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St. Charles board approves School Links contract, adopts high‑school resources
Summary
The St. Charles CUSD 303 board on May 12 approved a three‑year contract with School Links and unanimously adopted new instructional resources for Algebra I, biology, English and honors social studies; several routine consent items also passed, including a depository designation that drew two abstentions.
The St. Charles Community Unit School District 303 board voted May 12 to approve a three‑year contract with School Links and to adopt new instructional resources for Algebra I (including honors), biology (including honors), high‑school English (including honors) and honors social studies.
Board members said the contract and resource adoptions are intended to strengthen course offerings and support counselors and families with improved online tools. "School Links ... is by all accounts a far, far superior resource than what we have been using historically," a board member reported during the meeting's committee updates.
Action on the School Links contract passed unanimously, 7–0, after a motion and second from board members. The subsequent resource recommendations likewise passed on roll calls recorded as unanimous approvals. Those approvals close a committee-to-board loop: the Learning and Teaching Committee reviewed the recommendations April 21, where members saw an 82‑slide presentation covering cases for change, success criteria, endorsement pathways for college and career, and revisions to the academic program guide that inform the recommended adoptions.
The meeting also approved routine items: a consent agenda (items 6a–6cc) passed earlier in the meeting with six yeas and one abstention; a resolution designating the district's depositories passed later with five yeas and two abstentions. The transcript shows voters recorded on roll calls as Missus Bell, Missus Fairgrief, Missus Hancock, Mister Kuchert, Missus McCabe, Missus Rich and Mister Lackner, with abstentions noted where recorded.
No budgetary details for the School Links contract or resource purchases were discussed on the public record at the May 12 meeting; board members said materials would be implemented through normal administrative channels. The board did not amend district policy during the votes.
