001Hey. Hey, hey, hey. Heat. Heat. Heat. Jack. Hey. Hey Why? Hey. Hey. Hey. behind you. Okay. Good evening everyone. I am going to call the March 2nd, 2026 board of education meeting to order. Roll call please. >> Miss Kirk >> here. >> Miss Khan. >> Miss Martin >> here. Miss Nolan >> here. >> Miss Schwarz >> here. >> Miss Thomas >> here. >> President Owen >> here. May I have a motion to move into close session to discuss individual student disciplinary matters pending probable or imminent litigation, 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 or legal council for the public body. The purchase or lease of real property for the use of
002the school board. The setting of a price or lease. I'm sorry. The setting of a price for the sale or lease of real property owned by the school board. An internal audit. Control weakness. Identification of potential fraud. Risk areas known or suspected frauds and fraud interviews. Collective negotiating matters between the school board and its employees or the representatives or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees. The review of close session minutes and individual student matters. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Roll call, please. >> Miss Kirk. >> Yes. >> Miss Martin? Yes, >> Miss Nolan. >> Yes, >> Miss Schwarz. >> Yes, >> Miss Thomas. >> Yes, >> President Owens. >> Yes. >> We are in close session at 6:01 p.m. Heat. Heat. N I need you. I can't. Hey, Nad.
003Hey, hey, hey. Heat. Heat. Nat. Hey. Hey. Hey, hey, hey. you. You Hey. Hey. Hey. Hey. Heat. Hey. Here we go. Heat. Heat. I feel about Hey. Hey. Hey. Hey. Hey. Hey. Hey. Hey. Hey. Heat. Heat. Okay, good evening everyone. I am going to re call the uh schoolboard meeting of March 2nd, 2026. If I could have everybody stand as they are able for the pledge of >> allegiance. To the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Thank you everyone. The first item on our agenda tonight is accent on achievement. Dr. Johnson. >> Thank you, President Owens. Uh, as part of um our accent on achievement, the board of education recognizes this evening Larkin High
004School students and staff for their all-state theater production of Birthday Candles at the Illinois High School Theater Festival held at Illinois State University uh the weekend of January 8th through the 10th of 2026. And I have a a rather lengthy um list here of cast members and team members that we are going to celebrate tonight as well of course as our as our as our staff members who have provided great support for our students uh along the way as well. So, we are going to ask because I'm sure that I know they're fascin You're there. Um, so we we're going to ask that you all line up. We're going to have you line up, I think, over on the far Oh, on that side. Okay. Stick is giving me directions. gonna have you line up
005over here and then we're going to read your names. You're going to come forward for a certificate, a handshake, a high five, a hug possibly because board member Thomas is going to be doing this and it's it's well known that she's a Larkin uh parent. Board member Martin is also going to assist. So, um and then we're going to have a photo opportunity outside as well to support this All right. So, do you want to Yeah. head head to >> head to action >> and I'll wait until I get direction that I should proceed with names. >> Okay. >> Are you ready? Okay. Sydney Boline [applause] Alonszo Curillo, [applause] Isabella Cianio, Quinn Dabo, [applause] Casper Funk, >> [applause] >> Vivian Gray, [applause] Dipper Green, [applause] Madison Hand. [applause] That's right. We're going to keep applauding
006and cheering anyway. Okay, I know they're also very busy. Alexander Imbergia, [applause] Diego George, [applause] Evangelene Lamir Idris, [applause] Janessa Martinez, [applause] Yuritzi Martinez, >> [applause] >> Benjamin Melesio, [applause] Emmy Miller, [applause] Jonathan Morales, [applause] Mia Nolli, >> [applause] >> David Ordaz, [applause] Daniela Rojas, [applause] Ezra Sanchez, [applause] Andrew Schultz, >> [applause] >> River Sherman, [applause] Patrice Turlei, [applause] and Meadow Whitaker. [applause] Okay. Then I also have some of our colleagues who have made this possible and I want to make sure we celebrate them and their contributions as well. Adam Baxter, [applause] Shannon Casmir, [applause] and Rebecca Yhoffen [applause] standing over there. Also on the side is principal Jason Mika. So I wanted to highlight him as well. [applause] Now um we also I want to I want to also uh we have another uh
007student to celebrate. So, as part of our Illinois High School Theater Festival Allstate Improv Team, uh we are also recognizing Lurin High School student Hannah Abdul Fata for being selected for the Allstate Improv Team at the Illinois High School Theater Festival held at Illinois State University again January 8th through the 10th, 2026. Yeah. >> I'll read the certificate of achievement. Certificate of achievement. The board of education of school district U46 hereby recognizes Hannah Abdel Fata of Larkin High School for being named to the Allstate Improv Team at the Illinois High School Theater Festival presented this second day of March 2026 and it's signed by Board of Education President Melissa Owens and Superintendent Dr. Suzanne Johnson. >> [applause] >> We'll make sure we get all those certificates to our Luren High School team before they depart
