e e e e e e e e good evening I called this meeting of Township High School District 211 Board
of Education to order may I have a roll call please miss Baron Mr Bradley Miss Cavell here Mr OSI here Mr Macwan Mr Rosenblum here Mrs kimowitz here would everyone please stand and join me in the
Pledge of Allegiance I pledge alance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands one nation under God indivisible with liberty and jce for
all thank you the next recommended action is that the board enter closed session to discuss minutes of meetings lawfully closed under the open meetings act appointment employment compensation
discipline performance or dismissal of specific employees matter pertaining to an individual student and deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees may I have a motion please so moved second okay any
discussion roll call please miss caval I Mr dumbrowski I Mr Rosen Blum I Mrs clim quitz I motion carries e e e
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e e e e good evening the recommended action is that the Board of Education return to open session may I have a motion please so moved second any
discussion roll call please miss Baron hi Miss Cabell I Mr dski I Mr Rosenbloom I Mrs climit I would everyone please stand and join me in the Pledge of Allegiance indivisible thank you very much before
we begin our recognitions I would like to take a moment to acknowledge the tragic passing of Conan high school students litzy Flores and yefferson Flores Ramos and the recent passing of Hoffman estate's High School teacher
Jennifer Winfield litzy was a sophomore and Jefferson was a senior at Conan and both had great Futures ahead of them their tragic and unexpected deaths were a terrible loss for the Conan School Community Jennifer was a math teacher
coach colleague and friend to many at Hoffman Estates her dedication as an educator and the Deep connection she built within the community will leave a lasting impact our thoughts are with their families loved ones and friends please join me in a moment of silence
honoring these lives lost too soon thank you very much at this time I would like to turn our recognition over to Dr small I'd like to introduce Mr Eric wosy the director of athletic and activities we have a room full of wonderful students that I am proud to
have introduced for to the board tonight yes uh Board of Education and Dr small taking uh thank you for taking some time today to uh honor a plethora of talented students tonight uh including a couple of state champions and our first female
State wrestling champion in District to 11 history also here tonight to support their and honor their students our from Principal Mark Langer and activity director Michael Smith Co principal Julie Novak and athletic director Eric Hower shamberg High School principal Brian Harland athletic director Marty Manning and Hoffman
estate's principal Mike alur and activity director Tom mokan students as your coach introduces you please come forward to step to the podium receive your award additionally I'm going to ask any family members that are here tonight to be uh to please stand when your student is introduced so that you can be recognized also so we'll get started
with hofman estate speech Naz ahed has been a member of The English Department in Hoffman Estates High School for the past 13 years years she has been a passionate speech coach in Hoffman Estates for the last 16 years and Nas is also a proud District 211 graduate Nas good evening thank you Dr small and
Board of Education the HHS speech team had an incredible showing this year at the ihsa finals at the Poria Civic Center we could not have done it without the support of all of our coaches Kayla favella Kenny Heron Colona Colleen Houston Thomas Squires and Mary
Sullivan first I'd like to introduce to you Junior Samuel Charles Wicky Sam is here accompanied by his mom dad and grandma oh Sam meddled for third place in extemporaneous speaking extemp speaking is the ultimate test of intellect
adaptability and composure Under Pressure basically Sam's natural habitat with just 30 minutes to analyze a complex prompt that covers economics domestics and international diplomacy Sam crafts a compelling argument and then delivers a 7 minute memorized
speech in real time his great strengths are his ability to think with precision and then argue with conviction in these high stakes rounds of competition Sam you have proudly represented HHS and we are very proud of you congratulations next we have our amazing
cast of performance in the round who are State finalists taking sixth place in this year's performance of if anything happens I love you and adaptation uh Aiden Singh Is Here accompanied by his mom Amy Suarez is here with her mom as
well Gio buet here with Mom brother and grandmother hammad Ali here with Mom Dad sisters and brothers Hannah jokovic here with Mom and Grandma Hannah o'i Mom Dad here with his
mom and dad homah Hashim here with m mom and dad Madison Morris here with with Mom and Dad Nadia badal here with Mom Ria Patel here with with uh her dad Mr
Patel and tia RI Shanker here with her dad and Audrey bone Audrey is here with her mother performance in the round um is also known as P it's an interactive theatrical experience there's no large
set there's no extra lighting just pure talent and storytelling magic with a 16t circular stage performers relied on expressive movement and Ensemble coordination to bring their narrative to life P your performance was powerful
deeply moving and Unforgettable congratulations thank you very much all right now on to friend chess head coach Matt Zim zimac is unable to attend tonight but friend English teacher and assistant coach Grant Dawson is here tonight to introduce the friend chess team and Grant is also a proud
District 211 graduate good evening thanks for uh letting us recognize these great kids uh real quick I just want to introduce uh some of the chest team today uh parents please stand when uh your child is called first up we have uh Paul hanry
and his parents Jon and John next up we have Jason Joe Ryan beretto James Montella with his parents Sherry and Bruce V Shar with his parents priia and Shar palash Gupta and Arnav Gupta with his parents
Shipra and cool deep as you can tell they got really dressed dressed up for the occasion but they are matching they are matching uh my name is Grant Dawson from chess coach and I honored to speak tonight on behalf of myself and head coach Matt zimac I want to take this
opportunity to recognize the tremendous accomplishments of the fresh Fred chess team this year as one of the largest chess programs in the state from chess has built an incredible Legacy over the past three years the team has been the three-time defending conference Champion three time sectional champion and has
consistently placed in the top four at the state level this year they made history by finishing third in the state the highest placement in fr's history I want to extend my deepest appreciation to our dedicated Players whose hard work and commitment have helped solidify frm chess as a
Powerhouse without their efforts the high standards we now uphold would not be possible a special thank you goes to our team captains Jason Joe and Paul hran who have led by example setting a standard that will inspire teams for years to come our first board Ryan beretto ranked among the top five
players in the state consistently took on the best competitors from other teams providing leadership and strength at every match I also want to take a moment to recognize our graduating seniors Jason Ryan Paul James Mario and Cole your dedication and Leadership have laid
a foundation for the future of f chess the success of the past three years would not have been possible without you looking ahead we are excited to see our underclassmen vene palash nii Arnav Gotham aush and others to continue the Legacy they now carry the responsibility
of upholding and building upon the standard of Excellence set by those before them congratulations again to the entire team on an unforgettable season and thank you all for your time and support all right on the Hoffman Estate swimming head coach Adam longer was unable to be here tonight uh so
assistant coach Jason gesser will introduce our Hoffman Estates swimmer Jason good evening I'd like to introduce our state finalist uh two times running here Conor
nestler he is joined tonight by his father Brian and mother Sherry as well as sah and sister Ellie Conor qualified this year and placed fifth in the 50 freestyle sixth in the
100 freestyle and third in the 100 backstroke up from Seventh in the 50 last year and eighth in the 100 and fifth in the 100 breast he has Ambitions to uh get in top three in all those events for next year he is a inspiration
to his teammates he takes great pride in showing a positive attitude and is a good example for his team and his school he represents us well and I'm proud of him all right now to Conan swimming
Brian drenth is a World Language department chair at Conan high school and is in his 25th year of teaching Spanish there for the last 24 years Brian has served as both the head swim coach for the boys and the girls programs at Conan High School a quick note he accumulated his 100th win this
season and Brian is also a proud District 211 grg good evening uh I would like to thank the Board of Education Dr small Mr wowski for the invitation introduce and celebrate five phenomenal athletes and young men tonight I have three athletes
with with me as the other two qualified for and are currently competing in Florida at the NCSA spring championships uh so the first two I'll talk before I talk about these three uh Alex Seaman you guys met him last year uh with his parents Robert and Cynthia Alex was a
senior this year was a set Dependable presence in the pool the last four years he was selected as a co- captain for the second straight year this year by his teammates and coaches uh he was our Sprint freestyler in sectionals he qualified in four different events in the 50 free 100 free and our lead off in
