Across the Board in D303

Meeting memos, presentations and other documents in BoardDocs

Joe Lackner, President

Thomas Lentz, Vice President

Matthew Kuschert, Secretary

Kate Bell

Heidi Fairgrieve

Becky McCabe

Ed McNally

Dr. Paul Gordon shares updates on District initiatives as well as school, staff and student activities.

Dr. Gordon and the School Board celebrated the accomplishments of East High School Students Kyna Patel and Ameya Yammanuru, who were winners of the 2024 Congressional App Challenge, for their Safety Quest app, which helps prepare students to respond to a health emergency.

Also celebrated were students from two music ensembles from North High School who were recognized at the state level for being a model music education program. The ensembles were invited to perform for thousands of music teachers at the Illinois Music Education Conference in Peoria.

Videos are produced by the Communications Department and the highlights are also shared in

various ways across the District's platforms, including social media and electronic newsletters.

The video shared on February 10 provided a snapshot of activities from January 2025.

The following summaries were provided by Board committee chairs on meetings that took place in January. Additional information reports may be provided, as requested by the Board.

Board Member Becky McCabe reported on the Learning & Teaching Committee meeting:

• The committee received an update on math instruction and strategies;
• Dr. Gordon provided an update on the changes to world language offerings in District 303; and
• Executive Director of Student Services Laurel O'Brien presented a request to purchase new software to help improve the district's process for creating Individualized Education Programs. That item was approved as part of the consent agenda listed below (2024-2025 IEP Goalbook Toolkit Contract).

Board Vice President Thomas Lentz reported that the Business Services Committee reviewed regular reports on the budget and briefly discussed some changes to school fees. Several of those items are also included in the consent agenda below.

A full summary of the January Committee Meetings is available at the link below.

The next meeting of the Learning & Teaching and Business Services Committees will be a combined meeting to take place on Monday, Feb. 24 at 5:30 p.m.

Board Member Kate Bell gave an update on the January meeting of the District PTO. Topics covered included ideas for spring fundraisers and a discussion of the changes to world-language options at D303 middle schools.

Passed, 7-0

The consent agenda included:

• Minutes of recent meetings
• District 303 Personnel Report
• Mid Valley Personnel Report
• District 303 List of Bills, Treasurer's Report, and Payroll Summary
• Mid Valley List of Bills, Treasurer's Report, and Payroll Summary
• Designation of Individuals to Prepare the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Budget
• Budget Calendar for Fiscal Year 2025-2026
• 2025-2026 School Fees
• Multi-Site Air Conditioning Improvements Phase II Labor
• North High School Fire Panel Replacement
• Davis and Wasco LRC Shelving Replacement
• Haines Center Project Return of Unused Funds
• 2024-2025 IEP Goalbook Toolkit Contract
• Gifts and Donations

View the Consent Agenda section and details on BoardDocs

Individual items up for approval by the Board, generally introduced in prior committee meetings.

Passed 7-0

All Board member expense requests must be approved by a roll call vote. Board Member Kate Bell will attend the Kishwaukee Division Meeting on February 27, 2025. The registration cost for the meeting is $37.

Passed 7-0

The Board passed a resolution regarding the non-renewal and reassignment of an administrator.

View the Action Item details on Board Docs

Informational reports are typically provided monthly to the Board. There is no action taken.

Topics for information included:

• D303 Financial Report

• Mid Valley Financial Report

• Freedom of Information Act Requests

• District Enrollment

View the For Information section and details on BoardDocs