i call this meeting of Township High School District 211 Board of Education to order may I have a roll call please miss Baron here mr bradley here miss Caval here mr dumbrosski here mr mcgawan here mr rosenlum here mrs climitz here
would everyone please stand and join me in the pledge of allegiance god good evening before we begin I would like to have a moment of silence to acknowledge the recent passing of a Shamberg High School uh staff member i want to acknowledge the death of a
Shamberg High School teacher who passed away in early April following a valiant battle with cancer carrie Frost taught in the family and consumer science department and was a beloved educator colleague and friend
to so many her loss will be felt by the entire Saxon community and she will be missed please join me in a moment of silence to honor Car's legacy thank you before we begin with the recognitions I'd like to read our mission statement
township High School District 211 serves the needs of our diver excuse me diverse community by providing relevant and rigorous learning experiences opportunities for involvement and strong support systems that empower all students to reach their
full potential i'd now like to turn it over to Dr small to recognize our state award winners thank you if doc Mr dr eric Wowsky come forward as the director of athletics and activities to introduce us to some coaches sponsors and
wonderful students tonight board of education and Dr small thank you for taking some time tonight to honor a plethora of talented students also here tonight to honor their students are Palatine principal Tony Medina assistant principal Kim Glazer and athletic director Luis Aoyo from principal Mark
Langanger assistant principal Michael Smith and athletic director Hamid Marioy Conan principal Julie Novak and assistant principal Janette Ardell Shamberg principal Brian Harland and Hoffman Estates's high school principal Mike Alur and assistant principal Tom Moan students as your coach introduc or
sponsor introduces you please step forward and stand here next to the podium to be recognized additionally I'm going to ask that any family members of the students that are here to please stand and uh as your student is initially introduced so that you can be honored also all right we'll get started with BPA fmed BPA or I'm sorry Palletine
BPA brent Carroll has been a business education teacher at Palatine High School for the past 24 years brent has sponsored the PHS business club for over the past two decades in addition to sponsoring BPA brent is also an assistant golf coach and this year is his first year as the head baseball
coach brent Carroll good evening uh I would like to start by thanking the board of education uh superintendent Dr small director of athletics and activities Mr wankowski Palatine High School principal Mr medina and our activity director Mrs glazer for
their support of our BPA program this is the 17th year that Palatine High School has been involved with BPA um it's an absolute pleasure to present to you Dave Duper accompanied tonight by his parents Mr and Mrs duper if you don't mind
taking there last last year as a sophomore Dave finished second in state and fourth in nationals within the event of personal financial management this year as a junior he brought home first place in the same event uh Dave's successes in BPA have been tremendous and he has
certainly represented our school and district with pride we are fortunate to have him in our program and look forward to seeing what he achieves in the years to come congratulations Dave all right now on to FM BPA uh John Summers john Summers has been a special education teacher assistant at Friend
High School since 2008 and since 2009 he's also taught consumer ed and summer school uh he uh John has also been the uh leading the business professionals of America team for the last two years john Good evening everyone i'm John
Summers the proud BPA sponsor for Friend uh first and foremost I want to express my gratitude to the board of ed for inviting us here today and for the opportunity to celebrate the exception exceptional achievements of our students
last year my first year was at with BPA we won first place with two events and this is we have grown since then and this year we have first place with four events i am thrilled to share with you the hard work and dedication these
students put in into these events i'm particularly delighted to highlight the success of these students with the support of their parents first place in administrative research administrative support research project is Sanvi
Galaparti here with her parents her parents Bosar and Deep also uh first place in economic research presentation is Monica Tanos with her parents Miriam and Isaac one student couldn't be here was
the first place winner for digital media productions nat Niati Girish Niati is not here because she is competing in the junior science of humanities symposium national event for her research on digital biomarkers for
ADHD her mother is uh Prima uh Pri thank you first place in extemporaneous speech is Mary Tyan here with her parents Jeff and Lori as a senior this is Mary's last year competing in business in the high
school level next year she hopes to be attending UC Berkeley for a business administration degree i want to extend my heartfelt thanks to all our students and faculty for their unwavering support and trust which was uh which has been instrumental
in creating a successful and impactful BPA club thank you all right next we have Patty Erdle patty Erdle has taught in all five of the schools here in district 211 um since uh and she has uh been an she's an
instructional coach and a business education department chair at Conan High School along with being the business district chair Patty has also been the sponsor for BPA for over 20 years and Patty is a proud District 211 graduate hello um thank you to the board
of education Dr small Mr wankowski Mrs novak Mrs ardell um my co-advisors and of course to the parents of our amazing students um this year at State Con High School we had two first place winners and we are lucky enough to have one of them here with us this evening um here
with his parents Liz G and Charlie Woo thank you we have a sophomore Austin Woo who placed first in advanced spreadsheet applications thank you all right on to Shamberg BPA patrick
Cramp has been a member of the business education department at Shamberg High School for the past three years brian has been the BPA club sponsor for two years and also serves as a girls assistant basketball coach at Shamberg High School patrick All right thank you uh everyone for showing up tonight thank you to the
board of education for the support not just for the individual who's joining me tonight but for all the other individuals that got to compete in our state BPA competition um here with uh his parents tonight Nidash Gamar Gyatree Ben is Paratas
Vicasio paratas finished in first place in the BPA state competition in fundamentals of web design so congratulations to Paratas and remarkable achievement we're so proud of you here at Shamberg High School all right and finally Hoffman finished rounding out the BPA hoffman Estates
