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U-46 board approves consent agenda, $27.4 million in bills, personnel action and multiple contracts
Summary
At its Jan. 27 meeting, the School District U-46 Board of Education approved the consent agenda and a list of separate motions including payment of $27,437,855.42 in bills, a notice to remedy for a tenured teacher, policy updates and several contracts and agreements.
The School District U-46 Board of Education approved a series of routine and substantive actions during its Jan. 27, 2025 meeting, including the consent agenda; payment of $27,437,855.42 in district bills; a notice to remedy for a tenured teacher; adoption of multiple board policy amendments; authorization of contracts for services; and a resolution renaming an elementary school to a middle school.
Key outcomes (motions, vote tallies and brief context):
• Consent agenda approved — items listed on the agenda were adopted by roll call. Roll call: Miss Kerr — Yes; Miss Khan — Yes; Miss Martin — Yes; Miss Nolan — Yes; Miss Schwartz — Yes; Miss Thomas — Yes; President Melissa Owens — Yes. Motion carried.
• Itemized bills approved — administration recommended approval of bills totaling $27,437,855.42. Roll call: Miss Kerr — Yes; Miss Khan — Yes; Miss Martin — Yes; Miss Nolan — Yes; Miss Schwartz — Yes; Miss Thomas — Yes; President Owens — Yes. Motion passed.
• Notice to remedy for tenured teacher (Juan Yacobel) — board approved the recommended notice to remedy for the named tenured teacher. Roll call: Miss Kerr — Yes; Miss Khan — Yes; Miss Martin — Yes; Miss Nolan — Yes; Miss Schwartz — Yes; Miss Thomas — Yes; President Owens — Yes. Motion carried.
• Board policy updates (IASB Press Issue 117) — the board moved to adopt the bulk of the press‑issue policy updates while excluding policy 8:10 for separate consideration. Motion to exclude 8:10 carried by roll call (Kerr, Khan, Martin, Nolan, Schwartz, Thomas, President Owens — all Yes).
• Adoption of remaining policy amendments (press issue 117, excluding 8:10) — board approved the remaining policy updates by roll call (Kerr — Yes; Khan — Yes; Martin — Yes; Nolan — Yes; Schwartz — Yes; Thomas — Yes; President Owens — Yes). Motion carried.
• Policy 4:140 (waiver of student fees) — board adopted the recommended amendment (roll call: Kerr — Yes; Khan — Yes; Martin — Yes; Nolan — Yes; Schwartz — Yes; Thomas — Yes; President Owens — Yes). Motion carried.
• Policy 6:135 (student discipline) — board adopted the recommended amendment (roll call: Kerr — Yes; Khan — Yes; Martin — Yes; Nolan — Yes; Schwartz — Yes; Thomas — Yes; President Owens — Yes). Motion carried.
• Policy 8:10 (board member conduct and public statements) — adopted after separate consideration. The press-recommended language referenced recent court precedent. Roll call: Miss Kerr — Yes; Miss Khan — Yes; Miss Martin — No; Miss Nolan — Yes; Miss Schwartz — Yes; Miss Thomas — Yes; President Owens — Yes. Motion carried (one dissent).
• Indemnification agreement with the Village of Bartlett — board approved the indemnification agreement and authorized district administration to execute related documents (roll call: Kerr — Yes; Khan — Yes; Martin — Yes; Nolan — Yes; Schwartz — Yes; Thomas — Yes; President Owens — Yes). Motion carried.
• Resolution renaming Hawk Hollow Elementary School to Hawk Hollow Middle School — adopted by the board (roll call: Kerr — Yes; Khan — Yes; Martin — Yes; Nolan — Yes; Schwartz — Yes; Thomas — Yes; President Owens — Yes). Motion carried.
• Contract with PSG Academy Chicago (soccer partnership) — approved in the amount of $72,900 and authorized district administration to execute related documents; the contract will serve Hough Elementary, Ellis Middle and Elgin High (roll call: Kerr — Yes; Khan — Yes; Martin — Yes; Nolan — Yes; Schwartz — Yes; Thomas — Yes; President Owens — Yes). Motion carried.
• Proposal for specialized student services (alternate staffing) — approved vendors AHS Staffing LLC, Stepping Stones and RCM Healthcare Services within previously approved amount not to exceed $13,347,643.42 (roll call: Kerr — Yes; Khan — Yes; Martin — Yes; Nolan — Yes; Schwartz — Yes; Thomas — Yes; President Owens — Yes). Motion carried.
The board also received presentations of the Q2 investment report, a legislative update from the Illinois Association of School Boards and the district’s FY2024 financial audit; those items were reported or discussed and did not require separate roll-call votes at this meeting. Several other proposals and bids were presented in the work session portion of the agenda.
Why it matters: the approved spending and contract authorizations affect district operations, special education staffing capacity and extracurricular programming; the policy changes alter board governance rules and the policy 8:10 vote drew one dissenting vote due to concerns about long-term interpretation.
