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Work session: curriculum updates, grant preparations and facilities projects outlined ahead of bond work
Summary
In a work session following its regular meeting on Sept. 8, Kankakee Valley School Corporation staff reviewed curriculum training and remediation plans, said staff are preparing Title II and Title IV grant applications, and outlined capital projects and maintenance needs while previewing Oct. 13 bond- and lease-related hearings.
Following the regular session on Sept. 8, the Kankakee Valley School Corporation held a work session in which curriculum, staffing and facilities topics were discussed and the board was briefed on upcoming bond- and lease-related hearings.
Miss Ruspania led the curriculum and staffing update, telling the board that teachers have been busy with training and that the district is implementing 'Readable English' for some remediation work. She said staff are preparing grant applications for Title II and Title IV federal funds to support programming and that Chris has assisted with Title II financial matters. "Our teachers have been busy with training, with those seconds writing, which we've done the last couple years. Readable English, which is new for some remediation," Miss Ruspania said.
Chris provided a finance and timeline update and told the board the Oct. 13 meeting will include hearings on the lease, an additional appropriation hearing tied to the bond issue, resolutions to form a building corporation, and actions to assign construction bids once the building corporation is approved. He also outlined planned continuing disclosure supplements for the new bond issuance.
Staff updated the board on capital and maintenance work: the elementary-school roof is nearly finished; high-school window replacement is in progress with some glass installed; doors are being finished; track line paint is fading and staff will obtain quotes for repainting; and Bart Hocamba provided a list of recommended projects from a recent study to guide bidding and scheduling.
The work session closed with a reminder about upcoming conferences and regional meetings for board members, and staff noted that further bond and lease materials will be presented at the Oct. 13 meeting.
What’s next: Staff will prepare grant applications and financial disclosures, secure quotes for track repainting, and bring bond- and lease-related materials to the Oct. 13 meeting for public hearings and further board action.
