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>> here. >> Miss Nolan, >> here. >> Miss Schwarz, >> here. >> Miss Thomas >> here. >> President Owens >> here. May I have a motion to move into close session to discuss individual student disciplinary matters pending probable or imminent litigation, 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 or legal council for the public body. The purchase or lease of real property for the use of the school
board. The setting of a price for the sale or lease of real property owned by the school board. An internal audit control weakness. Identification of potential fraud risk areas. Known or suspected frauds and fraud interviews. Collective negotiating matters between the school board and its employees or their representatives or deliberations
concerning SC salary schedules for one or more classes of employees. The review of close session minutes and individual student matters. >> So moved. Second. >> Roll call, please. >> Miss Kerr. >> Yes. >> Miss Martin? >> Yes. >> Miss Nolan? Yes, >> Miss Schwarz. >> Yes, >> Miss Thomas. Yes,
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everybody stand as they are able to recite the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the stands nationy andice for all. Thank you everyone. We are going to
begin tonight with a with two strategic plan reports. Dr. Johnson. >> Thank you, President Owens. This evening uh our first strategic plan report or update uh will be our transition plan to the start of the year. Lola Me Storeich,
Deputy Superintendent of Instruction, will present to the board of education an update on this work. Good evening, members of the board. Tonight, I am pleased to provide what is essentially our final update of the 2026
2027 boundary transition before we welcome students back later this month. Over the past year, we've shared regular updates on the planning and implementation of this work. And tonight's presentation highlights where we are today and demonstrates that the tremendous amount of planning across
departments has resulted in a district that is ready to welcome students on the first day of school. This work has truly been a district-wide effort. Every department from teaching and learning, equity and innovation, the office of schools, human resources, plant
operations, transportation, safety, information services, finance, communications, food and nutrition services, and many others have played an essential role in making this transition possible. Tonight's update focuses on four areas.
First, we'll talk a little bit about the moving status. Then, I'll share our latest enrollment and registration numbers. And then I'll highlight the transition activities taking place this summer to support students and families as they prepare for a new school year. And finally, I'll conclude with an
update on staffing and professional learning as we prepare our educators and staff for opening day. I'm excited to share that the district-wide moving project has successfully been completed. This was an extraordinary undertaking involving 47
schools, hundreds of classroom moves, and tremendous coordination between our schools, moving vendors, and central office staff. And I'd like to recognize everybody involved in this effort. While the movers completed the physical relocation, the success of this project reflects months of planning by school
leaders, teachers, operations, early learners, specialized student services, procurement, curriculum, and instruction, and many others working together behind the scenes. It has truly been a district-wide team effort. Although the major moves are complete, each school has been allocated
additional moving support through August 20th to assist with final classroom adjustments and ensure teachers are ready for students. And for our schools that are currently undergoing construction, Illinois Park, Centry Oaks, and Kimble have scheduled early movein dates so staff have the time they need to prepare their learning
environments before students arrive. I'd also like to recognize everyone involved in this effort. It has really been a huge team effort. Enrollment and registration continue to trend positively as we approach the start of school. We currently have over
31,400 students enrolled for the 2026 2027 school year, an increase from our June update. Registration has also increased significantly with more than 82% of our kindergarten through 12th grade students
now registered as of last Monday. And at the kindergarten level, we are encouraged to see that 95% of our non kindergarten students have completed registration. And that number continues to grow as additional families enroll. Our schools will continue reaching out to families throughout August to support
those who have not yet completed registration. Our transition work has continued throughout the summer to ensure students feel connected and confident before the first day of school. Our learning onthe-go program included six sessions and served more than 275 early learner
students providing opportunities for continued learning and relationship building. In addition, every elementary school is hosting kindergarten playdates throughout August. And these events give our youngest learners and their families an opportunity to meet their principal, explore their new school, and begin
building relationships before the first day of school. These experiences are intentionally designed to reduce anxiety and help students begin the school year feeling welcomed and prepared. We also continue to invest in meaningful transition experiences for students
entering middle and high school. Our middle school experience will take place throughout August with more than 2,000 sixth and seventh grade students already registered across our middle schools. And likewise, more than 1,000 incoming 9th grade students are registered for freshman connection. These transition
experiences are more than orientation events. They provide students the opportunity to become familiar with their new school, build relationships with staff and peers, and develop confidence before classes begin. We know these experiences play an important role
in helping students have a successful start to the year. And staffing also continues to move in a very positive direction. As you can see, we've reduced our teacher vacancies from 350 in early May um and now to 152 as of
July 28th with hiring and onboarding continuing to occur all day, every day. This represents a significant progress over the course of the summer and reflects our tremendous work um the tremendous work of our human resources team, our school administrators, and our hiring managers. Recruitment efforts
continue and in fact we have over 230 candidates across all employee groups registered for this weekend's job fair. So we remain focused on ensuring every classroom is staffed with a highly qualified educator before students return.
