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Board approves consent items, E‑rate award and staffing resolutions; insurance rates discussion deferred for more detail
Summary
On March 10 Oak Park D97 approved the consent agenda, an E‑rate award of $40,999 to CDW•G, and multiple resolutions to dismiss administrators and teachers; the board received but did not approve the proposed 15–17% employee premium increase and asked administration to return with detailed budget impacts and plan options.
The Oak Park Elementary School District 97 board took several formal votes during its March 10 meeting and requested further analysis on employee insurance rates.
Votes recorded by roll call: the board approved the consent agenda as presented and unanimously approved an E‑rate award to CDW•G for a Fortinet firewall and licensing totaling $40,999 before anticipated E‑rate reimbursement. The board also adopted resolutions to honorably dismiss a certified administrator, a non‑certified administrator, the teachers listed in the attached resolution at the end of the 2025–26 contract, and the non‑tenured teachers as presented; each personnel resolution passed on separate motions and roll‑call votes.
On district insurance, benefits staff reported projected premium increases of roughly 15.4% for HMO plans and approximately 16.7% for PPO plans (the PPO band moved from 15.2% after claims reconciliation and then rose with mandated coverage additions such as fertility and menopause treatment). Dental was projected to rise about 3.9%. The benefits committee recommended not changing plan design immediately; board members asked administration to return with specific dollar impacts on the district budget, examples of plan‑change tradeoffs (co‑pays, deductibles, three‑tier PPO), and provider‑network implications. Administrators said a decision is needed soon to preserve open‑enrollment timing but agreed to present options and budget impact numbers at the next meeting.
No further formal votes were taken on insurance at the March 10 meeting.
