Board Meetings
WATCH THE MAY 10 REGULAR MEETING: The open session of the Board of Education's May 10 regular meeting will be livestreamed and recorded. Use this link to watch:
Only regular meetings of the Board of Education are livestreamed and recorded.
The District 401 Board of Education meets regularly once a month during the school year from August to June. Other meetings include Committee of the Whole (COW) and special meetings.
Notices, agendas and minutes are publicized as required by Illinois law and District 401 policy.
Next Events: June 7, 2023
EPHS Construction Tour, COW & Special Meetings
The EPCUSD 401 Board of Education will have a construction tour of Elmwood Park High School, 8201 W. Fullerton Ave., Elmwood Park. beginning at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, June 7, 2023. A meeting of the Board's Committee of the Whole (COW) will follow at 6:30 p.m. in Board Conference Room 192. A special meeting of the Board will be held immediately after the COW meeting, also in Board Conference Room 192.
EPHS CONSTRUCTION TOUR
- Notice | June 7 Construction Tour | PDF
- Agenda | June 7 Construction Tour | Board Docs
- Agenda | June 7 Construction Tour | PDF
COW MEETING
- Notice | June 7 COW Meeting | PDF
- Agenda (Revised) | June 7 COW Meeting | Board Docs
- Agenda (Revised) | June 7 COW Meeting | PDF
SPECIAL MEETING
- Notice | June 7 Special Meeting | PDF
- Agenda (Revised2) | June 7 Special Meeting | Board Docs
- Agenda (Revised2) | June 7 Special Meeting | PDF
For links to all required public information related to the Board's complete schedule of 2022-23 meetings, please visit our 2022-23 Notices, Agendas, Minutes page.
Meeting Times & Places
Unless otherwise noted, all Board meetings are held at Elmwood Park High School.*
- Regular meetings take place monthly every third Wednesday, August through June.
- Executive (closed) sessions of regular meetings begin at 6 p.m. in Room 192 at EPHS.
- Open sessions of regular meetings start at 7 p.m. in the EPHS auditorium.
- Notice will be given of any location changes for regular meetings.
- Committee of the Whole (COW) meetings take place monthly every first Wednesday, August through June.
- COW meetings start at 6:30 p.m. at EPHS (room TBA).
- Notice will be given of any location changes for COW meetings.
- Open sessions of regular meetings are livestreamed and recorded.
- COW meetings are no longer livestreamed or recorded.
Please note that the locations of 2022-23 Board of Education meetings are subject to change. Any changes will be posted to this page.
*Some COW meetings will be held at other D401 schools. Notice will be given.
Public Participation
Comments or questions should be made in person. Individuals who would like to address the Board should follow the guidelines described on our Public Participation page.
Livestreams & Recordings
The public sessions of 2022-23 Board of Education regular meetings will be livestreamed on District 401's YouTube channel.
Links to video recordings of these meetings will be posted on the following page:
Committee of the Whole (COW) meetings are no longer livestreamed or recorded.
About Regular Meetings
The Board's regular meetings typically occur on the third Wednesday of each month.
Unless otherwise noted, the public portion of each regular meeting begins at 7 p.m. in the auditorium of Elmwood Park High School.
Executive sessions begin at 6 p.m. in Room 192 and are closed to the public.
Please note that the locations of Board of Education meetings are subject to change. Any changes will be posted here.
2022-23 Regular Board Meetings
The District 401 Board of Education is scheduled to hold the following regular meetings during the 2022-23 school year:
- Wednesday, August 17, 2022
- Wednesday, September 21, 2022
- Wednesday, October 19, 2022
- Wednesday, November 16, 2022
- Wednesday, December 21, 2022
- Wednesday, January 18, 2023
- Wednesday, February 15, 2023
- Wednesday, March 15, 2023
- Wednesday, April 19, 2023
- Wednesday, May 10, 2023*
- Wednesday, June 21, 2023
*PLEASE NOTE: The May 2023 regular meeting will be held on the second Wednesday of the month due to the 2023 election timeline.
Unless otherwise noted, open sessions of regular meetings start at 7 p.m. and are held in the auditorium of Elmwood Park High School. Executive sessions begin at 6 p.m. in Room 192 and are closed to the public. Notice will be given if meeting locations are changed.
The open sessions of regular meetings are livestreamed and recorded.
About Committee of the Whole Meetings
The public portions of the Board's Committee of the Whole (COW) meetings start at 6:30 p.m. and are held at the high school unless otherwise noted.
COW meetings typically take place on the first Wednesday of each month from August to June.
Please note that a COW meeting may sometimes be changed to a "Special Board Meeting." In addition, committee meetings such as Buildings & Grounds may also be scheduled as needed.
Also, as noted above, the locations of Board of Education meetings are subject to change. Any changes will be posted here.
2022-23 Committee of the Whole Meetings
The District 401 Board of Education's Committee of the Whole (COW) is scheduled to hold the following meetings during the 2022-23 school year:
- Wednesday, August 3, 2022
- Wednesday, September 7, 2022
- Wednesday, October 5, 2022
- Wednesday, November 2, 2022
- Wednesday, December 7, 2022
- Wednesday, January 11, 2023*
- Wednesday, February 1, 2023
- Wednesday, March 1, 2023
- Wednesday, April 5, 2023
- Wednesday, May 3, 2023
- Wednesday, June 7, 2023
*PLEASE NOTE: The January 2023 COW meeting will be held on the second Wednesday of the month due to winter break.
Unless otherwise noted, the public portions of COW meetings start at 6:30 p.m. and are at Elmwood Park High School (room TBA). Notice will be given of location changes.
Please note that COW meetings are no longer livestreamed or recorded.
Where to Find Notices, Agendas and Minutes
Links to all required public information related to the Board's 2022-23 meetings — including special meetings not otherwise listed on this page — are posted on our 2022-23 Notices, Agendas, Minutes page as they become available.
The Board also uses BoardDocs as its preferred method of sharing, managing and storing its online documents. BoardDocs is a cloud-based service that provides efficient public access to meeting agendas and minutes. It also serves as a portal to the District's Policy Manual.
In addition, our Board Meeting Archives page contains records from several recent school years.
Board minutes from school years not archived on our site are available upon request. Please call the District 401 main office at 708-452-7292.
For More Information
If you have questions about Board of Education meetings, please contact Board Recording Secretary Ms. Nancy Lasselle, who can be reached by email at lassellen@epcusd401.org or by phone at 708-583-5831.
To learn more about Board meetings, including guidelines for public participation in open session, we invite you to visit the pages listed in the section below.