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Grayslake Community Consolidated School District 46 board meeting, date not confirmed yet

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What happened at this meeting

Grayslake CCSD 46 board hears proposed tax levy request of $46,972,148 18:15

  • Members of a student leadership team said the team evaluated over 30 big ideas and selected 4 main focus areas for the year. 12:13
  • A district staff member presented the proposed tentative tax levy, with a total request of $46,972,148 including debt service and CDL IMRF. 18:15
  • The staff member said the district's combined operational reserve level sits at 16.8%, below the board policy range of 25% to 30%, and that a public hearing on the levy will be November 18th. 19:10
  • The board approved the consent agenda, which included a personnel addendum sent to the board earlier that day. 47:36

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Item by item (10)
  1. Opening and agenda approval 0:00
    • The meeting was called to order at 6:00 PM at Frederick School with a roll call that included student board representatives. 0:00
    • The board took a roll call vote on a motion to approve the agenda. 1:04
    • The chair announced the agenda was approved. 1:28
  2. Middle school golf team recognition 1:35
    • A coach recognized three student athletes who represented Grayslake Middle School at the IESA State Golf Tournament. 2:08
    • The coach said this was the first golf season in the school's history. 2:08
  3. Student leadership team presentation 7:51
    • A speaker for the student leadership team said the team selected 4 main focus areas: therapy dog programs, feminine hygiene access, 8th grade D127 connections and mental health connections. 12:51
    • Kristy Miller thanked the students and said Kristy Miller appreciated that they would maintain projects from past teams. 16:02
    • Kristy Braden thanked the students for speaking to the board. 16:26
  4. Proposed tentative tax levy 17:01
    • A district staff member said the levy request totals $46,972,148, and that the county clerk scales the request down so the operational increase is limited to the 2.7% CPI plus new property. 18:15
    • The staff member said a truth and taxation public hearing will be November 18th, with notice posted November 5th. 19:29
    • A district staff member said there was a 9.3% increase in EAV this year, bringing the tax rate down from 4.3751 to 4.1065. 25:49
  5. Board member reports 33:11
    • Kristy Miller announced a fundraiser at PTF Pizza Ranch on October 29th from 4 to 8 to benefit Early Childhood Center teachers and staff. 34:20
    • Maureen Heun encouraged the community to take a Portrait of a Learner survey, with a deadline Maureen Heun believed was October 9th. 35:06
    • One board member said the U.S. Treasury Department released guidelines on a proposed federal voucher program and that, from their reading so far, it appeared it would benefit private schools quite a bit. 35:53
  6. Student representative reports 37:42
    • A student representative reported fall sports results, congratulating the girls cross-country team and saying the girls soccer team won their conference that night and the girls softball and boys soccer teams each took 3rd place. 37:52
    • Student representatives announced a school musical on December 11th, 12th and 13th and a first GMS International Night on Friday, November 13th. 40:12
  7. Superintendent's report 44:34
    • The superintendent said October 8th and October 9th are half days for all CCSD 46 schools, with parent-teacher conferences in the afternoon. 44:51
    • The superintendent said results from a stakeholder survey with over 2,300 responses are available on the strategic plan website. 46:17
  8. Consent agenda 47:36
    • The board took a roll call vote on the consent agenda, which included a personnel addendum. 47:36
    • The chair said there were no action items, unfinished business or new business. 48:09
    • The chair announced the consent agenda was approved. 48:09
  9. Future agenda topics 48:09
    • A district staff member listed the truth and taxation hearing and a discussion and approval of the tax levy as items for future agendas. 48:48
    • Jim Weidman asked to add a discussion before winter on when the district would use a snow day or remote learning. 49:08
  10. Adjournment 50:01
    • The chair said there were no public comments and no closed session, and called for adjournment at 6:52. 50:01

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Video: posted by the district as “CCSD 46 Board of Education Meeting: October 7th, 2026”