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Geneva CUSD 304 board meeting, Sep 28, 2026

1 h 28 min · 1 public speaker

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Geneva school board approves $2,500,000 and $7,700,000 fund transfers 1:14:18

  • The board also heard a presentation on state, local and curriculum-based assessments given in kindergarten through 12th grade. 24:59
  • A district staff member presented a proposal from Milestone Towers to place a cell phone tower on district property, and board members asked about radiation risk and whether the agreement would generate revenue. 41:05
  • A staff member said the district would reach out to the company with specific questions and wait for responses. 55:04
  • The board held a public hearing on budget transfers, where a district staff member described moving $2.5 million from the education fund to the operations and maintenance fund and $7.7 million from that fund to the capital projects fund, and the board later approved the transfers. 58:38

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Item by item (13)
  1. Opening and minutes 0:31
    • The meeting opened with roll call and the Pledge of Allegiance. ~0:31
    • A motion was made and seconded to approve the regular session and executive session minutes from the 14th. 1:10
  2. Mill Creek school presentation 1:54
    • Students and staff from Mill Creek School gave a What Makes My School Special presentation. 1:54
    • Students described the school's SOAR expectations of self-control, ownership, attitude and respect, and a system in which classes earn Eagle Tickets. 4:38
    • Student ambassadors said a school readathon raised enough money to buy a new zipline for the playground. 13:45
  3. State and local assessments overview 24:23
    • A staff member described state, local and curriculum-based assessments and said the talk was the first of 2 presentations, with data to follow at a future date. 24:59
    • Dr. Willard C. Hooks, Jr. asked which test would probe a problem in written expression, and the staff member said the IAR provides writing data while MAP and AIMSweb do not assess writing. 34:18
    • A speaker asked whether the district assesses the amount of testing time, and the staff member said MAP was removed from 1st grade last year and kept in 2nd through 8th grade. 36:30
  4. Cell phone tower proposal 39:54
    • A staff member said Milestone Towers had reached out about a partnership and described tower heights with a minimum of 110 and a maximum of 199. 41:05
    • One board member said there were concerns about radio frequency radiation near children, and a staff member said the company had not provided information on that. 48:50
    • Dan Choi asked whether the lease would generate revenue, and a staff member said the district would receive an annual lease amount, with a typical contract between 5 and 10 years. 50:46
  5. Public hearing on budget transfers 58:38
    • A staff member said resolutions would move $2.5 million from the education fund to the operations and maintenance fund and $7.7 million from that fund to the capital projects fund. 59:08
    • The presiding officer said the hearing would close and the board would act later in the meeting. 1:00:12
  6. Public comment 1:00:12
    • The speaker said an annual increase for inflation adjustment should be considered in any agreement. 1:01:13
    • A speaker at public comment addressed the cell tower proposal and said lease and access agreements about 14 years ago ranged between $2,000 and $25,000 per month. 1:01:37
  7. Legislative update 1:05:36
    • Jacqueline Forbes said 5 IASB resolutions are up for vote at the conference in November, with 3 recommended to adopt and 2 recommended not to adopt. 1:05:42
    • Jacqueline Forbes asked fellow board members to review the resolutions for discussion at a future meeting before the delegate assembly in November. 1:05:42
    • A staff member said a seatbelt measure was passed into law and would be added to the district's bus bids. 1:07:06
  8. Superintendent's report 1:07:34
    • The superintendent said the calendar committee is discussing the '27-'28 school year and anticipates a calendar fairly consistent with this year's. 1:08:30
    • The superintendent described a community bulletin board and a program called Community in the Classroom, and said the homecoming parade day this Friday is a half day for students. 1:11:18
  9. Fund transfer resolutions 1:14:18
    • The board considered a resolution to transfer $2,500,000 from the education fund to the O&M fund. 1:14:18
    • The board considered a resolution to transfer $7,700,000 from the O&M fund to the capital projects fund. 1:15:04
    • The presiding officer said the board approved the transfers. 1:15:43
  10. Information items 1:15:43
    • A staff member said the district is still working on a new board retreat date. 1:16:09
  11. Consent agenda 1:16:17
    • The consent agenda included a personnel report, August financials and a request to purchase $595,030 from Johnson Controls air handling units for GHS and Harrison Street School. 1:16:17
    • The consent agenda also included gifts of $29,394.40 from a PTO and $31,252.23 from Geneva Academic Foundation for teacher wish list items. 1:16:17
  12. Board member comments 1:17:54
    • One board member said the ParentVue app made setting up parent-teacher conferences easy. 1:19:18
    • Stephanie Bellino said they attended the Fabian Elementary PTO meeting. 1:22:30
    • Jacqueline Forbes thanked a presenter for a presentation that discussed curriculum-based assessment. 1:25:19
  13. Executive session 1:26:09
    • A motion was made and seconded to go into executive session to discuss matters including the sale or lease of property. 1:27:02

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