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Shaw and district finance staff reviewed highlights: the district’s total portfolio and fund balances, an operating increase in the general fund and a restatement of beginning balances tied to grant recognition and certain payables. The audit report showed a total governmental‑fund balance for the district and noted the general fund ending balance; the audit report and accompanying management discussion and analysis detail the final figures. Shaw said the general fund experienced a net increase in the year primarily because revenues exceeded budget while expenditures came in below budget; a transfer to the capital projects fund reduced the operating increase and left a $95 million net increase for the general fund in the fiscal year.

Shaw said the restatement was necessary after the change in audit firms to align beginning balances and to address variances in accounts payable and grant recognition; the audit package provides a breakdown of the restatement. The auditors provided a small number of recommendations and GASB‑related implementation items; auditors described the year as a clean first-year engagement with four recommendations and one best-practice note related to debt-service budgeting in a bond-issuance year. The district will proceed with the single‑audit process where applicable and continue to work with auditors on final items required for federal grant reporting.

Why it matters: a clean opinion is the highest auditor conclusion and supports the district’s financial reporting credibility; the restatement and recommendations identify areas for staff follow-up to ensure consistent reporting and GASB compliance going forward.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Board Meeting - January 27, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Lauderbach & Amon LLP presented the FY2024 annual financial report to the U-46 board and issued an unmodified (clean) opinion; auditors and district staff explained a restatement of beginning balances tied to prior accounting and grant recognition items.","taxTitle","SD U-46, School Boards, Illinois","taxId",14976,"location","Illinois","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6366671,"U-46 board approves consent agenda, $27.4 million in bills, personnel action and multiple contracts",401,6547000,6948000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2159405-5cb9983bb18764165928bda2154bf1dd&start=6547&end=6948","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2159405-5cb9983bb18764165928bda2154bf1dd/thumbnail_6547000.jpg","/articles/6366671/Illinois/U-46-board-approves-consent-agenda-274-million-in-bills-personnel-action-and-multiple-contracts","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6366671-0bbbb034e30ffd1268b5d73c0b6ead4a/orig.mp4?Expires=1773766217&Signature=UYBofJwIyME8oYUPdpbW4PbY68D~E7qQ2CVZt7P1P50abPukq6z-hofCSv41iTgivY3yxbVOY0zxGAao3jDTN0j6k9lifLeBPIJp6mh2j1pg5OOAY3UKfhDW3xdXM6W8ByR845hyflXZLETZwczcn5ntBv7ksclx2PTzxp58iqLYPE4KLQE3V1TsZyIHyHJjLJarpCTurAOH2P51de71y6Z74ucBLjR4zU4Ov2d7J4HW15quE~Hd9TOHSBj5MkDDOy358ZW7F1n6gtvz~H1~cY~8~mhh4Y7uRVm7qV9WY4iehp9v8bhuP-aEicT~ih4GpVZZVmx4a-SJZR86baeD0Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The School District U-46 Board of Education approved a series of routine and substantive actions during its Jan. 27, 2025 meeting, including the consent agenda; payment of $27,437,855.42 in district bills; a notice to remedy for a tenured teacher; adoption of multiple board policy amendments; authorization of contracts for services; and a resolution renaming an elementary school to a middle school.

Key outcomes (motions, vote tallies and brief context):

• Consent agenda approved — items listed on the agenda were adopted by roll call. Roll call: Miss Kerr — Yes; Miss Khan — Yes; Miss Martin — Yes; Miss Nolan — Yes; Miss Schwartz — Yes; Miss Thomas — Yes; President Melissa Owens — Yes. Motion carried.

• Itemized bills approved — administration recommended approval of bills totaling $27,437,855.42. Roll call: Miss Kerr — Yes; Miss Khan — Yes; Miss Martin — Yes; Miss Nolan — Yes; Miss Schwartz — Yes; Miss Thomas — Yes; President Owens — Yes. Motion passed.

• Notice to remedy for tenured teacher (Juan Yacobel) — board approved the recommended notice to remedy for the named tenured teacher. Roll call: Miss Kerr — Yes; Miss Khan — Yes; Miss Martin — Yes; Miss Nolan — Yes; Miss Schwartz — Yes; Miss Thomas — Yes; President Owens — Yes. Motion carried.

