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Votes at a glance: Board adopts 2024 levy, accepts audit, approves contracts and technology purchase
Summary
At its Dec. 16 meeting the Glen Ellyn SD 41 board voted to adopt the fiscal 2024 levy, accept the FY24 audit, approve a three-year EvaluWise purchase, and authorize two special-education vendor contracts; those items were approved by roll call or consent.
The Glen Ellyn School District 41 board took several formal actions during its Dec. 16 meeting. Key motions approved by the board included adopting the fiscal 2024 levy, accepting the fiscal year 2024 audit as part of the consent agenda, approving vendor contracts for special-education services, and authorizing a three-year purchase for HR software.
Summary of motions and outcomes
1) Consent agenda (includes acceptance of the fiscal year 2024 audit; personnel recommendations, donations, and minutes) - Motion: Approve the consent agenda (personnel report with employment recommendations, extended leaves, resignations and transfers; donations and gifts; FOIA report; investment schedule; monthly revenue/expenditure summary; payment orders; treasurer’s report; minutes; acceptance of FY24 audit). - Outcome: Approved by roll call. Recorded affirmative votes in the transcript include: Dr. Maico (yes), Mrs. Hill (yes), Mr. Estes (yes), Mrs. Buttimer (yes), Dr. Loebach (yes), Dr. Bruno (yes). (Motion recorded as passed.)
2) Approve EvaluWise software purchase (three-year commitment) - Motion: Authorize Assistant Superintendent David Bruno to enter into agreement with EvaluWise for a three-year commitment at a cost of $21,005.25 (split across FY24–25 and FY25–26 HR budgets as described in the board report). - Outcome: Motion approved; roll call recorded affirmative votes in transcript (record shows board members indicating "yes"). (Motion recorded as passed.)
3) Adopt fiscal year 2024 levy - Motion: Approve and adopt the fiscal year 2024 levy as presented; a public hearing on the levy had been held earlier in the meeting and no public comments were received. - Outcome: Adopted by roll call. Recorded affirmative votes in the transcript include Mrs. Butteamer (yes), Mr. Holbach (yes), Dr. Michael (yes), Mrs. Hill (yes), Mrs. Sayed (yes), Mr. Estes (yes), Dr. Bruno (yes).
4) Approve professional services contract with Emergis Educational Staffing - Motion: Authorize Assistant Superintendent David Bruno to enter into a professional services contract with Emergis Educational Staffing for approximately $40,115 for the period 12/09/2024 through end of the 2024–25 school year (funded from the special-education contract services account). - Outcome: Approved by roll call; transcript records affirmative votes from multiple board members.
5) Approve professional services contract with New Direction Solutions, LLC (DBA ProCare Therapy) - Motion: Authorize Assistant Superintendent David Bruno to enter into a professional services contract with New Direction Solutions, LLC DBA ProCare Therapy for approximately $28,559.93 for the period 12/18/2024 through end of the 2024–25 school year (funded from the special-education contract services account). - Outcome: Approved by roll call; transcript records affirmative votes from multiple board members.
Each motion passed as recorded in the meeting. Where the transcript recorded roll-call yes votes, those names are reported above. The meeting did not record any no votes during these actions in the portions of the transcript provided.
Notes: The public hearing on the 2024 levy preceded the vote; the district posted levy information on Nov. 19, 2024. The acceptance of the FY24 audit was part of the consent agenda and the auditor previously presented a clean (unmodified) opinion.
