DuPage HSD 88 opens RIF hearing and approves multiple staffing dismissals
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Summary
The Board of Education opened a public hearing on proposed reductions in force and then approved resolutions to issue honorable dismissal notices to a list of part‑time and post–Nov.1 teachers and support staff; administration said the reductions focus on part‑time hires and avoid releasing full‑time staff.
The DuPage HSD 88 Board of Education opened a public hearing on proposed honorable dismissals tied to a reduction in force for the 2026–27 school year and, after discussion, adopted multiple resolutions authorizing dismissal or nonrenewal notices for a set of part‑time and probationary employees.
Board Chair (speaker 1) moved to open the public hearing and the motion carried on roll call. Mr. Bolden, who presented the staffing recommendations, told the board the district is communicating proposed staffing changes that must be shared with affected staff by April 15 and that this year’s reductions focus on part‑time teachers, employees hired after Nov. 1 and permanent substitutes rather than full‑time staff. “Our reduction this year … is our part time teachers that we have, our teachers hired after November 1, as well as our permanent substitute teachers,” Mr. Bolden said.
After the hearing closed with no public comment, the board considered and adopted a resolution to issue honorable dismissal notices to 16 presented teachers (names read into the record). The board also approved a separate resolution to nonrenew a probationary teacher, Sydney Montano, and a third resolution authorizing honorable dismissal notices for multiple educational support personnel; each motion passed on roll call.
The resolutions included explicit lists of affected employees read into the record during the meeting. Board discussion and the staff presentation emphasized that the district’s enrollment declines and staffing adjustments produced an 11.7 FTE net decrease tied to 311 fewer course enrollments across district schools; administrators said retirements, resignations and reductions to part‑time positions accounted for the change and that no current full‑time certified staff were being released as part of these actions.
The board did not take additional personnel action in open session; motions and roll call votes for each resolution were recorded as part of the meeting minutes. The district indicated affected staff will receive formal notices as required by board policy and state timelines.
