Superintendent
Superintendent Dr. Bruce Law reviewed with the Board the attendance data for the past three Mondays in comparison with that of the Emergency Day February 19. Dr. Law noted that attendance for students and teachers was lower than usual.
Dr. Law reported to the Board that a total of 366 people attended the live community engagement sessions, noting that the consultant said that a slightly larger unit district in the Chicago area had approximately 75 people attend each of its sessions. He reminded people to go to the
Strategic Planning page on the District website
to take the online survey before it closes at noon, Wednesday, February 21. Dr. Law also shared that to attract the highest attendance possible, the District was advised by the strategic planning consultant not to announce the online survey until after the live community engagement sessions had occurred.
Dr. Law said that as of noon, Monday, February 19 the online survey had 675 responses.
Per regular cadence, Dr. Law presented the monthly management report for January 2018.
Business
As requested by the Board, Administration presented a final summary report for summer construction 2017.
Administration presented to the Board a recommendation for Bid-017 Bus Transportation. Administration is recommending the Board accept the proposal from First Student, the District’s current vendor. The item will come back for consideration on March 5.
Per regular cadence, Chief Financial Officer Josh Stephenson presented the January 2018 financial and treasury reports.
The meeting adjourned at 9:10 p.m.
