CUSD 308 committee meeting, Sep 14, 2026
2 h 42 min · 1 public speaker
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What happened at this meeting
Board approves fiscal year '27 budget 2:36:53
- A district staff member presented a recap of the fiscal year '27 budget, saying the projected deficit went down from $4.7 million to $3.8 million after updated state revenue estimates arrived. 20:42
- A staff member said the board would hear from three advisory committees: Equity, Learning, Innovation; Finance, Facilities, and Human Resources; and Policy and Legislative. 1:12:12
- The Policy and Legislative Committee discussed a time limit for public comment, and Policy 2:230 was taken back for revision instead of moving forward on first read. 2:07:27
- Motions on the meeting's action items passed 6-0 and 7-0. 2:37:28
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Item by item (12)
- Opening and roll call 0:00
- The meeting opened with a roll call and the Pledge of Allegiance. ~0:00
- Arts and Education Week recognition 0:36
- A district staff member said the board was setting aside time for the second year to acknowledge National Arts and Education Week, and recognized a student jazz band that performed before the meeting. 0:36
- Student speakers described their experiences in district art programs, and the district presented certificates of acknowledgement to two educators who helped organize the evening. 2:26
- Fiscal year '27 budget presentation 20:40
- A district staff member said the district received about $400,000 more in corporate property replacement tax than projected and approximately half a million dollars more in EBF than estimated, and that the transportation fund was still ending up with a deficit. 20:42
- The staff member said the district submitted a transportation reimbursement request based on $9 million in spending last year and received approximately $4 million, and that health insurance rose 19%. 28:40
- A speaker asked about finding efficiency in outplacement and raised residency verification, saying roughly 1,000 students are outside district boundaries; a staff member said the district would bring a presentation on the topic in the future. 41:39
- Public hearing on the budget 55:59
- Public comment 58:28
- A speaker at public comment asked district leadership to consider a physical education waiver, saying other districts grant case-by-case waivers for athletes in non-IHSA sports. 1:02:34
- Committee of the Whole purpose and norms 1:05:21
- A district staff member said the Committee of the Whole is a new practice the board decided to pursue and reviewed the district's norms of collaboration. 1:05:33
- The staff member said the three committees are advisory, none replaces the authority of the board, and recommendations would go to a full board vote if necessary. 1:12:19
- Equity, Learning, and Innovation Committee 1:12:56
- A district staff member presented proposed topics for meetings on October 13, in January and on March 8, including school leadership teams, social-emotional learning systems and school improvement planning. 1:14:24
- Dr. Rovel Pollock asked how the topics align with the strategic plan and tie to student outcomes, and asked that presentations state whether they are informational or tied to a coming decision. 1:17:18
- The item was announced as informational with no action required. 1:32:07
- Finance, Facilities, and Human Resources Committee 1:32:27
- A district staff member described the committee's role as oversight of budget, long-term financial planning, levy, facilities, transportation, and benefits and insurance. 1:33:25
- A speaker noted 17 items for 4 meetings and said the scope should be narrowed, and another speaker asked for a discussion of benefits and insurance because of increasing costs. 1:37:31
- One board member said it would be helpful to see human resources trends over maybe a 2-year period, and a staff member suggested providing the data as a memo. 1:48:34
- The item was announced as informational with no action required. 1:50:00
- Policy and Legislative Committee purpose 1:50:18
- Board policies for first read 2:00:04
- One board member said the PRESS recommendation for Policy 2:230 is a 3-minute limit for public comment, while current policy allows 5 minutes, and said they felt hesitant to limit it to 3 minutes. 2:07:51
- One board member said a preference for 3 minutes but no problem leaving it at 5, and another board member said being okay with a 45-minute overall limit. 2:12:31
- One board member suggested 45 as a recommendation, and a staff member said the policy would be taken out of the first read and brought back to add the overall aggregate provision. 2:29:26
- Policy 2:230 was taken back for revision, and Dr. Amy Murillo read the remaining policies that underwent a first read. 2:34:56
- Action items 2:36:53
- Adjournment 2:41:28
- The board adjourned after a motion. ~2:41:32
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