Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 8/5/2024 - 6:00 PM
Category: CONSENT ACTION ITEMS
Type: Action
Subject: Approval of the Annual Certification for Student Transportation for Hazardous Areas
Strategic Plans:
Strategic Goal 5
Enclosure
File Attachment:
Hazardous Areas.pdf
Summary: The School Code of Illinois provides for school districts to receive reimbursement for the transportation of students who live less than one and one-half miles from school when it can be shown that walking to and from school constitutes a serious safety hazard. Currently, 68 such areas are approved in District 186. The Board of Education must recertify these areas annually.
Funding:
Resolution: WHEREAS, The School Code of Illinois provides for school districts to receive reimbursement for the transportation of students who live less than one and one-half miles from school when it can be shown that walking to and from school constitutes a serious hazard; and WHEREAS, the Board of Education is to determine the areas to be submitted for approval in accordance with guidelines by the Illinois Department of Transportation; and WHEREAS, sixty-eight such areas have been previously approved and annual approval is required; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the District has determined that conditions in the sixty-eight areas previously approved have not changed.
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Steve Miller - Director
Signed By:
Jennifer E. Gill - Superintendent
Vote Results:

Original Motion
Member Anthony Mares Moved, Member Sarah Blissett seconded to approve the Original motion 'WHEREAS, The School Code of Illinois provides for school districts to receive reimbursement for the transportation of students who live less than one and one-half miles from school when it can be shown that walking to and from school constitutes a serious hazard; and WHEREAS, the Board of Education is to determine the areas to be submitted for approval in accordance with guidelines by the Illinois Department of Transportation; and WHEREAS, sixty-eight such areas have been previously approved and annual approval is required; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the District has determined that conditions in the sixty-eight areas previously approved have not changed.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 7 Nay: 0.
The motion Carried 7 - 0
   
Anthony Mares     Yes
Micah Miller     Yes
Sarah Blissett     Yes
Buffy Lael-Wolf     Yes
Erica Austin     Yes
Ken Gilmore     Yes
Debra Iams     Yes