U-46 board approves $27M in bills, $22.9M math adoption and multiple curriculum and personnel resolutions

The School District U-46 Board of Education on March 10 approved multiple routine and substantive items by roll call, including the consent agenda, a list of bills, a multi-year high school mathematics resource adoption and several curriculum and personnel resolutions. All recorded roll calls in the meeting excerpt were unanimous in favor.

Key votes and outcomes

1) Consent agenda — motion to approve the consent agenda as stated; motion moved and seconded; roll call: Miss Kerr: Yes; Miss Khan: Yes; Miss Martin: Yes; Miss Nolan: Yes; Miss Schwartz: Yes; Miss Thomas: Yes; President Owens: Yes. Outcome: approved. Notes: Consent agenda included personnel report, workers' compensation cases, termination of a monitor, capital project bid package approvals and an approval of a settlement agreement in Dvorak v. School District U-46.

2) Itemized bills for 03/10/2025 — administration recommended approval of bills in the amount of $27,013,368.93. Motion moved and seconded; roll call: Miss Kerr: Yes; Miss Khan: Yes; Miss Martin: Yes; Miss Nolan: Yes; Miss Schwartz: Yes; Miss Thomas: Yes; President Owens: Yes. Outcome: approved.

3) Six-year high school mathematics resource adoption — administration recommended approval for a six-year adoption in the amount of $22,873,387.99. Motion moved and seconded; roll call: Miss Kerr: Yes; Miss Khan: Yes; Miss Martin: Yes; Miss Nolan: Yes; Miss Schwartz: Yes; Miss Thomas: Yes; President Owens: Yes. Outcome: approved.

4) Larkin High School Visual & Performing Arts Magnet curriculum proposals (four separate motions) — the board approved each magnet proposal by roll call: art magnet (initial estimated cost $10,537.27; estimated annual consumables $7,000), dance magnet (initial estimated cost $27,651.14; consumables $16,000 annually), music magnet (initial estimated cost $152,164.90; consumables $18,000 annually), and theater magnet (initial estimated cost $6,186.72; consumables $2,800 annually). Each motion was moved, seconded and approved by unanimous roll call: Miss Kerr: Yes; Miss Khan: Yes; Miss Martin: Yes; Miss Nolan: Yes; Miss Schwartz: Yes; Miss Thomas: Yes; President Owens: Yes. Outcome: all approved.

5) Personnel and HR resolutions — administration presented seven separate personnel resolutions required by state guidelines for possible dismissal or nonrenewal; each was moved, seconded and approved by unanimous roll call. The resolutions included: - Resolution 2513: Authorize the nonrenewal of first-, second- and third-year probationary teachers (Outcome: approved; roll call unanimous). - Resolution 2515: Authorize the honorable dismissal of teachers (Outcome: approved; roll call unanimous). - Resolution 2516: Authorize the nonrenewal of building substitute teachers (Outcome: approved; roll call unanimous). - Resolution 2536: Authorize notice of dismissal to tenured teachers without an Illinois professional licensure educator license (Outcome: approved; roll call unanimous). - Resolution 2526: Authorize the nonrenewal of first-, second- and third-year non-tenured administrators (Outcome: approved; roll call unanimous). - Resolution 2528: Authorize the nonrenewal of administrative contracts and reassignment of tenured administrators (Outcome: approved; roll call unanimous). - Resolution 2523: Authorize the honorable dismissal of educational support personnel funded project personnel (Outcome: approved; roll call unanimous).

6) Adjournment — motion to adjourn moved, seconded and approved by unanimous roll call. Meeting adjourned at 8:26 p.m.

Notes on vote records and provenance: Where roll-call names were read at the microphone, the transcript recorded each board member (Miss Kerr, Miss Khan, Miss Martin, Miss Nolan, Miss Schwartz, Miss Thomas, President Owens) responding "Yes." The transcript excerpt used here does not name individual motion makers (movers/seconders are recorded as "So moved" and "Second" without attribution). If a board member later identifies a motion maker in the official minutes, that attribution should be added to the record.