Votes at a glance: unanimous approvals on personnel, school choice, nutrition and procedural items

The Lake Forest School District Board of Education recorded unanimous or near-unanimous votes for several agenda items during its Aug. 28 meeting.

Key approved items:

- Board appointment: Selection of Amber Rash to the Lake Forest Board of Education (motion carried 4
0to00 at the appointment vote; new member was sworn in during the meeting).

- Personnel actions: Approved the personnel report; amended an offer-of-employment start date; approved the appointment of Colson Morris as assistant principal at Lake Forest High School and Andrew Crawford as assistant principal at WT Chipman Middle School. Motions recorded as carried unanimously (5
0to00).

- School choice: Board approved the school choice recommendations as presented (5
0to00).

- Child nutrition: Board approved an adult meal price increase for FY2026 tied to USDA guidance (adult breakfast to $3.25; adult lunch to $5.00 rising to $5.05) (5
0to00).

- Business and finance: Board approved the financial position report and the FY2026 preliminary budget (both motions recorded as carried 5
0to00).

- Certificate of Necessity: Board approved submission of the CN application for the WT Chipman addition (5
0to00).

- Executive session: The board voted to enter executive session at the end of the public agenda; the vote was recorded as carried and the board moved into closed session.

All votes were taken during the Aug. 28 meeting and were recorded in the public minutes as motions that passed; the personnel appointments and other items were approved contingent on standard pre-employment checks where noted (criminal background, child protection registry checks and Department of Education certification requirements where applicable).