Bourbonnais Elementary School District No. 53 Board of Education met July 22.
Here is the minutes provided by the board:
The Regular Meeting of the Board of Education of Bourbonnais Elementary School District No. 53, Kankakee County, Illinois was called to order by Board President Rob Rodewald on Monday, July 22, 2019 at 6:25 PM at the Administrative Offices, 281 W John Casey Road, Bourbonnais, IL. 1.02 Pledge of Allegiance
1.03 Roll Call The following members were physically present at said location: Kelly Dunnill, John Hall, Jamie Freedlund, Rich McBarnes, Jayne Raef, Rob Rodewald.
The following members were allowed by a majority of the members of the Board of Education in accordance with and to the extent allowed by rules adopted by the Board of Education to attend the meeting by video or audio conference: None. No member was not permitted to attend the meeting by video or audio conference.
The following members were absent and did not participate in the meeting in any manner or to any extent whatsoever: Nicole McCarty.
District Administrators Present: James B. Duggan, Acting Superintendent; Dennis Crawford, Director of Business Services; Anitra Crockett, Director of Student Support Services; Roger Hale, Technology Director.
Others: Dr. Margaret Longo
Village of Bourbonnais: Trustee Bruce Greenlee, Trustee Rick Fischer, and Trustee Angie Serafini. Also in attendance, Attorney Patrick Dunn, Administrator Mike Van Mill, Assistant Administrator Laurie Cyr, Finance Director Mike Wolf, Deputy Chief Dave Anderson, Marketing Manager Lindy Casey, and SRO Travis Garcia. Absent: Trustee Randy King, Trustee Jeff Keast and Trustee Jack Littrell
2. Bourbonnais Elementary School District #53
2.01 Bourbonnais Elementary School District No. 53 Update
Dr. Jim Duggan, Acting Superintendent
Dolly Parton Imagination Library
Community Garden
School Resource Officer
Dennis Crawford, Director of Business Services
Expansion at Liberty Intermediate School
Shepard/Shabbona parking Lot Project
New canopy at Alan Shepard
Roger Hale, Director of Technology
Chromebook 1:1 Program
2.02 School Resource Officer /DARE - Dr. Jim Duggan, Acting Superintendent
Patrol Officer Travis Garcia recently completed an advanced 3-day training in Iowa for continued SRO position
Addressed safety issues
Shared funding for position BESD #53 40% and Village of Bourbonnais 60%
3. Village of Bourbonnais
3.01 Preparing for Future Growth -Village President Paul Schore on:
Economic growth in accolades, industries, attributes
Preparing for population growth
Maintaining a strong housing market
3.02 Continuing Beautification
Amenities in the works include bike path, wayfinding program, pedestrian bridge, and Bourbonnais campus Infrastructure improvements
3.03 Increased Community Engagement
3.04 Discussion of Topics of Mutual Interest
Board President Rob Rodewald introduced Dr. Margaret Longo as Interim Superintendent Will be aggressively pursuing a search for a permanent Superintendent
4. Public Comments
4.01 Public Comments - There were no public comments.
5. Adjournment
5.01 Adjourn Motion by John Hall, second by Kelly Dunnill to adjourn 7:32 PM. Ayes: All. Nays: None. Motion Carries
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