Superintendent Dr. Savage told the Moline-Coal Valley School District Board of Education Aug. 25 that summer work on facilities is largely complete and that the district has launched a short pedestrian-safety program for newcomer multilingual students.
Dr. Savage said sodding at John Deere Field was completed and Wilson’s sodding was scheduled for the following day. She said the front entry doors for John Deere’s second entrance were expected on the 18th and that an ADA lift installation inside the front entry was underway. The district completed two roofing projects at Logan and Jefferson over the summer, she added.
“Today, the sodding was completed at John Deere’s Football Field,” Dr. Savage said. She also said Browning Field concrete work finished the same day and that the track would be sprayed and striped Sept. 6–18; bathroom and concession work at Browning was slated to finish “by the end of this week.”
Dr. Savage said the district’s multilingual team developed an instructional module to “explicitly teach pedestrian safety to all of our K–12 newcomer multilingual students starting today through September 8.” She described the module as focused on crossing streets, boarding buses and routes to and from school.
The superintendent also noted the district is hosting the Illinois Association of School Boards Blackhawk Division event Sept. 16 at the district office and is coordinating catering and student musicians for that program. Board-member tours of Browning Field were being scheduled before the district’s first home football game on Sept. 5, Dr. Savage said; staff will issue a press release once tour details are finalized.
Board members asked about graduation scheduling during open discussion. Dr. Savage said the district secured a commencement time slot from Vibrant and added the Sunday date to the district calendar; the board will share the day with North Scott and Pleasant Valley and the district expects an evening start time pending final scheduling details.
The superintendent did not present budgets, contractor names, or a completion timeline for demolition or other capital projects during the open session; those items were not discussed in detail at the Aug. 25 public meeting.