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District preview: textbooks, driver‑education simulator waiver and new board management system
Summary
Administrators previewed textbook adoptions (~$52,000), a five‑year driver‑education waiver for simulator use, and a plan to move the board meeting management system to BoardBook to save roughly $8,000–$9,000 annually.
District 128 administrators gave committee members a preview of several operational items that will come before the full Board: textbook and digital‑resource adoptions, a driver‑education simulator waiver for Libertyville High School, and a proposed move of the board meeting management system.
Teaching and Learning staff said this year’s textbook and digital resource adoptions total approximately $52,000 and include a new AP Chemistry resource, a new Algebra 1 adoption (Amplify/Desmos online and print), Spanish‑language arts resources for English learner programming and a mix of print atlases and online geographic resources. Administrators said the costs would be included in next year’s budget.
On driver education, administrators explained Illinois law requires six hours of on‑road behind‑the‑wheel time but allows districts to apply for a waiver permitting up to two hours of simulator time in place of on‑road hours. The waiver — renewed every five years — applies to Libertyville High School’s program because Vernon Hills does not use simulators. A public hearing and public notice are required before the district forwards the waiver to ISBE.
Administrators also said they plan to transition the district’s board‑meeting management system from BoardDocs to BoardBook (a product offered through an IASB partnership) after BoardDocs’ parent company announced a product change and price increase. Staff said the district would save roughly $8,000–$9,000 annually by switching and that BoardBook is already in use in several nearby districts; transition planning and data access for archived BoardDocs records are underway.
All three items will be placed on future agendas for formal board action or public notice as required: textbook adoptions as part of next year’s budget, the driver‑education waiver after a public hearing, and the software transition as a vendor decision for FY25‑26.
