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Series of expenditures approved by District U-46

By Seth Hancock
  The Board of Education in School District U-46 voted 6-0, board member John Devereux was absent, on $3.8 million in expenditure items at its meeting on Monday, April 10.
  Included was $3.2 million (operations and maintenance and health life safety funds) with Bear Construction for the second phase of a renovation project to the Dream Academy and Central Schools Program (CSP).
  The proposal states renovations include “painting walls, electrostatic painting of the lockers, and removal and replacement of the vinyl tile (VCT) in all of the main hallways” as well as new science labs and prep rooms, cafeterias, classrooms, library and work room.
  With SchooLinks, the board approved $371,474 (education fund) for a three-years agreement for a “comprehensive college and career planning tool that allows us to provide efficient services to our students and families,” the proposal states.
  Costing $144,000 (federal grants), the board approved of expenditures to help teachers attain bilingual and English as a second language endorsements through Northern Illinois University.
  The installation of fiber cabling to the press box at Streamwood High School’s Millennium Field was approved at $88,696 (operations and maintenance fund) with Low Voltage Solutions.
  The proposal states it’s “to ensure equity among the four high school press boxes” with Millennium Field being “the only press box in the district without the capability to livestream athletic events from the stadium without additional equipment.”
  Costing $42,314 (education fund), the board renewed a contract with Frontline Education “for substitute assignments and absence management” software.
  The board also approved a high school science curriculum proposal on updated standards as well as $11.1 million in itemized bills by 6-0 votes.
  The science curriculum includes no new resources. The proposal stated that “the Illinois State Science Assessment is changing its format to align with the Framework for K12 Science Education and the Next Generation Science Standards.”