the 200 and 400 free relays uh at State he ended up finishing uh leading off our 200 free relay which finished 17th and our for free relay which finished 14th he leaves behind a school record in the medley relay the second fastest time ever to come out of Conan in the 50 free
the third fastest time to ever come out of Conan in the 100 free and a School record in the 200 and 400 free relays he's a seven time State qualifier and a four-time state medalist uh and he's in Florida swiming right now the next athlete real quick is Dominick
kurick uh he also was here last year uh talking to you guys or you guys seeing him as a junior this year uh also very talented and can compete in all four strokes one of our best imers and brush Strokers uh this year he ended up adding the 50 and 100 free also uh he also
qualified in four different events the 50 free the 200 free relay he was our anchor 100 breaststroke and a 4 fre also our anchor at State he was part of both of those really play that are being recognized tonight and currently as a junior uh he is part of our 200 M Le uh
record he has the uh 100 breaststroke record the cool the pool record as well and also on the 400 free he's also a seven time State qualifier and a three-time state medalist with me tonight I have my first athlete Michael
RBA Michael is a Junior he's here with his parents Anna and Kristoff which are in the middle over there Michael had a phenomenal season this year he made a splash last year as a sophomore and this came back this season on a mission to make his Mark and
make a mark he did he swam primarily the 100 and 200 freestyle and 100 backstroke for us was consistently one of the top two finishers in almost every meet throughout the season at Varsity conference he was part of our 240000 free relay conference Champs also setting a new record at Buffalo Grove at
sectionals he finished third in the 200 free just missing the state cuts uh and it was part of our SEC our 2400 free relay uh state qualifiers so we qualified in two things uh finished 14th and 17th in the 4200 free relays and
overall at conent as a junior he has the fifth fastest time in the 200 free ever he is third fastest time in the 200 free relay the third fastest time in the 100 back and the second fastest time in the 400 free and he's only Junior so I'm hoping you see him again next year congratulations
Michael Aiden woo Aiden is a senior his parents Colton and Jane couldn't come tonight uh but Aiden has consistently been one of the most unbelievable hard workers during our practices I constantly write swim sets and try to push him to his limits and he almost always makes me look bad
because he's is always doing more than what I'm able to to put on the page uh he's amazing absolutely amazing to watch he's taken that talent to competitions where he's always one of the top finishers no matter what the stroke or length of the swim is he was also selected one of our co- captains this year by his teammates and coaches at the
varcity conference this year he finished as a conference champ in the 200 Free Conference champ in the 200 free relay conference champ in the 400 free relay with that pool record also second place in the 500 at sectionals he finished second in the 200 second and the 500 just barely missing the the state cuts
in those two but qualified in the 200 and 400 free relays at State he was part of our 17th and and 14th Place relays overall at Conan he graduates having the third fastest time in the 200 free the 12th fastest time in the 100 free the fifth fastest time in the 500 free and
school records in the 200 and 400 free relays he's a four-time state qualifier and a three-time state medalist aen woo and the fifth athlete I'd like to introduce is Trevor Hansen Trevor Trevor is a sophomore he's here
with his parents Courtney and Brian uh you may recognize Trevor who was honored by the board last year for his State success in two events uh this season I challenge him to add another event to his repertoire the 100 breaststroke and he said yeah I don't think so uh
it looks like I won on that one because he qualified in all three events this year uh his coach Becky Woods worked one-on-one with him providing him some unique training strategies to best meet his needs and get him to have the stamina to swim those three events uh and what one of the most impressive
things for me is that the breaststroke is really leg heavy and he uses all arms so to be able to swim 100 breaststroke really is taxing and uh he stepped up when I challenged him he competed for us and at the end the season in the athletes with disabilities division of our conference sectionals and state
champ state competition at Varsity conference he finished first in the 53 first in 100 free and first in the breaststroke and at sectionals he qualified in all three events finishing second behind the young man you guys just saw and at the ihsa state meet he
is our first state champion in the 53 state champion in the 100 free and state champion in the 100 breaststroke so next year I'm going to try to push him for the fourth event so you guys can see him here next year and that's a distance event so we'll see what happens on that one uh we'll see if I win or he
wins uh but the most exciting part for me as a coach is that two of the five guys are seniors so I get three uh guys to come back next year and uh kind of do it again so uh those three I'm excited with uh to work with and I look forward to seeing all of you guys next year uh
recognizing them again and uh good luck to you Dr small all right shamberg head wrestling coach Mike Levante is unable to be here tonight in his place athletic director Marty Manning will introduce a pair of shamberg high school wrestling athletes and Marty Manning is a proud District
to1 graduate thank you Mr wincowski of Education Dr small um before I begin coach Lani couldn't be here and I do want to recognize our entire boys wrestling uh program the varsity team won a Regional Championship for the third straight year and for the first
time in school history uh qualified for the Dual team state finals one of the last eight teams standing uh in the state so I'm really proud of that accomplishment for our team these next two gentlemen are a big reason why we were able to to accomplish that uh first one up Ken Kirchner and
his parents Mr and Mrs kirner are here K finished with a record of 46 and 10 this year he has 143 career victories he's the shamberg high school single season pin leader a four-time regional Champion a three-time ihsa state
qualifier a two-time MSL champion and he finished this year in sixth place at 150 pounds in the state tournaments and also like to say that Cal has a 4.8 GPA our next athletes it's Brady Phelps Mr and Mrs Phelps are here and Grandma
Phelps is here as well congratulations Brady uh finished with a record of 44 and5 this year he has 138 career victories two time MSL Champion three-time ihsa Regional champion and an ihsa sectional Champion uh this year he was the state runner-up taking second
place at 120 pounds and from from what I've been told he is the first wrestler and the second wrestlers coming up shortly after him um to be a state medalist all four years of his career in MSL history and a tremendous
accomplishment congratulations br all right on to Fred high school wrestling uh Jeff kesky is unable to be present tonight he's coaching badminton right now um math teacher and assistant wrestling coach Mark tereso will introduce the from wrestlers and Mark is
a proud District 211 graduate all right hello hello and thank you everyone for being here um obviously as he said coach kesky couldn't be here today unfortunately um but I am incredibly proud to stand up here and introduce these next three individuals um from our program starting at 138
pounds we have a junior Drew ffield Drew is here with his uh parents Christa and Eric um yes yes Drew had a great State uh run this year um he had a great comfort behind Victory to win or when he was down 11
to5 with just over a minute left to go in in the match um and to overcome that those odds is really really difficult he ended up uh finishing and guar finishing the match with a win guaranteeing himself a spot on the podium taking six overall in the state tournament next at 285 pounds we have
our Junior Owen jabak Owen's here with his father Steve um and he had another yes yes Owen had another uh highlight Victory uh come from behind Victory he had an incredible takedown uh to tie the match in the third period um with under
five seconds left uh then it went into overtime ended up getting a win there um that match guaranteed him a spot on the podium and he ended up winning another one to take fifth in the state so congrats him finally at 144 pounds this year we have senior Evan
Gaz Evan is here with his family his sister Emerson brother Kaden and his mom Jill bear with me here the accolades go on and on uh four-time MSL Champion four-time Regional Champion four-time sectional champion that's just a start
as a freshman um and a sophomore he took third place in state as a junior he took second in state um and then this year again Evan made it State uh the state tournament in his second round match he was down 3 to one with less than 30 seconds left uh remaining in the match he got a takedown and rode out his
opponent to secure a four to3 Victory he then went on to dominate the rest of the competition on his way to a state championship yeah um this accomplishment infr has not been done in 20 years or more and I'm not sure that it's been done by more
than one or two other individuals so it's quite an accomplishment um he finishes his career with 174 wins 174 wins and only 12 losses um it's incredible to to say so congratulations to you our program our program is very
proud of these guys and appreciate everyone's acknowledgement of their accomplishments um they've really left their legacy here all right thank you very much all right from headr head wrestling coach Leo Clark Johnson is in his 10th year as a member of The District 211 staff he has coached wrestling oh it's
Hoffman I'm sorry Hoffman sorry I'm reading looking up above I apologize Leo Leo uh is in his 10th year and his uh of coaching wrestling he has coached uh he has coached wrestling in district 21 along with several other sports during his 10
