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North Lake SD 14 board approves hire, counselor MOU and budget adjustments amid revenue shortfall
Summary
Trustees approved a one‑year hire for a vice principal/athletic director, accepted a 0.25 FTE MOU for a school counselor estimated at $32,600, accepted negotiators' agreement, and approved appropriations adjustments; staff discussed a short‑term $65,000 loan from the general fund to cover a bond debt service shortfall.
At its regular meeting, the North Lake SD 14 board moved forward on several personnel and fiscal items as administrators warned of budget uncertainty for 2024‑25.
The board approved the hire of Aaron Black as vice principal and athletic director on a one‑year probationary professional contract for the 2025‑26 school year after trustees who participated in the interview described him as an experienced candidate. A board member moved the hire and the motion carried.
Administrators also informed trustees they will sign an MOU with Lake County ESD to provide Rosanna Cahill one day a week (0.25 FTE) as a school counselor; the district’s share was estimated at $32,600, roughly $5,000 more than the previous year. The superintendent said Cahill’s work focuses on social and behavioral skills and can include 1‑on‑1 follow‑ups for students. The board voted to approve the MOU at 0.25 FTE (and left open the option to increase days if available).
On finance, staff presented a monthly report projecting a conservative $233,000 shortfall driven by tax receipts below expectations (reported receipts of about $976,000 against an expected $1,055,000) and uncertainty over federal course fee revenue. To manage cash timing and an apparent clerical underreporting to the county that reduced bond debt service funding, administration proposed a short‑term loan of up to $65,000 from the general fund to the 2019 bond debt service fund at 0% interest; the motion as drafted set full repayment by 06/30/2026. Board members discussed conservatism in the estimate and committed to reconciling receipts; the transcript records detailed discussion but does not show a separate recorded vote on the loan at the time of conversation.
The board also accepted a negotiated agreement with certified staff that removes the discipline process from the collective bargaining agreement and directs teachers and administrators to draft a discipline plan and supporting policy; trustees approved accepting the negotiation letter for the 2025‑26 school year and subsequent years as described.
Other procedural items passed by vote included routine agenda and minutes approvals and a motion to adjust appropriations in grant fund lines where revenues rolled forward or exceeded budgeted amounts. Administrators and trustees scheduled budget work sessions and asked for status updates at future meetings.
The meeting included multiple informational items — an athletics update, testing and CTE programming changes, an OSBA training notice for Oct. 30, 2025, and housekeeping — and closed with arrangements for signatures and an executive session later that evening.
