Board RECAP

The District 211 Board of Education met Thursday, June 12, 2025, in the Board Room of the G.A. McElroy Administration Center. Below is a recap of key items acted on and reviewed.

The Board of Education formally recognized students and staff who achieved state and national recognition, and also honored Booster presidents from all five high schools.

Palatine High School

IHSA Girls State Track Meet

Presenter: Kevin Conway

Ayisha Kazeem -1st Place 300M Hurdles, 5th Place 100M Hurdles, 7th Place Long Jump

IHSA Boys Track Meet
Presenter: Martell Halloran

Carter Hayes - 2nd Place 3200M Run
Alexander Krieg - 3rd Place 3200M Run

William Fremd High School

IHSA Badminton
Presenter: Bob Hanson

Team - 3rd Place in State

Sophia Lin - 4th Place Singles
Yelang Lee - 6th Place Singles
Samantha Ye - 4th Place Doubles
Sophie Zhou - 4th Place Doubles
Riha Maligireddy - 5th Place Doubles

Catherine Qin - 5th Place Doubles

IHSA Boys State Track Meet
Presenter: Jeff Williams

Rory Gaan - 3rd Place 3200M Run, 11th Place 1600M Run

Jack Jennings - 7th Place 3200M Run

Oluwadamilare Hassan - 9th Place Triple Jump

Conant High School

IHSGCA Boys Gymnastics State Meet

Presenter: Paul Kim

Sanket Vyas - 1st Place Pommel Horse

IHSA Girls State Track Meet

Presenter: Aaron Essex

Daisha Brunson - 1st Place 100M Hurdles, 5th Place 100M Dash, 4th Place 200M Dash

IHSA Boys State Tennis Meet

Presenter: Matt Marks

Team - 2nd Place in State

Kabir Motwani - 2nd Place Singles
Austin Wu - 5th Place Doubles
Maximus Rysz - 5th Place Doubles

Nathan Desai - 2nd Place Team Member

Carter Stilich - 2nd Place Team Member

Haruki Watanabe - 2nd Place Team Member

Shaumburg High School

IHSA Boys State Track Meet

Presenter: Ryan Senica

Ray Black - 9th Place 300M High Hurdles

IHSA Girls State Track Meet

Presenter: Robin Bingham

Amy Carhee - 3rd Place 100M Hurdles

Kaylee Meyer - 4th Place High Jump

The Board approved the minutes from its regular meeting of May 15, 2025.

The Board reviewed and approved bids for athletic supplies for winter and spring sports at all schools ($240,929.94); custodial maintenance supplies for all schools and the Administration Center ($209,958.12); and athletic training supplies for all schools ($76,106.15).

Full bid information can be viewed here.

Jacquese Gilbert, Director of Summer School and Community Outreach, has listed teachers' names with pending contracts for the 2025 summer school session. Current District 211 Academic teachers will be compensated between $51.23 per hour and $61.71 per hour, depending on their years of service within the district. Out-of-district academic teachers are compensated $38.95 per hour. Administrators and deans are compensated between $61.71 per hour and $71.44 per hour. This also depends on their experience and role during summer school.

At the July 17, 2025 Board meeting, employment of additional teachers may be recommended.

View the full details here.

The Fiscal Year 2025-2026 tentative budget for District 211 was submitted for the Board to review the Illinois Municipal Retirement/Social Security Fund and the Working Cash Fund.

The 2025-2026 tentative budget for these funds was developed in accordance with the Illinois Program Accounting Manual and presents revenue and expenditures by category and fund.

Full information is available here.

