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Riverside School District 96 public hearing, date not confirmed yet

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What happened at this meeting

Board ratifies fiscal year 2027 budget, approves second reading of policies 28:05

  • The board opened and closed a public hearing on the fiscal year '27 budget. 2:45
  • A district staff member presented on rising special education needs at Blythe Park and recommended adding 1.0 FTE there this school year. 31:29
  • Staff members presented strategic plan updates on staffing, finance and facilities, and plans for technology parent nights. 1:07:06
Item by item (13)
  1. Opening and roll call 0:07
    • The presiding member called the meeting to order and said the board president and vice president were absent. 0:07
    • A quorum was announced after the roll call, and no public comment was offered. 0:46
  2. Fiscal year 2027 budget hearing 0:55
    • A speaker noted the board had covered most of the budget at the last meeting. 2:14
  3. Student character dare presentation 3:49
    • The Hauser assistant principal said the school has used the Character Strong program for social-emotional learning lessons since the start of the school year, including weekly character dares. 4:01
    • Several students described dares such as holding doors, learning classmates' names and raising their hands in a challenging class. 5:56
    • A speaker suggested students could submit their own character dares. 16:30
  4. Superintendent's report 18:19
    • The superintendent said the elementary spring open house, scheduled for April 22nd, would be moved to avoid Passover observance days. 21:19
    • The superintendent said the State Board of Ed report card comes out on October 30th and would be reviewed at the November 4th Committee of the Whole meeting. 21:49
  5. Consent agenda 24:35
    • The consent agenda included minutes from September 2nd and September 16th meetings, the personnel report and payables prelists as of September 30th and October 21st. 24:35
  6. Board member comments 25:55
    • A speaker described a 7th to 8th grade band concert and a session in which Hauser 8th graders worked with the RB marching band. 26:14
  7. Policy updates second reading 28:05
    • The board's policy chair said most of the Press Plus 122 policies were 5-year reviews of existing policies. 28:05
    • The policy chair said Policy 2230 on public comment follows an IASB recommendation to change the public comment allotment from 5 minutes to 3 minutes. 28:05
  8. Budget ratification 30:25
    • The presiding member moved to ratify the fiscal year 2027 budget as presented. 30:25
  9. Special education staffing at Blythe Park 31:12
    • A district staff member said the district has 4 full-time case managers at Ames, 3 at Central, 2 at Blythe and 2 in Hollywood, and that Blythe's caseload this October already exceeded where it ended last year. 32:07
    • The staff member reviewed options including timesheeting, adding paraprofessionals, shifting staff and contract services, and recommended adding 1.0 FTE at Blythe Park this year. 46:08
    • A staff member said the board could vote on the position at the next meeting or could move it to an action item at CAW and call CAW a special meeting, and a speaker said the speaker would be in favor of whatever was the most expedited method. 1:04:19
  10. Strategic plan staffing goal 1:06:34
    • A staff member said Goal 3 was renamed talented and invested staff and focuses on retention. 1:07:06
    • The staff member said the staff morale survey was administered at the October Institute Day, with results tentatively planned for the November Committee of the Whole. 1:08:55
  11. Strategic plan finance and facilities goal 1:15:13
    • A staff member said Goal 5 includes developing a publicly digestible financial dashboard and a rolling 5-year facility plan. 1:16:15
    • Tentative indicators included a financial profile rating of 3.5 or higher, operating expenditures increasing less than 2.9 and a 40% fund balance. 1:17:40
  12. Technology parent nights 1:22:09
    • A staff member said the technology and learning collaborative would move to 4 parent nights, with tentative dates of November 11th, January 13th, March 24th and May 13th from 5 to 6:30 PM, and a goal of holding a meeting at each elementary school. 1:22:41
    • The staff member said presentations would be posted on the student technology page for those unable to attend. 1:29:35
  13. Future meetings and adjournment 1:30:10
    • The presiding member listed upcoming meetings on November 4th, November 18th, December 2nd and December 16th, then adjourned the meeting. 1:30:29

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Video: posted by the district as “District 96 Board of Education Public Hearing and Regular Meeting 10-21-26”