The Community High School District 128 Board on Nov. 17 approved a package of routine personnel actions, voted to contract a security assessment and applied for a FY26 matching maintenance grant, then adopted the district's final tax levy for 2025.

Motions for the consent agenda and a slate of employee hires were moved and seconded and approved by roll call. The board also approved a memorandum of agreement for campus safety personnel.

The board voted to hire Allegion to perform a security and emergency-planning assessment in the amount of $11,000. A board member described Allegion as a "great firm" and expressed confidence in the forthcoming report.

Trustees approved course proposals and revisions for the 2026-27 school year that had been discussed in personnel committee meetings.

On capital maintenance, the board authorized submission of a FY26 school maintenance project grant application. The grant is a $50,000 award that requires a matching project (board discussion indicated a project must be at least $100,000 to qualify). The presentation said the Vernon Hills High School pool air-handler is a candidate for the application; board members clarified that approving the application does not obligate the district to begin the project now and that grant-funded projects must be unstarted at the time of application.

The board then adopted the district's final 2025 tax levy at $103,157,298. Business manager Dan Sandler said the levy amount, when extended by the county, is estimated to translate to an average 2.9% increase for existing homeowners (the CPI figure) and about a 3.7% overall increase when new property is included. Board members discussed the need for fiscal prudence and operational efficiencies in light of revenue limits.

Each motion recorded a roll-call vote in the meeting transcript, with trustees answering "Aye" for the listed measures. The board concluded with an informational presentation on state school report cards before moving to closed session; no further action items followed the executive session.

Notes: Motion language, movers and seconders, and roll-call responses are recorded in the meeting transcript and were entered into the record during the Nov. 17 session.