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East Chicago board amends agenda, approves personnel and teacher MOU; Parent University speaker contract fails
Summary
At its April 22 meeting, the School City of East Chicago Board of School Trustees approved an amended agenda, the personnel report and a memorandum of understanding with the teachers’ union, but voted down a proposed Parent University speaker contract funded from Title I family engagement dollars.
The School City of East Chicago Board of School Trustees on April 22 approved an amended agenda, accepted a personnel report and ratified a memorandum of understanding with the teachers’ union, while rejecting a proposed Parent University speaker contract funded through Title I family engagement funds.
The board first approved an amended agenda that removed agenda items 6.02, 6.03, 6.05 and 6.07 for further information. Trustee Jesse Gomez made the secondary motion to remove the items; Trustee Smith seconded. A roll-call vote recorded yes from Trustees Gomez, Smith, Rodriguez, Taylor and President Gibson King, and the agenda was approved as amended.
The board then approved the consent agenda and the personnel report (item 6.01). Trustee Smith moved approval of the personnel report, Trustee Rodriguez seconded, and the board voted in the affirmative during roll call as recorded by the meeting secretary.
The board approved item 6.04,…
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