The Board of Education approved the consent agenda, which included multiple routine and required items: the consolidated district plan required by the Illinois State Board of Education for 2025–26, a clinical experience agreement for the district's student-teaching program with Monmouth College, and several policy updates set for first reading.
The consolidated district plan was presented as required by the Illinois State Board of Education and the board approved it by motion and roll call. The board also approved a clinical experience agreement with Monmouth College that will govern student‑teacher placements at Moline Boulevard High School for 2025–26, as reported in the consent agenda.
The consent agenda contained several policy updates presented for first reading, including sections in operational services (policy 4.xx), procurement and credit‑card use limits, accounting audits (policy 4‑80), facility management and building program thresholds (policy 4‑150 and related alignment to a $35,000 threshold), and multiple student policies in section 7 (bullying/harassment prevention, teen dating violence, administering medicines to students) and visitors/conduct policy in section 8. The presenters noted the first‑reading process and, in multiple instances, recommended that the first reading stand as both first and second readings where permitted.
Board members approved the consent agenda items by roll call without extended debate; the transcript records a standard roll-call series of "aye" votes for the listed items.
Several of the policy items included clarifications in the meeting discussion: for procurement card use the business office requested higher single‑purchase and monthly card limits to accommodate vendor restrictions (examples cited: hotel bookings and flights that exceed current card limits). For facility management, the policy change was presented to reconcile conflicting dollar thresholds across policies by standardizing the approval threshold to $35,000.