June 18, 2026 at 8:30 AM - Board of Education Regular Meeting
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1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
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2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
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3. *APPROVAL OF MINUTES
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4. CORRESPONDENCE
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5. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION
At this time, the Board should welcome guests and representatives of the various media. The Board President will be able to offer anyone from the audience the opportunity to comment. If anyone wishes to address the board, they are given five (5) minutes. Board members can choose to address the concern, or place the item on a future agenda. |
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6. NEW BUSINESS
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6.A. PERSONNEL
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6.A.a. Executive Session
We may have an executive session to discuss the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees. [5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1)] |
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6.A.b. Approval of Additional ESY Positions
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6.A.c. Approval of a 1.0 FTE 1:1 Paraprofessional with understanding of ASL sign language for the FY 26-27 school year
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This is the position that we discussed last time in that we had to buy the staff member out of her contract. We are asking for a 1.0 FTE for this position.
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6.A.d. *Acceptance of Licensed/Certified/Support Staff Resignations
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6.A.e. *Rescinded Resignations
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Emily Pappas (Case Manager) and Monique Nemes (BCBA) have rescinded their resignations. A position opened up in Fox Lake and Emily wanted to work with younger students. Monique will return to D96. Jen Dunne is happy to have her return.
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6.A.f. *Approval of Appointments/Transfers/Reassignments
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6.A.g. Leaves of Absence
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6.B. CURRICULUM, INSTRUCTION AND ASSESSMENT
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6.B.a. Approval of Board Policy Draft Updates
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The recommendation is to adopt/approve all the board policies as presented.
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6.C. BUSINESS
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6.C.a. Approval of 2025-2026 Tentative Amended Budget
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To comply with the Illinois School Code requirement that the Tentative Budget be available for public inspection and that notice of the Public Hearing be published at least 30 days prior to the hearing, the 2025-2026 Tentative Amended Budget was placed on public display and the Public Hearing was scheduled prior to the June Board meeting. The required legal notice was published in the Daily Herald in accordance with statutory requirements on June 16, 2026. Administration recommends that the Board formally acknowledge the 2025-2026 Tentative Amended Budget, confirm the Public Hearing scheduled for July 16, 2026 at 8:30 am, and ratify the publication of the required legal notice.
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6.C.b. Approval of 2026-2027 Tentative Budget
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To comply with the Illinois School Code requirement that the Tentative Budget be available for public inspection and that notice of the Public Hearing be published at least 30 days prior to the hearing, the 2026-2027 Tentative Budget was placed on public display and the Public Hearing was scheduled prior to the June Board meeting. The required legal notice was published in the Daily Herald in accordance with statutory requirements on June 16, 2026. Administration recommends that the Board formally acknowledge the 2026-2027 Tentative Budget, confirm the Public Hearing scheduled for July 16, 2026 at 8:30 am, and ratify the publication of the required legal notice.
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6.C.c. Approval of Designated Depositories
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Illinois School Code (105 ILCS 5/8-7) requires the Board of Directors to designate the financial institutions that may serve as depositories for Cooperative funds. Designating approved depositories authorizes ELC to maintain deposit accounts and conduct financial transactions in accordance with applicable laws, Board policy, and fiscal management best practices. Approval of the Resolution Designating Depositories, which shall remain in effect until amended or rescinded by the Board of Directors.
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6.C.d. Approval of Treasurer
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Every two years, the Board must appoint a Treasurer of the District. For the last several years, Sean Carney has been serving as the District’s Treasurer. Furthermore, the State requests that the District identify the Chief School Business Officer (CSBO) for each District. We are recommending that the Board appoint Whitney Draegert as Treasurer of the District for the term of July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2028, and designate her as the District’s Chief School Business Officer.
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6.C.e. Approval to Obtain Treasurer's Bond
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In accordance with the Illinois School Code, it is recommended that the Board approve the authorization to obtain the Treasurer’s surety bond for the 2026-2027 fiscal year.
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6.C.f. Approval of 2026-2027 Intergovernmental Custodial and Maintenance Service Agreement with Stevenson High School District 125
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Administration recommends approval of the 2026-2027 Intergovernmental Custodial and Maintenance Service Agreement with Stevenson High School District 125 to formalize the existing custodial services arrangement and expand services to include maintenance support.
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6.C.g. Approval of Centra Healthcare Contract for ESY
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We continued to look for our own staff for ESY, but were unable to find a LBS1 teacher, so we had to contract through an agency. The administration at West has been very pleased with this individual.
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6.C.h. FOIA Requests
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1. Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act and the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act, I am writing to request the following information electronically. Similar requests are being sent to districts throughout the state - This request, therefore, is not only in regard to employees in your organization. Nor is it related to any matters regarding employees you may have, represented currently by IEA (e.g., upcoming contract talks, etc.): The attorney and law firm retained by the Exceptional Learners Collaborative for legal services.
2. Data Branch Research Team- All products from CDW-G, AG Parts, K-12 Tech, and Vivacity Tech. |
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6.C.i. *Consideration of Monthly Financial Report
It is recommended that the Board of Education approve the list of Bills and Financial Statements as contained in the Monthly Financial Report for May. |
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6.C.j. Consent Agenda Items
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6.C.j.1. Approve the Special Meeting Minutes and Regular Meeting Minutes of May 21, 2026. |
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6.C.j.2. Accept the resignations of the following individuals as noted in the Agenda Booklet of June 18, 2026, for Hannah Stanley, ESY Speech Language Pathologist; Tom Jaslikowski, Case Manager; Nicole Wagner, Paraprofessional; Lisa Werner, Occupational Therapist; Venessa Medved, Nurse; and Alison Greissinger, Paraprofessional; as presented. |
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6.C.j.3. Accept the rescinded resignations as noted in the Agenda Booklet of June 18, 2026, for Emily Pappas, Case Manager; and Monique Nemes, BCBA; as presented.
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6.C.j.4. Approve the appointments/transfers/reassignments of the following individuals as noted in the Agenda Booklet of June 18, 2026, for Amy Hartmann, Case Manager; Karen Lobodzinski, ESY Speech Language Pathologist; and Chloe Seghers, 1:1 Paraprofessional with understanding of ASL sign language for the FY 26-27 school year; as presented.
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6.C.j.5. Approval of Bills
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6.C.j.6. Approval of Financial Statement
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6.D. SUPERINTENDENT’S INFORMATIONAL REPORT
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6.E. ADJOURN
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