Community Unit School District 200 Board of Education met Oct. 14.
Here is the minutes provided by the board:
The first regular meeting of the month of October of the Board of Education of Community Unit School District 200, DuPage County, Illinois, was called to order at the Hubble Middle School, 3S600 Herrick Rd, Warrenville, IL by Board President Brad Paulsen, on Wednesday, October 14, 2020, at 7:00 PM.
ROLL CALL
Upon the roll being called, the following were present:
Board Members:
Mr. Brad Paulsen
Mrs. Chris Crabtree
Mrs. Susan Booton
Mrs. Ginna Ericksen
Mr. Dave Long
Mr. Jim Mathieson
Absent: Mr. Rob Hanlon
Also in Attendance:
Dr. Jeff Schuler, Superintendent
Mr. Bill Farley
Dr. Charlie Kyle
Mrs. Erica Loiacono
Mr. Rodney Mack
Mrs. Melissa Murphy
Dr. Chris Silagi
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Board Member Susan Booton led the Board in the Pledge of Allegiance.
COMMUNICATION WITH THE HOST SCHOOL
noted this meeting originally was to be held at Emerson Elementary School. While all meetings in the short-term have been relocated to Hubble Middle School, the Board will continue to receive updates/presentations from Administrators as part of the “Communication with the Host School” portion of the agenda. Mrs. Debby Klein, Principal of Emerson Elementary School shared a video that was created featuring Emerson students that love to learn and love to laugh.
MODIFICATIONS TO THE AGENDA
None
STATEMENT FROM BOARD PRESIDENT
For several meetings now I have been making an opening statement to precede the night’s discussion on our school re-opening plans. Tonight, however, we do not have a specific agenda item tonight to update our plans – because we are now in full implementation mode.
Over the next week, we will have fully-returned students that chose in-person and/or hybrid learning across all grade levels and buildings. I believe we are one of the first large unit school districts in the area to fully cross that milestone.
The School Board and District Administration are confident we have met (and in many cases exceeded) the CDC, IDPH, and ISBE guidelines. We are confident in the process we have collectively gone through to develop these plans after listening to many voices and perspectives.
We are appreciative of the patience, support, and understanding that members of our community have afforded us.
However, while we are excited, we remain cautious.
∙ We continue to watch daily the changing data in DuPage County and the specific zip codes within our school district – which, right now, are going in the wrong direction.
∙ We continue to read about other schools (both public and private) that have returned to an in person hybrid plan, only to revert back to fully remote because of what is happening externally.
∙ We continue to understand and appreciate the heavy-lift we are asking of our teachers and school administrators to embrace new procedures, new technology, and an unfamiliar new normal. Most likely nobody in our community has been asked to embrace change more than the teachers and staff in our schools.
Most importantly, I will keep repeating the same refrain…
Our ability to keep students in school is wholly contingent upon what happens outside of school. We have set up the best possible environment we can, but it is really up to the actions within our community to keep our plan moving forward.
I ask everyone to not let their guard down. Please keep remembering to model the appropriate behavior and good choices that we are asking of our students, teachers, and staff inside our schools. To use an analogy familiar to many of you, the ball is in your court. So please help us move forward safely.
RECOGNITIONS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
2020 Illinois Association of School Boards (IASB) School Board Governance Recognition Dr. Schuler introduced the Board of Education who has been recognized by the Illinois Association of School Boards (IASB) with the School Board Governance Award. This is the 5th consecutive time the District 200 School Board has been recognized by IASB with the Governance Award.
PUBLIC COMMENTS – Procedures for Public Comments for October 14, 2020 Due to the ongoing pandemic and continued interest in news and discussion on the reopening plans for schools, the Board again temporarily amended their public comment procedures for this meeting to allow comments to be emailed to the Board and acknowledged in the meeting. In accordance with Board Policy 2.230, members of the public attending in person will have the opportunity to make public comments during this meeting.
