April 16, 2026 at 7:00 PM - PUBLIC HEARING - E-LEARNING 6:45 PM/Board of Education Regular Meeting
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I. Call to Order
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II. Pledge of Allegiance
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III. Roll Call
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IV. Consent Agenda **
Description:
Minutes of regular meeting held March 19, 2026
Minutes of closed meeting held March 19, 2026 April Bills Payable March Treasurer's Report Quarterly list of authorized depositories, investment managers, dealers and brokers Destruction of closed meeting audio recording from October 17, 2024 |
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V. Superintendent’s Report – Recognition and Informational Items
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V.A. Student Recognition: Student of the Month
Description:
Miami de la Rosa will be in attendance so that we may recognize her accomplishments in being selected as the April Student of the Month.
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V.B. Student Representative to the Board of Education
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I am pleased to announce that junior Bartek Chrupek has been selected to serve as the Student Representative to the Board of Education for the 2026-2027 school year. We are excited to welcome Bartek as an active participant on the Board. He will certainly contribute by providing valuable insight from the student perspective and helping to foster continued two-way communication between the student body and the Board of Education. Bartek has been invited to attend the May and June meetings to shadow Izzy. Please join me in welcoming Bartek Chrupek to this important role.
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V.C. State and Local Partnerships
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I will provide the Board with an overview of multiple Intergovernmental Agreements (IGAs) developed in preparation for next year. These include an updated 3-year IGA for an SRO as well as an updated Reciprocal Reporting Agreement with the Village. An IGA with Gavin School District to again share contractual services of a part-time vision itinerant necessary for students with IEPs, and the IGA with the Regional Office of Education for our ALOP Grant that was submitted on March 31.
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V.D. Stronger Connections Grant
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We are approaching the conclusion of the Stronger Connections/CARES grant, awarded officially in July 2024 to enhance access to mental health resources for our school community and beyond. Over the course of this program, we have been able to facilitate 470 treatment sessions for students from our district. Treatment has included individual and family counseling, crisis intervention, care coordination, trauma-focused needs, psychiatric services, and medication management. Through our CARES program and ReferralGPS, we have secured clinical support for all currently identified students to continue through the end of the school year. While we have stopped adding new students to this specific grant-funded program, ReferralGPS will continue to provide navigation services to help families transition to insurance-based or sliding-scale options. Our priority remains a seamless transition for every student, ensuring no gap in support as this specific funding period concludes. |
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V.E. Graduation
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We are looking forward to our graduation ceremony on Sunday, May 17th, in the Fieldhouse. The ceremony will begin promptly at 2:00 P.M. All Board of Education members are welcome and encouraged to attend this celebratory event! Please let me know at your earliest convenience if you are able to attend, so seating and diploma distribution arrangements may be made.
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V.F. Principal's Report
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Mr. Schoell will give his monthly Principal's Report.
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V.G. Student Representative's Report
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Izzy Ellington will provide her monthly report.
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VI. Public Comment
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VII. Superintendent’s Report – Action Items
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VII.A. E-Learning Plan **
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The E-Learning statute that permits districts to utilize an E-Learning Day in lieu of an Emergency Day must be renewed every 3 years. With our most recent plan approved on October 20, 2022, following a public hearing, it is now time for us to renew. It is required that we once again hold a public hearing for renewal, which took place prior to this month’s meeting from 6:45 P.M. to 7:00 P.M.
Recommend approval of the E-Learning Plan as presented. |
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VII.B. ALOP Intergovernmental Agreement **
Description:
The ALOP Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) establishes a formal partnership with the Regional Office of Education to provide specialized, on-site support for students in grades 9-12 who are at risk of academic failure or facing significant social-emotional barriers. This IGA is a required element of the ALOP grant application process.
Recommend approval of the intergovernmental agreement as presented. |
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VII.C. Part-time Vision Itinerant - Intergovernmental Agreement **
Description:
Director of Special Education, Tina Sonders, worked to develop an intergovernmental agreement for a part-time vision itinerant to be shared with Gavin School District. This agreement details the shared part-time services of a vision therapist and began this 2025/26 school year. These are required services for students with vision impairments. Sharing services with Gavin is a convenient, cost-effective alternative approach to providing the required vision services. Recommended approval of the intergovernmental agreement as presented. |
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VII.D. School Resource Officer - Intergovernmental Agreement **
Description:
The district has been in discussion with the Village of Fox Lake regarding the renewal of our School Resource Officer (SRO) contract. The proposed Intergovernmental Agreement is being provided for your review and potential approval reflects the District reimbursing the Village of Fox Lake for the actual cost of the SRO’s salary and expands the SRO’s presence during summer school to the greatest extent possible.
Recommended approval of the School Resource Officer Intergovernmental Agreement as presented.
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VII.E. Personnel **
Description:
Recommend the employment of the following individual(s):
Recommend accepting the resignation letter from the following individual:
Notification of an FMLA request from the following individuals:
Recommend approval of the personnel report as presented.
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VIII. Business Affairs
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VIII.A. Tentative Amended 2025/2026 Budget **
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We have amended the 2025/2026 budget now that our federal grants and state funding has been finalized. We have the final Equalized Assessed Value from Lake County with our extension for the 2025 levy. We have updated the current year levy numbers. Additionally, we’ve trimmed expenses everywhere we can, projecting out the rest of the year. Per statute, the amended budget must be on display for 30 days. It will be on the May agenda for hearing and approval. Recommend placing the tentative amended 2025/26 budget on display as presented. |
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VIII.B. 2026/27 Budget
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2026/2027 Budget is under construction. I’m beginning to meet with department heads and teacher leaders to find out possible expenses that will be a part of next year. I’ve been updating the budget as I have those meetings. We are also updating staffing continuously. We will update salaries as soon as the contract is settled with the union. Additionally, we should have renewal rates for health insurance within the next month. I plan to bring the tentative budget to you in May for display, with hearing and request for approval occurring in July.
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VIII.C. Tax Cap Adjustment
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The county multiplier from the Illinois Department of Revenue is 1.00 for tax year 2025. This equalizer is then applied to our equalized assessed value (EAV) resulting in a total EAV of $1,466,661,882. This is an increase of $130,442,739 from 2024. The EAV increased 9.8% from last year. As a result, the tax rate is 1.887693. The consumer price index for this tax cycle was 2.9%, so it was capped at 2.9%. Approximately, $375,488 had to be cut from the levied amount to comply with the tax cap limitation. A copy of the detailed cap adjustments is attached, as well as a comparison of Grant High School’s tax rate to other high school districts in Lake County.
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VIII.D. Site and Facility Meeting Update
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On Monday, March 16, 2026, the Site and Facility Committee met in the library with architects from Wight and Co., Civil Engineers from Eriksson Engineering, and administration. The architects prepared the attached presentation and went over it at the meeting. Discussion centered around what priorities were important to the committee on the physical facility. Jeremy and I will go over what was discussed with you.
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IX. Other Business
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IX.A. FOIA
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IX.B. Additional School Funding Sources Update
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X. Closed Session
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X.A. Student disciplinary cases 5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(9) **
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X.B. Other matters relating to individual students 5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(10) **
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X.C. The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance or dismissal of specific employees. 5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(1) **
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X.D. Collective negotiating matters between the public body and its employees or their representatives. 5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(2) **
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XI. Action items from closed session discussion
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XI.A. Potential Board action regarding personnel and compensation **
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XI.B. Potential Board action regarding matters relating to individual students **
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XII. Adjourn
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