008tonight so we get all of those recognitions to our students who are unable to be here. Okay, the next item on our agenda is strategic plan report. Dr. Johnson. >> Thank you, President Owens. Uh this evening we have the 2026 2027 boundary transition update. Lala Mistovich, deputy superintendent of instruction, Marcy Murphy, director of transportation, and Elizabeth Lapa, assistant director of transportation, will present an update to the board of education on the 2026 2027 boundary transition. Is it not loading or Oh, no, it's loading. I didn't know if you wanted me to wait for her. All right. Good evening, members of the board. Tonight's update focuses on three areas of our transition work for the 2026 2027 school year. Student registration, classroom moves scheduled for this summer, and transportation routing progress. As we move from planning
009into implementation, our focus is on ensuring systems are aligned and timelines remain on track. Registration for the 2026 2027 school year is underway and we are seeing strong early engagement. Currently, over 30% of our projected 884 kindergarten students have already registered through early registration. I should say 884 known kindergarten students. Um, we anticipate that number will continue to grow as we move toward the April 1st districtwide registration opening. All schools will either host registration events or offer appointments for families who need in-person assistance. Information about those opportunities will be posted on our registration website this month. For families submitting a change of address, residency verification must be completed before enrollment will be finalized. If an address change impacts a student's assigned school, both affected schools are notified to ensure accurate placement and communication. Overall, registration
010is progressing steadily and systems are in place to support families through the process. Our classroom move process is proceeding according to schedule. The bid was published on January 26th, followed by a mandatory in-person pre-bid meetings in early February. Vendor questions were submitted and addressed promptly and bids were received on February 18th. The administration will bring the bid review to the board on April 13th with anticipated approval on April 27th. Once approved, coordination with the selected vendor will begin immediately to ensure moves occur between May and August with minimal disruption to summer programming and full readiness for the start of the school year. This timeline keeps us on track to complete all physical transitions prior to August staff return dates. Transportation. So, uh, this slide outlines the recommended transportation model for the 2627 school year centered
011on a new three- tier transportation framework. The transition to a true three- tier system is a strategic modernization effort designed to maximize fleet efficiency, improve route reliability, and ensure long-term operational sustainability in the face of our everchanging district. Enhance enhancements and opportunities by structuring routes into a three clearly defined tier. Travel time between tiers is optimized to ensure on-time student arrival. This framework represents a systemwide alignment between transportation and operations and school scheduling. A core component of this framework is aligning all elementary schools to a unified bell time. Additionally, elementary and middle school bell times will shift five minutes later than the current schedules. While this is a minor adjustment and it plays a significant operational role, this five minute shift creates critical transition time between tiers, improving on-time performance and reducing cascading delays. It
012also provides sufficient time in the morning to schedule in the morning schedule apologize to implement a successful and sustainable breakfast plan. Thank you, food service team. US uh U46 strategic plan goals number two and four safety is our priority. Transportation's commitment to continue expanding opportunities for pathways, career transitions, and co-curricular and extracurricular activities while supporting the district's moving our our schools forward initiative. And this slide um outlines the structure for the projected school impacts. While this structure optimize our fleet efficiency and assures timely student transportation, it also creates impactful shifts at the school building levels. Elementary readiness general education double double runs big bus to serve concentrated student populations such as Creek Side, Highland, Hillrest, Hilltop, and Huff. We will utilize double runs. This allows a single vehicle to complete two sequential rotations at different
