The La Grange SD 102 Board of Education voted 5-0 to approve a resolution to submit a proposition to voters to issue $82,000,000 in school building bonds at the consolidated April 2025 election.

Board members said the proposed bonds are aimed at addressing safety, accessibility and infrastructure needs across district facilities, including adding STEM labs and modernizing classrooms. No public comments were offered during the meeting.

Board members thanked the district facilities committee and board representatives on that committee for their work preparing priorities for the referendum. A board member said the bonds would “provide the necessary funding to maintain, upgrade and modernize our facilities, creating safe and innovative spaces that meet the needs of today’s students and educators.” Another board member said the proposal reflected community priorities around safety, accessibility and infrastructure and would fund “state of the art STEM labs in all buildings.”

Mike Melendez, a board member who phoned in because he was ill, did not speak at length but was recorded as voting in favor. The roll call recorded Ayes from Mike Melendez, Miss Lambert, Miss McQuiston, Miss Nunn and Doctor Campbell; Miss Murphy and Miss Mandra were absent earlier in the meeting. The board chair announced the motion approved after the roll call.

The resolution directs that the question of issuing up to $82,000,000 in school building bonds be placed before voters at the April 2025 consolidated election. The measure must be approved by district voters before any bond issuance or spending can proceed.

The meeting agenda was short: there were no public commenters and the bond-resolution vote was the only substantive action taken. The board adjourned after approving the resolution.