January 12, 2026 at 6:30 PM - Regular Board of Education Meeting

1. Call to Order

2. Roll Call

3. Electronic Participation of a Board Member (Roll Call Vote)

4. Closed Session (Roll Call Vote)

1. Personnel — Appointment, Employment, Compensation, Discipline, Performance, or Dismissal of Specific Employees of Lake Villa District #41. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1)
2. Collective negotiating matters between the public body and its employees or their representatives, or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees. 5ILCS 120/2(c)(2)
3. Student Discipline Matters. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(9)

5. Resume Open Session at 7:00 p.m. (Voice Vote)

6. Approval of Agenda (Roll Call Vote)

7. Pledge of Allegiance

8. Communications

8.1. Hooper Elementary School Student Presentation

9. Public Comments

10. Consent Agenda A  (Roll Call Vote)

10.1. Regular Board Meeting Minutes — December 15, 2025

10.2. Closed Session Meeting Minutes — December 15, 2025, Early & December 15, 2025, Late

10.3. Policy Committee Meeting Minutes — December 17, 2025

10.4. Finance Committee Meeting Minutes — January 9, 2026

10.5. Employment of Staff Plus Others as Needed — Angel Velasquez, General Maintenance

10.6. Termination of Staff — Matthew Ano, General Maintenance

10.7. Freedom of Information Act Requests

10.8. Electronic Communication Received by the Board 

10.9. Destruction of Closed Session Audio Recordings — May 20, 2024, Late

10.10. Policies for Approval:

• 2:260 Uniform Grievance Procedure
• 5:100 General Personnel
• 5:220 Professional Personnel — Substitute Teachers
• 7:180 Prevention of and Response to Bullying, Intimidation, and Harassment
• 7:190 Student Behavior
• 7:290 Suicide and Depression Awareness and Prevention

11. Reports

11.1. Superintendent's Report

11.2. Artificial Intelligence Update Report

11.3. Operations-Community Relations Policies Compliance Report

12. Old Business

13. New Business

13.1. Doolittle Farmland Lease Renewal (Roll Call Vote)

14. Calendar Review

15. Public Comments

16. Adjourn