Ryan Bretag

The 2027-2036 Master Facility Plan outlines a 10-year roadmap for maintaining, upgrading, and modernizing District facilities. Key priorities include student health and safety, supporting current and future educational programming, and ensuring fiscal responsibility. The plan allocates $150 million in targeted investments, funded by bonds and operating funds, without increasing the tax burden. It aligns with existing strategic goals focused on student access to resources, integration of core values, and fostering a culture of trust.

This document outlines the 2027-2036 Master Facility Plan for Glenbrook High School District 225, serving as a comprehensive roadmap for the maintenance, renovation, and modernization of its facilities and grounds over a ten-year period. The plan prioritizes fiscal responsibility by leveraging existing financial capacity and a stable tax rate, while focusing on enhancing life safety, upgrading infrastructure, implementing programmatic facility enhancements to support the '4 As', and modernizing spaces to improve the student experience. It details phased projects beginning in summer 2027, funded through a combination of bond issuance and operating funds.

This mid-year review, presented on December 8, 2025, outlines the significant progress made towards the strategic plan's Goal 1: Student Empowerment. Key accomplishments include enhanced Personalized Learning Plans, expanded career exploration opportunities, strengthened social-emotional learning initiatives, and increased support systems for staff. The review details strategies across personalized learning, career and post-secondary exploration, social-emotional learning and job readiness, staff support and innovation, and resources for individual student needs, all aimed at equipping students with the skills, confidence, and resources to thrive.

The provided document discusses the acceptance of the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. It highlights the requirement for an independent audit of the school district's financial statements and the preparation of the ACFR for submission to various organizations. The document also includes letters regarding the auditor's communication with the Board and recommendations for improvements in internal controls and procedures, such as segregating district and parent teacher organization bank accounts, addressing negative book balances, enhancing IT security awareness, and resolving prior-year transactions. Additionally, it mentions upcoming GASB standards related to financial reporting model improvements and disclosure of certain capital assets. The document also touches on strategic planning, renewable energy initiatives, awards, and financial policies of the district.

The Business Services department presented accounts payable bills for review and approval, covering expenses excluding payroll and personnel activity. Disbursements were processed as paper checks and ACH electronic transactions. Procurement card transactions were also detailed, with a summary of accounts payable bills included for approval across various funds such as Educational, Operations and Maintenance, Transportation, Capital Projects, and Agency Fund. The Board of Education is recommended to approve the payment of these accounts payable bills.