Summary of November 17, 2011, School Board Meeting
Public Hearing on 2011 Tax Levy Set
A resolution adopting the tentative 2011 tax levy was approved by the Board at the November 17 meeting.  A public hearing on the levy is scheduled for Thursday, December 15, at 6:15 p.m. in the Joseph M. Porto Community Center located in [...]

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Report of September and October 2011 Board of Education Meetings 
2011-2012 Budget Approved
Avoca School District 37’s 2011-2012 budget, totaling $14,052,103 with a reserve level of approximately 72%, was approved by the Board of Education at its September 22 meeting.  The budget is now available to the public by accessing the District’s Web site at http://avoca37.org.
Tax Levy [...]

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Below is a summary of items discussed and voted on at the July 21 and August 1 and 18 School Board meetings:
Employment Matters 
On July 21, the Board accepted resignations from Marie Murphy School tech specialist Kevin Kolcz and Marie Murphy School nurse Joanne Banks, both effective immediately.  The Board also approved a request from tech specialist Marcy Seiler for [...]

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Employment Matters
At its May meeting, the Board approved a request for a child-bearing leave of absence from Avoca West Elementary School kindergarten teacher Connie Moran from August 22, 2011, through January 2, 2012.  At the June meeting, the Board accepted Candy Geweke’s resignation as an Avoca West Elementary School inclusion assistant, effective as of the [...]

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School Board Reorganized
New Board member Joel Raynes and incumbent Board members Henry Kingwill and Sherry Wallingford were sworn in for four-year terms during a special organizational meeting of the Board on April 28.  Mr. Raynes replaces Michael Knippen, who retired after serving on the Board since 2007.  Board members also voted to retain Jeffrey Greengoss [...]

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January-February 2011 Board Meeting Summaries

2010 ISAT Comparison Presentation
For a fourth consecutive year, statistician/consultant Dr. Clay Graham delivered yet another positive presentation on the District’s 2010 ISAT results at the January Board meeting.  He reported that Avoca School District 37 ranked third overall in the state after having ranked fourth the previous year.   The District also [...]

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(Summary of October, November and December 2010 School Board meetings) 
New Superintendent Named
During a special Board meeting held on December 21, the Board voted unanimously in favor of selecting Avoca West Elementary School Principal Dr. Kevin M. Jauch as the District’s new superintendent, effective July 1, 2011.  The Board also approved Dr. Jauch’s three-year superintendent contract [...]

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(Summary of July, August and September 2010 School Board meetings)
2010-2011 Budget Approved
Avoca School District 37’s 2010-2011 budget, totaling $14,319,669 with a reserve level of approximately 69%, was approved by the Board of Education at its September meeting.  The budget is now available to the public by accessing the District’s Web site at http://avoca37.org. 
Employment Matters
The Board [...]

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(Report of May 3, 20, and June 7, 17, 2010, Board of Education Meetings)
Employment Matters
The Board approved the employment of the following personnel at the May and June Board meetings: Mary Christine Dion as a 6th-8th grade Spanish teacher; Thomas Erf and Kelly Cummings as 3rd grade classroom teachers; and Amy Levin as a 2nd [...]

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(Summary of March 1, 18, and April 22, 2010, Avoca School Board meetings)
Board Selects Superintendent Search Firm
During the first few months of the year, members of the Avoca Board interviewed three superintendent search firms.  School-Exec Connect was interviewed on February 18, and B.W.P. & Associates and Hazard, Young, Attea & Associates were interviewed at the [...]

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(Summary of January 21 and February 18 School Board meetings)
Superintendent Search Firm
Two representatives from School Exec Connect gave a presentation at the February 18 Board meeting, during which they outlined their firm’s methods for conducting a search for the best candidate to fill the superintendent vacancy in July 2011. Board members were provided with a [...]

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(Summary of October 22 & November 2 & 19, 2009, School Board meetings)
Tax Levy Hearing Date Set
At its October 22 meeting, the Board adopted a resolution scheduling a public hearing on the 2009 tax levy to take place on Thursday, December 17, at 6:15 p.m. in the Community Room at Marie Murphy School. 
K-8 Math Implementation [...]

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