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Board approves tax levy, honors policy and multiple contracts; summary of votes
Summary
At its Dec. 9 meeting the Hillsboro CUSD 3 board approved the 2025 tax levy, adopted a Latin honors system and approved multiple construction and contract actions. This summary lists formal motions, vote tallies and outcomes recorded in the meeting minutes.
The Hillsboro Community Unit School District #3 Board of Education recorded a series of formal actions on Dec. 9, 2025, including adoption of the 2025 tax levy, approval of a Latin honors system, construction change orders, and personnel actions following executive session.
Key votes and motions from the meeting minutes: • Consent agenda (minutes/payment of payables): Motion by Nathan Kirby, seconded by Brian Patton; roll-call vote 6-0 to approve the consent agenda. Superintendent McBrain noted an O'Shea Builders invoice this month of $211,235 (about 97% complete). • 2025 Tax Levy: Motion by Nathan Kirby, seconded by Brian Patton to approve Option 2 (5% EAV increase; under-levy Tort, IMRF, Social Security), reducing the tax rate from $4.40 to $4.37; roll-call vote 6-0. • Latin honors, GPA and grading-scale change: Motion by Nathan Kirby, seconded by Mike Cerutti to adopt the Latin Honors system as proposed, raise honors GPA to 3.5 effective this school year, and set a ten-point grading scale effective next school year; roll-call vote 6-0. • Coaching handbook change (volunteer coaches): Motion by Mike Cerutti, seconded by Nathan Kirby to adopt new language restricting parents of current students from serving as volunteer coaches with limited grandfathering; roll-call vote 4-2 (President Matt Lentz and Bill Christian voted no). • HHS north parking lot storm sewer change order: Motion by Nathan Kirby, seconded by Brian Patton; roll-call vote 6-0 to add two additional storm sewer outlets. • Resolution abating tax levy for Series 2023 Alternate Revenue Bonds (dated 4/10/2023): Motion by Nathan Kirby, seconded by Brian Patton; roll-call vote 6-0. • Hurst-Rosche TCSA for Beckemeyer roof ($60,000): Motion by Nathan Kirby, seconded by Brian Patton; roll-call vote 5-1 (Mike Cerutti voted no). • Course additions (AP Government, Guitar, Sculpture): Motion by Nathan Kirby, seconded by Brian Patton; roll-call vote 6-0. • Executive-session personnel actions (acceptances and approvals): Voice votes to accept the resignation of HS girls track coach Katie Homa, approve Carly Boden as volunteer softball coach, and accept the resignation of food-service worker Tina Horn; all voice votes passed 6-0.
These items and their vote tallies are reflected in the board minutes for Dec. 9, 2025. For motions that carried, the minutes record the mover, seconder and vote outcome.
