January 20, 2026 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting

1. Call to Order/Roll Call (6:00 pm)

2. Adjourn to Closed Session (Policy 2:200)- Discuss 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)

3. Reconvene to Open Session /Roll Call (7:00 p.m.)

4. Pledge of Allegiance

5. Approval of Agenda

6. Superintendent Report

7. Information & Presentations

7.a. Update Food Service Request for Proposal Process (Policy 4:60 & 4:120)

7.b. Recommendation to Amend 2026-27 School Calendar (Policy 6:20)

7.c. First Reading Policy Updates (Policy 2:240)

• 2:120 Board Member Development 

• 2:150 Committees 

• 2:270 Discrimination and Harassment on the Basis of Race, Color, and National Origin Prohibited 

• 4:10 Fiscal and Business Management

• 4:30 Revenue and Investments

• 4:80 Accounting and Audits

• 4:140 Waiver of Student Fees 

• 4:190 Targeted School Violence Prevention Program 

• 5:10 Equal Employment Opportunity and Minority Recruitment

• 5:90 Abused and Neglected Child Reporting 

• 5:100 Staff Development Program 

• 5:190 Teacher Qualifications

• 5:200 Terms and Conditions of Employment and Dismissal

• 5:220 Substitute Teachers

• 5:280 Duties and Qualifications

• 5:300 Schedules and Employment Year 

• 6:20 School Year Calendar and Day

• 6:40 Curriculum Development

• 6:60 Curriculum Content 

• 6:130 Program for the Gifted

• 6:160 English Learners 

• 6:260 Complaints About Curriculum, Instructional Materials, and Programs 

• 6:280 Grading and Promotion (Periodic Review)

• 7:10 Equal Educational Opportunities 

• 7:70 Attendance and Truancy

• 7:150 Agency and Law Enforcement Requests (Renamed)

• 7:180 Prevention of and Response to Bullying, Intimidation, and Harassment

• 7:190 Student Behavior

• 7:290 Suicide and Depression Awareness and Prevention

• 7:310 Restrictions on Publications; Elementary Schools 

• 7:340 Student Records

• 8:30 Visitors and Conduct on School Property

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

8. 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.

9. Action Items

9.a. Consent Agenda (Policy 2:220)

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

9.a.i.1. Regular Meeting Minutes - December 16, 2025

9.a.i.2. Closed Session Minutes - December 16, 2025 (Early)

9.a.i.3. Closed Session Minutes - December 16, 2025 (Late)

9.a.ii. Personnel Recommendations: Employment, Resignation, Retirement & Leave of Absence (Policy 5:30)

9.a.iii. Bill List (Policy 4:50)

9.a.iv. Treasurer's Report - December 2025 (Policy 4:80)

9.a.v. Destruction of Closed Session Recordings from July 16, 2024 (Policy 2:220)

9.b. Approval of 2026-27 Student Fees (Policy 4:140)

9.c. Approval of 3-Year Lease Extension - Warehouse Space (Policy 4:60)

9.d. Vote to Affirm, Reverse or Amend the Superintendent’s Decision Regarding Uniform Grievance Procedure Complaint (Policy 2:260)

10. 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.

11. Committee Reports (Policy 2:150)

12. Board/Superintendent Other

13. Adjourn to Closed Session (Policy 2:200) - Discuss 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)

14. Adjournment