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Libertyville SD 70 policy committee endorses first readings of dozens of updates; asks staff review of finance and audit items
Summary
At its Nov. 3 meeting the Board Policy Committee reviewed first readings of numerous policy updates —including changes on student safety, curriculum content and accommodations for nursing mothers— and recommended most be presented to the full Board, while asking staff review for several finance/audit policies.
The Board Policy Committee of Libertyville School District 70 reviewed first readings of a broad set of policy updates at its Nov. 3 meeting and recommended most be presented to the full Board of Education as written.
Committee members Brian Lawton and Nan Dahlke met with Director of Human Resources Pete Theis and Secretary Fern Carnick at the Educational Resources Center. The committee approved the minutes of the Oct. 13, 2025 meeting and then proceeded through a line‑by‑line first reading of policies spanning Board governance, personnel, fiscal management, curriculum and student safety.
The committee recommended presenting to the Board of Education, as drafted, updates that revise legal references, clarify language and add new student‑safety and curriculum provisions. Notable items flagged for BOE presentation included a revised discrimination and harassment policy (2:270) with updated legal citations; fiscal and investment policy language updated because of a law change (4:30); and curriculum content updates (6:60) that add online safety and require instruction on drug and alcohol abuse, the dangers of fentanyl and anabolic‑steroid prevention, including instruction in interscholastic athletics.
Several personnel policies were recommended to move forward with little or no revision. The committee approved additions intended to support nursing mothers in the workplace — for example, changes to 5:200 (Terms and Conditions of Employment — Dismissal) and 5:300 (Schedules and Employment Year) — noting those changes respond to the Nursing Mothers Workplace Act referenced in the packet.
The committee asked that staff member Stacey Bacher review a subset of finance and audit policies before they are presented to the full Board, specifically pointing to 4:10 (Fiscal and Business Management), 4:30 (Revenue and Investments) and 4:80 (Accounts and Audits) for targeted review on wording and timing of audit reports to the Illinois State Board of Education. The committee also recommended that the Board of Education spend extra time reviewing the rewritten 7:150 (Agency and Law Enforcement Requests).
The meeting concluded with a tentative date for the next committee meeting of Monday, Dec. 1, at 12:00 p.m. The session adjourned at 1:56 p.m.
Speakers present and used for attribution in this article are taken from the committee attendance list: Brian Lawton (board member), Nan Dahlke (board member), Pete Theis (director of human resources) and Fern Carnick (secretary). No visitors were recorded in the minutes.
