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Board approves routine business, contracts and personnel actions in unanimous votes
Summary
The DuPage High School District 88 Board of Education approved routine financial reports, vendor contracts and personnel action in the May 5, 2025 meeting, voting by roll call on a consent agenda and a set of separate motions that included renewal of the food service contract, a community engagement contract, and approval of the employee wellness program.
The DuPage High School District 88 Board of Education approved a package of routine business, vendor contracts and personnel actions during its May 5, 2025 meeting, voting by roll call on each item.
Why it matters: Several of the board's votes authorize multi-year contracts or recurring programs (food service, wellness incentives, community engagement) and approve monthly financial reporting that affects the district's operating budget and planning for fiscal 2025'26.
What the board approved (motions and outcomes): - Establishment and approval of the consent agenda: motion approved by roll call (Yes: Finnegan; Stout; Taylor; Galvin; Olsen; Coyer; Kane). The motion to establish the consent agenda was moved and seconded and approved on roll call.
- Treasurer's report for month ending 03/31/2025: motion to approve the treasurer's report was approved on roll call (Yes votes recorded during the meeting). The report showed a total balance of $61,248,814.08 and year-to-date interest income of $2,919,856.74.
- Budget status report (March 2025): motion to approve the budget status report was approved on roll call. Highlights included local revenue and state/federal collections rates for various funds, higher utilities and supplies in O&M due to unexpected repairs, and transportation fund proration details noted by staff.
- Employee wellness program: the board approved continuing the wellness reimbursement (up to $100 per eligible participant) and the Navigate Well-Being challenge rewards program. The wellness screening had 258 participants this year; the district has roughly $124,000 in a wellness rebate account and expects an estimated $65,000 rebate application for the current year. Motion approved on roll call.
- Food service contract renewal with Organic Life: the board approved renewal terms indexed to the December consumer price index for "food away from home" (December 2024 = 3.6%), producing new meal rates (breakfast from $2.15 to $2.2274; lunch from $3.89 to $4.03). Motion approved on roll call.
- Purchase of copy paper: the board accepted the lowest responsive and responsible bid from Contract Paper Group for $21,383.50 for nonrecycled copy paper for the 2025'26 fiscal year. Motion approved on roll call.
- Community engagement contract: the board approved a consulting agreement with Beyond Your Base to lead community engagement around facilities and potential funding strategies, with a consulting fee of $86,500. Motion approved on roll call.
- Overnight field trip (DECA national competition, Orlando): the board ratified and approved the overnight field trip request for Willowbrook High School DECA students to attend the national competition; motion approved on roll call.
- Other routine approvals recorded in the meeting packet (consent agenda items) were approved as part of the consent motion; specifics of each consent item were not read aloud during the meeting summary.
Personnel action from closed session: following a closed session, the board approved a recommendation for termination of employee number 0482025; the motion passed on roll call.
Votes and roll-call records: the meeting transcript records individual roll-call votes for each motion; the board recorded yes votes for the listed actions during the meeting. Where roll-call lists were read in sequence, the meeting recorded the board members present and their votes (e.g., Finnegan, Stout, Taylor, Galvin, Olsen, Coyer/Poyer, Kane and others at different points). The transcript shows the motions carried by the recorded majorities.
What was not decided: the meeting included discussion items (preliminary property tax extension; curriculum council recommendations; behavior intervention committee recommended handbook/policy language changes) that were presented for board review and future action but were not finalized as ordinance-style decisions at this session.
Looking ahead: the board scheduled further discussion/implementation work on facilities/community engagement (the Beyond Your Base contract initiates that work) and curriculum proposals (including the graduation requirement proposal discussed under the curriculum council recap).