year this is his Fifth Season as the head wrestling coach at Hoffman Estates high school and he's about to introduce us to somebody who's historic um good evening I have the privilege of introducing uh the first state champion female state champion at hoffen States High School's history um
Sophia ball she is here tonight with Mother Monica and brother William so tonight we celebrate celebrate a Trailblazer someone who has set records and the standard for what it means to be a true competitor Sophia became the first female state champion in our school's history and she holds
the record for the most wins and pins in program history a testament to her Relentless drive and Technical skill on the map for two years she led the team as a captain guiding her teammates through highs and lows of this demanding sport but what it makes her achievements even more remarkable isn't what she just
accomplished but the sacrifices she's made along the along the way wrestling isn't just a sport it's a lifestyle it means grueling training sessions sometimes three a day it means pushing through exhaustion through doubt through moments when quitting feels the easiest option it means strict discipline
maintaining weight and making sacrifices that most people will never fully understand and through it all she never backed down she faced many challenges Beyond the Mat difficult Team Dynamics personal struggles and mental battles that can come with this sport yet each time she found a way to Rise Above It proving not only her strength as an
athlete but her resilience as a person she's a fighter a leader and inspiration not just to her teammates but to every young girl who dreams of stepping out on the mat and making history so tonight let's celebrate her AC accomplishments let's recognize her sacrifice and let's honor the Legacy she's left behind a
legacy of grit heart and undeniable greatness congratulations Sophia ball you have made history and we are all so proud of you all right now know our final group shamberg High School cheer Natalie belcaster has coached cheerleading for 11 years and this is her sixth year of
coaching cheerleading at shamber High School I would first like to congratulate our state Runner UPS um this year in program history our team was able to secure that second place medals around their neck um
for the first time in history and we're really excited for them we also um broke some additional records this year uh this was our fifth year in a row winning MSL and being champions again and holding our title as back-to-back sectional champions
um you guys are incredible workers and we are so proud of you and you're just wonderful young ladies and if my chair parents can stand for a moment thank you for all your time and dedication you are the backbone of our success and we love you guys
uh we we have our first athlete All Conference Gian Karimi All Conference Madison henchel Abigail hen Elena derer Caitlyn Freeman haly Schmidt Mia
Garcia Gayla Johnson R Smith Karina bahina a Costa Gracie hacker Kylie hmer Danny woodr our all conference and all states Audrey Gilford call Tata Alysa D venzo All Conference
Sophia morbido All Conference MC Davis All Conference Vicki sh spin Pinsky Grace Ling and Maya zubac thank you guys for such an incredible season I'm so honored and privileged to be your
coach I'd like to invite Adam Levy up to the front Adam is the 2025 coach of the year of the Illinois chess coaches association he is known by many for his passion for the game and dedic to fostering a strong team environment that
balances community and friendship in a competitive Arena the Palatine High School chess team is a regular at the state finals and Adam's dedication is a reflection of his passion for the game and his Greater Love of working with students congratulations Adam and thank you for what you've done for Palatine
chess all right that was that was absolutely amazing congratulations to all of our wonderful young men and young women um is it's obvious that the dedication that you've put into your sport your activity
is is truly amazing you've accomplished a great deal thank you for all that you've done and thank you for participating in the program and for your academics because you wouldn't be here if you weren't part of
our brightest students around so thank you for that thank you for the parents and grandparents and siblings for being here and supporting your brothers and sisters that's just amazing um the parents driving kids early in the
morning late picking them up and everything else that's involved it's a lot of dedication so again thank you for for all that you do not just for these kids but for all the other students that we have at the school and our
coaches it takes a lot of time and effort and thank you for what you do um and working with all of these fine young people um our future looks really good and I'm just really excited about what I see here with our young people so again
thank you to all our young people to the families and thank you to coach Levy for what you do because it's not real easy um the time and effort that you need to put into you know serving with the uh
the chess and teaching the kids so again thank you to everyone we have taken some pictures of some of the groups but I believe we still have a few more groups to finish so we will do that we'll take the groups that have not been finished um and do that and everyone else you're
welcome to stay for our meeting or if you have better other things to do sorry then you are certainly can go home and do homework e e e
e e e e e e e e okay before we go to our board meeting I would like to read our mission statement
and that is Township High School District 211 serves the needs of our 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 thank you all right for our public comments the board welcomes you and is pleased to listen to your comments this evening it's 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 live streamed we ask that you value the procedures and decorum of our meeting and be respectful of those at the podium so they may be heard when I
call your name please come forward to the podium and state your name for the record though not required you may state if you are a resident of the district please limit your comments to 5 minutes you will receive a notification when you have one minute remaining any
individual's unused time or plac in 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 tener our first speaker is Kathy reeberg followed
by joose excuse me followed by Joyce Slavic good evening my name is Kathy risberg and as a taxpayer for over 47 years in this community I'm here tonight to thank you and express my gratitude to all of you for your willingness to set
aside time at these meetings for public comments and for your willingness to take the needed steps on behalf of all students to continuously improve what is happening in our district as I've said in my remarks on December 14th 2023 I'm
filled with gratitude for your willingness to partner with parents students and the whole Community to ensure that the physical health and safety and the social and emotional wellness and academic preparation of all students are top priorities in District
211 priorities that will allow every student to reach the true learning potential I want to especially thank you again for your decision in 2024 to partner with our local police departments to share information on the
d211 website about safe gun storage and the availability of gun locks through your school resource officers and our local police departments knowing that the majority of you were open to starting a conversation with parents and the whole Community about safe gun
storage fills me with such a sense of hope that all of us standing together and United by our shared love of our families will be able to expand conversation in 2025 to brainstorm
additional ways that we can address this uniquely American Health Public Health crisis of gun violence injuries and deaths and since this is women's History Month I'd like to share this quote from poet Maya Angelou who spoke about gun
violence in 2010 at a Chicago Faith Community it's come to me to say to each of you that each of of us we have the possibility of changing somebody remember it stop it don't pretend that
you've always been free we have a responsibility to those who went before us and those yet to come if you really know who you are that you've been paid for already you'll be a Kinder person
you'll be more generous you'll look after the children thank you so much to all of you on the board for helping us as a community to look after the children and happy first day of spring thank you Joyce Slavic followed
by Kelly lacis hi my name is Joyce Slavic and I do live in the district uh first of all in honor of celebrate diversity month in April Mental Health Awareness Month in May and lgbtq plus pride month in June I want to say thank you to our board and
staff for recognizing the importance of mental health resources and support for all our students and I also want to say vote Yes for mental health in palentine Township this April 1 election uh recently Peter debrowski made comments on his d211 Facebook page calling out the support for gun safety is some sort
of dark secret plot um even as multiple community members and lawmakers spoke about how critical it is gun safety is not a partisan issue or at least it should not be safe gun laws and safe gun storage save lives of young people it doesn't propose to take away guns
even guns are now the number one cause of death for children surpassing even car accidents this includes homicides accidents and suicides according to every town research 4.6 million American children live in homes with at least one gun that is loaded and unlocked and 50%
of gun owners have at least one gun that is not secured suicide attempts with guns are almost always lethal and 76% of School shooters acquired their firearm from the home of a parent or close relative that's a disgrace on the part of all adults all of us adults have the
