REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF DWIGHT TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT #230
Held in the Dwight Township High School Board Room
On April 15, 2026 at 6:00 p.m.
Board President Joel Sandeno called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
PRESENT: Chris Bunting; Erin Connor; Kim Frauli; Joel Sandeno; Eric Scheuer; Max Sulzberger; Jake Tjelle
ABSENT: None
Also in attendance: Josh DeLong, Superintendent; Deb Conroy, Secretary; Andy Pittenger, Principal
TROJAN OF THE MONTH
Mr. Pittenger announced that he has chosen Mitch Thompson as Trojan of the Month.
PUBLIC COMMENT
None
REPORT OF BOARD COMMITTEES OR REPRESENTATIVES
Mr. Pittenger’s report stands as read.
Mr. Scheuer’s report stands as read.
Mr. DeLong reminded the Board that graduation is May 22, 2026 in the HS Gymnasium.
Mr. DeLong reported on an issue with a neighbor of our baseball diamond who is complaining regarding baseballs hitting his house and going into his yard. Mr. DeLong has spoken to the neighbor a couple of times. The district has explored additional options but there hasn’t been a reasonable solution yet. Mr. DeLong has our maintenance staff looking into options that he believes could help the situation. However he also reminded the board that the district is under no obligation to do so and is protected because there is a law that states that the baseball field was here before the house was.
Mr. DeLong informed the Board that he has had discussions with our lawn service company (abettergreen) regarding the fungus issue on the football field. They stated that the problem with our field is the type of grass that we have and the only real solution would be to kill off the entire field and replant sportsturf. They stated that if we killed it off in April-May, they believe that we would be able to have the field ready to go for our first football game of the season. He stated that abettergreen feels that we could save up to $4,500 per year on water and fungicide per year if we move forward with this. He will get more information on this for a future meeting. We will not move forward this year as the track renovation will already have the football field and track areas torn up.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
entered Executive Session at 6:17 p.m. to discuss the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the public body or legal counsel for the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee of the public body or against legal counsel for the public body to determine its validity; According to Section 2, subsection c, #1 of the Open Meetings Act.
Exited Executive Session at 6:39 p.m.
CONSENT AGENDA
Items for consideration on this month’s Consent Agenda are as follows:
- Minutes of the March 18, 2026 Regular Board Meeting
- Bills
- Approve resignation, Allegra Victor, Class Sponsor
- Approve resignation, Macy McDowell, JV Volleyball Coach
- Approve resignation, Ashley Henson, Asst. Golf Coach
- Approve resignation, Ashley Henson, Substitute Teacher
- Approve resignation, Katy Kaluzny, Student Council Sponsor
- Approve retirement, Kathy Steurer, Transportation
- Approve employment, Dylan Crouch, Asst. Wrestling Coach
- Approve employment, Amie Thompson, Student Council Sponsor
NEW BUSINESS
Mr. DeLong presented a proposal to make a change to Board Policy 7:40, which would allow local, non-public students to participate in certain clubs or programs under certain conditions.
Mr. DeLong requested approval of the ISBE consolidated district plan for the 2026-27 school year. This is an annual requirement necessary for us to move forward with grant applications for federal title funds.
Mr. DeLong announced that there is a new requirement tied to our district consolidated plan. This new requirement is the approval of the ESEA parent and family engagement plan.
Mr. DeLong presented his proposal for a new 3-year contract with Athletic Director Jacob Scheuer for the 2026-27, 2027-28 and 2028-29 school years.
Mr. DeLong discussed the need for additional help for the Athletic Director. He has spoken with HS Dean of Students Amie Thompson regarding adding some of those duties to her contract. Thompson was agreeable to adding these additional duties for an additional $5,000 stipend for the 2026-27 school year, and $5,250 for the 2027-28 school year.
Mr. DeLong reported that after a meeting with GSW, there will be an intergovernmental agreement that would allow DTHS girls to join the GSWHS Dance Team, or Spiritline, in the 2026-2028 school years. He noted that the girls would only be allowed to do either Spiritline or Cheerleading; due to scheduling, they would not be allowed to do both.
adjourned the meeting at 6:48 p.m.
