Board Member Steve Anderson excited that the HFEO mentioned the scholarship fund at tonight's meeting and that the League of Women Voters shared information about the Candidates Forums for the various elections this spring. He also shared his monthly message calling for common sense gun reform connected to federal changes
Approved adding Girls' Flag Football as a competiive sport beginning with the 2025-26 school year. The IHSA officially adopted Girls’ Flag Football as a sanctioned sport, with the inaugural state championship series taking place in the fall of 2024. Homewood-Flossmoor High School has high student interest in participation. Practice will begin on August 11, 2025. The season will consist of 25 games with the IHSA Final scheduled for October 18, 2025.
The Board of Education approved a resolution to abate property taxes in the amount of $616,404 due to a 2024 levy adjustment for property tax refunds resulting from certificate of error applications and Property Tax Appeal Board decisions. This provides the district another opportunity to provide tax relief to the taxing body. This brings the total abated to the comminity by the school district to $5.86 million this tax year -- and $31.34 Million since 2019.
