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Regional Board of School Trustees

Regional Board of School Trustees

The Regional Board of School Trustees is an elected board comprised of seven members. This elected board hears petitions for annexations, detachments, and changes in school boundaries. The Regional Superintendent acts as Ex-Officio Secretary to the Board. The Regional Office maintains all records of petitions heard in the region. The main responsibilities of the Regional Board of School Trustees are:

 

  1. The hearing and disposal of petitions for change of school district boundaries.
  2. The hearing and disposal of petitions by school districts to withdraw from Joint Agreements/Cooperatives.
  3. The appointment of appraisers and approval of final settlements in the division of assets when new districts are formed.
  4. Per statute, meetings are regularly held on the first Monday in July, October, January, and April. Meetings will be rescheduled or canceled if necessary per OMA. Meetings are held at ROE # 17 unless otherwise noted. 

 

Upcoming Meeting Dates:
Monday, April 3rd, 2023

Monday, May 15, 2023, Board Reorganization Meeting

Wednesday, May 11, 2022, 1:00 p.m., ROE # 17
** Please note, that meetings will be canceled if there is no business to discuss.

Meeting Minutes

Monday, May 17, 2021 (approved 7/6/2021) 
Tuesday, July 6, 2022 (approved 1/21/2022)

Friday, January 21, 2022 (approved 12/14/2022)
 

Annexation/Detachment

Superintendent Larry Pfeiffer from ROE # 40 put together an excellent video explaining School Annexation and Detachment.  To watch this informative video please click here. Detachments are a form of reorganization where a portion of one school district is incorporated into one or more other school districts. This may consist of one or more families or an area within the district wanting to attend another district.

Board of Trustees

Jean Anderson

Education / Retired
County: Logan
Term Expires: 2025

Craig Bertsche

Business
County: McLean
Term Expires: 2025

Dawn Conway

Education / Retired
County: McLean
Term Expires: 2027

Martin Mackinson

Agriculture
County: Livingston
Term Expires: 2027

Rose Smith

Education / Retired
County: Livingston
Term Expires: 2023

Dr. Debora Ford Van Hoorn

Education / Retired
County: Logan
Term Expires: 2023

Chris Ware

Business / Retired
County: DeWitt
Term Expires: 2023

Annexation/Detachment FAQs

May I send my child to another school district without paying tuition?

No. Non-resident students are required to pay tuition.  A non-resident student becomes a resident student only upon the effective date of the detachment.

Utilizing detachment, can I send my child to any school district that I would like?

No. The annexing district must be contiguous (boundaries touching) with the current school district.

Can more than one family be involved in the process?

Yes.  A single family, a group of families, or other registered voters can join together to utilize the detachment process.

Will my taxes be affected?

Possibly.  After detachments, the tax rates apply to the detached property will be the tax rates of the annexing school district.

Who is responsible for the expenses associated with the detachment?

The petitioners are responsible for the costs of publishing the hearing notice and the costs of the transcript of the hearing. Upon receiving the petition ROE # 17 will collect the deposit before scheduling the hearing.