013stop locations, maximizing seat capacity. Specialized student services integration. We are expanding on our blended runs to consolidate specialized routes. By combining two schools with lower ridership onto a shared vehicle, we significantly improve resource allocation. The tiered scheduling adoption of a streamlined elementary schedule featuring staggered arrivals between 7:30 and 7:45 and dismissals between 2:15 and 2:30 for the specific campuses listed above. Writership growth. This model also designed to accommodate the projected increases in the combined wrership of prek and special student services students due to programming shifts. High school accessibility. We are recommending that specialized student service morning dropoff time shift from 7:15 to 7 a.m. The 15minute adjustment creates the necessary buffer between tiers to successfully operate a three tier transportation system. This strategic adjustment enables us to maximize fleet utilization, reduce the total number of
014buses required, and support long-term sustainability while continuing to prioritize safety and timely service. As we look ahead, we will continue providing focused monthly updates to the board. In April, we will share the status of transition activities and provide a transportation readiness update. In May, we will present an enrollment and registration snapshot, a staffing um and professional learning status update and participation trends for transition events, including summer experience enrollment. Our goal is to continue moving from planning to execution while ensuring the board has clear visibility into readiness across all areas. Thank you for your time and continued support as we move through this important transition. This work represents coordination across departments and schools and we remain focused on ensuring a smooth student centered trans start of the 2026 2020 27 2026 2027 school year. At this
015time we are happy to take any questions. >> Thank you both for the presentation. Do board members have questions. Don, >> so I definitely have questions about the changes to the timing. I'm going to start with the um high school well a generic question. So on slide five, we have like the bell schedule and then what's labeled the bus anchor schedule. So and I want to clarify to make sure I understand if it says bus anchor is um 6:45 7 a.m. does that so that means that's the time the students are being dropped off in that window at the high school. >> That is correct >> for the and then um would the 305 then be when the buses pick up after the 255 bill? Is that how those >> that time the anchor time
016in the afternoon is reflective of the time when the bus should be pulling off of campus loaded with students? >> Okay. >> So, that is the shift and we do have um several of our high school routes that do the double tier like we talked about. We're making that shift. So, that's where the 6:45 and 7 o'clock come in the morning for high school. So, a quick followup on that on the high school one with the buses and I don't just because I don't remember if buses are dropping off 6:45 to 7 with a 7:40 bell. Are we still staffed well enough for that number of students like in the cafeteria and doing what they want in the building at that time of day? >> Yes. So, we work with all of our building administrators
017to ensure that we have appropriate supervision in the morning. If these shifts will require require additional supervision, we are ready um and prepared to accommodate that. Okay, thank you. Any other questions, Kate? >> Um, yeah, I'm trying to understand this two tier. So, like on slide six, >> so it says same bus, two drop offs and pickups per route. So, does that mean a driver is going to drive through Valley Creek, pick up a whole bunch of kids, take them to Creekide, and then do the same route again? >> No, they would pick up from a different area. It wouldn't be in the exact same area. So they would do like the east half of the neighborhood and then they would go and do the west half of the neighborhood. >> Correct. Yes. Because that
018would cause some confusion and then obviously students would wait and then we'd have a a load issue. So, you know, it'll be completely separate area and it's just in those areas that we're really condensed with students that we can very quickly get the kids to school safely. Okay. And then come to a different area and get another group. >> Okay. And so then um another bus then might drive through neighborhoods and pick up kids for Sunnydale and pick up kids for Parkwood. >> Correct. For our special services students. Yes. And we >> Oh, and those would just be specialized student service kids. >> Correct. Correct. Because we currently do that and we share uh campuses with that because again this the students are condensed in an area but would go to two different campuses. >>
019Right. Okay. So my question was um going to be like that there'll be staff at each building to make sure the kids get off at the right school, but it's specialized student services, so I know that already happens. >> Absolutely. >> Okay. >> And our route sheets are very reflective of the students that load and unload as well. >> Yeah. Well, and I just had a thought of like a first grader panicking and not realizing where they were supposed to go, but that's not really going to happen because this is specialized student services. Correct. Staff does it anyway. >> Yes. They're physically received by staff. >> Okay. Thank you, >> Don. So, back to slide five. So, I'm just just trying to wrap my hands around the whole we're changing the elementary start times again.
