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Plainfield SD 202 board approves consent agenda, posts tentative budget for public display and approves personnel and policy items
Summary
At its April 23 meeting the Board of Education approved multiple consent and committee items including appointment of Stefan Baez as Director of Safety and Security, placement of policies and handbooks on 30-day public display, reorganization of a finance administrative assistant position, and the tentative budget for public display.
The Plainfield School District 202 Board of Education on April 23 approved a package of consent and committee actions including personnel appointments, policy and handbook displays, curriculum displays and the tentative budget for public display.
Key outcomes: the board approved the consent agenda (items 6.2–6.7), certified and noncertified personnel recommendations, and, as a result of that vote, welcomed Stefan Baez as the district—s new Director of Safety and Security. The board was told Baez has two decades of law-enforcement and campus security experience, including 11 years as a school resource officer with the Addison Police Department and a recent role as assistant director of campus safety at North Central Campus in Naperville; district staff said he will begin May 27.
Policy and personnel actions: the policy committee reviewed Policy 7,200 (suspension procedures) and the district placed that policy on 30-day public display. The board approved placing elementary, middle- and high-school handbooks on 30-day display and approved a reorganization of an administrative assistant position in finance to a coordinator position. Assistant Superintendent Jennifer Orlov presented the handbook and policy changes to the committee.
Curriculum: the Curriculum and Technology Committee presented the Illinois Literacy Plan overview and placed two middle-school course proposals on display (a peer-helper encore course and a personal development course). The board approved placing a middle-school novel list on 30-day display.
Finance and budget: the Site and Finance Committee presented quarterly financial reports and a tentative budget; the board approved the tentative budget for public display and related resolutions (appointments/resolutions on treasurer compensation and bond, insurance renewals, vendor agreements, monthly financials, payment of bills, gifts and donations, and asset disposal) as listed in agenda items 9.3–9.11.
Why this matters: the staffing and policy measures affect district safety and operations; the tentative budget posting is the next step in the district—s annual budget process and begins the public-comment period ahead of final adoption.
Quotes: "We had 69 applicants; the applicant pool was very strong," an administrator said of the search that led to Baez—s hiring. The district also noted that Baez will oversee the district safety committee and act as a liaison to local municipalities.
Ending: Several of the approvals move to public-display and review periods; the tentative budget will be available for public comment as part of the standard budget-adoption timeline.
