Board Highlights feature a brief description of the action items and discussion items on the meeting agenda. Board Highlights do not replace minutes. The minutes are approved by the Board and posted after the next regularly scheduled Board meeting. Present: Tod Altenburg, Jay Bastian, Margaret DeLaRosa, Hetal Lee, Martha Mueller and Pete Nolan. Absent: Jim Shannon.
– the October 13, 2026 regular meeting minutes.
– invoices for payment.
October 26, 2026
Education Fund $ 732,422.75
Operations & Maintenance Fund $ 97,582.59
Debt Service $ 0.00
Transportation $ 422,802.79
Capital Projects $5,365,719.35
IL Munic. Retire/Soc Sec. $ -2,181.22
Interim – Checks $ 0.00
Interim – Wire Transfers $ 0.00
TOTAL $6,616,346.26
– the following personnel items:
SUPPORT STAFF – EMPLOYMENT:
Name School/Position FTE Effective Date
Garrett, Michelle DO/HR Admin Asst/Switchboard 100% 10/13/2026
Richardson, Yasmin South/Building Attendance Office Asst. 100% 10/19/2026
SUPPORT STAFF – RESIGNATION & TERMINATIONS:
Name School/Position Effective Date
Zaro, Melissa DO/Admin Asst. to Director of Special Education 10/16/2026
– accepting the following donations: Ray Huard, $8,315 for Girls Tennis at West. Glenbard South Boosters Organization, $3,000 Booster Activity at South. Glenbard South Boosters Organization, $12,000 for 25-26 General Donation for Student Activities at South. Glenbard South Boosters Organization, $3,000 for 26-27 Senior Recognition at South. PEP – Gilda Ross, $500 for MLK Jr. Event at all four high schools. Partnership For Educational Progress – PEP, $500 for MLK Jr. Event at all four high schools.
– new course proposals 2027-28. The district is committed to the continuous improvement of curricular offerings in order to better meet the demands of student interests, postsecondary preparation, and career pathways. Each year, the district follows a review process for new course proposals submitted by teachers. This year, the new course proposal includes 12 new dual credit courses with the College of DuPage in the Science, World Languages and Social Studies departments, and a new Fine Arts course.
These proposals were approved by the four department chairs for the department, all four assistant principals for instruction, and all four principals. Additionally, they were reviewed and discussed at each of the four schools’ instructional councils. They were reviewed by the Student Performance and Achievement Committee on October 7, 2026 and recommended to go to the full Board for approval. The following courses were recommended to be approved for the 2027-28 school year:
This college-level course provides an introduction to a survey of the study of behavior and mental processes with emphasis on the scientific nature of contemporary psychological investigation. This course examines research methods, biological psychology, cognitive psychology, behavioral psychology, social psychology, developmental psychology, and clinical/abnormal psychology. This is a dual credit course through the College of DuPage and is designed to fulfill general education requirements at the college level. This course is offered at no cost, is a part of the Illinois Articulation Initiative, and is widely transferable to many colleges and universities through a COD transcript. This is a semester-long course from the Social Studies Department and counts toward Glenbard social studies credit for graduation.
This college-level course provides an introduction to an interdisciplinary study of the environment investigating how nature works and how things are interconnected. This course examines an understanding of ecological concepts and principles, students examine lifestyle issues and critically analyze the relationship among population, natural resources, land use, agriculture, biodiversity, industrialization and pollution. Environmental problems are examined from scientific, ethical, economic and sociological perspectives to enable students to understand the relevance of biology to contemporary issues in human society. This is a dual credit course through the College of DuPage and is designed to fulfill general education requirements at the college level. This course is offered at no cost, is a part of the Illinois Articulation Initiative, and is widely transferable to many colleges and universities through a COD transcript. Additionally, this course prepares students for the Advanced Placement examination in Environmental Science and replaces AP Environmental Science. This is a year-long course from the Science Department and counts toward science requirements for graduation.
