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Video-1: youtube.com/watch?v=4V1CWGvWsNc

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MEETING SECTIONS:

Part 1 (Video ID: 4V1CWGvWsNc):
- 00:05:17: Meeting Called to Order; Roll Call and Pledge
- 00:06:24: Public Comment Guidelines and Procedures Explained
- 00:08:13: Public Comment: Kristen Baker, Schaumburg Baseball Field Concerns
- 00:09:49: Public Comment: Mike Fitzgerald, Schaumburg Baseball Stats
- 00:11:55: Public Comment: Anthony Butera, Baseball Field Trip
- 00:12:47: Public Comment: Thad Dorn, Baseball Facility Equity
- 00:15:07: Motion to Enter Closed Session, Roll Call Vote
- 00:49:47: Motion to Return to Open Session, Roll Call Vote
- 00:50:17: Motions for Appointment: Kleiber, Hauser, Robertson, Hildebrand
- 00:52:11: Motions for Appointment: Peterman and Meeting Adjournment


Part: 1

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Good evening. I call this meeting of the Township High School District 211 Board of Education to in to order. May I have a roll call, please? Ms. Baron Here. Ms. Cavill Here. Mr. Dombrowski Mrs. Lopez Here. Ms. Russell

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Mr. Van Dyke Here. Mr. Rosenblum Here. Thank you. Please stand and join me in the Pledge of Allegiance immediately followed by a moment of silence. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the

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Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. The next item on our agenda is public comments. The board welcomes your participation and values hearing from our community. Please remember this is a meeting of the

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board held in public, not a dialogue, so board members will not respond or answer questions during this time. Comments should focus on school district matters, and to protect privacy, please do not mention or identify individual students. We ask

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everyone to speak with respect and civility so each voice can be heard. Vulgar, obscene, libelous language or interruptions will not be tolerated. If you have concerns about district staff or board members, please follow the district's communication protocols

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so they can be addressed appropriately. Please note this meeting is recorded and live streamed. It is being watched by people from across our community, including neighbors, staff, parents, and students. Therefore, we ask that you value the procedures and decorum of our meeting,

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being nice and respectful of those at the podium so they may be heard. When I call your name, please come to the podium and state your name for the record. You may also choose to state if you are a resident of the district, and I apologize if I mispronounce your name

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when I'm introducing you. You will have 3 minutes to share your comments. Please note that your time may not be given to another speaker. The timer on the display will guide you. If you'd like a response from the superintendent, please leave your contact information

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with Ms. Stedman at the end of our board table, and we will respond to you accordingly. Thank you. So, the first name on our list this evening is Kristen Baker. Good evening. My name is Kristen Baker. [clears throat] I'm a Schaumburg High

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School parent representing, along with our Schaumburg baseball families in this district. On April 16th, I sent a formal letter to Superintendent Campbell and the entire Board of Education, including the Board President, documenting serious safety and equity concerns regarding Schaumburg High School's baseball

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fields. Both responded within hours. I was encouraged. Today, 2 weeks later and on the same day of this meeting, the district's FOIA officer denied my public record request seeking documentation of a $187,733 damage contract awarded to Schaumburg's

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field in December of 2017. A contract for work that by all observable evidence was never completed as specified. I filed a complaint with the Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Counselor as of this afternoon. I'm leaving my name and contact information

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tonight, and I formally am requesting, Dr. Campbell, a written response from you within 14 days addressing the following three things. What work was performed under that December 2017 contract? What the current safety

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certification status is of Schaumburg baseball fields? And what mediation will be included in the capital improvement plan? President Rosenblum, you committed to placing this on the board meeting agenda

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for May. We will be there in our numbers. These are student athletes. This is a safety obligation. We expect it to be treated as one. Thank you for your time. Thank you.

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The next on the list is Mike Fitzgerald. Hello. I am Mike Fitzgerald. I am a Schaumburg baseball dad. I am also a resident of the district. Um I am a trained financial analyst and I'm the CFO of a not-for-profit healthcare company.

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Uh I am really into numbers. So, I'm here to present a couple of numbers. Um for this season home games that were held at Fremd, 14. Home games at Palatine, 12. Home games at Conant, 10. Home games at Hoffman, eight. Home games

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at Schaumburg, six. That is consistent with prior years. Um one thing that happens in baseball in northern Illinois is there is bad weather. It happens all the time. I've been seeing this forever. One thing that occurs frequently is

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with a home and home series, you will play at the field that's playable. So, if Schaumburg has a home game, field's not playable, we switch to Hoffman if Hoffman is playable. That's fair. That's the best way to work it. But, what that means is the JV team who is scheduled to

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play uh at the good field gets canceled. So, if you look at the statistic of how many JV games teams have played the last four years, Schaumburg has played the best year ever was last year, 2025. They

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played 10 less games than the other schools that we're talking about. The worst year was 2022 where they played 40% less games than the other schools we're talking about. The two baseball fields at Schaumburg are not comparable

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to the rest of the district. That's Those are the stats I wanted to share. Thank you very much. Thank you. Next is Anthony Butera. Good evening. I'm Anthony Butera. I live in the district.