hoffman Estates Business Professionals of America sponsor Justin Oni was not able to be here tonight but assistant principal Tom Moan will introduce the BPA students from Hoffman Estates High School tom on behalf of Mr oniami I am honored to recognize our allstate BPA team you
are about to be introduced to an amazing dedicated hard-working determined and talented group of students who have been a part of the Hoffman Estates BPA team we sincerely admire and appreciate your commitment to study and prepare to perform at the highest level within your respective events and thank you to all
the families and supporters that have helped these students along the way first uh we'll recognize or yes first we'll recognize the Hoffman Estates High School first place parliamentary procedures team continuing the strong legacy of our school in this event shiovani
Patel Shukan Patel Vhan Theakar Chelsea Vaga and our last student placed first with our parliamentary procedures team and first in the individual event payroll accounting Ana Krishnan
all right now onto our debate and student congress palatine High School debate samantha Dolan is in her 25th year of teaching in district 211 and her 11th year of teaching at uh science at high school high school science at Palletine High School sam is a nationally board certified teacher has
been coaching debate for four years and is in her third year as the head debate coach sam is also the adviser for the model UN program at Palatine High School thank you before I introduce the members of the Palatine debate team I'd like to take a moment to express my gratitude to
you Mrs climswitz for your years of service to this district as a resident of the district a parent of three Palatine High School graduates and a longtime staff member I appreciate your unwavering support to the students of this district having worked directly with you Anna during my six years at the
district office I've personally witnessed the time and energy you've given not just at these board meetings but the countless bid openings you've witnessed your attendance of hundreds of school events and your diligence in truly understanding the matters brought before the board it's my hope that your
legacy to do 11 is as a reminder to our current and future board members that doing what is right for students is always our first priority so thank you and congratulations on a well-earned retirement from the board of education and now I'm very pleased to recognize the members of the Palatine
debate team i'd like to start by introducing my assistant coaches family and consumer science teacher Erica Varela and social studies teacher Leslie Shock the Palatine debate team was extremely successful this year all five of our varsity debaters went five and one in the preliminary and advanced to
the elimination rounds at our state tournament additionally three of our five team members were named to the all-state team and we brought home the first state championship title in the history of Palatine [Applause] debate so Palletine High School uh
competes in two uh different versions of debate we uh compete in both public forum and Lincoln Douglas so first I'd like to introduce students who competed in public forum debate public forum is a twoperson team this year they ba debated
on the value of AI in education so first we have junior Dave Duper dave is joined tonight by his parents Banu and Ravanir dave also competed in the debate procon challenge and was the state
runnerup in that event in addition as you saw tonight Dave was a state finalist in BPA he's a member of our math team who will be traveling to the state tournament this weekend and he's a member of our NHS outside of school he participates in Representative Nabila
Sedad's fellowship program as well and his partner senior Dominic Kubisk based on his speaker ratings during the preliminary rounds Dom earned second place as a PF speaker and was named to the all-state team in addition to debate Dom is the vice president of
our of our NHS a lead in many of our school and community theater productions and will be making his film debut in a Chicago produced short film premiering next Monday dom will be attending UCLA next fall where he plans to major in business economics
and now for our Lincoln Douglas debaters lincoln Douglas is an individual debate event uh they also debated on the topic of AI this year and its moral uh whether or not it was a moral thing to uh research so each of these students
went five and one in the preliminary rounds and advanced to the elimination rounds we'll start with junior Paloma Castanada paloma is joined tonight by her parents Nuria and Andreas paloma was a state quarter finalist this year and in addition to
debate she's a member of NHS she's uh on our model UN team and is a member of Palatine's equity club spark senior Madhava Raman Madhava is here tonight with his parents Venot and Rada roto was also a state or Madhava was
also a state quarterfinalist this year and also the sixth place speaker in LD earning him a spot on the all-state team in addition in addition to debate uh Madhava is the founder and captain of the PHS cricket team a member of NHS the
uh the investing club and he works part-time for a local law firm madhava will attend Depal University next fall and plans to major in finance and pre-law and finally our state champion in Lingus Douglas debate Junior Ean Misra ean is just running in the door
from his tennis match uh Ean's here tonight with his parents Santos and Konchan uh Ean was last year I introduced you to him he is a quarterfinalist at in LD debate uh this year he was our state champion uh that takes 10 rounds of debate he went five
and one in the prelims and then won his next four rounds he was also the second place uh rated speaker in Lincoln Douglas and named to the all state team in addition to debate Ean is a founding member of our model UN program our number one singles player on our tennis
team and a member of the NHS thank you all right now on to FM from FM debate and student congress uh from debate Mattie Maslin is a teacher assistant at FEM High School in their English learner program she has been coaching debate for three years and is in her first year as the head coach of the Lincoln Douglas
and public forum teams maddie is also a proud district 211 graduate also work or working alongside her and to introduce the students is uh student congress head coach Rachel Harris Crowitch who has coached the from student congress debate since 2015 and is in her third year as
the head coach outside of coaching she's also a development manager at the center for enriched learning a local nonprofit that empowers people with intellectual and developmental disabilities rachel and Manny Good evening D211 board education members on behalf of the FEM debate and
student congress coaches we'd like to thank the board and Dr small for supporting debate education for the students of district 211 and the opportunity to be here tonight additionally we'd like to thank activities director Michael Smith and principal Mark Langanger for all of their support throughout our two 2024
2025 season as well as all of the 211 coaches who make this debate community something truly special we'd also like to thank all of the parents without whom this program simply could not function as well of our as our assistant coaches for this year Luke Anderson for debate