This course is an introduction to biology for the biological science major and interested students. Topics include the philosophy of science, scientific method, chemical organization of life, cell biology, cellular metabolism, genetics, molecular genetics, molecular biology, evolution, and biodiversity of the Bacteria, Archaea, protists, and Fungi. This is a dual credit course through the College of DuPage and is designed to fulfill general education requirements at the college level. This course is offered at no additional cost, is a part of the Illinois Articulation Initiative, and is widely transferable to many colleges and universities through a COD transcript. Additionally, this course prepares students for the Advanced Placement examination in Biology and replaces AP Biology. This is a year-long course from the Science Department and counts toward the science requirement for graduation.
This course continues to develop the ability to speak, understand, read, and write French in a cultural and communicative context. Includes reading and discussion of modern texts, short films, conversation, composition, grammar review, and cultural activities. This course is offered at no additional cost, is a part of the Illinois Articulation Initiative, and is widely transferable to many colleges and universities through a COD transcript. This course replaces French 4H. This is a year-long course from the World Language Department and is an elective credit.
This course develops students’ listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing skills and expands knowledge of the culture and civilization of French-speaking countries. Includes reading and discussion of modern texts, conversation, composition, grammar review, and cultural activities. This course is offered at no additional cost, is a part of the Illinois Articulation Initiative, and is widely transferable to many colleges and universities through a COD transcript. Dual Credit Intermediate French 2202 is a prerequisite for this course, so this course will not be offered until the 2028-29 school year. This is a semester-long course from the World Language Department and is an elective credit.
This course develops students’ listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing skills and expands knowledge of the culture and civilization of French-speaking countries. Includes reading and discussion of modern texts, conversation, composition, grammar review, and cultural activities. This course is offered at no additional cost, is a part of the Illinois Articulation Initiative, and is widely transferable to many colleges and universities through a COD transcript. Dual Credit French Conversation and Composition I 2251 is a prerequisite for this course, so this course will not be offered until the 2028-29 school year. This is a semester-long course from the World Language Department and is an elective credit.
This course continues to develop the ability to speak, understand, read, and write German in a cultural and communicative context. Includes reading and discussion of modern texts, short films, conversation, composition, grammar review, and cultural activities. This course is offered at no additional cost, is a part of the Illinois Articulation Initiative, and is widely transferable to many colleges and universities through a COD transcript. This course replaces German 4H. This is a year-long course from the World Language Department and is an elective credit.
This course develops students’ listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills and expands knowledge of the culture and civilization of German-speaking countries. Includes reading and discussion of modern texts, conversation, composition, grammar review, and cultural activities. Classes are conducted completely in German. This course is offered at no additional cost, is a part of the Illinois Articulation Initiative, and is widely transferable to many colleges and universities through a COD transcript. Dual Credit Intermediate German 2202 is a prerequisite for this course, so this course will not be offered until the 2028-29 school year. This is a semester-long course from the World Language Department and is an elective credit.
This course continues to develop students’ listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills and expands knowledge of the culture and civilization of German-speaking countries. Includes reading and discussion of modern texts, conversation, composition, grammar review, and cultural activities. Classes are conducted completely in German. This course is offered at no additional cost, is a part of the Illinois Articulation Initiative, and is widely transferable to many colleges and universities through a COD transcript. Dual Credit German Conversation and Composition I 2251 is a prerequisite for this course, so this course will not be offered until the 2028-29 school year. This is a semester-long course from the World Language Department and is an elective credit.
This course continues to develop the ability to speak, understand, read, and write Spanish in a cultural context. Includes reading and discussion of modern texts, conversation, composition, grammar review, and cultural activities. This course is offered at no additional cost, is a part of the Illinois Articulation Initiative, and is widely transferable to many colleges and universities through a COD transcript. This course replaces Spanish 4 and Spanish 4H. This is a year-long course from the World Language Department and is an elective credit.
This course develops students’ listening and comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing skills and expands knowledge of the culture and civilization of Spanish-speaking countries. This course is offered at no additional cost, is a part of the Illinois Articulation Initiative, and is widely transferable to many colleges and universities through a COD transcript. This course replaces Spanish 5. Dual Credit Intermediate Spanish 2202 is a prerequisite for this course, so this course will not be offered until the 2028-29 school year. This is a semester-long course from the World Language Department and is an elective credit.