And preparing our staff is just as important as preparing our buildings. So over the next several weeks, teachers and staff will participate in a variety of professional learning opportunities that support bo both district priorities and the specific needs of their roles. These include strive academy for our
special education teachers, the dual language teacher academy, new teacher orientation, and focused learning for our sixth grade teachers and staff supporting the middle school multi middle school the multi-abilities classroom program. Finally, all staff
return on August 24th to continue preparing classrooms, engage in our school improvement and district collaborative days, and ensure a strong opening for students. Together, these learning experiences ensure that our staff are equipped and ready to provide high quality instruction from the very
first day of school. Over the past year, we've shared many phases of this transition from planning and community engagement to staffing, transportation, classroom moves, and student transition activities. Tonight's update reflects the culmination of that
work. What makes me most proud isn't simply that we're ready for the first day of school. It's how we got here. This transition has required an extraordinary level of collaboration across every department and every school in our district. Hundreds of employees
have contributed to this work, often behind the scenes, to ensure that students and families experience a smooth transition. So, I'd like to thank the board for your continued support throughout this process and extend my appreciation to every employee who
helped make this possible. Because of their work, we are well positioned to welcome students into schools that are prepared, staffed, and ready to provide an outstanding educational experience. Thank you. And I'd be happy to answer any questions.
>> Thank you for the update. And I mean I'm let every board member um say, you know, what they would like to contribute, but just on behalf of everyone, thank you for the support. I know there was maybe three of us on the board um way back in
like 2018 where we had a visioning session about um things that the the board would like to see accomplished. And one of the things that rose to the top was moving to a true middle school model. Um, and that was that was on a board that that often didn't see um eye
to eye on a lot of issues. So to be able to bring that to the surface and to have have us where we're at right now is just it's it's pretty incredible. So thank you to everyone on the team that has participated. I think everybody in the district has participated to some
degree, right? Um and uh just just profound thanks for for the work that's been put in. So thank you. Board members have any questions or would like to say anything? Just just to reiterate, thank you so much. I I know this has been a huge project. You know, moving a house
is difficult. I can't imagine moving all these classrooms and supplies and rooms. So thank you to everyone who who took part in this. >> Anyone? >> We have a fantastic team. >> Anyone else? Okay, thank you.
>> Thank you. >> Our uh next strategic plan update uh this evening, school improvement plans. William Johnson, assistant superintendent of teaching and learning and Matt Ramani, director of assessment accountability and student success will present to the board of education the school improvement plans.
Good evening members of the board. Thank you for the opportunity to provide our annual update on school improvement plans for the 2627 school year. Tonight we will review our school improvement plans, connect the strategic plan to school level action where our schools
are within the state's targeted and comprehensive support cycle. We'll discuss how plans will be monitored across the year, how departments are being brought into the same improvement process, and how FY27 grant resources support the work. Our school improvement
plan process is one of the main ways the district turns the strategic plan into action at the building level. The work has its strongest and most direct connections to goal one, building early academic and social emotional foundations. goal two, safety, sense of belonging, and inclusion, and goal
three, academic growth, and mastery. It also supports goal four by strengthening the system and practices that prepare students for a diverse and changing world. The point is not to maintain a separate improvement process. It is to give each school a focused, measurable plan for
advancing the district's priorities that matter the most for its students. Schools that are in a designated state cycle for targeted or comprehensive support also have additional requirements. The designation cycle lasts four years. Targeted schools must
establish goals and action plans that specifically for the identified student groups and grant budgets must be directly aligned to each school's improvement plan. Each plan comes to the board for annual approval and must also be approved annually by the Illinois
State Board of Education. These requirements create a direct line from the identified student needs to adult actions to spending to monitoring and accountability. This table shows where our schools sit within the current four-year designation
cycle. Larkin and Hilltop uh have now exited their planning year and are in implementation year one. Harriet Gford and Laurel Hill are in year two and the remaining schools are in year three of targeted or comprehensive support. The
final column um has seven targeted schools and Ellis which was comprehensive. Uh those schools have completed their current four-year cycle and need a new state designation uh to to change their status. The planning
year column also recognizes that ISBY may identify additional schools when new designations are released this October. Uh we also have asterisks to mark the schools that are closing. And once the state releases the new designations, we'll update the board uh and make sure
we update the grants accordingly. The school improvement plan template uh makes connections to the strategic plan very explicit. Schools develop goals and actions connected to goal one, two, and three, including the district's instructional vision. To promote
