PSD202 Board of Education Meeting - October 21st, 2026

The Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202 Board of Education meeting was held October 21, 2026. The board approved a resolution calling a public hearing on its intent to issue fire prevention and safety bonds of up to $15 million. The district said it plans to use available debt capacity for health and life-safety priorities, including code-compliance and essential infrastructure needs identified through facility surveys; the resolution was approved by vote. The Site and Finance Committee also reviewed the annual financial and quarterly reports, preliminary tax levy, transportation services, and capital improvement plan recommendations, with no further capital project awards reported. Separately, a representative reported that Wilco approved October expenditures of $219,329.83.

The board approved a proposal to use student workers at school events when staff are unavailable, with a flat payment of $30 per event, subject to eligibility, training, supervision, and parent consent. It also approved placing a student-medication policy update on 30-day display, and discussed a draft framework for tying district goals and performance measures to budget and expenditure decisions; the framework remains under development. No vendor selection or contract award was identified.