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Why it matters: The items affect staffing, procurement for the district’s $10 million early childhood center grant project, and the district’s property-tax litigation exposure. Board roll-call votes on the major items were unanimous among members present.

Key votes and outcomes

- Agenda approval: The board approved the meeting agenda as presented (motion; outcome: approved). Roll call: Member Campbell — yes; Member Heil — yes; Member Satterlund — yes; Member Badouris — yes; Secretary Sikora — yes; Vice President Zak — yes; President Quigley — yes.

- Consent agenda (Items 7.1–7.8): The board approved eight consent items including minutes of March 10, 2025; gifts to individual schools; a fundraiser for Tibbett Elementary; an intergovernmental agreement with SASSA (School Association for Special Education in DuPage County); and travel/trip approvals for high schools. Outcome: approved (roll call: unanimous among members present).

- Personnel consolidated action (10.1): The board approved the consolidated action report covering certified, classified and administrative personnel items as presented (motion; outcome: approved; roll call: unanimous among members present).

- Resolution 2533 (10.2): Authorizing non-reemployment of part-time and temporary educational support personnel. Outcome: approved (roll call: unanimous among members present).

- Resolution 2535 (10.3): Authorizing nonrenewal of a professional/technical personnel employee. Outcome: approved (roll call: unanimous among members present).

- Early childhood center furniture contract (exhibits 13): The board approved a contract with Hendrickson for $231,127 to supply furniture for the new early childhood center on the Oak View property. Administrators noted the district earlier secured a maximum grant of $10,000,000 to support the construction. Outcome: approved (roll call: unanimous among members present).

- Promenade tax-appeal settlement (resolution 25-32): The board authorized execution of a settlement agreement with TPB Procol LLC resolving a Property Tax Appeal Board matter involving the Promenade development; the district’s outside counsel Tressler had negotiated terms. Outcome: approved (roll call: unanimous among members present).

- School calendar (12.1): The district presented the 2025–26 school calendar as an action item after an earlier informational presentation; the board approved the calendar as presented (motion; outcome: approved; roll call: unanimous among members present).

Other informational items

Administrators provided updates on planned public bidding for a new five-year waste-hauling contract (bids due April 2), a proposed full-color video display board at Bolingbrook High School supported by a $30,000 donation from the Live Golf League, and a planned capital fixed-asset appraisal to meet GASB Statement 34 reporting requirements. Those items were informational and were not voted on at the March 24 meeting.

Ending: Several of the approved actions (personnel and procurement) will require routine follow-up by district staff; the board scheduled its next meeting for April 14, 2025.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Valley View CUSD 365u Board Meeting 3/24/2025","oneSentenceSummary","On March 24 the Valley View CUSD 365U board approved the agenda and eight consent items, multiple personnel action items including nonrenewals and nonreemployment resolutions, a $231,127 furniture contract for the early childhood center, and a tax-appeal settlement with Promenade ownership.","taxTitle","Valley View CUSD 365U, School Boards, Illinois","taxId",38217,"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},6106470,"Board member says union obtained and leaked employee insurance records; district investigation led to termination",1118,6292000,7410000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2780450-70a7cdcc14bcfe040a3fe1e770fc2d68&start=6292&end=7410","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2780450-70a7cdcc14bcfe040a3fe1e770fc2d68/thumbnail_6292000.jpg","/articles/6106470/Illinois/Board-member-says-union-obtained-and-leaked-employee-insurance-records-district-investigation-led-to-termination","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6106470-c7e496a86789dcb7bf09274209314f28/orig.mp4?Expires=1770873062&Signature=Zm1IEI2DQh2VYeDBOyh-yin4uqFC9-FXZJA7YhupdSfXlNQ0UMyuqK4~Bhh6Hj~LV3aBtrUewaVgsJr6wabJFs08C9332XKjMv6KWVh0SBBEdWEmzXPxHLXfLbdt1DmzHNq6LwjWs4AXLp8dNc25r7ghlGD4lWnUFpU4OJ6Hr84k2-y8DjKFH58DshHEZV4Zmnv3zNe-pNy3Ay7M45u8tkxdgK7YAqgiM8VoZ9S4SjulltyS5~Vnyebj-gjOlwYuqxXeR88xJllpL88L1NqlVj-ghJbEiNqlHbaSyFdMCI0vx6hyinL~XKfG5CMRDOeKDCr7-9yg0NkhM2snJdJCQA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Board member JT Bedirce alleged at the March 24 Valley View CUSD 365U school board meeting that a spreadsheet containing protected employee insurance information was exported from the district’s human-resources system and transmitted to union officials, prompting a district investigation and a termination.

Bedirce, identified himself as a board member during his remarks, said the spreadsheet contained records for 407 employees and their spouses and that the district’s investigation concluded the file had been printed from a former district employee’s workstation and subsequently emailed. “The investigation found that the 06/10/2024 document was printed to the same former employee’s default printer in her work area,” Bedirce said. He said the district later terminated that employee for cause.

The matter began, Bedirce said, after the union requested the records as part of a grievance about spousal eligibility for district insurance. He said the grievance focused on whether certain spouses should remain covered and that union leadership later presented the spreadsheet and other documents during a grievance hearing. Bedirce said the union’s field service representative — who he described as the former Valley View council president — would not explain how the information was obtained and “responded that it was not relevant.”

Why it matters: Bedirce said the district paid for a formal investigation that cost taxpayers “in the six figures” and that confidential documents remained unsecured in a district file cabinet until he pressed for stronger protections. ‘‘When I learned of this information, I asked the owners of Snyder Insurance if they ever spoke with anyone who cold called them … they laughed and asked who would do such a thing,’’ he said, describing efforts by a union official to verify employment eligibility.

District response and context: Superintendent Doctor Keith Woods and other administrators were present during the board member’s remarks. The district previously informed employees in September 2024 that an incident had occurred and engaged outside investigators; Bedirce said the investigators traced the printed spreadsheet to a former employee’s workstation and traced an emailed screenshot to a union official’s personal account. The board member said the district later moved the remaining sensitive files to a locked office in the administration center.

Union and personnel details: Bedirce said the former Valley View council president resigned, then later took a position with the union (Local 604), and that the new field service representative at the step-3 grievance hearing was the former council president. He described the union’s demand during the grievance as seeking removal of a board member’s spouse from district coverage, and said no supporting documentation was produced to him.

What the public asked: During the same meeting, community members had raised broader transparency concerns about district promotions and communication practices; separate public commenters also pressed the board about staff accountability and school safety. Bedirce framed his remarks as an attempt to expose what he called mismanagement of confidential data and to explain why the district had not pursued additional legal recovery earlier in the process.

Limits of reporting: The transcript and public remarks record assertions by the board member, including his reading of an investigative report; the school district and union did not provide on-the-record statements during the March 24 meeting for this article. Where Bedirce referenced documents or emails not included in the public record at the meeting, this article reports his statements and the investigative findings he cited. Bedirce identified specific items (a printed spreadsheet, a screenshot of an employee portal, dates and actions) during his remarks.

Ending: The board did not take formal action on the matter during the March 24 meeting. Bedirce urged transparency and accountability in how the district and the union handle confidential personnel information; the district’s prior notices to employees and the outside investigation remain the principal public records described during the meeting.","Board member JT Bedirce alleged that a Valley View employees’ insurance report was exported and shared with union officials, prompting a district investigation, a staff termination, and a costly review; the district and union dispute details in public remarks at the March 24 board meeting.","actionData","errors"]

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