responsibility to keep kids safe and this issue directly impacts all school districts including our own because it impacts young people the people we vote for usually reflect our values Peter's value system doesn't seem to support Pro protecting kids from gun violence his
values also showed when he voted against providing a beloved coach and teacher early retirement so he could provide for his family as he was dying from brain cancer his values also showed when he voted against funding air conditioning for the applied technology departments despite a thoughtful respectful and impassion plea
from the department head and his values also show repeatedly as he refuses to recoup property taxes from large corporations meaning that you and I need to make up that Gap and he voted against hiring our new superintendent a black woman so I'm not sure why he's chosen to
attack something that costs nothing and literally saves kids' lives but I'm sure he can answer that on one of his Facebook posts posts the Palatine Police station offers free gunlocks and I have one here if anybody needs it I'll give it to you free no questions ask and you
will owe me nothing thank you thank you Kelly laus uh I didn't know we were supposed to have a speech prepared I was just coming today um I was coming to watch but then with the dismantling of the Department of Education that was signed
literally today um I just wanted to ask that the board take into account the not just all kids but special needs kids um I am a resident of the district and my kids have both truly benefited from that
and I know other kids have as well and um for them people to do what they can to push back on these cuts and the dismantling of the Department of Education um and how much it's going to harm our current District 211 and our
kids and our future kids because now our kids no longer have a better future in front of them like we did when we were kids so um we don't have a lot of control over these larger St shifts but we have a lot of control over what happens here in our district and so that
I hope that we will prioritize inclusion and diversity for all as well as special needs and find accessibility and opportunity for all students so that's what I wanted to ask and say I actually would like to know how we're
going to be handling the fact that they removed the Department of Education as well if I can get an answer on that one I don't think we have any answers on that one yet so that's one interested thank you all right thank you very much thank you all right our next recommended
action is the public hearing on the proposed reduction in force of teaching positions um the first motion is that the public hearing and the proposal to conduct a reduction in force of teaching positions in Township High School
District 211 is now open may I have a motion please so moved second any discussion okay we did not have anyone sign up to speak all right oh I apologize roll call please
miss Baron hi Miss caval hi Mr dumbrowski hi Mr Ros I Mrs Clin quitz I all right I was rushing ahead here all right um I don't not have anyone on the um no one had signed up to speak is there
anyone in the audience that wanted to speak in regards to this if not then the next recommended action is that the public hearing on the proposal to conduct a reduction and force of teaching positions in Township
High School District 211 is now closed May I have a motion please so moved second any discussion roll call please miss Baron hi Miss K hi Mr dski I Mr Rosen Bloom I Mrs clim quitz I all right the motion
carries and then that takes us to our presentation on strategic Plan update Dr small through well planned fiscal responsibility District 211 continues its commitment to provide safe functional and adaptable facilities that enhance her student experience Chief
Operating Officer Lauren hmel and director of facilities and purchasing Ricky Sparks will present an update on our facilities and capable Improvement way thank you and good evening um in an organization of our size
maintenance of our facilities is an ongoing initiative which requires detailed assessment and planning which involves numerous individuals facility improvements are designed to provide safe and effective learning and work spaces throughout our buildings in order
to strategically plan for these improvements the district developed a 10-year facility Improvement plan which includes a series of projects with anticipated costs incorporated into our financial projection this summer the district will be in year eight of our 10year plan tonight director of
facilities and purchasing rookie Sparks and I are pleased to provide the board with an update on our long range plan and facility initiatives section 9.4 of the board's strategic plan is to annually continue to improve safety and modernization of our facilities the targets identified in
the plan are detailed in the four categories that are listed on this slide this presentation will provide a deeper look at the ongoing facility improvements in the 10-year plan detail upcoming facility related Safety and Security enhancements review progress in
our 10-year Master facility plan and discuss ongoing Energy Efficiency initiatives throughout the district this chart likely looks familiar to you as it was created at the beginning of the 10-year Capital Improvement plan phase and provides a summary of the
ongoing projects that were prioritized at that time while classroom improvements roof replacement and mechanical equipment replacement are ongoing annually locker room Renovations at Palatine High School and Hoffman Estates High School are the only outstanding projects that are left on
this plan uh only other I should say while not detailed on this Slide the board approved planning costs for PA system improvements applied technology Cooling and Auditorium improvements through the use of our land sale PA system and applied technology
cooling have been completed across all schools Auditorium improvements are planned for the second of five schools and will be highlighted later in this presentation Safety and Security initiatives are ongoing throughout the district both for infrastructure and
procedural systems facil faity related Safety and Security enhancements planned for the upcoming summer include the addition of parking lot ballards at ground level points of entrance into our schools ongoing security camera upgrades to highdef technology and fighter panel
Replacements across all schools enhancing the Safety and Security Systems within our district is an ongoing and ever evolving effort we continuously assess and refine our safety protocols and we remain committed to adapting and enhancing our strategies
to protect the well-being of everyone in our schools the district received a completed 10-year facility audit last fall which contained information about the age condition and estimated replacement date and cost for areas of our building that could be physically
inspected since creation of the plan the district has prioritized those items that are designated as Priority One or in need of consideration for replacement due to their current age Andor condition energy e efficiency efforts are also ongoing and involve efforts to adjust uh
both Behavior as well as infrastructural systems for the upcoming year replacement of metal halight hallogen and fluorescent lighting with more efficient LED lighting is planned for numerous areas across our district our auditoriums and stadiums are some of our
more inefficient Lighting systems across our schools all Stadium lights will be updated before June 30th of this year to qualify for the s of rebates that have been uh awarded to us Auditorium lighting is being replaced as the spaces are updated and lighting
replacements for gymnasiums various classroom and office spaces and bleacher undersides are also scheduled for the upcoming year further as equipment is replaced energy efficiency ratings are required under the energy code bringing greater efficiency to our operations in
that area as well planning for summer projects occurs over more than a one year period bids are released within a time frame to allow for adequate production lead times and to be released early enough to solicit multiple biders many of the
projects scheduled for summer 2025 have been approved by the board and tonight Mr Sparks will provide an overview of the scope of each project I will start with the first project it's a palan locker room Innovation project at the completion of
this uh project uh the locker room uh you will have better accessibility enhance uh HVAC electrical employment systems you have ada8 compliance modernized facility on new locker rooms
lockers ceilings and LED lighting for upgrades in addition your Wellness office up renovated to support stud and athletic needs Mr Sparks would you move the
microphone just a little bit closer ears are not working well thank you so we'll equalize the spaces ensuring the facilities are Equitable for all
users next we'll move to con hu Auditorium improvements uh enhance accessibility you have 8 compliance we have lighting Control Systems upgrades new LED lighting for Energy
Efficiency and improved Vis visibility stage there'll be a stage revamp installation of curtains and rigging next we'll move to shamberg High School culinary arts lb
renovation we have expanded learning space addition addition of a commercial kitchen lab for Hands-On training technology integration new teacher demonstration and AV system for Interactive Learning we have work student
workstations six fully equipped workstations for enhanced collaboration improved infrastructure new ceiling LED lighting and vation systems this upgrades are design to beat
modern culinary training next we'll go to uh cor next fuel tank uh replacement uh this fuel t rep of replaces a 10,000 gallon diesel tank with split tank for gas gasoline
and Diesel the fueld management system improving improved tracking and efficiency and compliance with regulation security Improvement new fencing and lighting for safety monitoring uh environmental
