August 16th BoE Special Meeting Audio

Meeting Agenda 00:00 Meeting opening/Roll Call00:20 Board Correspondence01:04 Public Comments01:24 Bethany Wulmert03:40 Trisha Braid09:55 Kaley Edwards?11:05 Unknown14:32 Unknown16:30 Unknown17:35 Josh Verbarg24:53 Unknown30:50 Unknown32:40 Sarah Bell38:38 Unknown40:38 Danielle Braden53:04 Donna Ellis?58:05 Unknown58:06 Kathleen Wallace?1:03:06 Changes to Tentative Budget for Fiscal Year 20221:04:30 Return to learn Update1:19:09 Approval of Consent Items1:20:15 Adjourn to closed session

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January 20, 2021 BoE Audio

00:00 Board Meeting starts.00:25 Public Comments Introduced00:50 Explanation of public speaking process, rules03:00 James Hodel06:00 Barb Devore09:40 Jon Hodel11:20 Sue Ellen Whitlock13:45 Karie Donaldson21:30 Confirm no further speakers22:54 Old Business – PressPlus Policy Updates24:10 New Business – MOU for Quarantine Days27:17 Proposed School Calendar for 21-2228:53 Approval of Consent Items30:04 Move to closed executive session30:56

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Illinois Attorney Generals Office concludes that the Board violated OMA.

You may remember my post about when I asked the board to adjourn the 3/20 meeting. Following is the legal action I’ve taken since that time, and the result. On March 21st, I filed an Open Meetings Act Request for Review with the Illinois Attorney General Office, Public Access Bureau. Following is the entirety of

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Why is voting for Heyworth School Board Members so complicated?

During a discussion of the recent election for school board, frustration was expressed that voting for school board members was complicated. I’d like to see if I can help clarify how it works, what options we have and changes we could make as a community. Let’s start with a map showing the area Heyworth School

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