# October 27th 2026- BOARD OF EDUCATION - Regular Meeting- Open Session 7:00 p.m.-Closed Session 6p.m.


**Body:** Waukegan Public Schools
**Date:** October 28, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Education, Information Technology, Digital Infrastructure, Grants & Funding


The Waukegan Public Schools Board of Education’s regular open-session meeting was held October 27, 2026. The board approved the academic consent items, including the FY27 purchase of 11 Dell laptops and 48 Dell desktop towers for career and technical education, and renewals for Sentinel battery backup, Tyler Technologies iVisions, five-star interpreting, and other listed services. It also approved Chicago Lighthouse orientation and mobility services and Earth Angel’s second-year college and career program. A $19,880 LRP special-education law conference request was held over after board discussion; the administration plans to present recommendations on professional development and travel before it is reconsidered. The Council of Administrators of Special Education conference item was approved with no cost reported. The operations consent agenda, including annual fire-alarm and sprinkler inspections and crisis-prevention instructor renewal training, was approved. The board also approved two board-member conference trips estimated at $800 total and a separate trip estimated at $400, with the organization providing scholarships for flights and lodging for the latter.

The board recognized Waukegan Schools Foundation grant recipients, with awards including $1,000 for Activa PLA, $750 for Java Dogs, $200 for a sensory-room/inventor-lab project, and $930 for yearbook cameras; other award amounts were unclear in the transcript. Capital-improvement planning was discussed, including possible high-school window work and summer 2027 projects, but no related project award or expenditure was approved. The agenda’s purchasing-contracts section listed no items. Other discussion covered the district strategic plan, literacy and technology initiatives, and policy and governance matters.

**Source:** Waukegan Public Schools