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Harlem UD 122 board approves school improvement plans, vendor renewals and $575,000 fund transfer
Summary
The Harlem Consolidated School District #122 Board approved school improvement plans for three schools, renewed multiple vendor contracts for FY27, authorized a $575,000 transfer from the Educational Fund to Operations & Maintenance, and approved personnel and travel items; motions carried 6–0 with one member absent.
The Harlem Consolidated School District #122 Board of Education on June 15 approved a package of operational and fiscal measures including school improvement plans, vendor renewals, personnel actions and a $575,000 transfer between funds.
Board members voted to approve School Improvement Plans for Harlem Middle School, Loves Park Elementary and Rock Cut Elementary. The board also accepted the April treasurer's report and approved payables and payroll totals submitted at the meeting (Payables Summary reported as $2,358,249.26; Payroll Vouchers $6,751,098.57; Accounts Payable Warrants $9,109,347.83).
Assistant Superintendent for Business and Operations Joshua Aurand read a list of routine and FY27 recommendations that the board approved: a Resolution Declaring Surplus Property (surplus items noted from every building except the middle school); renewals with Alpha Bakery (bakery products) and Muller‑Pinehurst (milk products) for the 2026–27 school year; renewal of the bus washing agreement with Jarrod's Power Washing; and updates to the district's designated depositories and interest‑earning designations for FY2026–2027.
The board approved a $575,000 transfer from the Educational Fund to the Operations & Maintenance Fund. The transfer motion passed on a recorded voice vote; the board carried the various operational motions by 6 ayes with board member Mike Sterling recorded as absent.
The board also approved a placement fee to AYA Healthcare for a contracted registered nurse and approved two Title III‑funded professional development agreements for multilingual staff: Illinois Resource Center for $2,653 and Adelante for $7,400. Aurand noted both Title III items are funded by federal Title III allocations.
On personnel matters, the Personnel Agenda & Addendum was approved, covering consolidations, summer school positions, new employments, transfers, stipends and several resignations/retirements. The consent agenda — which included the personnel items and student travel requests — passed unanimously among members present.
The board moved into executive session at 6:46 p.m. to discuss employment of personnel under the Illinois Open Meetings Act (5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1)), returned to open session at 7:18 p.m., and adjourned at 7:19 p.m. No formal actions were reported after the closed session.
All motions recorded in open session were carried by a 6–0 tally among voting members (Thompson, McKnight, McKinney, Johnson, Carlson, Meeks); Sterling was absent.
