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Key actions the board approved included:
- Consent agenda (items 6.1–6.9): field trips, minutes and personnel agendas were approved by unanimous recorded vote. Recorded yes votes included Doctor Baxter, Miss Morales, Miss Seiden, Dr. Josh Ruhlin and Mr. Westfall.
- Policies and 30‑day display items: multiple curriculum and policy updates were placed on or approved from 30‑day public display following committee review (items 7.2 and 8.3–8.16 as listed on the agenda).
- Personnel and workers: approvals to hire summer workers and technology summer workers were approved after committee recommendation.
- Capital and facility items: the board approved the capital improvement plan bid recommendations, a facility usage agreement, and the disposal of assets per policy.
- Vendor and service contracts: the board approved renewal of the Aramark contract and a vendor agreement as presented.
- Financial approvals: monthly financials were approved, and the board approved payment of bills totaling $5,800,000.
- Budget and bonds: the board adopted a resolution to prepare the tentative budget and approved a resolution providing for issuance of not‑to‑exceed $3,000,000 general obligation limited school refunding bonds to refinance existing debt.
- Employment agreement: the board approved an employment agreement with Janet Consulate, effective Jan. 23, 2025, through the end of the 2024–25 school year.

Where roll calls were recorded in the transcript, votes were recorded as unanimous yes for items listed above unless otherwise noted in meeting remarks. The one notable exception at the meeting was the failed vote on the updated student fee schedule (see separate article).","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","PSD202 Board of Education Meeting - January 22, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Plainfield SD 202 board approved multiple consent‑agenda items, personnel moves, contracts, financial actions and a bond refunding resolution during the Jan. 22 meeting. The board also voted to approve an employment agreement for Janet Consulate.","taxTitle","Plainfield SD 202, School Boards, Illinois","taxId",14974,"location","Illinois","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6375064,"Coach urges Plainfield 202 to consider IESA membership to boost student participation",324,6342000,6666000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2142505-7bea5ac6fa8d78cff36fdde390d68d11&start=6342&end=6666","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2142505-7bea5ac6fa8d78cff36fdde390d68d11/thumbnail_6342000.jpg","/articles/6375064/Illinois/Coach-urges-Plainfield-202-to-consider-IESA-membership-to-boost-student-participation","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6375064-7b71352a68416f156f01925790835c0e/orig.mp4?Expires=1774902384&Signature=Dx~pUCKTfjZJNKlYaChKGifLniO-rzfDIzbMXnqOVmKNtI3HdgSDhmBwbLMv4BiXfYyKtwMFrhD7mPjKWSdGrkJ~A2BLMaNyjL8-U7NHIKACXI15ZWSpmdyL05wcvD8lSaQkFCegwNk8rry98AaispsIZYuurkHFfsjV93PkfMgzSUIkeOAEZkUy~iUVP12XVbvlc-14r~RHw9n2B1XmEvVCYSIotfLgbG92h8jvt8bXMFLbC~16uSRDfjTwOmJ1It8X6ZrJRTV3sgGCLZm4H4GYbhh9tXwFuudLOnDz1oqwJvgCtD4pRM~QlP9vy4x9C1R5r8Gsg9pn5uct0oUngg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Tammy Eigenbauer, the head boys bowling coach at Plainfield North High School, used the Jan. 22 public‑comment period to urge the Board of Education to consider district participation in the IESA. Eigenbauer said the association gives students who lack skills time to develop before interscholastic competition and cited other nearby districts that participate.

\"I know Shorewood ... Lincoln Way schools have it. And if you look at their schools and their participation and their scores, it is astronomical what that participation can do not just for bowling, but for all of the sports that our district offers that the IESA is a part of,\" Eigenbauer said.

Eigenbauer said she and other local coaches had discussed the possibility and that she hoped the board would \"strongly consider it.\" Board members said they would follow up and provide additional information to coaches and athletic staff.","A Plainfield North coach asked the board to consider district participation in the IESA to provide more development opportunities for students in bowling and other sports.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6375068,"Superintendent outlines ICE protocols, annexation tax estimates and opposing quarry rezoning",300,3300000,3600000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2142505-7bea5ac6fa8d78cff36fdde390d68d11&start=3300&end=3600","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2142505-7bea5ac6fa8d78cff36fdde390d68d11/thumbnail_3300000.jpg","/articles/6375068/Illinois/Superintendent-outlines-ICE-protocols-annexation-tax-estimates-and-opposing-quarry-rezoning","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6375068-069c1663fbf715231cec27d503f2335e/orig.mp4?Expires=1774902384&Signature=dAmgN65ssGKqoi8~PYY3KOPRWIY-AQN7to9aj4r-zlrPQmTAnoRGdHyNdsgHoIIp9cKPozlcTSg4RgN0zXJ-eo5vzFfZDJemqvvkF0TwV1fLHqIn07yesM8919pl-s5m4qptisCxnCIo-hUFGjU~kFUcIO-U~u-qeUYdjs2Toq~gPANFCf0V0fk6ICxpKLqqJac-X7aQGvsLSRtR8Py7AWWcpdVY7ptP3Trwg2ovQRQV8NBBPU7ajwfy6aAkCg8yOU2juSkY0JWQTOxmMilpmRAljyQRtXPYQUPFvbR~XHnxXvqMBNVKei5Bs0RgReIhpD-TpzdtnEexOQr3qPTJEA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Superintendent Dr. Wood told the Plainfield SD 202 Board of Education on Jan. 22, 2025, that the district had just received guidance from the Illinois State Board of Education on how to respond to recent federal executive orders and that district protocols require staff to contact central office when Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrives at a school building. \"In general, if ICE comes to a building, they are to contact you. That's the short answer again. We don't let them in,\" Dr. Wood said, summarizing the guidance the district will circulate to administrative staff.

