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Board approves package of purchases, contracts and personnel actions including AP testing, safety equipment and consulting contracts
Summary
At its Nov. 12 meeting the Proviso 209 board approved routine procurement and contract items including AP testing fees ($148,680), safety equipment purchases (Granger), a cybersecurity pilot ($229,281), a Baker Tilly study ($54,100), and personnel actions including a termination; the full bill list of $5,398,615.76 was also approved.
The Proviso Township High School District 209 Board of Education approved a series of routine procurement, contract and personnel items during its Nov. 12 meeting.
Key approved items included:
- AP testing purchase from College Board: $148,680 (motion carried by roll call). - Dual-degree / dual-enrollment program funding for 2026–27 (amount referenced in the packet; transcript contains a garbled figure but the motion carried). - Training/enrollment program for 2026–27: $95,400. - Dual-enrollment voucher/card purchase: $64,000. - Policy review package (policy 119 and multiple policy revisions): approved. - Abbey Construction Company contract for East concrete curb replacement: $70,000. - Emergency evacuation/safety equipment purchases from cooperative partner Granger: Proviso East $17,030; Proviso West $17,030; PMSA $3,430. - FCC cybersecurity pilot funding (vendor name in transcript: Mindslite Uncommon x): $229,281. - Illuminate consulting contract for FY26: $30,000. - Baker Tilly classification and compensation study: $54,100. - Termination of district security guard Sheree Lori (approved on administration recommendation). - Resolution authorizing a notice of rent remediation for tenure teacher Cleese Hill Collins (approved). - Approval of the bill list dated 11/12/2025 totaling $5,398,615.76. - Approval of the personnel report (hires, assignments, resignations, leaves).
Most items were voted on by roll call with ayes recorded for a majority of trustees; several items showed individual nays on specific personnel- or remediation-related votes. The transcript lists roll-call votes for each action and records "motion carried" for the approved items.
What happens next: routine contract execution, vendor onboarding and administrative follow-up (e.g., filing, reports) as required by each contract or personnel action.
