Ball Chatham CUSD 5 board recognizes students, approves routine business and several bids

The Ball Chatham CUSD 5 school board on March 27 recognized 64 students and several school teams, approved routine consent and personnel items, and authorized a series of bids and administrative actions, the district's meeting recap said.

The board honored Chatham Chargers junior and high school basketball and skills teams, recognized Maya Tolentino as a National Honor Society scholarship semifinalist and Xavier Try for swimming, and acknowledged middle school and Glenwood High School wrestling qualifiers and the Glenwood girls basketball team, the recap said.

Why it matters: The approvals move forward facilities and program needs before the next academic term. Among the actions, the board approved a bid to replace the Glenwood High School press box damaged in last summer’s tornado, authorized playground equipment replacements for Chatham Elementary and Glenwood Intermediate Elementary, and approved a separate furniture bid for the district office renovation because the furniture total exceeded the legal bidding threshold.

What the board approved: According to the district recap, the board approved the consent agenda covering minutes and monthly financial reports; a personnel consent agenda that included posted resignations, new hires, retirements, transfers and leaves of absence; renewal of Illinois High School Association membership for athletics; out-of-state travel for speech and debate after students qualified to compete; and the bids noted above. The recap refers to a dismissal recorded on the agenda as item 7.2 but does not provide vote tallies or mover/second for that item.

Presentations and reports: Chad Martell, identified in the transcript as the district’s food service director, delivered an annual update on food service. Josh Mulvaney, identified as director of technology, presented projects completed this year and plans for next year. CES staff members (as identified in the meeting transcript) described I-Ready math implementation and reported student growth associated with the district’s new math curriculum.

Public comment: During the general citizens opportunity period, Ally McHugh spoke about class size, the recap states. The district said there were no speakers during the agenda-specific citizens opportunity portion.

Votes at a glance: All actions reported in the recap were presented as approved; the recap does not include individual vote tallies, names of movers/seconders, or recorded roll-call results.

Next steps: The recap corrects an earlier date error and lists the board’s next regularly scheduled meeting as April 24, 2024. The district encouraged the public to join or watch that meeting.

The information in this article is drawn from the district’s posted recap of the March 27, 2024 school board meeting. Vote tallies, mover/second names, and more detailed minutes were not included in the recap and are noted as not specified where relevant.