considerations compliance of EPA and safety and also taking place at con High School is a roof replacement along with some shanberg high school masonary repairs the roof replacement will replac
replacement of approximately 36,000 ft of roofing to prevent leaks and infrastructure damage the masonary restoration uh will consist of grinding and repointing re floors of longterm for long-term
durability also taking place at Conan High School's air handle unit Replacements a replacement of three uh air handle units for Optimum air circulation energy efficient reduction in energy costs through advanced hbac
technology uh Improvement in air quality enhanced filtration and ventilation for better Indoor Comfort preven of maintenance is also reduces our future repairs to our
systems and Stadium sound system Improvement so two of our schools pal time high school and high school we have Stadium sound system Improvement these improvements uh include uh audio audio
quality upgrades new sound system for Clear announcements in music user control enhancement additional controls for ease of use and customization improveed coverage and Clarity for sports and advents and compatibility with uh digital
broadcasting and wireless microphone assistance capability in addition to the projects that Mr Sparks just described uh we also have routine maintenance projects that are generally associated with life cycle replacement and upkeep across our facilities they may be performed by
outside contractors or by our internal uh Central maintenance force or cmf team uh for the upcoming school year in summer the district is planning for Paving work to include Patchwork and Paving repairs across all Lots as needed the addition of safety ballards and
Tennis Court resurfacing and fence replacement at Palatine High School School flooring improvements include gym floor screen and Reco replacement of cafeteria flooring at Conan high school and select art classroom flooring replacement at Hoffman Estates High
School ongoing small mechanical equipment replacement is planned including many split units and compressors as examples additional life cycle equipment including dump trucks is also planned our cmf team will be completing two classroom upgrades this
summer including the addition I of a sensory lab space for special education program at Palatine High School and art classroom improvements at Hoffman Estates High School outdoor improvements will incude include track resurfacing at two schools and Marquee sign replacement
at conet high school to provide adequate time for product delivery and to encourage a more competitive bid process the district bids projects well in advance of their start date the majority of the projects that have been discussed tonight have been approved by the board at prior
meetings on tonight's agenda there are bids for consideration that include replacement of our air handler units that Mr Sparks described uh Paving flooring replacement Stadium sound system improvements and replacement of
the Marquee sign at Conan high school if approved these projects will all be scheduled for completion summer of 2025 future bed recommendations for security cameras in gymnasium lighting are anticipated to be presented to the board in
May to allow for sufficient planning and design time discussions on plans for summer 2026 projects have already begun while all projects have not yet fully been defined for um that time frame projects consistent with the Strategic plan will be recommended as early as the
coming fall future project considerations are consistent with those in the Strategic plan and are planned over the next several years final building location will be determined based upon considerations for both summer school and bidding efficiency as much as
possible excluding projects planned for summer 25 the district will have one remaining locker room renovation continued lab and classroom modernization across all schools Auditorium improvements at three schools ongoing roof and Equipment replacement
and site modifications across all schools as well at the February Board of Education meeting an updated Financial Pro uction was shared which includes all areas of anticipated expense including facility Improvement costs the summary on the
slide provides estimated costs in all three categories of facility improvements Life Safety projects generally include roof and mechanical equipment replacement while a new survey is not required to be completed until school year 29 it is anticipated that we
will continue to have replacement needs in these categories that would be um recorded as routine maintenance projects as project schedules are refined in future years budget amounts may vary by year however in total they are estimated to align with this
projection that will'll answer any questions that you may have thank you very much Mr demoski will start with you if you have any questions I have none at this time thank you thank you Miss caval yes thank you for the presentation um I
have two uh followup and the first is to do with the sensory lab as described on slide 15 could you tell me a little bit more about that I it's really exciting sure do I the sensory Lab at ptin sensory lab so
basically we're going to be doing some reconstruction of of a room to make it sensory lab so that's going to include some pain some uh there's some uh Furniture improvements finishes within this space
it is a large space now that is used for our special education program um it is divided into different sections and this will be reallocating a section of that space specifically for that program um for our uh physically handicapped students you mind forwarding some
pictures once that is complete i' really to do that that would be great and then the only other followup I have is regarding the budget considerations table on side9 um you know and I'm looking at the projections here all the way across the table until you know Financial year 30
and then you know we have the additional projects using reserves as notated the auditorium PA system of fch cooling Etc stretching across and diminishing um amounts until FY 29 so you know are those the cost for the
projects we've specifically talked about here at the board table or is that saying um this is these are for projects using reserves including but not limited to these projects of the auditorium uh the Auditorium or the the
bottom line there the additional projects those are for the remaining Auditorium projects the other as I described the other two projects are done um there are split costs that are carried across uh years so there could be while we are looking at this point anyways
that during one a summer um there could be carryover costs from a prior summer that would be uh feeding into each fiscal year okay thank you thank you Mr Rosen bloom thank you thank you for the presentation um Miss
caval took my my first question um but at the same time I don't see the sensory lab on slides 16 or 18 and I was just wondering if that's something Yet to Come uh so one slide before that so
slide back to that slide so that slide shows some of the approval process sensory Labs not on there and then if you go to slides forward for future sensory lab is not on there either so I was wondering if you could share maybe a little more of the timeline Associated
to not necessarily the approval process but what your plan is for working on it and and doing things around that the sensory uh lab space is something that will be done internally by our Central maintenance Force so there is not a um design and bid uh process like we would
um with those projects that is something that we allocate a portion of our budget every year to what we call site modifications so that's where it's showing on um slide 18 for future years we're always looking to say when we're utilizing our space how is it best going to meet our needs for
the programs that we have in place um so it would fit under that category but as far as a major bid that would be coming um it would be included in um our site modification portion of our our routine maintenance budgets that would be approved by the board on an annual basis
there will not be a specific bid designed to it because it's all being um designed and executed by our internal team thank you and like Miss caval I'm also excited about that and I remember seeing the sensory lab that nsseo put
into one of their schools and and how wonderful it is for the students there and I hope that we have the same response and and results thank you thank you Miss Baron thank you for the presentation tonight and also thank you Ricky for um your hard work and your
dedication you have one of the most important jobs in our district and that is to keep our students safe in all our facilities so thank you so much for your work um we spent a lot of money on our Renovations and I think um it's great for the community to see what those
Renovations are because they really are life saving um I remember when we put in the new PA systems um there's a little light in like um the music rooms in the gyms so when any important announcements are com coming up uring the safety of our students those places that tend to
be a little bit louder those go off and are easily like visible so I think those are really important things to highlight I've also seen the kitchen renovations um at farmed high school and I was able to see a class in there and the students engagement and just like their love for
food like I totally love seeing that um and I was able to see the um Hoffman art room and oh my goodness we do need a lot of work there so happy and they're happy that um that is getting updated so um again thank you so much for your
presentation and I'm looking forward to seeing all the new Renovations that we do um this upcoming school year thank you thank you and it as was pointed out it's really important that we maintain our facilities you not just for the safety aspect but for the opportunities
that we provide for our students because if we can provide them a location a setting that is appropriate to what their career goal might be I think it's it's very helpful when they go off to college or go off into a career so this
