USD116 BOE Update: March 7, 2023

The USD116 Chief Financial Officer reviewed the draft Intergovernmental Agreement between USD116 and Urbana Park District for the Urbana Indoor Aquatic Center. Approval will be requested during the March 21, 2023 Business Meeting.

Highlights of updates/changes to the agreement:

• 4-Year Contract

• UIAC closed from Memorial Day to Labor Day | This helps with staffing and costs. (The Urbana swim team will still be able to begin practice at the beginning of August).

• Shared Maintenance Efforts: Maintenance issues will be triaged by staff of both districts prior to contracting with outside vendors. This may reduce service costs.
• Parking: During USD events (i.e. football games, etc.), parking will be first come, first serve. Cars will not be towed from blue-spaces during these times.

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The General Assembly passed several Public Acts and Laws related to school districts and students. These include:

• Student truancy provisions now excuse middle and high school students for one school day per school year to attend a civic event, which is an event sponsored by a non-profit organization or governmental entity that is open to the public.
• Illinois joined a number of other states in adopting the Create a Respectful and Open Workplace for Natural Hair Act, or CROWN Act. The CROWN Act amends provisions of the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA) that prohibit race discrimination in employment and in schools as places of public accommodation.
• Districts now have to include instruction about safety in the home, including safe gun storage, as part of their safety education programs.

You can view more of the changes/revisions here: Revised Policies

10.1 Band Room Renovation Bid Approval APPROVED

The Board was given an update on the District's Social Emotion Learning.

USD 116 Social Emotional Learning Committee

• The Urbana Social Emotional Learning/SEL Committee was established in 2020 to:

○ Ensure all teachers in the district were engaged in SEL

○ Adopt SEL principles in every building

○ Ensure SEL support was available for staff as well as students

Urbana's Social Emotional Learning Vision Statement

All students (Early Childhood through Adult Education) will utilize social-emotional and academic skills in order to become resourceful and resilient life-long learners.

Urbana's Social Emotional Learning Mission Statement

We provide a nurturing, safe, and inclusive learning environment in which we cultivate resourceful, resilient citizens by teaching social emotional and academic skills.

Urbana's Beliefs about Social & Emotional Learning

1. A positive school culture and climate is the foundation for all social and emotional learning.

2. All students need a healthy balance of academic and social-emotional learning.

3. Students learn and apply SEL skills when they are explicitly, consistently and intentionally integrated into our school community.

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Dr. Ivory-Tatum's Superintendent Report is available here: March 7, 2023

Highlights:

• More information on the Board of Education action at the Feb. 21, 2023 meeting to approve asbestos abatement at Wiley School and approve the consulting contract with IDEAL Environmental
• Administration is ready to move forward with soliciting volunteers for the Facilities Planning Committee. An agenda item will be added to the March 21 Business Meeting.
  
• Student led conferences are this Thursday and Friday, March 9 and 10.
• Meet and Greet Nights for Wiley students and families.
• UHS junior, Jurdan Tyler, placed 3rd at the state finals. This is a first for girls wrestling in Urbana history.

Email: contactus@usd116.org
Website: usd116.org
Location: 205 North Race Street, Urbana, IL, USA
Phone: (217) 384-3600
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