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Votes at a glance: Oak Park ESD 97 board actions, April 8, 2025
Summary
Summary of formal actions taken by the Oak Park ESD 97 Board of Education on April 8, 2025, including technology leasing, communications contracts, food‑service agreement and fee updates.
The Oak Park Elementary School District 97 Board of Education took multiple formal actions at its April 8, 2025 meeting. The motions below were read into the record and approved by the board during that session; roll‑call details are available in the official minutes.
- Technology plan budget inclusion (motion language): The board approved directing $777,977.25 to be included in the District 97 2025–26 technology plan budget to cover technology items and lease payments, as presented on April 8. Outcome: approved.
- Master lease purchase agreements (motion language): The board authorized master lease purchase agreements (master lease and property schedules) for computer equipment with total schedules presented at the meeting (amounts referenced in the agenda materials). Outcome: approved.
- Unified communications contract (motion language): The board approved a five‑year Unified Communications (Voice over IP) agreement with TCS and Zoom in the amount of $418,664.80 over five years, subject to final attorney review. Outcome: approved.
- Food services IGA renewal (motion language): The board approved renewal of the food‑service intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with Oak Park and River Forest High School through 06/30/2026 as presented. Outcome: approved.
- School fees and food‑service fees (motion language): The board approved school fees for 2026 unchanged from 2025 and approved food‑service fee changes that reflect a 10¢ increase in paid lunch prices for both elementary and middle school students. Outcome: approved.
- Summer robotics funding (motion language): The board approved additional funding for 2025 summer robotics programming not to exceed $5,000. Outcome: approved.
- Community Learning / Triton College contract (motion language): The board approved a contract with Triton College resulting in Title I grant spending totaling $31,200. Outcome: approved.
Meeting minutes contain recorded roll‑call votes for each motion. Where the agenda or motion text referenced specific contract numbers or schedules, those documents were listed in the board packet and will be included in the executed contract files.
