April 15, 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

BINA Hearing for Working Cash Bonds

Conduct of Public Hearing Concerning the Intent of the Board of Education to Sell Not to Exceed $5,000,000 Working Cash Fund Bonds to Increase the District's Working Cash Fund

Approval of Minutes

Action - Approval for the March 25, 2026  Regular Board Meeting Minutes

Action - Approval for the March 25, 2026  Executive Session Minutes

Interim Superintendent's Report - Dr. Brandon Cotter

Action - Approval for Partnership Agreement Between Argo Community High School and Daybreak Health (Teletherapy Provider)

Action - Approval for Board Meeting Dates for FY 2026-2027

Informational - Board Committee Minutes 

Finance Committee — March 25, 2026

Policy Committee - March 25, 2026

Informational — FOIA 

The District received four FOIA requests. 

Assistant Superintendent of HR - Ms. Nicole Wasko

Action - Approval for Press Plus Draft Updates - Second 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

Action - Approval for Press Plus Draft Updates Rewritten - Second 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

Action - Approval for Press Plus Review and Monitoring - Second 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 Food Service Renewal for FY27

Action - Approval for Accounts Payable/IMPREST

Action - Approval for Finance Report and Monthly Payroll

Action - Approval for Building Rental for Al Tayseer Foundation

Action - Approval for Building Rental for District 104 Mariachi Event

Action - Approval of Student Device Replacement Program

Action - Approval of Staff Device Replacement Program

Action - Approval of Dell Cloud Backup Solution Renewal

Action - Approval of SAN Appliance Replacement Project

Action - Approval of AutoCAD lab Computer Replacement Purchase

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 of Personnel Report for April 2026

Information

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

Unfinished Business

New Business

Adjournment