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Kaneland board approves release of insurance-consultant RFP, raises summer-school principal stipend and adopts consent items
Summary
The Kaneland CUSD 302 Board of Education on a series of unanimous 6-0 votes approved releasing a request for proposals (RFP) for insurance brokerage services, increased the summer-school principal stipend to $5,000, and approved routine consent items including the treasurer’s report and minutes.
The Kaneland CUSD 302 Board of Education unanimously approved the release of an RFP for insurance consultant (brokerage) services and adopted several other motions during its regular meeting, each by 6-0 roll-call votes.
Board members approved the release of an RFP to solicit brokerage proposals that would take effect for the 2026–27 plan year. Doctor Bogan, reporting for the health insurance committee, said the district’s current broker is the Horton Group, selected through an RFP in 2023. She said the committee recommends running a new RFP that would be published on October 23 and that the district is seeking a three-year agreement with a planned fourth-quarter overlap so a new broker could be onboarded in time to participate in the July 1 renewal cycle. Board discussion noted that contract round numbers discussed for the three-year term were $175,000.
Doctor Bogan said the district remains self-insured and the RFP covers brokerage services only; coverage with Blue Cross Blue Shield was not being rebid. “We would be looking for a three-year agreement,” she said. The board voted 6-0 to release the RFP in accordance with the proposed timeline.
The board also approved an increase to the summer-school principal stipend, raising it to $5,000. Doctor Atkins described the summer principal role as including fall planning, winter hiring and summer supervision. Atkins said the district was unable to fill its 6–12 summer-school principal this past summer and that cabinet members filled the role on different days. Citing comparative data, Atkins said the local median for similar stipends is roughly $4,575 and the $5,000 figure is intended to improve competitiveness and stability; the district plans to budget for the amount on a multi‑year cycle. The motion to adjust the stipend passed 6-0.
Routine consent items were approved by roll call 6-0. The consent agenda listed the treasurer’s report (September 2025), approval of minutes from the Sept. 29, 2025 meeting, personnel approvals, destruction of audio recordings from April 2024 closed sessions, and the 2026–27 budget calendar.
Votes at a glance - Motion: Approve agenda as presented — Outcome: Approved (6–0 roll call). - Motion: Approve consent agenda (treasurer’s report, minutes, personnel, destruction of April 2024 closed-session audio, 2026–27 budget calendar) — Outcome: Approved (6–0 roll call). - Motion: Approve release of RFP for insurance consultant services in accordance with proposed timeline — Outcome: Approved (6–0 roll call). Note: current broker Horton Group; RFP release planned Oct. 23; three-year contract with a proposed quarter overlap; discussed three-year round number $175,000. - Motion: Approve adjustment to summer-school principal stipend (increase to $5,000) — Outcome: Approved (6–0 roll call). Notes: district could not fill one summer principal this past summer; cabinet covered; comparative median discussed (~$4,575); district intends multi‑year budgeting.
The board took no additional formal action in closed session and adjourned at about 8:00 p.m.
