Board approves DHS robotics team's trip to world championship in Houston; district covers most cost
April 09, 2024 | DeKalb CUSD 428, School Boards, Illinois
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The DeKalb CUSD 428 Board of Education approved a request for DeKalb High School’s robotics team to travel to the FIRST Robotics world championship in Houston, scheduled April 15–21, 2024.
Dr. Donald Larsen told the board the team qualified for the world championship and asked for out-of-state travel authorization for 12 students and four mentors to attend. He said the team would stay at the Holiday Inn and that the district would provide roughly $14,000 from its competition/travel line to cover expenses; an additional $5,750 is covered by two grants, according to the presentation.
Board members congratulated the team and then moved and approved the travel request by roll call.
What the board approved: authorization for out-of-state travel and use of district competition/travel funds and grants to cover the team's expenses. The meeting record lists the funding sources and the number of students and mentors recorded by the presenter; the district did not provide a line-item breakdown in the meeting discussion beyond the totals cited.
Dr. Donald Larsen told the board the team qualified for the world championship and asked for out-of-state travel authorization for 12 students and four mentors to attend. He said the team would stay at the Holiday Inn and that the district would provide roughly $14,000 from its competition/travel line to cover expenses; an additional $5,750 is covered by two grants, according to the presentation.
Board members congratulated the team and then moved and approved the travel request by roll call.
What the board approved: authorization for out-of-state travel and use of district competition/travel funds and grants to cover the team's expenses. The meeting record lists the funding sources and the number of students and mentors recorded by the presenter; the district did not provide a line-item breakdown in the meeting discussion beyond the totals cited.
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