Um, could I provide some VIC updates at this point? >> Sure, let's do that. Yeah. >> Uh, I went to the VIC meeting and it was great. Um, one thing they talked about was, uh, wanting clarification on PTO uh, providing funds to teachers and how that process, it sounds like it has maybe been a little different school to school. So, they've asked for um clarification so that there's some consistency. Um we got to learn about a little more about the BAFF camps. They're getting input. They're not live for registration yet, but it's always exciting to look at the camps, especially as a parent with, you know, kids who get bored over the summer. Uh music buffs gave an update. They have their big mattress fundraiser coming up. Uh some parents are trying to get a PTO together for RTO. So that's kind of exciting. They want to, you know, they'll they'll probably start small, but they want to get something going so that they can at least in the very least like be there to support the teachers.
Jessica Woods, Ms. Mazoni, and Ms. Aller for being present and tolerating me, cuz I didn't help as much as they did, but it was a wonderful event, and I appreciate all of your support. Foundation Night was great. Let's just go ahead and get it out of the way. Uh, congratulations Thank [clears throat] you so much for that. for the award. I noticed you didn't bring the trophy. Did not rub it in. I wanted to, but She was good. She should have. I was going to because compared to this family, it's like this big [laughter] and I thought it would really make a good laugh but alas, I was busy and needed to come talk about what we were going to talk about so I forgot. There you go. I mean, it's right there. Congratulations nonetheless. Very proud of our team. Uh, we came in second which never happens.
Okay, hearing none. Can I get a motion to close the public hearing? >> So moved. >> Second it. >> Ken moves, April seconds. >> Thank you. Ken Dawson. >> Aye. >> April Finan. >> Aye. >> Kira Caston. >> Aye. >> Katie Courtney. >> Aye. >> And Don Renner. >> Aye. Motion carries, public [clears throat] hearing is closed. >> Thank you. >> Next item is the consent agenda. Before the board votes on the consent agenda, is there any agenda item a board member would like to pull out of the consent agenda for further discussion?
So. All right. Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you. All right. Our next items are our committee reports. The first one up is the policy committee. Anybody want to give an update? I can take that one. So, um policy committee has met twice over the last um couple weeks now to review updates um um to our policy manual. Just as a little bit of a refresher, we are in the process of moving to IASB's um press plus service, which is basically their service that helps us keep up our board policy manual um up to date and in line with um current laws, regulations, um everything that um is part of the Illinois school code. So, um a lot of this um information or a lot of the policy manual is sort of mandated to us um by state law, um which is my understanding, but we do have some optionality.
Or any questions or comments? Hearing none. Roll call, please. >> Mr. Swallish. >> I. >> Miss Venegas. >> I. >> Dr. Hall. Nay. >> Miss Wolffoke. >> I zit stumbberes is an I. Mr. Gyos. >> I. >> Mr. Brown. >> I. Motion carry. Can I have a motion to approve number nine memorandum of agreement for PBIS coordinator? >> Moved by Bill. >> Second by Elizabeth. Questions or comments? Hearing? None. Roll call, please. Madam Secretary. >> Mr. Salish. >> I. >> Miss Venegas. >> I. >> Miss Wolf. >> I. >> Dr. Hall. >> I. >> Zites. Stumb. I. Mr. Gagos. >> I. >> Mr. Brown. >> I. Motion carry. And finally, number 10. Can I have a motion to approve the personnel report number A alpha? That is again to approve the certify staff employment reassignment and resignation and educational support staff employment resignation and salary adjustment.
Uh you know that there's no secret out there about the the possibility of consolidating buildings. I I don't think that's the elementary. I don't think that's been a secret to anybody. If it has been, I don't know that they've been uh too involved. Um I don't necessarily want to have that discussion tonight. I don't I don't feel like that's the right venue, but I do feel like at some point we have to at least talk about that. Um uh and I I don't know whether the board desires a a work session to do that or they just want a public meeting to do that in in you know, a week. I do think we have to give 72 hours notice. >> That's if you would want to do something next Monday for example. >> do something Monday, you have that decision made by Thursday. Um no, Wednesday cuz we have to publish it Thursday, right?
Any discussion? Hearing none. All those in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? >> That motion will carry. >> Okay. Thank you, Mr. Gib. Get myself reorganized here real fast. Okay. So, I have approval request for some special services. >> Yeah. And I apologize. The last one had or not each individually as separate items, but if okay the board um we could seek approval of these items as a group. Uh they're all related to special services. So it's 2026 uh summer speech for students to qualify for that. 2026 27 speech and language pathologist contract. Um 2026 2027 blind and low vision contract and 2026 2027 hearting connections LLC contract. Um so these are specialists um we contract with them one either uh they're difficult to fill positions again hire them or um you don't need a full-time person but you need hours to service students. Mrs.