consistency and enhance the plan quality, the teaching and learning team provided fully worked examples of completed plan sections. Schools also received a menu of high impact teaching practices connected to effective teaching and engaging learning. Those
supports establish a common standard across the district while still allowing each school to set goals and practices that respond to their own individual data and student needs. The first part of the plan establishes the student outcome goals. The example
on this slide is for numeracy and aligns with the strategic plan's focus on intentionally inclusive environments and curriculum aligned assessments. So for box one, the school sets its annual smart goal uh aligned to the state assessment including proficiency and
cohort growth. Then in box two, the school identifies interim measures that can be reviewed each 45day cycle. uh depending on grade level and need. These measures could include I ready common assessment pass rates or grades in
middle and high school. That structure gives a team both a year-end destination and a more frequent evidence of whether they are on track towards that year-end goal. Student outcomes are the destination, but the adult practice is the lever. And
in box four requires each school to identify one or two priority teaching practices that staff will implement to move from current performance towards their annual goal. The practices are selected from a drop-down menu connected
to professional learning, inclusive environments, and effective teaching and engaging learning. The example shown is math talks. What matters is that the plan identifies a specific practice that can be taught, supported, observed, and
improved. It makes the accountability very concrete and clear. We can determine whether the agreed upon practice is actually occurring and not just wait for the end ofear results. And Bill will now show how that work is sequenced and monitored throughout the
year. The 45day plan turns the annual goal into a year-long implementation sequence. Schools identify how each pri priority practice will develop across four 45day periods. The work should progress from initial professional
learning and launch to supported implementation, refinement, and broader or more consistent use. Schools complete the full sequence at the beginning of the year so there is a coherent plan, then revisit it each quarter in response to evidence. The goal is to remain
focused on the selected practice while adjusting the support and next steps based on what the team is learning. Box five adds monthly monitoring of implementation. For each priority teaching practice, the school identifies what expected implementation looks like,
establishes a goal percentage, and uses a common walkthrough or observa observational tool to collect evidence. The team reviews both the monthly percentage and the context behind it. That distinction is important because the purpose is not to generate walkthrough score for its own sake. The
purpose is to understand whether the practice is taking hold, whether the implementation is even and what coaching, professional learning or leadership support is needed. Next, a major addition this year is the use of
departmental improvement plans. School improvement cannot be carried by buildings alone. Each U46 department must be able to show how its work contributes to district priorities and supports the needs identified in school plans. The departmental plans are
designed to increase transparency, reduce duplicated work, identify opportunities to share resources and coordinate efforts and strengthen the system and processes within each department. They also create accountability by requiring clear goals,
actions, and measures of success that can be monitored throughout the year. The departmental plan uses the same core improvement logic as the school plans. Departments begin with actions that are within the locus of their control. The
question is not what the outcome we hope to see, but what department leaders and teams will do differently, more consistently, or more effectively to produce that outcome. The guidance emphasizes specific adult
actions and clear active verbs. For example, rather than writing support curriculum, a stronger action would state who will conduct classroom walks, how often, and what tool will be used, and when feedback will be provided. That
level of specificity makes the plan actionable and gives us something meaningful to monitor, discuss, and refine. This page shows uh the outline of the school improvement budget. So for this upcoming year, the budget totals
$325,900. Uh the largest investment is in the school improvement leadership team stipen. So every school gets a team that conducts a lot of the school improvement work. Uh an additional 48,800
is hourly compensation for staff to implement the plans and participate in extra professional learning. Uh salaries and benefits for staff buyouts total 44,200 and substitutes to support uh data and school improvement work. It's 10,400.
The budget also has 61,500 for Cane County ROE as an ISBY approved learning partner and $33,000 for AVID is another ISBY approved learning partner. Uh then there's also an additional
$8,000 one school selected for afterchool tutoring. And Bill will close out with the monitoring and support structure for the year. Thank you. Our next steps organize support and accountability at three levels. Monthly, schools and status will
participate in school improvement leadership team meetings with district support, complete regular check-ins with their executive directors, and receive assessment and accountability support through data coach training and monthly meetings within um with schools and
administrators. Quarterly, schools will review implementation and student outcome evidence and adjust their 45day plans as needed. Annually, schools in targeted or comprehensive status will submit detailed budgets aligned to their school improvement plans. The plans will
be returned to the board for approval and will also be submitted to ISBY. The overall aim is continuous improvement system that connects priorities, adult actions, resources, and results. We will monitor the work throughout the year, provide support where implementation is
not yet strong enough, and make adjustments before small gaps become larger ones. Thank you, and we look forward to your questions. >> Thank you for the presentation. Do board members have questions, Sue?
