The Taylorville Community Unit Schools Board of Education held their regular meeting on Monday night at the Administration Education Center in Taylorville. It was a short agenda for the meeting, with most of the items on the agenda being mandatory issues that the school board must vote on. One item of note however was the Treasurer’s Report, with Taylorville Schools Superintendent Dr. Gregg Fuerstenau reiterating that the Taylorville School District is in better shape than most regarding the state budget impasse. Fuerstenau also mentioned that the state needs to pass a budget in order to receive Federal Aid.
Fuerstenau mentioned how the Taylorville’s Journalism department brought home a state championship for the Yearbook Layout Double Page Spread. He commended how it’s a proud moment that the student’s talent in the Taylorville Journalism department is being recognized across the state.
There were several new business items to attend to, including consideration of Property, Casualty, and Workers Compensation Insurance bids. The Taylorville School district has decided to go with Diamond Brothers insurance, since it’s a local company, and the school district wanted to keep their business local. They also decided to go with Gerber Life for their student insurance needs.
Another notable item of discussion was the report from the superintendent that Taylorville Schools will be switching to a one location registration system for the upcoming school year, where registration for all Taylorville Schools will be held under one roof. Taylorville Schools Business Manager Colene German explained why the school district is making the change, and gave some details on how the new registration system will work.
It was explained that each school will have its own station where parents can register their students for the upcoming school year. Dr. Fuerstenau said how this new registration system helps simplify the process by having all of the forms that parents need to fill out in one location. This way if a parent has children in multiple schools in the Taylorville School System, they don’t have to visit each school to register their child and fill out the necessary paperwork. It can simply be done in one stop. The Taylorville School District Board of Education meeting adjourned at approximately 8:42 PM.
