I call this meeting of the Township High School District 21 Board of Education to order. I have a roll call, please. Miss Baron, here. Miss Caval, here. Mr. Vrowski, here. Mrs. Lopez, here. Miss Russell, here. Mr. Van Dyke, here. Mr.
Rosen here. Would you please stand and join me in the pledge of allegiance? Thank you. The next item on the agenda is to enter close session. The recommended action is that the board will enter close session to
discuss minutes of meetings lawfully closed under the open meetings act. Probable or imminent litigation against affecting or on behalf of the public body. Appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance or
dismissal of specific employees. And setting a price for sale or of property owned by the public body. May I have a motion, please? Second. Thank you. May I have a roll call, please? Miss Baron, I. Miss
Cavali. Mr. Gumbroski. Hi. Mrs. Lopez. Hi. Miss Russell. Hi. Mr. Van. Hi. Mr. Rosen. I motion. Good evening. Next on the agenda is that the board of education return to open
session. May I have a motion, please? Thank you. May I have a roll call, please? Miss Baron, I. Miss Caval, hi. Mr. Humbroski. Hi. Mrs. Lopez. Hi. Miss Russell. Hi. Mr. Vander. Mr. Rosenberg. Hi. Will you please stand
and join me in the pledge of allegiance? Thank you and good evening everyone. Welcome. So, next on our agenda is recognitions. We have quite a few very good recognitions this evening. So, I'm going to turn the the agenda over to Dr.
Small. Thank you, director of athletics and activities, Mr. Wowski. Will you please start us off with some wonderful students we have here today? Thank you, Dr. Small, the board of education. Thank you for taking some time to honor some very talented students in some of our vocational clubs and some of our
academic clubs. Uh here tonight to help me honor and support their students are Palatine High School Tony Medina and building and grounds dean Ashley Bulgi, friend principal Mark Langanger and assistant principal Michael Smith, Conan principal Julie Novak and athletic director Eric Hower and Hoffman Estates
principal Michael Authur and assistant principal Tom Mo. Guests of students, please uh I ask that when your student is introduced, if you could please stand and be recognized as your sponsor introduced. All right, so we'll get started. Uh from FCCLA sponsor Saraphini
was unable to be here tonight but Mr. Assistant principal Mr. Michael Smith will be introducing students a friend. Thank you Dr. Small, Mr. Langer, and the entire school board for your continued support here at Friend High School and throughout District 211.
FCCLA has pro provided our students with incredible opportunities to grow their skills in culinary arts leadership and beyond. Through competitions and club events, these students have proudly represented themselves from high school and the entire district. The students
who you see here today have gained not only technical knowledge but also the confidence and determination that will serve them for the rest of their lives. Prim's FCCLA state winners in the frosted cakes
division. Helena Row, first place, daughter of Young Sue in the Say Yes to FCS Star event. first place and national qualifier. Nicole Celleta, daughter of John Cleta and
Colleen King. All right, now on to our host of students. Jennifer Dah has been a biology and medical terminology teacher at Palentine High School. years. She has sponsored the environmental club for the last 16 years and HOSA for the last four. I would like to thank the board of
education and superintendent Dr. Lisa for the invitation to recognize the accomplishments of our students here today. I would also like to thank Palan High School principal Tony Medina and activities director Glazer as well as their support staff for all the continuous support they offer the students at Palestine High School. HOSA
is an organization that seeks to promote leadership and knowledge in healthcare topics to better prepare students for careers in healthcare in the future. Our students work hard independently to gain the knowledge they need to compete successfully against other students across the state. I am honored to have
this opportunity to introduce He's accompanied by his parents Vikram and Mandep Nanda as well as his grandfather. Agam is a freshman at Palatin High School and is being recognized for his first place finish in the research poster event at the Illinois HOSA state leadership
conference. The research poster event is an individual event category where Agam extensively researched and presented information on how astroite profiling can reveal novel inflammatory pathways postmia. His outstanding work not only
earned him a first place finish at the Illinois leadership conference but also it earned him a spot at the HOSA international leadership conference which he will be attending in June. We are excited to see how continues to excel in HOSA in years to [Applause] come. All right, to from that from HOSA
Luke Madden is in his first year teaching in the from high school science department. He's also in his inaugural year as the HOSA sponsor and he's also from assistant. Well, good evening members of the board and the community hosts. Thankful for Dr. Small and the board's
invite and and their continual support of our students activities at our schools. We're also thankful for Mr. Langanger's support and Mr. Smith's support as well. Uh, as mentioned, my name is Luke Madden. I'm FA an FHS science teacher and hosta sponsor. And I'm proud to introduce an exceptional
group of students from High School who recently achieved first place at the Illinois HOSA state leadership conference in the mental health promotion category and event. Their project, Project Pandora, was a comprehensive mental awareness, health awareness campaign designed to bring
awareness to different mental health topics and promote well-being amongst their peers. Without a doubt, their project was an incredible display of their work ethic and genuine care about their peers and community. I was thoroughly impressed reviewing and making sure that all of their submissions went through with their
work, their creative outreach strategies, including social media campaigns, communitywide events, and student engagement. They made an immeasurable impact within our school and local community. Their hard work, professionalism, and passion earned them top honors in the state, and they are
now advancing to represent both our school and Illinois HOSA at the HOSA International Leadership Conference in June. Please join me in congratulating this inspiring team. As each individual stands, I also ask that the parents and guardians of each student to stand to win their child's name is read. First
up, we have Junior Sarasa Borea. Next up, we have Junior Marine Gapor. Next, we have Junior Nasi Gurish. [Applause] Next we have Ria Kukasia who's a junior. And finally in our fantastic
team we have junior Sama Ralph. All right. Unfortunately, Conan host sponsor Vicky Gaya could not be here tonight, but assistant sponsor Monica will introduce the students tonight. Monica. Thank you Dr. Small and esteemed board members for taking the time to recognize
three opponents outstanding HOSA state champions. Juniors Anuba Jakar is here with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Jakar and Sabina Raja. Um they both captured first place
in health careers display with their impressive teamwork and dedication. And Sabina with her mother Mrs. Rajaba senior Raina Patel who is here with um also her mother Mrs.
[Applause] Patel. She earned first place in pharmacy science and will be continuing her academic journey in the at the University of South California, majoring in computer science and engineering. Each of these students put in tremendous
effort and truly earn their place at the top. We're incredibly proud of their achievements. Dr. Octtoio Octavio Rodriguez has been a biology and Spanish teacher for the past 26 years at Hoff States High School and this is Octavio's first year as the
sponsor of Uh good uh good evening Dr. Small and District 211 board members. First I would like to thank Dr. Mr. Mike Alter, Mr. Tom Wan. I am honored to present to you Daniel Sai who is a national qualifier in biotechnology.