This course develops students’ listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing skills and expands knowledge of the culture and civilization of Spanish-speaking countries. This course is offered at no additional cost, is a part of the Illinois Articulation Initiative, and is widely transferable to many colleges and universities through a COD transcript. Dual Credit Spanish Conversation and Composition I 2251 is a prerequisite for this course, so this course will not be offered until the 2028-29 school year. This is a semester-long course from the World Language Department and is an elective credit.
In this course, students will continue to refine their digital art and animation studies while they explore a variety of new digital media, such as projection mapping, interactive media, installation art, 3D modeling, and 3D animation. Students will focus on exploration and creativity in this advanced digital art and animation class. This course is repeatable for credit and is a semester-long course from the Art/Music/Speech Department and is an elective credit.
– destruction of closed session audio recordings from October 14, 2024 to March 24, 2025. Per the Illinois School Code 5 ILCS 120/2:06, the verbatim record may be destroyed no less than 18 months after the completion of the meeting recorded, but only after the school board approves the destruction of a particular recording and the school board approved the minutes of the closed meeting that meet the written minutes requirements of the Open Meetings Act.
Furthermore, where verbatim records were created of those closed sessions, the board secretary is hereby authorized to direct the destruction of such verbatim recordings in accordance with the Illinois Open Meetings Act.
Therefore, the district requested Board approval of the destruction of the closed session audio recordings from October 14, 2024 to March 24, 2025.
– academic board goals report for Glenbard East. Principal Mr. Antoine Anderson and the East administrative team presented the Glenbard East board goals, including the following data:
– fiscal year 2026 audit review and acceptance. Baker Tilly US, LLP recently completed its annual audit of Glenbard District 87’s financials. A representative from Baker Tilly reviewed audit results at this meeting.
Highlights of the audit are as follows:
The district highlighted the following legislative impacts/risks in the Management, Discussion and Analysis section of the report, which would impact our ability to fund staffing and programs.
Dana Pryor and the Business Office staff did a great job of coordinating the audit work once again this year.
– 2026 tax levy. Annually, District 87 sets a tax levy, which provides the district with more than 75 percent of its total revenue. The setting of the annual tax levy is governed by The Truth in Taxation Law (the “Act”), School Code, Property Tax Code, and Property Tax Extension Limitation Law (PTELL). Each of these laws has specific requirements that must be followed, or a district’s tax levy could be subject to legal challenge.
Truth in Taxation Law (the “Act”): requires that at least 20 days prior to the adoption of the levy, the School Board must estimate the aggregate levy for the year through a Board motion or resolution. The included resolution complies with this requirement.
The 2025 year-end CPI came in at 2.7 percent. This will be the maximum amount the district can raise the tax levy (excluding new property growth and bond and interest payments).
School Code and Property Tax Code: require that the final levy be adopted and filed with the county clerk on or before the last Tuesday in December, which is December 29, 2026 this year.
The following timetable will satisfy the requirements of the above laws:
Property Tax Extension Limitation Law (PTELL): PTELL limits the amount the tax levy (aggregate extension) can increase over the prior year’s tax levy. Debt service levies are not included in this limitation. Three factors determine the allowable tax growth under the PTELL laws: 1) amount of the prior year’s tax extension, 2) the increase in the Consumer Price Index for Urban (CPI-U) as of December 2025 (was 2.7 percent), 3) and new property growth. The first two items are already known, but the new property growth will not be known until April 2027, so the district must estimate the amount of new property growth and the county clerk will adjust the tax extension once the final number is known. The district has prepared two calculations to account for this projection.
Most Likely: The district has calculated the ‘most likely’ extension based on a 2025 calendar-year CPI of 2.7 percent and an estimated new construction amount of $40,000,000. This calculation represents the total tax extension that we believe the district will most likely receive. Based on this calculation, we believe that our total property tax extension revenue will increase by $9,121,985 or 5.38 percent – year over year (2.7 percent increase due to CPI; 0.47 percent increase due to new construction and 2.21 percent in bond and interest). The district has estimated a 6.5 percent increase in property EAV.
