DeKalb CUSD 428 board approves contracts, staffing requests and several MOUs in May meeting
May 22, 2024 | DeKalb CUSD 428, School Boards, Illinois
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DeKalb — The DeKalb CUSD 428 Board of Education approved a broad slate of operational items at its May board meeting, including vendor contracts, facility work, program memoranda of understanding and multiple staffing requests.
The board voted by roll call to approve the consent agenda covering routine business and to award the Food Service Management contract to Organic Life Lehi as recommended. The board also approved an additional $38,600 to an already approved $192,622 contract for HMS track repairs. Other approved items included the 2024–25 board meeting schedule, college program/course approvals recommended by the professional relations committee, a district GPS electronic‑tracking policy, summer per‑diem hours for ten‑month administrators, and the purchase of digital marquees for several elementary schools and the District Educational Center.
Several personnel and program actions were approved: extended‑school‑year FTE allocations, summer hours for middle‑ and high‑school counselors and web coordinators, and a partnership MOU with Kishwaukee College to support the TRIO Upward Bound program. The board also approved an MOU with Greater Family Health to provide school‑linked health services and a memorandum of agreement with the Boys & Girls Club to support summer enrichment at Tyler Elementary (the Boys & Girls Club MOU is ESSER‑funded; a single, clearly stated overall dollar amount for that MOU was not specified in the transcript).
One staffing vote recorded dissent. The motion to add one unaffiliated registered nurse FTE produced recorded No votes (Christopher Boyce and Amanda/Deanda Harness as listed in the roll call), while other members voted in favor.
Other action items previewed or approved as information included a proposed 33% increase on a renewal with the district’s crossing‑guard vendor and a recommendation to contract two school psychologists through MMC Education Staffing LLC for the 2024–25 year at a combined total of $259,200 for the two contracts.
What’s next: Several items presented as information were given consensus to return for formal action at a future meeting, including the crossing‑guard contract renewal and further consideration of facility and staffing plans tied to the new elementary school project.
The board voted by roll call to approve the consent agenda covering routine business and to award the Food Service Management contract to Organic Life Lehi as recommended. The board also approved an additional $38,600 to an already approved $192,622 contract for HMS track repairs. Other approved items included the 2024–25 board meeting schedule, college program/course approvals recommended by the professional relations committee, a district GPS electronic‑tracking policy, summer per‑diem hours for ten‑month administrators, and the purchase of digital marquees for several elementary schools and the District Educational Center.
Several personnel and program actions were approved: extended‑school‑year FTE allocations, summer hours for middle‑ and high‑school counselors and web coordinators, and a partnership MOU with Kishwaukee College to support the TRIO Upward Bound program. The board also approved an MOU with Greater Family Health to provide school‑linked health services and a memorandum of agreement with the Boys & Girls Club to support summer enrichment at Tyler Elementary (the Boys & Girls Club MOU is ESSER‑funded; a single, clearly stated overall dollar amount for that MOU was not specified in the transcript).
One staffing vote recorded dissent. The motion to add one unaffiliated registered nurse FTE produced recorded No votes (Christopher Boyce and Amanda/Deanda Harness as listed in the roll call), while other members voted in favor.
Other action items previewed or approved as information included a proposed 33% increase on a renewal with the district’s crossing‑guard vendor and a recommendation to contract two school psychologists through MMC Education Staffing LLC for the 2024–25 year at a combined total of $259,200 for the two contracts.
What’s next: Several items presented as information were given consensus to return for formal action at a future meeting, including the crossing‑guard contract renewal and further consideration of facility and staffing plans tied to the new elementary school project.
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