Votes at a glance: Berkeley SD 87 board approves minutes, personnel moves, policy first reading, budget designation and tax resolution
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Summary
At its recent meeting, the Berkeley SD 87 Board of Education approved routine minutes and a series of personnel actions, accepted a PTO fundraiser, accepted a first reading of a harassment policy update, authorized staff to prepare the 2025–26 tentative budget and adopted a property-tax-year 2024 resolution to allow intervention in appeals.
The Berkeley SD 87 Board of Education voted to approve routine minutes, several personnel actions and a set of administrative resolutions during its meeting.
Board members approved the minutes of the regular board meeting of Dec. 16, 2024, and closed-session minutes of Nov. 18, 2024; they approved the district accounts and bank statement as presented; and they approved multiple personnel leave requests, reassignments and a new hire for a lunchroom monitor position at McCarfin Bridal School. A PTO fundraiser request for Little Caesars related to a fifth-grade Camp Duncan field trip was also approved.
The board accepted as a first reading and adopted changes to policy 5:20 E, described in the packet as a resolution to prohibit harassment following legislative changes, and the board designated the superintendent and the assistant superintendent for finance and operations to prepare the 2025–26 tentative budget. The board also adopted a property-tax-year 2024 resolution authorizing intervention and proceedings before the State Property Tax Appeal Board.
These actions were taken by roll call votes and show as “motion carried” in meeting minutes. Several motions were made and seconded by board members, and roll calls recorded affirmatives for the motions presented.
The board also directed further policy review work: administration reported it is reviewing a separate proposal to regulate travel, meal and lodging expense reimbursement for board members and staff to ensure compliance with state law; the board will receive recommendations after that review.
Votes at a glance
- Approve minutes (regular meeting 12/16/2024; closed session 11/18/2024) — motion by Miss Walker; outcome: approved (roll call recorded as motion carried). - Approve accounts and bank statement — motion by Miss Moore and Mr. Jackson; outcome: approved. - Approve leave requests (Joe Byrne; Kara Fleming; Robert Schwartzkopf; Crystal Addison; Lushonda Morrison; Robert Deanna; Lisa Iverson) — outcome: approved. - Approve personnel reassignments and hires (including Ellen DeBess reassignment to Sunnyside effective 01/21/2025; Joylyn Webb reassignment; Michelle Adams hired as lunchroom monitor) — outcome: approved. - Approve educational support staff leave requests (Betsy Ortiz; Gabriela Montelongo) — outcome: approved. - Approve Jefferson/Sunnyside/MacArthur PTO Little Caesars fundraiser for 5th-grade Camp Duncan trip — outcome: approved. - Policy 5:20 E (resolution to prohibit harassment) — accepted for first reading and adoption — outcome: accepted/first reading recorded. - Designate superintendent and assistant superintendent for finance and operations to prepare the 2025–26 tentative budget — outcome: approved. - Adopt property-tax-year 2024 resolution authorizing intervention before the State Property Tax Appeal Board — outcome: approved.
Notes: The meeting transcript records roll-call votes and repeated “motion carried” statements for approved items; specific individual vote tallies were not always provided in full textual form beyond the roll-call affirmations.