july 15
regular board meeting
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REGULAR MEETING RECORDING
1. CONVENE INTO CLOSED SESSION
6:15 PM
2. RECONVENE PUBLIC MEETING
7:00 PM
3. RECOGNITIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
There were no recognitions and presentations at this meeting.
4. BOARD COMMUNICATIONS
- Board Member Updates
- ED-RED Education Research Development
- Illinois Association of School Boards (IASB)
- NSSEO
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5. COMMUNITY INPUT
Community members are invited to address the Board during this public comment portion of the meeting. According to Board Policy, public comment is heard for 30 minutes at Board of Education meetings and members of the community have three minutes to address the Board.
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Please remember that the Board can be reached outside of Board Meeting hours by emailing boardfeedback@sd25.org.
6. COMMUNICATIONS FROM DISTRICT PARTNERS
- AHC PTA
- ABC25 Foundation
- ATA (Arlington Teachers Association)
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7. CONSENT AGENDA
MOTION: APPROVED
That the Board of Education approve those items on the Consent Agenda as follows: (A) Personnel Report and Addendum to Personnel Report; (B) Treasurer's Report; (C) Invoices; (D) Regular and Closed Session Meeting Minutes of June 10, 2025.The consent agenda documents can be seen by clicking here to visit BoardDocs.
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8. STUDENT LEARNING
9. STUDENT SERVICES
10. BUSINESS AND FINANCE
action item
MOTION: APPROVED
A. Award of Crossing Guard Bill
That the Board of Education award the bid for crossing guard services for the 2025-26 school year to Andy Frain Services Inc.
District 25 recommended Andy Frain Services Inc. to provide crossing guard services at two locations in the District. Last year (24-25) the District utilized Andy Frain Services Inc. at the corner of Belmont Ave. and Thomas St. and was satisfied with their services provided.
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11. FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
12. PERSONNEL & PLANNING
action item
MOTION: APPROVED
A. 2025-2026 Calendar Revision
That the Board of Education approve the revisions to the 2025-2026 calendar as presented.At last month's Board meeting, Assistant Superintendent of Personnel & Planning, Kendra Perri, presented the Calendar Committee's recommendation to move the scheduled School Improvement (SIP) Day from Monday, April 6, 2026 to Tuesday, March 17, 2026.
This move is due to the fact that Tuesday, March 17, 2026 is a primary election day and the District anticipates its buildings being used as polling sites. In past years, staff and families have expressed safety concerns about having students in attendance while members of the public access portions of our school buildings. The Calendar Committee has made this recommendation in response to those concerns.
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13. SUPERINTENDENT REPORT
information items
A. Superintendent Update
Superintendent Dr. Brian Kaye noted the following:
- Celebrated and recognized the C.I.T.Y. of Support Graduation;
- Praise given to the SummerU and ESY families and staff for another successful year.
- Well wishes for Board Recording Secretary Lana O'Brien as she recovers from surgery.
- Congratulations to our Department of Business and its leader, Stacey Mallek, for their 32nd (Dr. Kaye said 23rd by mistake) straight year receiving the Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Association of School Business Officials (ASBO) International.
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B. Freedom of Information Act Report
Superintendent, Dr. Brian Kaye, updates the Board on Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests from the public. The following were the FOIA requests:
- Ana Velazquez requested information on camera footage; a response was provided on June 9, 2025.
- Owen Wang of North Cook News requested graduation information; a response was provided on July 1, 2025.
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D. First Reading of Policies | Press 118
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E. Communications Update
Presented by Head of Communications & Storytelling, Adam Harris, this served as an update on the happenings in the District's Department of Communications. Mr. Harris spoke about the strategic/support approach he takes in communications as well as the authentic storytelling, all to help create a sense of pride and connection with the District 25 community.
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action item
MOTION: APPROVED
C. IASB President Recommendation, Dr. Jogee
That the Board of Education recommend Dr. Anisha I. Jogee be considered by the IASB Nominating Committee for the position of IASB President.The Board voted to support their colleague, Dr. Anisha I. Jogee, to be considered by the IASB Nominating Committee for the position of IASB President.
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14. PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION
The District 25 Board of Education often offers a second opportunity for public comment at each Board Meeting that takes place once all the agenda items have been presented, discussed, or voted on.
*No community members chose to address the Board during this public comment at this meeting.*
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15. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
FUTURE TOPICS & TOPICS WITH DATES TO BE DETERMINED
- There are no future topics with dates to be determined.
NEW TOPICS
- No new topics to be discussed.
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16. CLOSED SESSION CONTINUES
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17. ADJOURN
UPCOMING BOARD EVENTS
Policy Committee Meeting
TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2025 @ 5:00 PM
The Policy Committee Meetings are public meetings where the members of the Board's policy committee meet to review and discuss the policies of the Board. No action will be taken at these meetings, and they will not be videotaped.
Regular Meeting of the Board
TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2025 @ 6:15 PM
*The meeting will begin at 6:15 p.m. at which time the Board will move into Closed Session until approximately 7:00 p.m. Following Closed session, the Regular Open meeting will begin.*
This meeting will be held at the Dunton Administration Building (1200 S. Dunton Ave.) and broadcasted live and recorded. The link for the livestream can be found on the Board Agenda page (www.sd25.org/BoardAgenda) the week of the meeting.
Public Comments
Anyone who wishes to make a public comment can do so, in-person, at our Board of Education meetings. The Board hosts two public comment opportunities on their agenda: 1) at the beginning of the meeting, prior to any agenda items, 2) at the end of the meeting after the agenda items have been discussed/presented.
Meeting Recordings
A video of the meeting will be recorded and uploaded to our site on the 'Board Agenda' page and on our 'Catch up on Meetings' page.