September 22, 2026 at 6:30 PM - Regular Meeting

1. Call to Order/Roll Call (6:30 pm)

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Approval of Agenda

4. Superintendent Report

5. Student Board Representative Report

6. Information & Presentations

6.a. Staff Culture Survey

6.b. Annual Enrollment Report (Policy 4:150)

6.c. Review FY26 Budget vs. Estimated Actuals (Policy 4:10)

6.d. Preliminary Discussion Proposed 2026 Tax Levy Timeline (Policy 4:10)

6.e. Lake County School Facilities Sales Tax (Policy 4:30)

6.f. First Reading Policy Updates & Periodic Reviews (Policy 2:240)

• Policy Updates

  • 2:230 Public Participation at Board Meetings and Petitions to the Board

  • 3:70 Succession of Authority (5-Year Review)

  • 4:175 Convicted Child Sex Offender; Screening; Notif.(5 Yr. Review)

  • 5:40 Communicable and Chronic Infectious Disease

  • 5:70 Religious Holidays

  • 5:110 Recognition for Service (5 Yr. Review)

  • 5:140 Solicitations By or From Staff

  • 5:240 Suspension

  • 6:70 Teaching About Religions

  • 6:80 Teaching About Controversial Issues

  • 6:190 Extracurricular and Co-Curricular Activities

  • 7:30 Student Assignment and Intra-District Transfer (5 Yr. Review)

  • 7:80 Release Time for Religious Instr./Observance (5 Yr. Review)

  • 7:130 Student Rights and Responsibilities

  • 8:70 Accommodating Individuals with Disabilities

• Periodic Reviews

  • 2:30 School District Elections

  • 3:40 Superintendent

  • 3:50 Administrative Personnel Other Than the Superintendent

  • 3:60 Administrative Responsibility of the Building Principal

  • 4:120 Food Services

  • 5:185 Family and Medical Leave

  • 7:345 Use of Ed. Technologies; Student Data Privacy and Security

  • 8:100 Relations with Other Organizations and Agencies

6.g. Freedom of Information Requests (Policy 2:250)

7. Public Comments Related to Matters on the Agenda (Policy 2:230)  The Board welcomes comments and gives them serious consideration.  The first community participation is solely for comments about matters on this agenda.  Comments are limited to three minutes per speaker and will become part of the public record.  Individual topics will have a limit of 30 minutes.

8. Action Items

8.a. Approval of Meeting Minutes (Policy 2:220)

8.a.i. Regular Meeting Minutes - August 25, 2026

8.a.ii. Closed Session Minutes - August 25, 2026

8.b. Consent Agenda (Policy 2:220)

8.b.i. Personnel Recommendations: Employment, Resignation, Retirement & Leave of Absence (Policy 5:30)

8.b.ii. Bill List (Policy 4:50)

8.b.iii. Treasurer's Report - August 2026 (Policy 4:80)

8.b.iv. Destruction of Closed Session Recordings from 3/18/25 (Policy 2:220)

8.c. Approval of Emergency Evacuation Agreement for Red Oak and Sherwood Schools (Policy 4:170)

8.d. Approval Annual Compensation Report (Public Act 97-0256)

9. Public Comments - The Board welcomes comments and gives them serious consideration. Comments are limited to three minutes per speaker and will become part of the public record.  Individual topics will have a limit of 30 minutes.

10. Committee Reports (Policy 2:150)

11. Board/Superintendent Other

12. Closed Session (Policy 2:200)

12.a. Discuss the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees, specific individuals who serve as independent contractors in a park, recreational, or educational setting, or specific volunteers of the public body or legal counsel for the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee, a specific individual who serves as an independent contractor in a park, recreational, or educational setting, or a volunteer of the public body or against legal counsel for the public body to determine its validity. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1)

12.b. Discuss the placement of individual students in special education programs and other matters relating to individual students. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(10).

13. Adjournment