The School District U‑46 Board of Education on Aug. 18 approved multiple curriculum resource proposals and contract renewals for the coming school year.
Curriculum approvals: The board approved Bartlett High School STEM Academy engineering materials with a curriculum cost of $108,802 and initial consumables of $87,646.42; South Elgin High School’s Beacon Academy materials with a curriculum cost of $33,160.52, ECC tuition cost of $4,500 and annual consumables of $5,766.12; and Streamwood High School LEAD Academy materials with a curriculum cost of $39,677.69, ECC tuition of $9,000 and annual consumables of $34,479.29. Each proposal was presented by district curriculum staff and approved by roll call.
Contract renewals and services: The board also approved a series of recommended contract renewals and service agreements included in the work session: a renewal with the Kane County Regional Office of Education for assessment/accountability services ($87,000); a three‑year renewal with Gallup Inc. for staff engagement surveying and support (total $370,890 across three years); elementary literacy consulting services with MQD I4Kids LLC ($60,400); Houghton Mifflin Harcourt curriculum renewal for 6th‑grade science ($49,160); and a renewal for automatic external defibrillator maintenance with School Health ($44,722.95).
Why it matters: The curriculum decisions and renewals fund instructional materials and professional services that feed directly into classroom instruction and student supports across the district.
Funding: Presenters said the expenditures will be charged to the education fund and are included in the 2025‑26 budget where noted.
Ending: The board voted by roll call on each item; motioned items carried as recorded in the meeting minutes.