Board Report Facts

The October Report Included:

Education:
Several children with challenging behaviors are now are receiving one on one assistance.
Sites still short staff included Polo, Mendota, Savanna and Rochelle
The first outcome collection was completed and data was aggregated and charted.

Nutrition and Wellness:
6928 Breakfasts, 9617 Lunches and 6005 Snacks were served.
Staff received IMIL training at the teaching staff inservice
IMIL training was also presented to parents at the Parent Confereces
Ht and Wt reports for each child was passed on to teaching staff to share at P/T Conferences

Disability/Mental Health Services
Mental Health Observations were completed in 28 classrooms
Disabilities/Mental Health Specialist completed her training and is now a certified hearing and vision technician.

Health Services:
18 physicals were received
47 dentals were received
N and S Health Specialists attended the Annual School Nurses meeting in Rockford

Parent and Family Services:
46% of the FPA's are currently signed
2 calls of suspected child abuse were made to the hotline
222 parents attended parent committee meetings during the month

Transportation Services:
$7,688.00 was spent on bus maintenance
Approximately $10,500 spent on bus fuel
Bus drivers and majority of bus monitors attended a defensive driving course.

Program Design and Management:
One-time emergency grant application submitted for flooring repairs for Seneca site
2008-2009 Policy Council was seated
Began work on analysis and restructure of the Migrant Program organizational structure for the 2009 season

ERSEA:
Funded Enrollment 722
End of Month Enrollment 722
FD/FY enrollment in Ottawa is low

Staffing and Professional Development:
Staff Counts Committee is being re-evaluated due to attendance concerns
Eight staff members took advantage of outside training opportunities
2 Food Service Workers, 1 Teacher and 1 Teacher Assistant were hired
Job openings include 1 Teacher, 4 Teacher Assistant, 3 Bus Monitors and 2 Bus Driver Positions