Regular Meeting - May 26 2026

The Oak Park Elementary School District 97 held a regular board meeting on May 26, 2026, which included extensive public comments on topics such as screen use in education, special education challenges, physical education program cuts, and the eighth grade Washington DC trip. The board approved several procurement-related items including a five-year $749,324.80 contract with Canon for copier and print shop equipment and maintenance, a $35,000 contract awarded to Chicagoland Paving Contractors for collaborative work with the Park District of Oak Park, a technology plan recommendation involving multi-year leases, and a two-year $431,720 contract renewal with Andy Frane Services Incorporated. Additionally, the board approved an intergovernmental agreement with Oak Park Township to support a youth engagement program at a cost of approximately $39,637 for the 2026-27 school year and $40,826 for 2027-28, and authorized a $4 million transfer from operations and maintenance funds to the capital projects fund for various district capital improvements. The board also discussed upcoming action on a collaboration agreement for early childhood education financial contributions and reviewed memorandums of understanding with OPTA for ultimate frisbee and robotics programs. The meeting concluded with announcements about future agenda items and board member acknowledgments.