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Treasurer Treasure McCord reported the district's March ending fund balance rose to $77,300,000, largely reflecting an alternative bond sale of $13,400,000. McCord told the board the overall coverage ratio remained \"materially unchanged at 50%\" because the bond proceeds are highly restricted under board fund-balance policy.

On the consent agenda and formal motions, the board approved $10,600,000 in board bills covering March 12 through April 8, 2025 — including $6,800,000 in payroll-related items and roughly $3,800,000 in vendor payments — by voice/roll-call vote. The board received a quarterly investment report and heard that the general fund portfolio posted a fifteenth consecutive quarterly yield increase; staff said the district implemented an alternative bond portfolio to support stadium renovation projects while addressing applicable arbitrage rules.

The board voted to renew the district’s one-year food service management contract with Organic Life LLC for the 2025–26 school year. Under state contractual guidelines referenced in the presentation, the district may renew the one‑year agreement for up to four additional annual renewals before rebidding. Staff said any annual meal-rate increase under the contract cannot exceed the Consumer Price Index (food away from home), which was 3.6% for the 12 months ended Dec. 24.

The board approved a second reading and adoption of multiple policy revisions listed in the meeting packet (including policies listed in the agenda as 6-60 curriculum content, 6-135 accelerated placement program and 8-10 connection with the community) and approved multiple consent‑agenda personnel hires for the coming year. Assistant superintendent for human resources Josh Nabilio told the board that principals and hiring teams completed recruitment this season and that certified positions were filled.

Superintendent Neil Lesinski recommended and the board approved renewal of the regional safe-school intergovernmental agreement. The proposed IGA extends the existing agreement from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, with all terms unchanged, including a per‑diem rate of $45 per student per day for the alternative program the district uses for students who need education outside the traditional setting.

After an executive‑session review of a disciplinary matter, the board returned to open session and approved a resolution upholding disciplinary action for student 2025‑01. The board found the student's conduct constituted gross disobedience or misconduct under board policy 7:190 (student behavior), upheld a 10‑day out‑of‑school suspension and expelled the student for the remainder of the 2024–25 school year and the 2025–26 school year, effective immediately. The motion was moved and seconded in open session and approved by roll call.

The board also approved the superintendent contract for Dr. Neil Lesinski by roll call following a motion and second. The meeting record shows the board completed its semi‑annual review of executive session minutes and voted to keep executive session minutes through February 2025 closed, and separately approved destruction of verbatim executive-session recordings dated April 18, 2023 through Sept. 19, 2023, as permitted by board policy and state record-retention practice.

On facilities and operations, the board heard an update from FGM and Pepper Construction on strategic planning and proposed stadium renovations and approved the operations committee recommendation to proceed with planning activities. The board adjourned after completing the agenda and announced it had taken the actions summarized above.

Votes at a glance
- Approval of meeting minutes (regular 03/18/2025; executive 03/18/2025; special meeting 04/03/2025 and related executive session): motion carried (roll call approval).
- Approval of board bills: motion carried (roll call approval); amount: $10,600,000 (payroll ~$6,800,000; vendor ~$3,800,000).
- Approval of 2025–26 Food Service Management contract with Organic Life LLC: motion carried (roll call approval); outcome: approved; noted annual meal-rate increases limited by CPI (food away from home).
- Adoption of listed policy revisions (second reading): motion carried (roll call approval); policies referenced on agenda.
- Approval of consent-agenda hires: motion carried (roll call approval).
- Approval to renew regional safe-school IGA (07/01/2025–06/30/2026) at $45 per student per day: motion carried (roll call approval).
- Student disciplinary resolution (student 2025-01): motion carried (roll call approval); outcome: 10‑day out‑of‑school suspension upheld and expulsion for remainder of 2024–25 and 2025–26.
- Approval of superintendent contract for Dr. Neil Lesinski: motion carried (roll call approval).
- Semiannual review: motion carried to keep executive-session minutes through Feb. 2025 closed.
- Destruction of verbatim executive-session recordings from 04/18/2023–09/19/2023: motion carried.