She is an outstanding student, has already accomplished so much, and she is only a junior. As a dedicated member of FOSA, she's exploring her passion in healthcare. On the varsity tennis team, she brings energy, discipline, and teamwork. In business professionals of America, she's building leadership and
building uh and business skills. In Congressional Debate, she speaks her with clarity and confidence. And to top it off, Danielle plans to major in nuclear engineering, a field uh as bold and powerful as she is. Danielle, you you are driven, ambitious,
and truly inspiring, and I am honored to be your club sponsor. Thank [Applause] you. All right, and now on to our mathletes. Melissa Maher has been teaching at math at Palentine High School for the past 13
years. Currently the lead teacher for the net math dual credit program with the University of Illinois. Melissa has been an assistant coach for the Palentine math team for the last 10 years. I'm proud to recognize Patrick Schultz for being the state champion in
the algebra 2 contest this year. Patrick's here with his parents Laura William [Applause] Schultz. Uh, the algebra 2 contest is extremely challenging. Approximately 250 students earn the opportunity to compete
at the state contest in algebra 2. Patrick earned a perfect 20 out of 20 to become the first state champion ever high school math team. [Applause] He spent months leading up to the state meet practicing contest on his own time and studying topics that could be
included. Although this is an individual award, Patrick was part of an excellent algebra 2 team. All the two algebra 2 team members pushed each other to do better on each contest and we placed sixth overall state which was our highest place ever at that level. Patrick was also a member of the state calculator team that placed 12th, the
junior senior 8% team that placed 16th. His leadership role and effort and practice Regal and state competitions led us to overtake hinsdale central Bington Lions Township South and New Trier to earn 12th place overall as a team. Patrick is a junior who will be leading the team next year and trying to
repeat as a state champion. Congratulations. [Applause] All right. Christopher Chris Christopher Gratoni is a nationally board certified math and computer science teacher at FEM High School and a familiar face here at the board of education meetings. He has
been coaching FEM's math team since 2007 and has been the team's head coach since 2012. And Chris is also a proud district 21 graduate. It's my pleasure to introduce the members of the FM High School math team. The FEMP math team earned fifth place at
ICTM State and we're here tonight to recognize a large number of team and individual medalists who contributed to our fifth place finish by earning fourth or better in their event. I'd first like to start by thanking Dr. and the board of education for their enthusiastic support of our program. Next, I'd also
like to take a moment to recognize the parents and guardians of our medalists. Thank you for supporting and fostering your students love of mathematics. Thank you for all the late night pickups after weekn night math team meets and thank you for being here tonight. Parents, please stand and be
recognized. [Applause] Thank you. If you've ever wondered how a math team meet works, it's a bit like track and field. Our score is comprised of points earned across many different events. Our fifth place trophy, the students earned, represents many successes, including algebra 2 written
team earning fourth place, the calculator team and the oralist team earning third place, the pre-calculus team earning second place, and finally the junior senior twoperson team earning first place in the state. I'm so proud of the work our students did all season and the strong community that they
built. At this time, I'd like to call forward each team member to receive a district 211 medallion recognizing their accomplishment. Students, when you hear your name, please come forward and as you're walking I'll also read the events for which you earned a medal. First we
have Sid Kadial on the calculator team. Rishi Koni on the pre-calculus written team and the calculator team. Ryan Kim on algebra 2 written and the calculator team. Chloe Kim on the calculator team. Joshua King on the calculator
team. Sophia Lynn on the calculator team. [Applause] Christa Lou on the algebra 2 written team. Samuel Malcolm on the algebra 2 written team and the calculator team. Da Mundal on the algebra 2 written
[Applause] team. Mantra Matal on the algebra 2 written team. [Applause] and Jason Joe on the pre-calculus written [Applause]
team. Finally, I'd like to recognize some first place medalists who could not be here tonight because they're at their final Chicago area regional math league practice before they compete in Iowa City on May 31st. Josh Lynn and Eddie Joe won first place on the pre-calculus written individual competition. and
Eddie Joe and Daniel Xiao won third place at the oralist competition and first place at the junior senior twoperson contest which was particularly exciting because they won their playoff in front of an audience of over a thousand spectators. Congratulations to you all and on behalf of the entire math
team I'd like to thank you for your tireless hard work and dedication. Thank you. Right. Now, on to journalism. Sean Burlman has been at Palatine High School for the last 22 years, 17 as the adviser of the Cutless, the student news site.
Sean is also a certified journalism educator through the journalism education association. Sean [Applause] I can't work my phone. So, uh, Dr. Small, D211 board, Tony Medina, and Ashley Bulgi, uh, thank you for your
continued support. I'm happy to highlight the PHS Cutless staff, which published 138 stories this school year and won over 38 awards. Tonight, however, we're here for Izzy Borisova. She's here with her parents, Bobby and
[Applause] Nelly. Izzy placed six in yearbook copywriting uh comp category where they have 90 minutes to write an article that captures a high school experience. This is also the first time that Izzy's ever competed in this event. So,
congratulations, Izzy. All right. Katherine Saul has taught English at Conan High School for the last seven years and this is her sixth year as an adviser for the school newspaper. And Katherine is also a proud District 211 grad. [Applause]
Thank you to the board and our administration for supporting student journalism and all the good that they do in the world. Um I'm so excited to announce three of our journalists here who have um helped us earn a eighth place um finish in the state. First up, I have senior uh Leila Yurts here with
her parent uh and father Ali. [Applause] Ala placed third at the competition for feature writing. She serves as the news editor for the crier. And in this role, she's contributed pieces related to
school safety, parking, state events, and school dances. She's also written a thoughtful first-person account of her observation of Ramadan, sharing her unique experience of a month-long fast while keeping up with other responsibilities and academic obligations. Uh she is intelligent and
creative. Her contributions have made Crier a more well-rounded and engaging place. Congratulations. Next up, I have Zer Oan. She is here with her parents, Zanep and Isan. Zara placed second at the competition for editorial writing and
serves as the opinions editor, writing, among other things, thoughtful commentary on the importance of young people's civic engagement and participation in the voting process. She's also written music reviews and thoughtful first-person account of her observation of Ramadan as well while keeping up with school work and other
obligations. Zer is a dedicated and reliable member of our team and her contributions have made a stronger publication. Congratulations, [Applause] Zer. Last but not least, I have Adriana
Buchanan with us. here with her parents, Monica and Andy. Audriana placed a first at the state journalism competition for [Applause] infographics. She's a contributing author for the crier and in this role she's created opinion, news, and
entertainment pieces that highlight her artistic flare and voice. She has also written several articles covering widescale events such as uh the Grammy Awards each year and local events such as Conan's annual craft fair and the variety show. She makes fun graphics for the team and she's unique and outgoing.
Her contributions have made us very hopeful the for the future and congratulations to her and our team. All right. All right, now on to Science Olympiad. Robert Heights is in his 16th year as a member of the Palentine Science Department. This has been Robert's 13th year as one of the
sponsors of the Science Olympiad team at Palentine High School. Robert Good evening. I'm thrilled to be here again with Paline High School Science Olympia team. Uh joining me are the teachers who coach the team with me. Uh Mr. Patrick Brown, science [Applause]
department, and Mr. Alex Larson, technology department. We all wanted to thank the board of education for providing our students with this opportunity to participate in this activity. Our superintendent, Dr. Mr. Small, our principal, Mr. Tony Medina and her associate principal principal, Miss Kim
Blazer, and all our fellow science department colleagues for their continued support. And of course, the coaches want to give a special thank you to the wonderful parents of our science locate students. Thank you parents. It's truly a pleasure to work with their children. So what is science locate? It
is a team competition in which up to 15 students work in pairs or groups of three to compete in 23 different events pertaining to biology, chemistry, physics, engineering, and earth and space science. This season we qualified for the state tournament for the 11th time in 13
season which which our team won five events. Here are the students who won medals at the University of Illinois on April 12th. Parents, please stand when your student is being introduced in the anatomy and physiology event. Students need to demonstrate their understanding
of the human integmentaryary muscular and skeletal system. earning a third place finish in anatomy and physiology accompanied by her mother Rangali Sax and her father uh Sax we have Tanya Saxon
[Applause] Tanya Tanya will be attending the University of Illinois at Chicago next year where she plans to study neuroscience also earning a third place finish in anatomy and physiology accompanied by her mother
and her father. We have senior air will be attending Vanderbilt University next year where she plans to major in medicine, health, and society. In the bottle rocket event, a group of students is tasked with designing and building a bottle rocket
that can stay afloat for the longest time, earning a fifth place Rocket accompanied by his mother Jennifer Zalanzi and his mother Amy Mueller. We have senior Evan Muller [Applause] Zalans. Evan will be attending the
University of Illinois at Urbana Champagne next year where he plans to study civil engineering. In protein modeling, a group of students exhibits their understanding of protein structures and functions by building a 3D model and demonstrating their understanding of cellular processes. Earning a third place finish in protein
modeling and fifth place finish in bottle rocket. Accompanied by his mother Amala Flores, we have senior Flores. [Applause]
will also be attending the University of Illinois at Urbana Champagne next year where he plans to study chemical engineering. In the air trajectory event, we have students design, construct, and compete in a device that is capable of launching projectiles at a target as accurately as possible.