Wood also briefed the board on two local development issues the district has engaged. He said the village will vote in February on annexing land near 143rd and Steiner Road for an industrial development tied to a Trammell Crow project. \"All the taxing bodies get about $24,000 a year in tax\" now from that area, Wood said, and if the industrial development occurs those taxing bodies “will get over $4,000,000 a year and district 202 will get over $3,000,000 per year.” He told the board the taxing bodies collectively will pay about $7,000,000 to widen and extend 143rd, and that District 202's share of that roadwork will be about $5,000,000 spread over the next 10 years.

Separately, Wood reported on a proposed rezoning for a quarry near Essington and 127th, across from Liberty Elementary. He said more than 150 residents and multiple local officials spoke against the rezoning at a Will County Board meeting and that the county had postponed its decision until March 20. Wood said the district has incurred costs tied to prior blasting near school construction — citing thicker windows and foundation work at Liberty Elementary — and that the district opposes the quarry rezoning.

Wood framed these items as part of the district's broader obligation to create a safe learning environment while protecting financial interests tied to local development. He said the district will continue to follow state and federal guidance on Title IX and related Executive Orders and will update staff and the community as further guidance arrives.","Superintendent Dr. Wood updated the board on guidance from the Illinois State Board of Education about federal executive orders and described local development proposals, including a Trammell Crow industrial annexation that the district says could add more than $3 million a year to its tax base and a nearby quarry rezoning opposed by residents.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6375072,"Plainfield SD 202 board votes down proposed technology fee after equity concerns",572,7200000,7772000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2142505-7bea5ac6fa8d78cff36fdde390d68d11&start=7200&end=7772","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2142505-7bea5ac6fa8d78cff36fdde390d68d11/thumbnail_7200000.jpg","/articles/6375072/Illinois/Plainfield-SD-202-board-votes-down-proposed-technology-fee-after-equity-concerns","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6375072-f35a0cc10f668c982622d6dc47ecf9a0/orig.mp4?Expires=1774902384&Signature=gfQG-TiBlq1J2lxHIUZkC-GQbz1rvFIfdVFs8eKB4oQxjZ1I-nUoL79ErZp1hYiy6ztQhhBK~YV-ZeOtykyvMNFOM~pKZoiSbfZ6Suel6yXtdhcynSONirDXVfGkV9Ki3RuarH7mA6k3HR8rTR4kCZTkFmRKI2foR~xoitZN4bJ2~8V~nzb5wI1RE3cK9WgbMTzsKpOF8EpkY5B2IpABZ5pgPNs4dP7dC49m39DnTvdH6CG28W4ATe6~rcpdl0s10yOc92f1se~H9QM1bQG6MGVpYt5DOAPaa1t4kMcQQqQ6-uFY3MZizLRIYiT~Ii9csJOjqzg-ybuLTmos5gHneA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Plainfield SD 202 Board of Education voted down a motion to approve updated student fees — including a proposed $50 technology fee for high‑school students — during its Jan. 22, 2025, meeting.

Dr. Josh Ruhlin, a board member, led a lengthy critique of the fee proposal, saying the district’s K–12 technology requirement effectively makes the $50 charge mandatory for required courses and raising concerns about the burden on families who do not qualify for fee waivers. \"If I, as a 5th grader, 6th grader, 7th grader, have to attend these courses in order to go on to the next grade level and I can't do so without having this resource, then that resource needs to be provided to you,\" Ruhlin said during the meeting.

Ruhlin drew a series of cost examples from the proposed schedule to illustrate the cumulative impact on families. He cited that a typical 7th‑grader’s required fees (registration plus the district technology charge) would total $220; a 10th‑grader could face $565 when registration, the tech fee and driver’s‑education fees are included; and that a minimum set of required charges for some students could reach $1,100. Ruhlin also noted additional optional costs — athletics, AP exams and course fees — could raise total family outlays further.

The board conducted a roll call vote after discussion. The motion to approve the fees failed 1–4; recorded votes were Doctor Baxter: yes; Miss Seiden: no; Dr. Josh Ruhlin: no; Miss Morales: no; Mr. Westfall: no. The meeting transcript did not identify who originally moved the motion, so the mover and seconder are listed as not specified in the official vote record.

Board members debating the motion distinguished between fees for optional, extracurricular items and fees tied to courses required for promotion or graduation. Several members asked staff to revisit the schedule and return with alternatives, and the board directed the committee process to continue work on fee structure and fee‑waiver thresholds.

The board did not adopt the proposed fee schedule and left the proposal to be reconsidered at a later meeting.

Less urgent administrative details from the meeting — including multiple consent items and personnel approvals — proceeded separately.","The Plainfield SD 202 Board of Education declined to approve a package of updated student fees on Jan. 22, 2025, after board members raised concerns that a proposed $50 high‑school “technology” fee would create mandatory costs for courses required for promotion or graduation.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: Plainfield SD 202 board actions Jan. 22, 2025

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