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Audit engagement letter
- Motion: Approve the 2024–25 independent audit engagement letter.
- Vote: Passed (roll-call recorded yes votes and one abstention by Moreno on this item).
- Amount/terms: Not specified in transcript.

Band instrument bids
- Motion: Award band instrument purchases to multiple vendors: Midwest Music ($302,670), Quinlan and Fabish ($124,213.91), Elman’s Music ($10,661.98) and PM Music ($4,159.90).
- Vote: Passed (roll-call recorded unanimous yes votes by members present).
- Notes: Multiple vendor awards listed by amount in the meeting packet; motion approved.

Resolution: Notice of nonrenewal for probationary teachers
- Motion: Approve resolution authorizing notice of nonrenewal for first- and third-year probationary teachers Brock Badick and Anna Ramos.
- Vote: Passed (roll-call recorded; Moreno recorded an abstention on this item).
- Notes: The board authorized the notices; the transcript did not include rationale beyond the motion.

Buildings and grounds contracts
- Motion 9.b.1: Award the 2025 tuck-pointing project (base bid + alternate 1) to April Building Inc., $139,390.
- Vote: Passed; Moreno recorded an abstention on this item.

- Motion 9.b.2: Award the 2025 Waldo elevator modernization project to Total Elevator Service, $133,233.13.
- Vote: Passed (roll-call recorded yes votes by members present).

Technology and equipment purchases
- Motion 9.b.3: Purchase Lenovo Chromebooks with three-year advanced device protection for students entering grades 2 and 9 from Chromebookparts.com, $649,701.
- Vote: Passed (roll-call recorded yes votes by members present).

- Motion 9.b.4: Approve a five-year agreement with Konica Minolta Inc. for multifunction copier service and print-plant operations.
- Vote: Passed (roll-call recorded yes votes by members present).

Other procurement and routine approvals
- The board approved several routine consent-agenda items and equipment contracts by roll-call; where recorded, votes were yes with isolated abstentions noted above.

What the record does not include
- For several items the packet amounts are recorded in the transcript for vendor awards, but detailed contract terms, warranties, start/completion dates or funding sources were not read into the public hearing record. The transcript did not name who moved or seconded most motions; most were recorded simply as \"so moved\" and \"second.\"","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","East Aurora School District 131 Board of Education 3 17 25","oneSentenceSummary","At the March 17 meeting the East Aurora board approved multiple procurement and personnel actions, including the independent audit engagement letter, band instrument bids, tuck pointing and elevator projects, Chromebook purchases, a copier services agreement, and notices of nonrenewal for two probationary teachers.","taxTitle","Aurora East USD 131, School Boards, Illinois","taxId",74116,"location","Illinois","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6632746,"Board approves one-year, opt-in data-sharing agreement for mayor’s child savings accounts",64,966000,1030000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2670322-72dc1fc70b1fe655fbcaff5eb06c7115&start=966&end=1030","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2670322-72dc1fc70b1fe655fbcaff5eb06c7115/thumbnail_966000.jpg","/articles/6632746/Illinois/Board-approves-one-year-opt-in-data-sharing-agreement-for-mayors-child-savings-accounts","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6632746-954aeeea7f552cc4b994f24142d9993e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771161435&Signature=NUiWb4Iyz5BCgInYgNq4o93p0tAdqxGjZLwT-ERrYx6C8zWx4Gs0jF2zpFe74YGT1chDYK6wFNKkklVaD8PHnAFSesQis6H2NnMX1mRLQ~AMTmcaRB6W1JJYULl~ALj9WcuZ2adm-dtvmQK3HkANaVoNVjKwsFUO~D8hwn9se~L~6MOAm7WIkC2pAB7xeGVkwhjwDNdvv6du4gbgbniyhwoOpWOPxoXLNiP-rklAeDF-CsP5Zay9jEhS~7xmRMEF4THwg-tf7icp3tAAixlvdlXqEWIn63EfYD4H0fs9ULIQ6qOcxC93py6PSTol9MqYeqhFxk1BwgB4qKcW~BYYFQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The East Aurora School District 131 Board of Education voted March 17 to approve a one-year, opt-in data-sharing agreement with Operation HOPE and the City of Aurora to support the mayor’s child savings account program.

Superintendent Dr. Norell told the board the agreement had been revised after prior discussion and is now opt-in for families. \"This is an agreement that is opt in for our families,\" he said during the presentation to the board, and he thanked partners for making that change. The agreement runs through June 30, 2026, and Dr. Norell said it is identical to the agreement signed by West Aurora.

The board approved the motion by roll call. The transcript records no additional program details such as enrollment targets, dollar amounts per child, or which data fields Operation HOPE will receive; those specifics were not specified in the public discussion.