and Rhonda Crup and Lauren Schuster for student congress this team has grown so much as a of their dedication the skills that debate fosters research public speaking self advocacy confidence and the ability to see issues from multiple
perspectives provide our students with the skills they need to be successful not just in college but far beyond we are very proud of our teams this year throughout the 24-25 season these students and their teammates have worked hard to research topics as varied as US surveillance infrastructure along our
southern border to establishing an AI energy tax to military support of Taiwan to military intervention of Yemen um to the Republic of Somaliand as an independent state to protecting children from social media to the use of generative AI in education our debaters
have worked diligently all year under tight turnaround times for research and high expectations for their performance the students honored here tonight have truly risen to this challenge and are shining examples of the greatness that FEM debate and student congress is capable of achieving we could not be
more proud of this intelligent and resilient group of 13 distinguished varsity state debaters and all of the students in prom debate and student congress programs they make coaching a joy and a privilege uh we will ask uh please hold your applause to the end so that all students may receive attention
and recognition as well as their families first up we have Rhythmic Balu from public forum debate he is joined by his family Goind Balu Brutnabala and Obi Balu he is the state semi-finalist and first best speaker in the state
next we have Aayush Benor who's joined by his parents Smith and Rohit Benor aayush is the state is a state finalist and he was the third best speaker in the state next we have Arya Bakia she's also a public forum debater she is joined by
her family Arnav Bakia and Nepa Patel she is part of the state runnerupse secondplace uh public forum team next we have state finalist Ama Chaka she is joined by her parents Vani Raja and Sadir
Chaka next we have Drew Gupta public forum debate he is joined by his parents Sonia Madan he is a state semi- finalist next we have state finalist Tanisha Goku who is joined by her parents Parsha and Rajita
Goku next we have state finalist Isma Sultana Impas who's joined by her parents Zed and Zakiraas next up we have Kabir Ayenar with Public Forum Debate he is joined by his parents Sua Ayengar he is a state semi- finalist
and the third best speaker in the state next up we have Pam Patel also public forum debate he is joined by Narov and uh Nandina uh Patel and he is also a state semi- finalist next we have Rana Roy from
student congress he was a state finalist the fifth best speaker in the state and additionally he won both best presiding officer and best legislation he is joined by his parents Tanya and Subraoy next we have Prenaya Shunker from public
forum debate she is a state runner up as well second place and she is joined by her parents Primma and Gopi Shankar we do have a student who couldn't be here tonight he is the state champion in the procon challenge and
unfortunately he was sick tonight so he sense his regrets and that is Venori and finally last but certainly certainly not least we have Sophie Joe also public forum debate she is joined by her parent Zing Chen and she is also
a Procon Debate Challenge finalist congratulations to our debaters all right gary Schumacher is a teaching assistant at District 211 since 2018 he has coached both debate and student congress during this time and for the
last four years Gary has been both the debate and student congress head coach gary good evening uh I would also like to add my thank you to the board for its ongoing support of debate across 211 uh
particularly the support for a varsity state tournament this is not a given across all districts 211 is unique and we as coaches are very grateful for your support i'd also like to thank the Conan administration particularly Julie Novak and Janet Ardell for their ongoing
support for debate both our student congress and public forum teams and lastly I had to thank my coaching colleagues for their assistance this is a very aggressive and timeintensive activity and it takes collaboration to do it well tonight I've got the unique
privilege of recognizing senior captain Scott Gilbert and his wonderful parents Julia and Kevin scott has excelled for four years in student congress debate culminating in his most recent third place win for Conan at the recent varsity state meet
this is a big accomplishment conan is very proud of him for this he's also been a remarkable captain for the past two years leading and mentoring novice debaters making my job easier and setting a new standard for excellence in this role in addition to debate he has
participated in cross country track band NHS the list goes on in short I will miss our frequent morning conversations about the team school the state of the world it's been a privilege seeing Scott move from a timid freshman to the poised
and confident team captain who will head off to the U of I next year to launch the next phase in what will surely be a brilliant career and life scott Gilbert all right matthew Doubt has been a member of the Hoffman Estate Social Studies Department since 2003 matt has
served as the head coach for the congressional debate team for the last 12 years matt good evening i'd first like to uh recognize uh my assistant coach uh Renee Johansson uh she's probably the best uh
assistant coach in the state of Illinois she is uh definitely responsible for a lot of our success the other two people I'd like to recognize for our success uh would be Mike Alur and Tom Moan uh their support has really given us a boost and
helped us be very successful uh speaking of Tom Moan um he is leaving us for Shamberg next year and it's bittersweet for me because as wonderful it has it's been to work with him for the last uh seven seven years um I it's bittersweet
because uh in the next 10 years over the next decade I have four children going through Shamberg High School and I know they're going to be in good hands with Tom Moan on to the debaters um I'm going to give you some numbers uh Renee Johansson and I have been teaching and coaching
for combined over 50 years in those 50 years uh we've seen a lot of talented uh debaters and students these three that are standing right there are probably in the top 10 of best students and debaters
we've ever had more numbers there were 2,196 registered debaters in congressional debate this year bratindra Thati got seventh in conference and your parents out of those
2,196 the two standing against the wall Alia Janosza and Vihan Theakar who I'm sorry uh you've already seen him for BPA so this is his second time through the line um they got top 10 out of those uh
2,000 plus students um as all state debaters their parents and by the way all three of them are just juniors so they'll be back all right now on to Palletine High School Gymnastics eric Theabolt has been
coaching girls gymnastics at Palatine High School for 44 years the last 33 as the head coach terry as you can imagine was inducted into the Gymnastics Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2002 terry
