april 9
regular board meeting
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1. CONVENE INTO CLOSED SESSION | 6:15 PM
2. OPENING OF THE PUBLIC MEETING | 7:00 PM
3. RECOGNITIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
A. Arlington Heights All-Star Athletes
The Board celebrated and congratulated the students who participated as Arlington Heights All-Star Athletes in the Basketball Skills Competition and/or Special Olympics Track & Field Games. The following students & coaches were celebrated and recognized:
Students
Julian Basa | Dean Borodic | Adam Buzinski | David Cai | Grace Canady | Matthew Choroszczak
JT D'Angelo | Lily Franchi | Andrew Huang | Benjamin Huang | Devin Jutla | Anne Osterhues
Grace Pedota | Leah Perez | Grace Petrie | Jessica Randazzo | Abhay Shetty | Brady Simpson
Regan Staehlin | Amanda Wisinski | Dylan Zosa
Coaches
Colleen Higgins | Allison Keough | Rebecca Ague | Corinne Duffy | Miranda Fanella
Megan Gamber | Carol Golemo | Betty Henderson | Cathy Holbrook | Nicki Koch
Regina Kross | Anny Lee | Amy McEllen | Megan McLaughlin | Kathleen Miklautsch
Megan Moser | Dani Stassen | Rose Stodola | Hannah Tyk
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C. South Middle School's 8th Grade Girls Volleyball Team
The Board celebrated and congratulated the South Middle School 8th Grade Girls Volleyball Team who qualified for the State Tournament. The following students and coaches were recognized:
Students
Lea Allemand | Rea Bekteshi | Cara Benassi | Reese DeCook | Harper Giersch
Jena Hasan | Elyse Kennedy | Alicia Morys | Evelyn Mueller | Anna Range
Ava Starzyk | Isabella Valentin | Kayla Thompson
Coaches
Liz MacNamara | Diana Cox
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B. State Wrestling Tournament Qualifiers
The Board celebrated and congratulated the South Middle School and Thomas Middle School students who qualified for the State Wrestling Tournament. The following students and coaches were recognized:
South Middle School
Jack Cossentino
Carlo DiFalco
Thank you to coaches Jay Bingaman and Dan Burdi.
Thomas Middle School
Brendan Dodd
Thank you to coaches Anthony Greco and Ben Hamilton.
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4. APPOINTMENT OF PRESIDENT & SECRETARY PRO TEM
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A. MOTION: APPROVEDD
Dr. Anisha I. Jogee served as President Pro Tem.
B. MOTION: APPROVED
Brian Cerniglia served as Secretary Pro Tem.
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5. OFFICER ELECTION & RECORDING SECRETARY APPOINTMENT
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A. MOTION: APPROVED
Greg Scapillato was elected as President.
B. MOTION: APPROVED
Dr. Anisha I. Jogee was elected as Vice President.
C. MOTION: APPROVED
Kevin Michael was elected as Secretary.
D. MOTION: APPROVED
Lana O'Brien was elected as Recording Secretary.
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6. SETTING OF MEETING DATES AND TIMES
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MOTION: APPROVED
BOARD MEETING DATES & TIMES
That the Board of Education approve the school board meeting dates, times and locations for 2024-2025 as presented.To watch this portion of the meeting, click here.
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7. BOARD COMMUNICATIONS
- Board Member Updates
- ED-RED Education Research Development
- Illinois Association of School Boards (IASB)
- NSSEO
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8. 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.
There were no community members who addressed the Board at this meeting. To watch this portion of the meeting, click here.
Please remember that the Board can be reached outside of Board Meeting hours by emailing boardfeedback@sd25.org.
9. COMMUNICATIONS FROM DISTRICT PARTNERS
- AHC PTA
- ABC25 Foundation
- ATA (Arlington Teachers' Association)
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10. CONSENT AGENDA
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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) Fixed Asset Disposal Report; (E) Regular and Closed Session Meeting Minutes of March 12, 2024.With the approval of the consent agenda, the Board welcomed Mrs. Allison Yoder as the next Associate Principal of Thomas Middle School. Mrs. Yoder is moving from her role as Assistant Principal and Student Services Coordinator at Westgate Elementary. She will keep her role as Student Services Coordinator in her new role at Thomas.
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11. STUDENT LEARNING
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Assistant Superintendent of Student Learning, Dr. Becky FitzPatrick, and Literacy and Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Coordinator, Sharon Nelles, presented a review of District 25's Literacy Program which entailed the formation of an elementary literacy committee, the piloting of two new curricular programs, and a proposal for the Board to consider of implementing the preferred pilot program, HMH Into Reading, as the new District 25 elementary comprehensive literacy resource for reading, writing, & word study.
Two committee members, Ms. Amy McFarland, Ivy Hill 1st Grade Teacher, and Dr. Corinne Duffy, Westgate 4th Grade Teacher, shared their experiences of piloting HMH Into Reading with the Board.
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12. STUDENT SERVICES
13. BUSINESS AND FINANCE
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A. TENTATIVE AMENDED BUDGET
On February 13, 2024, the Board of Education voted to abate the working cash fund in the amount of $1,900,000 to be transferred to the debt service fund. This transfer requires the District to amend the 2023-24 budget that was approved by the Board at the meeting held on September 26, 2023.
An amended budget must follow the same process and legal requirements (105 ILCS 5/17-1) as the original budget, therefore, the schedule for potential adoption of this amended budget is as follows:
- April 9, 2024 | Present 2023-24 tentative amended budget
- Prior to April 12, 2024 | Publish notice for public hearing
- May 14, 2024 | Public Hearing
- May 14, 2024 | Adoption of final amended budget
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14. FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
15. PERSONNEL AND PLANNING
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MOTION: APPROVED
A. RESIGNATION AGREEMENT 3
That the Board of Education approve the Resignation Agreement 3 with Melissa Reyes as presented.
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16. SUPERINTENDENT REPORT
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A. FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REPORT
Superintendent, Dr. Lori Bein, updates the Board on Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests from the public. The following were the FOIA requests:
- Lizanne Perri of Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling, requested information on a beverage agreement; a response was provided on March 14, 2024.
- Norma Wawrzyniak requested information on the district's cash reserves; a response was provided on April 1, 2024.
- Jim Small requested information on CUSIP numbers for bond issuances; a response was provided on April 5, 2024.
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MOTION: APPROVED
A. SECOND READING OF POLICIES | PRESS 113
That the Board of Education approve the policies as presented with the exception of the amendment to Policy 5:210.The approved motion was amended from the motion that was initially made.
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17. COMMUNITY INPUT
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 one elected to speak at this Community Input.
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18. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
FUTURE TOPICS & TOPICS WITH DATES TO BE DETERMINED
eLearning | TBD
NEW TOPIC
NONE
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UPCOMING BOARD EVENTS
Regular Board Meeting (Retiree Reception Prior)
TUESDAY, MAY 14, 2024 @ 7:00 PM
This meeting will be held at the South Middle School 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 the following day on the 'Board Agenda' page and on our 'Catch up on Meetings' page.
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