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Palos CCSD 118 board approves interior renovation, data‑warehouse contract and consent agenda
Summary
At its March meeting the Palos CCSD 118 Board of Education approved a consent agenda that included a $1.368 million interior renovation contract, a three‑year student data warehouse contract and routine personnel and payroll approvals.
Palos CCSD 118’s Board of Education voted to approve its consent agenda at the March board meeting, authorizing a set of contracts, personnel actions and payments, district officials said.
The consent package approved by the board included a $1,368,000 low‑bid contract for interior renovations, a three‑year student data‑warehouse contract with schooldata.net for $46,140.98, an asbestos‑abatement contract management fee of $23,500, a $7,500 branding contract, school photography/yearbook services for the 2025–26 school year, multiple personnel actions and authorization of bills payable and payrolls.
Why it matters: The interior renovation and the data system are capital and operational expenditures the district says will affect facilities and how staff analyze student performance. The board’s routine approval of payroll and bills clears payments totaling more than $1 million.
Most important decisions - Interior renovations: RB Construction Incorporated, low bid for $1,368,000. - Student data warehouse: three‑year contract with schooldata.net for $46,140.98. - Asbestos abatement management: Hygieneering Inc., estimated $23,500. - Branding services: Green Closet Creative, $7,500. - Yearbook/photography: authorization to contract with Van Gogh photographers for the 2025–26 school year (schools: Palos East, Palos West, Palos South). - Personnel: approval of certified and classified personnel reports (includes an assistant principal appointment effective 06/30/2025 and new bus driver hire effective 02/18/2025), FMLA and resignations as listed in the agenda. - Minutes and finance: approval of minutes (02/11/2025 regular meeting; 03/04/2025 special meeting) and authorization of bills payable dated 03/11/2025 in the amount of $1,109,695.20 and payrolls dated 02/14/2025 for $855,829.06 and 02/28/2025 for $857,927.48.
Board procedure and outcome: A board member moved to approve agenda items 11a through 11j under a consent agenda and another board member seconded. The motion passed by roll‑call vote. The motion text and all consent items appear on the meeting agenda and were presented as a single grouped vote.
Background and context: Committee reports preceding the consent motion noted projected staffing changes and capital planning. The facilities committee recommended the board accept low bids for planned summer projects and brought forward the enrollment‑driven staffing projection and calendar for 2025–26.
What’s next: Contracts approved under the consent agenda will proceed to execution as described in the agenda; personnel changes take effect on the dates listed in the motions.
