June 15, 2026 at 6:30 PM - Regular Board of Education Meeting

A. Call to Order

B. Pledge of Allegiance

C. The mission of Sunnybrook School District #171 is to maximize student achievement by cultivating: critical thinking skills innovative instructional practices and a collaborative school, home and community partnership.

D. Roll Call

E. Any person wishing to address the board about an item that is on the agenda should do so when that item is up for discussion. Visitors' statements will be limited to two minutes per person. A total of 30 minutes will be allocated for visitor comments. All comments about items not on the agenda will be held until the visitors' statements at the end of the meeting. Items related to personnel issues will be redirected to the appropriate Administrator. 

F. Recommended Motion:
To approve the Regular Board of Education meeting minutes of May 18, 2026, closed session minutes of May 18, 2026, June expenses and May payroll in the amount of $1,700,505.47, as presented. 

G. Communications

H. Informational Items:
FOIA Request:
Received from Gail Meyer, Tinley Park, IL.
Requesting names, certifications, employment title and employment level, FT, PT or contractural of all employees who worked in the Nathan Hale and Heritage school libraries at any point during each school calendar year: 
2021-2022, 2022-2023,2023-2024, 2024-2025 and 2025-2026.
Hours of each worked.
Total number of books checked out at each school's library

FOIA Request:
Vendor Procurement and Purchasing Activity
Requesting records from 2022 to current:
Contracts, service agreements or order forms
Purchase orders tied to the listed vendors
RFP or solicitation documents
Task orders issued against cooperative purchasing agreements

I. Board Reports

J. Administrator Reports:
Dr. Erika Millhouse Pettis, Superintendent
Dr. Lori Owens Str5anc, Assistant Superintendent/Director of Curriculum
Mr. David Shrader, Chief School Business Official
Ms. Juliann Greene, Director of Pupil Services
Dr. Mike McGowan, Technology Director
Mrs. Chantelle Cambric, Principal, Heritage Middle School
Mr. Joseph Kent, Principal, Nathan Hale School

K. Recommended Motions:

K.1. Recommended Motion:
To accept the resignation of Ms. Amber Schaaf, 4th grade teacher, Nathan Hale School, effective at the end of the 2025-2026 school year, as presented. 

K.2. Recommended Motion:
To accept the resignation of Ms. Jessica Barrett, 3rd grade teacher, Nathan Hale School, effective at the end of the 2025-2026 school year, as presented. 

K.3. Recommended Motion:
To approve the (FMLA) family medical leave for Mrs. Jenna Holzhauser, ELL teacher, Heritage Middle School, effective August 19, 2026, approximate return date of early October (TBD), as presented. 

K.4. Recommended Motion:
To approve the renewal of Renaissance programs and services, including Freckle, Accelerated Reader, and STAR, for the 2026-2027 school year, as presented. 

K.5. Recommended Motion:
To approve the employment of Ms. Elizabeth Buglio, 7th grade Math teacher, Heritage Middle School, salary of $59,402.00 for the 2026-2027 school year, (this salary is pending contract negotiations for 2026-2027) based on Step 10 of Lane MA+9 of the 2025-2026 school year, pending successful background check results, as presented. 

K.6. Recommended Motion:
To approve the employment of Ms. Kiana Clark, Social Worker, Nathan Hale School, salary of $55,406.00 effective for the 2026-2027 school year, (this salary is pending contract negotiations for 2026-2027) based on Step 3 of Lane MA+9 of the 2025-2026 school year, pending successful background check results, as presented. 

K.7. Recommended Motion:
To approve the employment of Mr. Nicholas Stanbrough, 7th grade ELA teacher, Heritage Middle School, salary of $54,314.00, effective for the 2026-2027 school year, (this salary is pending contract negotiations for 2026-2027, based on Step 1 of Lane MA+9 of the 2025-2026 school year, pending successful background check results, as presented. 

K.8. Recommended Motion:
To approve the employment of Ms. Licinda Ontiveros, 3rd grade teacher, Nathan Hale School, salary of $53,733.00, for the 2026-2027 school year, (this salary is pending contract negotiations for the 2026-2027 school year), based on Step 6 of BA, of the 2025-2026 school year, pending successful background check results, as presented. 

K.9. Recommended Motion:
To approve the Board Meeting dates for the 2026-2027 Board Meetings:
July 20, 2026
August 10, 2026 (Second Monday)
September 21, 2026
October 19, 2026
November 6, 2026
Decermber 21, 2026
January 25, 2027 (Fourth Monday)
February 22, 2027 (Fourth Monday)
March 15, 2027
April 19, 2027
May 17, 2027
June 21, 2027
 

K.10. Recommended Motion:
To approve __________________________for transportation services for the 2026-2027 school year.
Next Gen Transportation
Sip Transport
KE Transportation
SFG Transportation
First Student ALT Transportation

K.11. Recommended Motion:
To move in to Closed Session for the purpose of the appointment, compensation, student discipline, performance for dismissal of specific employees of the district. 5ILCS 120/2 (c) (1).

L. Visitors' Statements

M. Adjourn Meeting