is this is very good so thank you very much thank you for keeping our buildings in good shape and our facilities so thank you all right with that it will take us to our consent agenda items and the recommended action is that the consent
agenda be approved as presented may I have a motion please so move any discussion roll call please miss Baron hi Miss Cavell hi Mr dski hi Mr Rosen hi Mrs gtz hi the motion
carries and then that takes us to our special reports and communication um our first one is information items on Freedom of Information acts next would be enrollment
projections and that would be uh some information Dr small there is a detailed report attached to the agenda regarding enrollment projections for the district as well as individual schools these are only projections but we do update them each year based on information that re
we receive from District 15 and 54 okay any questions all right then that takes us to the Illinois High School Association letter of appreciation any questions in regards to that all right next would be the parent
teacher advisory standing board committee meeting report and Dr small Mr hbr is one of the co-chairs he will give a brief report to the board good evening so a couple weeks ago I had a great opportunity to meet with some
members of our school communities um and have some engageing some really good conversations about um Safety and Security in our district and then also um student discipline so the uh we I met with a group of of parents uh student supervisor Representatives um several of
our school resource officers um Mr Bradley as a co-chair um and we discussed a couple of things relative to Safety and Security primarily focusing on kind of our multi-tier approach when it comes to Safety and Security it's not just about some of the things that you see here in terms of the things that we
do with our physical plants and our facilities that are Safety and Security orientated but also the other side of that which is creating that culture of safety in our schools as well so we make very strong concerted efforts to make sure that our students are not only actually physically safe but also feel
safe so there's a lot of different aspects that go into that so we talked a great deal about um those different aspects of how we approach Safety and Security in our district uh and then we went then into a couple of aspects of student discipline uh to review a couple of policies uh we talked about three
policies in particular JFC our student conduct our our um policy on bullying and our response to bullying and also the policy on search and seizure so we talked about some discipline statistics and some trends that we're seeing in our schools and engaged in some conversations about those policies uh
there were no major significant recommendations in terms of any um adjustments to those policies so there are no recommendations that have come that will be coming forward from that group um but we will be reviewing a couple of those policies as a matter of of of course specifically the bowling policy as well that the
board annually will be reviewing uh but it was a great conversation a very good group of individuals and I was very pleased to engage with those folks any questions I just have one yes please yeah um I haven't seen the agenda for this so might be in there but um are
sro's a part of that committee as well yes we had three that were invited two were able to attend so we had representatives from from um it all departments were invited and we had two that that were able to attend thank you yes any other questions right thank you
very much thank you all right that takes us to the next item which is starting times for 2025 2026 it's an information item Dr small anything all right any questions all right and that takes us to
unfinished business and we have there's four policies that we discussed uh last month so they're returning there I'm going to take all four of those separately because there's a couple of
um uh requests or changes that we had made first one the first is um excuse me the board policy file BCA Board of Education organizational
meeting policy be modified as proposed and added as an active board policy on board dos further that the superintendent be directed to make appropriate dist appropriate distribution may I have a motion please so moved okay any discussion on that one
this has a new addition at line 36 that is highlighted okay if there's no questions then roll call please miss Cavell hi Miss Baron hi Mr Blom I Mr vosi I Mrs Clint Woods I the motion carries next
recommended action is that board policy file BBA board powers and duties policy be modified as proposed and added as an active board policy on board decks further that the superintendent be directed to make appropriate distribution may I have a motion please
so move any discussion right roll call please Mr dski I miss Cavell I Mr Rosenblum hi Miss Baron I Mrs clitz hi the motion carries next recommended action is that
the board policy file BD DB agenda format policy be modified as proposed and added as an active board policy on board decks further that the superintendent be directed to make appropriate distribution may I have a motion please so
moved and this one had um a couple of words added on line 70 any questions okay if not roll call please Mr Rosenblum I miss cell I Mr vosi I
miss Baron hi M SC I the motion carries all right and that takes us to policy I got BD school board meetings and the recommended action is that board policy file BD school board
meetings policy be modified as proposed and added as an active board policy on board deck further that the superintendent be directed to make appropriate distribution may I have a motion please so moved okay any discussion on this
one okay roll call please miss Baron I miss caval I Mr donosi I Mr Ros I Mrs clinkz I the motion carries and if there's no objections I would like to take the next five policies that would
be deletions as one um item one motion items e through I yes correct items e through I all right and that the board policy file BDA
regular board meetings bdb special board meetings b d d d Quorum B DDE Rules of Order and board policy
bddg minutes of the Board of Education meeting be deleted as a board as board policies further that the superintendent be directed to remove the policies from active status on board Dex may I have a motion please so moved second any
discussion roll call please Mr dumbrowski I Mr Rosenblum hi Miss Cavell hi Miss Baron hi Mrs quitz I the motion carries all right then that takes us to uh the last
item here and that one is that the board policy file I gcfb high school credit for students in grade seven or eight policy be adopted as proposed and added as an active board policy on board decks further that the
superintendent be directed to make appropriate distribution may I have a motion please so moved second okay any discussion I'll be bringing this up during one of my reports later that they're looking to with this at the state level as well Dr Smalls there
anything you wanted to add okay then roll call please Mr Rosen Blum I miss Cavell hi Mr Dum Broski hi Miss Baron hi Mrs Goods I the motion carries that takes us to new
business and the recommended action is that the Board of Education adopts the attached resolution authorizing the reduction in force of all part-time non-tenured teachers may I have a motion please so moved any discussion roll call please Mr vosi hi
Mr Rosenbloom hi Miss Baron hi Miss Cavell hi Mrs Goods I the motion carries next recommended action is that the Board of Education approve the purchase of five 10 passenger conversion vans from oloth Ford Sales Inc through the
source well purchasing Cooperative at a total cost of $322,500 Mr dski I Mrs cloz I the motion carries next recommended action is that the Board of Education approved change order costs in the amount of
$4,995 for payment to Chicago land Paving Contractors Inc for tennis court Improvement at William FR High School may I have a motion please so moved second right discussion okay roll call please miss
caval hi Miss Baron hi Mr Rosen Bloom hi Mr d brosi i Mrs clitz I the motion carries next recommended action is that the Board of Education authorize the district to purchase 4,500 iPads from
Apple at a total cost of 1,4 58,000 4,830 cases from ubl at a total cost of $6,795
and Apple Care OS preferred support from Apple at a cost of $3,596 to support the onetoone learning program during the 2025 2026 school year may I have a motion please so moved any
discussion Dr small this purchase includes the iPads for incoming freshman for the 2526 School school year the iPads will be used by these incoming freshmen for all four years of their High School experience even though this iPad is a newer model the price is$ five
do less than five last year you don't hear that very often all right thank you may I have a roll call please Mr dski hi Miss Cal hi Mr Rosenblum hi Miss Baron hi Mrs CL I the motion carries
next recommended action is that the board of education approved the purchase of two 2026 dump trucks from Rush Truck Centers of Illinois Inc using the Illinois joint purchasing Master contract in the amount of depending on their value and condition
so there hasn't been a determination yet um there has not been a recommendation if there Surplus they would come to the board thank you that decision is typically made in consultation with our um for and mechanic as well as our uh facilities
team they will evaluate the condition and look at the value or the uh value and everything else before they make that recommendation thank you these these also do not to us until I think September so we have a little while on that all right thank you roll call
please Mr Rosen Blum hi Miss caval hi Mr dumbrowski hi Miss Baron hi Mrs clutz I all right the motion carries um potential topics for future discussion I did not have anything coming
forward right then that will take us to our committee reports and the first is nsseo you have information on um the step program and that is our
transitional experience for our our high school students they came and they did a a lovely presentation um and it gives you more information about the step program and how important it is to make connections
