Examples of Excellence - There was a presentation by three CJSHS faculty members (Charlotte Loveless, Catherine Scott, and Ronnie Woods). The presentation involved the participation and achievement of 32 7-12th Grade students in the Scholastic READ 180 program. (A handout of results was distributed and is reproduced below the CSD Treasurer's Report.)

Superintendent Andrea Evers made mention of several items under her report:

• The maintenance grant that was added to the agenda and approved...a $50,000 matching grant.

• The receipt of the 2nd installment of local property taxes. (Well,I think that is what she said, but it's not listed under "Checks Deposited", so maybe I misheard. Wouldn't be the first time!)

• The bus service will no longer be paying $50 per month rent for parking their buses down by the old Bennett Elementary School. As "townies" have noticed, they are now parking at the "CIA" building just south of the railroad overpass.

• Pension reform...that it would eventually involve a shift of funding to local school districts.

• School aid - that ISBE was recommending an increase, but the Governor Quinn was talking about 82% funding, down from 89% funding...which would result in a $600,000 loss for the District. (I still find it amazing that throughout "the sky is falling" years, CSD #1 has managed to amass a "rainy day fund" of almost $4 million dollars...an amount that surpasses the combined funds of Century, Egyptian, and Meridian. It seems that when it "rains" in Cairo, it rains gold!? And they wonder why nobody believes their cry of "WOLF". Then again, the Financial Oversight Panel is evidently truly gone, as there was no "Financial Adviser" in attendance at last night's meeting...for the first time in 10 years. Will the surplus mysteriously disappear...like it did last time? Will we have to follow the money???)

• The PSAE (state test for Juniors) will be next week...28 students will be taking it.

• A representative from the 21st Century program was suppose to give a report at tonight's meeting, but was unable to attend due to a storm in Chicago.

Have already covered the passage of the three new items on the "Amended Agenda".

The BOE approved the original agenda items. (Now that it has been approved, I have scanned and posted the new BOE policy for use of District facilities...again, following the Treasurer's Report below.)

...except that the BOE tabled the two items pertaining the proposed new position of "Junior/Senior High School Campus Safety and Hallway Monitor".

Adjournment was at 9:04 p.m.

POSTSCRIPT:

There will be a Special BOE Meeting next Thursday (April 25th) at 6 p.m. for the purpose of reorganizing the BOE. Hopefully, the official election results will be in hand by that time.

FOOTNOTE:

Upon leaving the meeting, attendees had to exit "over the hill" as the highway was closed due to water over the pavement.

Below is the intro to the original post...

CAT Tracks Editor's Note:

Advertise a new position?

"District Security Officer"?

A BOE relative or friend in need of a job?

Can't negotiate a new contract with teachers?

Can't afford a pay raise for teachers?

Yeah, I'm curious...

Enquiring CATs want to know!