Earning a second place finish in their trajectory and third place finish in protein model accompanied by his mother and his father, we have junior [Applause]
also earning a second place finish in air trajectory and third place in pro team modeling. Accompanied by his mother Lang Moy and his father John Moy we have Junior Tyler. [Applause] Finally, in the geolog geological
mapping event, students demonstrate understandings uh of the structure of topographic maps and other depositional uh environments on Earth and other planetary bodies. Earning a third place finish in geological mapping, accompanied by her mother, Nimu, and her
father, Lucky Chow, we have sophomore Sam [Applause] also earning a third place finish in geological mag accompanied by their father Jayvon Robinson we have sophomore
Isaac [Applause] Robinson on behalf of the Palatine High School Science Olympiad team the students the coaches and all the supporters we thank the board of education and Dr. for recognizing us tonight. We appreciate the students, the support, the encouragement, and we look
forward to earning the privilege of being back here again next year. All right. And last but not least, John Babcock. John is in his sixth year teaching in the applied technology department at Conan High School and this is his fifth year as the sponsor of the science
Olympia team. Thank you Eric. I had one year at Palatine and then five years at Conan as uh also uh science olympiad uh is is a STEM event and tonight is really cool uh
because my physics teacher uh my engineering teacher also here is really cool also my Spanish teacher is also here so uh thank you
U uh so uh Kona High School also participated in the individual uh Illinois State competition. Uh we didn't go down to state at U ofi but we were uh invited to go to MCC uh just a few weeks later than U ofi. Uh in in the astronomy
event uh students demonstrate knowledge of stellar evolution, exoplanets, planetary systems, deep sky objects, and more. Earning first place in astronomy accompanied by her parents Ming Zang and
Jerry Q, we have Junior Evelyn. The next event that earned first place was micro mission. This event focuses on structure, function, classification and application of microorganisms. Earning first place in
micro mission accompanied by her parents Wang uh accompanied by Wang, we have sophomore Attina Zen. [Applause] assist in uh sorry assisting in earning
a first place in both astronomy and micro mission as an alternate uh last minute to support in any way possible accompanied by her parents uh Dave and
our Kumar Dave. We have sophomore Trisha D from every member of Conan Science Olympiad. We would like to thank uh the board, Dr. Small, Julie Novak, we have Eric Hower here tonight. Uh my assistant coaches Hannah Cuchek, Judy Jung, uh and
finally regional director of science Olympiad, dean of students at Palatine High School, Robert Heights. Will Amanda Schwin and Christina Schwin alone please come to the podium? Annually, the Illinois High School Cheerleading Coaches Association
recognizes outstanding high school cheerleading coaches whose tireless efforts have significantly impacted the sport. This year, twin sisters, Manor and Christina from Ko High School were selected for the organization's Hall of Fame. Together, the sisters co co-ed
cheerleading coaches at high school. The two are proud alumni of Con's varsity cheerleading team as well as the Illinois State co-ed cheerleading program. Together they were universal cheer cheerleading association instructors traveling the Midwest in Germany to work with young athletes.
They've led Kon's co-ed program for 24 seasons and their teams claimed the following achievements. Four MSL championships, six IHSA sectional championships, 12 IHSA state qualifiers, seven top five IHSA state finishes,
three IHSA state runnerup podium placements, and one state championship podium. You may recognize them from earlier this spring when we honored their team for a second place finish at the IHSA tournament. Their Hall of Fame induction honors, their dedication to
and passion for coaching. Outside of cheer, Amanda teaches wellness and Christina teaches math at home. Congratulations. Welld deserved. [Applause] Dave Kish, please come up to the podium.
[Applause] Davis taught English at Hoffman Estates High School since 1996 when he became the girls gymnastics head coach that same year. Two years later, he began as an assistant with the boys program and continues to this day. A college gymnast
at Indiana University, he continues to relay his passion for the sport to his athletes and has been named the MSL coach of the year 12 times. This year, he's been inducted to the Illinois High School Gymnastics Coaches Hall of Fame. He loves watching his students grow into
strong, confident young adults who find ways to work together and more importantly push together through challenges and ways that build self-confidence. He remains proud of all of his athletes, both current and former. Congratulations, Dave, on your accomplishment and all that you've done
for our athletes. [Applause] Next, I invite Principal Mike Author to the podium to introduce a national board certified
[Applause] teacher. Please join me at the podium. [Applause] Good evening, Dr. Small, members of the board of education. It's my great privilege to recognize Mrs. Angie Ritus, a remarkable special education teacher
at Hoff States High School, who has recently achieved national board certification, one of the most rigorous and respected distinctions in our profession. Angie's passion for teaching goes far beyond academic instruction. In her own
words, teaching isn't just about academics. It's about nurturing and developing the whole student. I find joy in helping students discover not only what they can learn, but who they can become. That belief has shaped every corner of her career. Since 2007, Angie
has consistently stepped forward to lead and serve. She co-ounded our school's Operation Snowball Retreat, a space where students build trust, reflect, and grow. In 2008, she launched the spirit squad within the student activities
program, building bridges between our special education students and schoolwide programs like cheer, palms, and flags, promoting inclusion and pride in our hallways. In 2012, she brought the National Blessings in a Backpack program to Hoffman Estates
High School, helping uh ensure weekend food security for students in need. She made history in 2013 as Hoffman State's high school's first special education assistant department chair, setting a standard for standard for leadership that others now follow.
In 2016, she co-presented at a district institute day on executive functioning, empowering general education teachers with strategies to support independence and success for all learners. She received the those who excel award in 2022 for her work on our Hawkness team,
a team that supports students and families who struggle to secure basic necessities for everyday life. This is a reflection of the quiet consistent impact she has made on so many lives. And now by earning National Board Certification, Angie joins a
distinguished group of educators whose purpose is continuous growth, reflection, and excellence. Her students say it best. One wrote, "You taught me that it t that mistakes are proof we are trying. You always came to class with positive
energy. Even the small things like asking how my day was made a big difference. Another share, I admired the kindness and smiles you gave to anyone who comes near you. You helped me understand science and you taught me
patience. And from her co-eing partner, Mrs. Boomer, teaching alongside Angie has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my career. Her passion, creativity, and collaborative spirit make every day a joy. I feel incredibly fortunate to share this journey with
such an exceptional educator. Mrs. Angie Relas is not only an outstanding special education teacher, she is a cornerstone of our school community. Please join me in congratulating her on this extraordinary achievement. Thank you for your
heartship and your excellence that you bring every day to Hoffman State High School. [Applause] Next up are the those who excel awards. I would ask that the students please tighten up a little bit because we have to have access to the Crystal
app. Each year, the Illinois State Board of Education sponsors the Those Who Excel Awards to honor individuals and teams who have made significant contributions to our public schools. Tonight, I am proud to introduce you introduce to you the District 211 individuals who have been honored as
part of this program. This distinction recognizes them for professional contributions, leadership, and dedication to our students. Each those who excel award recipient will receive a crystal of which you can see an example of the table. Honores, when I call your name, please
come up to the podium. First, Barb Peterson in the area of administrator from the administration [Applause] center. Barb joined our district more than stay right here. Barb joined our
district more than 15 years ago after working as a certified public accountant in the private sector. As controller and treasur, she has we continue to operate debtree with a focus on serving every student. She makes sure resources are available for our students to enjoy the
remarkable quality of education that has made our district a beacon of educational excellence. As noted by one district administrator, nothing that Barb touches is done without diligence. This is partially true, particularly true when she's working with departments
in our schools as she contemplates the full depth of the need so that she may determine how best to support each student and each individual issue. This recognition is bittersweet as Barb will retire at the end of this year. Barb, thank you for everything you've done to oversee the financial security of our
