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Board hears '26-'27 budget changes and option for health, life, safety bonds 31:24

  • A speaker also updated the board on facilities, including the EHS track, a central office parking lot estimated at $600,000 and a recommendation to begin contract discussions with FGM for Hamill Elementary. 13:09
  • A district staff member presented changes to the '26-'27 budget, saying the Ed Fund ending estimate went from around $12.2 million to $11.6 million and the transportation fund dropped $365,000. 32:17
  • The staff member said a window opens this year to potentially issue $10 or $11 million in health and life safety bonds to address facility issues while keeping the tax rate at 74 cents or below. 48:25
  • A speaker announced that a motion carried, and the board then took a roll call vote on a budget resolution related to the '26-'27 budget. 1:04:45
Item by item (11)
  1. Opening, agenda and minutes 0:00
    • The vice president said the board president was attending virtually and that the vice president would preside. 0:51
  2. Superintendent's report and recognitions 3:07
    • The superintendent recognized 9 Edwardsville High School seniors in the 2027 National Merit Scholarship Program and three retiring district employees. 3:13
    • The superintendent announced homecoming week events and said parent-teacher conferences are Thursday, October 29th, and Friday, October 30th. 5:57
    • A student presented a donation of $3,750 raised through a senior parking spot painting project for the District 7 Special Olympics program. 9:16
  3. Public comment and consent agenda 11:32
    • Alma Carver invited anyone wishing to address the board to do so, then moved to the consent agenda, which the board voted on by roll call. 11:32
  4. Facilities committee report 12:40
    • A speaker said the track project was on track, on budget and had no change orders, and that a central office parking lot would add 40 spots for a total of 60 at an estimated $600,000. 13:09
    • A speaker said the district has 13 schools and asked that each school be equally represented on the priority list. 30:35
  5. Finance committee and budget review 31:06
    • A district staff member said that after this year the district would have to absorb $700,000 of IDEA grant costs because carryover funding would no longer be available. 33:20
    • Matt Breihan asked whether reimbursement funding was controlled by the federal or state government, and the staff member said state. 36:37
    • The staff member said transportation proration this year is 76% for regular transportation and 61.5% for special education. 42:14
  6. Parent-Teacher Advisory Committee report 1:02:39
    • Jill Bertels reported the committee met and heard a presentation on the physical restraint and timeout process, and said the committee meets quarterly with 3 more meetings this school year. 1:02:59
  7. Disposal of closed session recordings 1:04:08
    • The board considered disposal of verbatim recordings from closed session meetings held February 24th, 2025 through March 24th, 2025. 1:04:17
  8. Budget resolution and adoption 1:04:45
    • The board took roll call votes on a budget resolution related to the '26-'27 budget and on adoption of the '26-'27 budget. 1:04:54
  9. Architect contract talks for Hamill 1:05:48
    • The recommendation asked the board to approve the superintendent engaging in contract discussions with FGM Architects for the Hamill Elementary School project. 1:05:50
    • Matt Breihan asked about the typical timeline, and a staff member said it should not take long and that architects use either a flat fee or a percent of project cost. 1:06:06
  10. Personnel actions 1:07:42
    • Announcements and return to closed session 1:10:44
      • A speaker thanked staff for the list of projects, including the health, life, safety items. 1:10:49

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