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Board approves consent agenda and multiple agreements, elects vice president and secretary; several items passed and one tabled
Summary
At its May 18 meeting the District 128 board approved the consent agenda, elected Wes Poland as vice president and Nina Austin as secretary, approved several intergovernmental agreements and financial items, and tabled a pool-use agreement pending further scheduling clarity.
The Community High School District 128 board approved a slate of routine and substantive items on May 18, including the consent agenda, officer appointments, several intergovernmental agreements, fiscal items and personnel-related plan updates.
By roll call the board approved the consent agenda and then elected Wes Poland as vice president (nominated by a board member) and Nina Austin as secretary; the motions were carried by roll-call vote.
Key approvals (selected): - Reciprocal reporting agreement with the Lake County sheriff — approved by roll call. - Intergovernmental agreement with Libertyville High School District 70 for shared physical therapy services (same FTE/cost structure as prior years) — approved. - Annual Lake County indemnification agreement — approved. - Treasurer's bond for FY27 (recommendation to continue coverage at approximately $11,000,000) — approved. - Audit engagement letter for FY26 auditing services — approved after discussion of firm selection and fee. - District consolidated plan (federal title grants and IDEA funds usage) — approved so administration may apply for individual title grants. - Textbook adoptions for 2026–27 (cost adjustments and etext/paper considerations clarified) — approved. - Updated Educational Support Professional (ESP) staffing plan — approved. - Memorandum of agreement with the Libertyville/Vernon Hills teachers' union to address health‑insurance contribution structures — approved to allow certain family-plan arrangements.
Tabled: the renewed facility‑use agreement/fee update with RISE (third‑party pool user) was discussed and then tabled; trustees asked administration to clarify scheduling impacts caused by the VHS pool outage before approving the updated agreement.
Why it matters: Several approvals clear the way for shared services, auditing, federal grant applications and staffing plans for the coming year. The one tabled item — the RISE agreement — illustrates how capital-project timing (the VHHS HVAC delay) can delay vendor agreements that depend on facility availability.
Votes and procedural notes: The meeting's roll-call votes were read into the record for each motion; board members used a standard roll-call format (each member name followed by "Aye" or other vote). The board moved to convene in closed session at the meeting close to discuss personnel and the board vacancy under the Illinois Open Meetings Act.