Do we encourage them to be part of the Lawrence Township community even though they don't necessarily report to us. Well yeah I think some of them I know I certainly see some of them at sporting events. You know it's it's you know it it's certainly something we aren't going to keep them from doing. They are required to have the same background checks Yes. Yeah just like with all of our construction workers anyone that tries to set foot on campus that's contracted even through a third party has to go through a safe vendor program or there's different programs we do but that's all in our contract language. They have to go through those same procedures make sure there's no criminal element in their background. Board any other questions? Okay. All right and then when I read the RFP just to clarify again time frame it looks like interviews are April 21st time timeline.
There's no certified or potential vernal pools there. The site is not located in an area of critical environmental concern or outstanding resource water. The site is not located in a surface water protection area or public water supply wershed and it's not located in a mass D wellhead protection zone. Um uh this graphic shows the existing complex. Um this portion of the building here is proposed to remain as well as this one. The rest of the complex is slated to be removed. This shows the existing parking lot configuration along here. And there's also some parking along Main Street. Um, we also show, as you can see here, this one does depict the 200 foot riverfront area through the entire parcel, not just the non portions. Um, one thing I would like to point out on this graphic, um, there's currently three discharges. Um, the site doesn't currently have any storm water management treatment.
There is sometimes been a constitutional prohibition on somebody holding a public office and holding a second public office. And so, there is that. Potentially questionable what position in play. So, I'm sorry. I apologize. I'm thinking out loud. Um Obviously, we have allowed people to make decisions when it applies to a general class, but if it's something that would um specifically impact them like a discrete class within um then we usually would insist that they would recuse themselves. So, when we've seen this kind of certain stance in other certain uh situations. Um So, uh it does raise more challenges. Um, conversely, I can also see the argument sometimes those individuals may have more insight as to what's going on at the body. So, I mean, I that's not a terribly helpful comment just to say, you know, it's a policy decision, I think, for the legislature.
So I thought that was great. Um oh, one of the members suggested having the BIC meetings at different schools, which I thought was a great idea. So, it sounds like they're going to be moving ahead with that for next year so that people have the opportunity to see other schools that they might not normally see. Uh, and then the other thing I thought was possible for us to have two board members at a BIC meeting if we wanted to. Correct. >> So, I know that there's only four. So, I thought for next year, give more people an opportunity if they really want to go, could we open it up so that minimally one at each big meeting? But there could be two because I know you were there at the beginning and I mean technically you could have stayed. >> I could have. Yes. >> If you really wanted to.
We usually aren't even contenders so I don't know how that happened. So Proximity Certainly not my fault. Uh, but thanks to everyone that came. Who knows to Erica's? Yeah. Oh, yeah. That's it. Questions. Yeah. Uh I I would like to say please restart with DAC next year. What? Moderate amount of death. It was uh, I don't know how they put it all together but it was a good time and and thank you to everyone who could attend and for those who can't, you should think about it next year. It's a lot of fun. And uh, thank you to the Jed Center for hosting. Um I'm not going to say goodbye to Northbrook because you got me. We're going to need to apply for school board governance starting now. The applications due August 1st. It's uh, every 2 years we can apply so we're going to be working on that and thank you Mr.
Hearing none, can I get a motion from the Board of Education to approve the consent agenda as presented, which includes item A, personnel report 2026-27 fifth-year full-time renewals, 2026-27 fourth-year full-time renewals, 26-27 third-year full-time renewals, 2026-27 non-tenure full-time renewals, 2026-27 non-tenure part-time renewals, appointment administration appointment classified and transfer position classified. Item B, personnel report resignation certified, resignation classified. Item C, February treasurer's report and financial pages. Item D, student trips. Item E, Illinois High School Association membership from July 1st of 2026 through June 30th of 2027. Item F, proposed revised 2026-27 calendar and item G, proposed 2027-28 calendar. >> So moved. >> April moves. >> Second. >> Ken seconds. >> Thank you. April Finan. >> Aye. >> Ken Dawson. >> Aye. >> Kira Caston. >> Aye. >> Katie Courtney. >> Aye. >> And Don Renner. >> Aye. Motion carries. Moving on to item eight, recommendations for action.