The district’s finance staff and committee chairs presented background for each item during the meeting; where the transcript contained only roll‑call \"yes\" votes without a written roll‑call tally in the packet, the minutes show the motions passed by roll‑call approval.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","April 15, 2025 - District 155 School Board Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","The CHSD 155 Board of Education voted to approve several contracts, policy revisions, personnel actions and one student‑disciplinary expulsion during its meeting, and the board received finance updates including a $13.4 million alternative bond sale.","taxTitle","CHSD 155, School Boards, Illinois","taxId",38325,"location","Illinois","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6273261,"Cary Grove auto students rebuild fire-district vehicle engine in partnership with Cary Fire Protection District",386,663000,1049000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3004520-7424c0c7cdda57e8f4b8040c07d9acea&start=663&end=1049","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3004520-7424c0c7cdda57e8f4b8040c07d9acea/thumbnail_663000.jpg","/articles/6273261/Illinois/Cary-Grove-auto-students-rebuild-fire-district-vehicle-engine-in-partnership-with-Cary-Fire-Protection-District","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6273261-2d79127c9385481f485b7ccead38acde/orig.mp4?Expires=1771041992&Signature=SwfnAK~ryjd5-OsWgF2SxY3zWqfdVChtc~80nRYFpVQKzHKLaN-a0bTWuvg560Bbq7INycEJ-t09J5LSFpXkB3qWRDSjAWC~CzGakQmMHY5oJZQgsebp6LoEyyFh~QD0uweVkwjWg5872KJhKAYAa~YhpuVDSOpo0uproKAWjavBStMhxe4vo626emNJU56AmBXTR7kZJ20bcvZ5E0KgVO4HHoDm4zI2hZ5LuO~SdYH1A~ty-r8EyE24TssWIvLkuR6NcMj3sB8V-KlMjDYSfqWp~e7pxwMmyfDs70nEpQFAJTIMXeQ8vd-yVWdLE2INi5UQcQGm5fd7i8xl0BCWlQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Shannon Posnick, director of communications for CHSD 155, opened a student-recognition segment at the board meeting by inviting members of the Cary Grove auto program and the Cary Fire Protection District to the podium to describe a collaborative engine-repair project.

The project began when two students, identified by their teacher as Casey and Eddie, brought forward the idea of performing an engine swap for a district fire vehicle whose motor had failed. \"At one point, students, Casey and Eddie, came up to me and they say, 'Hey, Jay, would you like to do an engine swap?'\" said Dan Jagurski, an auto teacher at Cary Grove. Jagurski said he formed a small senior seminar group of five or six students to troubleshoot the failed engine, locate a replacement motor and perform the repair using manufacturer repair software and proper torque procedures.

\"We decided it's not just to tear the engine out and leave it — we have to do everything right torque everything and make sure it's a running driving vehicle,\" Jagurski said. He praised his students for taking ownership and for carrying the project through to a successful, drivable outcome.

Chief Dela Torre of the Cary Fire Protection District described the department's need and the arrangement: \"In 2023 we had an incident with the vehicle and the motor failed ... Insurance wasn't covering it. ... We got a used motor from the local junkyard and talked with Dan and had it all put together and we brought it in ... by end of last year, the guys had it running and operable and we actually drove away.\" He credited the students with troubleshooting and returning the engine to service for the department's bureau fleet.

Jagurski also thanked the fire district for donating higher-end tools for the program and for providing lunches during the project. Students and school staff described the repair as an educational opportunity that combined technical skill, troubleshooting and “real-world” responsibility. Several students who spoke from the audience noted career aspirations related to commercial driving, mechanics and shop trades, and one student said they were already training in CDL school.

The board joined staff and students for a photo at the end of the recognition. Posnick framed the presentation as an example of district career-technical education working with local government partners to provide hands-on career experiences for students.

Haber Oaks and other district programs were recognized separately during the meeting, and board members thanked staff and partners for the collaboration that enabled the Cary Grove project.","At a CHSD 155 board meeting, staff recognized Cary Grove auto students who rebuilt and installed a replacement engine for a Cary Fire Protection District fleet vehicle in a hands-on collaboration led by auto teacher Dan Jagurski and supported by Chief Dela Torre.","actionData","errors"]

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CHSD 155 board approves contracts, policies, IGA renewal and personnel actions; expels student 2025-01

Cary Grove auto students rebuild fire-district vehicle engine in partnership with Cary Fire Protection District