Regular meetings of the Board of Education are held on the third Thursday of each month, unless otherwise specified at 7:30 p.m. in the Chester High School Juergen's Gym located at 1901 Swanwick Street, Chester, IL.

January 11, 2024
February 8, 2024
March 21, 2024
April 8, 2024
May 15, 2024
June 20, 2024
July 18, 2024
August 15, 2024
September 19, 2024
October 16, 2024 (third Wednesday)
November 21, 2024
December 19, 2024

January 16, 2025
February 20, 2025
March 19, 2025
April 10, 2025
May 15, 2025
June 17, 2025
July 17, 2025
August 21, 2025
September 18, 2025
October 15, 2025 (third Wednesday)
November 20, 2025
December 18, 2025

Superintendent Kimberly Briggs serves as the District 139 FOIA Compliance Officer. Email inquiries may be sent to kimberlybriggs@chester139.com.

This manual may be changed at any time at the sole discretion of the Board of Education and/or the Superintendent, whichever has appropriate jurisdiction, subject only to mandatory collective bargaining requirements.

Link-> BOARD PRESS POLICY

Anti-Bias Education Policies

Pursuant to 105 ILCS 5/27-23.6, Chester CUSD 139 does not have a specific Board Policy titled "Anti-Bias Education." However, the following policies may address intergroup conflict and are available via the PRESS Plus Policy link above or contacting the Superintendent at the Chester Unit Office.

Policy  Title

6:70  Teaching About Religions

6:80  Teaching About Controversial Issues

7:10  Equal Education Opportunities

7:20  Harassment of Students Prohibited

7:180 Preventing Bullying, Intimidation, and Harassment

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Sexual Abuse Policy - Faith's Law Policy

4:165 Awareness and Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse and Grooming Behaviors

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SOPPA (Student Online Personal Protection Act) Policy

7.345 Use of Educational Technologies; Student Data Privacy and Security

SOPPA requires that school districts must

-Enter into written agreements with all K-12 service providers who collect student data.  Covered data includes, but is not limited to: information in the student's educational record, first/last name, address, phone number, email address, grades, test results, socioeconomic information, photos, search activity, voice recordings, geolocation information, and more. 

-Implement and maintain reasonable security practices.  Student data is protected through comprehensive privacy policies and security measures such as firewalls, secure servers, intrusion detection software, and other methods.  Written agreements with vendors require that the vendor also maintains security procedures.