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Board approves personnel, policy and budget items; adopts behavior procedures
Summary
At its June 17 meeting, the Evergreen Park School District 124 board approved the consent agenda, appointed/delegated two dean positions, adopted revised behavior intervention procedures under Illinois law, approved the FY2027 AERO budget, authorized certain payments and canceled the July meeting, and adopted new policy 712 on educational equity.
The Board of Education of Evergreen Park School District 124 took multiple formal actions during its June 17 meeting, recording roll-call votes for each item.
The board approved the consent agenda covering May 2026 transaction and fund-balance reports, payroll and expenditure summaries, May 20 regular meeting minutes, destruction of closed-session tapes from February 2022, and personnel recommendations (15 additions, one FMLA leave, nine resignations). The motion to approve the consent agenda passed on roll call with affirmative votes from Dr. Michael Thomas, O'Neal Gray, Lauren Dowden, Rachel Merriken, Denise Jones, David Shepherd and Michael O'Miller.
Personnel appointments: The board approved two agenda items to fill Dean roles at Central Middle School. One item recorded the board congratulating "Melissa" after approval; a separate item introduced Joe Butler as the next Dean of Students and passed by roll call. Both motions were approved by the trustees present.
Policy and procedure adoptions: The board adopted revised district behavioral intervention procedures for students with disabilities to align with Section 1408 of the Illinois School Code; the administration said the procedures will be provided annually to parents at IEP meetings. The trustees also approved the first reading and subsequently the second reading and adoption of new board policy 712 (Education Equity) as recommended by the policy committee.
Budget and administrative actions: The board approved the fiscal year 2027 AERO budget and passed a resolution authorizing certain payments while canceling the regular July board meeting; trustees noted they can call special meetings if needed.
Each of the recorded votes was approved by roll call; specific roll-call 'Yes' responses were recorded for the trustees present in the meeting transcript.