As with all comments, the community was made aware that it is the Board’s regular practice, to not directly discuss, ask questions, or take action on public comments until the time has been taken to gather adequate information. The Board is there to listen. Lack of action or a direct response following public comments does not imply any lack of interest in what is being shared.
Per Board Policy, 30 minutes is allocated for public comments, and comments on any one
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subject may be limited to 20 minutes. The Board may shorten the time allocation for each person to less than 3 minutes to allow the maximum number of people the opportunity to speak.
To preserve confidentiality, the Board and its President reserve the right to request that items relating to either personnel or students be provided to the Board privately or in writing for consideration in a future closed session, if necessary. Those wishing to provide public comment in person were reminded to keep their masks on when speaking.
The Board must protect the civility and decorum of the meeting. Please be respectful of the duties of the Board, our District Leadership Team, and the democratic process in your public comment:
- Please include your name and whether you are a resident of the District.
- Please limit your comments to 3 minutes. Mrs. Crabtree will time the comments and raise her hand when the 3-minute mark is up at which time we ask you to wrap up your comments.
- Please be factual and courteous, and do not include statements that are personally disrespectful or condescending to members of the Board or staff.
Speaker: Jeff Weston
Topic School Reopening
Community members not attending this meeting in person, and who wanted to provide comments to the Board of Education, had the opportunity to send an email to the Board between the posting of this Agenda and 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 14, 2020. All Board Members received and read these emails.
It was noted on the posted agenda that these emails were to include in the subject line that they were intended for acknowledgment at the October 14, 2020 Board of Education Meeting.
The Board had received public comment emails from the following individuals that were specifically noted for acknowledgment during the meeting.
Emails Sent By: Lex Burda
Denise Worrall Stapleton
Mary Ellen Schwartzhoff
Topic: Reopening Feedback/COVID-19
SUPERINTENDENT REPORT
Dr. Schuler reported the following:
∙ Secondary students have started to transition back this week. Thank you to all of the Middle School (MS) and High School (HS) buildings, as they have done an incredible job refining the safety protocols and plans that were in place. Beginning next week, both MS and HS levels will be operating at the full hybrid model.
∙ Congratulations to Dr. Jon Pilkington, principal of Hubble MS as he defended his dissertation. The Board was thanked for being supportive of professional growth for administrators.
∙ The first meeting of the 2020-21 Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) will be held next Wednesday, October 21st. This will be a virtual meeting through Zoom.
∙ Next week is Principal Appreciation Week in the State of Illinois. This culminates on Friday, October 23rd, Principal Appreciation Day. The Board and community were encouraged to say thank you to our principals for their work and their educational leadership.
∙ Dr. Kyle continues to work with the calendar committee, both on a draft of the calendar for the 2021-22 school year, as well as a slight revision to the current year calendar to balance out the semesters. This change is due to the MS and HS start date being pushed back, as well as the two non-attendance days for students due to Election Day and the Teacher Institute Day. This calendar modification will come before the Board at the November meeting.
There were questions or comments on the following:
∙ Calendars: there are two separate calendars, a minor adjustment to this year and the draft for the 2021-22 school year. Anticipating the approval of only one future calendar (21-22) and not two years.
CONSENT AGENDA
1. Acceptance of Gifts from Sandburg Elementary School PTA – Recommend acceptance of gifts from Sandburg PTA as presented.
2. Approval of Intergovernmental Agreement with the Regional Office of Education – Recommend approval of the Intergovernmental Agreement with the ROE as presented. 3. Approval of Change Orders for 2020 Summer Construction Projects – Recommend approval of change orders for 2020 summer construction projects as presented.
4. Approval of Resolution Regarding Petition for Detachment and Annexation – Recommend approval of resolution regarding a petition for detachment and annexation as presented. 5. Approval of Professional Learning Expenditure Request for Board Members – Recommend approval of professional learning expenditure request for board members as presented. 6. Approval to Purchase Desktops for High School Classrooms – Recommend approval to purchase desktops for high school classrooms as presented.
