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Votes at a glance: U‑46 board approves contracts, bills and change order on Aug. 4, 2025
Summary
At its Aug. 4 meeting the School District U‑46 Board of Education approved its list of bills, a five‑year superintendent contract, a change order for Elgin High School pool and bleacher work, multiple vendor contracts and the consent agenda; roll calls were unanimous on recorded items.
The School District U‑46 Board of Education approved several motions and resolutions Monday evening. Below are the formal actions the board took during the Aug. 4, 2025 meeting, with outcomes as recorded in the meeting transcript and roll calls.
List of approved actions (selected):
- Approve list of bills in the amount of $39,208,497.82. Motion carried by unanimous roll call. (Motion read at 9282.425; roll call recorded at 9302–9313.)
- Approve consent agenda (personal reports, workers’ compensation cases, minutes, resolutions and various contracts and permits). Motion carried by unanimous roll call. (Consent read at 9142.04; motion/roll call at 9242.0205–9255.035.)
- Approve 2026–27 Board of Education meeting schedule. Motion carried by unanimous roll call. (Presentation at 9315–9340; roll call 9348–9357.)
- Adopt resolution approving surety bond of treasurer. Motion carried by unanimous roll call. (Presentation 9358.79–9383.81; roll call 9390.835–9400.114.)
- Approve five‑year multiyear performance‑based employment contract with Superintendent Suzanne Johnson, effective 07/01/2025–06/30/2030. Motion carried by unanimous roll call. (Motion read 9598.8955; roll call 9666–9677.)
- Approve change order: Plant Operations — Elgin High School pool upgrade and bleacher replacement, Project No. 247. Change order to Omni Construction Group, amount not to exceed $459,005. Motion carried by unanimous roll call. (Item moved to discussion action earlier in the meeting; motion read 9863.19; roll call 9880–9891.)
- Approve contracts and proposals (board reviewed in work session): • Pitney Bowes — postage proposal, amount $50,000 (funded from O&M; 2025–26 budget). (Presented 11942.681.) • Newsela Inc. — professional learning/online formative assessment platform, amount $59,400 (education fund; 2025–26 through 2026–27 budgets). (Presented 11981.185.) • Elgin Community College — room rentals for teaching/learning, amount $140,000 (education fund; 2025–26 budget). (Presented 12025.64.) • Form Plastics — food and nutrition equipment (meal packaging lines), amount $323,309.70 (operations & maintenance fund; 2025–26 through 2029–30 budgets). (Presented 12067.064.) • Hudspeth Bailey — professional learning consultant (office of schools), amount $79,200 (education fund; 2025–26 budget). (Presented 12169.41.)
- Motion to move into closed session to discuss a range of matters (student disciplinary matters, litigation, personnel, property, audit/ fraud reviews, collective bargaining, and other listed items). Motion passed by roll call prior to the earlier closed session. (Initial motion and roll call recorded between 1114.44 and 1177.7; the board later recessed to closed session at 05:46 PM and returned at 07:03 PM.)
A note on votes: The roll calls included the following board members by name: Miss Kirk, Miss Khan, Miss Martin, Miss Nolan, Miss Schwartz, Miss Thomas and President Owens; roll calls shown for the recorded actions were unanimous in the transcript sections that recorded them.
Documentation: The transcript and agenda indicate staff will bring attachments, contract exhibits and resource proposals back to the board for ratification or formal adoption as needed. Several items presented in the work session (for example, curriculum proposals and detailed policy updates) will return on future agendas for final action and funding authorization.
Ending: The meeting adjourned after a second closed‑session period and an official roll call to adjourn at 9:58 PM.
