May 18, 2026 at 6:00 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)

• Personnel — Appointment, Employment, Compensation, Discipline, Performance, or Dismissal of Specific Employees of Lake Villa District #41. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1)
• Student Disciplinary Matters. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(9)

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

6. Recess Meeting for Location Change

7. Reconvene Open Session at Palombi School Auditorium

8. Approval of Agenda (Roll Call Vote)

9. Pledge of Allegiance

10. Communications

10.1. PTO Report

10.2. Palombi Community Garden Update

11. District 41 Honor and Recognition

11.1. Retirees

11.2. Parent —Teacher Organization

12. Recess Meeting for Celebration and Reception

13. Reconvene Meeting at Joanne H. Osmond Boardroom

14. Public Comments

15. Consent Agenda A  (Roll Call Vote)

15.1. Regular Board Meeting Minutes — May 4, 2026

15.2. Closed Session Meeting Minute — May 4, 2026

15.3. Special Meeting Minutes (Building Tour - Palombi) — May 4, 2026

15.4. Policy Committee Meeting Minutes — May 5, 2026

15.5. Resignation of Staff — Laura Livesay, Teacher; Jennifer Charlton, Instructional Coach

15.6. Notification of Retirement — Andrew Bauschke, Custodian

15.7. Employment of Staff:

• Sierra Cunningham, Teacher
• Erin Van Horn, Teacher
• Kelsey Delahunty — Assignment Change from Behavior Interventionist and Coach to Dean of Culture — effective July 1, 2026
• Ann Binkley — Assignment Change from Interventionist to SPED Resource Teacher— effective July 1, 2026
• 2026 Summer School Additional Staff Contracts Approval — Chelsea Hoover, Paraprofessional; Misty Hopkins, Speech Language Pathologist; Angela Jones, Speech Language Pathologist; Michelle Grim, Teacher; Lisa Sinkovec, Teacher

15.8. Freedom of Information Act Requests

15.9. Electronic Communication Received by the Board 

15.10. Student Enrollment Report

15.11. Intergovernmental Agreement with Fox Lake District 114 for Access to Special Education Program

15.12. Substitute Rates for 2026-2027 School Year

15.13. Policies for Approval

• 2:200, Types of School Board Meetings
• 2:220, School Board Meeting Procedure
• 4:165, Awareness and Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse and Grooming Behaviors
• 5:50, Drug- and Alcohol-Free Workplace; E-Cigarette, Tobacco, and Cannabis Prohibition
• 5:330, Sick Days, Vacation, Holidays, and Leaves
• 6:65, Student Social and Emotional Development
• 6:100, Using Animals in the Educational Program
• 6:180, Extended Instructional Programs
• 7:50, School Admissions and Student Transfers To and From Non-District Schools
• 7:100, Health, Eye, and Dental Examinations; Immunizations; and Exclusion of Students
• 7:185, Teen Dating Violence Prohibited
• 7:220, Bus Conduct
• 7:230, Misconduct by Students with Disabilities
• 7:240, Conduct Code for Participants in Extracurricular Activities
• 7:260, Exemption from Physical Education
• 7:280, Communicable and Chronic Infectious Diseases
• 7:300, Extracurricular Athletics
• 8:90, Parent Organizations and Booster Clubs

16. Consent Agenda B (Roll Call Vote)

16.1. Accounts Payable General Checking

16.2. Accounts Payable Revolving Checking

17. Consent Agenda C (Roll Call Vote)

17.1. Accounts Payable and Payroll Totals

18. Reports

18.1. Superintendent's Report

18.2. Annual Technology Report

18.3. Parent Teacher Advisory Committee Report

19. Old Business

20. New Business

20.1. Medical Insurance and Premium Rates for 2026-2027 Plan Year (Roll Call Vote)

20.2. Policies for First Reading

• 2:250, Access to District Public Records
• 2:260, Uniform Grievance Procedure
• 2:265, Title IX Grievance Procedure
• 4:40, Incurring Debt
• 4:60, Purchases and Contracts
• 4:150, Facility Management and Building Programs
• 5:10, Equal Employment Opportunity and Minority Recruitment
• 5:20, General Personnel - Employee Harassment
• 5:30, Hiring Process and Criteria
• 5:250, Leaves of Absence
• 6:145, Migrant Students
• 6:170, Title I Programs
• 6:50, School Wellness
• 7:20, Harassment of Students Prohibited
• 7:180, Prevention of and Response to Bullying, Intimidation, and Harassment

20.3. Student Disciplinary Decision / Action — Student 2026-03 (Roll Call Vote)

21. Calendar Review

22. Public Comments

23. Closed Session (Roll Call Vote)

• The setting of a price for sale or lease of property owned by the public body. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(6).

24. Resume Open Session (Voice Vote)

25. Adjourn