Following Board approval of the amendments and adoption of the official budget, several budget-related documents will be circulated for signature:
1.  Budget title page (requires signature of all Board members present)
2.  Certification of Anticipated Revenues
3.  Certification of Budget
4. Resolution to adopt the FY27 Budget

Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Operations Griffin Sonntag will make a brief presentation outlining major components of the budget proposal and changes from last month's tentative budget presentation. Following the presentation, any School Board questions will be addressed. Subsequently, questions from the public will be addressed.

Recommendation:
That the Board of Education adopt the 2026-27 school district budget as presented.

Recommendation:
That the Board of Education approves the consent agenda as presented. 

The minutes are included for Board review.

The warrant lists are attached for Board review.  Bill Brockob and Griffin Sonntag reviewed the bills.

The September 2026 Personnel Report is attached for Board review and approval. 

Board policy 6.240 requires approval on any overnight field trips and trips that require 200 miles (or more) from school.  Our overnight field trips or field trips that are more than 200 miles from school include.
1. Outdoor Education (overnight) to East Troy, WI
2. Student Council leadership conference (overnight) to Springfield, IL 
3. 8th grade trip to Washington, DC (sponsored by Nations Classroom, staffed by school personnel)
4. Other trips as scheduled by the staff and approved by the administration

The following Board Policies were revised or reviewed: 6.10, 6.20, 6.40, 6.50, 6.65, 6.100, 6,110, 6.120, 6.135, 6.140, 6.150, 6.160, 6.170, 6.180, 6.190, 6.210, 6.230, 6.235, 6.240, 6.250, 6.255, 6.270, 6.280, 6,290, 6.315, and 6.340.

 This month, the district received the following Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests:
1. Gavin Sanchez from Data Branch requested all purchasing records from certain specific vendors from 2022 to the present.
2. Gavin Sanchez from Data Branch requested all purchase orders issued between January 1, 2023, and the present across all departments, divisions, and offices.
3. Courtney Blake from Data Branch requested records from 2022 to the present that reflect the pricing structure on any products from certain specific vendors.

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. However, a meeting to consider an increase in compensation to a specific employee of a public body that is subject to the Local Government Wage Increase Transparency Act may not be closed and shall be open to the public and posted and held in accordance with this Act. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1).