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Several U-46 expenditures set for Sept. 26 board vote

By Seth Hancock
  The Board of Education in School District U-46 is set to vote on $750,755 in expenditure items and a series of resolutions at its upcoming meeting on Monday, Sept. 26. The items were presented on Sept. 12.
  Included is a resolution supporting the Teacher Retirement System’s (TRS) supplemental savings plan.
  Dale Burnidge, director of financial operations, said it’s a 457 retirement plan similar to a 401K. He said the district already offers a 457 plan, but TRS requires districts to also offer this plan.
  The board will vote on a mutual use agreement with Judson University allowing the college’s football team, whose stadium is under renovations, to use Streamwood High School’s Millennium Field for home games. In return, Streamwood’s baseball team will be able to schedule some home games at Judson’s turf field.
  An intergovernmental agreement with the Village of South Elgin will also be voted on allowing the village’s parks & recreation department to use U-46 facilities and vice versa.
  A purchase of playsets from Game Time for six elementary schools is the largest expenditure item at $359,569, from the operations and maintenance fund if approved. The proposal states the current sets “are in extremely poor condition due to age and require replacement to mitigate safety issues.”
  A two-year contract costing $168,000 (education fund) with NOW Arena will allow the district to continue to use the Hoffman Estates site for high school graduation.
  The district is asking for $78,264 (operations and maintenance fund) to replace snow removal equipment at three high schools through AHW LCC.
  Costing $50,788 (education fund), the district is seeking a contract for nine resident administrators in a Northern Illinois University principal preparation program. For 15 residential administrators, the district is seeking a $49,216 contract (education fund) for the Illinois Principals Association’s coaching and mentoring program.
  The district is also seeking $44,920 (operations and maintenance fund) for a second floor painting project at Streamwood’s Tefft Middle School through Warehouse Direct.