September 10, 2025 at 6:15 PM - 6:15 pm Closed Session 6:40 pm e-Learning Hearing 6:45 pm Budget Hearing 7:00 pm Regular Meeting

I. Call to Order & Roll Call - President Barthel 

II. Closed Session - 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. However, a meeting to consider an increase in compensation to a specific employee of a public body that is subject to the Local Government Wage Increase Transparency Act may not be closed and shall be open to the public and posted and held in accordance with this Act. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1).   Litigation, when an action against, affecting or on behalf of the particular public body has been filed and is pending before a court or administrative tribunal, or when the public body finds that an action is probable or imminent, in which case the basis for the finding shall be recorded and entered into the minutes of the closed meeting. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(11).  Meetings between internal or external auditors and governmental audit committees, finance committees, and their equivalents, when the discussion involves internal control weaknesses, identification of potential fraud risk areas, known or suspected frauds, and fraud interviews conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards of the United States of America. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(29).

III. Call to Order & Roll Call  - President Barthel

IV. e-Learning Plan Hearing - Mrs. Buske & Mr. Benes 

V. Close Public Hearing

VI. Budget Hearing - Mr. Benes & Dr. Bein

VII. Close Public Hearing

VIII. Call to Order, Roll Call & Pledge of Allegiance - President Barthel 

IX. Welcome to Visitors - President Barthel 

X. Communications - Secretary Amayun 

XI. Additional Agenda Items

XII. Superintendent Reports – Mr. Benes

XII.A. Monthly Enrollment & Attendance Report - Mr. Benes

XII.B. Teaching & Learning Report - Dr. Weeks

XIII. Board Reports

XIII.A. NDSEC – Member O'Neill 

XIII.B. Finance Committee – Members Patel & Barthel

XIII.C. Policy Committees – Members Patel & Giambrone

XIII.D. Board Salutes - Dr. Weeks & Members Diestel & O'Neill

XIII.E. Friends of Nature Center – Member Amayun  

XIII.F. Transportation Committee - Members Barthel & O'Neill 

XIII.G. Capital & Operations - Members Diestel &  Amayun

XIII.H. Key Performance Indicators Committee - Members Amayun & Shannon

XIII.I. Transition Committee - Members O'Neill & Giambrone

XIII.J. Business Manager Report - Dr. Bein

XIII.K. Technology Report – Mr. Schmidt  

XIII.L. School Reports:  Benson, Franzen & Peacock

XIV. Discussions / Presentations

XIV.A. Budget Fiscal 2026 - Dr. Bein 

XIV.B. Civics/CPR - Mr. Benes, Mr. Taylor & Mrs. Mileto

XIV.C. Capital Updates - Mr. Benes

XIV.D. e-Learning Plan - Mrs. Buske & Mr. Benes

XIV.E. Freedom of Information - one received and replied 

XIV.F. Opportunity for Community Input  

XV. Action Items

XV.A. FY26-#05; Consent Items - ROLL CALL VOTE

XV.A.1. Minutes,

XV.A.2. Expenditures, 

XV.A.3. Personnel 

XV.B. FY26-#06; Board of Education Policies 1st Reading - ROLL CALL VOTE 

XV.B.1. Questions/comments from the Board of Education. 

XV.B.2. Opportunity for community input. 

XV.C. FY26-#07; Approval of Three Year e-Learning Plan - ROLL CALL VOTE 

XV.C.1. Questions/comments from the Board of Education. 

XV.C.2. Opportunity for community input. 

XV.D. FY26-#08; Approval of the Fiscal 2026 Final Budget - ROLL CALL VOTE 

XV.D.1. Questions/comments from the Board of Education. 

XV.D.2. Opportunity for community input. 

XV.E. FY26-#09;  Approval of 2025-2026 Salary for Superintendent - ROLL CALL VOTE 

XV.E.1. Questions/comments from the Board of Education. 

XV.E.2. Opportunity for community input. 

XVI. Board Requested Reports

XVII. Adjournment