Board OKs Fee for Late Registration

The Valley View board of education had good news for prompt parents on Monday night: student fees won’t rise next school year—as long as they are paid on time.

Parents who don’t register their students by Aug. 16 will incur a 20 percent late fee.

According to Assistant Superintendent for Administrative Services Gary Grizaffi, the fee is aimed at encouraging families to attend registration events and cut down on long lines caused by students registering on the first day of school.

The board tabled the proposal at its Feb. 28 meeting to give the district finance committee time to review what impact it would have on school finances.

“The committee has decided to support the recommendation that fees not be changed next year,” Grizaffi said.

The plan means fees will remain at $40 for elementary school students, $100 for middle school students and $150 for high school students, provided their parents get them registered on time.

Board president Steve Quigley noted that the late charge will be waived for students who enter the district after the Aug. 16 cutoff.

Board OKs new textbooks

The district will purchase more than $23,000 worth of career and technical education textbooks for next school year.

Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum Faith Dahlquist said the purchase will allow the district to maintain its dual-credit status with Joliet Junior College.

“To be able to do that, we do need new textbooks,” she said.

But the money won’t come out of the district’s budget, Dahlquist told the board. The textbooks will be purchased using career and technical education grant funding.

According to Dahlquist, 256 Bolingbrook High School students and 209 Romeoville High School students earned dual credit from JJC by taking career and technical education classes in 2010.