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District 211 approves levy notice, auditorium contract, property sale and several personnel actions; closed‑session motion fails
Summary
At its meeting the Township High School District 211 board set a proposed 2025 levy and public hearing, approved a $1.85 million auditorium improvement bid, approved the $900,000 sale of 1527 Louise Lane, preapproved a conference reimbursement, and approved multiple personnel resolutions; an early motion to enter closed session later failed.
The Township High School District 211 Board of Education approved a suite of motions at its meeting, including a proposed levy, construction awards, a property sale and multiple personnel actions. Key outcomes:
• Proposed 2025 levy: The board approved a resolution setting the proposed 2025 levy at $290,701,000 and directed publication of a notice of public hearing for the district’s Dec. 11 meeting. The motion passed by roll call with one member voting No (Mister Dombrowski).
• Auditorium improvements: The board approved awards for auditorium improvements at Palatine High School for a total of $1,851,208 as detailed in the administrative and bid recommendation dated Nov. 6, 2025.
• Property sale: The board approved the sale of 1527 Louise Lane, Palatine, to Quan Shin for $900,000, contingent on the buyer being released from their current lease by Nov. 14, 2025, and authorized the superintendent or designee to sign closing documents.
• Conference reimbursement: The board preapproved future expense reimbursement for Kenneth Van Dyke to attend the IASB joint annual conference; the motion passed with one No vote.
• Personnel actions: The board approved the retirement request of Marguerite Moll (effective May 2026) and approved resolutions regarding the suspension and dismissal of two tenured employees, Kevin Beers and Lionel Clark Johnson, as submitted by the assistant superintendent for administrative services and recommended by Superintendent Dr. Judith Campbell.
• Closed session motion: A motion to enter closed session to discuss minutes lawfully closed under the Open Meetings Act and personnel matters failed on roll call later in the meeting.
Several of the motions included discussion from board members about timing, budget tradeoffs and facility priorities. Board members emphasized the importance of ADA accessibility in auditorium work and noted that some projects were scheduled to be completed during summer months.
The board recorded roll‑call votes for motions noted above; the minutes include full tallies. The board did not take votes tied specifically to EL programming at the meeting; follow‑up on EL issues was requested by board members following public comment.