Thank you i'd like to recognize our gymnast that we had this year her dad is here you stand up which I'll always forget to give them this year we had a great season uh we were
8-0 we won the MSL division and we were the regional champs it was all because of this young lady here Jolie Wington come on up and no the in the injury is not an
injury that's a preventive maintenance uh Jolie's a two sport athlete he's a gymnast and a great soccer player she already has a scholarship to Eastern Michigan University as a junior so she's already
got that um I coached Jolie when she was baby um I coached her older sister and I also coached her mother who was on our championship team
in 1989 so uh so such a great athletic family uh Jolie is a three-year varsity athlete this year she was the MSL conference champion he was the IHSA regional champion as well as the IHSA
sectional champion so she had a great year yoli qualified on all four events and in the all-around in the all-around this year she finished sixth she made finals on floor exercise and placed fifth
uh she also made the uneven bar finals placing second only 0.025 behind the leader she she was the IHSA state sportsmanship award winner she was also the team
MVP congratulations and she's a junior so will be here next year thank you all right now on to uh Special Olympics mckenna Dunn has been a special education teacher assistant at Higgins Education Center for the past two years
mckenna has also served as a coach for the Special Olympics team on the south side of the district mckenna [Applause] Good evening everyone tonight we're celebrating incredible ath incredible athletes and our special Olympic
snowshoeing athletes tonight I'd like to recognize Sean Loftess who earned f second place in the 100 meter meter race at the schedule i would also like to I would also like to recognize Aan
Sed who also earned a hund I mean oh jeez oh gosh uh earned fourth place in the 100 meter race at the special Olympics tournament these athletes trained through the cold competed with heart and brought home
state medals showing us all what dedication looks like a huge thank you to the families coaches staff and the board of education who supported them every step of the way even through the snowstorms to our athletes and their loved ones your commitment and spirit
inspire us all we are all so proud of you congratulations all right and we'll finish up with FM's high school girls basketball james Han has been a member of the Frem High School social studies department since 2006 james has 15 years of basketball
coaching experience and this was his first year as head coach uh I would like to publicly thank James for bringing the FEM basketball program through a particularly difficult time this year uh with the passing of the summer of head coach Dave Yates uh additionally James
is a proud District 211 graduate james all right we made it all right first I'd like to thank uh Principal Langanger and the athletic director Hamid Marriasco we who have been so supportive of our program and all the challenges that we faced over the last year i also want to thank all the parents for their support this year
obviously this is not something that uh they planned on um and the coaching staff as well who all work collectively to make this season a success being up here of course is bittersweet for many of us losing Coach Dave Yates last June was such a blow to the community of this school and so many who've been
positively impacted by him however this group of 16 young women faced the challenge of mourning for their beloved head coach but at the same time focusing on their mission to make it down state again this year and honoring his honoring his legacy there was no better way to honor coach Shates uh uh other
than by making it down state again and avenging our loss to Lyola last year the resiliency shown by this group of young women will serve them long after they leave FM i couldn't be more proud of them and couldn't be more confident about their promising futures they left their mark on the community inspired so
many young girls to play basketball and to believe this season we went 30 and six and 10 and0 in conference we played an extremely difficult schedule having played five of the other final seven teams in the state tournament and all three of the other state finalists we weren't able to win the state
championship however we gave the state one of the most exciting and probable victories uh in a state semi-final in the fourth quarter two of our senior captains including our our best player and our and one of our best shooters both fouled out down seven with 42 seconds left to go our other senior
captain Koko Erlacer with maybe a little help from coach Yates willedled us back into the game and hit a three-pointer at the buzzer to tie it and concluded with some key plays and free throws by sophomore sophomore Gracie Todd to to seal the win in double OT uh with that I'd like to introduce the players uh on
the team if you could hold your applause um until we get through all of them unfortunately we only have five here we have so many kids that play multiple sports and continue to play AU basketball so uh they couldn't be here so um first I'd like to bring up uh the sophomores uh Anna Montella she was all
area special mention come on up okay uh then Gracie couldn't be here gracie Todd she was all also all area special mention uh then we have Junior's forward McKenna Suki guard Finn Perry
guard Lucy Kim center Natalie Clink forward Elena Nef uh guard Lily Mayor who went down state in three straight seasons she's got the trio first in flag football second in girls basketball and third in uh girls soccer forward Bella Delmare who was all area special mention
guard Sophia McMillan sophia McMillan all area special mention committed to play uh soccer at U ofi um guard Greta Thompson all conference all area IBCA all state honorable mention and then on to our seniors which there are four of
the five here we'll start with guard Nicole Wolf from who will continue to play at uh North Central College guard Caitlyn Coup who will be attending uh her dream school at U of Ill uh guard Ellie Thompson who couldn't be here she was daily herald all area
MSL All Conference and will continue playing basketball at Rollins College in Florida next we have guard Koko Erlacer she was Daily Herald all area second team IBCA all state MSL all conference all tournament at state and will continue playing basketball at St
mary's University in California then finally we have guard Ella Todd she was two-time all area Cook County captain twotime IBCA all state first team two-time MSL player of the year all tournamented state and was just named uh
player of the year will continue playing uh at the University of Utah thank you our highest possible composite score on the American College testing ACT exam was unable to come today but I did want to mention that Shamberg High School
student Isaac Everheart is the 150th 151st student in district 21 over the past 26 years to earn a perfect score on that test so congratulations to her
i'd ask that Shamberg principal Brian Harland and Shamberg teacher Rachel Larkin please come forward to the podium all right i want to start by um thanking members of the board of education and Dr small for the opportunity to recognize uh an amazing educator and newest national board certified teacher in
