may 9
regular board meeting
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REGULAR MEETING RECORDING
1. CONVENE INTO CLOSED SESSION | 6:30 PM
2. OPENING OF THE PUBLIC MEETING | 7:00 PM
3. RECOGNITIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
STAFF APPRECIATION WEEK
The Board recognized and appreciated the District 25 Staff for their dedication to this community and the District 25 students.
A video (linked here) was shown at the meeting.
"It's so great that our strongest advocates for our teachers are our students...we noticed the word 'love' used many times by them [in the video]." - @DrAnishaJogee, BOE President
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SCIENCE OLYMPIAD
Ms. Kim Dyer expressed her appreciation to the Board for allowing organizations, such as the Elementary Science Olympiad, to utilize District facilities. Ms. Dyer had a brief presentation to say thank you.
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ARLINGTON HEIGHTS ALL-STAR STUDENT ATHLETES
The Board recognized and celebrated the Arlington Heights All-Start Student Athletes for their participation in the Special Olympics Spring Games - Track and Field. Congratulations to the following athletes and coaches:
Athletes:
Marco Bonasera | Dean Borodic | Aidan Bowers | Adam Buzinski | Grace Canady
Matthew Choroszczak | JT D'Angelo | Lily Franchi | Will Hatfield | Will Henckel
Andrew Huang | Devin Jutla | Eliza Kim | Grace Pedota | Grace Petrie | Leah Perez
Ava Reveles | Guiseppe Scaravalle | Brady Simpson | Regan Staehlin | Amanda Wisinski
Coaches:
Colleen Higgins | Allison Keough | Corinne Duffy | Grace Gran | Carol Golemo
Cathy Holbrook | Nicki Koch | Anny Lee | Amy McEllen | Rose Stodola | Elizabeth Zavitz
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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 addressed 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. At this meeting, the public comments begin at the 24:38 mark of the meeting.
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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) Invoices; (C) Fixed Asset Disposal Report; (D) Regular and Closed Session Meeting Minutes of April 25, 2023; (E) Resignation Agreement.
The consent agenda documents can be seen by clicking here to visit BoardDocs.
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8. STUDENT LEARNING
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MOTION: APPROVED
eLearning Plan, 2023-2024 through 2025-2026
That the Board of Education approve the 2023-2024 through 2025-2026 eLearning plan as presented.
Assistant Superintendent of Student Learning, Dr. Becky FitzPatrick, presented the 2023-2024 - 2025-2026 eLearning plan to the Board for approval. This is a renewal of an eLearning plan that was initially adopted by the Board on August 13, 2020.
An eLearning Plan provides District 25 with the flexibility to engage students in remote learning opportunities if schools need to close to ensure the health and safety of students and staff. In the event of a school closure, the district may choose between implementing an eLearning day or making up the day according to the school calendar.
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9. STUDENT SERVICES
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As an extension of the AHSD25 Strategic Plan, NSSEO conducted an audit of D25’s programming for special education through a collaborative process. The intentional, customized approach of this audit was designed to take a deeper, more reflective look at the strengths of the District in addressing students with special needs and to answer specialized questions related to aspects of the strategic plan process.
This audit was specifically aligned to the questions posed by the AHSD 25 Strategic Plan related to inclusive practices and family satisfaction.
The presenters of the results of this audit to the District 25 Board of Education were:
- Dr. Judy Hackett, Superintendent, NSSEO
- Christy Crabtree, Assistant Superintendent, NSSEO
- Diane Kaffka, Assistant Superintendent of Student Services, District 25
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10. BUSINESS AND FINANCE
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MOTION: APPROVED
Resolution Authorizing Transfer (Loan) of Moneys
That the Board of Education approve the "Resolution Authorizing Transfer (Loan) of Moneys from the Working Cash Fund to the Debt Service Fund in the amount of $950,000"
This resolution allows the District to loan money from the working cash fund to the Debt Services Fund to allow for payment for the interest due June 1 on the 2022 bonds, which are the $60 million of referendum bonds we sold back in the fall. The District plans to reimburse the working cash funds via the tax dollars that will come in, in the fall. Assistant Superintendent of Business/CSBO, Stacey Mallek, presented on this topic.
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NSSEO BUDGET
Assistant Superintendent of Business/CSBO, Stacey Mallek, presented the Board with the proposed NSSEO budget for the 2023-24 school year. This is an annual item that is brought to the District 25 Board.
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11. FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
12. PERSONNEL AND PLANNING
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MOTION: APPROVED
Calendar Update for the 2023-2024 School Year
That the Board of Education approve the calendar update for the 2023-2024 school year as presented.
Assistant Superintendent of Personnel & Planning, Dr. Brian Kaye, presented an update to the District 25 calendar for the 2023-2024 school year. The updates made are as follows:
- Tuesday, March 19, 2024 is a Non-Attendance Day | Election Day
- Monday, April 1, 2024 is a Staff Attendance Only | School Improvement (SIP) Day
- Monday, April 1,2024 is an Emergency Day 1
- Friday, April 5, 2024 is a School Attendance Day
- Monday, April 8, 2024 is a School Attendance Day
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MOTION: APPROVED
2023-2024 Employee Compensation
That the Board of Education approve the 2023-2024 employee compensation for current Teacher Assistants, Building Support Technicians (BST), Registered Nurses (RN), Educational Support Personnel (ESP), individuals classified as ‘Other’, Food Service, and Administrators as submitted.
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MOTION: APPROVED
Resolution - Non-renewal of a Teaching Assistant
That the Board of Education adopt the Resolution, "DISMISSAL OF EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL EMPLOYEE FOR REASONS OTHER THAN REDUCTION-IN-FORCE", and direct the Superintendent to provide the required notification to the employee.
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13. 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. This meeting there were no FOIA requests to update the Board on.
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E. SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER POSITION
Superintendent, Dr. Lori Bein, brought a proposal for the Board to consider expanding the School Resource Officer (SRO) positions that serve District 25 to two full-time School Resource Officer positions to exclusively be at South Middle School and Thomas Middle School.
When the Arlington Heights Police Department approached District 25 with this idea, they were looking through a lens of "how can we best grow our service to the Arlington Heights community", and they believe that adding 2.0 full time equivalent (FTE) SRO positions at Thomas Middle School and South Middle School would be one of the answers.
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F. SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH
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B. SECOND READING OF POLICIES | PRESS 111
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C. SECOND READING OF POLICIES | PRESS 110
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D. SECOND READING OF POLICIES | SECTION 6, INSTRUCTION REVIEW
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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. This meeting, however, the Board chose to not offer a second public comment opportunity due to the length of the meeting and the time required to be able to fully discuss and vet the topics of this meeting.
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15. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
FUTURE TOPICS & TOPICS WITH DATES TO BE DETERMINED
There were no updates on future topics and topics with dates to be determined.
NEW TOPICS
There were no new topics.
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UPCOMING BOARD EVENTS
Regular Board Meeting | Retiree Reception
TUESDAY, MAY 23, 2023 @ 7:00 PM
This meeting will be held at Thomas 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.