7. Approval to Purchase Student Chromebooks – Recommend approval to purchase student Chromebooks as presented.
8. Approval of Bills Payable and Payroll – Recommend approval of the bills payable and payroll as presented.
9. Approval of Minutes – September 9, 2020, Open, September 23, 2020, Committee of the Whole Open, and Approval to Destroy Recordings of Closed Sessions Prior to May 2019 As Allowable by Law – Recommend approval of the minutes as presented and approval to destroy recordings of closed sessions prior to May 2019 as allowable by law.
10. Approval of Personnel Report to Include Employment, Resignation, Retirement, and Leave of Absence of Administrative, Certified, Classified, and Non-Union Staff – Recommend approval of the personnel report as presented.
There were questions and/or discussion on the following:
∙ #2 – Intergovernmental Agreement with ROE: thankful that the ROE brought to all school districts in DuPage County the opportunity to partner to provide internet service; this coupled with the hotspots purchased by the technology team are tools to ensure all students have access to learning.
∙ #4 – Petition for Detachment and Annexation: this is the fourth attempt by the same family to detach from West Chicago and annex in D200; CUSD 200 will take a position of neutrality, as it did in the past.
∙ #6 – Desktops for HS Classrooms: these additional tools will support live streaming at the HS level; these devices will go into the HS instructional computer labs once they are no longer needed and the District returns to a full in-person learning environment.
MOTION
Member Crabtree moved, Member Ericksen seconded to accept the Consent Agenda as presented. Upon a roll call vote being taken, the vote was: AYE 6, NAY 0. The motion carried 6-0.
POLICY POSTING CONSENT AGENDA
1. Approval of Revised Policy 2:220 Board of Education Meeting Procedure – Recommend approval of revised policy 2:220 as presented.
2. Approval of Revised Policy 2:260 Uniform Grievance Procedure – Recommend approval of revised policy 2:260 as presented.
3. Approval of New Policy 2:265 Title IX Sexual Harassment Grievance Procedure – Recommend approval of new policy 2:265 as presented.
4. Approval of Rewritten Policy 4:180 Pandemic Preparedness; Management; and Recovery – Recommend approval of rewritten policy 4:180 as presented.
5. Approval of Revised Policy 5:10 Equal Employment Opportunity and Minority Recruitment – Recommend approval of revised policy 5:10 as presented.
6. Approval of Revised Policy 5:20 Workplace Harassment Prohibited – Recommend approval of revised policy 5:20 as presented.
7. Approval of Revised Policy 5:100 Staff Development Program – Recommend approval of revised policy 5:100 as presented.
8. Approval of Revised Policy 5:220 Substitute Teachers – Recommend approval of revised policy 5:220 as presented.
9. Approval of Revised Policy 5:330 Sick Days, Vacation, Holidays, and Leaves – Recommend approval of revised policy 5:330 as presented.
10. Approval of Revised Policy 7:10 Equal Educational Opportunities – Recommend approval of revised policy 7:10 as presented.
11. Approval of Revised 7:20 Harassment of Students Prohibited – Recommend approval of revised policy 7:20 as presented.
12. Approval of Revised Policy 7:180 Prevention of and Response to Bullying, Intimidation, and Harassment – Recommend approval of revised policy 7:180 as presented. 13. Approval of Revised Policy 7:185 Teen Dating Violence Prohibited – Recommend approval of revised policy 7:185 as presented.
14. Approval of Revised Policy 7:190 Student Behavior – Recommend approval of revised policy 7:190 as presented.
15. Approval of Revised Policy 7:340 Student Records – Recommend approval of revised policy 7:340 as presented.
16. Approval of New Policy 7:345 Use of Educational Technologies; Student Data Privacy and Security – Recommend approval of new policy 7:345 as presented.
