The Ball Chatham CUSD 5 Board of Education approved several agenda items at the meeting, including adoption of new English language arts materials for grades 7 and 8, contract renewals for the superintendent and assistant superintendent, and additional security cameras at two school sites.

The board moved quickly through routine business and unanimously approved multiple motions presented by the administration. The items approved included a district recommendation to adopt HMH English language arts resources for grades 7–8 on a six-year adoption cycle, the Practical Assessment Exploration System, disposal of obsolete equipment at the high school, and amendments to an existing health, life and safety project to add cameras at Ball Elementary and Glenwood Middle School.

Votes at a glance
- Practical Assessment Exploration System — approved (motion and second recorded verbally); vote: unanimous. The motion was procedural approval to implement the recommended system (details not specified in the meeting record).
- HMH English language arts adoption, grades 7–8 — approved (6-year adoption to support the Illinois Learning Standards); vote: unanimous.
- Disposal of equipment at GHS (file cabinets, dryers and other items past useful life) — approved; vote: unanimous.
- Amendment to health, life and safety projects to add cameras — approved. The administration requested additional cameras at Ball Elementary (estimated cost $8,000) and Glenwood Middle School (estimated cost $2,000); the project is attached to an existing health, life and safety authorization and will use annual maintenance grant funding through the Illinois State Board of Education to help offset costs.
- Press policies — presented for first reading / information only (no action required at this meeting).
- Superintendent contract renewal — approved; vote: unanimous.
- Assistant superintendent contract renewal — approved; vote: unanimous.
- Vision 2030 board resolution (statewide collaborative education initiative) — approved; vote: unanimous.

All recorded roll-call responses on the motions above were affirmative from the board members present: Straley, Rediger, Phipps, Calderon, Bryant, Wright and Saunders. No no votes or abstentions were recorded in the meeting transcript for the items listed.

The board also authorized the administration to pursue replacement dish machines at Glenwood Middle School and Glenwood High School via RFPs; that procurement action will be managed by facilities budgeting and appears planned for summer work (no contract award occurred at this meeting).

The board listed upcoming committee and meeting dates, and then adjourned.