On March 18, the D102 Board held their regular Board Meeting. After a closed session, the meeting began shortly after 7pm. With approval of the agenda. Public comment was followed by presentations from Assistant Supt. Toni Sibley on next year's school fees and the mid-year financial updates. School fees will remain the same for next year with no increase. The financial picture for the district is relatively flat as we near the last quarter of the fiscal year. More information can be found by clicking on the links in the agenda which can be accessed here. Ms. Sibley presented best case and worst case 5-year projections. The District has continued to grow fund balances over the last several years, but with continued low CPI (Consumer Price Index) we potentially are entering a season of stagnation in our budgets. Continued new money from the federal government should help offset potential decreases in State and Local revenues.
The Board discussed committee and liaison reports from recent meetings with Senator Landeck in regards to our relationship with the TTO (Township Treasurer's Office) to the curriculum department, technology, CEMA meetings, and meetings with the LRC directors to create some exciting options for this summer to engage children in literacy.
There was discussion on moving students from remote to hybrid with clarification that no student or teacher was involuntarily forced to change teachers or positions. The Board President clarified that the Board's expectation and commitment is to full-day in-person instruction for the Fall of 2021.
The Board committed to returning to in-person board meetings beginning with the next Committee of the Whole meeting which will be held on April 8. It will be held in the auditorium. We will be live-streaming that meeting as well, but will likely require public comment to be made in person. That is still TBD.
The board approved extending the Saliva Screening through April 9 at 2X a week, except K-3 will only be once the first week back from break due to the shortened week.
The next regular board meeting is scheduled for April 29.
You can listen to the board meeting here.
