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Votes at a glance: Naperville CUSD 203 board approves routine consent items, policies and curriculum changes
Summary
On April 21 the Naperville CUSD 203 Board of Education approved multiple consent and action items: warrants totaling $26.66 million, personnel report adoption, minutes, instructional resources and new high-school courses, several policy reviews, and retention of certain closed-session minutes.
The Naperville Community Unit School District 203 Board of Education approved a number of routine and substantive items at its April 21 meeting. The board adopted warrants and claims, accepted personnel actions, approved minutes (with one modification), approved curricular resources and new course proposals, and completed annual policy reviews. A contentious, separately debated item (the Innovative School Experience) was tabled; see separate coverage.
Key votes and outcomes (selected):
- Warrant approvals: The board approved warrant numbers 9000000110 through 9000000111 totaling $26,661,823.62 for the period March 25–April 21, 2025. Roll call: Kush — aye; McMillan — aye; Fitzgerald — aye; Wankie — aye; Kelly Black — aye; Kosminski — aye; Gerke — aye. Motion passed.
- Personnel report (Item 7.01): Motion to adopt personnel report passed after roll-call (Kelly Black — nay; Kush — nay; other named members voted aye). The official tally recorded the motion as passed.
- Meeting minutes (Item 7.03 and 7.04): The board approved the March 24, 2025 and April 7, 2025 open- and closed-session minutes with modifications. One member (Kelly Black) recorded an abstention on the March 24 open minutes because her attendance had not been recorded; the April 7 minutes were modified to include Kelly Black’s attendance during closed session.
- Retain/release of closed-session minutes (Item 7.05): The board voted to retain certain closed-session minutes as discussed in closed session. Roll call: Fitzgerald — aye; Kelly Black — nay; Wankie — aye; Gerke — aye; McMillan — aye; Kosminski — aye; Kush — aye. Motion passed to retain the minutes.
- New course proposals (Item 10.01): The board approved high-school new course proposals as presented. Roll call: Kush — aye; McMillan — aye; Kelly Black — aye; Fitzgerald — aye; Kosminski — aye; Gerke — aye; Wankie — aye. Motion passed.
- Instructional resources (Item 10.02): Board approved K–12 instructional resources as presented. Roll call: Kosminski — aye; Kush — aye; Wankie — aye; McMillan — aye; Fitzgerald — aye; Kelly Black — aye; Gerke — aye. Motion passed.
- Policy reviews (Items 10.03–10.05): The board approved annual policy reviews for Policy 7-180 (preventing bullying), Policy 7-190 (student discipline), and Policy 7-240 (co-curricular code of participation) as presented, after committee review and stakeholder input. Roll calls on these items were recorded and the motions passed.
Votes documented in the meeting minutes indicate consistent majorities in favor of the consent and policy items listed above. The board also took separate action to table the Innovative School Experience after extended debate; that item will be revisited after additional stakeholder engagement.
Ending: The board completed other routine business and adjourned. These minutes and roll-call tallies are recorded in the board’s official meeting minutes and in BoardDocs.
