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Board of Education actions, Oct. 14 — bills, MOU, personnel and meeting time change
Summary
At its Oct. 14 meeting the Homewood School District 153 Board of Education approved several routine and personnel items including payment of bills, a personnel MOU, and three employment recommendations.
At its Oct. 14 meeting the Homewood School District 153 Board of Education approved several routine and personnel items during the regular session.
Consent agenda: The board approved the consent agenda, which included authorization for the chief school business official to pay the usual and customary bills for November 2025 and a request to change the start time of the Nov. 10, 2025 regular board meeting from 7:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The board recorded all ayes on the roll call.
Payment of bills: The board authorized the second payment of September 2025 bills and the first payment of October 2025 bills in an amount not to exceed $2,928,767.40 on a motion made by the administration; the motion passed on roll call with all ayes recorded.
Dean’s assistant stipend MOU: The board approved a memorandum of understanding with the Homewood Education Association to increase the dean’s assistant stipend from about $2,100 to $5,000. The MOU calls for dean’s assistants to receive restorative‑practices training tied to the stipend; district staff said RBT certification was considered but deemed less appropriate for the role.
Employment approvals: The board approved three employment recommendations conditioned on satisfactory criminal background checks and receipt of documentation of legal qualifications by Oct. 18, 2025: Roxanna Foley, recess supervisor at Churchill, effective 09/24/2025; Jamia McDonald, supervisor at Willow, effective 10/06/2025; and Latricia Flowers, server at James Hart, effective 10/16/2025.
Executive session: The board subsequently moved into executive session to discuss the employment of a specific person; the board said it would adjourn at the conclusion of executive session with no further regular business.
Votes at a glance (recorded outcomes)
- Consent agenda (includes meeting time change to 6:30 p.m. on 11/10/2025): Approved (roll call: all ayes). - Payment of bills: Authorized up to $2,928,767.40: Approved (roll call: all ayes). - MOU — dean’s assistant stipend increase to $5,000 with restorative‑practices training: Approved (roll call: all ayes). - Employment approvals (three individuals, effective dates listed above): Approved (roll call: all ayes). - Motion to move into executive session to discuss employment of a specific person: Approved (voice vote recorded).