district. Enjoy your deserved [Applause] Mauricio Royco, classroom teacher category from Palestine High [Applause]
School. Mauricio is currently a bi bilingual biology teacher and instructional coach at Palentine High School. However, his history in district 21 goes back to 2011 when he started as a special education teacher and department chair. He served as both the sponsor of
Beth's buddies program and a member of Palatin High School equity team. The parent of a former student described Mauricio as a passionate, compassionate, and innovative educator who is tireless in his dedication to his students successes. Mauricio leads the district's
bilingual science professional learning team where he supports teachers in meeting the diverse needs of their students. Congratulations, Mauricio, on receiving this honor and thank you for all you do for our students and [Applause]
Elizabeth Tapki Jimenez from Konet High School in the early career educator [Applause] category. Originally a special education teacher assistant, Elizabeth has now been the Conet world language department as a Spanish teacher for five years. She
is a lifelong learner who works to provide more opportunities for her students. Earlier this month, she completed her master's degree in Latin American literature, which will allow her to teach dual credit courses in Spanish. Outside of the classroom, Elizabeth sponsors the Konut public
forum debate team and student congress debate. A former student said, "Byond being a sensational teacher, Miss Manz is also an outstanding person. She's always keen on spreading positivity. Thank you, Elizabeth, for all that you've done for our students and
outside. [Applause] in the area of educational service personnel from Shamberg High School, Allison [Applause] Wites. As an administrative assistant in
Shamberg's intervention office, Allison often sees students when they are not necessarily having their best day. Because of this, she has made it her goal to help students learn to make better personal decisions while also helping them laugh a little despite the difficult
time they might be having. A Shamberg High School staff member said, "She is an excellent team player who understands the importance of collaboration and has built strong relationships with both students and colleagues. Her support of our entire staff both in the intervention office and beyond has
created a strong sense of unity and shared purpose within our school community. Colleagues know they can rely on her for assistance, guidance, and encouragement, and she always delivers with a high level of competence and care. Alison, thank you for all you have done for our students when they are
vulnerable. Katie Giggler and Mike Crarash, instructional coaches of Friend High [Applause] School. Science teacher Katie Giggler and applied technology teacher Mike Pares are the instructional coaches of
Front High School. Since the team's creation in 2022, they have worked to enhance professional development at Front by creating a cohesive professional learning experience. The team said it goal is to guide teachers in making student centered choices while tracking data to measure the
effectiveness of the strategies. A colleague said their ability to inspire collaboration, guide meaningful reflection, and drive actionable change sets them apart as exceptional leaders and partners in education. Katie and Mike, thank for for all you have done to
create an environment where teachers continually improve their craft. And finally, the teaching and learning team from Hoffman States High School. In response to the evolution of education after the pandemic, Hoffman Estates High School developed the
teaching and learning team. Have you all wave or be recognized and call your name? The team consists of Tom Okan, Jill Boomer, but we'll clap for her anyways. Dave
Kish, Holly Ja, Laura Men, Christina Ordorz, Jason Stevens, Tessa Strec, Tanya Meadow, Carrie Verdunk, [Applause] and K
Europe. The team has worked with staff to use real real world connections to promote student independence. An administrator at Hoffman Estate said about the team, "What truly sets the teaching and learning team apart is their dedication to promoting inclusivity, innovation, and excellence
in teaching. They consistently tailor professional development experiences that challenges faculty to think deeply about their instructional practices, ensuring that all students receive the best possible education regardless of their background or learning needs.
Thank you to all of you. [Applause] Well, honestly, this is only the second time I've ever stood at this podium. First time was my first year to do pretty much what I'm about to do. So, I am honored to introduce and
recognize the volunteers who have stepped up to lead our district 211 booster clubs this year in the role of president. For some, it was a new experience. For others, it was something they've done for so many years and will
continue for more to come. for all. It was a tireless effort to support our students, our staff, our programs, and our schools. Despite the rivalries that may exist between our schools, there is true
partnership within this work. These individuals brainstormed together to make our progress, our programs the best they can be. To those being recognized, you gave your time when time was tight. And I'm sure at times it can be seen it
could seem like an endless job. Please know we greatly appreciate you and all you have done. Please step forward when I call your name so that we can formally recognize and thank you. First, I'd like
to ask Betsy Ger Garagazlo from Palatine High School's high booster. This is Rachel's second year as co-president and her co-president and
Betsy's first year in that same role. Under their leadership, the group raised nearly $100,000 this year for Palentine High School students and programs. With that, the program helped supplement the cost of postp prom at Six Flags Great America
and awarded 12 $1,000 scholarships. The group also hosted a number of events, including the 40th annual Pirate Booster Club dinner and auction, and the craft fair, which this year drew more than a hundred vendors. Rachel and Betsy say they are
most proud of the sense of community and pride the Pirate Boosters have as they support Palentine High School. Thank you, Next, I'd like to recognize Jennifer Cre. However, I don't believe she's here. Is that
correct? Okay. And she's the president of the Palentine Parents Music Club. So, let's thank [Applause] her. Next, I'd like to call up Verlin Sutterman. Berlin is
the club president for the friend high school Viking booster club. As Verlin completes this year as president, he notes that the booster club continued to emphasize the support of all friend students and families. Specific accomplishments included providing food
for staff breakfasts and teacher appreciation events in the fall and spring, increasing membership to 500 families, enhancing the prom experience with photo booths and table decorations, and supporting senior week and other
class events. The club once again saw success as its well attended craft fair and also organized a successful green and gold gala. I went to that craft fair. The group awarded 10 booster
scholarships to graduating fresh seniors and contributed significant funds to the school to meet various needs divided roughly equal between academics, activities, and athletics. Berlin reports. It was a tremendous year for
the Vikings. Thank you, Berlin. Next, I'd like to recognize Melissa Schlesinger from the Friend Music Association. Melissa's unable to be with us tonight, but let's thank her for her support.
Next, I'd like to call up Tracy Garcia and Christina Zjac. They are from the James B. Conent Cougar Booster Club. Tracy's wrapping up her fourth year as president of the Conan Booster Club. This
year, the group ran its annual craft fair and trivia night. implemented student incentive programs to boost engagement and awareness, established a senior wish list on Amazon, and awarded a record-breaking 35
plus mini grants to a diverse list of clubs, academic programs, and athletic initiatives. The group also awarded nine scholarships. In the last four years, the boosters have donated more than $200,000 to Kon
High School, helping fund various projects and also supporting the school with parent volunteers at events like postp prom, spirit store, homecoming, openhouse, and the NHS induction concessions. Thank you.
Next, I'd like to ask Debbie Lipkco to come up, please. Debbie is here as a volunteer leader for the James B. Conan Band booster club. Debbie is completing her first year as president this year and served
as vice president the year before. Throughout the year, her under her leadership, the club had approximately 30 new volunteers assisting with many tasks. The club is particularly proud of creating ways to engage more family
members, creating a sense of community within the KoI band family and becoming more visible. The group held a silent auction at the spring concert, and sold candy to raise money to help support students. But the biggest focus is spreading the word about how important
the Conan band program is to the school and the many students involved. Thank you. Next, I'd like to ask Ca Kathy Ashenfelter to please come up. Kathy represents the Shamroberg High School Very Interested Parent Booster
Club, aka VIP. Kathy's completing her first year at the helm of the Very Interested Parents Booster Club. She ends this year having raised about $20,000 through the support of club members, parents, staff,
and the community. Under Cathy's leadership, the group of annual craft fair and trivia night and sold Saxon spiritware at a number of school events. The VIP club provided 13 scholarships for graduating Shamberg High School
seniors. Kathy says she is most proud of the overall work that is done by the group to support the entire Saxon community, both through volunteer work done by parents and sponsored events like the postp prom boat cruise.