So going back to slide four, um the schools that were that are in year four, are we hopeful that a number of them will no longer be targeted or comprehensive? I know we don't have the official number from the state yet, but >> yeah, we've uh looked at some
preliminary data, made some estimates, and we think that most of them are on track to exit. So, um I I would say for the the ones that are currently in that year four, um we're pretty confident in most of them. >> Okay, that's great. One other question I
have is we're we're as we saw from the previous pres presentation, we're moving kids around and sometimes in large numbers, so this can affect things positively or negatively in in various schools. Does the state take that into account? >> Yes, they do. And I've actually done a
lot of learning with that this year because it's it's very unique. So when a school closes, if the students go to a school that's already established, then those students will count at the school that they land at. So for example, if
students from Ellis end up at uh Kimble, then they would count for Kimble. Now, for example, but if there's a new a brand new school like Legacy, uh those students will go there, but that school is not going to start with a status. So
that is the only case when the students would not count towards a designation is for a brand new school like Legacy and also Illinois Park Elementary because that school is being reclassified from an early learning center uh to an
elementary school. So there never were elementary students there. So the state doesn't uh count a new designation for them. >> Okay. Okay. Thank you. >> Any other questions, Don? So on slide 12 on the budget overview um we have 33,000
for AVID. So AVID is something that we've um have at the middle school and high school levels. Is that funds then for like materials at the elementary school level then? >> Yep. Pretty much all elementary. So uh offhand I know McKinley is one, Lords
Park is one that added it and I can't recall what the third one is at the moment. >> Creek Side. Oh and Creek Side. Thank you. >> Any other questions? So, just following up on on Sue's
question. Um, you said that like for legacy when legacy begins next year. Obviously, it won't have a status. How long do they give a school before it >> reaches a status? >> Uh, just this one time. So, uh, they
will after this year they're going to take the test at the end of the year in spring and then they'll have a designation next October. >> Okay. So, they don't there there's no cumulative, you know, starting out time. It's it's that one-year period. >> Yep. Just the first year
>> and then similar to schools that are, you know, where their populations are changing quite substantially, it's the same thing, right? The the next school year will will determine the the status for that year. then correct. >> Yep. >> Yeah. Okay. All right. Any other
questions, Sue? >> So, just one more. Um I know I'm looking at one of the SIP um uh files you gave us and the schools set goals. Do they reset them during the year if it seems like it's not reasonable or too too weak
or >> Yes, they they do. They can adjust their goals. Um, so the state has a new accountability system that's coming out where they are setting thresholds for what is commendable and we've said all schools must set their goals at at least
commendable or higher. So you're going to see a lot of goals that are more in the 50% range even though some of our schools may have not uh scored at that level before. We are now going to use these uh thresholds that are going to be coming out uh in October. So that's
that's our decision, not the individual schools then. >> Uh yeah, we we set a minimum and they can set it that level or higher. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Okay. The next item on our agenda and bear with me is comments from the audience.
>> Uh there are no public comments this evening. Okay. That will move us to other business board member and superintendent update. Do board members have any updates that they would like to share? >> No. Dr. Johnson. Uh this evening I want to extend a thank you as well. I think
LA did a great job of thanking our colleagues and of course the board of education for all the work to prepare for our start of the school year later this month. Uh but we uh are very excited about the changes at hand. I know you will receive additional updates
at our next board meeting, but we are excited to welcome our students back on the 27th and uh thank you to our extensive team and the collaboration that they have brought forward to make this happen and thank you to the board of education for your support as well.
>> Thank you. Uh for requests, Dr. Johnson. >> Uh thank you, President Owens. This evening we have 31 Freedom of Information Act requests available on the public domain of diligent and those uh Freedom of Information uh act requests will also be available on the
E46 website later this week. >> Okay. Next item is consent agenda. Dr. Johnson. >> Thank you, President Owens. This evening we have personnel report workers compensation cases, termination of Brenda Johnson, bus driver. Termination
of Ulady Noima Salas Perah, educator at um early childhood at risk. Minutes of board meetings, May 11, 2026. List of authorized depositories. Resolution authorizing participation in
federal and state grant programs. Resolution authorizing the school treasurer to make bond and interest payments. Resolution authorizing the submittal of serious safety hazard findings to the Illinois Department of Transportation. Resolution for the disposal of surplus personal property
career and technical education equipment. Resolution for the disposal of surplus personal property vehicle. Bid transportation school bus purchase. Proposal: Office of Schools football helmet shoulder pad replacement and
reconditioning. Contract specialized student services health services automatic external defibrillator maintenance program with school health. Contract renewal specialized student services the northwestern Illinois association. Contract renewal
specialized student services school social workers. Contract renewal specialized student services speech and language pathologists. Contract renewal specialized student services school psychologists. Contract renewal health services occupational therapy. Contract
renewal health services registered nurses. Contract renewal curriculum and instruction project lead the way. Contract renewal plan operations automatic building control services. Plant operations summer 2026. Moving the
U district classroom moving services occupancy permits two. Hold on a second. Let me give me one moment while I pull those up. Got it. Thank you. Uh, Century Oaks Elementary School Addition and
Renovation U46 project number 600-26 and Kenyon Woods Middle School addition and renovation U46 project number 453-25. Are there any items on the consent agenda that board members would like removed? Hearing none. May I get a or
may I have a motion to approve the consent agenda as read into the record? >> So moved. Second. >> Roll call, please. >> Miss Kerr, >> yes. >> Miss Khan, >> yes. >> Miss Martin, >> yes. >> Miss Nolan, >> yes. >> Miss Schwarz, >> yes. >> Miss Thomas, >> yes. >> President Owens, >> yes.
