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Burbank School District No. 111 board approves $3.1 million in bills, adopts PRESS policy updates and personnel actions
Summary
On Jan. 28 the Board of Education of Burbank School District No. 111 approved claims and bills totaling $3,100,772.65, adopted a set of PRESS policy updates on second reading, approved personnel actions including hires and leaves, and set a special meeting for the superintendent evaluation.
The Board of Education of Burbank School District No. 111 approved the consent agenda at its Jan. 28 meeting, authorizing $3,100,772.65 in claims across multiple funds and voting to adopt a slate of board policy updates on second reading.
The board voted unanimously to approve the consent agenda on a motion by Vice President Thomas Jansen, seconded by Member John Schuetz. The consent agenda included payments from the Education Fund ($2,089,008.60), Operation & Maintenance ($234,140.49), Transportation ($182,862.06), Site & Construction ($257,850.00), Tort Liability ($336,461.50) and smaller funds, for a total of $3,100,772.65. The board also accepted the Stickney Township Treasurer's 4th quarter investment report and directed the superintendent or designee to prepare the FY2026–27 budget.
The meeting record shows multiple superintendent recommendations approved under the consent agenda: acceptance of resignations (for example, Sabrina Garcia, paraprofessional at Byrd School effective Jan. 30, 2026; Sarah Illian, paraprofessional at Maddock School effective May 22, 2026), new hires (for example, Julie Abelson as a social worker at Burbank School, effective Feb. 2, 2026), approvals of FMLA and child-rearing leaves for several employees, extracurricular activity sponsors, student-teacher placements, and approval of a Liberty Junior High 8th grade field trip to Six Flags Great America on May 15, 2026. The board also adopted the 2026–27 official school calendar presented to School Relations.
On policy, the board adopted a large set of PRESS-recommended policies on second reading, covering areas that include discrimination and harassment, fiscal management, curriculum content, English learners, student behavior and visitor conduct. The motion to adopt the policies was made by Vice President Jansen and seconded by Member Komperda and passed unanimously by roll call.
Other procedural votes recorded: the board accepted announced retirements of two teachers effective at the end of the 2028–29 school year; it approved the Dec. 17, 2025 regular meeting minutes (Member Jessica Thomas abstained on that minutes vote), and set a special board meeting for the superintendent evaluation on Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at 5:30 p.m. The board entered closed session to consider personnel and a student suspension, and after reconvening voted to uphold the suspension (Ayes: Komperda, Dabrowski, Schuetz, Greene, Swistowicz, Thomas; Member Jansen was absent for that final vote).
The meeting record identifies administrators who spoke to business items, including Assistant Superintendent for Business & Finance Dr. Ana Ochoa on investments and tax revenue timing, and directors who summarized operational work, including technology and buildings & grounds projects.