Township High School District 211 this evening Mrs rachel Lake mrs laken's journey in district 211 started way back in the fall of 2006 when she walked through the doors as a freshman at Shamberg High School for the first time little did she know she'd
returned in the fall of 2014 at the school she saw as one of her biggest rivals on the soccer field and on the basketball court during high school Hoffen Estates High School when she started her student teaching experience in the English department she certainly made a positive impact and came back home to Shamberg High School for the
spring semester this time as a member of the English department before transitioning into the EL department at the start of the 2015 school year there's simply not enough time tonight to fully capture the impact that she's had at Shamberg High School but I'm going to do my best while preparing for tonight I took some time to speak with
Mrs leaken students and her counterparts one of her students shared the following about Mrs leaken's impact on her she stated "Mrs leaken's been an amazing teacher and role model in my life she always inspired me to do better things academically and personally and I know that I'll remember for the rest of my
life how much I enjoyed being in her class and how she made me feel safe welcome and understood not just in the classroom but outside of school the sentiment about Rachel also extends to her co-workers a counterpart and close friend in the department stated "I'm fortunate enough to work with Rachel in
various capacities as a member of the multilingual department our professional learning team and Saxon's lead co-sponsor but her impact on anyone she meets is palpable she works tirelessly to help students and colleagues perform at their best and goes out of her way to make certain those around her feel
supported often Rachel puts aside her own needs to ensure the success of others and even the most trying or stressful moments she's poised kind and trusting leanne Finale the EL department chair at Shamberg High School shared the following the reach of Rachel's influence is expansive from designing
innovative programs that cultivate future leaders to guiding new educators with insight and care to championing initiatives and challenging norms that foster belonging she constantly demonstrates an unwavering commitment to growth and progress every endeavor undertaken by Rachel is driven by purpose precision and an unrelenting
belief of what is possible when expertise is matched with compassion national board certification stands as a testament to the insight reflection and rigor that define her practice this distinction affirms a level of excellence that has long been evident in every aspect of Rachel's work
excellent excellence that continues to shape students lives elevate colleagues and enrich the broader educational landscape rachel Aken embodies the highest ideals of the teaching profession and her legacy is deeply woven into the fabric of our school community this aligns with her personal teaching philosophy that focuses on
meeting students social emotional and academic needs by creating supportive inclusive environments she believes that when students feel safe and valued they're more likely to succeed and strives to foster a positive climate where students are celebrated for their achievements and encouraged to grow mrs lakeen realizes that the growth of our
students also extends outside the classroom and spent countless hours supporting student interests and passing on her athletic expertise during her time at Shamberg she served as a basketball coach international club sponsor diversity club sponsor Saxons's lead sponsor and worked to develop student leaders through our leaders of
tomorrow series at Shamberg High School she has also served as a staff leader through her role as an impact partner for new educators serving on staff equity committee assisting with the Shamberg High School parent academy program and leading multiple professional professional development opportunities for staff during institute days monthly professional development
sessions and teaching industry course rachel thank you for all that you do for our students and staff and congratulations on becoming a national board certified teacher i've been honored and grateful to work with you uh beside you at Shamberg High School the last 5 years board of Education Dr small it's my pleasure to present to you Mrs this is Rachel
[Applause] Lincoln all right thank you to to our audience and everyone here i would ask that um please remain seated and and our our young people stick around for just a few more minutes we have a few brief agenda items and then we'll be able to
take pictures of the different groups so just be patient for a few more minutes all right that takes us to our next agenda item which is the uh consent agenda and the recommended action is
that the minutes of the regular meeting of March 2020 2025 be approved as presented may I have a motion please so moved second any discussion roll call please miss Baron I mr bradley
Miss Caval I mr dumbrossski I mr mcgawan abstain Mr rosenbloom I mrs climitz I the motion carries the next recommended action is that the attached official campus results of the Cook County
Clerk's Office for the April 1st 2025 board excuse me school board election of Township High School District 211 declaring Annie Lopez Jane A russell and Kenneth R van Djk duly elected members
of the board of education of Township High School District 211 be accepted as presented and further that the official canvas results be entered into the minutes may I have a motion please so moved second okay any
discussion roll call please mr rosemal I miss Baron I mr bradley I mr mcgawan hi miss Caval hi mr dumbowski hi mrs quitz i um the last item of business is that
we declare this existing board of education as closed and the recommended action is that this meeting of the board of education adjourn sign and it's a voice vote um may I have
a motion please so moved second any discussion okay all in favor i opposed okay the motion carries and if I may just before we we close everything here I' I'd really like to thank the parents for
your unwavering support of your children and for the encouragement you provide to help your child develop into the person of strong character is really appreciated and recognized um to our staff our adviserss our our coaches thank you for giving your time and
talents to supporting our amazing students and to our students you have exemplified the strengths of dedication loyalty perseverance and humility by your actions and recognitions both in and out of the classroom i thank you for the
dignity you bring to yourselves and to your school and congratulations to to Rachel for achieving the National Board Certification that's truly a commitment and we truly appreciate what you do for our students so at this time uh we'll
start with the photos for the our young people and then families can take pictures on this side of the board and then we will continue the board meeting in a few minutes so thank you very much for everyone good evening we will now begin the