Manual Override/Submitted Levy: School districts generally levy a dollar amount higher than the expected or “most likely” amount for three primary reasons: 1) Actual EAVs and new construction amounts are unknown at this time and will not be finalized until the spring of 2027. 2) If the district’s levy request is lower than what the county calculates, the district is only entitled up to the amount requested (it is prudent to request a higher amount to ensure that the district does not under-levy). 3) At this point in time of the year, the district has not finalized the required levy allocation by fund. Therefore, the district intends to request higher amounts for each fund to ensure that, when the levy allocation is finalized by fund (March/April 2027), the district will have the opportunity to levy the requisite amount.
FUND Most Likely ‘Override’
For Educational purposes 130,750,000 131,100,000
For Operations, Building & Maintenance purposes 24,500,000 25,000,000
For Transportation purposes 10,350,000 10,600,000
For IMRF purposes 800,000 850,000
For Social Security & Medicare purposes 1,700,000 1,750,000
Total: $168,100,000 $169,300,000
Year over Year Increase: 3.17% 3.91%
The district’s proposed property tax levy submission, excluding the Bond and Interest Levy, is $169,300,000, which represents a 3.91 percent increase over the prior year’s aggregate tax extension (‘Override Amount’). For reasons mentioned above, it is prudent to levy a higher dollar amount than expected.
In the spring of 2027, DuPage County will calculate the district’s actual property tax extension pursuant to the tax cap, taking into account the CPI, new construction, and all approved abatements.
– Glenbard North bid #8 release – recommendation to award for Gilbane (Wold design) and Performance Services Incorporated (PSI). Design and bidding have been completed for Glenbard North main entrance addition and interior renovations. Gilbane and PSI bids were received on October 16 and October 20, 2026.
Gilbane recommends the following based on the bid results and scope reviews: 17 contractors for the North work in the amount of $15,343,740, plus an additional $1,100,000 budget for site services and $1,745,616 for insurance, bonding, staffing, and fees for a total of $18,189,356. Additionally, the following alternates are recommended for approval: #1 New brick at exterior art rooms, #3 Epoxy flooring in wood shop, #5 Exterior soffit repair at LRC entrance, #6 Loading dock repairs, #7 Exterior window replacement at southwest corner of classrooms/fieldhouse entrance, #8 Exterior roof replacements, and #10 Corridor ceiling replacement at south corridor. All other alternates will be rejected.
PSI recommends the following based on the bid results and scope reviews: 10 contractors for the MEP work for the North work in the amount of $10,466,875. The following alternates are recommended for approval: wood shop epoxy flooring, roof drain replacement, existing VAV controls replacement (partial), and miscellaneous electrical and heating work associated with the window replacement.
Total bids for Gilbane and PSI recommended for approval for Bid Release 8 is $28,656,231, which includes the recommended alternates, site services budget, insurance, bonding, staffing, and fees. The district also recommends an additional project contingency for Gilbane’s work in the amount of $750,000 and an Owner’s Directed Allowance for PSI’s work in the amount of $140,000. Total project cost not to exceed $29,546,231.
– discussion of 2026 IASB delegate assembly resolutions and delegate governance. Because IASB resolutions involve public business, board members are legally required under the Illinois Open Meetings Act (OMA) to hold all discussions in an open meeting rather than through private communication. During Monday’s meeting, the Board reviewed the 2026 proposed resolutions to build consensus, selected a primary and alternate delegate, and determined whether the delegate must vote strictly by Board consensus or with independent discretion at the Delegate Assembly.
To align with IASB best practices, the Board discussed the 2026 proposed resolutions in open session to build consensus prior to the 2026 IASB Delegate Assembly. Board discussion focused on three key areas:
Formal approval of the Resolution to Appoint a Delegate to the IASB Assembly and Directives (utilizing PRESS sample exhibit 2:120-E3) will be brought to the Board for action at the next regular meeting on November 16, 2026.
– Freedom of Information Act requests. By School Code, a Board of Education is to be informed at its regular meeting of any requests made under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and the status of the district’s response. Here are the recent FOIA requests to which the district has responded:
DATE RECEIVED: 9/18/2026
REQUESTOR & COMPANY: Oshea Smith (Sunlight Access)
REQUESTS SUMMARY: I am requesting an electronic summary of purchase orders (not the individual purchase orders themselves) issued by Glenbard Township High School District 87 from March 1, 2026 to July 31, 2026.
