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Naperville CUSD 203 board meeting, date not confirmed yet

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Administration previews $6,914,671 capital plan ahead of October 19th approval request 26:46

  • A district staff member also presented a class size report required under Policy 632 for the board's information. 19:45
  • The board heard a presentation on the district's 5-year capital improvement plan, and the administration said it would seek approval of the 2027⁠-⁠2028 projects at the October 19th meeting. 26:46
  • The presenter said the request would cover 14 prioritized projects with an estimated cost of $6,914,671; Amanda McMillen asked about rising costs, and Kristine Gericke asked about grant funding. 27:19

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Item by item (11)
  1. Opening and roll call 0:00
    • Kristine Gericke said the board had been in closed session since 6:30 and asked for a motion to come out of closed session. 0:00
    • A staff member listed the board members present, and the board recited the Pledge of Allegiance. 1:20
    • Kristine Gericke announced that the motion passed and the board was in open session. 1:02
  2. Good news announcements 1:29
    • A staff member reported that over 150 people attended the Success Back to School Cookout on Saturday, September 19th at Scott Elementary School. 1:54
    • The staff member said all District 203 K-12 schools ranked in the top 75 schools in Illinois out of over 2,000 schools. 1:54
    • The staff member also congratulated a board member for winning Audience Favorite and Most Artistic at the Career Networking Center's 2026 Dancing with the Celebrities. 4:19
  3. Public comment 4:55
    • A speaker at public comment raised concerns about the number of third-party companies the district uses for services such as lunch money, buses and school fees, and about the safety of parent and student data. 6:18
    • The speaker asked the district to publish a list of all companies it pays with tax dollars and send it directly to parents. 7:50
    • Kristine Gericke acknowledged public comments the board received by email. 9:27
  4. Meeting preparation confirmation 9:07
    • A staff member said the email advising the board that BoardDocs was ready for review was sent at 4 PM on Thursday, October 1st, 2026. 9:07
    • A staff member said questions had been received in advance from the board members present. 10:56
  5. Personnel report 11:04
    • Amanda McMillen moved to approve item 6.01, adoption of the personnel report. 11:13
    • Kristine Gericke announced that the motion passed. 11:31
  6. Board member reports 11:31
    • Amanda McMillen said they represented District 203 in Washington, DC with the Consortium of School Boards Association and advocated on Title programs, IDEA funding and E-Rate. 11:50
    • Joseph Kozminski reported on the first Diversity Committee meeting of the year, a review of the comprehensive equity plan relaunch, and a Hispanic Heritage Family Night on Wednesday, October 7th at Jefferson Junior High. 16:16
    • Marc Willensky said the Insurance Committee is putting out a request for proposal for an insurance consultant and will return to the board with a recommendation. 19:10
  7. Annual class size report 19:41
    • A staff member presented the report required by Policy 632, which sets an aspirational core academic class size range of 20 to 30. 19:45
    • One board member asked whether Policy 632 should be updated to cover averages and all grade levels reported, and a staff member said the policy could be brought back for discussion at a future meeting. 20:35
    • Holly Blastic asked for the smallest and largest elementary class sizes, and a staff member said they ranged from 16 and 17 to 28. 24:38
  8. Five-year facility improvement plan 26:14
    • The presenter said the administration will request authorization at the October 19th meeting for 14 prioritized projects with an estimated cost of $6,914,671. 37:21
    • Amanda McMillen asked how repairs could stay within $7 million given a 15% cost increase in one year, and a staff member said the district would not be able to. 43:55
    • Kristine Gericke asked about grants, and a staff member said a state maintenance grant has a maximum of $50,000 and the district will apply for it. 57:06
  9. Association resolutions delegate 59:09
    • A staff member recommended that the board pass a resolution at the October 19th meeting appointing a delegate and possibly an alternate to vote on the 2026 delegate assembly resolutions. 59:35
    • Amanda McMillen offered to serve as the alternate. 1:00:25
  10. Board member expenses 1:00:43
    • A staff member said Policy 2125 requires board member expenses for travel, meals and lodging to be approved by a roll call vote and recommended approval. 1:00:55
    • Kristine Gericke announced that the motion passed. 1:01:34
  11. Upcoming events and adjournment 1:01:34
    • A staff member said the next Board of Education meeting is at 7 PM on Monday, October 19th. 1:01:48
    • Kristine Gericke announced that the motion to adjourn passed. 1:02:20

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Because it's really nice now that when we're facing some of the situations that we're doing, to see that we are able to abide by the policy and really stick with class sizes not exceeding 30, where I know some of neighbors aren't able to do that, neighboring districts.Amanda McMillen · Board member22:20
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Video: posted by the district as “Naperville 203 Board Meeting 10/05/2026”