>> Motion carried. >> Next item is discussion action. Dr. Johnson. >> Thank you, President Owens. Uh, the first item this evening, itemized bills for August 3rd, 2026. Robin Cornellison, executive director of financial services, will respond to questions from the board of education regarding the
attached bills. Administration recommends the board of education approve the list of bills in the amount of 36,626,537.97. >> May I have a motion to approve the list of bills in the amount of 36,626,537.97? >> So moved. Yes. >> Any questions or discussion?
>> Roll call, please. >> Miss Kirk, >> yes. >> Miss Khan, >> yes. >> Miss Martin, >> yes. >> Miss Nolan, >> yes. >> Miss Schwarz, >> yes. >> Miss Thomas, >> yes. >> President Owens, >> yes. >> Motion carried here. >> Thank you. >> All right. Now, on to the main event of the discussion action section.
>> So, we we have a number of board policies that we are going to be working through this evening. I am going to read a motion into the record to approve the board policy changes that really are not
substantive that they they include the um changes to the footnotes and legal citations, but they don't have um bearing on our operations uh as such. So, I'm going to read that motion into the record. We'll move through that and then we will move through each board
policy individually that did have an option for the board to consider. So to start, may I have a motion to accept the recommendation of the administration to adopt the amendments to the board of education policies as outlined in IASB? Oh, I'm sorry.
Let me start over. Would you like to read the policies into the record first or do you want me to read policies? >> I am happy to alleviate some reading from you. Um, presenting board policy 22 250, access to district public records. Policy 2260, uniform grievance
procedure. 2265, Title N grievance procedure. 440, Incurring Debt. 4165, Awareness and Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse and Grooming Behaviors. 530, Hiring Procedure and Criteria. 665, Students Social and Emotional
Development. 6100, Using Animals in the Educational Program. 6145 migrant students. 6170 Title One Programs. 6180 Extending Instructional Programs. 7185 Teen Dating Violence Prohibited. 7230
misconduct by students with disabilities. 7280 communicable and chronic infectious disease. And 890 parent organization and booster clubs. >> Okay. Thank you. Now I will take a motion to accept the recommendation of the board of administration to adopt the
amendments to the board of education's policies as outlined in IASB press issue 121 and as just stated into the record. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Any questions or discussion? Roll call, please. >> Miss K Melissa. >> Oh, sorry, Shondaanda. Sorry.
>> I just have a quick question for um board policy 2250, access to district public records. when it says public records do not include junk mail. We expected to make it a reasonable um effort if emails inadvertently go into junk mail that were intended to not be
junk. >> That's right. Um I the reference that was made to public records not including junk mail is not intended to incorporate those uh messages that are in fact valid uh and genuine messages but
inadvertently get caught in filters. Um, the Illinois Attorney General's Office public information officer has actually held that boards um and public entities that do have filters that catch emails are nonetheless still held to obligation to respond to those.
>> Thank you. >> Any other questions? >> Roll call, please. >> Miss Kerr, >> yes. >> Miss Khan, >> yes. >> Miss Martin, >> yes. >> Miss Nolan, >> yes. >> Miss Schwarz, >> yes. >> Miss Thomas, yes. >> President Owens, >> yes. >> Motion carried. Thank you. Okay. Now,
what I'm going to do is read the motion to for each subsequent board policy and then Miss Olsen will give a brief recap of the change that's involved with that policy. So, may I have a motion to accept the recommendations of the administration to adopt the amendment to
board of education's policy 2 column 200 as outlined in the IASB issue 121 with additional language. >> So moved. Second. >> Thank you. This addresses types of board
of education meetings. Uh the first issue for that the board had to consider was whether or not for special meetings if you would prefer to have uh the agendas posted at the main office or the location of the meeting. And the district's current practice is to post
at both locations. So we're recommending that we continue to post at both locations. In addition, this board policy change uh would include a change to how topics are potentially added to the agenda. You will notice that the
>> next wrote my notes potentially too close together. Hold on one second. >> You are correct. I was moving on too fast. >> Okay. So, this one is just the the location >> of the meeting post. Correct. >> Does anybody have any questions about
that? >> Okay. Roll call, please. >> Miss Kerr, >> yes. >> Miss Khan, >> yes. >> Miss Martin? >> Yes. >> Miss Nolan? >> Yes. >> Miss Schwarz? >> Yes. >> Miss Thomas? Yes. >> President Owens? Yes. >> Motion carried. >> Okay. Now, may I take a motion to accept the recommendation of the administration
to adopt the amendment to the board of education's policy 2 colon 220 as outlined in IASB press issue 121 and as suggested by administration. Additionally, the board chooses the default language in question one and the
optional language in question two. >> So moved. >> Second. Thank you for uh halting me on my race earlier, Madam President. Uh board policy 2 colon 220 addresses board of education meeting procedure. Um and as I
was starting earlier to say there is a recommendation for how uh topics are added to the board agenda. from uh the input that we received from the board last meeting, we did alter the language of that uh policy to address and be in
line with what the board's current agreements on how to add those additional topics to the agenda are made. You will see that in the draft of the uh board policy that is uploaded and it is highlighted in yellow for the board's attention. In addition, there is
an option that the board has to not rotate votes. Um, and we recommend keeping that. And we recommend keeping the default language regarding adding suggestions by the district residents to the agenda. Um, but keeping it in line
with what the board agreements say and adding optional language regarding voting and roll call, which is in line with what the board of education currently does. call for a role on elements beyond those required by statute. >> Does anybody have any questions about that?
