Proviso Twp HSD 209 board votes to move into closed session to discuss personnel and salary schedules

The Proviso Township High School District 209 board voted to retire into closed session in July 2026 to discuss personnel-related appointments and deliberations over salary schedules, citing the Illinois Open Meetings Act.

According to the public transcript, a board member asked for a motion to "retire to" closed session and cited two statutory exceptions: 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(11) for appointment and employment matters (including independent contractors and legal counsel) and 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(10) for deliberations concerning salary schedules. The motion was moved and seconded; the transcript records a roll call in which Miss Molinaro, Missus Hixson, Mister Ocampo and Miss Barberhead said "Aye." The clerk concluded, "Motion carries," and the board retired to closed session.

Why it matters: The cited provisions permit nonpublic deliberations on specific personnel and compensation matters. The board’s invocation of those sections means further details of the discussion will not be part of the public record unless and until the board takes formal public action or releases information afterward.

What the transcript records and what it does not: The transcript includes the time stamp "07/2026 at 06:01PM" and several roll-call responses, but it does not record the mover or seconder by name, nor does it record Miss Smith’s explicit roll-call vote. The formal vote tally in the public text shows at least four recorded ayes and the chair’s announcement that the motion carried. The board then proceeded into closed session; no public deliberations on the substance of personnel or salary issues are recorded in the provided transcript.

Next steps: The public record in this transcript ends with the motion carrying and the board retiring to closed session. Any subsequent public action, minutes, or disclosures about personnel or salary decisions would need to be released by the district separately.