Votes at a glance: CHSD 128 board actions on superintendent appointment, contracts, bids, and financial reports (Feb. 24, 2025)

At its Feb. 24 meeting the Community High School District 128 Board of Education recorded multiple formal actions. Below are the motions, movers, votes and outcomes captured in the meeting transcript.

1) Superintendent contract (Dr. Mark Schaeffer) - Motion: Approve the contract as presented for Dr. Mark Schaeffer as CHSD 128 superintendent beginning July 1, 2025. - Moved: Lisa Hessel. Second: Don Carmichael. - Vote: Unanimous (7–0). Outcome: Approved.

2) Consent vote agenda - Motion: Approve consent vote agenda (routine items previously discussed in committee). - Moved: Don Carmichael. Second: Lisa Hessel. - Vote: Unanimous (recorded as all "Aye"). Outcome: Approved.

3) Employment of employees (consent/individual motion) - Motion: Approve employment items as listed. - Moved: Don Carmichael. Second: Cara Drumke. - Vote: Recorded as unanimous by roll call. Outcome: Approved.

4) Educational tour requests (received after committee) - Motion: Approve two educational tour requests (VHS dance team and wrestling team trips) received after the PMP committee meeting. - Moved: Don Carmichael. Second: Jera Benjamin. - Vote: Roll call recorded as all "Aye." Outcome: Approved.

5) 10-month and 12-month administrator contracts (omnibus except DEI) - Motion: Approve 10-month and 12-month administrative contracts and salary increases as presented, with the exception of the director of equity and inclusion (pulled for separate vote). - Moved: Don Carmichael. Second: (second indicated). - Vote: Motion passed on omnibus items by roll call (recorded as unanimous for the non-DEI items). Outcome: Approved for the omnibus list excluding the DEI director.

6) Director of equity and inclusion contract (separate vote) - Motion: Approve the contract for the director of equity and inclusion. - Moved: Don Carmichael. Second: Jera Benjamin. - Vote: Kulkarni — No; Batson — Aye; Benjamin — Aye; Carmichael — Aye; Drumke — No; Hessel — Aye; Katwal (Kotwal/Atwal variants in transcript) — No. Tally: 4–3 in favor. Outcome: Approved.

7) Fiscal Year 2024 annual comprehensive financial report (audited) - Motion: Approve the fiscal year 2024 annual comprehensive financial report as presented. - Moved: Lisa Hessel. Second: Sonal Kulkarni. - Vote: Roll call recorded as all "Aye." Outcome: Approved.

8) Bid approvals - VHHS asphalt repaving and LHS concrete work (TrocmcNeil Paving Company): Base bids plus alternatives for a total cost transcribed as $1,044,160. - Motion: Approve the Vernon Hills High School asphalt repaving and LHS concrete work. - Moved: Don Carmichael. Second: (recorded as Courtney/Kulkarni in roll call process). - Vote: Roll call recorded as all "Aye." Outcome: Approved.

- LHS varsity baseball safety netting (Bayer Construction): total cost $52,785. - Motion: Approve replacement of safety netting. - Moved: (recorded). Second: Don Carmichael. - Vote: Roll call recorded as all "Aye." Outcome: Approved.

9) Three‑year yearbook agreement with Varsity Yearbooks - Motion: Approve three-year quarter and supplemental agreement with varsity yearbooks at an annual price recorded as $64,952.85. - Moved: Lisa Hessel. Second: Sonal Kulkarni. - Vote: Roll call recorded as all "Aye." Outcome: Approved.

10) Other routine items - The board also received the FY midyear financial review and five-year financial projections (presentations; no specific board vote required at the Feb. 24 meeting other than accepting the audited report noted above).

Notes and clarifications: dollar figures were read from printed materials in the meeting packet; the transcript contains the amounts as read (e.g., asphalt repaving $1,044,160, netting $52,785, yearbook annual amount $64,952.85). Some roll-call names in the transcript show variant spellings (Katwal/Atwal/Kotwal) that should be verified against the official board minutes and roll-call record.