East Aurora SD 131 board approves ACT prep contract, early-learning materials and fire-panel replacement; upholds two alternative student placements

At its March 2025 meeting, the East Aurora School District 131 Board of Education approved a set of contracts and purchases and adopted two resolutions placing students in alternative educational settings in lieu of expulsion.

The board approved a contract with Kaplan to provide an in-person ACT course for 600 East Aurora High School sophomores and juniors for $240,000. The board also approved a $226,660 purchase of creative curriculum materials intended to support full implementation for all district pre-K programs by August 2025. Separately, the board awarded a bid of $177,275 to Elite Technology Systems to replace the fire alarm/control panel at Rollins Elementary School.

Other approved items included renewal of the TalentEd evaluation system for April 2025–April 2026 and an intergovernmental agreement between East Aurora School District 131 and the School Association for Special Education in DuPage County for the 2024–25 school year. The board approved the purchase of kindergarten backpacks for upcoming kindergarten-roundup events; the motion and vote were recorded but the purchase amount was not specified in the meeting record.

The board also voted to uphold hearing-officer recommendations and place two students in alternative educational settings instead of expulsion. Student number 421578005 was assigned to Core Academy for one calendar year effective March 4, 2025, through March 3, 2026, including summer school 2025, with a provision that failure to attend the alternative setting would trigger immediate expulsion for the balance of the term. Student number 260835922 was assigned to Illinois Virtual School for the same dates and with the same attendance condition.

Votes at a glance - TalentEd renewal (April 2025–April 2026): motion approved (roll call recorded as affirmative). - Intergovernmental agreement with School Association for Special Education in DuPage County (2024–25): motion approved (roll call recorded as affirmative). - Kaplan ACT in-person course for 600 students — $240,000: motion approved (roll call recorded as affirmative). - Creative curriculum materials for pre-K — $226,660: motion approved (roll call recorded as affirmative). - Kindergarten backpacks procurement (amount not specified): motion approved (roll call recorded as affirmative). - Rollins Elementary fire-panel replacement — Elite Technology Systems — $177,275: motion approved (roll call recorded as affirmative). - Resolution: alternative placement to Core Academy for student 421578005 (03/04/2025–03/03/2026, includes summer school): approved by roll call. - Resolution: alternative placement to Illinois Virtual School for student 260835922 (03/04/2025–03/03/2026, includes summer school): approved by roll call.

According to the meeting record, motions on the listed items were moved and seconded; roll-call votes recorded board members answering “yes” for the motions listed above. The meeting minutes show the board entered an executive session to discuss student discipline and personnel matters prior to the two student-resolution votes.

The motions and resolutions were presented as discrete agenda items; the meeting record does not show extended debate on the listed contracts and purchases. No legal or regulatory objections were recorded on the motions. Details required for implementation (contract start dates, vendor invoicing contacts and project timelines) were not specified during the public portion of the meeting.