• Board policy updates (IASB Press Issue 117) — the board moved to adopt the bulk of the press‑issue policy updates while excluding policy 8:10 for separate consideration. Motion to exclude 8:10 carried by roll call (Kerr, Khan, Martin, Nolan, Schwartz, Thomas, President Owens — all Yes).

• Adoption of remaining policy amendments (press issue 117, excluding 8:10) — board approved the remaining policy updates by roll call (Kerr — Yes; Khan — Yes; Martin — Yes; Nolan — Yes; Schwartz — Yes; Thomas — Yes; President Owens — Yes). Motion carried.

• Policy 4:140 (waiver of student fees) — board adopted the recommended amendment (roll call: Kerr — Yes; Khan — Yes; Martin — Yes; Nolan — Yes; Schwartz — Yes; Thomas — Yes; President Owens — Yes). Motion carried.

• Policy 6:135 (student discipline) — board adopted the recommended amendment (roll call: Kerr — Yes; Khan — Yes; Martin — Yes; Nolan — Yes; Schwartz — Yes; Thomas — Yes; President Owens — Yes). Motion carried.

• Policy 8:10 (board member conduct and public statements) — adopted after separate consideration. The press-recommended language referenced recent court precedent. Roll call: Miss Kerr — Yes; Miss Khan — Yes; Miss Martin — No; Miss Nolan — Yes; Miss Schwartz — Yes; Miss Thomas — Yes; President Owens — Yes. Motion carried (one dissent).

• Indemnification agreement with the Village of Bartlett — board approved the indemnification agreement and authorized district administration to execute related documents (roll call: Kerr — Yes; Khan — Yes; Martin — Yes; Nolan — Yes; Schwartz — Yes; Thomas — Yes; President Owens — Yes). Motion carried.

• Resolution renaming Hawk Hollow Elementary School to Hawk Hollow Middle School — adopted by the board (roll call: Kerr — Yes; Khan — Yes; Martin — Yes; Nolan — Yes; Schwartz — Yes; Thomas — Yes; President Owens — Yes). Motion carried.

• Contract with PSG Academy Chicago (soccer partnership) — approved in the amount of $72,900 and authorized district administration to execute related documents; the contract will serve Hough Elementary, Ellis Middle and Elgin High (roll call: Kerr — Yes; Khan — Yes; Martin — Yes; Nolan — Yes; Schwartz — Yes; Thomas — Yes; President Owens — Yes). Motion carried.

• Proposal for specialized student services (alternate staffing) — approved vendors AHS Staffing LLC, Stepping Stones and RCM Healthcare Services within previously approved amount not to exceed $13,347,643.42 (roll call: Kerr — Yes; Khan — Yes; Martin — Yes; Nolan — Yes; Schwartz — Yes; Thomas — Yes; President Owens — Yes). Motion carried.

The board also received presentations of the Q2 investment report, a legislative update from the Illinois Association of School Boards and the district’s FY2024 financial audit; those items were reported or discussed and did not require separate roll-call votes at this meeting. Several other proposals and bids were presented in the work session portion of the agenda.

