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Warren Township HSD 121 board appoints secretary pro tem, approves handbook, contracts and purchasing cooperative
Summary
The Warren Township High School District 121 board appointed Beth Pope as secretary pro tem, approved the 2024–25 student/parent handbook, a custodial-services addendum with GSF USA Inc., enrollment in a Sourcewell purchasing cooperative, and a consent agenda that included personnel actions, payments and a nursing-services agreement with Bright Star Care. Most votes were unanimous; the consent agenda recorded one abstention.
At its July 30, 2024 meeting, the Warren Township High School District 121 board completed routine governance business and approved several action items required ahead of the school year.
Early in the meeting the board president announced that Board Secretary Natalia Martinez was absent and moved to appoint Beth Pope as secretary pro tem for the session; the board approved the appointment by roll call (6 yes). The board then approved the meeting agenda without changes.
Under the consent agenda, the board approved multiple personnel actions (exhibit A and B listings of hires and resignations), minutes from the June 25, 2024 regular and executive-session meetings, and payments of bills in the amounts of $2,274,359.40 (dated 07/09/2024) and $10,227,450.18 (dated 07/30/2024). The consent agenda also included a nursing services provider agreement for the 2024–25 school year with Bright Star Care. That consent motion passed on a roll call vote recorded in the minutes as five yes and one abstention (Beth Pope abstained).
On separate action items, the board unanimously approved an amended 2024–25 student/parent handbook (6 yes), and authorized a custodial-services contract addendum with GSF USA Inc. to provide summer day-porter coverage at the Almond and O'Plaine campuses (6 yes). The board also voted to authorize the administration to enroll the district with Sourcewell and an Illinois purchasing cooperative through the state to expand cooperative procurement options; that authorization passed by roll call (6 yes).
There were no public comments recorded in the transcript. With no further business, the board moved to adjourn and ended the meeting.
Votes at a glance
- Appointment of Beth Pope as secretary pro tem: motion passed (6 yes). - Approval of agenda: motion passed (6 yes). - Consent agenda (personnel, minutes, nursing services agreement with Bright Star Care, payments): motion passed (5 yes, 1 abstain — Beth Pope). - Approval of amended 2024–25 student/parent handbook: motion passed (6 yes). - Custodial services addendum with GSF USA Inc. (summer day porter coverage): motion passed (6 yes). - Authorization to enroll in Sourcewell/Illinois purchasing cooperative: motion passed (6 yes).
Next steps noted in the meeting included follow-ups on scheduling committee meetings for the year and continued superintendent coordination with staff on facility and program planning.