organizational meeting of the board of education of Township High School District 211 unless there are any other considerations as the retiring vice president I will ask I will act as president prompor this
evening okay i welcome everyone to the organizational meeting of Township High School District 211 Board of Education i ask all present to value the procedures and decorum of our meeting and to be respectful of all as a reminder our
meeting is being videotaped i call the organizational meeting of the Township High School District 211 Board of Education to order i ask the recording secretary Mrs kasein to act as the Secretary
Proemporary to conduct roll calls during the election of officers may I have a roll call please miss Baron here miss Caval here mr dumbrosski here
mrs lopez here mr rosen Bloom here miss Russell here mr van Dyk here please stand and join me in the pledge of allegiance thank you dr small please introduce regional
superintendent of schools Dr april Jordan who will administer the oath of office to the new board of education members will the three newly elected board members also please stand in front of the board table
it is my pleasure to introduce and welcome Dr april Jordan who is the North Cook Intermediate Service C Center's executive director as of this school year she joined NCISC in 2019 as the assistant regional superintendent and assistant executive director in that
role she was instrumental in supporting North Cook districts in the areas of curriculum instruction student services and education educator professional development dr dr jordan is a wonderful partner with district 211 as she works diligently to support her districts within the North Cook region region as
the regional office of education superintendent dr jordan will you please lead our newly elected board members in the oath of office thank you so much i would like to thank the current Township High School District 211 Board of Education Dr small and the administrative team for having me here
tonight i would like to also thank you for choosing to run for district 211 board of education and serving the community congratulations on being elected to office as the executive director fulfilling the function of the regional
superintendent of schools for the North Cook County it is my privilege and pleasure to administer the oath of office to you i will read each section please answer I do after each one i Annie Lopez Jane Russell and Kenneth
Van Djk do solemnly swear that I will faithfully discharge the duties of the office of member of the board of education of Township High School District 211 in accordance with the Constitution of the United States the Constitution of the State of Illinois
and the laws of the state of Illinois to the best of my ability i further swear that I shall respect taxpayer interests by serving as a faithful protector to the district's assets i shall encourage and respect the
free expression of opinion by my fellow board members and others who seek a hearing before the board while respecting the privacy of students and employees i shall recognize that a board member
has no legal authority as an individual and that decisions can be made only by a majority vote at a public board meeting i shall abide by majority decisions of the board while retaining the right to seek changes to such
decisions through ethical and constructive channels as part of the board of education I shall accept the responsibility for my role in the equitable and quality education of every student in the school
district i shall foster the board extensive participation of the community formulate goals define outcomes and set the course of Township High School District 211 i shall assist in establishing a
structure and an environment designed to ensure all students have the opportunity to attain their maximum potential through a sound organizational framework i shall strive to ensure a continuous assessment of student
achievement and all conditions affecting the education of our children in compliance with state law i shall serve as education's key advocate on behalf of students in our community's schools to enhance the
vision of Township High School District 211 and I shall strive to work together with the district's superintendent to lead the school district toward fulfilling the vision of the board that they have created fostering excellence for every
student in the areas of academic skills knowledge citizenship and personal development again congratulations and thank you for your service congratulations and welcome aboard next on the agenda is the
election of the board president the procedures for this process have been posted on the agenda and are described in policy BCA Board of Education organizational meeting and oath of office we will first take
nominations are there any nominations for board president i'll nominate Mr rosen Bloom steven Rosenlum has been nominated for board president are there any other nominations for board
president are there any nominations for board president are there any further nominations for board president and are there any further nominations for board president there are no further nominations therefore nominations for
board president are closed at this time i do have the opportunity to speak about my candidacy but I would be more than happy to do that one-on-one with my name Steven Rosenlum being the only nominee for the board president I hereby declare that Steven
Rosenlum is elected as board president by acclamation secretary Prompor please record this next on the agenda is election of the board vice president the procedures for this
process are the same as the election of the president we will first take nominations are there any nominations for board vice president i nominate Kimberly
Caval kimberly Caval has been nominated for board vice president are there any other nominations for board vice president are there any further nominations for board vice president are there any further nominations for board
vice president are there any further nominations for board vice president there are no further nominations therefore nominations for board vice president are closed at this time if she so
chooses Kimberly Caval may have the opportunity to speak about her candidacy thank you for the opportunity i politely decline okay kimberly Caval being the only nominee for the board vice president i hereby
declare Kimberly Caval elected as board vice president by acclamation secretary prompori please record this next on the agenda is the election of the board secretary the procedures for this process are the same as the
election of the vice president we will first take nominations are there any nominations for board secretary i nominate member Baron michelle Baron has been nominated for board
secretary are there any other nominations for board secretary are there any further nominations for board secretary are there any further nominations for board secretary are there any further nominations for board
secretary there are no further nominations therefore nominations for board secretary are closed at this time Michelle Baron may have the opportunity to speak about her candidacy if she so chooses thank you also for the
opportunity would like to decline as well michelle Baron being the only nominee for the board secretary I hereby declare Michelle Baron elected as board secretary by acclamation secretary Proempor please
