Public Meeting Agenda: September 16, 2026 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting of the Board of Education

1. Call to Order

1.A. Pledge to the Flag

1.B. Roll Call

2. Public Budget Hearing

2.A. FY27 Budget Update

Attachments: (2)

2.B. Board Discussion Regarding Budget

2.C. Public Comment Regarding Budget

3. Superintendent's Report

3.A. School Highlights & Updates

Indian Hill - Ms. Dee Potempa
Chippewa - Ms. Mary Lynn Duffy
Navajo Heights - Dr. Kaitlin Settle
Independence Junior High - Dr. Kevin Kirk
1. Dr. Kirk and Ms. Heather Meskimen: National History Day's (NHD) Untold Stories of the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard in World War II

Attachments: (1)

SILENT HEROES FINAL

3.B. Teaching and Learning Update - Dr. Mary Kate Moroney

Attachments: (1)

Teaching and Learning Updates

3.C. Registration and Enrollment Update

873 students

4. Approval of the Consent Agenda Items

4.A. Minutes of the Regular Meeting of August 12, 2026

4.B. Minutes of the Closed Meeting of August 12, 2026

4.C. Approval of Bills & Payroll

Attachments: (1)

September 2026 Bills and August 2026 Payroll

4.D. Review of Schools' Activity Accounts

Attachments: (2)

4.E. Personnel

Hiring

E. Van Houten, Navajo Heights, Reading Intervention Paraprofessional, effective August 18, 2026
R. Falzone, Indian Hill, Paraprofessional, effective September 21, 2026
M. LaSpina, SpEd Paraprofessional, Independence Junior High, pending background check

Leave of Absence Request

C. Brennan, Independence Junior High, Part-time Speech Pathologist, estimated start date January 7, 2027 through the end of school year

4.F. Library Book Purchcae Request: Navajo Heights Elementary

Attachments: (1)

September 2026 Navajo Library Book Purchases

5. Old Business

5.A. Finance Update and Informational Meeting Dates

5.B. Independence Junior High Roof Update

5.C. Adoption of Final FY27 Budget

6. New Business

6.A. Policy First Read

Review and Monitor
1. 2:230 Public Participation at Board of Education Metings and Petitions to the Board
2. 3:70 Succession of Authority
3. 4:175 Convicted Child Sex Offender; Screening; Notifications
4. 5:40 Communicable and Chronic Infectious Disease
5. 5:70 Religious Holidays
6. 5:110 Recognition for Service
7. 5:140 Solicitations By or From Staff
8. 5:240 Suspension
9. 6:70 Teaching About Religions
10. 6:80 Teaching About Controversial Issues
11. 7:30 Student Assignment
12. 7:80 Release Time for Religious Instruction/Observance
13. 7:130 Student Rights and Responsibilities
14. 8:10 Connection with the Community
15. 8:70 Accommodating Individuals with Disabilities
Draft Updates
1. 6:190 Extracurricular and Co-Curricular Activities

Attachments: (2)

6.B. Superintendent Goals 2026-2027

6.C. IASB Resolutions Committee Report

Attachments: (1)

2026 IASB Resolutions Committee Report

6.D. Exploration of Strategic Plan

6.E. Transportation Contract Discussion - Contract Ends 2027

7. Audience Participation
If you are coming up to speak, please identify yourself by name and connection to the district and we ask that comments remain brief to accommodate everyone wishing to speak. Policy ordinarily provides up to 3 minutes per speaker.

8. Information Items

8.A. YTD Financial Summary

Attachments: (1)

D128 Monthly Financial Report (2026-08) v2

8.B. Freedom of Information Act Items

Attachments: (4)

9. Closed Session - If Needed

Discuss the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of a specific employee; collective negotiation matters or deliberations concerning salary schedules for classes of employees; discussion of possible litigation; and student disciplinary issues. The placement of individual students in special education programs and other matters relating to individual students.

Description: The Board may hold a closed session to consider any of the subjects as listed in this linked Illinois Association of School Boards resource.

10. Return to Open Session

11. Adjournment

September 16, 2026 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting of the Board of Education

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