020So, with the schedule next year, we're looking at starting all schools at the 7:55. Like, right now, we have elementarymentaries on two different schedules. Correct. >> Correct. >> All elementary schools. Yes. >> Okay. And we have discussed this with ETA and all proper like because we changed last year so now we're changing again. And I just want to make sure we're not overwhelming. >> Yes, there's been ongoing uh communication with our ETA leadership around our start and end times. We know that we have had um different concerns come up around transportation and ensuring that students are getting to school on time. So, this has been something that we've been researching for several years now and we're very excited to be able to finally move to a three- tiered model. >> Okay, great. Thank you. >>
021Any other questions? Okay, >> Thank you. Thank you. >> Next item on our agenda is P comments from the audience. Dr. Johnson, >> we have no public comments this evening. >> Okay. Thank you. Next item is other business, board member and superintendent update. Do board members have any updates they'd like to share? I just like to to thank everyone that came out um in support of the Larkin Athletic Field groundbreaking. Um we had quite a few board members there which was great. Um, a lot of Larkin staff members, a bunch of community members, um, uh, a bunch of students as well. Um, so thank you to the Larkin staff and to operations for putting that together. Um, it was really exciting. It was a very cold day, but it was very exciting to be out
022on the field and um, and getting the chance to to finally get this this project in motion. So, thank you. Anyone else? Dr. Johnson. >> Uh, I echo the same. So, great. Thanks. Uh, again, not surprising after you saw the turnout from Larkin High School, but even the band made their way out uh to support us, as did uh Louie. So, uh, >> King Louie was there. He was probably the warmest person out there on um, last Tuesday. So, I would recommend all mascots turn out for these events in the winter because that's the way to go. Um, but it it tr we had we had a fabulous turnout and so I really appreciate that. Not at all surprised given the the royal pride. So, thank you. >> The next item is for your request,
023Dr. Johnson. >> Thank you, President Owens. This evening we have eight Freedom of Information Act requests that are available on the public domain and board docs and they will also be moved to the U46 website later this week. >> Next item is consent agenda. Dr. Johnson. >> Uh this evening on consent agenda we have personnel report and workers compensation cases minutes of board meetings January 15, 2026 termination of Gabriella Marado, Secretary of Plant Operations Resolution authorizing the submittal of serious safety hazard findings to the Illinois Department of Transportation. Bid operations Unite U46 Legacy Middle School offsite roadway improvements. Bid procurement 2026 2027 Hawk Hollow Middle School Furniture Proposal Plan Operations McKinley Elementary School Emergency Repair Proposal Plant Operations Educational Services Center Emergency Repair Contract renewal human resources employee benefits consulting services agreement contract renewal financial
024services investment consulting contract renewal plant operations landscape maintenance contract operations Contractual services building permit number one, Larsson Middle School electrical work project number 508-25. >> Are there any items board members would like remove from the consent agenda? >> Hearing none, may I have a motion to approve this consent agenda? >> So move. >> Second. >> Roll call, please. >> Miss Kerr, >> yes. >> Miss Khan, >> yes. >> Miss Martin, >> yes. >> Miss Nolan, >> yes. >> Miss Schwarz, >> yes. >> Miss Thomas, yes. >> President Owens, >> yes. Motion carried. >> Next item is discussion action. Dr. Johnson. >> Thank you, President Owens. Our first item, itemized bills for March 2nd, 2026. Robin Cornellison, executive director of financial services, will respond to questions from the board of education regarding the attached bills. Administration
025recommends the board of education approve the list of bills in the amount of 7,257,66812. May I have a motion to approve the list of bills in the amount of 7,257,66812? >> So moved. >> Second. >> Any questions or discussion? >> Roll call, please. >> Miss Kurt, >> yes. >> Miss Khan, >> yes. >> Miss Martin, >> yes. >> Miss Nolan, >> yes. >> Miss Schwarz, >> yes. >> Miss Thomas, >> yes. >> President Owens, >> yes. >> Motion carried. >> Next item. Resolution authorizing designation of a person or persons to prepare the fiscal year 2027 tenative budget. Dr. Kyle Vanchesi, deputy superintendent of operations, joins Robin Cornelison, executive director of financial services. They are available for questions regarding the resolution authorizing designation of a person or persons to prepare the fiscal year 2027 tenative budget.