record this next on the agenda is the adoption of policies of preceding of the preceding board of education the recommended action is that the newly formed board of education adopt and be guided in operation by the
existing policies as adopted by the previous board until changed or amended by this board can I have a motion please so moved is there a second any
discussion roll call please miss Russell hi mr dumbrossski hi mr van Dyk hi mrs lopez i miss Caval i miss
baron i mr rosenboom i the policies of the preceding board of education are adopted next on the agenda is establishing time place and date of regular board of education meetings this isformational
are there any discussion items for this topic okay next on the agenda is board liaison this isformational regarding the board members who serve as liaison each of you have re received an interest
sheet along with a liaison position description i ask that you please complete your interest sheet and return it by most of it by May 7th however Dr small has a comment to make regarding
one of the leaison positions one of these um positions is the Northwest Suburban Special Education Organization NSSEO this liaison person is one of the representatives of the District 211 board who will represent this board by attending and voting in the NSSO
governing board meetings the previous district 211 NS NSO representative was former board president Clinkowitz and Mr rosen Bloom was the alternate the next NSSO governing board meeting is May the 7th my understanding is that Mr rosen Bloom would like to continuing his
connection to NSSO as the district 211 liaison representing the will of this board at the governing board meetings if anyone is interested in being connected to the NSSEO either as the representative or an alternate please send your interest to President uh
Rosenlum or myself by this Monday uh we need to give the NSSO superintendent as well as myself a little bit of time to prep that person for the May 7th governing board meeting the other liaison interests on that interest sheet um please return by May 7th thank
you next on the agenda is board of education protocols this isformational item regarding the board protocols these are for our review tonight prior to the consideration of their adoption by the
newly formed board at a future meeting is there any discussion about this at this time okay okay the next item on the agenda is public comments the board welcomes you and is pleased to listen to your comments this
evening it is important that you know this is a public board meeting and not a dialogue so the board members will not be responding to your comments or answering questions at this time as a reminder this board meeting is being taped and
livereamed we ask that you value the procedures and decorum of our meeting and the respectfulness of those at the podium so that they may be heard when I call your name please come forward to the podium and start and state your name for the
record though not required you may state if you're a resident of the district please limit your comments to five minutes you will receive a notification when you have one minute remaining any individuals unused time or place an order may not be deferred to
another individual if you wish a response from the superintendent please leave your name and phone number with Mr teniper at the end of the table there will be five minutes allotted for p There will be a total of 10 minutes allotted for public comments tonight as
we have two people who have signed up to speak when I call your name please come to the podium to address the board the first person is Lee Bennett hello Dr small Mr schumacher board staff and community i'm Lee
Bennett an advocate for affording students the opportunity to participate in extracurricular activities according to their interests cheerleaders and football players are the villains in many Hollywood coming of age movies in these
high school movies life revolves around the events under Friday night lights the underdog heroes of the story often lament in some Since their social standing does not provide them a place under these lights cheerleading and football are
also the villains in the debates over gender equity in school athletics how should we measure gender equity in school-based athletics typically the debate in this accounting revolves around the question
of is or should cheerleading be considered a sport it's most often categorized as merely a sideline activity i raised the question is football a sideline activity like football soccer and
lacrosse have 11 players participating on the field at the time the football team's roster is much larger than these other sports resulting in football players spending much of their Friday nights on the sidelines also cheering on their teammates with most of the roster not
actually competing high school football isn't just another participation sport it too is a sideline activity while less true here than in Odessa Texas having a place under the Friday night lights is recognized as a
big deal it's not just the football who participate in the spectacle the cheerleaders bring it on even if no one's scoring their performance we also have marching band color guard palms and dance teams perform title 9 calls for
equal recognition and awards for both sexes having an honored place under the Friday night lights even if it is on the sidelines is one such highly regarded award the general principles of Title 9 apply to sideline activities as well if
football were only a participation sport the athletic sideline activities are disproportionately female i enjoyed the plot of Revenge of the Nerds my nerd credits from high school including being a mathlete and
chess team member but I was never stuffed into a locker by a football player despite the storytelling of Hollywood I don't believe we should vilify football players and cheerleaders these are popular activities that do not turn
students evil or stupid the cheerleader with the locker next to mine was not a mean girl she has a more successful IT career than this high school computer club president she now serves on her local school board while I just complain to
mine so the experience doesn't so my experience doesn't match the Hollywood stereotypes does yours title 9 does not require high schools to meet the competitive sports specific proportionality test it does
require that schools provide equitable coaching awards recognition and other support for both sexes a goal of meeting the metric of prong one as misunderstood by many high schools cannot be met without violating
prong three as long as football and cheerleading remain popular activities schools with football programs rely on prong three which requires that activities be aligned with student interests where and whether girls and boys choose
to stand on Friday nights should not justify inequitable treatment of other students wishing to actually participate in other sports you have one minute remaining based on the measured student interests let's add another team for the
historically underrepresented sex in the popular sport of B volleyball thank you thank you thank you next for speaking is Anna Clinowitz anna Clinitz Shamberg during
