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A staff member told the committee the district had received multiple donations for Special Olympics and school staff, including large canisters of coffee and related supplies from Starbucks; 10 dozen bagels from Big Apple Bagels; 50 children's ice cream cones from Overweiss; three boxes of popcorn from Double Good Popcorn for Allen Elementary staff; and 10 cases of Girl Scout cookies donated by “troop 14 26.” The staff member also said a large donation of 6,000 new snow pants intended for distribution at elementary schools would arrive for winter distribution. An anonymous $500 donation for staff lunch, two $25 gift cards from Altrio restaurant for an East High fundraiser, and a $2,000 gift from the Navy League of the United States, Aurora Council, for the NJROTC program at Aurora High School were also reported.

The committee also reviewed routine finance items: the calendar of committee meeting dates for fiscal year 2026 and consolidated monthly financial and payroll reports for March and April.

On governance and financial controls, staff recommended appointing David Rickard as district treasurer to replace Dr. Rob Grossi, who is retiring after serving as treasurer since February 2018. The staff member characterized that recommendation as \"housekeeping that's typically done annually\" and said the formal appointment and an accompanying treasurer's bond will be presented to the full board at the June 16 meeting. The committee was told a treasurer's surety bond is being requested in the amount of $20,000,000 for FY26; staff said the bond documentation is not yet in place and will be included as an exhibit at the June 16 board meeting. The staff member also referenced a separate numeric cap related to the district's coverage (stated in the meeting as a $200,000,000 figure).

The district presented a renewal of its bank depository arrangement naming BMO Harris Bank as the official depository for accounts payable and payroll, an annual housekeeping item.

On equipment and vendor matters, the committee reviewed a vendor quote from The Piano Man for two Yamaha pianos — a C5 grand with artist bench and a U1 upright with bench — with an after‑trade price presented as $20,387 for both instruments. The staff member said the district will trade in an older concert piano (noting a trade‑in allowance of approximately $10,000) and keep one piano in the auditorium and one in the band room to avoid moving instruments between locations. The staff member added both pianos would include warranties and tuning.

Finally, staff summarized a proposal to expand Arbiter Sports, a third‑party referee payment system used at the high school, to middle school athletics; that item was described as scheduled for action at the June 16 board meeting.

No formal votes were recorded during the committee meeting; several items were described as informational or recommended for action at the full board meeting in mid‑June. The committee adjourned at 5:42 p.m.

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Ballard told the committee that many of the policy updates reflect a return to the 2020 Title IX regulations as they existed prior to changes made during the Biden administration; the proposed updates refresh legal references and compliance language across multiple district policies. Ballard identified three items to note in the packet: “Policy 7 207 2 10,” which adds language about student suspension and expulsion to allow students to have a representative or support person at hearings (the support person may be anyone the student chooses); “Policy 7 2 50,” which adds language naming a person at each school responsible for providing support to students who are parents, expectant parents, or victims of domestic or ****** abuse; and “Policy 7 2 5 5,” which Ballard said will require the district to develop and implement a program to support students who are parents, expectant parents, or victims of domestic violence or ****** abuse. Ballard said the district will need to work with building leaders to develop those programs once the policy is in effect and that suspension/expulsion letters will need updated language after July 1.

Ballard described a staffing and compliance item for the Gonzales Child Center: an emergency request for a 1‑to‑1 teacher assistant for an upcoming school year. Ballard said the student meets criteria in an individualized education program and that the district is required by law to provide a 1‑to‑1 assistant under the district’s obligation to provide free and appropriate public education; he said that request will go to action at the next full board meeting rather than being decided by the committee.

On staffing and pay, Ballard said the packet contains a request for 3.16 overloads to pay staff working Project Lead The Way at Fred Rogers Magnet Academy for the fourth quarter, and a request to create 1.0 full‑time‑equivalent dean position at Simmons Middle School. Ballard said Simmons is currently the largest middle school without a dean; two years ago the district added deans at Waldo and Cowherd middle schools and the new dean would bring Simmons' staffing in line with the other large middle schools. Ballard said the Project Lead The Way overloads and the Simmons dean request would be coming to action at the board meeting that evening in some form.

Committee members asked clarifying questions about Simmons' prior leadership structure; Ballard responded that Simmons once had two co‑principals and an assistant principal and that the school will now have an assistant principal, two principals and the requested dean, aligning it with the district's other middle schools.

Ballard presented these policy and personnel items as first reviews or referrals to the board with required follow up; committee members did not record formal votes on these items in the committee meeting.

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Aurora East USD 131 committee reviews donations, treasurer appointment and equipment purchases

Aurora East USD 131 committee reviews Title IX‑era policy updates, special‑education staffing and middle‑school dean request