>> Okay. Roll call, please. >> Miss Kerr, >> yes. >> Miss Khan, >> yes. >> Miss Martin? >> Yes. >> Miss Nolan? >> Yes. >> Miss Schwarz? >> Yes. >> Miss Thomas? >> Yes. >> President Owens? >> Yes. >> Motion carried. >> Okay. May I have a motion to accept the recommendation of the administration to adopt the amendment to the board of
education's policy 5 col50 as outlined in IASB press issue 121 with the default language. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Thank you. Uh this board policy addresses drug and alcohol-f free
workplace ecigarette tobacco and cannabis prohibition. The optional language that we recommend adding is to include language addressing what it means to be on call. In addition, we recommend keeping the remainder of board
policy language um that had previously been in place regarding the definition of under the influence and educating students on substance abuse. However, we recommend not including optional language on a definition of vape pens because that definition is subject to
potential change in the future. Any questions on those changes? >> Okay. Roll call, please. >> Miss Kerr, >> yes. >> Miss Khan, >> yes. >> Miss Martin? >> Yes. >> Miss Nolan? Yes. >> Miss Schwarz? Yes. >> Miss Thomas? Yes. >> President Owens? Yes. >> Motion carried. >> Thank you.
>> Okay. May I have a motion to accept the recommendation of the administration to adopt the amendment to board of education's policy 5250 as outlined in IASB press issue 121 with the default language. >> So moved. Second.
>> Thank you. This policy addresses leaves of absence. Uh the option for the board of education to address in this one is actually a non-issue for this board. The optional language is only applicable for boards of education that have fewer than
50 employees, which is why I had not pulled it out previously uh for discussion in the in the previous board meeting. However, because it is highlighted as a question by the IASB, I'm recommending that we uh do not veer from the default language.
>> Okay, any questions? A roll call, please. >> Miss Kerr, >> yes. >> Miss Khan, >> yes. >> Miss Martin, yes. >> Miss Nolan, >> yes. >> Miss Schwarz, yes. >> Miss Thomas, yes. >> President Owens, yes. >> Motion carried. Thank you. May I have a motion to accept the recommendation of the administration to adopt the
amendment to board education board of education's policy 5 colon 330 as outlined in IASB press issue 121 with the default language. >> So moved. Second. >> Thank you. This policy addresses sick
days, vacation, holidays, and leaves. The board of education's current uh practice is to address all footnotes and um questions within the policy itself by making a reference to the employee handbook and the applicable collective bargaining agreement. And we've
recommended that we keep this uh practice and that we do not incorporate any changes. >> Any questions? Roll call, please. >> Miss Kerr, >> yes. >> Miss Khan, yes. >> Miss Martin, yes. >> Miss Nolan, yes. >> Miss Schwarz, yes. Yes. Miss Thomas. Yes. President Owens. >> Yes.
>> Motion carried. Thank you. >> May I have a motion to accept the recommendation of the administration to adopt the amendment to the board of education's policy 650 as outlined in IASB press issue 121 with the default language.
>> So moved. Second. >> This policy addresses school wellness. We recommend keeping uh language primarily as we have defaulted in the past. Footnote four would keep the superintendent as a responsible party for this policy. Footnote 11 would keep
the default language on fiscal education goals. We would keep current language that the board of education incorporates regarding competitive food goals and non-school food. We would keep footnotes 19 and 23 addressing participation in food programs. And we would not
incorporate a wellness committee into the language regarding school wellness. >> Any questions? Okay. Roll call, please. >> Miss Kerr, >> yes. >> Miss Khan, >> yes. >> Miss Martin, yes. >> Miss Nolan, yes. >> Miss Schwarz, yes. >> Miss Thomas, yes. >> President Owens, yes.
