At the Aurora School Board meeting last night the teacher’s union spokesman J. Perez read a statement. I have contacted the Union spokeswoman twice with out a reply. The oral statement reviewed the negotiation process and urged the public to contact the board and ask for fair negotiations. Board President Kohanski said their negotiating team was ready to meet at any time and wanted to reach a settlement. About 60 teachers dressed in black attended. They were polite and orderly.
The school treasurer presented a report and a 5-year plan. Here is the Financial Forecast and Treasurer’s Report. The 5-year financial plan did not seem good, but i could not hear much of the treasurer’s report due to the lack of a sound system. The state of Ohio is late with a payment, and tax revenue is down.
About 15 Lice Moms presented information to the board and urged them to establish new guidelines for lice and other medical conditions.
An $18,000 gift from the sports booster was gratefully acknowledged. Money for overnight field trips was approved. Long term subs were approved. One parent asked why long term subs don’t have to have teaching certificates. They will get back to her.
Public comment portions of the meeting are limited to 15 minutes at the beginning and 15 minutes at the end.
The board then held an executive session and expected no voting actions to come of it.
I am so tired of the lice issue
Put your kids in a bubble
Swine flu should be an issue not nits
When is the board going to provide an adequate sound system for their meetings? Makes you wonder what they are trying to hide by not allowing those in attendance hear what is being said. Certainly the district has the equipment already. If not, maybe it is time to televise the meetings.