with the different businesses and what the staff is able to do we did have one young man that was being recognized as our shining star through the step program um very eager to participate and being out in the community we also had a
young man from shamberg high school who was recognized with his Eagle Scout project he was over at Sunrise camp and he cleared more than an acre of land with his his Scout Troops so that
area is now going to be usable and have some Pathways and for the the kids to be able to to go through there one of the other items with nsseo and we've talked about this the last couple of months is
our governance structure looking at having a governing board and an operational board and the operational board would be made up of the superintendents having more of a connection with uh the nsso Administration there and the governing
board overseeing some other um duties and there would be things the same things coming before them that we are doing now um probably along with some other items I'm going to ask Dr small to talk a little bit more about the superintendents and their their
involvement uh as you remember this was part of the Strategic plan of NS SEO is looking at the governing structure and any improvements that could help the member districts in terms of planning for financial needs facility needs as well as instructional needs um there is
a special board meeting that has been called that Mrs clitz will represent us in terms of our perspective on that um if there's any questions that anyone has now I would certainly like to address those before she goes to the March meeting uh 31st I believe this we're
meet yeah we're meeting March 31st as committee of the whole to kind of take a better look at this and make sure that all of the member districts all eight of us understand what the role would be of the operational board and the governing board and then she can uh show her
support of our consensus for that to move forward and I know we've I've shared information in regards to that um I know the superintendent are strongly in favor of it it offers more continuity more information and I think you know
when we look at this um this last year Well 2024 we became more more involved with the facilities there uh the facilities have been maintained but there's a lot of things that may be uh n SSO was not made aware of possibly and
we've got some um really strong people in some different areas that can add their expertise along to uh to nsseo so what I'd like is I will um at our March 31st meeting uh we'll have some more
information and then I can share that with with the board but what I'd like is is consensus um of agreeing with this type of a structure or at least it comes back as come changes of Articles of agreement
which is a co-op we must vote on but it uh certainly is helpful that Mrs clim ktz can go to the meeting and saying we had a discussion and we support this moving forward Madam president yes um you know I've read the information uh because I haven't served
on the nssco committee sometimes it's hard for me to put some of that more detailed information into context so you've been involved you know in a detailed capacity for a long time so I'm just interested in why you personally do support this kind of a structure and that might help
me understand what you're perceiving as the main benefits for a change such as this certainly no I believe that um with having the superintendent part of this they're talking more with Dr schnor Who is the uh superintendent for
nsseo um there's more of a dialogue which could talk about a little bit more about curriculum um some of the things that are offered for the students that I can't answer but with the superintendence there it's a better look at what we're doing at the high school
what we're doing at the elementary school um 54 and 15 are not part of nsseo but I know they do get some services so I think it's very important um that the students that come to us from
those Elementary districts um we find out what some of their needs are and our superintendent can ask those types of questions and I think there's a better dialogue and better information and they'll take a look at some things maybe ask some other questions that we
would not be able to answer or have information on okay that makes sense Madam president I'm I'm not in favor of this change um currently I don't see any restrictions for any of the members of the co-op uh with their communication of
an existing superintendent um I think the superintendant from all the member co-ops can reach out to the uh nsso superintendent and have those conversations um I don't think a formal governance change or structure um
changes that I think what it allows them to do is have a set time to meet where they're all together because it's easy to pick up a phone and one person calls but you don't share that information with everyone in the co-op and I think it's
important if it's a co-op we all need to be part of it and having our Superintendent at the table I think is important and from what I understand is our superintendent support that and they welcome it and my understanding is that just
like our structure we have a board of education that's a governing board and we have the superintendent whose responsibility is on the operational side of the school district similar to nsseo with the governing board which has representatives of the board of of
Education from each of the member districts on a governance perspective and then there's a superintendent that's operationally responsible but that superintendent is operationally responsible to eight districts that are all paying in tuition for their students
sending students there to get the care and education that they're expecting and I think having a group of superintendents representing those schools it's an opportunity for them to discuss Pro potentially resolve operational issues that meet the needs
of each of the those member districts Madam president I'm say like I I'm strongly in favor for exactly the reasons that Mr Rosen just detailed plus thinking about the next few years about the precarity of special
education funding that was just introduced nationally today by our federal government um I certainly like the idea of having uh our superintendent represent us at a
table in a and more Hands-On capacity because we don't know what's coming for the next few years as a result of this Chang where where it concern concerns our special education students in particular so okay yeah I'm strongly in favor thank you thank you for
summarizing Mr Rosen BL Miss Baron yeah I'm in favor of of this as well I think it's important that everybody has said our superintendent is part of the table the table of the discussion um thank you and after our committee of
the whole we'll have more information and I'll be bringing all of that back to you right so I I thank you very much then that will take us to Ed R um Mr Rosen Bloom thank you so um Ed R had
its March member meeting on March 7th it was virtual during the meeting um Dana um stoer from the executive director of legislative affairs at isbe the Illinois State Board of Education um spoke to us
on the state board's legislative work for this current session and there's so much going on uh legislatively uh not only at the federal level that we all hear about in the news every day but even at the state level there's a lot of things going on and uh and the executive
director of edre also provided us with an update um on on what edre is up to um I thought I'd just share a couple of the legislative things that are are being considered moving through or have moved
through at the state level that might have some some more significant relevance to our district um there are some things that are coming through at the elementary school level um and some things that are coming through just at the high school and some that are coming
through K through 12 so one is uh representative Michael Crawford um has put forth a house bill that was adopted out of the education policy committee unanimously and it requires school
districts to provide a notice to parents or guardians of a student with an IEP that they may invite others to an IEP meeting it's important that um parents and Guardians know that they can have
someone come with them and they don't feel that they're they're the only ones that are allowed in the room because they're talking about their child uh so they are allowed to have other people present perhaps a caregiver a grandparent uh legal representation friend of the family maybe somebody who
knows about special education that can help them advocate for their child another is put forth by representative Stephanie uh kfo um it also passed the elementary and secondary education and Licensing committee unanimously and it
requires high schools to prioritize granting school parking passes to students with disabilities so uh so that's something that I know we have faced here in this district and and it has gone through at the state level that requires that
students who have disabilities um that they are prioritized as having a parking space uh especially if they have a parking placard to allow that and finally representative Janet Yang Roar um had a a bill that passed the
elementary and secondary education and Licensing committee unanimously and it allows something that we just um approved to put into policy for our district and this is Statewide so we're ahead of the curve here in District 211
and it allows a seventh or eighth grader to enroll in a required High School course if the course is offered by the high school and the student passes the end course EX exam so we just put that into policy here this evening so so that's pretty cool um so that's what I
have regarding edre right thank you that takes this community and Family Services report Miss Baron yes so um the next meeting for the up Coalition is coming up April 30th the networking starts at 11 a.m and the
meeting starts at 11:30 and then um save the date for their Wellness resource Fair um which is going to be Saturday April 26 from 10: to 2 at the ber YMCA all right thank you that takes us to The District 211
