Agenda items
- On the agenda2.A · Consent Agenda
2.01 minutes of the regular board meeting; 2.02 closed session minutes; 2.03 bills; 2.04 financial report; 2.05 Executive Committee minutes; 2.06 hires and transfers (11 staff -- paraprofessionals at Central and West, a custodian, a 5th grade teacher, a recess aide, an RtI math teacher, a SILT position, a media clerk and an administrative assistant); 2.07 resignations (5); 2.08 leaves of absence (2). Attachments include Accounts Approved for Payment 7-31-26 and 8-13-26, Treasurer's Report 2026-07, and the July 16 regular and closed session minutes.
- On the agenda5.A · Approve District Architect of Record
On the agenda. A document was attached; the outcome is not published.
- On the agenda5.B · Place Tentative FY27 Budget on 30-day Review and Set Budget Hearing
Recommended action, quoted from the agenda: 'I recommend the Board of Education place the tentative FY27 budget on 30-day review and set the budget hearing for September 17th at 6:50pm ahead of the regular Board meeting.' This is the district's own statement that its next regular meeting is September 17, not September 10.
- On the agenda5.C · Approve District Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance for 2026-2027
On the agenda. Outcome not published.
- On the agenda5.D · Approve Certified/Non-Certified Handbook
On the agenda. Outcome not published.
- On the agenda5.E · Place Policies on 30-day Review
SD 61 runs a 30-day policy review cycle. On the agenda; outcome not published.
- On the agenda5.F · Approve Notice of Intent of KASEC Budget Approval
KASEC is the Kankakee Area Special Education Cooperative, the shared special-education service that member districts fund jointly.
- On the agenda5.G · Approve Memorandum of Understanding with Kankakee Community College
On the agenda. The MOU's scope is not described in the agenda item.
- On the agenda8.A · Decision on Grievance Filed on Behalf of Certified Employee
Listed under Other, after Closed Session. A grievance filed on behalf of a certified (licensed teaching) employee was up for a board decision. No details, employee name, or outcome are published, and none should be inferred.
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