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Votes at a glance: Board approves facility bids, policies and hires; adopts Title IX follow-up steps
Summary
At its Jan. 26 meeting the District 128 board approved several contract awards and policy adoptions and confirmed personnel actions, including the appointment of Dr. Andrew Young as Vernon Hills High School principal; the board also accepted the Title IX audit and directed follow-up work.
The District 128 Board of Education approved a number of consent and action items Monday, including capital project contracts, policy updates and the administrative appointment for Vernon Hills High School. Most items passed on roll-call votes without extended debate.
Key outcomes:
Dr. Andrew Young appointed Vernon Hills High School principal: The board approved the personnel recommendation included in the consent agenda to employ Dr. Andrew Young as Vernon Hills High School principal. The appointment was included in the consent vote and approved by roll call.
Capital and maintenance contracts approved: - Libertyville High School tennis-court repair and maintenance: contract awarded to American Seal Coating for $84,400 (total project cost including design/inspection approx. $90,000). Approved by roll call. - Vernon Hills High School tennis-court repair and maintenance: contract awarded to American Seal Coating for $187,000. Approved by roll call. - LHS HVAC equipment replacement project: approved using OMNIA cooperative pricing in the amount of $1,184,562. Approved by roll call. - Vernon Hills pool spectator carpeting replacement: approved using Sourcewell cooperative pricing with Libertyville Tile for $51,618. Approved by roll call.
Policy and procedural actions: - Board adopted a set of updated board policies on second reading (policy numbers presented in packet). Approved by roll call. - Semiannual review of closed-session minutes: board voted to maintain confidentiality for listed closed-session minutes and to keep them in the closed file. Approved by roll call.
How the board voted: All listed action items passed on roll-call votes. The meeting transcript shows unanimous affirmative roll calls for the votes recorded in the packet; no "no" votes were recorded for the items presented.
Notes and next steps: Administration said some facility work (for example, privacy stalls and locker-room reassignments) will proceed quickly where feasible; larger projects will be scheduled and budgeted based on assessments and the FY26 capital planning process. The Title IX audit was presented as informational and the board directed administration to implement its action plan and return with updates; no formal policy change was adopted at Monday's meeting.
