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Addison SD 4 board approves personnel, salary and vendor contracts; names recommended special-education hire
Summary
The Addison SD 4 Board of Education approved a slate of routine action items May 20, 2026 — including a personnel report, principal job-descriptions, administrative and noncertified salary increases for 2026–27, administrative contracts (including a recommended associate superintendent for special education), and vendor and architect contracts.
The Addison School District 4 Board of Education on May 20 approved a series of routine personnel and contract items the administration said are needed to prepare for the 2026–27 school year.
The board voted to accept the personnel report, which listed licensed and ESP resignations, new hires, dismissals and leaves. Administrator speaker 6 asked the board to approve the report “as presented.” A motion carried on a roll-call vote.
The board also approved updated principal job descriptions that include a minor change to the principal work year. Administrator speaker 6 said the language aligns with new contracts for building leaders and asked the board to approve the changes.
On compensation, the administration recommended and the board approved administrative and noncertified salary increases for the 2026–27 school year. The administration said the subcommittee based recommendations on CPI, performance and market conditions; a board member cautioned that continued increases that exceed CPI could strain the district’s tax-rate constraints and urged measured budget planning.
The board approved administrative contracts for the coming school year. Presenter speaker 27 recommended hiring Bonnie Osborne as Associate Superintendent for Special Education and introduced program coordinator candidates, including Eileen Burrell. Speaker 27 described Osborne and Burrell as experienced leaders with student-centered approaches; the board approved the administrative contracts on roll call.
The board approved a one-year renewal of the district’s food-service management contract with Organic Life, authorizing the assistant superintendent of business to execute the contract and submit the annual renewal to the Illinois State Board of Education. The administration noted the FY27 increase is 4.1 percent.
Other fiscal and operations items approved included appointment of the school treasurer and renewal of the treasurer’s bond (recommended: Dr. Melissa Morghazy), approval of the 2026–27 consolidated district plan (allowing continued applications for federal grant funds), renewal of the before-and-after-care contract with Right At School for FY27, an architect contract with Leggett Architects for planned summer 2027 construction (HVAC and fire alarm work at Ardmore as part of a multiyear elementary HVAC replacement), and payment of FY27 Illinois Association of School Boards dues.
Superintendent speaker 11 welcomed the newly approved administrators and reminded families that school registration is open. The administration said the FY27 tentative budget will be presented at the June board meeting.
What happens next: Administrative contracts and vendor agreements take effect for the 2026–27 school year as outlined in the board packet; the FY27 tentative budget will be presented in June and some capital work remains conditional on Illinois State Board of Education approvals for health/life/safety bonds.
