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Joliet School Board approves consent agenda, personnel report, nonresident enrollments and handbooks
Summary
At its regular meeting, the Joliet School District Board of Trustees approved the consent agenda, a personnel action report, several late nonresident enrollment applications and the 2026–27 middle/high school student handbook. Multiple motions passed unanimously; trustees also approved year-end fund transfers and authorized vendor subscriptions pending discount confirmation.
The Joliet School District Board of Trustees approved a set of routine and governance items at its June meeting, including the consent agenda, personnel actions, nonresident enrollments and the 2026–27 middle/high school handbook.
Trustee Ken moved to approve the consent agenda and Trustee Kathy seconded; the board approved the motion, a vote the clerk recorded as seven to zero. The board next approved the personnel action report after Trustee Karen moved and Trustee Jenny seconded the motion (vote recorded seven to zero). Trustees then considered several late nonresident enrollment applications for the 2026–27 school year and approved them at the board’s discretion, noting the district will continue to monitor grade-level balance and student–teacher ratios.
The board also approved the draft 2026–27 middle/high school student handbook after policy committee review and discussion of weighted courses; the motion carried unanimously (vote recorded as eight to zero). Trustees discussed concerns about the weighted-course system’s impact on academic rankings and directed the curriculum committee to review weightings for future policy updates.
Other fiscal actions approved included authorization for year-end fund transfers, which administration said is necessary to close the fiscal year and conform with state law. Each motion included public roll call votes as part of the meeting record.
The meeting concluded with standard announcements, and trustees set the next regular meeting for July 21 at 6:30 p.m.
