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Geneva CUSD 304 committee meeting, date not confirmed yet

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What happened

What happened at this meeting

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Geneva school board holds hearing on proposed fiscal year 2026⁠-⁠2027 budget 1:48

  • The board held a hearing on the fiscal year 2026⁠-⁠2027 budget, at which a district staff member presented proposed expenditures of $131,110,571 and anticipated revenue of $124,488,203. 1:48
  • The staff member said the budget showed a deficit of $6,622,368 that would be covered by fund balance and go largely toward the capital plan. 10:55
  • A district staff member gave an update on the district's strategic plan goals, and the board later took a roll call vote on a motion to adopt the budget as proposed. 23:19
  • Stephanie Bellino reviewed policy revisions at a first reading, including a change to public speaking time at board meetings from 5 minutes to 3 minutes. 48:36

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Item by item (10)
  1. Opening and minutes 0:52
    • The roll was called, and the board took a vote on a motion to approve the regular and executive session minutes for the August 10th session. 0:52
  2. Final budget hearing and presentation 1:48
    • A district staff member said proposed expenditures were $131,110,571 and overall revenue was anticipated at $124,488,203, with a deficit of $6,622,368 to be covered by fund balance while still meeting the board policy of retaining 30% of anticipated revenues. 2:24
    • Asked about the transportation fund reduction, the staff member said the district would probably be able to purchase about 8 buses this year, compared with the 10 it originally wanted. 9:51
    • One board member said the district has used its fund balance for capital projects on buildings 25 to 30 years old and would at some point need a different way to fund capital investments. 16:48
  3. Strategic plan goals update 21:46
    • A district staff member said the district decided last year to maintain elementary boundaries for neighborhoods currently sending children to its schools. 27:31
    • The staff member said the district added dual credit courses at the high school this year and that 94% of families took part in the first year of a library card initiative with the public library. 29:19
  4. Public comment and legislative update 40:51
    • No one asked to give public comment, and no legislative report was given. 40:51
  5. Superintendent's report 41:17
    • The superintendent described a staff kickoff event featuring district alumni and said the first day for students was Thursday. 41:21
    • The superintendent said the new Synergy student information system was going pretty well and a new numeracy committee would begin work this year. 41:21
    • Asked about summer projects, the superintendent said everything came in on time. 45:41
  6. Budget adoption 47:00
    • A motion was made and seconded to adopt the budget for fiscal year 26⁠-⁠27 as proposed, followed by a roll call vote. 47:27
  7. Policy revisions first reading 48:23
    • Stephanie Bellino said most of the policies were routine reviews with few or no changes. 48:36
    • Stephanie Bellino said Policy 2230 would change public speaking time from 5 minutes to 3 minutes, with the board president able to allow more time. 48:36
    • Stephanie Bellino said Policy 730 would add how students are assigned to middle schools, and Policy 740 would remove a May 1 request deadline. 48:36
  8. Information items and consent agenda 52:08
    • The consent agenda included the personnel report, monthly financials for July, and gifts including $4,850 for a varsity baseball turf field. 52:30
    • A motion to approve the consent agenda was made and seconded, followed by a voice vote. 54:02
  9. Board member comments 54:18
    • Stephanie Bellino said they attended the opening day and thanked the district's PTOs. 54:30
    • Paul Radlinski said the Facilities Task Force would bring quotes and bids for next summer's projects in October because of increasing lead times for capital equipment. 1:00:25
    • Dr. Molly Ansari said completing capital projects on time and within budget was intentional. 1:01:08
  10. Executive session 1:03:39
    • A motion was made and seconded to go into executive session to consider matters including the setting of a price for the sale or lease of property owned by the public body. 1:04:04

Written by software from the meeting's transcript and checked sentence by sentence against it.

Who spoke

Who spoke

Dan ChoiBoard memberFirst speaks at 17:47
Jacqueline "Jackie" ForbesVice PresidentFirst speaks at 19:33
Molly AnsariBoard member
Paul RadlinskiBoard member
Stephanie BellinoBoard member
Willard C. Hooks, Jr.Board member

Video: posted by the district as “Geneva CUSD 304 Board of Education Finance Committee Meeting - 08-24-2026”