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Danville Community Consolidated School District 118 board meeting, Sep 23, 2026

1 h 20 min · 0 public speakers

Budget cuts and layoffs ▶ 35:30Safety, weapons and police ▶ 7:46

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What happened at this meeting

Danville school board approves 2026⁠-⁠27 budget on 5⁠-⁠1 vote with one abstention 57:08

  • The district crisis team presented an update on emergency procedures and the CrisisGo communication app. 8:19
  • The board also voted 7⁠-⁠0 to approve an HVAC controls and software upgrade. 31:40
  • The board held a public hearing on the 2026⁠-⁠27 District 118 budget, at which no one offered comments, and then approved the budget by a vote of 5 with 1 abstention and 1 no. 35:30
  • A district finance staff member said corrections to the budget, including issuing $5 million in working cash bonds, left a total deficit of $1.3 million. 38:48

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Item by item (12)
  1. Opening and consent agenda 0:00
    • The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance. 0:00
    • The chair asked for a motion to approve the consent agenda. 1:16
    • The motion carried 7⁠-⁠0. 1:37
  2. Film production update and staff introduction 1:45
    • The district athletic director said a film studio from Rantoul spent 3 days at Danville High School and had 120 cast and crew there on the filming day. 1:52
    • The athletic director said multimedia classes toured the set and that a wrestling gear company and a producer want to make a donation to the wrestling program. 1:52
    • The director of human resources introduced the district's new director of food service, who thanked the district for the opportunity. 5:47
  3. Crisis team update 7:46
    • An associate superintendent said a November incident that required reunification at the Civic Center showed the district lacked a district-wide crisis plan and needed better communication. 8:19
    • Crisis team members said the CrisisGo app now works in all schools, was piloted at Southview, and that lockdown procedures were adjusted to hold, soft lockdown, hard lockdown and evacuate. 13:55
    • Alice Payne asked whether the app is specific to District 118, and a staff member said it is rostered by school and building. 21:35
  4. Half-day pre-K calendar amendment 24:00
    • A staff member said afternoon pre-K students would be dismissed with everyone else on early-out Wednesdays and would now have school on December 18th. 24:00
    • The motion to add the afternoon of December 18th for afternoon students carried 7⁠-⁠0. 25:37
  5. Partial roof replacement bid 26:41
    • The director of buildings and grounds recommended accepting the bid of Industrial Services of Illinois for $199,736 for a partial roof replacement at the early learning center, and said the other bid was $273,000. 27:17
    • Toni Towne asked whether insurance covered any of the cost, and the director said it was out of pocket because the deductible was $343,000. 28:21
    • Christopher Easton asked whether the work covered about 40% of the roof, and the director said it was half of the gym roof. 28:32
    • The motion carried 7⁠-⁠0. 29:25
  6. HVAC controls and software upgrade 29:25
    • A district staff member asked for approval of $106,286 to upgrade HVAC controls and software at Danville High School and Southwest Elementary School. 29:32
    • A district staff member said the upgrade is projected to save $80,000 to $100,000 a year at the 2 locations combined. 30:07
    • Christopher Easton asked whether the controls could be accessed remotely and who would have access. 31:00
    • The motion carried 7⁠-⁠0. 31:42
  7. Auction of surplus items 31:49
    • A district staff member recommended an auction on Saturday, October 17th at 9:00 AM at Danville High School Fieldhouse, with a commission of 20% on items under $1,000 and 10% on items over $1,000. 31:49
    • Christopher Easton asked whether items that do not sell, such as the 860 Chromebook cases, would be thrown away, and a district staff member said the district would try to recycle and dispose of anything else. 32:55
    • A district staff member said the items include zero-turn mowers, welders, stage lights, antique desks and chairs, 10 pianos, service trucks and scaffolding. 34:11
    • The motion carried 7⁠-⁠0. 33:56
  8. Budget hearing and approval 35:30
    • A finance staff member said removing duplicated salaries and adding $5 million in working cash bonds reduced the total deficit to $1.3 million. 38:49
    • One board member said the budget showed a $1.3 million deficit while borrowing $5 million, said the district could still cut more, and said the board could already hear the dissent of them. 46:29
    • One board member said a potential conflict of interest from employment meant abstaining from votes on working cash bonds. 54:44
    • The budget was approved by a vote of 5 with 1 abstention and 1 no. 57:07
  9. Monthly finance update 57:15
    • A finance staff member said the district ended the year with 46 days of cash on hand and is now at 102 days. 57:15
    • The staff member said purchase orders would be cut off April 1st. 58:25
    • One board member said the new report format is better. 1:03:21
  10. School resource officer agreement 1:06:05
    • A district staff member said the district has 3 school resource officers and pays 75% of salary and benefits for 2 senior officers and 100% for a third. 1:06:05
    • A staff member said the officers are paid from Title IV this year rather than district funds. 1:07:48
    • The motion carried 7⁠-⁠0. 1:08:17
  11. Adult education program update 1:08:26
    • The superintendent said the district submitted a $316,000 grant application through the Illinois Community College Board for an adult education program. 1:08:26
    • The superintendent said a second grant, due October 1st, would bring in another $75,000 to $375,000. 1:09:25
  12. Superintendent and board comments 1:10:46
    • The superintendent thanked district employees and the community for a tailgate event. 1:10:52
    • Alice Payne, Reggie Warfield and Kimberly Corley described school visits. 1:12:10
    • The chair said the next regular board meeting will be Wednesday, October 7th. 1:19:11

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