Cary District 26 Committees' to Meet; Board of Education to Take Action on Cuts

Three members will begin their term on the community engagement committee today.

Stephanie Franco, who's a retired D-26 teacher, Jacob Vandemoortel, who's a high school teacher in Elgin and Jennifer Norton, a member of the Cary community for 12 years and present parent of a seventh grader will be on the panel to discuss topics affecting the district.

After the members are seated, the committee plans to discuss finance 101, which is a program designed to help the community better understand the finances of the district and other program updates, including digital learning and a climate survey addressing the opinions of staff, students and the community.

Eleni Tsilimigras, who's been in Cary community for two years and investigator with the State Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and Josh Howell, who has worked seven years with municipal government and K-12 school districts in Chicago, will fill the last two spots on the panel in the coming months.

D-26 Committee of the Whole will also meet this evening to provide a update on the Target 26 Strategic plan and have discussions on district communication and eighth grade algebra material resources.

After the committees' meet, the Board of Education will hold a special meeting to discuss and take action on the fiscal year 2012 , which is prompted by the administration's recommendation of passing these cuts if negotiations between the district and the Cary Education Association (CEA) aren't complete.

However, after the board meets to discuss the reductions, they will immediately go into a closed session to discuss teachers' contracts for the 2011-2012 school year. 

The Community Engagement Committee will meet at 6 p.m., followed by the Committee of the Whole meeting at 7:30 p.m. and the Board of Education will meet at 8:30 p.m.

All meetings will be held at the Cary Junior High School, 2109 Crystal Lake Road.