026Administration recommends the board of education approve the resolution. May I have a motion to approve the resolution authorizing designation of a person or persons to prepare the fiscal year 2027 tentative budget? >> So moved. >> Second. >> Any questions or discussion? >> Roll call, please. >> Miss Kr, >> yes. >> Miss Khan, >> yes. >> Miss Martin, >> yes. >> Miss Nolan, >> yes. >> Miss Schwarz, >> yes. >> Miss Thomas, yes. >> President Owens, motion carried. >> Next is a resolution approving shity bond of treasure. Again, Dr. Dr. Kyle Vanchesy, Deputy Superintendent of Operations, and Robin Cornell, executive director of financial services are available for questions regarding the attached resolution approving shity bond of treasurer. Administration recommends the board of education adopt the resolution. >> May I have a motion to approve the resolution
027approving shity bond of treasurer? >> So moved. >> Second. >> Any questions or discussion? >> Roll call, please. >> Miss Kerr, >> yes. >> Miss Khan, >> yes. >> Miss Martin, >> yes. >> Miss Nolan, >> yes. Miss Schwarz, >> yes. >> Miss Thomas, >> yes. >> President Owens, >> yes. Motion carried. >> Okay. The next item is HR resolutions in order to follow state guidelines that allow for staff dismissal of up to up until 45 days before the end of the school year. Mark Moore, assistant superintendent of human resources, annually presents personnel categories that are eligible for possible dismissal. Depending on the budget situation and when programs and classes are determined for the next school year, some of these individuals may be rehired providing they have proper lensure. While the board of education takes
028this action very seriously, dismissal consideration is customary at this time of year in order to follow state requirements. The attached resolutions are provided in the board packet. Each resolution will be voted on separately. The additional resolutions will be presented at the March 16th, 2026 board of education meeting. Mark Moore, Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources, is present to discuss the additional reductions in force. These reductions in force on tonight's agenda will address the following categories. And I'm going to take an individual uh motion for each one of these. So the first one is authorizing non-renewal of first, second, and thirdyear probate pro probationary teachers number 2574. >> So I'm sorry. May I have a motion to approve the authorization renewal of first, second, and third year probationary teachers number 2574? >> So moved. >> Second. >>
029Any questions or discussion? Okay. Do roll call, please. >> Miss Kerr, >> yes. >> Miss Khan, >> yes. >> Miss Martin, >> yes. >> Miss Nolan, >> yes. >> Miss Schwarz, >> yes. >> Miss Thomas, >> yes. >> President Owens, >> yes. Motion carried. >> And now we'll do the second one. May I have a motion to authorize notice of dismissal to final year probationary teachers number 2575. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Any questions or discussion? >> Roll call, please. >> Miss Kerr, >> yes. >> Miss Khan, >> yes. >> Miss Martin, >> yes. Miss Nolan, >> yes. >> Miss Schwarz, >> yes. >> Miss Thomas, >> yes. >> President Owens, yes. Motion carried. >> And our third resolution for this evening. May I have a motion to authorize notice of dismissal to final
030year probationary administrators number 2588. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Any discussion or questions? Roll call, please. >> Miss Kerr, >> yes. >> Miss Khan, >> yes. >> Miss Martin, >> yes. >> Miss Nolan, >> yes. >> Miss Schwarz, >> yes. Miss Thomas. >> Yes. >> President Owens. >> Yes. Motion carried. >> Okay. The next item is work session. Dr. Johnson. >> Our item this evening, Alignment Collaborative for Education Renewal. Bill Wright, chairman of Alignment Collaborative for Education and Nancy Coleman, executive director of Alignment Collaborative for Education. Here to present the attached proposal summary. Respond to questions from the board of education. administration recommends approval of school district U46's partnership with Alignment Collaborative for Education and requests the board of education agree to a one-year extension in the amount of $110,000. Okay. So board members
031have the uh proposal in their packets um for review and uh alignment for collaborative was at our December meeting um giving a presentation on the work um outlined for last year and some of the work that we will anticipate for this year. If board members have any questions are welcome to to ask them now. We have uh panelists that can come forward and answer questions if there are any. And if not, then if not, then we don't need you to come forward. But John, >> so I don't I don't know if it's a question. Um, but I'm gonna make a statement. Um, I'm just going to flat out say that a 25% increase concerns me. Not because the dollar amount is large, right? We're going from 88 to 110, but at our meeting last week,
032we looked at our five-year projection, and we're projected to be down to a three-month surplus over the next five years, which I know, you know, the board is looking at having conversations about. So, if I sit here and just approve every contract that is small that comes forward with a 25% increase, we have large issues as a district. Um, so I I'm concerned like I'm going to show concern every time I see an increase of that size. Um, I know what you guys do is good work for the district. Internships, um, the career information, it's all good. I do plan to approve it. like I don't plan to vote no against it, but I just like I can't like I I need to say something when we see increases of that cost. Um you know
