Hoopeston board approves plans handbooks

Carol Hicks |, Commercial-News, Danville, Ill.
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Jun. 26—The Hoopeston School Board met last week and approved the following items:

—The board approved waiving the first reading of these first three bills and then approving the high school handbook, the K-9 student handbook and the 6-8 student handbook for the year 2023-2024, and also approving the Board of Education meeting dates, times and location for FY24.

—Approved membership in the Illinois Association for School Boards, approval for the preparation of a tentative budget, and to waive the first reading for the FY 24 season and then approve the Hoopeston Area CUSD #11 Emergency & Crisis Response Plan as presented.

—The board approved the Hoopeston Area CUSD #11 Consolidated District Plan, the Hoopeston Area CUSD #11 restraint and timeout reduction plan, and approved the purchase of a TrueVIS SG3 54" Printer/Cutter for $18,153.59 from Aidex Educational systems with funds provide by Charlotte Ann Russell Foundation.

—Also approved was the bid for $43,350 to Great Western Abatement, Inc. to remove the asbestos in the boiler room at John Greer Grade School, to approve the license renewal for mobilemind for $24.990 for professional development with funds through Title I, to waive the first reading and approve the District Technology Plan for 2023-2024 as presented, and to approve the nonunion employee salary increases for FY24 as presented.

—Tabled were the athletic sponsorship form and the approval for the administrative employment contracts and salary increases.

The next meeting will be Thursday, July 20, 6 p.m.