The graduation dates for the Class of 2026 were presented to the Board. All ceremonies will be held at the NOW Arena and will begin at 7:30 p.m. The graduation dates for the Class of 2026 are:

• Hoffman Estates High School - Friday, May 15, 2026
• Palatine High School - Sunday, May 17, 2026
• James B. Conant High School - Monday, May 18, 2026
• William Fremd High School - Tuesday, May 19, 2026
• Schaumburg High School - Wednesday, May 20, 2026

District 211 Strategic Plan Priority 2 emphasizes ensuring all students demonstrate academic growth. Indicator 2.1 specifically focuses on supporting students in achieving proficiency on course Critical Learning Standards. To align with this objective, the District has implemented the co-teaching instructional framework on a limited basis, primarily within developmental courses. Traditionally, co-teaching in District 211 has involved two educators collaborating in the same classroom, with one serving as the lead teacher or content expert and the other providing instructional support, including behavior management and adapting instruction to meet the individual needs of students.

The Board approved an agreement with Creative Culture Consulting to provide up to four days of summer consultation in preparation for the 2025–2026 school year, and up to 42 days of classroom-based coaching across the District’s 136 co-taught course sections at a total cost of $167,900. This initiative will be funded through the professional development allocation of the IDEA grant.

Full information is available here.

Each District 211 school conducted a minimum of the following required safety drills: three School Evacuation (fire) drills, one Bus Evacuation drill and one Severe Weather/Shelter in place (tornado) drill. Administration also coordinated two Law Enforcement (lockdown) drills at each school. All these safety drills involved both staff members and students.

The Board accepted the Annual Review of Safety Plans, Protocols, Procedures, and School Safety Drills Report.

Full information is available here.

District 211 has partnered with the North Cook Intermediate Service Center (NCISC) and Regional Office of Education (ROE) for many years to support students in a variety of capacities. In the past, District 211 has partnered with NCISC to provide an educational setting for students that were otherwise eligible for expulsion under the Illinois Regional Safe Schools Program (RSSP). That program, called North Cook Young Adult Academy, on occasion served District students prior to the formation of the District 211 Alternative Learning Academy.

The Board approved the North Cook Intermediate Service Center Intergovernmental Agreements as presented for the 2025-2026 academic year.

Full information and a copy of the Intergovernmental Agreement are available here.

District 211 has offered an academic Building Construction Program for its students for more than three decades, providing students with the foundational skills necessary to enter an area of architecture, construction or building trades post-graduation. The Building Construction Program is an integral part of the Architectural and Construction Pathway and can be paired with the instructional opportunities offered through several of the technical dual credit or District academic courses to best prepare students for their future. The District’s Computer-Aided Design classes have also been engaged in competitions to design homes for recent building construction projects.

The Board set a budget for construction costs, consulting and contingency fees for a new student-built home located on Louise Lane in Palatine at $848,000 and approved spreading the cost over the 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 fiscal year budgets.

Full information is available here.

Over the past few months, the District’s brokerage/consulting service provider Hub International, Inc. (Hub) has conducted an analysis of District 211’s renewal structure of claims administration services and stop-loss insurance and sought pricing from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois (BCBS) per the insurance plans in the District collective bargaining agreements. The claims administration renewal is structured to achieve the same level of benefits and services including controlled deductibles, coinsurance, prescription drug plans, health savings accounts and varied premium levels as currently exists.

The Board approved the retention of Blue Cross and Blue Shield to provide claims administration services for medical, prescription drugs, dental and utilization review; and purchased 125% aggregate stop-loss insurance and specific stop-loss insurance from Blue Cross and Blue Shield at a level of $350,000 for PPO plans and $150,000 for HMO plans as presented.

Full information is available here.

The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) was initiated by the Board in 1979. In July of 2009, the Board approved an expansion of services with the goal of better serving employees through traditional, clinical referral services as well as a comprehensive assortment of services and informational assistance offered under the umbrella name Work-Life Solutions.

The Board approved the continuation of the Employee Assistance Program services to be provided by Workplace Solutions from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026 at a monthly cost of $1.54 per employee.

Full information is available here.

The next scheduled regular Board of Education meeting will be held Thursday, July 17, 2025, with closed session beginning at 6:30 p.m. and public session and recognitions beginning at 7:30 p.m. in the Anne Koller Board Meeting Room at the G.A. McElroy Administration Center.