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Board member Alex Bosch was nominated and elected board president by voice vote. Roderick Booth was nominated and elected vice president. Ron Zimmerman was nominated and elected board secretary, and Mary Kay Dunn was elected recording secretary. Each motion passed by voice vote with \"Aye\" recorded and the chair noting the motion carried.

Why it matters: Election of board officers sets meeting leadership and committee assignments for the coming year. The officers will preside over regular and special board meetings and represent the board in official capacities until successors are chosen.

The organizational meeting adjourned and the district proceeded to its regular May 5 meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Board of Education Meeting of May 5, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","At its organizational meeting May 5, the Homewood School District 153 board elected Alex Bosch president, Roderick (Broderick) Booth vice president, Ron Zimmerman secretary and Mary Kay Dunn recording secretary.","taxTitle","Homewood SD 153, School Boards, Illinois","taxId",56487,"location","Illinois","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6247591,"Homewood SD 153 approves staff changes: hires, MOUs and coach stipends",0,2820000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3212783-61541d726d2f8d065e9a2a293e9bcfba&start=2820&end=2820","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3212783-61541d726d2f8d065e9a2a293e9bcfba/thumbnail_2820000.jpg","/articles/6247591/Illinois/Homewood-SD-153-approves-staff-changes-hires-MOUs-and-coach-stipends","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6247591-8543c365a29efd8ab8d56375b66a0924/orig.mp4?Expires=1775095936&Signature=H9tTv1L6FGSTeuLT3nGK3pYI-~zenU8bDwrBzQcduK-pKIz2qczWy36FoxsOpsd-TgDyjNdkg6r58yP0iz2np2suVgnQDCn5bBcOqlexR6s3-YNowwHue9Zd2fp9NAfs9ZJy-mQ00hZo6i8wKJzL3wevvCXqtQ4kZ03am7-MSv0H60hhyHD82Ht-DZXdjkK8-wpPrtb3jAAE3j2vzvInu6DOXQOEqvS9GUMKjJCTwysq7WKtJp3bja0VcxHPrprtrKSQoPhGyjqAPX9ofzJhogkWKgO9hQmFuYaWoyof8aaVxOqlYFjcIOSGljB8tNSG2cSGdchL66em2Zr1c4uIlA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Homewood School District 153 board approved multiple personnel and compensation items at its May 5 meeting, including several hires, extra stipends for coaches and memoranda of understanding affecting staff pay and vacation days.

The board authorized hiring Michael Haywood as a custodian (effective April 24, 2025) and approved hires for Larry Chrisler (PE teacher at Churchill), Janet Calderonaro (PE assistant at James Hart) and Heather Mann McGoldrick (psychologist at Willow) with August 18, 2025 start dates, contingent on satisfactory background checks and qualifications.

The board approved extra compensation for coaches in an amount not to exceed $7,000, citing added hours due to later game times and bus delays. \"As a result of buses running late and activities starting later, our coaches are spending hours, multiple hours additional in the season,\" a district speaker said.

Separately, the board approved a memorandum of understanding to add two additional vacation days for 12-month nonadministrative staff (custodians, tech staff, building secretaries and district office 12-month staff) as a form of compensation given financial constraints. The board also approved an MOU specific to a retiring employee to shift the timing of a payroll payment; the administration described it as correcting a payroll error so the employee will receive entitled compensation on a different schedule.

Why it matters: The hires address staffing needs noted by the district (including a school psychologist at Willow), while the coach stipends and vacation-day changes are district actions aimed at compensating staff within budget constraints. The retiring-employee MOU resolves timing of payment without changing total pay.

