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Crestwood — The Midlothian School District 143 Board of Education will hold its regular board meeting Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at Kolmar School in Edgar Gym, 4500 W. 143rd St. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 6:00 p.m.

WCCN has formatted the meeting agenda listed below. To view the original document, visit the Midlothian School District 143 website and locate the PDF file titled “March 11, 2026 Regular.pdf.”

The agenda is three pages long. The formatted agenda appears below as of 10:07 a.m. March 10, 2026.

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AGENDA

1. Call to Order
2. Pledge to the Flag
3. Roll Call
4. Approval of Minutes

• Regular Board of Education Meeting of February 11, 2026
• Executive (Closed Meeting) Minutes of February 11, 2026

5. Springfield Highlights
6. Statement from the Board President
7. Superintendent’s Reports

• State of the District

8. Comments from the Audience

A. Finance

1. Motion to approve District 143 February 2026 bills payable in an amount totaling $1,679,408.96, as
   recommended by the Assistant Superintendent/CSBO
2. Motion to approve the request for the donation of $2,000.00 to sponsor four Kolmar Student Council
   students and four Central Park Student Council students to attend the IAJHSC Summer Leadership
   Camp at a cost of $500.00 per student, as recommended by the Assistant Superintendent, CSBO

Informational Items:

• FOIA Request from michaelfhenry@live.com regarding background checks for board members,
  received February 5, 2026, responded February 12, 2026
• FOIA Request from Oshea Smith of Sunlight Access regarding contracts, agreements, amendments,
  and renewal data, received February 16, 2026, responded February 18, 2026
• FOIA Request from Sheri Reid of SmartProcure regarding purchase records, received February 23,
  2026, responded February 23, 2026
• FOIA Request from southsuburbantransparency@proton.me regarding Michael Hollingsworth,
  received February 22, 2026, responded March 3, 2026
• Bereavement/Donations Report
• Update on Spaulding Construction Project

B. Personnel Matters

1. Motion to approve the acceptance of the letter of retirement of Employee A, as recommended by the
   Superintendent
2. Motion to approve the acceptance of the letter of retirement of Employee B, as recommended by the
   Superintendent
3. Motion to approve the acceptance of resignation of Employees C-H, as recommended by the
   Superintendent
4. Motion to approve the Resolution Authorizing Notice of Honorable Dismissal to Non-Tenured
   Teachers, as recommended by the Superintendent

C. Curriculum
Informational Items:

• 2026-2027 Wall Calendar
• February 2026 Enrollment
• News and Notes from the buildings

D. Miscellaneous

1. Motion to approve the suspensions of students in categories 1, 3, 9, 11, 14, and 23, as recommended
   by the Superintendent

Informational Items:

• Upcoming Events

9. Superintendent’s Reports
10. Other Business
11. Items for Future Agendas

• General Education Transportation Contract for FY27
• Food Service Contract for FY27

12. Executive Session for the purpose of discussion of the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline,
    performance or dismissal of specific employees of the district, including hearing testimony on a complaint
    lodged against an employee to determine its validity [5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1)]
13. Reconvene
14. Motion to approve items discussed in Executive Session (if any)
15. Adjourn

Next Scheduled Meeting: Wednesday, April 8, 2026 – 6:00 p.m. Regular Board Meeting – Kolmar Media Center

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