This report may also be referred to as an accounts payable summary, check summary, check register, bill or claims report, or vendor analysis report. Any spreadsheet or report that lists vendor names and amounts paid would be fully responsive to this request.
If available, please include:
DATE RECEIVED: 9/21/2026
REQUESTOR & COMPANY: Reliable Home Cleaning DuPage County
REQUESTS SUMMARY: I am requesting records under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (5 ILCS 140) concerning custodial and cleaning services for Glenbard Township High School District 87.
Specifically, I am requesting electronic copies of the following records:
DATE RECEIVED: 9/24/2026
REQUESTOR & COMPANY: Sam Crombie (Bluedoor)
REQUESTS SUMMARY: I request a copy of the following existing public record:
Your agency’s purchase-order and invoice records with Griffon Systems, Inc. from January 1, 2022 through the date this request is processed relating to electronic access-control card readers or employee access credentials, including any attached equipment schedules and any existing manufacturer names, model or part numbers, line-item descriptions, and quantities.
DATE RECEIVED: 10/2/2026
REQUESTOR & COMPANY: Raisa Sitnikava
REQUESTS SUMMARY: I am requesting access to and copies of existing public records concerning the policies, procedures, and administration of the State Seal of Biliteracy program in Glenbard Township High School District 87.
All existing written policies, administrative procedures, guidelines, protocols, memoranda, directives, and other documents that govern or describe the District’s administration of the State Seal of Biliteracy program, including procedures applicable to languages not offered in the District’s curriculum (non-curricular languages).
All records documenting or establishing the District’s rules, criteria, or practices regarding:
All existing records documenting or establishing the District’s policies, procedures, criteria, and practices concerning retesting and reassessment for the Seal of Biliteracy, including:
All existing legal analyses, memoranda, written interpretations, guidance documents, and correspondence with the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) or other governmental entities concerning the District’s interpretation or application of 23 Ill. Adm. Code 680 and 105 ILCS 5/2-3.159, specifically as they relate to:
All existing records, including drafts, internal communications, and documents concerning the information about the Seal of Biliteracy program made available to students and parents through the District’s website, student handbooks, or other official communication channels, including records concerning the content, approval, revision, or removal of such information.
All existing emails, memoranda, meeting minutes, notes, and other communications among District administrators, school principals, department chairs, and other relevant personnel that discuss, establish, interpret, or implement the District-wide rules and practices described in Sections 1–5 above.
This request is intended to obtain records concerning the District’s general, district-wide program policies and procedures, rather than records relating to any individual student’s educational records.
To clarify the scope, please provide:
DATE RECEIVED: 10/13/2026
REQUESTOR & COMPANY: Isabella Sada Nieto (Texas 4-Day Great Debate)
REQUESTS SUMMARY: We are requesting directory information of honor roll students of the high school graduating class 2030, 2029, and 2028. Directory information being name, address, high school, phone, parent phone number, email, parent email, or that which is available.
DATE RECEIVED: 10/14/2026
REQUESTOR & COMPANY: Mark Johnson
REQUESTS SUMMARY: I request a copy of the following existing public record:
The most current employee directory or staff list, as of the date of this request, for all Glenbard Township High School District 87 employees, covering both district-level and school-based staff. This includes, but is not limited to, the Superintendent and executive leadership, assistant/deputy superintendents, chiefs, department directors and administrators, curriculum and instruction staff, central-office staff in all departments, principals and assistant principals, teachers, and all other school-based and support employees. For each employee, please include: full name; current job title; assigned school, department, or office; work telephone number and extension, if maintained; and district-issued work email address.
DATE RECEIVED: 10/16/2026
REQUESTOR & COMPANY: Brendan Hosty (Chicagoland Laborers’ District Council)
REQUESTS SUMMARY: I respectfully request digital/electronic copies of the following:
The as-read bid results for the Glenbard North High School Addition and Renovations project. Bids were due on October 16, 2026. The specific bid packages I am looking for are 02A.8 Demolition; 03A.8 Building & Site Concrete; 04A.8 Masonry; 31A.8 Site Demo, Earthwork and Site Utilities Work; 32A.8 Asphalt Paving.
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