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Kankakee SD 111 board approves consolidated improvement plan and hires Curriculum Leadership Institute
Summary
The Kankakee School District 111 board voted to approve its consolidated district and school improvement plans and a contract with Curriculum Leadership Institute to implement curriculum audit recommendations; the votes passed with six yeses and one abstention. The district also approved contracts for special-education software and scholarship administration.
The Kankakee School District 111 Board of Education voted to approve a consolidated district and school improvement plan and a contract with the Curriculum Leadership Institute to guide curriculum development and implementation.
Dr. David, presenting the instructional programs update, said the consolidated plan is required for districts that receive state and federal grants and “outlines our district accountability and compliance” across curriculum, assessment and governance. He described the partnership with Curriculum Leadership Institute as a way to respond to an earlier curriculum audit with about 200 recommendations and to validate K–12 ELA and 7–12 math frameworks ahead of the 2026–27 school year.
Why it matters: the consolidated plan aligns district- and school-level improvement work and is a condition of grant compliance; the Curriculum Leadership Institute engagement is intended to centralize curriculum materials in a “curriculum hub” and support assessment and teacher development.
The board approved the contract with Curriculum Leadership Institute by roll call (six yes, one abstention). At the same portion of the meeting the board also approved a contract with Easy IEP (special-education software) and an agreement with the Community Foundation of River Valley to administer scholarships for graduating seniors; both motions passed (Easy IEP: six yes, one abstention; scholarship agreement: seven yes). The consolidated plan itself was approved by a separate roll-call vote (six yes, one abstention).
Board procedure and next steps: the presenters said the CLI work would begin pending board approval and aim to put validated curriculum and assessments in place for the coming school year. School and district teams will align on benchmarks such as STAR local assessments and classroom walkthroughs; district staff identified timelines for finalizing benchmarks by the end of June.
The meeting packet included multiple informational reports — health services, human resources and a principal’s report — that the board heard before taking the action votes. The board chair announced the motions carried after roll-call tallies and moved the meeting into informational items.
Ending: The district will proceed with procurement and implementation steps for the approved contracts; the board will review resulting work through upcoming working-session agendas.
