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What happened at this meeting

Lake Forest school board creates lead maintenance position 20:31

  • No public comment was given at the meeting. ~4:57
  • The Lake Forest Board of Education approved 4 to 0 the second reading of a set of board policies that Mrs. Sarah Starkey read aloud by code and title. 14:02
  • The board voted 4 to 0 to create a lead maintenance position, which a district staff member said was recommended and agreed to during negotiations last spring. 20:31
Item by item (13)
  1. Opening, agenda and minutes 1:05
    • Mrs. Sarah Starkey opened the meeting, served as chair and asked those present to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance. 1:05
    • Mrs. Jordan McCloskey moved to approve the minutes from September 10th as presented. 2:25
    • The agenda and the minutes were each approved 4 to 0. 2:22
  2. Introduction of new administrators 2:47
    • A district staff member introduced a new lead administrator for the Compass program, which the staff member said is generally at North Elementary School with offices at South Elementary School. 2:55
    • The staff member also introduced the assistant principal at W.T. Chipman as an addition to the Chipman team. 3:47
  3. Citizens participation 4:57
    • There was no public comment at the meeting. ~4:57
    • The chair read the rules for public comment, including a limit of 3 minutes per speaker and 30 minutes for the agenda item. 5:34
  4. Superintendent's report 4:57
    • The superintendent thanked teachers and administrators for community events and recognized North Elementary School for receiving state recognition in the form of a banner for Special Olympics. 4:57
    • The superintendent said first marking period reports will be available Friday, October 2nd, and the homecoming football game and dance are on Saturday, October 3rd. 7:22
  5. Student council report 8:29
    • The student council report described an Ag Safety Week event on Friday to educate students about agricultural-related safety. 8:43
    • The representatives said Spirit Week will run from Monday, September 28th, through Friday, October 2nd, with the theme Escape to Paradise. 10:22
    • The homecoming parade will take place Friday, October 2nd, in Harrington, beginning at 6 PM, the representatives said. 10:54
  6. LFVA report 12:32
    • A staff member said LFVA is off to a great start with the district. 12:54
    • The staff member said staff feel good about Infinite Campus and are ready to start interims on it. 12:54
  7. Second reading of board policies 14:02
    • Mrs. Jordan McCloskey moved to approve the second reading of board policies as modified during the session. 14:02
    • Mrs. Sarah Starkey read each policy, including AF, Strategic Planning; DB, annual budget; and JL, Student Welfare and Safety. 14:20
    • Mrs. Jordan McCloskey said the reviews now go quickly because grammar and other small issues have been cleaned up, and said the board still reads and goes over the policies. 16:29
    • The motion carried 4 to 0. 17:12
  8. First reading of board policies 17:12
    • Mrs. Sarah Starkey read a set of policies for first reading as a discussion item, including ICA, school calendar; IFH, religion in the classroom; and IJOA, field trips. 17:12
  9. Personnel report 17:12
    • Mrs. Jordan McCloskey moved to approve the personnel report as presented. 20:11
    • The motion carried 4 to 0. 20:27
  10. Lead maintenance position 20:31
    • Mrs. Jordan McCloskey moved to approve creation of a lead maintenance position. 20:31
    • A district staff member said the position was recommended and agreed to during negotiations last spring and is similar to the lead technology specialist on the IT team. 20:47
    • The staff member said the district will post the position as a vacancy once approved and then go through the hiring process. 21:22
    • The motion carried 4 to 0. 21:47
  11. School choice 21:52
    • Mrs. Jordan McCloskey moved to approve school choice. 21:52
    • The motion carried 4 to 0. 21:59
  12. Approval of first-reading policies 22:15
    • Mrs. Jordan McCloskey moved to approve the first readings of the board policies as modified during discussion. 22:15
    • The motion carried 4 to 0. 22:37
  13. Good of the order and adjournment 22:37
    • Mrs. Sarah Starkey reported attending open houses at the high school and North and said the buildings looked fantastic. 23:01
    • Mrs. Sarah Starkey said the next board meeting will be Thursday, October 8th, at the Central Business Office at 6 o'clock. 23:22
    • The motion to adjourn carried 4 to 0, and the meeting adjourned at 6:23 PM. 23:58

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Video: posted by the district as “Executive and Regular Session Board of Education Meeting - Sep 24 2026”