[{"_1":2,"_100":-5,"_101":-5},"loaderData",{"_3":4,"_26":27},"root",{"_5":6,"_17":10,"_18":19,"_20":21,"_22":10,"_23":-5,"_24":-5,"_25":10},"user",{"_7":8,"_9":10,"_11":10,"_12":-5,"_13":-5,"_14":15,"_16":-5},"roles",[],"isAuthenticated",false,"isPremium","planName","subscriptionStatus","featureFlags",{},"insightsBudget","isDevelopmentHost","userPreferences",{},"recaptchaSiteKey","6LcvOJcUAAAAAHsB-gPGfGktcRlKpH7OTIU_dMTD","isImpersonating","impersonation","affiliateStatus","isFreedomPortal","routes/v2/article/layout",{"_28":29,"_30":31},"notFound",true,"relatedArticles",[32,76,88],{"_33":34,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":40,"_41":42,"_43":44,"_45":46,"_47":48,"_49":50,"_51":52,"_53":54,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":60,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":66,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},"mediaId",6345146,"mediaKeyId","2249618-df2054f2f57d9ed49eeacdab048965ae","parentId",2249618,"title","Resident urges board to treat low state test scores as a crisis, asks for monthly progress reports","audioSeconds",194,"startMs",885000,"endMs",1079000,"viewUrl","/Search/View?dp=1&key=2249618-df2054f2f57d9ed49eeacdab048965ae&start=885&end=1079","thumbnailUrl","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2249618-df2054f2f57d9ed49eeacdab048965ae/thumbnail_885000.jpg","articleUrl","/articles/6345146/Illinois/Resident-urges-board-to-treat-low-state-test-scores-as-a-crisis-asks-for-monthly-progress-reports","mediaUrl","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6345146-d6f414ec17b33dd8a8551b53fa248250/orig.mp4?Expires=1770960524&Signature=PDb9Fv3QPGCAasNQlDYrlo-gGJuKJbUapDXkWEKLryD6QjH7uxXDFz9qjIuPmBZnjOXfU7SADu1eVcEUOXvJ0vWy6~NWaDHd2u~73L0AcwBlXYRPYEpwAWhKMp79tEwNUORuFvAMJSY3p5OYVRrM0libyVXx3fbMtYsTKowzcfgNZ5oZDw~Z4R3SHoegu~JV3gnP4MNaLSHdJBmpWwqmvStb4kZF8AxC7Ah1ChdLSXSl33myzvqPnOltalUP-OzagHJv-IIwVqNBp5f3F~eyvpKlFKPhR8~AIk5fbgTg5TUMyxWlbWYNbkrsTrUnAXS6y1aeA6ZDr6zoPVqEvId6bQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","author","Belvidere CUSD 100","date","2025-02-07T14:40:15Z","article","Bob Hauser of Belvidere Township spoke during public comment at the Feb. 6 Belvidere CUSD 100 Board of Education meeting, urging the board to treat the district's state assessment results as a crisis and to report monthly on efforts to improve student outcomes.

Hauser cited Illinois Report Card results he summarized for the board: roughly 27% proficiency in English language arts for grades 3\b, about 15% proficiency in math for those grades, and lower percentages for high-school assessments (he cited approximately 19.9% ELA and 9.8% math for 11th grade). He said overall levels had not recovered to 2019 or 2017 benchmarks and called for a “herculean effort” to change course.

He urged the board to move beyond planning and posturing and to give the community regular, concrete updates on progress, writing \"not discussing or planning on how we should do it next year or the year after, but specifically how we are doing it now.\" He asked whether the board and administration had the desire to make drastic changes to help students and recommended the board include a monthly agenda item on measurable progress.

Superintendent and trustees acknowledged the comment and noted that the district is pursuing curriculum adoption, audits and targeted interventions; no immediate decisions were made during the public-comment period.

