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Votes at a glance: key Waukegan CUSD 60 board approvals on April 22, 2025
Summary
The board approved a package of routine and contested items including travel and conference authorizations, a facility rental waiver, a food service feasibility study, personnel actions and recruitment travel. Listed below are the items the board voted on, short descriptions and recorded outcomes.
At its April 22, 2025 meeting the Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 Board of Education approved a series of consent and action items. The board discussed several items individually and took roll-call votes; the following summarizes the recorded motions, key details and outcomes.
Votes at a glance
1) ISTE conference attendance (Item 10 g) - Motion: Authorize Carol May, Jan Kresowalski and Stacy Jeffers to attend ISTE Live in San Antonio, Texas, June 29'July 2, 2025. Estimated total cost: $8,505.30 (registration, lodging, travel, per diem). - Outcome: Approved. Recorded roll call shows one 'no' vote; motion carried.
2) Facility rental waiver for Lake County Legacy (Item 11 e) - Motion: Approve a facility rental waiver request for Lake County Legacy Inc. to use Waukegan High School Brookside campus for specified dates; board amended motion to a full waiver. - Outcome: Full waiver approved after board votes and a failed motion to reconsider; board discussion highlighted the organization's for-profit status, the application address confusion and policy consistency. Final recorded outcome: approved (board discussion recorded that the motion "passed" and "had 4" affirmative votes at one point; board then declined a reconsideration, and the original approval stood).
3) Basic SRO training / educational safety specialist travel (Item 11 f) - Motion: Approve travel for an educational safety specialist to attend basic SRO training in Savannah, Georgia, estimated cost $3,000. - Outcome: Approved on roll call with mixed remarks during debate; some members expressed concern that the training is SRO-focused while the attendee is a non-SRO staff specialist.
4) Food service program audit & feasibility study (Item 12 b) - Motion: Approve Walker Quality Services to conduct a food service program audit and feasibility study, estimated total $11,600 (study, reimbursable expenses, contingency). - Outcome: Approved. Board members said they want the results to inform any future vendor or service decisions.
5) Treasury appointment and surety bonds renewal (Item 13 a) - Motion: Appoint Gwendolyn Polk as district treasurer for two years starting 07/01/2025 (and approve related surety bond processing as presented). - Outcome: Approved by roll call.
6) Human resources recruitment travel authorization (Item 13 b) - Motion: Authorize up to $30,000 for human resources and recruiting travel to support teacher recruitment in Mexico, Puerto Rico, HBCUs and other markets to fill bilingual, diverse learners and other hard-to-fill vacancies. - Outcome: Approved. Board discussion acknowledged public concerns about international recruitment but emphasized ongoing teacher shortages and the need for multiple recruitment pathways.
7) Dismissal of a probationary teacher (Item 13 d) - Motion: Approve superintendent recommendation to dismiss a probationary teacher for cause effective immediately. - Outcome: Approved by roll call. The board later identified the item involved Krista Sanchez Pice.
8) Personnel appointments and administrative hires (Item 13 e) - Motion: Accept appointments and administrative assignments listed on schedules (principals and other roles). - Outcome: Approved. The board announced several administrative appointments, including Jose Salazar as principal of Clearview Elementary and Eric Hamilton as principal of Brookside campus, with stated starting salaries read into the record.
9) Other routine consent items (10 a'o, 11 a'd, etc.) - Description: Curriculum materials renewals, software and license renewals, travel approvals (National School Public Relations Association), security camera installation approvals, and similar routine items were carried as part of the consent agenda. Several consent items were voted on in blocks; individual items pulled for separate votes are noted in the board minutes. - Outcome: Approved as listed on the consent agenda; separate roll-call votes were held where requested.
Ending: The board concluded the open-session business and later moved into closed session for personnel matters. Several items above were the subject of extended discussion and one or more votes recorded as 'pass' or 'no' by individual members; specific roll-call tallies are recorded in the official board minutes.
Notes: This summary lists the items the board voted on and their outcomes as recorded in the meeting transcript and roll-call announcements. For complete roll-call details and the full text of motions and attachments, see the official board minutes and posted agenda packet.