Why it matters: the approved spending and contract authorizations affect district operations, special education staffing capacity and extracurricular programming; the policy changes alter board governance rules and the policy 8:10 vote drew one dissenting vote due to concerns about long-term interpretation.","At its Jan. 27 meeting, the School District U-46 Board of Education approved the consent agenda and a list of separate motions including payment of $27,437,855.42 in bills, a notice to remedy for a tenured teacher, policy updates and several contracts and agreements.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6366676,"U-46 updates attendance-boundary mapping, middle-school construction and extends elementary day by 20 minutes",1068,3600000,4668000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2159405-5cb9983bb18764165928bda2154bf1dd&start=3600&end=4668","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2159405-5cb9983bb18764165928bda2154bf1dd/thumbnail_3600000.jpg","/articles/6366676/Illinois/U-46-updates-attendance-boundary-mapping-middle-school-construction-and-extends-elementary-day-by-20-minutes","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6366676-ee445402469d176fa5ffbbc3d8eba1ae/orig.mp4?Expires=1773766217&Signature=YMIgiv4WMPY4m~MwvMzy3X7JLhj-vKNBSaW5~h-nFdBEq-Q3mIiFYrXsAA4Nz8uRifNJEgDgAdcQhjW4GVPmbmIcRbpRw9~~hIom-LHf9KDol8kk2A2wc3Af9sLdRK0cn3VWDrCI1cd5-3lDz67x8Ey6w-GGlcN-Qqc3GdJW8u24clpSxmbdyt12U7wq0WtOvnrhlRljZzIJ46604BM8eN5XavqX~zAp2RumyhBuUMDiC8rYrbSayk~~FblqC15tIGy~bH7ZuC~TvaZYIU4zHNqeq4i9pxUHDCetSZGqVxKmQ1CvM5O6Eaoa3K0AT3fcYe6F7vw4s6u0wngu7xiFHQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","School District U-46’s Board of Education received a facility-planning update Jan. 27, 2025, outlining progress on three middle-school construction projects, ongoing attendance-boundary mapping and a plan to extend elementary school days by 20 minutes beginning in the 2025–26 school year.

The presentation, led by Chief of Staff Brian Lindholm and Deputy Superintendent of Operations Dr. Anne Williams, covered work on a new Bartlett middle school, additions at Kenyon Woods and Kimball middle schools and initial steps for a new Elgin middle school site. Lindholm said the district has held four of five “Mapping Our Future” community sessions after presenting preliminary boundary recommendations to the board on Dec. 9, 2024, and that an interactive online map and an address lookup tool will be posted to the district website. He said feedback so far has focused on maintaining feeder patterns, transportation, sibling preferences and grandfathering options; a final boundary proposal will return to the board later this spring.

Dr. Williams reported that the Bartlett middle-school renovation is advancing: classrooms and hallways are receiving ceiling grids and flooring; restrooms are being finished with epoxy floors; administrative areas are getting new cabinets and lighting; the building is operating on permanent power and new boilers are providing heat; and the gymnasium includes solar tubes to bring natural light into the space. She described Kimball as an older building requiring extensive renovations while Kenyon Woods will see an addition with minimal renovation of the existing structure. She said the Fox River Water Reclamation District approved annexation for the Elgin site and the Elgin City Council discussed the project, and that several Kenyon Woods bid packages would be considered on the consent agenda that evening.

Lindholm also reviewed a district-level facilities goal recommended by the Unite U-46 process: an additional $10 million per year for maintenance needs such as roof replacement, parking lot paving, HVAC updates, playground equipment and targeted modernizations (science labs, secure entryways and updated security systems). He said a set of district standards and an estimated multi‑year budget and timeline would be presented to the board later this spring and that implementation likely will span five to 10 years.

Deputy Superintendent of Instruction Lola Mysdorovich presented the change to elementary start and end times. As part of a collective bargaining agreement ratified in February 2024 with the Elgin Teachers Association, the elementary day will increase from six hours to six hours and 20 minutes beginning August 2025. Mysdorovich said the change will add 100 instructional minutes per week (about 60 hours per calendar year) and allow more access to specials including art, music, physical education, science, health and digital literacy. To implement the change the district will shift elementary start and end times: schools that currently begin at 8 a.m. will start at 7:50 a.m. and end at 2:10 p.m.; schools that currently begin at 8:30 a.m. will begin at 8:20 a.m. and end at 2:40 p.m. The district outlined a four‑phase communications plan that includes announcements, reminders and a follow-up survey after implementation.

Why it matters: boundary adjustments and construction affect where students attend and how they are transported; the maintenance funds and district standards affect facility safety and program quality; and the extra instructional time changes daily schedules for families, bus routes and staff. Lindholm and Dr. Williams said the district will continue community engagement and return to the board with a formal boundary proposal and implementation details for facility standards.","School District U-46 trustees heard progress on middle-school construction and boundary mapping and approved new elementary start and end times that add 20 minutes to the school day beginning 2025–26.","actionData","errors"]

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Independent auditors give U-46 a clean opinion for FY2024; restatement noted on opening balances

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U-46 updates attendance-boundary mapping, middle-school construction and extends elementary day by 20 minutes