October 20, 2026 at 6:30 PM - Regular Meeting

1. Call to Order/Roll Call (6:30 pm)

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Approval of Agenda

4. Superintendent Report

5. Student Board Representative’s Report

6. Information & Presentations

6.a. 2026 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (Policy 4:80)

6.b. K-5 Dual Language Program Assessment Results (Policy 6:10)

6.c. Principal Appreciation Week - October 18-24, 2026 (Policy 5:110)

6.d. Freedom of Information Requests (Policy 2:250)

7. Public Comments Related to Matters on the Agenda (Policy 2:230)  The Board welcomes comments and gives them serious consideration.  The first community participation is solely for comments about matters on this agenda.  Comments are limited to three minutes per speaker and will become part of the public record.  Individual topics will have a limit of 30 minutes.

8. Action Items

8.a. Approval of Meeting Minutes (Policy 2:220)

8.a.i. Regular Meeting Minutes - September 22, 2026

8.a.ii. Closed Session Minutes - September 22, 2026

8.a.iii. Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes - September 29, 2026

8.b. Consent Agenda (Policy 2:220)

8.b.i. Personnel Recommendations: Employment, Resignation, Retirement & Leave of Absence (Policy 5:30)

8.b.ii. Bill List (Policy 4:50)

8.b.iii. Quarterly Treasurer's Report - September 2026 (Policy 4:80)

8.b.iv. Destruction of Closed Session Recordings from April 22, 2025 (Policy 2:220)

8.c. Approval FY26 Audit (Policy 4:80)

8.d. Approval of 2027 International Field Trip - Dominican Republic (Policy 6:240)

8.e. Approval of Estimated Board Member Expense Forms for 2026 Joint Annual Conference (Policy 2:125)

8.f. Approval Policy Updates & Periodic Reviews (Policy 2:240)

• Policy Updates

  • 2:230 Public Participation at Board Meetings and Petitions 

  • 3:70 Succession of Authority (5-Year Review)

  • 4:175 Convicted Child Sex Offender; Screening; Notif.(5 Yr. Review)

  • 5:40 Communicable and Chronic Infectious Disease

  • 5:70 Religious Holidays

  • 5:110 Recognition for Service (5 Yr. Review)

  • 5:140 Solicitations By or From Staff

  • 5:240 Suspension

  • 6:70 Teaching About Religions

  • 6:80 Teaching About Controversial Issues

  • 6:190 Extracurricular and Co-Curricular Activities

  • 7:30 Student Assignment and Intra-District Transfer (5 Yr. Review)

  • 7:80 Release Time for Religious Instr./Observance (5 Yr. Review)

  • 7:130 Student Rights and Responsibilities

  • 8:70 Accommodating Individuals with Disabilities

• Periodic Reviews

  • 2:30 School District Elections

  • 3:40 Superintendent

  • 3:50 Administrative Personnel Other Than the Superintendent

  • 3:60 Administrative Responsibility of the Building Principal

  • 4:120 Food Services

  • 5:185 Family and Medical Leave

  • 7:345 Use of Ed. Technologies; Student Data Privacy and Security

  • 8:100 Relations with Other Organizations and Agencies 

9. Public Comments - The Board welcomes comments and gives them serious consideration. Comments are limited to three minutes per speaker and will become part of the public record.  Individual topics will have a limit of 30 minutes.

10. Committee Reports (Policy 2:150)

11. Board/Superintendent Other

12. Closed Session (Policy 2:200)

12.a. 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).

12.b. 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. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1)

12.c. The placement of individual students in special education programs and other matters relating to individual students. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(10).

13. Adjournment