Next, I'd like to call up Michelle Picture. She represents the Shamberg High School band booster club. Michelle is completing her first year as president and will be serving a second term next year. Under her leadership, the band this year
raised $1,300 to help fight the California wildfire and engaged more than 50 volunteers across multiple events. A favorite club event is the Jazz and Joe coffee house at which they convert the cafeteria to a coffee house
with tea, coffee, and pastries while the student jazz musicians perform. Michelle says the club's biggest accomplishment would be the community of support that has been built for band members. During marching season, more
than 20 volunteers help with uniforms, hair, the transportation of equipment, and more at every home football game. It truly takes a village, Michelle says. But week after week, the Shamberg High School band parents show up to lend a
hand. Next, I'd like to ask Pam Conway to come up. Pam represents the Hoffman Estates High School Hawks Booster Club. Pam says she she has been president for three years so far, which we hope is an indication
she'll be staying in that role going forward. Under her leadership, the school held its annual trivia night, raising approximately $14,500 and sold concessions and spiritware at a number of events. The
club awarded seven scholarships to graduating Hoffman Estates High School seniors. Additionally, this year, members provided a $1,000 toolkit for a student going to trade school. I was actually there when it was being awarded.
Pam reports she is most proud of a new scholarship that goes to a student pursuing a trade or vocational career. This year it went to a young woman pursuing a future as a [Applause]
carpenter. Next, I'd like to call Jessica. Jessica represents the Hoffman Estates High School Music Parents Association. Jessica is completing her first year as president of the Music Parents Association. The emphasis this
year was on longevity for the organization and building community. The group launched a back- toschool picnic to welcome music department families and held bake sales at winter concerts with all items provided by
families. While they say bake sales aren't necessarily unique, they discovered families helped this year who had never been involved before. The association maintained its fine arts signing day activity honoring students
who committed to study music in college through a Thanksgiving fundraiser, restaurant nights, and popcorn sales. The association provided subsidies for music lessons. Overall, Jessica says she's proud of the group's focus on community and effort to create a
welcoming, connected space for families. [Applause] Once again, I'd like to thank all of you for your hard work. Though sometimes you're behind the scenes, you make sure our schools and students are continuing District 211's legacy of excellence. And
we applaud you for all you do, have done, and will continue to do for District 211. Thank you. Now, before I sit down, I'd like to say congratulations to all the state award winners, the Hall of Fame
inductees. Angie on her national award certification, and all of those who excel award winners. And thank you to all the booster club presidents. Thank you to the parents, grandparents, guardians, family members,
and friends that are not just here tonight, but are in support of every one of these students, athletes, club members, competitors, and staff. Without
you, this would not be possible. And we know that and appreciate you just as much. Thank you. [Applause] We're now going to take a break from our meeting for a few minutes so that we can take pictures over here in the corner.
Students, please stay in line. If you have not gotten your picture taken, we'd like to do that now. But first up, I would like to ask that the booster club presidents all please come up. We will take your picture first. Next on our agenda is public comments. The board welcomes you and is pleased to
listen to your comments this evening. It is important to know that 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 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. Although not
required, you may state if you are a resident of the district. Please limit your comments to five minutes. You will receive a notification when you have one minute remaining. Any individual any individual's unused time or place in
order may not be deferred to another individual. If you wish a response from the superintendent, please leave your name and a phone number with Mr. Tenniper at the end of the table. Again, there will be five minutes allotted for each public comment. Tonight, we have one person who
signed up to speak and that would be Lee Bennett. Hello. Hello Dr. Small Mr. Schumacher staff and community district. Let's explore how sports
participation metrics in title regulations apply to high school and I asked area high schools for They quickly provide the gender participation numbers for all their intercolastic teams. The regulations based on
court rulings regarding regard intergalastic sports are different level. So subars teams are not considered in these precedent setting cases. What's the purpose of scholastic sports and does this depend on the level
of school in high school classes can require all to be physically active? Intramural sports can allow interested students the opportunity to participate. Sports do make exercise less tedious. Additional learning
through sports is most effective when competing against a worthy opponent. for all intramural sports can provide effective competition for most interested students. Varsity sports provide the opportunity for our school's
very best to compete at a higher level. What is the role of subarsity sports? Subarsity sports prepare still developing bodies the opportunity to one day be the school's best. Much physical development
during the high school years creates the need for varsity teams as it is much harder for coaches to predict players potential. This is no longer relevant at the college level. In high school, our scholastic freshman teams are filled
with students that hope to one day beers in school. College on scholarship often arrive as the best players on campus. As an example of how different high school and college sports are, here are a
few 23 women's volleyball team at Nebraska. This is the team that set the alltime attendance record for women. They went on to play in the championship. It had no seniors on it. Half of the starting lineup
was doubt in history had such success with a similar classmate. How to apply the collegiic sports uh how to apply regulations of collegiic sports to high school programs remains
debatable question. Numbers reported to NFHS for tracking high school sports participation may or may not include some varsity teams depending on which state or school is reported. Intramural sports are allowed
to be interested without aruous accounting participation. Varsity teams are the high school equivalent of intergate teams are subject to greater scrutiny. The scale of a large enough school should allow the best of
each gender to participate on the varsity team. Interesting in the school drive teams being offered given the similar number of interested students.
Why do district administrators believe the MSL should have only two subarsity team for boys volleyball while allowing for subars basketball teams for girls basketball teams based on student
interest. Thank you very much. Okay, there are no others who have signed up for public comments this evening. So, we will move on to the next item on our agenda, which is the Northwest Suburban Special Education Organization budget presentation. Dr.
Small, could you please introduce our guests? Yes. The Northwest Suburban Special Education Organization, known as NSSEO, is a special education cooperative made up of eight member districts, including the following six elementary schools. Community Consolidated School District 21,
Prospect Heights School District 23, Arlington Heights School District 25, River Trails School District 26, Mount Prospect School District 57, Community Consolidated District 59, as well as two high school districts consisting of
District 211 and District 214. Annually, the NSSO budget is presented each to each members district for board of education for approval. Tonight, Dr. NSO superintendent and Mr. Gavin McGin, assistant superintendent of business services will present the annual NSSO
budget which will be acted upon by this board during the new business business portion of the agenda. Good evening, Dr. Small and the members of the District 211 Board of Education. We're not just saying that, but we too are District 211 graduates. Go Cougars.
Go Hawks. Um, we are very happy to be here tonight and presenting to you the budget uh that provides for some of your most significantly disabled students who attend either Kirk High School or our connections program which services our
students up through age 22 and um also provides professional development to your special education staff, transition services as well as coaching. I'm going to turn it over to Gavin to present our budget to you. All right. Um so I just want to start with kind of an overview
of our budget process. So NSSO starts the budget process in December. This is when we reach out to our member districts special education directors. We start talking about enrollment purchase service needs things of that nature. Um and then starting in January we we start our finance advisory
committee meetings. Um these this committee is made up of all eight member CSBOs or business managers um all eight special ed directors and then administration. So we first meet in January and That's when we kind of start to establish the rates that will be built into the budget. This is insurance
rates, workers comp rates, um, IMRF, rent, things of that nature. Uh, so once we have the enrollment down and we have those rates to use, um, we'll sit back in February and March and kind of start building out the budget. And then in early March, we'll meet for the first time with um, again with the same
finance committee meeting. This is when we'll review the actual rates that we came up with, the tuition rate, uh, the purchase service rate for any PCs, things like that. might be contracting out um to either a member or non-member districts. Um and then the third third meeting which is later in March is when
we present your individual district budget. So that's what you have received already the long PDF that's kind of specific to your district. Um and so then we give districts April and May to bring them back to their boards and then NSS on the final budget in June.