033on the information we were given the secondary information that shows like growth in U46 students served. I know that there was a the appearance of a big bump for 2425. I know part of that is that we required all senior students in our district to sit in on online. So, for me, having a student who sat through that and kind of knowing what part of that several thousand student bump was, I think it's um not distracting. I can't think of the right word at the moment, but it kind of gives an illusion of what the services those 12,000 students are getting over the 8,000 the year before. So, that's it. I just want to make sure that as we move forward, we are closely looking at the money being spent. um maybe not just saying
034it's $7 per student going to 850, but really looking at each of the items we're doing in Career Tech and how we're serving our students to make sure each of those events the dollars make sense and um just keeping an eye on our annual increases to make s make sure that all the accounts we're approving and these upgrades make sense over the long term for our district. >> Thank you. Does anybody else have anything to add? Okay. >> May I respond to that question just for a second? Absolutely. >> Uh, one of the reasons why we decided on that large of increase has to do there has not been an increase in five years. And the reason why there was not an increase in five years that we have used money from the United Way
035Metro Chicago grant over half of that funding of $150,000 a year to support that effort. That grant ends this year. Whether it will be renewed or not, we do not know at this time. So that is one of the reasons we are preparing for that. And if you look at the number of students served, we're beginning to be strapped on how much bandwidth we have with the number of students we're serving. It's very unusual. I don't see any model in the state that is serving 15,000 students a year on this type of budget. So, and 12,000 of those 15,000 are U46 students. I agree with you that some events are 3,000 people in one day and it's all done in eight hours but some are individual students investing 60 hours because of the internship program.
036Internship program is heavily uh it's a heavy labor lift because each student is getting dedicated 60 hours. So that is the difference and why you're seeing the cost increases because that program is growing so rapidly. We're also cognizant of the fact that this is a one time at this level, but for now on, if we're looking at that, depending on what other grants we receive, would never come back to ask for more than a 10% increase in the future. >> Anyone else? Thank you. I appreciate that. Perfect. You Okay, the next item is work session bids and proposals. Dr. Johnson. >> Thank you, President Owens. Our first item, bid operations, Unite U46 new elementary school abatement work. Dr. Anne Williams, deputy superintendent of operations. Brian Lindholm, chief of staff, will present the attached proposal summary
037and will respond to questions from the board of education. Administration recommends award to the lowest responsible bidder CEC Environment Incorporated in the amount of $299,182 and requests authorization for district administration to execute related documents. This expenditure will be charged to the capital projects fund. The cost is included in the budget for the 2025 2026 and 2026 2027 fiscal years. >> Do board members have any questions? Thank you. >> Our next item, bid, food and nutrition services. Dreamwood High School food service equipment. Aaron Noak, director of food and nutrition food and nutrition services will present the attached proposal summary and respond to questions from the board of education. Administration recommends award to the lowest responsible bidder, Gator Chef, in the amount of $154,69747 and requests authorization for district administration to execute related documents. This expenditure will
038be charged to the operations and maintenance fund. The cost is included in the budget for the 2025 2026 fiscal year. >> Do board members have any questions? >> Thank you. Next is a proposal diversity, equity, and inclusion, Scholastic Literacy Pro. Dr. Litri Satwait, assistant superintendent of equity, and innovation. Lisa Jackson, director of diversity, equity, and inclusion will present the attached proposal summary and respond to questions from the board of education. Administration recommends approval of the proposal from Scholastic Incorporated in the amount of $114,786.73 and requests authorization for district administration to execute related documents. This expenditure will be charged to the education fund. The cost is included in the budget for the 2025 20226 fiscal year. >> Do board members have any questions? Sue? >> Yes. So, thank you for the links. I thought they were
