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DuPage HSD 88 approves 2026–27 building allocations, vending renewal, memberships and student travel
Summary
The DuPage High School District 88 board approved a recommended shift of $68,426 from building supply budgets to athletics to offset rising costs amid a projected enrollment drop of 311 students, and approved renewals and several student travel requests including a vending contract renewal with Canteen.
At its March 9 meeting the DuPage High School District 88 Board of Education approved a set of routine budget and operational items for 2026–27, including a recommended reallocation of building supply funds to help cover rising athletic costs, a vending services contract renewal, membership renewals, and approvals for two student travel trips.
A district staff member presented the building allocation recommendation for 2026–27, saying the proposal reduces building supply budgets by $68,426 because the district projects 311 fewer students next year; the staff member said purchase services and capital outlay would remain unchanged while some supply funds would be shifted to support athletic purchase/service costs such as officiating and rental fees. "We are projecting 311 students less, for next school year," the staff member said.
The board approved the building allocation request by roll call. Other votes approved by the board during the same meeting included a one‑year renewal of vending services with Canteen for 2026–27 (turnkey vendor equipment; commissions remain at 36% on snacks and 20% on cold beverages), renewal of the district's membership in the Illinois High School Association, and authorization for Addison Trail students to attend the Business Professionals of America national leadership conference in Nashville from May 6–10, 2026 and for Addison Trail's fine arts department to travel to Orlando Feb. 25–Mar. 1, 2027.
Votes at a glance: Appointment of consent agenda (approved); consent agenda approval (approved); building budget allocation request for 2026–27 (approved); vending services renewal with Canteen for 2026–27 (approved); Illinois High School Association membership renewal for 2026–27 (approved); Addison Trail BPA National Leadership Conference travel, May 6–10, 2026 (approved); Addison Trail Fine Arts trip to Orlando, Feb. 25–Mar. 1, 2027 (approved). All motions carried by roll call with the votes recorded in the meeting transcript.
The meeting record includes no amendments to these motions and no recorded dissent in the roll calls reported in the transcript. Several board members noted the difficulty of rising athletic-related costs such as officiating and facility rentals during the presentation, and the staff member indicated the district would maintain purchase services and capital outlay funding levels while shifting supply dollars to support athletics.
