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.