CUSD 201 Board of Education Members From left: Whitney Rogers, Carlos Hevia, Jessica Radogno, Adina Hoover, Kevin Marren, Angela Steketee, Leah Conover | Community Unit School District 201 Website
CUSD 201 Board of Education Members From left: Whitney Rogers, Carlos Hevia, Jessica Radogno, Adina Hoover, Kevin Marren, Angela Steketee, Leah Conover | Community Unit School District 201 Website
Aledo Community Unit School District 201 Board of Education met Oct. 8.
Here are the minutes provided by the board:
| CALL TO ORDER
On October 8, 2024 at 7:15 p.m. President Hoover called to order the regular meeting of the Community Unit School District 201 Board of Education. |
| Roll Call Members Present: Adina Hoover, Whitney Rogers, Carlos Hevia,, Kevin Marren, Leah Conover
Jessica Radogno entered the meeting at 7:18 p.m. Members Absent: Angela Steketee |
| Also present: Superintendent Jack Baldermann (entered at 7:22 p.m.), Business Manager, Anthony Ruelli (entered at 7:20 p.m.), the Superintendent’s Administrative Assistant, Shannon Cossairt. |
| Pledge of Allegiance President Hoover led the Assembly in the Pledge of Allegiance. |
| APPROVAL OF MINUTES |
| September 24, 2024 Motion by Ms. Rogers, second by Mr. Marren, to approve the minutes of the September 24, 2024, regular meeting of the Board of Education, as presented.
Ayes: Hoover, Rogers, Hevia, Marren, Conover Nays: None. Motion Carried. |
| September 24, 2024 - First Closed Motion by Mr. Hevia, second by Ms. Rogers, to approve the minutes of the first closed session of the September 24, 2024, regular meeting of the Board of Education, as presented.
Ayes: Hoover, Rogers, Hevia, Marren, Conover Nays: None Motion Carried. |
| September 24, 2024 - Second Closed Motion by Ms. Conover, second by Mr. Marren, to approve the minutes of the second closed session of the September 24, 2024, regular meeting of the Board of Education, as presented.
Ayes: Hoover, Rogers, Hevia, Marren, Conover |
| Nays: None
Motion Carried. |
| PUBLIC COMMENT
No public comment at this time. |
| CONSENT AGENDA Motion by Ms. Conover, second by Ms. Rogers, to approve the consent agenda as presented:
1. Approval of WHS and WJHS Student Tour Ayes: Conover, Rogers, Marren, Hevia, Hoover Nays: None. Motion carried. INFORMATION and DISCUSSION The following entered the meeting during the Summer School Opportunities Recap discussion: Jessica Radogno entered the meeting at 7:18 p.m Anthony Ruelli entered the meeting at 7:20 p.m. Superintendent Baldermann entered the meeting at 7:22 p.m Summer School Opportunities Recap Dr. Carla Braun gave the Board a review of the summer school programs CUSD 201 hosted this past summer. Her update included offerings and attendance at all building levels. Schools had similar offerings to previous years and also had additional offerings which included IVSA Virtual Summer School, Dual Summer School for elementary and a Jump Start to Kindergarten. All programs were well attended. The Jump Start to Kindergarten had over 50% of incoming kindergarteners attend. The presentation has been shared in BoardDocs. |
| Building Baseline and Data Academic Action
Dr. Carla Braun gave the Board an update on the action steps the Steps buildings will be taking this school year. The buildings have been meeting to review, set up plans and establish goals in the following areas: ELA, Math, PLC, and Chronic Absenteeism. The presentation has been shared in BoardDocs. |
| Review of Monthly Financials - August 2024 Mr. Anthony Ruelli, CSBO/Business Manager, gave the Board an update on the financials for August 2024. Mr. Ruelli discussed revenue and expenditures. Financials are in line with last years numbers. |
| Policy Second Reading Policy changes are being presented for the second time this evening. They were first presented at the September 24, 2024, board meeting. The Board does not have any questions. The policies will be presented for approval later in this meeting. |
| State of Illinois FY 2025 School Maintenance
Each year the District applies for the school maintenance grant. It is Grant a matching grant up to $50k. The grant this year has been written for the PA system at Manning. The grant will be presented for approval later in the meeting. |
| ACTION ITEMS
1. Approval of Policies Motion by Ms. Conover, second by Mr. Marren, to to approve the policies as presented. Ayes: Conover, Rogers, Marren, Hevia, Hoover, Radogno Nays: None Motion Carried. |
| 2. Authorization for Submission of the
Motion by Ms. Radogno, second by Mr. Hevia, to authorize State of Illinois FY 2025 School submission of the State of Illinois FY 25 School Maintenance Maintenance Grant Project Grant Application, as presented. Ayes: Rogers, Marren, Hevia, Hoover, Radogno, Conover Nays: None. Motion Carried. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT Communication Superintendent Baldermann shared that the District has received an A+ rating from Niche. ISBE has released their preliminary data which shows that Manning, WJHS and WHS have all received exemplary. Miller had great improvement but was 5 points short of exemplary. Superintendent Baldermann is appreciative of all the hard work from the staff and students. |
| FOIA Request
None. |
| BOARD REPORTS
The Board would like to discuss more the different sessions being offered at the Joint Annual Conference. |
| PUBLIC COMMENT
None at this time. |
| FUTURE MEETING AND EVENTS
Please see the District calendar for current events. |
| CLOSED SESSION
Motion by Ms. Rogers, second by Ms. Conover, to enter closed session to discuss personnel issues, student discipline and sale or lease of real property. Ayes: Marren, Hevia, Hoover, Radogno, Conover, Rogers Nays: None. Motion Carried. The Board entered closed session at 8:11 p.m. The Board returned to open session at 9:36 p.m. |
| COMMUNICATIONS
None at this time. |
| ADJOURNMENT
Motion by Mr. Hevia, second by Mr. Marren, to adjourn the October 8, 2024, regular meeting of the Board of Education at 9:36 p.m. Motion unanimously passed. |
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