Summary of August 15, 2006 Board of Education Meeting

CCSD 180 Education Fund shows year-end positive balance for Fiscal Year 2006

The Burr Ridge CCSD 180 Education Fund brought in $59,000 more than was expended in fiscal year 2006, prompting the Board of Education and Superintendent Frank Rink to be cautiously optimistic about delaying, as long as possible, the need for a tax rate increase referendum. “When I arrived in 2001,” Rink said at the August 23, 2006 Board of Education meeting, “I was told that reserves would allow the school district to remain financially stable without the need for a referendum until 2004 or 2005. With this relatively positive report of the 2006 financial status of our school district, I anticipate that a referendum and related tax rate increase would not be needed until 2009. Balances in the Education Fund have remained fairly stable for several years beyond the projected three or four. We have been able to maintain low class sizes and programs to address our diversity while moving our personnel salary and benefit packages in the right direction. Keep in mind, though, that a decline in federal impact aid and an increase in the need for special education programs, both areas of which we have little control and little information for planning, will quickly take us closer to a need for additional forms of revenue or for additional cost-cutting measures.” The Board will establish its final 2006-07 budget at its September 19, 2006 meeting.

In other action, the Burr Ridge CCSD #180 Board . . .

. . . learned that students at both schools easily met the No Child Left Behind Annual Yearly Progress benchmarks on the yearly ISAT battery of tests. Students have achieved this status for four straight years.

. . . set its tentative budget for the 2006-07 school year. Rink indicated that all funds should end the year with positive balances while tax rates for the residents of CCSD 180 continue to decrease. A public hearing will be held regarding the budget on September 19, 2006.

. . . met new teachers and approved the contracts of teachers Mr. Andrew Wentling (BRMS Social Studies), Ms. Lara Lebedevs (AMJES Grade 3), and Mrs. Jessica Torres (BRMS Mathematics).

. . . assigned Mrs. Mary Kinsman as full-time Gifted and Talent Enrichment Teacher.

. . . employed Mrs. Wendy L. Williams as BRMS Nurse Aide and Mrs. Karla O’Shea as half-time Pre-K Program aide.

. . . passed a resolution of thanks and congratulations to the CCSD 180 summer staff for a job well done in preparing for the 2006-07 school year.

. . . adopted a resolution of thanks and congratulations to the CCSD 180 Foundation for Excellence for a tremendous Third Annual Waterfall Glen Xtreme 10 Race and Fundraiser.

. . . reviewed a presentation by Superintendent Rink regarding summer 2006 projects and goals for the 2006-07 school year.

. . . reviewed the status and progress of meetings between Hinsdale Lake Terrace Apartments/Laramar Group Representatives and CCSD 180 Representatives.

. . . presented the Board’s Award of Excellence to Mrs. Jennifer Rohrbacher.

. . . established that registration and extra-curricular fees be paid by students who attend other schools but who wish to participate in the CCSD 180 extra-curricular and co-curricular offerings.

. . . awarded the bid for milk products for the 2006-07 school year to Lockwood Dairy Company.

. . . awarded the bid for bread products for the 2006-07 school year to Alpha Bakery.

. . . heard reports from the administration including the following reports from Superintendent Rink:
A. New Staff Orientation
B. August 21-22 Teachers Institutes
C. Student Registration Procedures
D. Attendance at IASB/IASA/IASBO Joint Annual Conference
E. Completion of CCSD 180 Policy Review
F. Superintendent Search
G. Superintendent Evaluation
H. Breakfast Program
I. Chicago Crime Commission Gang Book
J. Facility Needs Committee
K. School Improvement Plans
L. Fiscal Year 2005-06 Audit
M. Gifted and Talent Enrichment Program
N. Pre-K Transportation

The Board’s next regularly scheduled meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 19, 2006 at 7:30 p.m. in the Board Room of Burr Ridge CCSD #180.

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