February 18, 2026 at 6:00 PM - Pleasantdale 107 Board of Education Meeting

Description:  Members of the public or Board members are invited to speak regarding the Public Hearing. 

Description:  Recommendation: That the Board of Education approves the transfer of $620,000 from the Education Fund to the Operations & Maintenance Fund of Pleasantdale School District 107, Cook County, Illinois, 

Description:  Recommendation: That the Board of Education approves the transfer of $1,180,000 from the Operations & Maintenance Fund into the Capital Projects Fund of Pleasantdale School District No. 107, Cook County, Illinois. 

Description:  The Board will recognize the efforts of PMS principal, Dr. Arundel, and her recent Illinois Principal's Association (IPA), Principal of the year award. 

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

Description:  The minutes are included for Board review.

Description:  Board Secretary Mary Lenzen recommends declassifying the closed session minutes in the attached memo.  Closed-session audio recordings over 18 months old are being recommended for destruction. 

Description:  The warrant lists are attached for Board review.  Mary Lenzen and Griffin Sonntag reviewed the bills.

Description:  The February 2026 Personnel Report is attached.

Description:  As is our practice, the Board of Education regularly reviews Board Policy to ensure that our current policies reflect the realities of running a school district. The following policies are on the agenda for review: 1:10, 1:20, 1:30, 3:10, 3:30, 3:40, 3:50, and 3:60.

Description:  Pleasant Dale Park District Letter

Description:  Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests are filled by our FOIA officer, Mr. Sonntag.  The district fulfilled five Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests below:

1. Sheila Norman from the Illinois Retired Teachers association requested contact information of certified staff who are planning to retire in 2026.
2. Laura Kitaeff requested copies of various complaints, communications, and records from the past year.
3. Laura Kitaeff requested copies of student surveys, staff surveys, and survey reports administered from 2020-2025.
4. Karen Lisowski requested copies of the presentation documents from Community Engagement Committee meetings held on two dates in January 2026. 
5. Oshea Smith of Sunlight Records requested copies of contracts and renewals from 2021 through 2026 in connection with certain online educational software vendors.
 

Description: 

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 an educational setting, or a volunteer of the public body or against legal counsel for the public body to determine its validity. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1).

Security procedures, school building safety and security, and the use of personnel and equipment to respond to an actual, a threatened, or a reasonably potential danger to the safety of employees, students, staff, the public, or public property. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(8).

Litigation, when an action against, affecting or on behalf of the particular public body has been filed and is pending before a court or administrative tribunal, or when the public body finds that an action is probable or imminent, in which case the basis for the finding shall be recorded and entered into the minutes of the closed meeting. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(11).

Student disciplinary cases. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(9)