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Round Lake CUSD 116 board meeting, date not confirmed yet

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Round Lake board adopts estimated 2026 property tax levy 1:09:11

  • The board heard a district staff member's presentation on the estimated property tax levy for levy year 2026, then adopted resolutions for the estimated aggregate levy and directed administration to proceed with a Truth in Taxation publication and hearing. 41:40
  • The staff member said the district is requesting about a $1.6 million increase but anticipates about $915,000, and expects about a 1.94% increase to tax bills. 41:40
  • The board approved competitive uniform fees for marching band, color guard and winter guard for the 2026⁠-⁠2027 school year. 1:23:54
Item by item (15)
  1. Opening and agenda approval 0:03
    • The meeting was called to order at 6:59 PM on Monday, October 19th, 2026, followed by a roll call and the Pledge of Allegiance. 0:03
    • The board approved the agenda. ~1:28
  2. Student recognitions 1:28
    • Round Lake High School students were recognized as student of the month, youth of the month, male and female athletes of the month and fine arts students of the month. 1:38
    • A fire district representative presented a Lifesaver Award to a teacher whose CPR instruction a recognized student had received. 3:43
  3. BPAC update 25:47
    • A BPAC parent volunteer said the district celebrated 15 years of Hispanic Heritage Celebration the previous Friday. 26:04
    • The volunteer said BPAC parents are encouraging other parents to attend parent-teacher conferences in October. 26:04
  4. Sale and recycling of technology equipment 27:47
    • A district staff member said the memo lists up to about $33,000 from the sale of retired technology equipment, but the district expects closer to about $12,000. 27:56
    • The staff member said the district anticipates selling approximately 120 Android devices to staff for $75, for up to about $9,000 in revenue. 29:19
    • A speaker said the items were informational and that the district would get about $5 by selling the devices to a third party. 30:42
  5. Strategic plan monitoring update 31:26
    • In the strategic plan monitoring update, a speaker said the district continues to make progress in strengthening professional learning communities, described as structured, focused teacher collaboration. 31:26
    • The speaker said the district is tracking in the commendable range for attendance. 33:29
  6. FOIA report, public comment and superintendent's report 34:00
    • No one spoke during public comment. ~34:00
    • The superintendent said Round Lake Middle School had 122 student artists recognized across 2 competitions of a national art contest. 34:45
    • The superintendent listed donations, including $2,000 from Enchanted Backpack to Beach Elementary School. 37:17
  7. Finance committee report 38:09
    • A speaker reporting for the finance committee said it reviewed a spring musical contract and that a new human resources platform, Incident IQ, will come to the next meeting. 38:50
  8. Minutes and consent agenda 39:43
    • The board considered the October 5th, 2026 regular meeting minutes. 39:54
    • The consent agenda included an accounts payable report for $1,258,025.51 and a previous motions report for $193,937.55. 40:28
    • Both motions carried. ~40:26
  9. Estimated 2026 property tax levy 41:18
    • A district staff member said the levy represents about 27% of the district's overall revenue and that CPI for the levy year is about 2.7%. 41:40
    • The staff member said the district is requesting about a $1.6 million increase, or 4.97%, while anticipating about $915,000, or about 2.8%, for operating funds. 41:40
    • Asked why the district does not request more, the staff member said anything higher would trigger truth in taxation hearing requirements and could cause additional questions or panic. 1:04:09
    • The board adopted the estimated levy resolutions and directed administration to proceed with the Truth in Taxation publication and public hearing. 1:09:11
  10. Joint annual conference delegate and resolutions 1:10:27
    • The board considered a delegate and an alternate for the 2026 Joint Annual Conference Delegate Assembly on November 21st, 2026. 1:11:33
    • The board considered a motion to support the Illinois Association of School Boards resolutions committee recommendations as listed. 1:13:34
    • Both motions carried. ~1:12:10
  11. High school course proposals 1:14:09
    • A district staff member presented 4 proposed courses for the 2027⁠-⁠2028 Round Lake High School course guide, including Intermediate Algebra 2 and Honors Engineering Design and Development. 1:14:19
    • The staff member said the administration will ask the board to consider the proposals at the next meeting. 1:16:02
  12. Marching band and guard uniform fees 1:16:36
    • A district staff member said the fine arts boosters had been assessing fees for these items, and the district wants to redirect the fees through official channels. 1:16:36
    • A speaker asked how much of the costs boosters typically cover, and the staff member said students pay the vast majority. 1:20:12
    • The board approved a $60 marching band fee, a $195 color guard fee, a $100 winter guard junior varsity fee, a $25 winter guard show shirt fee and a $200 winter guard fee for 2026⁠-⁠2027. 1:23:54
  13. Related services staffing contract 1:24:47
    • A district staff member said the ASK Consultation and Support Master Agreement would help fill gaps in related service provider positions when vacancies cannot be filled with district staff. 1:24:57
    • The board approved the staffing contract. 1:26:09
  14. Positive occurrences 1:26:46
    • Speakers noted the marching band's performance at a U of I competition in Urbana, the Hispanic Heritage Celebration and the boys varsity soccer team's conference title. 1:26:51
    • A speaker said 3 male and 1 female cross country athletes finished as all-conference. 1:28:56
  15. Closed session and resulting action 1:29:57
    • The board went into closed session to discuss employment, collective negotiating and student matters and closed meeting minutes. 1:30:17
    • After returning, the board considered the closed session minutes of the October 5th, 2026 meeting. 2:57:55
    • The motion carried, and the meeting adjourned at 9:57 PM. 2:58:23

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Video: posted by the district as “10/19/2026 RLAS#116 Board of Education”