The District 202 board’s site and finance committee reviewed the curriculum and technology calendar for the 2025–26 year on Aug. 20, with staff outlining when building presentations, 30‑day displays and full‑board approval dates will occur.

Staff told the committee the calendar is informational and flexible, but they highlighted an achievement update timed to align with the Illinois school report-card release (October) and in-person building presentations focused on teaching, learning and assessment. “Our goal ... is that we're really talking teaching and learning and assessment and test scores,” a staff presenter said.

Staff said they were asked to move the 30‑day displays for high‑school course proposals and high‑school curriculum guides earlier so students registering for courses would have time to review options. The calendar will show explicit Board of Education approval dates for items where the 30‑day window technically does not align with the committee schedule because of month lengths.

For elementary-level presentations, staff described a change from bringing principals by house to bringing half of the elementary principals in October for an overview and the other half at year-end, with principals asked to appear at least one evening during the school year.

Staff also noted a midyear strategic-plan update in January that will summarize work toward district goals; they said there was no need for a beginning-of-year presentation because a similar update was provided in June and “nothing has changed since June.” The item was informational and no formal action was requested.

Board members asked clarifying questions about hosting materials (Google Drive file access) and presentation format; staff said they would update the calendar file if edits are made and notify committee members.