The Examiner U-46 News FeedExpense proposals in U-46 ratified via consent agenda By Seth Hancock
The Board of Education in School District U-46 unanimously approved, of $4.9 million in expenditure proposals under its consent agenda on Monday, June 26.
The largest item was $2.4 million for 23 speech language therapists split between 12 agencies, from $65,000 with Cheryl Hoika to $346,000 with Community Therapy.
That was among several items to be paid for by the nation’s taxpayers through grants which also includes $479,900 (split between AMN Healthcare’s $366,300 and Joyce Gronewold Educational Services’ $113,600) for three psychologists, $263,625 with AMN Healthcare for three social workers and $171,597 with News2You/Unique Learning System for “curricular resources for K-12 students identified with mild to severe cognitive disabilities,” the proposal states.
Also, from federal grants is $74,511 among five agencies (from School Specialty’s $1,970 to AbleNet’s $42,156) to purchase “essential adaptive items and equipment” for “students with moderate to profound disabilities,” the proposal states. Additionally, there’s $118,900 with Adelante Educational Specialists Group to audit the dual language program “to affirm some of our current practices and identify areas for growth within our program in order to ensure that we are best meeting the needs of our Dual Language students,” the proposal states.
From the education fund, approved was $442,161 with the College Board for Advanced Placement exams for eligible high school students, $168,000 with Northern Illinois University for the principal preparation program, $150,000 with Northwest Evaluation Association for MAP tests, $130,198 with the College Board for PSAT exams, $129,251 with CDW-G for Microsoft licenses, $109,120 with Learning Genie for a digital communication platform, $75,561 with Global Datebooks for secondary student planners, $59,146 with Riverside Insights for CogAT tests and $30,000 with Language Testing International for Assessment of Performance toward Proficiency in Languages tests.
A lone operations and maintenance fund item was approved totaling $38,835 with Armstrong Relocation to relocate furniture and other equipment from Bartlett’s Hawk Hollow Elementary School as it undergoes renovations to be converted into a middle school.
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