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West Chicago ESD 33 board approves safety upgrades, curriculum pilots and vendor contracts in unanimous vote
Summary
At its March 19 meeting the West Chicago ESD 33 board voted 7-0 to approve fire alarm upgrades, curriculum pilots for elementary science and social studies, a new payments vendor, and a Chromebook purchase; the consent agenda with payrolls and personnel items also passed.
The West Chicago Elementary School District 33 Board of Education on March 19 approved a slate of contracts, curriculum pilots and routine financial items in unanimous votes.
The Board approved a contract with Pace Systems, Inc. for fire alarm system upgrades at Currier and Wegner elementary schools with a base bid of $620,173.76. Trustee Chad McLean moved the motion, Sandra Garcia seconded it, and the roll call vote was 7-0 in favor.
Trustee Morgan Banasiak moved and Trustee Janette Hernandez seconded acceptance of a Foundation for Excellence grant to purchase GagaBall pits for Currier, Gary, Indian Knoll and Turner elementary schools; the motion carried 7-0.
The Board voted 7-0 to pilot McGraw-Hill's Inspire Science and McGraw-Hill's Impact Social Studies in elementary grades for the 2026-27 school year (motion by Tom Doyle; second by Sandra Garcia). The trustees also approved adopting myPerspectives as the literacy resource for Leman Middle School in a 7-0 vote (motion by Morgan Banasiak; second by Janette Hernandez).
For district operations the Board approved contracting with Hearthland (My School Bucks) as the vendor for payments and invoicing beginning with the 2026-27 school year (motion by Chad McLean; second by Morgan Banasiak), and approved an annual purchase from SHI of Chromebooks for 2nd- and 6th-grade students totaling $167,050 (motion by Tom Doyle; second by Sandra Garcia). Both motions passed 7-0.
On the consent agenda the Board approved minutes from prior meetings, a list of bills dated March 7'20, 2026 totaling $1,686,873.87, and two payroll runs (Feb. 13 and Feb. 27) totaling $3,641,367.50. The consent agenda also included personnel appointments and resignations, disposition of closed-session audio tapes meeting state retention criteria, and other routine items; the consent motion passed 7-0.
Next procedural steps: several items presented as previews ' including capital-project bid awards for a Turner kitchen renovation and roof replacements at Currier and the Early Learning Center ' were announced for formal Board action at the April 9 meeting. Transportation vendor details discussed with IL Central representatives were sent back to staff for additional follow-up and return to the April agenda.
Minutes show all roll-call votes on actions listed above were unanimous and that the Board recessed to closed session later in the evening and reconvened before adjourning at 10:06 p.m.
