December 15, 2025 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting

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Fulfilled FOIA requests since the last board meeting.  All FOIA requests have been fulfilled

 

688	M.Binningon	Legal Matters
689	M.Binnington	Training Materials/Policy
690	M. Binnington	Contracts - Insurance
691	Smartprocure	Purchase Orders
692	K.Reitz	Union Numbers

FOIA Request Running List

Description:   If you have questions or statements that pertain to agenda items or wish to address the Board on other topics, this is your opportunity. You must sign up to address the board prior to the start of the board meeting and conduct yourself with civility, orderly conduct, and honesty. When your name is called you're asked to stand, identify yourself, and indicate the agenda item or topic you wish to refer to. Consistent with the Open Meetings Act [5 ILCS 120/2.06(g)] and Board Policy 2:230 [Public Participation in School Board Meetings and Petitions to the Board], we will reserve 45 minutes for public comment (5 minute maximum per person) during this board meeting.

Description:  Background
Per Board Policy 4.60, the administrative staff is requesting board approval for the following contract(s)/agreement(s):

• Easterseals Illinois Autism Partnership-$2,576.58-This is an amendment to a previously approved contract at the August 18, 2025 meeting. This contract adds a professional development session for paraprofessionals at Glacier Ridge PreK on January 28, 2026. The training will focus on practical strategies and building confidence in assisting students with the toileting process. Contract will be paid by the Special Education department using IDEA PS grant (professional development services).
• Summit School INC-$60,699.78 for 25-26 school year and $8,184.24 for the extended school year. This is an update to the previously approved contract at the August board meeting. The update reflects the tuition rate change that Summit School received from the Illinois State Board of Education. The updated rate is $341.01 per day, up from the prior rate of $322.04 per day. Contract will be paid by the Special Education department (student tuition).

Recommendation
It is my recommendation that the Board authorize administration to approve the contract(s) listed above.

 

Description:  Included within the Treasurer's report (unaudited) is a summarization of the District's bank and investment balance by Fund.

Description:  Background
Per Board Policy 4.80, "The Superintendent or designee shall notify the Board, as necessary, of the following so that the Board may consider its disposition: (1) District Personal Property..." To comply with Board Policy, listed below are those items that are no longer needed or useful to the District."

• Sewing machines (7) -broken
• Blue tarp dividers (2) -missing parts
• Special tomato height right chair (1) -broken
• Filing cabinet (1) - broken
• Snowblowers (3) -not working
• Student desk (1) - broken
• Miscellaneous books (426 copies)- outdated
• Teacher's desk (1)-broken
• Microscopes (28)- outdated
• 36 slot paper organizer (1)-beyond useful life
• Stool on wheels (1)- broken
• Tennant 1530 carpet extractor (1)-no longer needed
• Backpack vacuums (2), Black circular machine (2), Wet vacuum-Teal machine (1)-broken
• Round trampoline (1), OT green mesh swing (1), stools (2)- broken
• Backpack vacuums (2)-broken
• TV on rolling cart (1)-outdated
• Carpet cleaner (1)-broken
• Chromebooks (36), Servers (2), iPads (10), Batteries (28)-beyond useful life
• John Deere tractor (1)-to be sold

Description:  The District has a subscription to the PRESS service from IASB, which issues guidance memos and language for policy and procedure consideration.  Suggested policy changes are placed on a regular Board agenda for a 1^st reading and discussion following the release of a PRESS memo.  During the next regular Board meeting, the policies are placed on the agenda for a second reading. The practice of having a 1^st and 2^nd reading has been a District 47 procedure. A second reading allows the Board to hear feedback from interested parties, including staff, parents, students, and community members either between the two scheduled Board meetings and/or during Citizen’s input prior to approving policy. 

Description:  Round 1 of the FY2026 School Maintenance Grant (SMPG) application period opened in October and applications need to be completed and submitted to the Regional Office for approval.  This grant is a dollar-for-dollar state matching grant program providing awards up to $50,000 to grantees exclusively for the maintenance or upkeep of buildings or structures for educational purposes.

A project may involve different types of work on a single building or structure or a single type of work on several buildings.  This is no limit to the cost of the project. However, the grant awards will not exceed $50,000.  The amendment for Bernotas life safety work was just approved by ISBE and will be the project that will be supported by these funds. 

The district has applied and been approved for this grant for the past four (4) years.  Grants are awarded to Emergencies first, followed by Health/Life Safety priority, then to the other priority levels until funds have been exhausted.

Local board approval is required for the completion of the grant application.

It is recommended that the board approve the administration to submit an application for the School Maintenance Project Grant to be completed for life safety purposes.  Funding for the matching portion shall be designated from the Life Safety Fund.

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APPROVED for Employment	RESIGNATIONS	TRANSFERS AND REASSIGNMENTS	RETIREMENT NOTIFICATIONS
Lunch/Playground Supervisor	Registered Nurse	Special Education Paraprofessional-Oasis	Adminstrative Assistant
Bus Driver	Custodian	Special Education Parprofessional (PK) Cross Categorical	Audiologist (part-time)
Special Education Paraprofessional-ASPIRE & IDEA	Bus Driver	Interventionist/ELL Teacher
Building Paraprofessional	Special Education Paraprofessional-ASPIRE	Bus Driver
Dual Language Teacher	Building Paraprofessional
Physical Education Teacher	Special Education Paraprofessional-Cross Categorical
Special Education Paraprofessional-PK (IDEA)	Bus Driver
Director of Multilingual Programming
Licensed Practical Nurse-PK (IDEA)

Description:  Effective January 1, 2026, Kriha Boucek, LLC ("KB") will be combined with Fagen Friedman & Fulfrost, LLP ("F3 Law").