Foundation report I was not able to attend Dr small I don't remember if I mentioned it last time so I will mention at this time the foundation has asked for volunteers and we have two students from coret high school who are redesigning the foundation website okay
and you know in our uh consent agenda we did have a couple of scholarship donations that had gone to uh through the foundation all right thank you then that takes us to that takes us to the equity report able to attend you up please
absolutely the district Equity team met on February 18th and they reviewed the current District Equity plan its priorities they discussed the progress on the plan since its implementation and principal shared some of the projects that they've focused on based on the
equity plan the team also reviewed the District academic goals and data Trends from those and then looking forward they uh have another meeting this morning thank you all right then that takes us to
facilities and Building Safety report Dr small Miss thank you um we we met on March 6th um a group of individuals who reviewed um information very similar to that that was shared this evening um looking at
the scope of the summer 2025 construction projects and had discussion about the finalized design aspects um the scope staging and timeline for each of those individual
projects thank you that takes us to the Illinois Association of school boards Mr Rosen thank you US Secretary of Education Linda McMahon issued a statement on March 3rd in which she outlined the Trump administration's intent to overhaul the
Department of Education we certainly saw some things happen about that today in the statement secretary McMahon noted that it will be the mission of the Department of Education to send education back to the States and Empower all parents to choose an excellent
education for their children secretary McMahon also shared three convictions that she says will guide the department one parents are the primary decision makers in their children's education two taxpayer funded education
should refocus on meaningful learning in math reading Science and History not decisive Dei programs and gender ideology and three postsecondary education should be a path to a well-paying career aligned with
Workforce needs Ed R and ISB are both monitoring several CH challenges to president Trump's anti- DEA executive orders working through the courts and we will see how the federal changes impact our school
district by now each board member should have received their Illinois School Board Journal magazine which I have here this issue includes some great articles about Career and Technical education in Illinois we know District 211 already
has an excellent career Readiness program that provides our students with current technical skills and training to meet the demands of the workplace across several professions on uh in this in this magazine um it talks about career
technology education and it highlights areas that are the largest enrollment in those CTE Pathways across our state the first is finance and business services the second is manufacturing engineering
technology and trades and the third is human and public services so I encourage everybody to read up on that because we are living and breathing this here in our district every day and I'm really proud of the fact that we have a wonderful
career preparation and transition program at the North cook division meeting on March 4th there was an interactive informational session about AI in schools hosted by Eric Santos from the learning Technology
Center attendees also heard our board president Mrs clim Kitz deliver her final committee report as our division's resolutions chair during the meeting there were many opportunities to recognize and thank
individuals for their services to their school boards and iasb Anna clim Kitz was formerly recognized for her 28 years as a board member and over 20 years as our division's resolutions chair she
received praise from the immediate past iasb president and our division's director as a school board member there are several opportunities for us to take advantage of learning that can enable us to become even better board members
serving our community and students I encourage all of our board members to use our iasb membership to take courses that can help in this area as board members participate in ISB
programs including longevity on their school board completing training attending conferences and meetings and serving in leadership and delegate roles they receive recognition through the iasb board leader recognition program
these activities contribute to the continued success advocacy and support provided by the Association to its member school districts like District 211 the highest level of board leader
recognition levels is the Legacy annual Merit to receive this designation one must acquire 400 professional development points continually attend iasb events and learning activities and
serve on a school board for at least 25 years at the North cook division meeting earlier this month Anna clim quitz received the Legacy annual Merit
designation level and it is my pleasure to congratulate her and present her with this certificate of achievement for this highly acclaimed honor that's really humbling quickly I I would like to also
recognize Mr Rosen BL um he's been dedicated to his involv with Association of school boards he's been participating in training opportunities and he's attended the um conferences and served
as our delegate so that is that is tremendous dedication so thank you to Mr Rosenblum and he also has a board leader recognition again it's participating in different events being at the different
functions and learning as much as you can about the school board and how better to serve so I thank you very much oh my gosh thank you all right that will take us to the student wellness report Miss Baron I unfortunately
couldn't attend our daughter was turning one so I don't want to put anybody on the spot on who can report out i' be happy to please uh on February 27th the district 21 Wellness committee met the team during the meeting reviewed progress on the Strategic plan Wellness
targets which includes Gathering student feedback on Fitness assessments strengthening peer relationships and ensuring all students feel safe and connected in our schools during the meeting the participants analyzed the results from the winter Panorama survey which provided valuable insights into
the student experience and the team focused on areas of strength and opportunities for improvement which will help shape future initiatives thank you all right then that takes us to our
upcoming events and calendar items um tomorrow is the last day of classes and then you have spring break and then it looks like we start getting into the National Honor Society uh academic scholar recognition and our next board meeting is going to be April
24th right the next recommended action is is that the board enter closed session to discuss minutes of meetings lawfully closed under the open meetings act appointment employment compensation discipline performance or dismissal of
specific employees matter pertaining to an individual student and deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees may I have a motion please so moved okay any discussion okay roll call please miss
Baron no Miss Kell no Mr dumbrowski no Mr Rosenblum no Mrs clitz no the motion fails that takes us to our next couple of items here um next recommended action is that the Board of Education accepts
the retirement requests of Carla lwer effective December 2025 according to the master contract of the District 211 United support staff Teresa mares effective December 2027 consistent with the master contract of the District 211
United support staff and Sandra prusi effective May 2027 according to the master contract of d211 United support staff may I a motion please so moved second any discussion roll call please miss Baron I
miss caval I Mr d brosi i Mr Rosen I Mrs clints I the motion carries next recommended action is that effective April 21 2025 Megan mikees be appointed as human resources administrator at the administration
Center at an annual gross salary of 115,000 prated to her start date May I have a motion please so moved second any discussion roll call please Mr vski I Mr Rosenbloom hi Miss gavl hi Miss Baron hi
Mrs clins hi the motion carries next recommended action is that effect of July 1 2025 Thomas Smith be appointed as building and grounds manager at Conan high school at a gross salary of 115,000 may I have a motion please so moved any
discussion roll call please miss Baron hi Mr d brosi i Mr Rosenblum hi Miss CLE I Mrs Clint I the motion carries next the recommended action is that effective March 21 2025 Lewis Ray Ramos be appointed as
building and grounds manager at Shamburg high school at an annual gross salary of 119,000 prated to his start date May I have a motion please so mve any discussion roll call please miss Cavell
I Mr rosom hi Miss Baron hi Mr Dum brosi hi Miss Kitz I the motion carries the next recommended action is that the Board of Education approve approve a total salary allocation for technology Transportation Safety and Security
Personnel clerical exempt and management employees at an overall increase of 3.9% over the 2024 2025 school year effective July 1 2025 for the 2025 2026
school year as presented may I have a motion please so moved second any discussion yes based on the most recent objections provided at the February 20th meeting the district is facing an 8.16 million deficit for 2025 to approve this
recommendation at this level would not be fiscally responsible I recommend that the board uh vote this recommendation down and vote a lower percentage increase for the district non-union groups thank you any other comments or
questions not roll call please Mr D Broski nay Mr Rosenblum I miss CLE I miss baren I Mrs clins I the motion carries all right and with that that was
our last item the board president declares the meeting of the Board of Education adjourned