Plainfield 202 board approves routine business, places policies on 30-day display and authorizes staff dismissals

Plainfield, Ill. — The Plainfield SD 202 Board of Education on March 24 approved routine business items, several policy displays and resolutions authorizing staff dismissals at its regular meeting.

Why it matters: The actions include policy changes slated for 30-day public display, approval of an interdistrict special-education agreement, and formal resolutions starting the dismissal process for staff effective at the close of the 2024-25 school year.

Key board actions

- Consent agenda: The board approved consent agenda items 6.2 through 6.5 on a roll-call vote; the motion passed with roll-call affirmatives recorded during the meeting.

- Noncertified personnel: The board separately approved the noncertified personnel agenda as amended.

- Policies for 30-day public display: The board voted to place several policies on 30-day public display for revision. Policies listed during the meeting were: 4.6 Purchases and Contracts; 4.15 Facility Management; 5.3 Hiring Process and Criteria; 5.35 Compliance with Fair Labor Standards; 5.4 Communicable and Chronic Infectious Diseases; 5.9 Abuse and Neglect Reporting; 5.12 Employee Ethics; and 6.6 Curriculum Content.

- Lincoln Way special-education joint agreement: The board approved the Lincoln Way Area Special Education joint agreement between Lincoln Way District 843 and Plainfield SD 202.

- Curriculum and district plan items: The board approved (or placed on 30-day public display, as noted) the consolidated district plan for FY26, middle-school curriculum peer helper and personal development items, and an approval of a foreign student request for Plainfield South.

- Site and finance items: Actions listed as agenda items 9.3 through 9.7 were approved after a committee recommendation and roll-call.

- Staff dismissals: The board adopted a resolution authorizing dismissal of teachers effective at the close of the 2024-25 school year (agenda item 10.1) and a second resolution authorizing dismissal of educational support personnel at the close of the 2024-25 school year (agenda item 10.2). Both resolutions passed on roll-call votes recorded in the meeting.

Votes and procedure

Roll-call votes were used for the consent agenda, personnel approvals and resolutions. Meeting minutes show affirmative roll-call responses from board members during each vote and the chair declared the motions passed. The meeting did not record any roll-call "no" votes for the listed items in the transcript excerpt provided; the clerk read roll-call affirmatives for each motion presented.

Context and next steps

The policy items placed on 30-day display will return to the board after the public comment period for potential approval or further revision. The resolutions authorizing dismissal of staff begin a statutory administrative process; the transcript records board approval of the resolutions but does not specify individual names affected or final separation dates beyond "effective at the end of the 2024-25 school year." The Lincoln Way joint agreement and other curriculum items move forward as approved or scheduled for public display.

Ending

Board members closed routine business and moved on to committee reports, announcements and recognition items. No formal vote to pursue legal action on external matters (such as the Will County quarry permit) was recorded during the session.