CUSD 300 board approves 2025–28 collective bargaining agreement; one‑year MOU extension also approved

Community Unit School District 300 Board of Education members on May 19, 2025, approved a collective bargaining agreement covering 2025–2028 and separately approved a one‑year memorandum of understanding extending the agreement, with the CBA vote recorded as 6‑0‑1 and the MOU extension passing unanimously.

The approvals were taken during the board’s action‑items section after the board convened from a brief closed session called under exemptions to the Illinois Open Meetings Act. Board members discussed the bargaining outcome briefly during board remarks; one board member said they would abstain from the CBA vote because their daughter is a teacher and a member of the bargaining unit. A union representative thanked board members and others who participated in the bargaining process.

On the CBA item the roll call produced a final tally of six votes in favor, zero against and one abstention; the board announced “Motion passes 6 0 1.” The separate memorandum of understanding to extend the collective bargaining agreement by one year was approved by roll call as 7‑0. The board also approved a human resources report later in the meeting by unanimous vote.

The meeting record shows expressions of appreciation from both board members and a union representative for the time spent negotiating the agreement. As one union representative said, “I want to thank everybody that participated in the collective bargaining agreement…those hours that we pour into those is all because of what we believe in and that’s our kids and staff and students.” The board did not state further implementation details for the contract during the public portion of the meeting.

Separately, at the start of the meeting the board voted to enter closed session under statutory exemptions cited by the board for matters including appointment, employment, discipline or dismissal of specific employees; collective bargaining; litigation; and security procedures. The board then returned to open session to take the action votes described above.

No dollar amounts, specific contract provisions, or implementation dates beyond the 2025–2028 contract term and a one‑year extension were stated in the portions of the record provided. The meeting record does not show any formal motions to amend the collective bargaining agreement or additional conditions attached to the approvals.

The board adjourned after approving the human resources report and other routine business.