Hauser's public comments were presented as representative of a concerned resident; the transcript shows no formal board action tied specifically to his request at the meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Regular Meeting of the Board of Education - February 6, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","A Belvidere resident addressed the board during public comment, citing the Illinois Report Card and urging immediate, sustained district action to address falling reading and math scores.","taxTitle","Belvidere CUSD 100, School Boards, Illinois","taxId",49616,"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},6345151,"Votes at a glance: Belvidere CUSD 100 board actions on Feb. 6, 2025",3471,555000,4026000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2249618-df2054f2f57d9ed49eeacdab048965ae&start=555&end=4026","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2249618-df2054f2f57d9ed49eeacdab048965ae/thumbnail_555000.jpg","/articles/6345151/Illinois/Votes-at-a-glance-Belvidere-CUSD-100-board-actions-on-Feb-6-2025","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6345151-f42ad6ccd8d8c4dbcb0fd8062822b961/orig.mp4?Expires=1770960524&Signature=FrKWMFYqmSezTwecPAO8qQvn-1yg87rD9T8eghroIJo3a2R7mY5xzBQ7bN2ZurArgz3DG3kGPTSXFkESuTBgnZvfPnurrUUmw~kq~N~70PSQ~fnyt6MgwdXVeZmBPdnyyt6HIOgdSFfAwyhcD26O8pAI6TCl2xKf0J9VwEx-VCjQU4ByWQNmxMC7QX7jbLrTlvoendok2EP47ejiQWui5EjMGxzL0wd4ERNhE~d1-0uw33uTHSPCkp55YiaEouUZ3kE8LHCsUYUK-3nqlvJivQFdgNPwOwEufZawL~J0QLSuB9a939~Aev9AokpfRjboXiz5GPh5vZNW87X6oiGk~g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Belvidere CUSD 100 Board of Education recorded the following formal actions on Feb. 6, 2025. Where a roll-call tally was clearly recorded in the transcript, it is listed; where the transcript reports unanimous or procedural voice votes, that is noted. Names and vote responses are reported as recorded in the meeting minutes and roll calls.

Votes at a glance

- Approve agenda for the Feb. 6 regular meeting: motion moved and seconded; approved by voice/roll call (aye). (procedural)

- Consent agenda (items 2–5 and 7–16) as presented: motion moved and seconded; approved by roll call (aye). Donations acknowledging gifts to multiple schools were read before the vote.

- Consent agenda item 6 (record destruction/retention): motion moved and seconded; board discussion ensued about record retention policy; recorded roll call responses included both ayes and no votes; outcome recorded as approved.

- Revisions to existing Board of Education policies (items 1–20): motion moved and seconded; approved by roll call (unanimous recorded ayes in transcript).

- Approve elementary interventionist TPI case-management workload plan: motion moved and seconded; approved by roll call (aye recorded).

- Student Information System RFP and vendor selection: motion moved and seconded; approved by roll call (aye recorded).

- K–5 ELA curriculum adoption: motion moved and seconded; after presentations and committee reports, the board approved the adoption by roll call (ayes recorded).

- Approve special-education audit recommendations: motion moved and seconded; approved by roll call; transcript recorded a divided result (four ayes, two no votes). The district said estimated recurring personnel cost is about $505,000 and that positions would be budgeted to start next fiscal year.

- Approve bilingual audit recommendations (bilingual secondary supervisor position): motion moved and seconded; approved by roll call with recorded dissent (transcript records multiple no votes; outcome approved).

- Approve part-time benefits clerk (20 hours/week): motion moved and seconded; approved by roll call (ayes recorded).

Context and next steps

Several approvals were procedural and passed with unanimous roll-call “aye” responses. The special-education and bilingual audit packages generated substantive debate and recorded dissent; administration indicated both sets of positions will be incorporated in next-year budgeting and that job descriptions and implementation timelines will be returned to the board.

The board also directed staff to continue planning work on the master facilities plan (years 1–3) and to interview performance contractors at a special meeting scheduled for March 13, 2025; that was a direction for staff rather than a binding appropriation vote.

