Superintendent
Superintendent Dr. Bruce Law informed the Board that the DuPage County Department of Transportation has agreed to fix a failing retaining wall that belongs to the county and is adjacent to Hinsdale Central. The wall was identified as failing in the recently completed 10-year Life Safety Report and the District sent a letter to DuPage County requesting that they fix it.
Dr. Law also updated the Board on the latest preparations for the Strategic Planning process as well as informed the Board that the postcard announcing the dates of the community engagement sessions will be going out toward the end of January.
Administration sought direction from the Board of Education to pursue renewing the agreement between DuPage West Cook Regional Special Education Association and Hinsdale District 86 to host the Deaf and Hard Hearing Program at Hinsdale South because the existing agreement expires Because expires June 30, 2018. The Board agreed that this program is an asset to Hinsdale South and renewal of the agreement should be pursued.
Academics
Administration presented for the Board’s review the proposed 2018-19 school year calendar as recommended by the District Calendar Committee. The Board directed Administration to review with the Calendar Committee the possibility of starting second semester on a Monday instead of Tuesday, as it was this year, which would make the Institute Day on the Friday of the previous week. Assistant Superintendent Pam Bylsma said she would bring that request back to the District Calendar Committee and would report their input on that idea back to the Board. The calendar will come back for consideration at future meeting.
Human Resources
District 86 uses a staffing framework to build the staffing recommendation that comes to the Board in March. Administration presented to the Board the existing framework that has been in use since the 2015-16 school year to review the process and steps of building a staffing recommendation and to determine if the current Board desired any changes. The Board made no changes to the staffing framework.
Business
Administration presented to the Board a comprehensive study of building capacity for Hinsdale Central and South and calculations of current room and seat utilization data. The Board said it would continue to study the data and its implications for both schools.
The Board considered adopting a resolution to authorize the transfer of monies from the Working Cash Fund to the Transportation Fund. Section 20-5 of the
School Code
authorizes the loan of Working Cash Fund monies by transfer in whole or in part to other funds of the District in anticipation of taxes levied for any and all purposes, and such taxes when collected shall be applied to the reimbursement of the Working Cash Fund.
The Board considered renewing its contract with CPower, a curtailment service provider for energy-related services. The item will come back for consideration on January 22.
The meeting adjourned at 8:07 p.m.
