May 19, 2026 at 7:00 PM - Regular Meeting

1. Call to Order/Roll Call (7:00 pm)

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Approval of Agenda

4. Superintendent Report

5. Recognition:  Highland Park Community Foundation Golden Apple Award Recipients 

6. Information & Presentations

6.a. Presentation: K-5 Dual Language Report - Phased Implementation Plan

6.b. First Reading Board Policy Updates 

• 2:40 Board Member Qualifications (custom language)

• 2:200 Types of School Board Meetings 

• 2:220 School Board Meeting Procedure

• 2:250  Access to District Public Records

• 2:260  Uniform Grievance Procedure

• 4:165  Awareness and Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse and Grooming Behaviors

• 5:30  Hiring Process and Criteria

• 5:50  Drug- and Alcohol Free Workplace; E-Cigarette, Tobacco, and Cannabis Prohibition

• 5:250  Leaves of Absence

• 5:330  Sick Days, Vacation  Holidays, and Leaves 

• 6:50  School Wellness 

• 6:65  Student Social and Emotional Development 

• 6:100  Using Animals in the Educational Program

• 6:145  Migrant Students

• 6:170  Title I Programs

• 7:20  Harassment of Students Prohibited

• 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 (5 Yr. Review)

• 7:230  Misconduct by Students with Disabilities (5 Yr. Review)

• 7:260  Exemption from Physical Education

• 7:280  Communicable and Chronic Infectious Diseases (5 Yr. Review)

• 7:300  Extracurricular Athletics

• 8:90  Parent Organizations and Booster Clubs

6.c. 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. Consent Agenda (Policy 2:220)

8.a.i. Approval of Regular Meeting Minutes - April 19, 2026 (Policy 2:220)

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

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

8.a.iv. Treasurer's Report - April 2026 (Policy 4:80)

8.a.v. Destruction of Closed Session Recordings from 11/12/24 & 11/19/24 (Policy 2:220)

8.b. Approval of 2026-27 Renewal Agreement Heart of the City (Policy 4:60)

8.c. Approval of 2026-27 Consolidated District Plan

8.d. Approval of Final 2025-26 School Calendar (Policy 6:20)

8.e. Approval of 2027-28 School Calendar (Policy 6:20)

8.f. Approval of 2026-27 Proposal for Student Photography Services - VIP (Policy 4:60)

8.g. Approval of 2026-27 Lease Renewal Ravinia Nursery School (Policy 4:60)

8.h. Approval of 2026 Summer Breakfast Program (Policy 4:120)

8.i. Approval of 2026-27 Transportation Hazard Areas (Policy 4:110)

8.j. Approval of Resolution 260519 Designating Interest Earnings in FY26 as Interest (Policy 4:30)

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. Adjournment