Township High School District 214 Board of Education Packet Summary — 2026-08-20
Business Meeting — 6:30 PM, Forest View Educational Center
The Township High School District 214 Board of Education is scheduled to consider a mix of financial, operational, facilities, personnel, and strategic-planning items. Major items include approximately $3.08 million in accounts-payable listings, a three-year data-platform agreement, printing services connected to referendum communications, park district agreements, and a discussion of architectural firms for future facility work.
Key Items on the Agenda
The consent agenda includes a proposed three-year agreement with ECRA Group, Inc. for a Strategic Dashboard, School Improvement platform, and related support services. Administration recommends approval at an annual cost of $73,748, beginning with the 2026–2027 school year.
The proposed system would:
- Publicly communicate progress toward District 214's Strategic Plan using Board-approved metrics and key performance indicators.
- Provide student-growth data, assessment analysis, program evaluation, Multi-Tiered Systems of Supports monitoring, intervention tracking, and Academic Return on Investment analysis.
- Produce district and school data briefs for administrators.
- Include implementation assistance, consulting, professional learning, and technical support.
The packet says the platform is intended to give district and school leaders a unified framework for monitoring strategic initiatives and evaluating programs and interventions. The agreement also contains provisions governing personally identifiable student information and requires compliance with applicable student privacy requirements.
Park District Intergovernmental Agreements
The Board is scheduled to consider intergovernmental agreements with local park districts covering the development, shared use, and maintenance of athletic and recreational facilities.
The partnerships involve:
- Arlington Heights Park District with John Hersey High School and Forest View Educational Center.
- Elk Grove Park District with Elk Grove High School.
- Mount Prospect Park District with Prospect High School.
- Rolling Meadows Park District with Rolling Meadows High School.
- Wheeling Park District with Wheeling High School.
These agreements were presented to the Board at its August 6 meeting and are now returning as consent items for proposed approval.
2027–2028 School and Fiscal Calendars
The consent agenda also includes the proposed 2027–2028 School and Fiscal Calendars. The calendars were previously presented for Board review at the August 6 meeting and are scheduled for action on August 20.
Closed-Session Audio Recordings
Administration is seeking authorization to dispose of closed-session audio recordings that are more than 18 months old, in accordance with the Illinois Open Meetings Act. This item appears on the consent agenda.
Major Financial Items
Accounts Payable
The Board is scheduled to consider accounts payable dated August 20. The packet's check listing totals $2,349,618.75, distributed among:
- Education Fund: $1,409,385.74
- Operations & Maintenance Fund: $636,653.00
- Transportation Fund: $77,879.65
- Capital Projects Fund: $225,700.36
A separate non-check batch listing totals $733,416.50, including $711,702.63 in the Capital Projects Fund for Trane US Inc.
Together, the two packet listings represent approximately $3.08 million in transactions presented with the accounts-payable materials.
June 2026 Financial Reports
The Board is scheduled to consider the district's June 2026 financial reports, including student-activity financials and the district financial report.
The June treasury statement reports an ending balance of $189,179,775.60 across the listed District 214 funds. The Education Fund accounted for $111,566,279.15 of that balance.
The packet also includes a separate year-to-date Budget Report through June 2026 as an informational item.
A separate roll-call action item asks the Board to consider Bid No. 27-2107 for Printing Services for District 214. The district issued the bid in preparation for informational communications associated with the November 2026 referendum.
The specifications contemplated full-color informational mailers, generally including up to 106,000 pieces for saturation or Every Door Direct Mail distribution plus 2,000 additional pieces for hand distribution. Required services could include folding, addressing, bundling, and coordination of postal delivery.
Two vendors submitted bids when proposals were opened August 12: Indiana Printing and Publishing and Plum Grove Printing. Administration recommends:
- Awarding Categories B and D to Indiana Printing & Publishing Co.
- Awarding Category C, Options 1a, 1b, and 1c, to Plum Grove Printing.
- Making no award at this time for Category C, Option 2, or Category E.
The bid establishes prices but does not commit the district to a particular mailing or minimum amount of work. Individual projects would be authorized according to district needs, and postage would be paid separately at the applicable bulk-mail rate.
Facilities and Architecture
Architect Request for Qualifications
The Board is scheduled to discuss the district's recently completed Request for Qualifications process for architectural services. This is a discussion-only item; no Board action is requested on August 20.
District 214 has historically worked with STR Partners and ARCON Associates. With significant facility improvements anticipated in coming years, administration conducted a broader review of architectural firms to evaluate expertise, capacity, personnel, district-wide capital-program experience, and communication practices.
The district received qualifications from 20 architectural firms and selected six firms for formal interviews. Following that process, administration identified:
- Wold Architects and Engineers
- ARCON Associates, Inc.
as the two firms it considers best positioned to serve the district.
Administration says retaining two architectural firms would provide capacity and flexibility for multiple projects. ARCON would provide continuity and institutional knowledge, while Wold would add another firm with resources and experience for the anticipated facilities program.
Professional-services negotiations are underway with both firms, covering scope, fees, staffing, and other contract terms. Administration anticipates bringing agreements with both firms to the Board for consideration on September 10, 2026.
Personnel and Governance Items
The consent agenda includes the Personnel Transaction Report for August 20, 2026, covering personnel changes across instructional, co-curricular, custodial and maintenance, educational-support, temporary and grant-funded, community-education, and administrative or supervisory positions.
The Board is also scheduled to consider approval of the August 6, 2026 meeting minutes and receive the superintendent report and Board member updates.
A closed session is scheduled near the beginning of the meeting for matters involving the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees, independent contractors in an educational setting, or legal counsel.
The packet includes an informational Freedom of Information Act report summarizing FOIA requests that have been responded to since the July 23, 2026 Board of Education meeting.
Budget Report
The informational portion of the agenda also includes the district's year-to-date Budget Report as of June 2026, supplementing the June financial reports presented for approval earlier on the agenda.
Public Participation
The agenda includes a public-comment period. Members of the public, particularly District 214 residents, are invited to participate and must sign up before the start of the meeting.
What to Watch at the Meeting
- Future facility planning: The architect RFQ discussion provides an early look at how District 214 intends to staff and manage a significant upcoming facilities program. Contracts with Wold Architects and Engineers and ARCON Associates are expected to return for consideration September 10.
- Referendum communications: The printing bid would establish vendors and pricing for potential informational mailings connected with the November 2026 referendum, without committing the district to specific mailings or minimum volumes.
- Strategic-plan monitoring: The proposed ECRA agreement would commit the district to a three-year platform at $73,748 per year for public strategic-plan reporting, school improvement analysis, and related data services.
- Shared recreational facilities: Five proposed park district partnerships would formalize arrangements involving District 214 schools, Forest View Educational Center, and local park districts.
- Financial activity: The packet presents approximately $3.08 million across the check and non-check accounts-payable listings, alongside June 2026 financial and budget reports.