So after uh going through the process um the two programs that do impact you are the Kirk program and heart program at Hersy. So the Kirk program went up the tuition rate went up by about 3.8% and the DHH program went up by 3.2%. Again these are right in alignment with our
CBA increase of 3.75 for next year. So NSS has what's called a zero balance budget. So that means that our expenditures and revenues match identically. Everything zer out. Uh so then at the end of the year when we go through the audit process, any money that's left over gets sent back out to
our member districts. Um so last year we returned $125,000 back to 21. It kind of varies based on you know we're overenrolled one year have a lot of extra funds that's backs in students move out. So then on the chart you can see on the
right the top chart is what will get submitted to the state but this does include about $9 million in behalf payments. So those are their pension liabilities that have to get built in. It's not actually money that NSS. It's not any cash that
actually comes on our books. It's just something we have to build in. Uh so the chart on the bottom is a little bit more accurate of a representation of our increase from year to year. We also do have about $3 million um H project that Kirk that I removed on that second one just because that's just a one time
thing. So when you remove those two things you see that we have about 1.5% increase year-over-year in the overall budget. These next pages um I know it's a little bit hard to see but this is page I think 24 and 25 in your document. This is the
really specific page to district 211. So you can see kind of the overall number of students the tuition rate at both the Kirk school and the DHH program. Um and then any purchase services you have. So, you're purchasing purchases of a PT and an OT uh as well
as some coaching services. Um so, this just kind of breaks out all of the specifics for district 21. Um and then on the right side are the youth and care students which year. So, this last page just kind of an
overall snapshot. Um you do have 94 students to go to Kirk next year. Um you can see that U that's an increase of about five um on that top chart and then an increase of about seven for your youth and care students. Um so a pretty significant increase in students uh
year-over-year. Um this current year you purchased four of a PT and 6 of a coach that's continuing next year and then you're also increasing by4. So overall you see $430,000 increase and then youth and
care increase before we start. Can you give just a little bit of summary what using care means? So those are your um or homeless students. So those are we just make sure we track those students. Thank you. So
Dr. and Mr. McIn are going to leave after this presentation. So I would ask if you have any questions at this time. So I have a question. Could you tell us a little bit more about non-member districts and how that works with
utilizing the services of NSSO which is a co-op um for eight member districts. Right. We're frequently asked to provide services to non-member districts and we actually have weight lists for we never put a member district student on a wait
list to get into our programs because you are members. But we do have non-members who are seeking placements for their students because they have such significant disabilities and they don't either belong to a co-op or they can't provide the services in house. So
they have to look elsewhere. We actually have students who come from as far away as Keaneland, Illinois to uh attend Kirk School because their districts don't have those programs, but we do charge uh a predium over and above what a member district provides. And Gavin will tell
you about that. Yep. So, we charge our non-member districts an additional 30% on top of the tuition rate that our member districts um pay. And this is to kind of help offset our tuition rate for our members to try to keep those as low as possible. Um so, we charge them an addition. We typically uh have about 25
to 30% of our schools are filled with non-member students, but like Dr. said, we'll always take a member student. We do have waiting lists for non-members. Sometimes as high as 20 25 students, but we won't take a non-member student if we know that it's filling up or something
like that. We also have a significant amount of facilities work that needs to be done. So, we are charging an additional $4,000 to our non-member students when they become our students to offset some of those costs and take some of that work
take some of that cost off of the member districts because we have a lot of work that needs to be done. Is that $4,000 one time? Thank you. Thank you for the presentation. I only have one question um and it's it's not
specific to the slides necessarily. It's more about the associated budget as a whole. And um the budget being what it is and the revenue being what it is just just over a million dollars generally comes from the federal government and
the bulk of that charge seems to be in Medicaid. So this isn't going to school districts all around are talking about the reliability of that funding. Has that been a discussion um that feeds into this? Yes, absolutely. We're always
monitoring that. Um obviously it's impacting our member schools. It's impacting us. So, it's something we continue to monitor. Um continue to hope that it's not going to impact us and our our students, but I get a federal update every day basically about anything education related. So, I'm keeping up
with it as much as possible. Okay. speak a little bit on the uh facilities. You said there's significant work that needs to be done. What does that entail? Sure. Um so the biggest one that we're actually working on right now is an HVAC upgrade at our Kirk High School. So um
the the HVAC system was only functioning at half capacity and the pieces that were needed for this were were so outdated that the only place we can find it was from the other rooftop unit on our building. So both of them are running at half capacity because we're literally taking pieces from one putting
it out of the other. Um so that was a big one. We did a 10ear life safety plan come out and really look at all the buildings and everything. Uh and that was the big one that they they found right away that needed to be addressed right away. So we work with all the member districts to
create a capital improvements reserve. Um it's kind of those are ongoing discussions things that we continue to kind of um communicate about collaborate about. Um but other than that we have windows in one of our schools that are original back in 1962. Um some new
buildings that are 25 30 years old and starting to malfunction. some larger scale projects that we we've put bandaids on for a long time really um only fixed it when something went wrong where we're really starting to take a look at making sure that we're updating a lot of
these plan dctor of facilities big help for us. Um, again, we I haven't been in this position that long. It was never really a focus before then. Now that some of these projects are are becoming a priority, we're really focused on that
with all of our member districts with the strategic plan. It's a huge part of what we're going forward. There's a significant amount of deferred maintenance over several decades and we're starting to unfortunately see
day-to-day issues with our facilities as a result of that. Um, we've had some mold issues at one of our buildings. We've had a flood and some mold issues at some of our buildings. Um, one of our buildings only has window unit air conditioners and like Gavin said, one of
our buildings has windows that are from 1961. So there's just a lot of work that needs to be done. Madam President, so you said sir, I do actually a follow-up question occurred to me uh when I'm looking at
the you have a lot these students require a lot of services and those professionals speech OT etc can sometimes be hard to find and then school districts of all shapes and sizes of all kind of get stuck in this place where
they have to provide services to students legally found by an IEP for example can't fund the staff in house contract out to an agency and the end effect is that the district ends up paying sometimes 30% more because the agency has to take a cut rather than
seeing people in house so I'm wondering when I'm looking at um you know the FTE designations here on your budget report I'm wondering if that is something that you've been dealing with are most of your providers in house or do you have to contract out for agencies for various
providers? It really depends on which discipline you're talking about, but I would say that probably I might be able to get clearer numbers, but about 20% depending if it's a related service that we have had to contract out. Um, we do struggle and have had staff resign as of
late because they feel that our pay is not competitive. Um, and that makes things even more of a struggle and also requires us to rely on a contract agency. So, it's a bit of a chicken and an egg. We are going to be entering into contract negotiations in the fall. So,
that will be um a key area. Our goal is always works, you know, really really hard to try to get harder. Yes. Thank you for your time tonight. Uh
couple questions with regard to the funding for the capital improvements. Um the first does function all year or so you don't necessarily have an off period like we
do facilities. We have our extended school year program and we actually had to reduce the number of days this year to be able to have our students in our program and simultaneously um address the HBAC. Um it is going to extend into next summer.
So we are going to be looking to some of our member districts so that we don't have to cut our program by four days. It's not good for kids. It's not good for families. But um yeah, we can't we can't hold, you know, ESY all at one of our schools because the other school is
being uh worked on. Thank you for that clarification. Um second, co-ops are eligible for state grants just like any district. Have you had success um chasing grants? Yeah, we actually had a lot recently. We got a grant. So we got about $750,000 for this current project,
which is a little more than the overall cost. Uh we also had another $500,000 discuss we're constantly looking for grants state. Fantastic. Thank you. And then
have you partnered at all with the state capital development board? They do offer procurements for school districts on top of their usual facility procurement. You might be able to find contractors at non peak seasons where you're not necessarily competing with all the school districts for the same resources.
No, not that I'm aware of, but that's all. We're also looking as we kind of develop this plan out, looking at ways we can partner with our member districts. If you know, district 214 is doing high school windows. We're right next
door. As these discussions happen, we're really looking at kind of feel very questions. Dr. Schnore, Mr. McGav, thank you. So, Mr. McIn, thank you so much for your presentation and good to see you
this evening. Thank you for coming out. Thank you. Okay, next on the agenda is the consent agenda items. Because not all board members were present for the regular board meeting of the regular board of education meeting of April 24th, 2025, a
separate motion on approval of the minutes of that meeting is recommended. So the first suggested motion is that the consent agenda with the removal of the minutes of the regular meeting of April 24th, 2025 be approved as
presented. May I have a motion, please? Thank you. Are there any discussions? Hearing none. May I have a roll call, please? Miss Baron, Miss Cattle, Mr. Dumbroski, hi. Mrs. Lopez,
Mrs. Hi, Mr. Van. Hi, Mr. Rosen. Hi. The second suggestion motion is that the minutes of the regular meeting of April 24th, 2025 be approved as presented. We
have a motion, please. Any discussion? We have a roll call, please. Miss Baron. Hi. Miss Kevin. Hi, Mr. Drosski. Hi. Mrs. Lopez. Hi.
