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CHSD 218 board approves course revisions, construction bids, grants and transportation bids
Summary
At its Nov. 18 meeting the Community High School District 218 board unanimously approved course additions and revisions for 2025–26, awarded construction and uniform bids, authorized transportation bid solicitations, and approved an intergovernmental agreement and an ISBE school maintenance grant application.
The Community High School District 218 board approved a series of routine but consequential items at its Nov. 18, 2024 meeting in Oak Lawn, voting unanimously on curriculum changes, construction bid awards, grant applications and procurement steps for transportation services.
Course changes and curriculum: The board approved course additions and revisions for the 2025–26 school year after a motion to bring the proposal to the floor and a roll-call vote. No substantive discussion or amendments were recorded during the meeting.
Intergovernmental agreement: The board approved a resolution authorizing an intergovernmental agreement with the Oak Lawn Park District for the Wolf Wildlife Project after the item was introduced and no questions were raised.
Construction and capital projects: The board moved and approved Bid No. 1511, a package for Phase 2 renovations at Eisenhower High School (band and choral room renovations) and a field-house addition at Shepherd High School. Board members indicated the projects were progressing and voted to award the bid.
Safety and grants: The board voted to submit an application to the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) for a school maintenance project grant to fund a districtwide door-security project; the motion and subsequent roll-call vote passed.
Transportation procurement: The board authorized staff to solicit bids for regular education transportation services and separately for special education transportation services. Staff said they will reach out to other local bus companies and split the packages (regular and special education) to encourage more vendor interest: "This is to actually go out to bid," staff said, adding outreach to local companies.
Uniforms and vendor concerns: The board reviewed bids for Richards High School marching-band uniforms (Bid No. 1507). Board members questioned low vendor responses and asked how the district judges bid fairness, rotation of uniform purchases, cleaning procedures and potential reuse or donation of older uniforms. Staff reported using rotation and past bids to benchmark pricing and noted new arrangements with suppliers. The board voted to award the uniforms bid.
Votes at a glance: course additions and revisions (approved), Wolf Wildlife intergovernmental agreement with Oak Lawn Park District (approved), Bid No. 1511 — Eisenhower/Shepherd renovations (approved), Tax levy adoption and allocation (approved — see separate article), ISBE school maintenance project grant application (approved), Request to bid regular and special education transportation services (authorized), Bid No. 1507 — Richards HS band uniforms (approved).
What did not happen: The board did not enter closed session and had no board-member comments before adjourning; no amendments to the cited actions were recorded at the meeting.
