March 25, 2026 at 6:30 PM - Regular Board Meeting

Call to Order 

Pledge of Allegiance

Roll Call

Declaration of Quorum

Audiences:
       Persons wishing to address the Board of Education are expected to follow School Board Policy 2:230

Approval of Minutes

Action - Approval for the February 18, 2026  Regular Board Meeting Minutes

Action - Approval for the February 18, 2026  Executive Session Minutes

Action - Approval for the March 10, 2026  Special Board Meeting Minutes

Action - Approval for the March 10, 2026 Special Board Meeting Executive Session Minutes

Interim Superintendent's Report - Dr. Brandon Cotter

Action - Approval for Action Concerning Business Office Consulting

Action - Approval for the Music, Band, and Orchestra Out-of-State Field Trip to Kentucky, Tennessee, and Indiana from March 22, 2027 through March 25, 2027

Action - Approval for the Skills USA State Leadership and Skills Conference in Peoria, IL from April 23, 2026 through April 25, 2026

Informational - Board Committee Minutes 

Finance Committee — February 18, 2026

Informational — FOIA 

The District received fifteen FOIA requests. 

Assistant Superintendent of HR - Ms. Nicole Wasko

Press Plus - Draft Updates - First Reading

2:120-E2 Exhibit – Website Listing of Development and Training Completed by Board Members
4:130-E Exhibit – Free and Reduced-Price Food Services; Meal Charge Notifications
4:140 – Waiver of Student Fees
4:190 - Targeted School Violence Prevention Program
5:190 – Teacher Qualifications
5:200 – Terms and Conditions of Employment and Dismissal
5:220 – Substitute Teachers
5:300 – Schedules and Employment Year
6:60 - Curriculum Content
6:250 - Community Resource Persons and Volunteers
6:315 - High School Credit for Students in Grade 7 or 8
6:320 – High School Credit for Proficiency
7:10 – Equal Educational Opportunities
7:10-E Exhibit – Equal Educational Opportunities Within the School Community

Press Plus - Draft Updates Rewritten - First Reading

2:120-E1 Exhibit – Guidelines for Serving as a Mentor to a New Board of Education Member
2:220-E9 Exhibit – Requirements for No Physical Presence of Quorum and Participation by Audio or Video During Disaster Declaration
2:240-E1 Exhibit – Press Plus Updates
2:240-E2 Exhibit – Developing Local Policy

Press Plus - Review and Monitoring - First Reading

1:10 - School District Legal Status
1:20 – District Organization, Operations, and Cooperative Agreements
1:30 – School District Philosophy
2:10 – School District Governance
2:50 – Board Member Term of Office
2:60 – Board Member Removal from Office
2:80-E Exhibit – Board Member Code of Conduct
2:125-E1 Exhibit – Board Member Expense Reimbursement Form
2:125-E2 Exhibit – Board Member Estimated Expense Approval Form
2:140 – Communications To and From the Board
2:140-E Exhibit – Guidance for Board Member Communications, Including Email Use
2:160 – Board Attorney
2:240 - Board Policy Development
2:20 - Access to District Public Records
3:10 – Goals and Objectives
3:30 – Chain of Command
4:20 – Fund Balance
4:40 - Incurring Debt
4:50 – Payment Procedures
4:55 – Use of Credit and Procurement Cards
4:90 – Student Activity and Fiduciary Funds
4:110 – Transportation
4:180 – Pandemic Preparedness, Management, and Recovery
5:20-E – Resolution to Prohibit Sexual Harassment
5:35 – Compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act
5:40 – Communicable and Chronic Infectious Disease
5:60-E1 Exhibit – Employee Expense Reimbursement Form
5:60-E2 Exhibit – Employee Estimated Expense Approval Form
5:170 – Copyright
5:180 Temporary Illness or Temporary Incapacity
5:270 – Employment At-Will, Compensation, and Assignment
5:290 – Resignation, Retirement and Involuntary Separation
5:310 – Overtime Compensation/Compensatory Time-Off
6:10 – Educational Philosophy and Objectives
6:110 Programs for Students At Risk of Academic Failure and/or Dropping Out of School and Graduation Incentives Program
6:190 – Extracurricular and Co-Curricular Activities
6:210 – Instructional Materials
6:240 – Field Trips
6:280 – Grading and Promotion
7:40 – Nonpublic School Students, Including Parochial and Home-Schooled Students
7:90 – Release During School Hours
7:130 – Student Rights and Responsibilities
7:170 – Vandalism
7:275 – Orders to Forgo Life-Sustaining Treatment
7:325 – Student Fundraising Activities
8:25 – Advertising and Distributing Materials in Schools Provided by Non-School Related Entities
8:70 – Accommodating Individuals with Disabilities
8:95 – Parental Involvement
8:110 Public Suggestions and Concerns

Assistant Superintendent for Finance – Dr. Joseph Rojek

Action - Approval for Resolution #25-26-R05 Declaring the Intention to Issue Not to Exceed $5,000,000 Working Cash Fund Bonds for the Purpose of Increasing the District's Working Cash Fund, and Directing That Notice of Such Intention be Published in the Manner Provided by Law

Action - Approval for Resolution #25-26-R06 Calling a Public Hearing Concerning the Intent of the Board of Education to Sell Not to Exceed $5,000,000 Working Cash Fund Bonds for the Purpose of Increasing the District's Working Cash Fund

Action - Approval for Resolution #25-26-R07 Partially Abating the 2025 Tax Levy as a Result of the Property Tax Relief Grant (PTRG)

Action - Approval for the Girls Varsity Team Room

Action - Approval for the E-Building Air Handler Units

Action - Approval for the Demolition/Asbestos Abatement - Six Flat

Action - Approval for BAS Controls - Precision

Action - Approval for the Replacement of Exterior Door #3

Action - Approval for the Local Wellness Policy

Action - Approval for Buillding Rental - Jehovah's Witnesses

Action - Approval for Replacement of Four Production Copiers

Action - Approval for Finance Report and Monthly Payroll

Action - Approval for Accounts Payable/IMPREST

President’s Report - Dr. Jennifer Grenier

Action - Approval to adjourn to Executive Session for the purposes of discussing:

The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the public body, or independent contractor, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee to determine its validity. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1)

Pending, probable or imminent litigation before a court or administrative tribunal.

Action - Approval to Review Complaints Against a District 217 Board Member

 Action - Approval of Personnel Report for March 2026

Information

Seven articles were published in the Desplaines Valley News and Patch.

Unfinished Business

New Business

Adjournment