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West Chicago ESD 33 board approves consent agenda, personnel hires and benefits renewal
Summary
At its Nov. 6 meeting the West Chicago ESD 33 Board of Education approved a consent agenda including $658,159.56 in expenditures, multiple personnel actions and contract renewals, and a health, dental and vision insurance renewal; votes on several items were unanimous.
At its Nov. 6, 2025 regular meeting at Leman Middle School, the Board of Education for West Chicago ESD 33 voted to approve a series of business items including $658,159.56 in expenditures, personnel actions and insurance renewals.
Board Member Morgan Banasiak moved to approve the consent agenda, and Board Member Chad McLean seconded. The consent package included payment of bills dated Oct. 20–Nov. 7, 2025 totaling $658,159.56, Imprest account activity of $650, contract renewals with WeGo Together for Kids and People's Resource Center, and personnel items that listed four hires (Alyssa Apostoli; Rosa Benitez de Roskamp; Juan Santiago; Javier DelReal) with effective dates noted and three resignations (Crystal Serrano; Sabrina Williams; Patricia Dopp). The motion passed on roll call 6–0.
The board approved a contract with independent contractor Lynne Mathewy for speech-language pathologist services after a motion by Board Member Tom Doyle and a second by Morgan Banasiak; the roll call vote was 6–0.
In a separate vote, Board Member Chad McLean moved and Morgan Banasiak seconded approval of health, dental and vision insurance renewals for calendar year 2026. The board approved the renewal on a 6–0 roll call. The staff presentation listed a 9.94% renewal increase for health insurance with Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS), noted a 27.4% figure described in the packet as occurring "with a move back to BCBS," and reported a 0% increase for vision coverage. The insurance committee recommended removing HMO IL as a plan option.
Executive Director of Business and Operations Karen Apostoli reported recent district receipts including $1,209,173 in Evidence‑Based Funding, $616,666.61 in regular and vocational transportation and $262,617.94 in special‑education transportation, and federal program allocations including National School Lunch Program ($70,261.92) and School Breakfast Program ($18,882.44).
The board also approved a calendar amendment changing parent‑teacher conferences from March 12 to March 17, 2026 (voice vote). Tom Doyle was appointed district delegate to the Illinois Association of School Boards Delegate Assembly and Janette Hernandez was appointed alternate; the board approved the district’s votes on IASB constitutional amendments and resolutions for the Nov. 22, 2025 Delegate Assembly by voice votes.
The board scheduled further action: the 403(b) advisory agreement with HUB International and the CLIC renewal proposal will return for board consideration at the Nov. 20, 2025 meeting.
The board adjourned at 9:38 p.m.