The superintendent said the one-year term is intended to allow families to enroll and for the board to reassess before any further commitments. No conditions or opt-out mechanisms beyond the opt-in selection were read into the public record during the meeting.","The board approved a one-year, opt-in data-sharing agreement with Operation HOPE and the City of Aurora for the mayor’s child savings account; the superintendent said the agreement was revised to be opt-in at the board’s request and matches an agreement West Aurora approved.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6632751,"East Aurora board names Dr. Bob Halverson superintendent; outgoing Dr. Norell to step down",876,1058000,1934000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2670322-72dc1fc70b1fe655fbcaff5eb06c7115&start=1058&end=1934","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2670322-72dc1fc70b1fe655fbcaff5eb06c7115/thumbnail_1058000.jpg","/articles/6632751/Illinois/East-Aurora-board-names-Dr-Bob-Halverson-superintendent-outgoing-Dr-Norell-to-step-down","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6632751-507bd1fe57627f0c018590a352acf86d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771161435&Signature=McZylGXz5uMuNks5LzSytHGa80YRmShG1l6gJL1wOdg8MKMp54kV-2xyOaElYECRPXjJ7WYdtshXcyMjXL2XuE2GZDUgZg8RT7qS8jKp8UegHujR0kpFfnwqQOS~TpdpFl2qlyRN-b3MRovuAoZmkM89Pk~EafgiEspwySJrPGjUqpxO~-NLabEyU1epk80s~zgmBRAsaztO8WVUnz-67lxI6dzUX8uktC9Xy6QGo~ONKo4dZhjipuyoNElKe6DGk9RbNd4NjqMUsPgL5dQfwoC5jh2lvMdGmDWXT31C4-CDt9qAv5ambCzrQ74fyu9PCGPxG~4ZwtUW~yOSNAldxQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The East Aurora School District 131 Board of Education voted on March 17 to appoint Dr. Bob Halverson as the district’s next superintendent and approved an amendment to the current superintendent contract.

Board members approved the appointment by roll-call vote. The board then voted to amend the contract of the current superintendent; that amendment passed after a roll call in which one member recorded an abstention.

Outgoing Superintendent Dr. Norell addressed the board and community and said he will be moving to the community where he will take a new superintendent role. He thanked the board and partners for seven years of support and urged the board to remain supportive of the superintendent role.

Dr. Halverson, who earlier in the meeting was featured in a district video and delivered prepared remarks, said he was honored and described his personal connection to the district. \"If I could pick any spot in the state of Illinois with a pin, any spot in the entire country with a pin and put it on a map to become a superintendent, it would be in East Aurora,\" he said. In his remarks Halverson listed priorities including continued academic growth, building a culture of collaboration and trust, and expanding pathways to be college- or career-ready.

Union president Becky Ryro spoke after the vote, thanked Dr. Norell for his service and welcomed Dr. Halverson, saying the union is ready to collaborate with the new superintendent.

Both the appointment and the contract amendment were completed by standard motion, second and roll-call votes recorded in the meeting transcript. The record does not contain additional details of the amended contract terms beyond board approval.","The board voted to appoint Dr. Bob Halverson as superintendent and approved an amendment to the current superintendent contract. Outgoing Superintendent Dr. Norell said he will be moving to another community to take a superintendent role.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6632756,"Board appoints Brian Moreno to East Aurora School District 131 and administers oath",84,242000,326000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2670322-72dc1fc70b1fe655fbcaff5eb06c7115&start=242&end=326","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2670322-72dc1fc70b1fe655fbcaff5eb06c7115/thumbnail_242000.jpg","/articles/6632756/Illinois/Board-appoints-Brian-Moreno-to-East-Aurora-School-District-131-and-administers-oath","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6632756-7994996fb3edf2979a07f06fad4bcd5d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771161435&Signature=XGOwEU8mgLeV5sAti4ZEfMFTwokI0tnRuth1KIeB970Dsy3GQg3Dcbu15JjI3SpD1iSKHIYXbUKCLMaK2cuPC2tXSnsNeiUMDI5bSBNYx-xnLwb1IBG62Pdi085L94-KML2D3QE~EOnF46jMHUnUAQJYMhjoeZhsuCzZD8A-KPPc2kRsgWnR~-NRfTH0n14PG5Jmbzp~GHerW3VLGizNz6z~WOl9dBMJE2LD8y4x1y7hb7bPXVATQtp~yceUUT3jUpG1VjFX8emQTzDV9ujrHH4pddCbQFWzM9ZYV1ou27R~Reb-IlZNSfgHfN53nIl65BIc6fGVPXklEyhNKynrpQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The East Aurora School District 131 Board of Education appointed Brian Moreno to the board and administered the oath of office during its March 17 meeting.

The board president placed a motion to appoint Moreno to the open seat; the motion carried on a roll call with all members present voting in favor. Following the vote, the board read the statutory oath of office. Brian Moreno affirmed the oath and was formally welcomed to the board.

Board members then proceeded through regular business. Moreno later registered an abstention on the consent agenda vote, which passed with other members voting yes.

The appointment followed standard board procedure: a motion, a second and a roll-call vote. The oath the new member recited included the obligation to uphold the U.S. and Illinois constitutions, to respect taxpayer interests and protect district assets, and a recognition that board authority rests with the majority at public meetings.

No additional conditions or contingencies on Moreno’s appointment were recorded in the meeting minutes. The board moved on to committee reports and routine agenda items after the swearing-in.

Notes: the board did not provide a written resignation or vacancy report in the public discussion during this meeting that explains why the seat was open; that detail was not specified in the record.","At its March 17 meeting the East Aurora School District 131 Board of Education appointed Brian Moreno to a vacant seat and administered the official oath of office; Moreno later abstained from a consent-agenda vote.","actionData","errors"]

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