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Votes at a glance: Joliet Township HSD 204 board approves contracts, grant and discipline actions
Summary
The Joliet Township High School District 204 board approved multiple action items including an administrative structure recommendation, a labor agreement with the local AFT council, a $50,000 matching maintenance grant to remediate four classrooms, routine disposals and donations, policy second readings, personnel reports, and student discipline actions including an expulsion and an upheld no‑trespass order.
At its regular meeting, the Joliet Township High School District 204 Board of Education approved a slate of action items spanning contracts, grants, personnel and student discipline.
The board approved the administrative structure recommendations presented under Action Item A and unanimously approved Action Item B, an agreement between District 204 and the Joliet Township High School’s Council of the American Federation of Teachers, local 604. Board members thanked negotiation teams and union leadership for the process.
On Action Item C, the board approved applying for an Illinois State Board of Education maintenance project grant described in the packet as a $50,000 matching grant. District staff said the funds will be targeted to abate, remediate and restore four classrooms at Central Campus.
Routine approvals followed: disposal of equipment, donations from community partners supporting Joliet West events, a street‑dedication approval (to be finalized with the city), multiple policy second readings including a five‑year review on grading and promotion, and personnel reports subsections 1–11.
The board also considered student discipline items that had been reviewed in executive session. After deliberation and review of hearing officer reports, the board voted to expel the student in case number C252613 until January 2027 with placement at Lincoln School. The board upheld a no‑trespass decision for an individual identified in the record as Mercer Sammy.
All action items recorded roll‑call votes as part of the public record; motions carried as announced during the meeting.
What comes next: Several of the approved items require administrative follow‑up (contract implementation, grant administration and project planning for the maintenance grant). Discipline placements and expulsions will be implemented according to the board’s vote and hearing‑officer recommendations.
