CCSD 146 board meeting, date not confirmed yet
47 min · 1 public speaker
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- Who spoke · first speaks at
- Julie BerryPresident
- Dean CasperMember
What happened
What happened at this meeting
Board hears preliminary budget projecting $1.9 million surplus 29:28
- A speaker at public comment asked the board to restore transportation accommodations for neighborhood children attending St. Michael School, possibly through an agreement with District 135. 16:59
- The board took up motions to approve minutes, financial items and personnel items, and the Title I family engagement plan, with the secretary asked to call the roll. 23:59
- A district staff member presented the preliminary budget, which projected revenue of $57.5 million, expenses of $55.6 million and a surplus of $1.9 million, and said the board would be asked for official approval after a public hearing in September. 30:10
Item by item (11)
- Opening and roll call 1:12
- Julie Berry called the meeting to order, led the pledge and asked for the roll to be called. 1:12
- Superintendent's report 1:47
- During the superintendent's report, the board heard that the staff welcome back is August 25th and the first day of school for students is August 26th. 1:47
- A staff member said 14 new educators would attend a mandatory 3-day orientation and that the district would add an additional 8th grade enriched ELA class without increasing staff requirements. 4:07
- A staff member reported that about 65 students attended the summer extended school year program, and another speaker recapped summer facility projects including roof restoration at Crews and Feerick and bathroom and main office renovation at CMS. 7:53
- Public comment on student transportation 16:46
- A speaker at public comment asked the board to restore non-public student transportation safety accommodations for neighborhood children attending St. Michael School. 16:59
- The speaker suggested the district could contract with District 135 to place the children on its existing routes to St. Michael School on a fee-for-service basis and asked what that would cost. 20:24
- Union reports 22:37
- A speaker for the ESP union said para training is set for the 18th and 19th and that only a few ESP jobs are available, including a nurse position at Fulton. 23:13
- Consent agenda 23:52
- Dean Casper moved to approve items 6.1 through 6.5, covering minutes, closed session minutes, destruction of closed session tapes, financial items and personnel items. 23:59
- Title I Family Engagement Plan 24:31
- The staff member said the plan strengthens communication with families and includes an annual evaluation process to gather stakeholder feedback. 24:38
- A staff member said the district updated the Title I Family Engagement Plan for the 26-27 school year as an annual requirement for districts receiving Title I funds. 24:43
- CMS band trip approval 25:55
- Gift to Fulton School 26:54
- A speaker said the Fulton parent organization wants to give roughly $4,000 for playground enhancements and that the approval was fast-tracked so the work could be done before summer ends. 26:59
- A motion was made to accept the gift from the Fulton PTO for playground improvements in the amount of $4,000. 27:57
- Policy updates on second read 28:46
- A speaker said the policies were updated in response to recently ended negotiations so board policy matches new language in the teacher and ESP CBAs. 28:50
- Preliminary budget presentation 29:28
- A staff member said the budget projected for last year was a $1.3 million deficit but the actual deficit was $450,000, and the new budget starts with a fund balance of $48.5 million and projects a surplus of $1.9 million. 30:10
- The staff member said expenses are expected to rise 5 to 6% per year while revenues rise 2 to 3% per year after this year, so the district needs to bank surpluses now. 34:58
- Dean Casper asked whether property taxes would be on time, and a speaker said the district had been told they would be late again this year. 43:22
- Closed session 46:48
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