HAMILTON SCHOOL BOARD MET
THE HAMILTON SCHOOL BOARD MET WEDNESDAY EVENING AT THE
JUNIOR SENIOR LIBRARY. ON THE AGENDA JOE YURKO WAS INTRODUCED
AS THE NEW SUPERENTENDENT OF THE HAMILTON SCHOOL DISTRICT
REPLACING INTERIM SUPERENTENDENT DR STEVE BRECKON WHO HAS
BEEN INTERIM SUPERENTENDENT SINCE TAKING OVER LAST DECEMBER
FOR THE LATE JIM JACKSON WHO DIED IN APRIL. DISTRICT MAINTENANCE
HEAD STEVE SCHLATTER WHO IS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE HAMILTON
CITY COUNCIL TOLD THE BOARD THAT THE COUNCIL IS STILL WAITING
ON A FEASIBILITY STUDY OF THE TIF DISTRICT.
YURKO TOLD THE BOARD ABOUT THE ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL
BOARDS CONFERENCES IN CHICAGO IN NOVEMBER. HIGH SCHOOL
PRINCIPAL RON GILBERT SAID THAT THE DISTRICT RECEIVED APPROVAL
FOR REMOVABLE VERIZON WIRELESS SIGNS TO BE SET UP ON BALLFIELDS
DURING GAMES FOR ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS TO BE USED FOR LIGHTING
ON THE EAST END OF THE FIELD. SCHOOL REGISTRATION WILL BE HELD
AUGUST 5TH AND 6TH IN THE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH LIBRARY. ORIENTATION
WILL BE HELD AUGUST 12TH AT 6PM FOR THE JUNIOR HIGH AND 7PM FOR
FRESHMEN. A PARENT PORTAL WEB ACCESS PRESENTATION WILL BE
HELD THAT EVENING AT 8PM WITH THE EVENTS TAKING PLACE AT
SAFFORD AUDITORIUM.
A SIGN WAS ALSO PRESENTED FROM THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR
CONSTRUCTION EDUCATION THAT WILL BE POSTED ON THE
VOCATIONAL BUILDING WHICH RECONIZES THE DISTRICTS SUCCESS
IN TRAINING STUDENT FOR INDUSTRIAL CAREERS. CONGRATULATED
INCOMING SENIOR JACOB AYERS FOR BEING SELECTED TO WORK IN A
CURE FOR CANCER PROGRAM AT WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY
IN MACOMB WHICH IS FUNDED BY THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE.
THE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT WAS CONGRATULATED ON GETTING
THE CLASSROOMS READY FOR THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR. AND BOTH
GILBERT AND ELEMENTRY PRINCIPAL DAVE SNOWDEN ATTENDED A
ADMINISTRATERS ACADEMY IN JACKSONVILLE.
IN OTHER ITEMS THE BOARD APPROVED THE DISTRICT HANDBOOK
AND SCHOOL FEES FOR THE COMING SCHOOL YEAR, PLACING
THE TENATIVE BUDGET ON DISPLAY BEGINNING AUGUST 11TH,
REPAYING A LOAN FROM WORKING CASH BY THE BOND AND
INTEREST FUND. NAMING FIRST STATE BANK AND MARINE BANK
AND TRUST FOR SCHOOL DEPOSITORIES, NAMED THE CUSTODIANS
OF THE ACTIVITIES FUNDS AND AGENTS FOR THE FREEDOM OF
INFORMATION ACT OFFICERS AND THE ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT
FUND AGENT. PLUS THERE WAS ONE RESIGNATION AND SEVERAL
HIRINGS.