There were questions and/or discussion on the following:
∙ The Board HR/Policy committee met and reviewed the recommended policy updates/new policies. The recommended updates and new policies are driven around legislative changes. CUSD 200 belongs to PRESS (Policy Reference Education Subscription Service) to ensure the District’s policy manual is in compliance and up to date with changes in school code.
MOTION
Member Booton moved, Member Long seconded to accept the Policy Posting Consent Agenda as presented. Upon a roll call vote being taken, the vote was: AYE 6, NAY 0. The motion carried 6-0.
ORAL REPORTS
Student Excellence Foundation’s Essential Needs Fund
In the early response to the pandemic, District 200 partnered with the Student Excellence Foundation to launch the Food Insecurity Crisis Fund (FICF) in March 2020 which provided resources to the CUSD 200 students and families facing food insecurity.
Ms. Jennifer Merck, President of the Student Excellence Foundation provided an update at the meeting on the new Student Excellence Foundation Essential Needs Fund to provide additional resources to the community, and included information on the following:
∙ The mission of the Foundation to engage the community to enrich the educational experiences that empower students to reach their greatest potential.
∙ Grateful for the work of the District, including Director of Communications and Community Engagement Erica Loiacono, Social Work Department Chair Traci Burnham, the WWEA (Wheaton Warrenville Education Association), and the PTA’s.
∙ Outside grants from the DuPage Foundation that were received as well as 1,775 donations that have been received to date.
∙ The impact of the FICF over the past six months
o Assisted 7,610 families with food insecurity needs.
o There were 6,206 food boxes distributed that contain a week’s worth of groceries.
∙ A new fund has been developed as the needs have continued – Essential Needs Fund for students and families in crisis.
∙ The expanded purpose for the fund will address the need in the community for winter weather gear and learning enrichment materials, in addition to the ongoing food insecurity needs.
∙ An opportunity for a partnership with the City of Wheaton for next Thursday, October 22, National Make a Difference Day. This call to action day will benefit the Foundation’s Essential Needs Fund.
∙ The District Administration was thanked for their partnership and for the opportunity to have neighbors help neighbors.
There were questions or comments on the following:
∙ How the Foundation is funded and sources for the funding.
∙ Reassessing how they are going to pivot this season due to some events that have not been able to take place.
∙ Events, corporate sponsorships, donations, corporate appeal.
∙ Community support for the Foundation.
∙ Board representation at Foundation meetings on a rotating basis.
ORAL REPORTS
Process for Elementary Students to Adjust Learning Choice at the Trimester
District 200 is offering both an in-person learning opportunity and remote learning through our Virtual Academy at the elementary level. Families that chose the Virtual Academy have made this commitment for a minimum of one trimester. Families of elementary students will have the opportunity to transfer their child to in-person learning for the second trimester. Additionally, families that have chosen in-person learning for the first trimester will have the opportunity to transfer to the Virtual Academy for the second trimester.
Dr. Chris Silagi shared an update with the Board on the process for elementary families to indicate their preference to adjust their learning choice at the trimester. This included information on the following:
∙ Virtual Academy to In-Person at the Trimester (Elementary)
o Families committed for a trimester
o If families want to transfer to in-person for 2nd trimester, want to honor their request
o Those that want to remain virtual, will remain through 2nd trimester - there is no action needed
∙ Timeline
o Key past dates
o Key future dates, including a window to request a switch to in-person learning, determine the placement of students, notification to parents, and the start of 2nd trimester
∙ Considerations
o Physical distancing and Classroom capacities
o Number of students seeking transfer – student homeschool and grade
o The potential use of a lottery system (in the event more students are seeking in person spot than seats available at homeschool)
∙ Communication to Virtual Academy Families
o Sample communication to families seeking transfer to in-person learning ∙ Changing from In-Person to Virtual Academy (Elementary)
o The timeline including key past and future dates – same as above
∙ Communication to In-Person Families
o Sample communication to families seeking transfer to virtual academy
There was additional information/comments on the following:
∙ The second trimester begins on November 16.
