june 10

The bOARDBuzz is put together following District 25 School Board Meetings and serves as a recap of what occurred.

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6:15 PM

7:00 PM

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~7:00 pm

A. South & Thomas Middle School Track & Field State Qualifiers

The Board and administration recognized and celebrated the South & Thomas Middle School Track & Field State Qualifiers, and their coaches.

South Middle School

Kari Anderson | Jacob Ayala | Isabella Caldera | Marley Camardella | McKenna Carroll

Audrey Childs | Yamato Endo | Emilie English | Eliza Farry | Stephen Foltin | Katelyn Grund

Miko Grzanka | Isaac Hamada | Gretchen Heckard | Quinn Johnson | Mila Kacprzynska

Lily Newman | Justin Pippins | Kaitlin Tonkovic | Madison Viken

Sophie Wery | Rodrigo Zapata Solano

Team Coaches: Tim Evans, Kim Radzak, Dani Stassen, and Tyler Stordahl

Thomas Middle School

Vada Ashman | Avery Bashford | Karina Boduch | Clare Casey | Zoha Chaudhry

Camille Devine | McKenna Fox | Adelaide Galla | Ellie Karajic | Sophia Quiroz

Madeline Serur | Finley Spokas | Katie Szabo | Gabriella Torres | Clara Vincent

Team Coaches: Arin Damico, Dave Keller, Joe Kim, and Christine Papahronis from Thomas M.S.

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B. Best Communities in Music Education

The Board and administration recognized and celebrated District 25's music program (Music, Chorus, Band, and Music for Youth teachers & staff) as the District has been awarded the Best Communities for Music Education, which is a national recognition by The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Foundation. The Foundation recognizes and celebrates school districts for their support and commitment to music education.

District 25 Teachers:

Dana Berry | Katherine Conomikes | Kenny Cook | Len Deptula | Kate Hojek

Candi Horton | Oksana Lukaszewskyj | Adam Mead | Catherine Privett

Kaitlin Pucci | Katie Randolph | Carolyn Schneider | Marcus Szuwald

Olivia Weismann | Casey Whitaker-Vittone | Camille Ziemann

Music for Youth:

Erin Cano | Tammy Glassburg | Gretchen Grube | Cloudia Huang

Phillip Lee | Vannia Phillips | James Sanders

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In this portion of the meeting, Board members catch one another up on the happenings each member has experienced as an individual since the last meeting. Also, some Board members are appointed as representatives to attend meetings on behalf of the District 25 Board of Education for different organizations. Those members convey relative information to the entire Board at the monthly meeting.

• Board Member Updates
• ED-RED Education Research Development
• Illinois Association of School Boards (IASB)
  
• NSSEO
  

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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.

In this portion of the meeting, the three organizations below addressed Board Members.

• AHC PTA
  
• ABC25 Foundation
  
• ATA (Arlington Teachers Association)

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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 Reports (C) Invoices; (D) Special Meeting Minutes of May 7, 2025; (E) Regular and Closed Session Meeting Minutes of May 13, 2025; (F) Accept Donations for 2024-2025; (G) Superintendent Memberships and Professional Development

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There were no items presented by the Department of Student Learning.

There were no items presented by the Department of Student Services.

MOTION: APPROVED

A. Music for Youth Contract

That the Board of Education approve the Proposed Agreement for Music Services with Music For Youth of Arlington Heights for the 2025-26 thru 2027-28 school years.

This item was presented by Assistant Superintendent of Business/CSBO, Stacey Mallek. Music for Youth is a stringed instrument program that has been partially funded by District 25 for over 40 years. It is a tuition-based program available to students in all nine District 25 schools from kindergarten through grade 8. Music for Youth provides an instructionally sound, cost-effective addition to our music program.

At the time of this proposed agreement, the current financial commitment of District 25 to the program is $121,285. The proposed agreement reflected annual increases based on the lesser of CPI-U or 5% for the next 3 years. The CPI-U for 2025/26 is 2.9%, and the 10-year average is 2.68%. Based on this the cost would be $124,801.89 for 2025/26, and estimated at $128,147 for 2026/27 and $131,581 for 2027/28.

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MOTION: APPROVED

B. Fund Transfer

That the Board of Education approve the Resolution Transferring Interest from the Working Cash Fund to the Capital Projects Fund not to exceed $178,800.

