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Votes at a glance: Ball Chatham board approves agenda, minutes, memberships, travel and routine items
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Summary
At its public meeting the board approved the night's agenda, closed-session minutes, consent and personnel items, membership renewals (IHSA/IESA), out-of-state travel for athletics and show choir, and routine personnel dismissals; several motions passed by unanimous voice vote.
The Ball Chatham CUSD 5 Board of Education took the following formal actions during the public meeting:
- Approved the meeting agenda (Section 2.4) after a motion and second. - Approved closed-session minutes from Feb. 25 and March 10, 2026 (Sections 3.1–3.2). - Approved the consent business items (regular meeting minutes, finance committee minutes, treasurer's reports, accounts payable, student activity reports, FOIA requests) under Section 5. - Approved the personnel consent agenda under Section 6. - Authorized staff to request a statewide waiver for Title I schoolwide funding (Section 7.1), enabling the district—with about 22% free/reduced lunch eligibility—to pursue schoolwide Title I flexibility in buildings that meet waiver conditions. - Approved the curriculum adoption recommendation (Section 7.2) to purchase Magnetic Literacy for K–5 and an interliterature program for grade 6. - Authorized disposal of surplus materials and approved procurement with Stone River Group to broker energy contracts (Sections 7.3–7.4). - Renewed IHSA/IESA memberships for the 2026–27 school year (Sections 7.5–7.6). - Approved out-of-state travel requests for athletics and show choir for the 2026–27 year (Sections 7.7–7.8). - Approved the annual 'honorable dismissal' of team leaders and department coordinators (Section 7.9).
Most motions were moved, seconded and adopted by voice vote. Where recorded, board members answered "Yes" when roll call or voice votes were taken. No contested votes or failures were recorded in the transcript.