∙ Written communication will be sent to all elementary VA families tomorrow, October 15.
∙ The goal is to place students that are currently VA and are wishing to return to in-person learning at their homeschool. There may be situations where there are not enough spots available at the homeschool due to physical distancing and firm classroom capacity in each of the buildings. A lottery system will be used in these circumstances.
There were questions or comments on the following:
∙ The potential for opening additional sections is related to the availability of spaces within buildings.
∙ Virtual Academy (VA) – will this be available for the entire 20-21 school year?
∙ Shifting of students from VA to in-person learning at the elementary level – curriculum challenges; transition/adjustment time to get students used to the classroom environment? Will classroom teachers meet with VA teachers to discuss those students that are making a move?
∙ Geography and the lottery - Will transportation be offered for those students that do not have spots available at their homeschool and are assigned to another school? If spots not available at homeschool, will an alternative feeder school be an option?
∙ The District cannot compromise physical distancing standards.
∙ The need to look at every scenario and several pieces - it is like a big jigsaw puzzle.
∙ Currently, 73% of students at the elementary level are in person and 27% are enrolled in virtual academy.
∙ Unless there have been permissive transfer requests, all students that are participating in the in-person learning environment at the elementary level are enrolled in their homeschool.
∙ The Board thanked the administration for giving parents and families a choice in this matter.
Update on Facilities Planning
Mr. John Robinson III, Director of Facilities, updated the Board of Education on the recent capital work and the plans for the summer of 2021, which included information on the following:
∙ Facilities Planning Update
∙ Capital Facilities Spending Since 2017
∙ Summer 2020 Facilities Projects - $7.0 Million
o Facilities projects at 18 of 20 schools in Summer 2020
▪ New Jefferson Early Childhood Center Construction
▪ Bower – Tuckpointing & Concrete
▪ Emerson – Asphalt & Tuckpointing
▪ Hawthorne – Tuckpointing
▪ Johnson – Roof
▪ Lincoln – Flooring
▪ Longfellow – Asphalt & Flooring
▪ Lowell – Flooring
▪ Madison – Roof
▪ Sandburg – Tuckpointing
▪ Washington – Tuckpointing; Roof & Asphalt
▪ Whittier – Asphalt & Roof
▪ Wiesbrook – Tuckpointing
▪ Franklin – Roof
▪ Hubble – Boiler
▪ Monroe – Fire Alarm, Roof & Stage Lighting
▪ Wheaton North – Toilet renovation, Roof, Asphalt, Courtyard, Tennis Courts, Auditorium lights, Tuckpointing, Track restripe, Softball drainage ▪ Wheaton Warrenville South – Asphalt, Flooring, Auditorium Lighting, Stage floor, Roof, Orchestra pit cover, Cafeteria flooring
o Summer 2021 Facilities Projects
▪ School/Building; Project(s); Anticipated Cost
o Potential 2022 Facilities Projects
▪ School/Building; Project(s); Anticipated Cost
o Potential 2023 Facilities Projects
▪ School/Building; Project(s); Anticipated Cost
There was additional information/comments on the following:
∙ The Board Facilities Committee met last week.
∙ The move from primarily projects that are outside vs inside of our buildings. ∙ Modernizing and upgrading of HVAC systems and controls in our buildings. To date $12.5 million has been spent on HVAC work in the last eight years as part of the District’s capital plan.
∙ Performance Contracting Work – an RFP for a Guaranteed Energy Savings Contract has been sent out due to the projected mechanical work.
∙ The current performance contracting firm used by the District – Performance Services Inc. (PSI).
∙ The recommendation will be brought to the Board at the November 11 Meeting. ∙ The major projects to be bid for Summer 2021 will include Washington, Edison, Franklin, and Pleasant Hill.
