November 10th 2026 - Regular Micro Meeting, Student Achievement and Operations Committee meetings

Waukegan Public Schools held a regular board meeting and Student Achievement and Operational Services Committee meetings on November 10, 2026. The main procurement-related discussion was a proposed K–12 demographic assessment and optimization-planning engagement with MGT Impact Solutions. The estimated total was $318,443, with just under $250,000 in the first fiscal year and about $76,000 in the next. The scope would include enrollment and demographic forecasts, facility and program capacity analysis, facility-condition assessments, budget and staffing implications, and community engagement. Members discussed the estimate, possible savings, data reliability, and how to ensure broad community input. No vote or contract award occurred during the committee discussion. The committee also reviewed an R.J. Harris and Associates consultant-services agreement; a member asked about payment for services already rendered and how the board would be notified when services continue beyond a contract term. No approval vote on that agreement is captured in the transcript.

Other operational items included facility-waiver requests for soccer organizations and Urban Edge Entertainment, a position reclassification affecting school safety staffing, and a life-safety amendment that staff said would be brought to the board for action at a later meeting. Members also discussed utility savings from the Yman Creek community-solar project, including approximately $117,583 in district utility-bill reductions for January–June 2026, and requested further reporting on savings from existing school solar installations. In the regular meeting, the board ratified financial payments, including $2,695,486.55 in accounts-payable payments; the transcript’s other payment figure is garbled. No other contract award or purchasing approval was clearly identified.