The Danville School District 118 Board of Education approved a series of operational items at the meeting, including a custodial collective bargaining agreement, 11 new extracurricular clubs and activities for the 2025–26 school year, several human-resources items, and an E-rate-funded purchase of uninterruptible power supplies.
Highlights of the votes:
- Custodial contract: The board approved a collective bargaining agreement with the International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 399, following a presentation by Tyler Weidenbrenner, director of buildings and grounds. The board approved the contract on a 7-0 roll call.
- Extracurriculars: The board approved a recommendation to add 11 new extracurricular clubs and activities districtwide for 2025–26. The addition of the positions was approved by a 7-0 roll call vote. Board discussion named specific clubs including a drumline at Northridge and a Gay–Straight Alliance (GSA).
- Job description: The board approved a revised job description for a supervisor of operations (not a new position) on a 7-0 vote.
- Interpreter stipend MOA: The board approved a memorandum of agreement with the Danville Education Association to add a salary-advancement stipend for qualified interpreters under the DEA contract (12.8 salary schedule), 7-0.
- Intern pay: The board approved increases to internship pay to remain competitive — school psychologist intern pay to $25,000 and social-worker intern pay to $22,000 — by 7-0 vote.
- E-rate purchase: The board approved purchase of UPS equipment using available E-rate funds; the E-rate-funded portion reported was $175,480.37, and the vote was 7-0.
- Treasurer's report: The board approved the treasurer's report and recommendation; the roll call recorded six yes votes and one abstention.
A representative of the district's custodial operations, Tyler Weidenbrenner, recommended approval of the custodial agreement, and said the union ratified the agreement on its side. "I suggest we came to grama and I think it's fair," he said. The board also heard from Mark Basis, co-chair of the extracurricular committee, who described the effort to align positions with student needs and noted the positions have been budgeted.
Several items were discussed with minimal debate and passed by unanimous or near-unanimous roll-call votes. The board recorded roll-call voting on these items in the public minutes; where recorded, the vote tallies and the votes of individual board members were available in the transcript.