Aledo Community Unit School District 201 Board of Education met Feb 10.
Here are the minutes provided by the board:
CALL TO ORDER
On February 10, 2026, at 7:00 p.m., Leah Conover called to order the regular meeting of the Community Unit School District 201 Board of Education.
Roll Call
Members Present: Leah Conover, Heather Franklin, Carlos Hevia, Timothy Hoerman, Adina Hoover, Kevin Marren, Alexandria Mil
Members Absent: None
Also present: Superintendent Jack Baldermann, Ron O’Connor, Assistant Superintendent of Finance and HR, and the Superintendent’s Administrative Assistant, Shannon Cossairt.
Pledge of Allegiance
President Conover led the Assembly in the Pledge of Allegiance.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
January 27, 2026
Motion by Mr. Hoerman, second by Dr. Hoover, to approve the minutes of the January 27, 2026, regular meeting of the Board of Education, as presented.
Ayes: Marren, Mil, Hoover, Hoerman, Hevia, Franklin, Conover Nays: None.
Motion Carried.
January 27, 2026, First Closed
Motion by Mr. Hoerman, second by Dr. Hoover, to approve the minutes of the first closed session of the January 27, 2026, regular meeting of the Board of Education, as presented.
Ayes: Mil, Marren, Hoerman, Hevia, Hoover, Franklin, Conover Nays: None.
Motion Carried.
January 27, 2026, Second Closed
Motion by Mr. Hevia, second by Dr. Hoover, to approve the minutes of the second closed session of the January 27, 2026, regular meeting of the Board of Education, as presented.
Ayes: Mil, Marren, Hoerman, Hevia, Hoover, Franklin, Conover
Nays: None.
Motion Carried.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Public comment was given to the Board by Courteney Templeton, Gail Zielinski Reid, and Judy Wilson.
CONSENT AGENDA
Motion by Mr. Hevia, second by Mr. Marren, to approve the consent agenda as presented:
1. Personnel Recommendations:
○ Abigail Davidson, Art Teacher, WHS
○ Brian Pindar, Assistant Football Coach, WHS
○ Retirement
2. Approval of Donation from Office Depot to Miller Ayes: Marren, Mil, Franklin, Hoover, Hevia, Hoerman, Conover Nays: None.
Motion carried.
INFORMATION and DISCUSSION
1. WHS Roof
At the request of Mr. Hoerman, Mr. Joe Smith, Director of Facilities, updated the Board with information on past roof repairs. Different roof wings delaminated and were deemed failures. Insurance covered these repairs at 100% because it was determined that the damage was caused by wind. For damage to another section of the roof, insurance only covered 40%. The District paid the remaining balance on this repair. The roofing the District is currently talking about needing to be replaced is a different part of the roof. This section of the roof is not the original but the second layer, and is over 30 years old. The problem with this section leads to many leaks into the building. Community members can see documents pertaining to this in BoardDocs.
2. Recap of Finance and Facilities
Meeting
Prior to the Board meeting this evening, the Board held a Finance and Facilities Committee Meeting. The meeting started with a discussion of a balanced budget and funding sources, including TIF, Health, Life, Safety Funds, and Working Cash Bonds. The District administration spent time presenting four different ideas to the group. The committee has asked the administration team to work on some hybrid options. The committee will meet again on February 24, 2026. They encourage all community members to attend.
3. District Athletics
Mr. Hevia has requested this for discussion with the Board. He would like to start exploring how we can best support athletics to be successful, as we do with academics. Some of his questions/ideas he would like to explore are:
● How can we take a vertical approach to this?
● How can we see a student athlete’s life improve?
● How can the District explore ways to secure additional support, involve more students, and expose them to the teams? What exposure do we have institutionally?
● Communication – platforms we use
● How are athletics part of the Portrait of a Graduate
Dr. Baldermann will begin looking into this to provide more information at the March 17, 2026, Board Meeting.
4. School Fees FY 2027
Mr. Ron O’Connor, Assistant Superintendent of Finance, informed the Board of the plan for student fees in the 2026-2027 school year. The District will only be adjusting the junior high registration fee from $154.76 to $155.00. There will also be an increase in vendor costs for the junior high graduation gowns, from $24 to $27. Fees for food service will not be known until around May as they are determined by the state. The fees will be presented for approval at the February 24, 2026, Board meeting.
SUPERINTENDENT REPORT
Communication
Dr. Baldermann was very pleased with the feedback and discussion at the Finance and Facilities Committee meeting earlier in the evening. He emphasized the District must be fiscally responsible and that they are pledged to a balanced budget while still maintaining excellence for kids.
FOIA Request
Recent FOIA requests are attached in BoardDocs.
BOARD REPORTS
Dr. Hoover wanted to give a shout-out to the WHS Hall of Fame. It was great seeing our former students and coaches return to the high school. It is exciting to learn what they did.
The PTO Bowling event was amazing.
FUTURE MEETINGS AND EVENTS
SIP Day
Feb. 11
No School – Presidents’ Day
Feb. 16
Westmont High School Incoming 9th Grade Night
Feb. 19, 6:30 pm
WHS
WHS Spring Musical
Feb. 20, 7:00 p.m.
Feb. 21, 7:00 p.m.
Feb. 22, 2:00 p.m.
WHS Auditorium
Finance and Facilities Committee Meeting
Feb. 24, 5:30 p.m.
CUSD 201 Regular Meeting
Feb. 24, 6:30 p.m.
Parent-Teacher Conferences – No Student Attendance Feb. 26
Institute Day – No Student Attendance
Feb 27.
CLOSED SESSION
Motion by Mr. Hevia, second by Ms. Mil, to enter closed session to discuss specific employees and student discipline.
Ayes: Hoover, Hevia, Marren, Conover, Mil, Franklin, Hoerman Nays: None.
Motion Carried.
The Board entered closed session at 7:49 p.m.
Dr. Braun and Ms. Courington exited the closed session at 8:17 p.m.
Adina Hoover and Ron O’Connor exited the closed session at 8:59 p.m.
Dr. Hoover exited the meeting at 8:59 p.m.
The Board returned to open at 9:08 p.m.
COMMUNICATIONS
None at this time.
ADJOURNMENT
Motion by Ms. Mil, second by Mr. Marren, to adjourn the January 27, 2026, regular meeting of the Board of Education at 9:09 p.m.
Motion unanimously passed.
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