Meeting Agenda
1. Call to Order
1.A. Pledge to the Flag
1.B. Roll Call
2. Superintendent's Report
2.A. Student Presenters - Mayor for a Day Winners
  • City Clerk - Natalie N.
  • Treasurer - Dylan R.
  • Alderman District 1 - Haley K.
  • Alderman District 4 - Kellan G.
2.B. Finance Planning Update
3. Approval of the Consent Agenda Items
 
3.A. Minutes of the Regular Meeting of December 10, 2025
3.B. Minutes of the Special Finance Committee Meeting of January 7, 2025
3.C. Approval of Bills & Payroll
3.D. Review of Schools' Activity Accounts
 
3.E. Personnel
3.E.1. Hiring
  • Dana Flutman, Social Worker, Chippewa, start date January 5, 2026
  • April Mahy, Interim School Principal, Navajo Heights, estimated start date March 2, 2026
3.E.2. FMLA Requests
  • Kaitlin Settle, Navajo Heights Principal, estimated start date March 12, 2026
  • Anna Szymonnik, Kindergarten Teacher, Indian Hill, estimated start date April 19, 2026
3.F. Library Book Purchase Approval
4. Old Business
4.A. Reallocation of Excess Capital Bond Funds
4.B. Policy Final Approval (2nd Read)
Draft Updates
  • 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
  • 6:60 Curriculum Content
  • 6:130 Program for the Gifted
  • 6:160 English Learners
  • 6:260 Complaints about Curriculum, Instructional Materials and Programs
  • 6:135 High School Credit for Students in Grade 7 or 8
  • 7:10 Equal Educational Opportunities
  • 7:70 Attendance and Truancy
  • 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 and Websites
  • 7:340 Student Records
  • 8:30 Visitors to and Conduct on School Property
Review and Monitoring
  • 6:280 Grading and Promotion
  • 7:150 Agency and Law Enforcement Requests
5. New Business
5.A. Certified Staffing Projections & Recommendations 2026-2027
5.B. FY27 Tentative Budget Development Authorization

BE IT RESOLVED by the school board of School District 128 in the County of Cook, State of Illinois, that the FY27 Contracted Superintendent is hereby appointed to prepare a tentative budget for said School District for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2027, which tentative budget shall be filed with the Secretary of this Board.
5.C. 2026-2027 School Calendar Approval
5.D. Advance approval of estimated bills and payroll for February 2026 and educational expenditures not to exceed $2,000,000
5.E. Administrative Procedure for Policy 8:20: Facility Rental Procedures and Fee Structures
6. Audience Participation
If you are coming up to speak, please identify yourself by name and connection to the district and we ask that comments remain brief to accommodate everyone wishing to speak. Policy ordinarily provides up to 3 minutes per speaker.
7. Information Items
7.A. YTD Financial Summary
7.B. Freedom of Information Act Items
7.C. Enrollment Report
7.D. Future-Ready Learning and Artificial Intelligence: Examining Ethical Use, Instructional Integration, and Data Privacy through an AI Task Force
8. Closed Session

Discuss the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of a specific employee; collective negotiating matters or deliberations concerning salary schedules for classes of employees; discussion of possible litigation; and student disciplinary issues. The placement of individual students in special education programs and other matters relating to individual students.
9. Return to Open Session
10. Adjournment
Agenda Item Details Reload Your Meeting
Meeting: January 21, 2026 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting of the Board of Education
Subject:
1. Call to Order
Subject:
1.A. Pledge to the Flag
Subject:
1.B. Roll Call
Subject:
2. Superintendent's Report
Subject:
2.A. Student Presenters - Mayor for a Day Winners
  • City Clerk - Natalie N.
  • Treasurer - Dylan R.
  • Alderman District 1 - Haley K.
  • Alderman District 4 - Kellan G.
Subject:
2.B. Finance Planning Update
Subject:
3. Approval of the Consent Agenda Items
 
Subject:
3.A. Minutes of the Regular Meeting of December 10, 2025
Subject:
3.B. Minutes of the Special Finance Committee Meeting of January 7, 2025
Subject:
3.C. Approval of Bills & Payroll
Attachments:
Subject:
3.D. Review of Schools' Activity Accounts
 
Subject:
3.E. Personnel
Subject:
3.E.1. Hiring
  • Dana Flutman, Social Worker, Chippewa, start date January 5, 2026
  • April Mahy, Interim School Principal, Navajo Heights, estimated start date March 2, 2026
Subject:
3.E.2. FMLA Requests
  • Kaitlin Settle, Navajo Heights Principal, estimated start date March 12, 2026
  • Anna Szymonnik, Kindergarten Teacher, Indian Hill, estimated start date April 19, 2026
Subject:
3.F. Library Book Purchase Approval
Attachments:
Subject:
4. Old Business
Subject:
4.A. Reallocation of Excess Capital Bond Funds
Subject:
4.B. Policy Final Approval (2nd Read)
Draft Updates
  • 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
  • 6:60 Curriculum Content
  • 6:130 Program for the Gifted
  • 6:160 English Learners
  • 6:260 Complaints about Curriculum, Instructional Materials and Programs
  • 6:135 High School Credit for Students in Grade 7 or 8
  • 7:10 Equal Educational Opportunities
  • 7:70 Attendance and Truancy
  • 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 and Websites
  • 7:340 Student Records
  • 8:30 Visitors to and Conduct on School Property
Review and Monitoring
  • 6:280 Grading and Promotion
  • 7:150 Agency and Law Enforcement Requests
Attachments:
Subject:
5. New Business
Subject:
5.A. Certified Staffing Projections & Recommendations 2026-2027
Attachments:
Subject:
5.B. FY27 Tentative Budget Development Authorization

BE IT RESOLVED by the school board of School District 128 in the County of Cook, State of Illinois, that the FY27 Contracted Superintendent is hereby appointed to prepare a tentative budget for said School District for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2027, which tentative budget shall be filed with the Secretary of this Board.
Subject:
5.C. 2026-2027 School Calendar Approval
Attachments:
Subject:
5.D. Advance approval of estimated bills and payroll for February 2026 and educational expenditures not to exceed $2,000,000
Attachments:
Subject:
5.E. Administrative Procedure for Policy 8:20: Facility Rental Procedures and Fee Structures
Subject:
6. Audience Participation
If you are coming up to speak, please identify yourself by name and connection to the district and we ask that comments remain brief to accommodate everyone wishing to speak. Policy ordinarily provides up to 3 minutes per speaker.
Subject:
7. Information Items
Subject:
7.A. YTD Financial Summary
Attachments:
Subject:
7.B. Freedom of Information Act Items
Attachments:
Subject:
7.C. Enrollment Report
Subject:
7.D. Future-Ready Learning and Artificial Intelligence: Examining Ethical Use, Instructional Integration, and Data Privacy through an AI Task Force
Subject:
8. Closed Session

Discuss the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of a specific employee; collective negotiating matters or deliberations concerning salary schedules for classes of employees; discussion of possible litigation; and student disciplinary issues. The placement of individual students in special education programs and other matters relating to individual students.
Subject:
9. Return to Open Session
Subject:
10. Adjournment

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