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Flossmoor SD 161 board approves bills, grant application, audit and personnel items; denies suspension appeal
Summary
The board approved $1,692,758.12 in January bills, authorized a school-maintenance grant application up to $50,000 for Parker Junior High, accepted the 2025 audit, approved a local wellness policy, confirmed a residential nonresident determination charging 110% tuition, denied a suspension appeal, and approved the district scorecard.
At its meeting, the Flossmoor School District 161 Board of Education approved a set of routine and substantive action items by roll call.
Bills and finance: A board member reviewed and moved to approve the bills for January totaling $1,692,758.12; the board approved payment on roll call.
Grant for Parker: The board authorized filing a school-maintenance project grant application for up to $50,000 to help fund a ceiling replacement at Parker Junior High and approved the motion by roll call.
Policies and audit: Trustees approved the local wellness policy and the triennial assessment, and they approved the 2025 financial audit as presented.
Student determinations and discipline: The board accepted a hearing officer's report finding student 2026R7 a nonresident for the 2025–26 school year and voted to charge the family 110% of the per-capita tuition rate for days attended. The board also accepted the hearing officer's report on student 2026D1 and denied a 3-day suspension appeal with prejudice; records pertaining to the incident will remain in the student's behavior file for the duration of enrollment.
District scorecard: Trustees moved and approved the district scorecard.
Votes at a glance: - Approval of January bills ($1,692,758.12): approved (roll call recorded as 'Yes' votes; transcript shows the motion passed). - School maintenance project grant application (Parker ceiling), up to $50,000: approved (roll call passed). - Local wellness policy and triennial assessment: approved (roll call passed). - 2025 financial audit: approved (roll call passed). - Residential determination — student 2026R7 (nonresident): approved; family charged 110% per-capita tuition for days attended. - Suspension appeal — student 2026D1: appeal denied (3-day suspension upheld); records to remain in behavior file. - District scorecard: approved.
The meeting recorded roll-call votes for each motion and then adjourned.
