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DeKalb school board hears tax levy presentation, with levy adoption set for December 9:09

  • District staff walked the board through the tax levy process and three levy scenarios, and said the levy decision and adoption would come in December. 9:09
  • The superintendent said the current estimation was to keep the tax rate the same and asked finance staff to bring actual numbers rather than a tax rate. 30:46
  • The board moved to old business items on an AP European History Summer 2028 trip and a property transfer to the City of DeKalb. 49:25

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Item by item (14)
  1. Opening, correspondence and meeting date 1:11
    • The meeting opened with a roll call and the Pledge of Allegiance, and no public comment was reported. 1:11
    • The chair asked for board consensus to move the April 6th meeting to Monday, April 5th of 2027 to stay in compliance with state law. 2:25
    • The chair said the board has asked every department head to keep a reserve of 25 to 30% within department budgets. 2:49
  2. Consent agenda 4:15
    • The consent agenda covered items 5B through 5N, including October 6th minutes, personnel actions, payroll, accounts payable and an Amazon Community Impact Grant totaling $10,259.76. 4:15
    • A district staff member said the grant would provide materials for teachers and students, including LED screens in the cafeteria. 4:55
  3. Tax levy presentation 5:35
    • The Director of Business and Finance said the district's levy ceiling under Illinois law is 2.7% and that the tax rate declined from 7.184 to 4.831 since 2019. 14:36
    • Asked about revenue under the scenarios, a staff member said early estimates were about $82 million for Scenario 1 and about $88-point-something million for Scenario 2. 33:14
    • One board member said the administration was coming to the board asking for what it needs, not what it can get. 45:06
  4. AP European History summer trip 49:25
    • The board was asked to approve the AP European History Summer Trip 2028, and a roll call vote was taken. 49:25
  5. Property transfer to the city 49:49
    • The board considered a resolution authorizing the transfer of property to the City of DeKalb under an intergovernmental agreement, and a roll call vote was taken. 49:49
  6. Academic school calendar 50:08
    • The chair called for a motion to approve the 2027⁠-⁠2028 academic school calendar, and a roll call vote was taken. 50:08
  7. Motion to table new business items 50:20
    • The chair called for a motion to table new business items A, B and C to a meeting on Friday, October 23rd, and a roll call vote was taken. 50:20
  8. Dual language AP environmental science course 50:45
    • A high school teacher asked that dual language AP Environmental Science, taught 50% in English and 50% in Spanish, be approved as a class for next year. 51:28
    • The teacher said the only cost would be books at $5,703.60 and that no extra FTE would be needed. 54:42
    • In response to a question from Nicholas Atwood about expected enrollment, a staff member said 29 students had said last year that they wanted to take the course. 57:48
  9. Boys basketball Thanksgiving tournament 59:24
    • A district staff member said the basketball team would travel to the Quad Cities for a tournament after Thanksgiving, with fundraising helping pay costs. 59:35
  10. Student council state convention 1:00:33
    • A student said the state student council convention would be April 1st through the 3rd in Springfield, with the group leaving March 31st. 1:00:46
  11. Student council winter retreat 1:02:25
    • A student described the North Central District of Student Councils winter retreat as a leadership event with students from other Northern Illinois schools. 1:02:33
  12. Board software conference 1:04:15
    • A district staff member asked permission to travel to the Diligent Elevate 2027 conference April 6th through the 10th in Orlando, Florida. 1:04:27
    • The staff member said the estimated total cost of about $6,040 would be funded through Title II grants. 1:05:22
  13. Administrator leadership development and athletics conference 1:10:26
    • A district staff member said the Courageous Principals program would be paid out of Title II for up to 16 administrators. 1:10:31
    • A staff member said attendees would go to the NIAAA national conference for PD, risk management and networking. 1:12:05
  14. Superintendent report and closing 1:14:13
    • The superintendent described attending the ALAS conference and said high school students should do community service hours before graduation. 1:14:18
    • Nicholas Atwood recognized the DeKalb High School Marching Band for finishing 3rd in the Illinois State Marching Band Championships. 1:19:58

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