Deerfield board approves consent agenda, property purchase, technology and operational items
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Summary
At the May 15 meeting the board approved routine consent items, the ISBE consolidated district plan, an amended service agreement, multiple contracts and a resolution to purchase Deerfield Park District property; it also approved a motion opposing Glenbrook's exit from True North cooperative.
The Deerfield SD 109 Board of Education approved a slate of administrative and operational items at its May 15 meeting, including the consent agenda, budgets and multiple contracts.
The consent agenda — covering meeting minutes, personnel items (resignations, retirements, leaves, certified and support staff hires), bills for payment and destruction of closed-session audio — was approved on roll call. The treasurer’s report for May and a resolution honoring staff-appreciation week were also approved.
Among purchases and contracts the board approved that evening were: - An amendment to the Net 56 master service agreement and an extension of the UA USAC firewall agreement (roll call vote recorded as carried). - A resolution approving a purchase of property owned by the Deerfield Park District and a related real estate agreement; the motion carried on roll call. - Life-safety work at multiple sites (bid results), approved by roll call. - The 2027 school calendar, approved. - Interim administrator agreement and subsequent administrative contract approvals (hiring Jen Lucas and Jamie Metz were welcomed during the meeting). - The ISBE Consolidated District Plan (CDP), a required planning document that must be completed before the district’s individual grant applications are filed; the board approved the CDP on roll call.
On technology procurement, administrators described a multi-year refresh schedule. The administration recommended replacing devices for second and fifth graders and replacing middle-school teacher iPads next year; staff said this sequencing is part of an established refresh plan intended to spread refresh costs over multiple years. The board approved the instructional-technology purchase item on a separate roll-call vote.
Earlier in the meeting the administration recommended purchasing a replacement buildings-and-grounds van with an electric E-Transit vehicle; the board discussed the proposal and the district said its facility is designed to support electric vehicles. (The transcript shows a recommendation and discussion; the purchase was included in the meeting agenda under fleet vehicle purchase.)
Recorded roll-call votes list board members who voted “Aye” on the items noted above: Miss Bonner; Dr. Dornfeld; Miss Jakameau; Miss Joyce; Mr. Murev; Mr. Abraham; and Board President Quo. Multiple motions were carried by unanimous roll-call votes.
Why it matters: Approvals cover district operations, safety work and longer-term technology plans that affect classrooms and facilities. The ISBE consolidated district plan is required before the district may submit its individual grant applications.
Administrative follow-up will include implementation of approved contracts, scheduling of life-safety projects, device deployment according to the refresh schedule and execution of the Deerfield Park District property purchase agreement.