∙ The process of grouping bigger projects together to bid out work and then pick, choose, and prioritize projects to take place.
∙ The target of $7.2 million in annual capital projects – Sherman Dergis formula and Board policy.
∙ The use of fund balance vs operational money for capital projects.
∙ Still dealing with a lot of deferred maintenance.
∙ Educational opportunities that were set aside due to using funds for necessary capital projects.
∙ How the Guaranteed Energy Savings Contract works with a Performance Contracting Firm.
∙ The work that was completed since 2017 on our buildings in addition to the projected work for the next three summers represents a seven-year total of $43 million in capital projects. This does not include the secured entrances work and the new Jefferson ECC. This work was done without any impact on debt to the taxpayers. This comes at a cost – opportunity cost of not being able to implement some things that have come up in the community – dual language program at the elementary level, revised HS start time, etc.
∙ The need for better operational control over our systems, digital controls, driving energy savings, modernizing controls – this would be addressed with the planned HVAC work.
∙ What flexibility would the district have concerning the competitive market and summer work pricing from a construction bid standpoint should the Guaranteed Energy Contract be enacted?
∙ The change in philosophy from deferred maintenance to tackling capital projects/issues.
∙ Debt service piece – when the Board approaches the levy in November, incorporated will be the last debt service at the highest level ($20.7 mil), this will continue to drop through 2024 (($14.2 mil), until it falls off.
∙ Facility planning and good fiscal planning have allowed the capital projects work to be funded out of the operational budget.
COVID-19 Dashboard
Since the beginning of the 2020 school year, an update on health data related to COVID-19 cases and quarantines has been given. An updated report of this data was given based upon the current health data reported from District 200 elementary schools, which included information on the following:
∙ For each week, numbers provided by level (Early Childhood & Elementary, Middle School, High School & Transition Program):
o Students with positive tests
o Maximum number of students quarantined in a given day due to close contact with a positive case (the number is indicative of the highest day of a given week)
o Staff with positive tests - includes classroom teachers, specialists, and classified staff
o Maximum number of staff quarantined in a given day due to close contact with a positive case (the number is indicative of the highest day of a given week)
o Data will be updated every Wednesday by 5:00 pm
There were questions or comments on the following:
∙ Approximately 3,700 elementary students are participating in the in-person learning environment.
∙ It is important to track the numbers by level; notification is getting communicated to individual buildings and classroom notifications when a positive case is identified.
∙ Northwestern /CDH President has been complimentary of D200 for tracking and sharing this data with the community every week.
∙ There could be students that are in Virtual Academy (VA) that are participating in sports at the HS level; numbers will include cases for in-person learning and in-person sports.
∙ The level of contact tracing that looks at close contacts.
∙ DuPage County Health Dept. – if there are two positive cases within fourteen days within a building – it triggers a review process to see if there are any relationships or trends and/or if a cluster is emerging.
∙ At what point do you have an uncontrolled transmission? Depends on circumstances and relationships.
∙ To date, there have not been any close contacts as a result of connections going on in an individual school building.
∙ “Maximum # of students and/or staff quarantined in a day due to close contact with a positive case” – why is this relevant? When talking about quarantine, talking about the impact on individual buildings.
∙ This method of tracking/documenting COVID-19 is a common way other school entities are tracking/monitoring this data for in-person instruction.
∙ Location of this dashboard on the D200 website – under the 2020-21 section of the website. There is a tab on the section for “COVID-19 Dashboard.”
DISCUSSION ITEMS
Discussion of IASB Resolutions and Direction for Delegate Voting
Each year the Illinois Association of School Boards (IASB) holds an annual conference. At the annual conference, resolutions are reviewed which have been submitted for consideration. Resolutions that are adopted then become items the IASB works to change or implement. The Delegate Assembly which normally takes place at the Illinois Association of School Boards (IASB) Joint Annual Conference in November, will take place virtually this year. Board Member Susan Booton will represent the Board as the Delegate for the November virtual meeting.