039they were great books for the kids. Couple questions. One, as you mentioned, we're going to be encouraging kids to read this summer. Um, are we going to be tracking it all or can we track it all? Whether they do, does this program allow that us to see that? >> Yes, actually. Uh, teachers will be able to track it, we will be able to track it uh at through the district and parents can actually track it. >> Okay. And then my second question is a lot of our libraries have summer reading programs. Can we somehow work with them to encourage reading with this as well? >> Absolutely. Yes. We can inform them that this is something that we're doing as well. >> Okay, that's great. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Any other questions? >> Okay,
040thank you. >> Next is a proposal from diversity, equity, inclusion school book quest book fairs. Uh Dr. Patrice Satwite and Lisa Jackson continue to be present to uh present the attached proposal summary and respond to questions from the board of education. Administration recommends approval of the proposal from Scholastic Incorporated in the amount of $695,212.50 requests authorization for district administration to execute related documents. This expenditure will be charged to the education fund. The cost is included in the budget for the fiscal year. >> Board members have any questions? >> Okay. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Next is a proposal plan operations Fox Meadow Elementary School HVAC project number 728-26 rooftop units. Cassandra Rickenbach, assistant director of planning and systems, and Jolene Linnamman, capital projects coordinator, will present the attached proposal summary and respond to questions
041from the board of education. Administration recommends approval of the proposal from Johnson Controls in the amount of $1,48,590. Requests authorization for district administration to execute related documents. The expenditure will be charged to the operations and maintenance fund. The cost is included in the budget for the 2026 2027 fiscal year. >> Do board members have any questions? >> Okay, next item. >> Uh, next item, proposal plan operations tough middle school HVAC project number 532-26 rooftop units. Again, our team is here to present the attached proposal summary and respond to questions from the board of education. Administration recommends approval of the proposal from Johnson Controls in the amount of $1,585,755 and requests authorization for district administration to execute related documents. This expenditure will be charged to the operations and maintenance fund. The cost is included in the
042budget for the 2025 2026 fiscal year. >> Do board members have any questions? Okay, next item. Next is a proposal plan operations Fox Meadow Elementary School HVAC project number 728-26 electrical switchboards. Our team is here to present the attached proposal summary and respond to questions from the board of education. Administration recommends approval of the proposal from Greybar in the amount of $41,900 and requests authorization for district administration to execute related documents. This expenditure will be charged the operations and maintenance fund. The cost is included in the budget for the 2026 2027 fiscal year. >> Do board members have any questions? Next item. >> Uh again, proposal plan operations tough middle school HVAC project number 532-26 electrical switchboards. Again, our team is here to present the attached proposal summary and respond to questions from the board
043of education. Administration recommends approval of the proposal from Greybar in the amount of $49,300 and requests authorization for district administration to execute related documents. This expenditure will be charged to the operations and maintenance fund. The cost is included in the budget for the 2026 2027 fiscal year. Do board members have any questions? >> Okay. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Brings us to work session contracts over 35,000. Dr. Johnson. >> Thank you, President Owens. Tonight we have a contract renewal multilingual and multicultural education department. Uh Northern Illinois University bilingual ESL teacher cohort 8. Griselda Purle, director of multicultural multi- lingual education department will present the attached proposal and respond to questions from the board of education. Administration recommends approval of the contract renewal from Northern Illinois University in the amount of $144,000 and requests authorization
044for district administration to execute related documents. This expenditure will be charged to the education fund. The cost is included in the budget for the 2025 2026 through 2027 2028 fiscal years. >> Do board members have any questions? Kate? Um, I'm just going to say this is our eighth cohort, so I presume we're continuing to fill them up and have a lot of success with them. >> Yes. And given the direct the direction our district is going, we see an increase in participation. So, we're [clears throat] excited about that. >> Okay. Fantastic. I, as you know, I'm a huge fan of the dual language program. So, I'm really happy to see that we have more and more folks stepping up and I'm glad the district gives them this opportunity. >> Absolutely. >> Any other questions? Okay.
045Thank you. >> Hey, that is the last item on our agenda. I will take a motion to adjurnn. >> So move. >> Second. >> Roll call, please. >> Miss Kerr, >> yes. >> Miss Khan, >> yes. >> Miss Martin, >> yes. >> Miss Null, >> yes. >> Miss Schwarz, >> yes. >> Miss Thomas, >> yes. >> President Owens, >> yes. >> We are adjourned at 7:43 p.m. >> Thank you, everyone.