All motions related to these personnel items were adopted during the meeting; employment approvals were conditioned on satisfactory background checks and credentials.","The board approved several personnel items May 5: hiring four employees (custodian, PE teacher, PE assistant, psychologist), extra coach compensation not to exceed $7,000, a memorandum giving two extra vacation days to 12-month nonadministrative staff, and an MOU adjusting timing of a retiring employee's compensation.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6247593,"Homewood SD 153 board approves ISBE discipline-improvement plan for disproportionate discipline rates",36,2198000,2234000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3212783-61541d726d2f8d065e9a2a293e9bcfba&start=2198&end=2234","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3212783-61541d726d2f8d065e9a2a293e9bcfba/thumbnail_2198000.jpg","/articles/6247593/Illinois/Homewood-SD-153-board-approves-ISBE-discipline-improvement-plan-for-disproportionate-discipline-rates","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6247593-99b28abf15507a591910662ff9178194/orig.mp4?Expires=1775095936&Signature=csodOTjVAPd02TDTnn2Imas~L3QRwkmi2vU0hTFwBES2OtnDqS0eQ4EW2y~6g21i0~p1T9Fi7ZPhY2gzxtNw~d0RyM0H0BIF5ZfXRgn5LgXi32-TKHLySWGjd6El4BYy3EdcLlDkjWtKsogR0Vq390cvhFkVRZDUX9oZnJXZThtoqxbFYuaf-qVYD2PEcwqUPfG47lvh-qBeORMCWwFvrXSVbJfutP9jVZdApvIg0iXHYlK~FSaLH4q1gL0hLFws3evZeHFwUrJQlTwsV95xUEtGIBVn~Q6XsFgwp~kEd~dYcX0h8gNHG-VJZ~mvvg6s2p0J1sDBIYyrPrgSETeqAg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Homewood School District 153 board approved the district's ISBE discipline improvement plan at its May 5 meeting, a document required by the state when a district ranks in the top 20% statewide for discipline disproportionality.

\"The state board requires that districts who are in the top 20% statewide of disproportionality ... to create a report that we will work on to address this disproportionality and discipline rates,\" a district official said. The plan's details were placed before the board and the administration said it will work with administrative teams at all three district buildings to implement improvements.

Why it matters: School-discipline disproportionality often correlates with racial or other disparities in who is suspended or disciplined. The ISBE-required plan obliges the district to analyze data and pursue corrective steps.

No formal roll-call vote detail beyond approval was recorded in the transcript; the board moved the item as part of the consent agenda and the motion carried.","The board approved the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) discipline improvement plan required for districts in the top 20% statewide for discipline disproportionality and said it will work with administrators across the district to reduce disparities.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6247595,"Parent tells Homewood SD 153 board special-education process left her ‘frustrating and disheartening’",228,1858000,2086000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3212783-61541d726d2f8d065e9a2a293e9bcfba&start=1858&end=2086","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3212783-61541d726d2f8d065e9a2a293e9bcfba/thumbnail_1858000.jpg","/articles/6247595/Illinois/Parent-tells-Homewood-SD-153-board-special-education-process-left-her-frustrating-and-disheartening","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6247595-bddde55b8b1e4f3f556846cd83c163c6/orig.mp4?Expires=1775095936&Signature=gOaDibvYpw1ZCjF4PavKxeE6Y9GtdfBzldR0H9chZu2C47EKluSCr1qbsSmIw553STy3l6RUOR8CkyumHsaLgHcOfgDOvpNTNfO3wWuLdte0g984VozATzb8abR23vpyA3m57CG-xhwAQV9xIccNVAdZ0pSBPek-xu04ok9mpJMt-m5FAK7u7Hp1vcKBXzsCoAasLdr0mDSouW-oZaLhVdN78Cpi7FRJ2g0OEZ3JK~wzb8-WaV-SzeO4rYC2wCbDjuBTNLvJzx9p6R0RBTB9B3VLNjzDSD~CiHVcxWFojpCYyixpBOud1RSLqmRXZjIwcu06wMrGUG0wx-thgglNhA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Sherry Foster, a parent and resident, told the Homewood School District 153 board on May 5 that she spent the past year advocating for her daughter’s special-education services and eventually paid an outside advocate after communication with the district failed to secure clear answers.

\"I have found the process deeply frustrating and disheartening,\" Foster said. She said the advocate, with 20 years of special-education experience, was able to extract clear answers at an ISBE mediation where she was not. Foster described the system as \"inequitable, biased, and failing families, especially those without the financial means to secure an advocate.\" She also said the district placed an underqualified substitute — a former computer lab assistant — in a specialized role without adequate training or curriculum, which she said produced only \"busy work\" and no progress for students.

District leadership responded that administrators have followed up with many of the people who raised concerns at earlier meetings. \"Virtually, all of these individuals have been spoken to either by me, or one of our administrators,\" a district official said. The official asked the public to \"stay tuned,\" saying additional visible actions are expected with the start of the next school year.