Also presented by Assistant Superintendent of Business/CSBO, Stacey Mallek, the District proposed to transfer up to $178,800 of interest earned in 2024-25 from the working cash fund to the capital projects fund to cover future capital project needs per Board of Education direction.

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MOTION: APPROVED

D. 2024-2025 Amended Budget

That the Board of Education adopt the 2024-2025 Budget as presented.

The proposed changes for the amended budget for 2024-2025 were presented at the April board meeting. An amended budget must follow the same process and legal requirements (105 ILCS 5/17-1) as the original budget:

The schedule will be as follows:

• April 22, 2025 | Present 2024-25 tentative amended budget
• Prior to May 12, 2025 | Publish notice for public hearing
• June 10, 2025 | Public Hearing
• June 10, 2025 | Adoption of final amended budget

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C. Food & Nutrition Services Update

This agenda item was presented by Director of Food & Nutrition Services, Sandy Voss. This presentation covered the ongoing initiatives and operational updates from the Food & Nutrition Services Department, along with some updated statistics on meal program participation.

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There were no items presented by the Department of Facilities Management.

MOTION: APPROVED

A. Personnel Plan, 2025-2026

That the Board of Education approve the Personnel Plan for 2025-2026 as presented.

This item was presented by the Assistant Superintendent of Personnel & Planning, Kendra Perri. Each spring the Board of Education receives the staffing plan for the following school year. These staffing projections are based on student enrollment projections, program needs, mandated state programming, student-identified needs, and the goals of the district.

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MOTION: APPROVED

B. 2025-2026 Employee Compensation

That the Board of Education approve the 2025-2026 employee compensation for current Teacher Assistants, Building Support Technicians (BST), Registered Nurses (RN), Educational Support Personnel (ESP), Other Support Personnel (Other), Food Service, and Administrators as submitted.

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MOTION: APPROVED

C. Memorandum of Understanding, Microcredential Program

That the Board of Education approve the Memorandum of Understanding "Microcredential Program" as presented.

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D. 2025-2026 Calendar Revision

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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A. Superintendent Update

Superintendent Dr. Brian Kaye noted the following:

• The fun and festive end of school year celebrations.
• The successful and meaningful graduations held for South and Thomas.
• The last day of school was today and Dr. Kaye thanked all District 25 staff for a successful year.
• Reminder that the year went longer than normal this year due to the delayed start back in August to allow for construction to be completed.
• Strategic Planning process update:
• The District surveyed the community on the Draft Portrait of a Graduate/Learner.
• Dr. Kaye gathered feedback from a number of 7th grade students at Thomas on the Draft Portrait of a Graduate/Learner.
• Dr. Kaye will meet with the cabinet team to update the strategic plan goals 21-25 on the current Strategic Plan 21-25 with intent to present that in the fall.

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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:

• Tara Reed, Navigator Specialist Manager at e.republic, requested information on award for School Photos; a response was provided on May 13, 2025.
• Mike Vichich requested information on purchase orders; a response was provided on May 21, 2025.
• Renzo Dalit requested information on staff information; a response was provided on May 30, 2025.
• CT Mills requested information on administrator information; a response was provided on May 30, 2025.

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D. Finance Committee

This topic was a follow from the May meeting and lead by Board President, Greg Scapillato. This month, the discussion continued on the possibility of a regular meeting with Assistant Superintendent for Business/CSBO, Stacey Mallek, and two board members to greater increase the Board's capacity for understanding the District's finances. Mrs. Mallek brought the Board requested information about how neighboring districts manage/handle meetings like the one proposed.

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MOTION: APPROVED

C. NSSEO Resolution

That the Board of Education approve the "Resolution Directing NSSEO School Board Representative to Act in Accordance with the Will of the Arlington Heights District 25 School Board" as presented.

At their meeting in May, the Arlington Heights School District 25 Board of Education was asked to consider adopting a resolution that clarifies and formalizes expectations for its appointed representative to the Governing Board of the Northwest Suburban Special Education Organization (NSSEO). At this meeting the Board took action on that request.

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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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FUTURE TOPICS & TOPICS WITH DATES TO BE DETERMINED

• There are no future topics with dates to be determined.

NEW TOPICS

• IASB President Recommendation for Dr. Anisha I. Jogee

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TUESDAY, JULY 15, 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.