy and footnotes are updated for continuous improvement.
• 5:50, Drug- and Alcohol- Free Workplace; E-Cigarette, Tobacco, and Cannabis Prohibition: The policy and footnotes are updated for continuous improvement.
• 5:250, Leaves of Absence: The policy, Legal References, and footnotes are updated in response to the Family Neonatal Intensive Care Leave Act, 820 ILCS 157/, added by P.A. 104-259, eff. 6-1-26, allowing employees to take a specified amount of unpaid leave if their child is a patient in a neonatal intensive care unit. The policy and footnotes are also updated for continuous improvement.
• 5:330, Sick Days, Vacation, Holidays, and Leaves: The policy, Legal References, and footnotes are updated for the reasons stated in 5:250, Leaves of Absence, above.
• 6:50, School Wellness: The policy, Legal References, and footnotes are updated. The policy and Legal References are updated with minor style changes.
• 6:665, Student Social and Emotional Development: The policy, Legal References, and footnotes are updated for continuous improvement. The footnotes are also updated in response to 105 ILCS 5/27-1080, renumbered by P.A. 104-391.
• 6:100, Using Animals in the Educational Program: The Legal References are updated in response to 105 ILCS 5/27-265, renumbered by P.A. 104-391, and for continuous improvement.
• 6:145, Migrant Students: The policy, Cross References, and footnotes are updated in response to a five-year review.
• 6:170, Title I Programs: The policy, Legal References, Cross References, and footnotes are updated. The policy and footnotes are updated to more closely align with federal statutes and guidance and terminology used by ISBE, and to ensure compatibility with the U.S. Dept. of Education’s revised non-regulatory guidance. The Legal References and Cross References are updated for continuous improvement.
• 6:180, Extended Instructional Programs: The policy, Legal References and footnotes are updated. The policy is updated with minor style changes.
• 7:20, Harassment of Students Prohibited: The Legal References and footnotes are updated in response to 105 ILCS 5/22-110, renumbered by P.A. 104-391.
• 7:50, School Admissions and Student Transfers To and From Non-District Schools: The policy, Legal References, Cross References, and footnotes are updated. The policy is updated with minor style changes.
• 7:100, Health, Eye, and Dental Examinations; Immunizations; and Exclusion of Students: The Legal References and footnotes are updated in response to 105 ILCS 5/22-105, titled Health examinations and immunizations (formerly 105 ILCS 5/27-8.1), renumbered by P.A. 104-391.
• 7:185, Teen Dating Violence Prohibited: The policy, Legal References, and footnotes are updated.
• 7:220, Bus Conduct: The policy, Legal References, and footnotes are updated in response to a five-year review. The Legal References are updated with minor style changes.
• 7:230, Misconduct by Students with Disabilities: The policy, Legal References, and footnotes are updated in response to a five-year review. The Legal References are updated with a minor style change.
• 7:240, Conduct Code for Participants in Extracurricular Activities: The Legal References and footnotes are updated in response to 105 ILCS 5/27-255(d), renumbered by P.A. 104-391, and for continuous improvement.
• 7:260: Exemption from Physical Education: The policy, Legal References, and footnotes are updated in response to a five-year review. The policy is updated with minor style changes.
• 7:280, Communicable and Chronic Infectious Diseases: The Legal References and footnotes are updated in response to a five-year review. The Legal References are updated with a minor style change.
• 7:300, Extracurricular Athletics: The policy, Legal References, and footnotes are updated for continuous improvement. The footnotes are also updated in response to an IHSA website update.
• 8:90, Parent Organizations and Booster Clubs: The policy and footnotes are updated in response to a five-year review.

5. Old Business: N/A

6. Non-Action Items

6.A. Next Board Policy Meeting

7. Adjournment