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Expense proposals given approval in District -46

By Seth Hancock
  The Board of Education in School District U-46 voted 6-0, board member Samreen Khan was absent, to approve $1.5 million in expenditure proposals at its Aug. 19 meeting.
  The largest item was $894,396 (paid with tort funds) for a contract renewal with Chubb for property insurance.
  “As strategic risk management and protection against any damage to district property, it is recommended the district continue its excess property insurance policy,” the proposal states.
  The proposal added: “Property insurance is necessary to protect the district from losses that decrease the value of district property, such as fire, flood, and equipment breakdown. This coverage is critical, given the many building structures, totaling over 5.5 million square feet, that must be maintained in safe, operational condition so that the district can educate students.”
  Costing $421,600 (Title I funds), the board approved of a partnership with the Kane County Regional Office of Education.
  “U-46 has 21 schools that are either in Targeted or Comprehensive status,” the proposal states. “Nine schools have elected to use a portion of their school improvement grant funds for an Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) approved partnership with Kane County Regional Office of Education (ROE). The Kane County ROE has offered each school a custom scope of work aligned to their school improvement needs.”
  Also approved was $140,000 (education fund) to rent rooms at Elgin Community College for professional learning space for staff, $45,600 (education fund) for a contract renewal with the Illinois Principals Association for coaching and mentoring services, $38,914 (Title I funds) for the CharacterStrong social and emotional learning resource and $3,000 (education fund) with Hodder Publishing Group for textbooks for Elgin High School’s magnet academy course in International Baccalaureate Environment Systems and Societies.
  The board also voted 6-0 to approve $24.8 million in itemized bills as well.