Board members received the resolutions at the September 23, 2020 COW meeting and discussed the resolutions, which were attached to the Board report and are under consideration. These resolutions will be voted on at the 2020 Delegate Assembly virtual meeting on November 14, 2020.
The Board was asked to identify which of the 12 resolutions (8 new resolutions, 3 reaffirming of existing positions, and 1 belief statement) under consideration that individual members needed discussion on or did not support. The following resolutions were recommended for discussion:
∙ Resolution #2 – Gun Storage
∙ Resolution #4 – Pre-K Teacher Licensure
∙ Resolution #5 – Teacher Shortage
∙ Resolutions # 7 and #8 – Local Control Pandemic
There was additional information/comments on the following:
∙ The two virtual discussion sessions ahead of the November 14 Delegate Assembly which will be attended by D200 Delegate and Board member Booton.
∙ A reminder that IASB is not writing laws. Boards are voting on positions to advocate for legislation.
∙ As of now, recommendations #1, 3, 8 will not be considered for a vote at the assembly (due to being recommended as “do not adopt” and if they do not have an appeal filed on them).
∙ Recommendations #2, 4 do have appeals filed on them.
∙ #2 – what is this asking districts to do? There is nothing in the language telling us what we should do as a school district; very abstract. Gun control vs. advocating for legislation to make our schools safer. Review again after discussion sessions.
∙ # 4 – changed the language after an appeal. Needs further clarification.
∙ #5 – clarification of licenses and provisional certificates - time frame allowed, for what specific areas? Concern over the special education area. Provisional certificate does not mean the district has to hire an individual; local districts make hiring decisions; looking at a real teacher shortage; the resolution is too broad and too long, respect for what our teachers do.
∙ #7 and 8 – regional approach vs. local control as a school district.
The Board will continue the discussion of those resolutions requiring further discussion at the October 28 Committee of the Whole meeting, and if necessary at the November 11 Regular meeting. This will enable Delegate Booton to participate in the two discussion sessions to receive additional information/clarification of the resolutions.
WRITTEN REPORTS
Monthly Financial Reports
FOIA Report
Board Communication Log
There were comments and/or questions on the following:
∙ FOIA Report – authority to release parent/guardian contact information (directory information) comes from school code.
∙ Contingency costs (What added costs are being incurred this year?) – Board request for consideration to track the contingency costs spent every so often – perhaps quarterly.
REPORTS FROM BOARD MEMBERS
Board Committee Report
Meeting notes were attached to the Board report for the Board Community Engagement Committee, Equity/Proactive Practices Committee, and Facilities Committee.
There were comments and/or questions on the following:
∙ Dr. Marcus Croom and his role in the Equity Task Force – month-to-month agreement. ∙ The Equity Task Force – laying the groundwork to identify specific action items to address issues/topics.
∙ The Board will receive an Equity Plan Update at the October Committee of the Whole on October 28.
Other Reports from Board Members
∙ Winfield D34 has brought the five school districts serving their city together with other community partners to have conversations as to how all can work together.
∙ Student Excellence Foundation – the rotating schedule for Board members to attend these meetings via Google Meets.
TOPICS FOR FUTURE DISCUSSION
2019-20 Audit
2020 Levy
ANNOUNCEMENTS
October 15, 2020, Chat with the Board, WNHS - POSTPONED
October 28, 2020, Committee of the Whole, 7:00 PM, Hubble Middle School
Open Session Minutes – October 14, 2020 Page 11
NEXT REGULAR MEETING
November 11, 2020, 7:00 PM, Hubble Middle School
PUBLIC COMMENTS – Non-Agenda Items
None
ADJOURNMENT
MOTION
There being no further business to come before the Board in Open Session, Member Crabtree moved, Member Mathieson seconded to adjourn the meeting. Upon a voice call being taken, all were in favor and the motion carried 6-0.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:01 PM.
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