Why it matters: Foster framed her remarks as a systemic problem that can disadvantage families without resources to hire advocates. The board did not take formal action at the meeting; the transcript records a district pledge to follow up and promises of future, more visible activity from administration.

No formal motions or votes were taken on Foster’s comments; they were part of the public-comment portion of the meeting.","At the May 5 meeting, a parent said district special-education procedures forced her to hire a paid advocate and alleged placement of an underqualified substitute; the board said administrators have contacted complainants and that more visible steps are planned next school year.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6247597,"Homewood SD 153 board places tentative amended budget on display, authorizes payments and awards sports-complex floor contract",165,2400000,2565000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3212783-61541d726d2f8d065e9a2a293e9bcfba&start=2400&end=2565","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3212783-61541d726d2f8d065e9a2a293e9bcfba/thumbnail_2400000.jpg","/articles/6247597/Illinois/Homewood-SD-153-board-places-tentative-amended-budget-on-display-authorizes-payments-and-awards-sports-complex-floor-contract","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6247597-1fd989623486824200213b938c4e0c5a/orig.mp4?Expires=1775095936&Signature=dMpkKHyvafX32r0wO8uO0aXHqZ73v3sZm7Zxh-QySSAwk2pD183XGjAfO4HHwFomBOMzjl4BGzFe6kjMe3zcOqytSLlS2QHawi6gDSz38Gom1h4ngqTRAQIacTRfJfS1ZodUjSqjNU9A7osFFa6-KIMvi3mX2R-7h-Ajy0JdCDiJfSWCYNz0vlrgAyLyTBPb7gOGKCvRFwz3BXYM2vVn7xHPGPUHEKtIhd4aMTCvWXhOmsbBh3q8tcbtY1bI8PWgiSolMMUH4DQf6LUEiplUBQRCikOlg2pJ6CqPnDfpdD7iz7XjMvK8LthY84haiEzGpH~zlbdxZehERqX~poE5Fw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Board of Education of Homewood School District 153 voted May 5 to place a tentative amended fiscal 2025 budget on 30-day display, authorize large payments for April and May and award a contract for replacement of the James Hart Sports Complex floor.

The board accepted a proposed amended budget that adds revenue from the recent life-safety bond sale and a $1,427,503 state property tax relief grant and moves the initial Willow roof payment into the life-safety fund. \"This requires us to amend the budget because we didn't have any authorized expenditures in our life safety fund,\" said Dr. Turnberger, the district's chief school business official. The board set a public hearing to adopt a final amended budget for the June 9, 2025 meeting.

The administration also asked the board to authorize payments covering the second April 2025 bills and the first May 2025 bills, with a combined amount not to exceed $2,621,951.21. The motion passed on a roll call vote with the members recorded as voting yes in the transcript: Missus DePay; Mister Smith; Mister Zimmerman; Mister Scully; Mister Booth; Mister Castro; Mister Bash. The board recorded the motion as carried.

Separately, the board accepted a bid to replace the James Hart Sports Complex floor. The administration recommended a contract with Diversify Pro in the amount of $259,630 under a Sourcewell joint purchasing agreement; the cost will be shared with the Homewood Flossmoor Park District. The motion to accept the bid passed by roll call; the transcript records affirmative votes including Mister Zimmerman and Mister Booth among others and records the motion as carried.

Why it matters: The amended budget reflects new capital funding and reallocation tied to a life-safety bond sale and a state grant, which changes the district's operating surplus and authorizes initial capital outlays for the Willow roof project. The approved payments and the sports complex contract commit district funds and move planned capital work forward.

The board will hold a public hearing on the tentative amended budget at its June 9 meeting. The DCG roofing payment mentioned by administration is expected to be brought for approval at the June board meeting as part of the amended budget implementation.","The Homewood School District 153 Board of Education voted to place a tentative amended fiscal 2025 budget on 30-day display to reflect life-safety bond proceeds and a $1.43 million state property tax relief grant, approved payments not to exceed $2,621,951.21 and awarded a $259,630 contract to replace the James Hart Sports Complex floor.","actionData","errors"]

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