>> Motion carried. >> Okay. May I have a motion to accept the recommendation of the administration to adopt the amendment to board of education's policy 720 as outlined in ISB press issue 121 with the default language.
>> So moved. Second. Thank you. This policy addresses harassment of students prohibited. We recommend keeping language that the board has already adopted regarding the treatment of optional language on the definition of gender and keeping the examples of prohibited conduct within
the policy itself. >> Any questions? Roll call, please. >> Miss Kerr, >> yes. >> Miss Khan, >> yes. >> Miss Martin, >> yes. >> Miss Nolan, yes. >> Miss Schwarz, yes. >> Miss Thomas, yes. >> President Owens, yes. >> Motion carried. May I have a motion to accept the recommendation of the
administration to adopt the amendment to board of education policy 750 as outlined in IASB press issue 121 with the default language. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Thank you. This policy addresses school
admissions and student transfers to and from non-district schools. We recommend that the board continue with its current practice of keeping language that uh would permit the board to examine expulsions of newly registered students and also keeping language on J1 visa
students that those students who are in a work study student exchange program are not required to pay tuition. >> Any questions? Okay, roll call, please. >> Miss Kerr, >> yes. >> Miss Khan, yes. >> Miss Martin, yes. >> Miss Nolan, yes. >> Miss Schwarz, yes. >> Miss Thomas, yes.
>> President Owens, yes. Motion carried. >> Okay. May I have a motion to accept the recommendations of the administration to adopt the amendment to the board of education's policy 7 col 10000 as outlined in ISB press issue 121 with the default language.
>> So moved. Second. >> Thank you. This policy addresses health eye and dental examinations, immunizations, and exclusion of students. We recommend the board keep its current practice and not add additional language regarding social emotional screenings.
>> Any questions? >> Hey, roll call, please. >> Miss Kerr, >> yes. >> Miss Khan, >> yes. >> Miss Martin? >> Yes. >> Miss Nolan? >> Yes. >> Miss Schwarz? >> Yes. >> Miss Thomas? >> Yes. >> President Owens? >> Yes. >> Motion carried. May I have a motion to accept the recommendation of the administration to adopt the amendment to board of
education's policy 7220 as outlined in ISB press issue 121 with the default language. >> Some move second. >> Thank you. This policy addresses bus conduct. Uh we recommend that the board keep the historical treatment on
language regarding the use of suspension procedures for bus suspensions. >> Any questions? Roll call, please. Miss Kurt, >> yes. >> Miss Khan, >> yes. >> Miss Martin, >> yes. >> Miss Nolan, >> yes. >> Miss Schwarz, yes. >> Miss Thomas, yes. >> President Owens, yes. >> Motion carried.
>> May I have a motion to accept the recommendation of the administration to adopt the amendment to the board of education's policy 7240 as outlined in ISB press issue 121 with the default language. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Thank you. This policy addresses code of
conduct for participants in extracurricular activities. We recommend that the board keep its historic treatment on this matter to not include optional language regarding the code of conduct being required to be in line with the sports association and also the historical language regarding the
treatment of drug and alcohol testing programs for participants. >> Any questions? Roll call, please. >> Miss Kerr, >> yes. >> Miss Khan, >> yes. >> Miss Martin, >> yes. >> Miss Nolan, yes. >> Miss Schwarz, >> yes. >> Miss Thomas, yes. >> President Owens, yes. >> Motion carried. May I have a motion to
accept the recommendation of the administration to adopt the amendment to the board of education's policy 7260 as outlined in IASB press issue 121 with the default language. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Second. >> Thank you. This policy addresses
exemption from physical education. We recommend that the board keep the optional language regarding excusal for seventh and eighth grade physical education due to intercolastic or extracurricular programs which is what the the board has historically included. >> Any questions? Okay, roll call, please.