So, um staff um reviewed we uh Scott and I reviewed with um staff um the things that um are optional and which way um we wanted to go, and um really appreciate the work of everybody um on staff who is part of that process. Those were couple pretty long meetings, so. Scott, anything to add to that? I'm good. >> [laughter] >> Just a reminder, we use press currently for all [clears throat] of our policies. We were just not using the online service, and it was all manual process. So, after this is all adopted, all of this will then be um and it's it's a pay prescription pay per fee for this, but IASB will then host this. Um it'll allow the updating to go more smoothly. Um it will be easier to sort through and find them than they currently than they currently are. Uh and it will just make it much easier as I as I look to Angie, who will who will be doing all that uh in the future.
>> Move. >> Second. >> Moved by Jamie. Second >> by Miss Venegas. by Elizabeth. Questions or comments? Roll call, please. Madam Secretary, >> Miss Venegas, >> I. >> Mr. Swallish, >> I >> Mr. Hall, Dr. Hall, I'm so sorry. >> Nay, >> Miss Wolf, >> I zites is an I. Mr. Gagos, >> I >> Mr. Brown. >> I motion carry. Uh, number nine, any old business? >> I have some I probably should have said it um earlier when we were board reports, >> but um our district our key that we came over here to look at the bridges program and um Mr. Watson and Mr. Hollyfield did an excellent excellent job giving us a tour. They put packets together. They we walked away amazed at how that program is run. We know it can grow and we know that they have expect higher expectations for next year.
Thursday Friday morning. Um if you want to wait until the April board meeting, we can, uh but just remember then that everything that we do gets backed up a month and if we decide we're going to do anything that requires staff movement, um that puts teachers in a huge bind and and you know, last year we were only moving moved uh three elementary to the high school and we moved uh two to the from the primary to the elementary and that just about caused consternation and it probably [clears throat] no question and I'm not sure it was actually great for the teachers. Um and so if we want to do that, I would prefer that we go faster rather than slower. But I'm I'm up to discussion. >> All right, sure can talk about it in public. so I think my thoughts would be uh start talking about like hard decisions have to be made and referendum still needs to happen even with some of those hard decisions that need to be made.
Sullivan has gathered all of those contracts, the costs, I've reviewed them, and it would be my recommendation that the board approve all those items as presented. Okay, thank you. Okay. Uh, can I get a motion to approve the four separate special services in a group approval motion? >> Motion in a second.
Yeah so the same timeline we're prepared for the next board meeting to present to you a a a vendor that we it could be the same vendor could be a new vendor. Yeah. Okay. Thank you. So yeah both RFPs with the goal to come to us next month. Thank you Dr. Nesbit. >> 3.9 financial updates Mr. Miles. Thank you Madam President Dr. Schmidt members of the board. At this time we're bringing before you our February 2026 month end financials and the the year of 26 just seems to be humming right along so we are happy to report both ending balances are slightly ahead of where we were as far as projections for at the beginning of the year or prior going into the year. As you see the general fund both revenue and expenditures a little ahead of expectations meaning even on the expense side our expenses are a little more than what we projected but the revenue outpaced that and so leaving us in a good place there at the end of the month.
Everything's most of the storm water flows towards the back of the site. Um small portion flow is towards Main Street. There is a small existing drain located here. Uh there's another one right here and there's a third one located right here. These currently storm water flows untreated through these drain pipes directly into the Sudbury River. There's also a fourth point here. Um there's an old pump house located here which we'll see um on the sidewalk. There's also a drain that that's connected to this that discharges immediately adjacent to the main high water line. Uh that pump house is no longer operational, but the drain pipe still exists. Um there's some erosion there. I point that out because we will be discussing that a little bit more. Um this is before I get into the Yep. No, this is the right one. Um the overall site plan, this shows the overall configuration of what we're proposing.
In certain situations, if the the their job is dependent upon the university, and if they don't necessarily go along with the general recommendations uh of the administration, that and it might not be a direct conflict, but the fact that there's this need to be agreeable with all of the all of the proposals that are coming forth. Do you see that as as a possible I mean that's the probably the reason why you know, the I think the commission to to select these nominees have looked I I don't think they've been as favorable to putting active employees cuz we've not seen a lot of them, but when we have seen it, it seems like that seems to be the situation and we often hear the word rubber stamp a number of the of the decisions on that. So Again, it's a nuanced issue. I think plainly if the administration were to directly or indirectly try to put pressure on somebody, that would be a fair treatment by the I I understand that.