All motions recorded here were drawn from the meeting transcript and the board’s roll-call recordings.","A summary of formal motions and outcomes recorded at the Belvidere CUSD 100 Board of Education meeting on Feb. 6, including agenda approval, consent items, policy revisions, curriculum adoption, personnel and audit recommendations.",{"_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},6345155,"Belvidere board approves special-education audit recommendations after divided vote",1955,1718000,3673000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2249618-df2054f2f57d9ed49eeacdab048965ae&start=1718&end=3673","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2249618-df2054f2f57d9ed49eeacdab048965ae/thumbnail_1718000.jpg","/articles/6345155/Illinois/Belvidere-board-approves-special-education-audit-recommendations-after-divided-vote","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6345155-186f2340e7470954f8942b45bd2443e6/orig.mp4?Expires=1770960524&Signature=WclDAPr12T2OAlD7UVRrE9mRfkk~movo-fyEZyrMX4mja99n70vuwfQ7GGlL8WX6rfdIVbpceJMUtB7EbJFq1f-A-ru6wwVRIBZUAEKB922BnHZm0VGK8bF26E7s-cLHW8LyG-PimSVsyqb8Mk9KXCVVjDXwvS02qGbNw4YLYnc9mkWoQQwlZj8uveMwt6o6cw5OO3DvRnBn8kR0ohl8HTdfmyH1F0W1q2ReEC~P5rLIa7meyEzmXOhAv2T7BeAgdqvCXqGtzG1BYAk1gB12HsjZZs-oCIo2HYKZeH7~JMITdqSfl3AuuBW~yHqENcqICzzmoWsj4-vIWUsapBQ6AQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Belvidere CUSD 100 Board of Education on Feb. 6 voted to approve recommendations from a district special-education audit that call for new supervisory and leadership positions to expand in-house special-education capacity.

Board members and administrators said the positions respond to gaps identified in the audit and are intended to reduce reliance on external contractors for training and compliance work.

District staff described the package as a mix of positions concentrated at the leadership level. The district presented estimated base salaries for some roles: special-education supervisor positions at $87,500, an MTSS/SEL-integration administrator at about $79,800, and an inclusion facilitator to be paid on the teacher pay scale; staff estimated the total recurring cost at roughly $505,000. The district said those positions would start next year if the board approved them.

Administrators and the audit team argued the moves would build sustained internal capacity for IEP writing, behavioral supports (FBA/BIP processes), program development and progress monitoring so the district could reduce recurring contracts for outside professional development. Miss Fabiencak, representing the special-education team, walked the board through the audit rationale and the operational gaps the new positions are meant to address.

Board discussion focused heavily on trade-offs. Several trustees said they supported the audit’s findings but worried about adding administrative salary lines instead of more classroom-facing interventionists or smaller class sizes. Trustees noted the district recently completed a separate compensation study and said the two reviews serve different purposes: the compensation study examined overall administrative staffing and pay; the special-education audit drilled into program-specific capacity needs.

Board members also highlighted funding uncertainty from state and federal sources and noted that administrative (nonunion) positions can be more easily reduced if funding changes. Administrators responded that the audit recommendations were pared back from the audit’s full list and that some recommended positions were omitted; they also said in-house capacity could offset recurring contract costs.

After extended debate the motion to approve the special-education audit recommendations passed on a divided roll call; the district recorded four ayes and two no votes. The administration said it will align the positions with the next year’s budget and return with implementation details, including specific job descriptions and timelines.

The board’s approval directs staff to begin onboarding and budget planning for the recommended roles; no implementation dates beyond “starting next year” were presented at the meeting.

A number of trustees emphasized they expect the administration to provide frequent progress monitoring and concrete, measurable evidence that new roles improve compliance, IEP quality and student outcomes before full continued funding is assumed.","The Board of Education approved recommendations from a special-education audit that add several leadership posts and an estimated $~505,000 in recurring personnel costs starting next year; the measure passed on a divided roll call after extended debate about trade-offs between administrative positions and classroom resources.","actionData","errors"]

Article not found

Resident urges board to treat low state test scores as a crisis, asks for monthly progress reports

Votes at a glance: Belvidere CUSD 100 board actions on Feb. 6, 2025

Belvidere board approves special-education audit recommendations after divided vote