Cook County School District 130 Board of Education Meeting 11.10.2026

The Cook County School District 130 Board of Education meeting on November 11, 2026, included a presentation on the proposed property-tax levy and discussion of contracted facilities services. Staff presented an estimated levy request of approximately $35.6 million and described the next step as board adoption at the December 16 meeting; the transcript does not clearly establish that the levy was approved at this meeting. The presentation also cited approximately $2.65 million in outstanding bond-related costs. Action item 6B concerned snow-removal services, but the transcript is too garbled to determine the proposal’s terms or whether the board voted on it. No clear contract award or purchasing approval is identifiable.

During public comment, staff and community members criticized conditions in school buildings and the performance of outsourced custodial services, referring to the HS contract and asking the board to act before former district custodians’ employment was scheduled to end on November 17. One speaker cited contract language that they believed allowed termination with 90 days’ notice. The board took no clearly recorded vote on the custodial contract in the transcript. Other major topics included the early-childhood Parents as Teachers program and findings from the superintendent search’s community engagement process; the board voted to extend a grievance response deadline to its December meeting.