Russell Mr. Mr. Russell. Hi. Okay. Next on the agenda are special reports and communications. Under special reports and communications, the first item is freedom of information act
requests. This is an information item. Is there any discussion? Next is certificate of excellence in financial reporting award. This is alsoformational. Is there any discussion?
If I may, I'd like to acknowledge our business department under the leadership of chief operating officer Lauren Hmel for earning the certificate of excellence for the 18th year from the association of school business officers international. This award is based on a review of our comprehensive annual
financial report components as well. independent audit. My thanks to our entire district 21 business team, including accounting supervisor Sandy for their diligence and attention to financial accountability and transparency. As I said earlier this
evening, a special note of gratitude to treasuring shortly and whose unwavering integrity and financial expertise will leave the last. Thank you. The next item is the strategic plan update energy conservation. Is there any discussion
before we go to Dr. Small? Dr. Small, in the board of education's current strategic plan, section 9.4 is to annually continue to improve safety and modernization of our facilities with a specific target to annually enhancing energy efficiency.
District 211 maintains a comprehensive energy management program with a goal to reduce energy consumption and lower ility. for electricity, natural gas and water. The report attached to the agenda details our work from this year.
Thank you. The next item on our agenda is the board liaison information. This is information only. However, there is a list attached for public access as well listing our board liaison to ad to
outside organizations that we are affiliated with and on the attached information list the liaison that has stepped forward and volunteered. Um there may have been more than one that
volunteered and I as board president um was enacted to make a decision as to who would serve as the Aison for each of these different organizations. So those are listed on the attachment. We are still
um looking and deciding on a district 211 foundation liaison. I've been in contact with the organization and we're discussing some some opportunities there to to help identify a good liaison for that organ that very important organization. Are there any questions
regarding the list? All right. Thank you. Next on our agenda are new business. The next item is summer curriculum projects. Okay. Sorry. Yes. The board of educ the there's a recommended action
that the board of education Approve the summer curriculum projects at a cost not to exceed the following per grant. Title one, $57,150. Title 2, $284,880 and IDA,
$72,450. I have a motion, please. Thank you. Any discussions? Dr. Small. During the summer, grant money is used to fund our curriculum work done by teachers across all subjects. Any recommended curricular changes that are developed during the summer will have to
go through the standard expectations of recommendation at upcoming school year's curriculum meetings before they come to the board of education. Thank you. Any other discussion or questions? May have a roll call, please.
Mr. Dowski. Hi. Miss Russell, hi Mr. Van D. Hi Mrs. Lopez. Hi Miss Baron. Hi Miss Cav. Hi Mr. Rosen. I The motion passes. The next item on the agenda is Panorama
Panorama Education Software Platforms. The recommended action is that the board of education approve a one-year agreement with Panorama Education at a cost of 125 thou I'm sorry 123,53760. May I have a motion, please?
Thank you. Any discussion from the board? Yes, Mr. President. Uh I just like to inquire. I didn't see any alternatives uh proposed. Did the district seek other proposals to provide the services within the
software. We did not. This is the fourth year that we utilize Panorama or will be the fourth year if it's approved. And so we have worked closely with their representatives in their organization for the implementation of their both their student success platform and their
survey tools. And we'd like to continue with the implementation that we've done. thousand. All right, we have a roll call. receive a copy of this year's
of the I'm happy to I can provide that to the board. Sure. All right. Any other questions or discussions? We have a roll call, please. Miss Baron. Hi. Miss Ke. Hi Mrs. Lopez. Hi Miss
Russell. Hi Mr. Van Dyke. Hi Mr. Dumbrosski. No Mr. Rosen. Hi. The motion passes. The next item on the agenda is Elevation Software Platform. The recommended action is that the board
of education approve a one-year agreement with Curriculum Associates LLC to purchase Elevation at a cost of $66,55.50. May I have a motion, please? Is there any discussion from the board? The software provides district 11
educators with an increased ability to manage English learner programming, providing effective instruction to our students, and provide staff with unique professional learning opportunities. Specifically, the strategies component is an online professional learning tool that prepares educators to support
multilingual learners with action data, effective instructional activities, and classroom based applications. Are there any other questions or discussions? May I have a roll call, please? Miss Kevl, hi. Mrs. Lopez, hi.
Miss Baron, hi. Mr. Van Dyke, hi. Miss Russell, hi. Mr. Vrosski, hi. Mr. Rosen, I motion passes. The next item on the agenda is consolidated district plan. The recommended action is that the board of education approve the 2025 2026
consolidated district plan to utilize the federal title one, title two, title three, title four, and IDA grants totaling approximately 4,298,810 as presented and authorize the superintendent to submit the plan as
required on behalf of Township High School District 211. May I have a motion, please? Dr. Small, consolidate district areas which are presented tonight um are used to help with the funding of the
projects that we list within there. I just want to call your attention that this is federal. Are there any questions, comments or discussion from the board? Um, with everything happening with federal funds, do we is
this guaranteed money or is this such guaranteed money? So, what is our plan? We would comments or questions. Um just to add further detail to looking
at 4,298 correct to approve it in order for us to approve it All right, no other questions. We have a roll call, please. Miss Russell, hi. Mr.
Hi, Miss Campbell. Hi, Mr. Van Dyke. Hi, Miss Bar. Hi, Mrs. Lopez. Hi, Mr. Rosen. I motion passes. The next item on the agenda is spring curriculum committee report. The recommended action is that the curriculum committee report and
recommendations be approved as presented. May I have a motion, please? This is the work done with our department chairs from each department who gathered with Mr. Shoemaker and their principles for their final round of curriculum meetings. The recommendations from each committee are
summarized on here as well as action and and the report is actually um in the public domain of our of our agenda. And this is a great opportunity and way for for people in the community to see the work that our district is doing in
reviewing, enhancing, removing, revising our curriculum on a regular basis. Um and so oftentimes people ask questions about how did we get there and and how did we pick that?
