Kane County Reporter

At a recent special meeting, the Batavia Public School District 101 Board held a strategic planning session for fiscal 2017, outlining goals and priorities.

The board oversees all educational programming in the district. It adopts state requirements and reflect community needs, provides the resources necessary to pursue the goals according to its policies and monitors district performance to see that results are consistent with goals and policies.

Below are the minutes from this meeting, as provided by the board.

Special Meeting (Saturday, June 11, 2016)

Generated by Kathy Scaffidi on Monday, June 13, 2016

Board Members Present:

Tina Bleakley, Cathy Dremel, Jon Gaspar, Sue Locke, Chris Lowe, Jason Stoops

Meeting called to order at 8:01 AM

1. Opening of Meeting

Procedural: 1.1 Call to Order

The meeting was called to order at 8:01 a.m. by President Dremel.

Procedural: 1.2 Roll Call

Board Members: Tina Bleakley, Cathy Dremel, Jon Gaspar, Sue Locke, Chris Lowe, Jason Stoops

Also Present: Lisa Hichens, Superintendent; Tony Inglese, CFO; Brad Newkirk, CAO; Steve Pearce, CHRO

Visitors: 0

Procedural: 1.3 Pledge of Allegiance

Hichens led the Pledge.

2. Comments

Information: 2.1 Public

There were no public comments.

3. Discussion

Discussion: 3.1 Strategic Planning

CFO Tony Inglese provided an overview for the FY17 budget cycle. CAO Brad Newkirk gave an enrollment update for FY17. Superintendent Hichens provided comparison information for local districts regarding class size guidelines and average salary.

Administration presented updates for each of the 5 strategic goals: student learning, the learning environment, quality staff, partners in achievement, and resource responsibility. The Board discussed progress toward the goal and their role in monitoring the plan.

The Board engaged in a priority-setting discussion. Selected priorities will be implemented using a multi-year planning process with updates to the Board for final approval. The priorities will be discussed at an upcoming regular Board of Education meeting. The Board is interested in hearing more information on full day kindergarten, including a pay-for-service model.

4. Adjournment

Action: 4.1 Adjourn

Moved by Stoops and second by Locke to adjourn the Special Meeting of the Board of Education at 11:24 a.m.

Passed by voice consensus.

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Cathy Dremel, President Dr. Lisa Hichens, Secretary