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Expenditure proposals set for District U-46 vote

By Seth Hancock
  The Board of Education in School District U-46 is set to vote on $5.6 million in expenditure items at its upcoming meeting on Monday, June 6 after being presented at its May 16 meeting.
  Included are three contract renewals, the largest being $3.2 million with the Boys and Girls Club of Elgin and $1.5 million with Right at School for before and after school programs at 12 elementary schools. It will be paid through the education fund with the district expecting reimbursement from the nation’s taxpayers through federal bailout funds.
  “Having this programming available at these schools provides additional time for students to extend their learning and work in academic teams,” the proposal states. “It also provides the schools added flexibility to develop innovative approaches to maximize time for instruction.”
  The board will vote on contract renewals for the use of Zoom ($63,400) as well as membership dues ($33,240) with the Illinois Association of School Boards, a taxpayer funded lobbyist group for government schools. Both are education fund items.
  Three bids were presented including $629,940 (education fund) with Sentinel Technologies, Inc. for replacement core switches for the district’s core server, which the district expects 80 percent e-rate reimbursement for a net cost of $125,000. Additionally, there’s $110,000 (operations and maintenance fund) with EHS Industries, Inc. for asbestos abatement and lead mitigation at the Educational Services Center and $84,374 (education fund) with Warehouse Direct for science tables at Streamwood High School.
  The board will also vote on a resolution declaring the need for continued use of temporary classrooms (eight double units, five single) as well as renewal of membership in the IHSA, which governs high school athletics.