my last election in 2021 I based my goals and vision for district 211 on servant leadership which is a leadership philosophy developed by Robert Greenleaf servant leaders develop empower and ensure the well-being of people in their
organizations this type of leadership is rooted in the idea that individuals individual growth drives collective success when servant leaders empower employees to grow employees feel included and valued as a result they try
their best to achieve organizational objectives i see these results and a commitment to continue in this direction through the dedication of our administration Dr small Lauren Hmel Josh Schumacher Kurt Teniper and all of our
directors and managers at the admin building their leadership dedication commitment and flexibility to provide opportunities for our students is strong a special thank you to Renee Ericson director of special education and
assistants Mary Pat Cronis and Lindseay CEA for serving our special education students at our schools and through NSSO thank you to our co Conan Huffman Estates friend Palatine Shamberg Higgins
Education Center and North Campus principles for your leadership i know our schools have amazing principles individuals who are true servant leaders they work to develop future leaders offer guidance to all staff provide
support and direction for all students and listen and address concerns of parents board members I'd like to thank my most current board members for your dedication to all students for our conversations and for developing the
strategic plan that serves as the blueprint for district 211 future my thanks to my prior board members who provided growth and opportunities over the years congratulations and best wishes to the new board members to the
staff I want to express my thanks to all staff teachers bus drivers cafeteria maintenance and administrative personnel for your resilience and commitment to our students especially during these past five years a goal of our strategic
plan was to provide students with at least one caring adult that would make a student feel valued and I believe that we are on a positive course to achieve this to our students our recognition this evening is an example of positive creative
determined young people youth who support their peers and strive for success keeping in mind that success may look different for each person as a board we have supported rigorous academics but I ask you to also
keep in mind our students with special needs our students who struggle academically i ask that the board continue to provide creative opportunities such as performing arts of theater song and dance along with athletics and
activities i believe that well-rounded youth grow into contributing adults again I wish the best for our new board as you work together with our new superintendent and encourage you all to utilize the key traits of servant
leadership empathy listening skills integrity empowerment foresight collaborative spirit and awareness the mission statement that I read at the start of the meetings is my
why for serving on the board all these years and I hope that it is or it can be your why for your service so thank you thank you very much okay next on our agenda is presentations however we do not have any presentations
this evening so we will move on to the consent agenda items the recommended action is that the board of education approve the consent agenda as presented is there a motion so moved second any
discussion may I have a roll call please miss Baron hi Miss Caval hi Mr dumbrosski hi Mrs lopez hi Miss Russell hi Mr van Dyke i Mr rosen I
the motion passes next on the agenda is the Freedom of Information Act and that request isformational next on the agenda is unfinished business there is no unfinished business this evening so we
will move on to new business next on the agenda is board of education training with Illinois Association of School Boards representative this will be a future business item at which time the board can consider whether to engage the services of the IASB field services
director to discuss self-evaluation practices and procedures and professional ethics of the board of education with Dr campbell superintendent elect so this is anformational
item next is potential topics for future discussion i am not aware of any so we'll move on to committee reports the first committee report is Northwest Suburban Special Education Organization report dr small you have an
attachment uh that came from Mrs from the last board meeting which is the Kirk School which is where our high school students attend about their continuous improvement plan update for mathematics thank you next on the agenda is
education research development legislative report IE also known as EDRED um Ed had a meeting on April 4th featuring Representative Michelle Musman from our community in our area um she
spoke on a lot of the legislation that is currently working through Springfield and uh and then um the executive director for ED also did an update on on some of those legislative items and
where ED stands with them um I wanted to to specifically mention one item that um I personally am very proud of and that this district is already actively um doing and that is that there's a a bill
working through the House that will require ISBE to assemble a list of religiously observed holidays across the state um it is something that I've I've been uh supportive of and we do here in
our district uh put a list of holidays together and communicate that out to our school staff and administrators so that they're aware and can utilize that when scheduling uh activities and events and things like tests and quizzes to our
students um this is something that's going through legislation right now and if it passes it will require ISBE to issue a list to all school districts across the entire state of Illinois so that there's an awareness of those days and uh and they can utilize that
information in scheduling their different programs and activities so that is my report next on the agenda is the community and family services report and Mrs baron thank you um the next United Palatine Coalition
Partners meeting is um next Wednesday April 30th it will start at 11:00 a.m with networking and lunch and then the meeting will begin at 11:30 um there is also a wellness resource fair that the UP coalition is um putting together that
is um this Saturday the 26 from 10:00 a.m to 2:00 p.m at the Buer YMCA um this is a free event for anybody who is interested in participating there'll be local resources um and some fun family activities as well
thank you so before I adjourn um I wanted to take just a couple moments for some comments of my own and one is although she scooted out um I want to thank Dr jordan for helping swear in the the new members of our of our school board i also want to thank my colleagues
for selecting me as president and Miss Cavl and Miss Maron on your willingness and commitment to also serve as officers of the school board i'd like to also welcome Miss Lopez U Miss Russell and Mr van Djk and I look forward to working
with all of you and collaborating um for the benefit of our students parents staff and community so thank you all for coming and those who are watching online and if there's no further business I hereby call this meeting adjourned