At its Dec. 17 meeting, Grayslake CCSD 46 celebrated Park Campus volleyball and cross country teams and announced the Grayslake Early Childhood Center achieved Accelerate Illinois’ Gold Circle quality rating following ISBE monitoring. Students and staff were publicly thanked by district leaders.
District staff proposed replacing obsolete, incompatible intercom systems in all schools with a unified ForwardEdge system at a quoted cost of $1,688,551.78, funded from the district’s Maintain Excellence referendum; administration asked the board for a January decision to preserve the quote and enable 2026 work.
The Grayslake Community Consolidated School District 46 board unanimously approved the appointment and contract of Dr. Alfonso Carmona to begin July 1, 2026. Carmona pledged to focus on academic growth, student and staff well‑being, and community connection during the transition.
Board approved a $45,098,190 levy for 2025, received an unmodified audit opinion, reviewed five‑year projections showing continued structural deficits without further actions, and discussed a proposed Lake County sales facility tax (up to 1%) to fund capital projects.
Grayslake Community Consolidated School District reviewed the state’s new proficiency benchmarks and its April 2025 IAR results, showing most grades near 50% literacy proficiency and lower math proficiency under the revised cut scores.
After a double-A rating from S&P Global Ratings, Grayslake CCSD 46 sold $17 million in general obligation debt certificates and estimated interest savings of just over $250,000 compared with earlier projections.
At the Nov. 5 meeting the Grayslake CCSD 46 Board approved the consent agenda, the FY26 school maintenance project grant, a multi-year extension with Durham Transportation and a revised 2025–26 board calendar. All motions passed by roll call with ayes recorded by board members.
District administration proposed keeping registration, technology, extracurricular, preschool and facility rental fees unchanged for the 2026–27 school year. The board discussed waiver options and payment plans for families and asked administration to consider more proactive communication about payment options.
The district presented a ForwardEdge proposal to replace and integrate K–4 building camera systems into a single management platform. The quote covers 137 cameras and is funded by the district’s March 2024 Maintaining Excellence referendum; the board discussed scope and next steps but did not take a final vote.
Students from Grayslake Middle School’s Way of the Panther leadership group outlined anti-bullying outreach, assembly planning, a career day, an outdoor classroom and a request to extend Chromebook access hours for middle school students.