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I was wondering or hoping for other districts for spring break go to go out of town. As you know, spring season here is horrible. So, we've had a lot of rain outs or we've had to move home games uh

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to other areas because our field's never playable. Um what we're asking for is would you guys consider looking into having us go away or other the other schools go away for spring break for at least a week.

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Um the other thing is again, safety issues with that field. There's uh holes in the outfield, divots everywhere. I mean, it's totally unplayable and we need to have something done with it. Thank you. Thank you.

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Next on the list is Thad Dorn. Okay, thank you. >> [laughter] >> Also, I just want to echo what what they've they've shared with you. Obviously, I'm Thad Dorn. I'm a Schaumburg baseball parent, also. Um I've worked in college

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athletics for a an awful long time and the most important part of this is not the comparison of how good we are compared to other schools and this and that. It's really To me, the biggest piece is the equity as you even looking through the whole program. When he brought up having been a parent, I've

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also been a parent of a freshman player and a JV player and now a varsity player. It's it's really really hard for the younger levels to play and keep playing through that time when you don't have facilities that can match and give that opportunity. Obviously, we would

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love to have a turf facility that is like some other school districts. I know that's pretty prohibitive. But, at the same time when we get the chance to go elsewhere, we'll play at Niles North, we'll play at in other Barrington has their own where they just get more use and it it does it supports the entire program and not just

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baseball. Um but the other piece is this to consider as we're trying to be a little bit solution-oriented. The one piece is I believe because Anthony has done a ton of work with youth sports in this area. We play in a league that is shared between Palatine, Schaumburg and I know

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that anecdotally they've shared that the 211's rule is you cannot rent out facilities for baseball. I know that's being a basketball parent, also, we've been able to do that. I don't know what the reasons why they've chose to not allow that to be done in baseball, but I think there's ways that with the number

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of needs that teams that need places to play, I think there is at least some bit of financial way that you could recoup some of those costs if with usage throughout the summer. So, just hoping that there'll be a little bit of credence put to that. But, like I said, not so much to make sure they're all

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major leaguers, but to make sure that young people get a chance to continue to get the the great value that you get out of high school and other sports. So, thank you. Thank you. That concludes this evening's public comments. Thank you all very much.

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The next item on our agenda is that I would like to make a motion that the board enter closed session to discuss appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees. May I have a second, please? Second.

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May I have a roll call, please? Ms. Baren? I. Ms. Cavill? I. Mrs. Lopez? I. Mr. Van Dyke? I. Mr. Rosenbloom? I. The motion passes. Thank you. >> Mhm. >> Mhm. >> Mhm. >> Okay, then

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welcome back. Um, I'd like to make a motion that the Board of Education return to open session. May have a second, please? >> Second. May have a roll call, please? Ms. Baron. Aye. Ms. Cavel. Aye. Mrs. Lopez. Aye. Mr. Van Dyke.

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>> Aye. Mr. Rosenblum. Aye, the motion passes. >> passes. Next on the agenda are the closed session items. So, we have several motions and I will be presenting those this evening. The first motion I'd like to present is that I'd like to make a

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motion that effective July 1st, 2026, Kenneth Kenneth Kleiber be appointed as Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources at an annual gross salary of $224,000 plus up to 10 transition days paid at

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the per diem rate. May have a second, please? >> Second. May have a roll call, please? Mrs. Lopez. Aye. Ms. Cavel. Aye. Mr. Van Dyke. Aye. Ms. Baron. Aye. Mr. Rosenblum. Aye, the motion passes. Next, I'd like to make a motion that

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effective July 1st, 2026, Dr. Danielle Hauser be appointed as Assistant Superintendent of Student Services at an annual gross salary of $205,500. May have a second, please? >> Second. May have a roll call, please? Ms. Cavel.

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Aye. Mr. Van Dyke. Aye. Ms. Baron. Aye. Mrs. Lopez. Aye. Mr. Rosenblum. Aye, the motion passes. The next motion is I'd like to make a motion that effective July 1st, 2026, Maria Maria Robertson be appointed as Chief Communications and Community

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Relations Officer at an annual gross salary of $195,700 plus up to 10 transition days paid at the per diem rate. May have a second, please? >> Second. May have a roll call, please? Mrs. Lopez. Aye. Mr. Van Dyke. Aye. Ms.

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Cavel. Aye. Ms. Baron. Aye. Mr. Rosenblum. Aye, the motion passes. Next, I'd like to make a motion that effective July 1st, 2026, Matthew Hildebrand be appointed as Director of Safety and Security at an annual gross salary of $201,800.

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May have a second, please? >> Second. May have a roll call, please? Ms. Baron. Aye. Ms. Cavel. Aye. Mrs. Lopez. Aye. Mr. Van Dyke. Aye. Mr. Rosenblum. Aye, the motion passes. Next, I'd like to make a motion that effective July 1st,

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2026, Andrew Peterman be appointed as Director of Technology and Digital Learning at an annual gross salary of $182,000 plus up to 10 transition days paid at the per diem rate. May have a second, please? >> Second. May have a roll call, please? Ms. Baron.

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Aye. Mrs. Lopez. Aye. Mr. Van Dyke. Aye. Ms. Cavel. Aye. Mr. Rosenblum. Aye, the motion passes. Seeing that there are no additional items on our agenda for this evening, as Board President, I declare this meeting of the Board of Education adjourned. Thank you.