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Board approves new committee of the whole meeting structure 1:01:31

  • A district staff member presented June financial information showing a projected deficit of about $13 million for fiscal year '26 on a cash basis and a month-end fund balance of $77.3 million. 40:55
  • The board approved the 2026 fall fertilizer application contract on a 7⁠-⁠0 vote. 1:01:20
  • The board voted 7⁠-⁠0 to approve a committee of the whole meeting structure that a speaker said would replace separate committee meetings with meetings of the full board. 1:12:21
Item by item (13)
  1. Opening and public comment 0:00
    • The meeting opened with a roll call and the Pledge of Allegiance. 0:00
    • No public comment was offered. ~0:38
  2. Superintendent's report 0:44
    • A district staff member said the early childhood program had started and students were welcomed to it on the 3rd day. 1:02
    • A speaker from human resources said staffing was approximately 90% filled, with a few teacher and transportation positions still open. 3:30
    • The staff member also described back-to-school events and the start of fall athletics. 4:01
  3. Recognitions and announcements 8:56
    • Speakers recognized student achievements in a scholarship program and a girls golf invitational. 8:56
    • A speaker announced that a satellite food pantry location was moving to the current Trauber Junior High School building, with the first distribution scheduled for September 11th. 9:43
    • A speaker said Oswego High School was recognized as a 2026 School of Distinction for the 7th year. 11:18
  4. Board protocol review 11:44
    • A speaker reviewed board procedures, saying no individual board member makes decisions and that questions are preferred before meetings. 12:06
    • The speaker said closed session matters are confidential and board members should not leak information. 15:53
    • Another speaker said closed session is limited to topics such as employment compensation, collective bargaining, sale or lease of property and litigation. 18:40
  5. Board member comments 20:09
    • Speakers thanked staff, parents and bus drivers for the start of the school year. 21:45
    • A speaker said that unless something totally unexpected happened, the district would have $8 million less than anticipated from state funding every year. 25:40
    • The same speaker asked to see projected end-of-year fund balances in the month-end reports. 26:01
  6. LED lighting project presentation 26:55
    • A presenter said over 2,100 new fixtures with lighting controls were installed at all 22 schools, mainly in gymnasiums, cafeterias and exterior areas. 28:50
    • A presenter said the district paid over $107,000 out of pocket and ComEd gave $900,074. 33:46
    • A presenter said ComEd predicted savings of close to $98,000 per year, for a payback of 1.10 years. 34:22
  7. Financial information 40:51
    • A district staff member reported a projected fiscal year '26 deficit of about $13 million on a cash basis, including a $4.2 million transportation deficit, and a month-end fund balance of $77.3 million. 40:55
    • The staff member said a monthly fund balance projection could be included in reports starting in October. 46:55
    • Dr. Amy Murillo asked what school activity funds are and how they can be used, and the staff member offered to draft a memo on state rules for those funds. 53:39
  8. Consent agenda 59:35
    • The consent agenda included minutes from the Aug. 10, 2026, meeting, records requests, field trips, a homecoming parade resolution and a resolution on termination of a grant of easement. 59:51
    • The motion passed 7⁠-⁠0. 1:00:44
  9. Fall fertilizer application contract 1:00:44
    • The motion was to award the 2026 fall fertilizer application contract to True Green. 1:00:54
    • The motion passed 7⁠-⁠0. 1:01:21
  10. Committee of the whole meeting structure 1:01:21
    • A speaker asked whether board members not named as committee leads would still participate and have the same information. 1:01:48
    • A speaker said separate committee meetings would end, with one monthly meeting presenting information to all board members and the next focused mostly on voting. 1:03:41
    • A district staff member said the structure is a trial and the board can go back to the old way. 1:07:02
    • The motion passed 7⁠-⁠0. 1:12:22
  11. Records request management platform 1:12:22
    • The motion was to award the records request management platform contract to JustFOIA. 1:12:30
    • The motion passed 7⁠-⁠0. 1:12:56
  12. Personnel report 1:12:56
    • The board considered a motion to approve the personnel report. 1:13:02
    • The motion passed 7⁠-⁠0. 1:13:23
  13. Adjournment 1:13:23
    • A motion to adjourn was made and seconded. 1:13:35

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Video: posted by the district as “SD308 Board of Education Meeting (08/24/2026)”