Regular Meeting of the Board of Education - October 19, 2026

Regular meeting of the Belvidere School District 100 Board of Education, October 19, 2026. The board approved a resolution for up to $23 million in 2026 general-obligation bonds and authorized the proposed sale to Stifel, Nicolaus & Company. Administration said the financing includes $18.5 million in new funding for previously approved Phase 1 facilities work and about $4.5 million to refinance existing debt, not additional spending authority for Phase 2. Nexus reported Phase 1 work was completed on time or early and was under budget; the contingency allowance increased from about $2.17 million to $2.49 million. The board also approved network-leveling controls associated with HVAC systems; staff said the related work had been awarded to Helm through an earlier RFQ and is intended to reduce reliance on a proprietary system.

The board approved design work for additional potential facilities scope at the district administrative building and South Middle School, but did not award construction contracts for that added scope. For the administrative building, the approved design cost was $22,200, with the added work estimated at up to $160,000. For South Middle School, the proposed added work— including controls, lighting, cameras, a generator, door hardware, restroom updates, and corridor compartmentalization—was estimated at about $3.83 million; the design-cost figure in the transcript is unclear, and the board was told the designs could be put out to bid and the added construction scope considered separately. The board also approved a state maintenance matching-grant application for electronic security entrances at Belvidere North. No other procurement awards were clearly identified; public comments addressed the district’s projected deficits and facility priorities.