Harlem UD 122 board approves consent agenda, calendar and contracts; moves to executive session on personnel
March 10, 2026 | Harlem UD 122, School Boards, Illinois
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The Harlem UD 122 board on March 9 approved a bundled consent agenda that included payables, a treasurer’s report, multiple tutoring contracts paid from Title I funds and a $591,794 needs‑assessment contract, and then voted to enter executive session to discuss personnel.
The meeting’s Chair (speaker 1) opened the vote sequence. Staff member (speaker 5) presented financials, noting total payables of $763,053.44 and a total expenditures figure transcribed as $4,511,210.16 with fund-by-fund breakdowns (education fund $3,966,500.57; operations & maintenance $171,341.14; transportation $243,124.07; IMRF/Social Security $129,944.38). After a motion and second, board members affirmed the bills and the motion carried.
Why it matters: these actions authorize routine district spending and renewals and commit IDEA and Title I funds to specific contracts. The board also approved a framework for how it would allocate and publicly report receipts if a proposed 1¢ community facility sales tax referendum passes, signaling how anticipated revenue would be prioritized for projects and transparency reporting.
Key votes and items: the board approved the January 2026 treasurer’s report; renewed membership with the Illinois High School Association for 2026–27 (no cost); and approved several independent‑contractor tutoring agreements, each for $2,381 to be paid from ESEA Title I funds for students who attend private schools (contractors listed on the agenda included Connell Bellini; Kristin Duke Taubert; Angela Henkel; Lisa Marriott; and Stephanie Shuck). The board also voted to renew a needs‑assessment contract with the Northwestern Illinois Association (NIA) at $591,794 for FY27, to be funded through IDEA Part B flow‑through grant dollars.
On the sales‑tax item, staff described the resolution as an update to the district’s plan for allocating and transparently reporting community facility sales tax revenue should the March referendum pass; the board approved the resolution and the path forward for public hearings and reporting.
Finally, the board voted to enter executive session to discuss personnel under the statutory citation noted in the record (transcribed as "5 ILC s 1 20 dash 2 c 1"). The motion carried on a motion and second and board affirmations.
What’s next: items approved tonight will move into implementation or contract execution per normal district procedures; the board entered executive session at the end of the public meeting to discuss personnel matters.
The meeting’s Chair (speaker 1) opened the vote sequence. Staff member (speaker 5) presented financials, noting total payables of $763,053.44 and a total expenditures figure transcribed as $4,511,210.16 with fund-by-fund breakdowns (education fund $3,966,500.57; operations & maintenance $171,341.14; transportation $243,124.07; IMRF/Social Security $129,944.38). After a motion and second, board members affirmed the bills and the motion carried.
Why it matters: these actions authorize routine district spending and renewals and commit IDEA and Title I funds to specific contracts. The board also approved a framework for how it would allocate and publicly report receipts if a proposed 1¢ community facility sales tax referendum passes, signaling how anticipated revenue would be prioritized for projects and transparency reporting.
Key votes and items: the board approved the January 2026 treasurer’s report; renewed membership with the Illinois High School Association for 2026–27 (no cost); and approved several independent‑contractor tutoring agreements, each for $2,381 to be paid from ESEA Title I funds for students who attend private schools (contractors listed on the agenda included Connell Bellini; Kristin Duke Taubert; Angela Henkel; Lisa Marriott; and Stephanie Shuck). The board also voted to renew a needs‑assessment contract with the Northwestern Illinois Association (NIA) at $591,794 for FY27, to be funded through IDEA Part B flow‑through grant dollars.
On the sales‑tax item, staff described the resolution as an update to the district’s plan for allocating and transparently reporting community facility sales tax revenue should the March referendum pass; the board approved the resolution and the path forward for public hearings and reporting.
Finally, the board voted to enter executive session to discuss personnel under the statutory citation noted in the record (transcribed as "5 ILC s 1 20 dash 2 c 1"). The motion carried on a motion and second and board affirmations.
What’s next: items approved tonight will move into implementation or contract execution per normal district procedures; the board entered executive session at the end of the public meeting to discuss personnel matters.
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