Board approves consent agenda; superintendent search update provided
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Summary
The Oak Park ESD 97 board approved the consent agenda by voice vote; the board also provided an update on the superintendent search and previewed the Feb. 24 agenda, which includes action on the Oak Park Township IGA.
The Oak Park ESD 97 Board of Education approved the consent agenda during the meeting. Speaker 9 moved to approve the consent agenda and several board members responded 'Yes' during roll call (Ross, Perez, Kearney, Burlock, Kim, Johnson and Moore); the chair announced the question passed.
Board leadership provided a brief update on the superintendent search. The chair said the district had followed a multi-step process (survey, focus groups, first-round interviews and a town hall) and that no finalist has been officially confirmed; the chair said the process is not final until legal and contract steps are complete and that the community will have an opportunity to meet the finalist when that is possible.
The board previewed items expected on the Feb. 24 agenda, including a transformational-goal update, a social-emotional learning update, tentative staffing projections for school year 2027, action on the Oak Park Township IGA and approval of a school-connections budget. No additional votes occurred on those items at this meeting.
Next steps: consent agenda items proceed as approved; the superintendent-search process remains ongoing and will be publicly announced once finalized.