>> Miss Kerr, >> yes. >> Miss Khan, yes. >> Miss Martin, yes. >> Miss Nolan, yes. >> Miss Schwarz, yes. >> Miss Thomas, yes. >> President Owens, yes. >> Motion carried. And finally, may I have a motion to accept the recommendation of the administration to adopt the amendment to
board of education's policy 7300 as outlined in IASB press issue 121 with the default language. >> So moved. Second. >> Thank you. This policy addresses extracurricular athletics and we recommend keeping the optional language regarding drug and alcohol testing for
the same reasons that the board just voted to approve in board policy 7240. >> Any questions? Roll call, please. Miss Kerr, >> yes. >> Miss Khan, >> yes. >> Miss Martin, >> yes. >> Miss Nolan, >> yes. >> Miss Schwarz, >> yes. >> Miss Thomas, >> yes. >> President Owens, >> yes. >> Motion carried. Thank you so much, board
members. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Okay. The next item, our next item is a bid for postsecary success Beacon Magnet Academy dual credit resources. Dr. Dr. Latrice
Satderwite, assistant superintendent of equity and innovation and Johnny Chone, South Algen High School assistant principal of innovation will present the attached proposal summary and respond to questions from the board of education. Administration recommends award to the lowest responsible bidder atama
incorporated in the amount of $26,17060 requests authorization for district administration to execute related documents. This expenditure will be charged to the education fund. The cost is included in the budgets for the 2026 2027 through 2028 2029 fiscal years for
the Beacon Magnet Academy Dual Credit Resources. May I have a motion to award to the lowest responsible bidder, Adorama Incorporated in the amount of $26,17060 and grant authorization for district administration to execute the related documents.
>> So moved. Second. >> Any questions or discussion? >> Roll call, please. >> Miss Kerr. Yes, >> Miss Khan. >> Yes, >> Miss Martin. >> Yes, >> Miss Nolan. >> Yes, >> Miss Schwarz. >> Yes, >> Miss Thomas. >> Yes, >> President Owens. >> Yes. >> Motion carried. >> Thank you. >> Thank you.
>> Okay, that moves us to work session b and proposals. Dr. Johnson. >> Thank you, President Owens. First this evening, proposal for information services 2026 2027 office monitor refresh. Jim Wolf, director of information services, will present the attached proposal summary and respond to
questions from the board of education. Administration recommends approval of the proposal from HypertchUSA Incorporated in the amount of $55,490. Requests authorization for district administration to execute related documents. This expenditure will be
charged to the education fund. The cost is included in the budget for the 2026 2027 fiscal year. >> Do board members have any questions on this proposal? >> Thank you. Next is a proposal multilingual and multicultural education department 2026
LATA conference. Griselle Deurle director of multilingual and multicultural education department will present the attached proposal summary and respond to questions from the board of education. Administration recommends approval of the proposal from dual language education of New Mexico in the
amount not to exceed $55,000 and requests authorization for district administration to execute related documents. This expenditure will be charged to the education fund. The cost is included in the budget for the 2026 2027 fiscal year. >> Do board members have any questions
about the proposal? >> Thank you. That moves us to the next item which is work session contracts over 35,000. Dr. Johnson. >> Thank you, President Owens. First contract, food and nutrition services, H Heartland payment systems, MCS and my
school apps. Aaron Noak, director of food and nutrition food and nutrition services will present the attached proposal summary and respond to questions from the board of education. Administration recommends approval of the contract with H Heartland Payment Systems in the amount of $346,299
and requests authorization for district administration to execute related documents. This expenditure will be charged to the education fund and the cost will be included in the budgets for the 2026 2027 through 2030 2031 fiscal years.
>> Do board members have any questions on the contract? So, I just want to thank you for looking at it closely because um 29% decrease in our costs is fantastic. So, I appreciate like the ROI and the changes to this to
make it still usable and bring our costs down. So, thank you. >> Anyone else? >> Thank you. >> Thank you. Next is a contract renewal, assessment, accountability, and student success. King County Regional Office of Education
Learning Partner. William Johnson, assistant superintendent of teaching and learning and Matt Ramandi, director of assessment, accountability, and student success will present the attached proposal summary and respond to questions from the board of education. administration recommends approval of the contract renewal with the Kane
County Regional Office of Education in the amount of $61,500 and requests authorization for district administration to execute related documents. This expenditure will be charged to the education fund and the cost will be included in the budget for
the 2026 2027 fiscal year. >> Do board members have any questions? Sue? So, I just want to say I love it when things match because when you gave your presentation earlier, there it was on your under your finances. So, thank you. >> Yeah, I checked like five times, too. I'm like, this needs to match.
>> Anyone else? Okay, thank you. >> Next, contract renewal office of schools professional learning consultant. Dr. Kyle Bunker, executive director of the Bartlett Network, will present the attached proposal summary and respond to questions from the board of education.
Administration recommends approval of the contract renewal when Jamie Hudsmith Bailey Consulting in the amount not to exceed $44,000 and requests authorization for district administration to execute related documents. This expenditure will be charged to the education fund. The cost
will be included in the budget for the 2026 2027 fiscal year. >> Do board members have any questions? Thank you. Okay, that is the last item on our agenda. I will take a motion to adjurnn. >> So moved. Second.
>> Roll call, please. >> Miss Kerr, >> yes. >> Miss Khan, >> yes. >> Miss Martin, >> yes. >> Miss Nolan, >> yes. >> Miss Schwarz, >> yes. >> Miss Thomas, yes. >> President Owen, >> yes. >> We are adjourned at 7:53 p.m. >> Thank you, everyone.