St. Charles CUSD 303 Board Upholds Administrative Ruling on Grievance 2025-01

The St. Charles CUSD 303 school board on April 24 voted unanimously to uphold an administrative decision in uniform grievance complaint 2025-01 and authorized the board president to provide written notice of the decision to the involved party.

The action came during the board’s open-session special meeting. The board took a motion to uphold the administrative decision, received a second, and approved the motion by roll call, 7-0. The board then moved to adjourn and ended the special meeting two minutes later.

Board procedure: a motion was offered to uphold the administrative decision on “uniform grievance complaint 2025-01” and to authorize the board president to provide the party written notice of the board’s decision. The motion was seconded; a roll-call vote followed. Board member votes recorded as “yes” were Board member Perry, Board member Kuchert, Board member Lentz, Board member McCabe, Board member McNally, Board member Bell and Board member Lochner. The meeting record states, “The motion carries 7 0.”

No substantive discussion of the grievance’s facts or of alternative outcomes is recorded in the provided transcript. The transcript records procedural language (motions, seconds, roll call and the final tally) but does not include any extended public comment, staff presentation, or on-the-record debate about the grievance.

The board then moved to adjourn; the transcript records a motion to adjourn, a second, and the meeting adjourned at 6:19 p.m. The transcript indicates the board returned to open session at 6:17 p.m. earlier in the record.

Minutes and any formal written notice authorized by this action should specify the administrative decision being upheld and identify the party receiving notice; those documents were not included in the provided transcript.