Um, and and this is a great way for for people who don't otherwise have have access to some of the the behind the scenes things that that are being done in the district to see things like this right out front. So, I encourage those who who are there to to take a look and
see what's going on. Any other questions or comments? May I have a roll call, please? Mr. Van D. Hi, Miss Caval. Hi, Mr. Vrosski. Hi, Mrs. Lopez. Hi, Miss
Bar. Hi, Miss Russell. Hi, Mr. Rosen. I motion passes. The next item on the agenda is district 211 professional development. The recommend recommended action is that the superintendent be authorized to offer professional learning
opportunities for in district credit as presented. May I have a motion, please? Dr. Small District 211 provides and develops a variety of professional development opportunities to support and sustain teacher learning in a culture of
continual improvement. Indry courses are one form of this professional development which creates an opportunity for teachers to engage in acquire and enhance their knowledge and skills necessary for higher levels of learning engagement and understanding for their students. The proposed courses are new
industry courses which are taught by teachers to teachers for our faculty this year. Are there any questions or comments? Wasn't some legislation recently that allows the Is there a policy we can develop so that
the board doesn't have to approve providing this with a voice? I think the board is approving the expenditure. Thank you for clarifying. We have a roll call, please. Mrs. Lopez,
hi. Miss Baron, hi. Miss Russell, hi. Miss Ke, hi. Mr. Lowroski. Hi, Mr. Vand. Mr. Rosen, I The motion passes. The next item on the agenda is resolution appointment of school
treasurer and assistant treasurer and treasurer bond renewal. The recommended action is that the board of education adopt the attached resolution to appoint Kathy Zalooki as school treasurer to fulfill the remainder of the 2-year
treasurer term from July 1st, 2025 through June 30th, 2026 following retirement of Barbara Peterson and further secure treasurer bonds for Kathy Zalooki and Lauren Hmel as presented with Liberty Mutual for
combined total of 57,586. May I have a motion, please? Dr. Small, this is quite clear. All right, we'll leave it at that. Any comments or questions? Hearing none. May we have a roll call, please? Mr. Dumbroski. Hi,
Miss Russell. Hi, Mr. Van Dyke. Hi, Miss Gav. Hi, Mrs. Lopez. Hi, Miss Baron. Hi, M. Rosenberg. I The motion passes. The next item on the agenda is Northwest Suburban Special Organization Budget. The recommended action is that the board
of education ratifies the NSSO amended 2024 2025 annual budget. ratifies the NSSO proposed 2025 2026 annual budget and agrees to pay the district's proportionate share of the proposed
budgeted revenues. May I have a motion, please? Are there any questions or comments? Again, we heard a very nice presentation about the budget and we have ample, I think, information shared to uh to vote
on this on this motion. We have a roll call, please. Miss Baron, Miss Lopez, Mr. Drosski, hi. Mr. Van, Miss Russell, I miss. Mr. Wilson, I The motion
passes. The next item on the agenda is Northwest Suburban Special Education Organization Resolution. The recommended action is that the board of education adopt the resolution as presented to establish the responsibilities of the District 211 school board member who
represents the District 211 board as a member of the governing board member of the Northwest Suburban Special Education Organization. May I have a motion, please? Dr. Small,
as you know, NSSO is made up of eight member organizations. Each district sends a representative of ours is Mr. Rosen Bloom to their governing board meetings to vote on our behalf. The following resolution establishes the responsibilities of our district 21
governing board representative in regard to communication and voting responsibilities as a representative of you. It includes a focus on receiving information from NSSO in a timely manner in order to provide it to you board members prior to Mr. Rosen voting on
significant matters. Thank you. And you will probably hear a little bit more about this during my committee report as well. Are there any other comments or questions about this? We have a roll call, please. Miss Campbell. Hi. Mr. Van, Miss Baron, Miss
Russell, hi. Mr. Dumbroski, hi. Mrs. Lopez, Mr. Rosen, I. The motion passes. The next item in the agenda is board member expenses. The recommended action is that the board of education approves the pre-approval form for future expense
reimbursement for Annie Lopez, Jane Russell, and Kenneth Van Dyke to complete the online training for Illinois Association of School Board's 2025 new board member training bundle and Steven Rosenlum and Jane Russell to
attend the IASB joint annual conference triple I conference November 20th to 23rd, 2025 as submitted. May I have a motion, please? Is there any discussion or questions? Hearing none. May I have a
roll call, please? Miss Baron, Miss Russell, hi. Mr. Van, no. Mrs. Lopez, hi. Mr. Van Dyke, Miss Hi, Mr. Rosen. I The motion passes.
Next on the agenda is potential topics for future discussion. I did receive any in advance, but is there anyone who would like to contribute any at the board table? Hearing none, we move on. Next on the agenda are committee
reports. We will start with the Northwest Suburban Special Education Organization report which will be presented by me. So I again want to thank Dr. Schneur and Mr. McInn for coming to our meeting this evening and presenting the annual
NSSEO budget for our review and consideration. It's always great to hear directly from our co-op's leadership and we appreciate their time and perspective as well. I again thank Anna Climitz for her commitment to NSSEO in several levels including past president of the
cooperative. She has left some pretty big shoes to fill and I look forward to representing our district board of education on the NSSEO governing board for the next two years. As our representative and adhering to the resolution approved by the board earlier
this evening, I will be bringing items to you members of the district 211 board of education for your feedback, consensus, and direction to help me best represent the wishes and directions of our whole board and district. I will also keep you updated on other
happenings in the organization. Last week, the NSSO leadership recognized four retiring staff members at a reception prior to the governing board meeting. During the board meeting, we also honored those individuals as this month's shining
stars, a program giving thanks or bringing forth students, staff, or others that have made significant improvements or contributions to the organization or community. A new assistant principal for Kirk School was announced and introduced to the board.
Nick Valserak was promoted into the position from minor school. Discussions and planning continue on the subject of creating a two-tier leadership team structure with one being the governing board of education and the other being an operationally focused superintendent
council. Both would be made up of member district representatives. This is being directed under the idea that it will help the organization act more like a cooperative of member school districts. The NSSO governing board is also reviewing our entire articles of
agreement on how we operate as a co-op for discussion at our June 4th NSSO board meeting. The HVAC repair and replacement project continues on schedule. An outside organization
advisors has been contracted to source and screen candidates for various positions of employment in the healthc care field serving our students. This was asked by a board member regarding staffing and this is one of the ways in which NSSO is addressing that
issue. Sunburst advisors have a specialty in the healthc care field especially when it comes to educators. The advantage of using them is that they have great expertise and take those responsibilities from the small number of administrative staff within NSSO,
allowing them to concentrate on many other responsibilities that they also have. The organization only pays a fee when someone recruited by Starburst is selected and used, kind of like a temp service. There is a sliding scale over
time should we decide to hire the person directly from them. Otherwise, we have no fees. Also, we have the flexibility to cancel their contract at any time. NSSO school graduations are
scheduled to coincide with our district school graduations starting on Sunday and continuing for NSSO into early June. As NSSEO has a couple of new board members, we are working to select board officers like we did as part of the
organizational meeting last month in district 21. Historically, NSSO has not had multiple board members interested in the officer positions. It's believed that there may be multiple board members interested in the president or vice president
positions this year and a nominating committee has been formed to solicit interest and to put together on those interested for the board members to consider. Carol Butlinsky from Prospect Heights District 23 and I are the
nominating committee and have solicited interest from among the eight board members. We will then interview interested candidates and present them to the board for election at our next meeting on June 4th. If I may quickly add, I have an upcoming
meeting with the superintendent as well as Dr. Schneer from NSSO on May 19th. Um, the goal of these early communication is that if there are things that, as Mr. Rosen mentioned, such as looking at the bylaws that I know are coming forward on the
forthcoming agenda, I will get that information out to the board for those of you that are interested in reading them and maybe some perspective to Mr. Rosen. So, you should more of that coming. Mr. President, you you had mentioned
that NSSO is looking to operate more as a co-op. Where is it falling short in operations as a co-op now? Um it it appears that the governing board has not been as interactive and
um and communicative with their boards back in the districts. So soliciting feedback um providing information and doing so to help make decisions as a governing board. Wasn't that rectified with our vote with your required
responsibilities? As a member of a co-op can start to move and and the hope is as a governing board in reviewing um the our the NSSO operational agreement that we will identify opportunities where we can
highlight or revise so that there's more defined purpose and structure around that. So I'm just to be clear what I heard was that to function more or operate more as a co-op. We would be looking
to provide more influence for what D211 would like to see. So we would be prioritizing D211 over the other seven members. If I'm understanding what I heard, that's not the correct understanding. D21 has a
voice in this and we are sending our voice with this message of our resolution that when when governing board members go they are supposed to vote as a representative of your voice not as an
independent that is what the spirit of the co-op is one of the way I understand It sounded like we weren't operating as a co-op, but from my impression from the last 10
years, it sounded like we were prioritizing students there were participating best and what you said is that all the districts are participating and that's what that resolution was about that we
are sending Mr. Rosen Bloom as a representative of you and your I understand just there was a statement in the report that says they want to operate more. One of the things is that there are decisions being made at a at an NSSO
governing board level that uh are not necessarily um being brought back to the member district boards of education for their information and feedback prior to making
decisions. And we're trying to drive more of that before we start voting on expenses or programs or vendors. We're trying to make sure that we are
involving the member boards and not just the member liaons in that situation. Thank you. Next on the agenda is the ED activity report and committee report and that is also me. The current
legislation session is coming to a close at the end of this month. As a as a member district of Ed, our board members should be receiving emails from the organization. I hope it's important to keep an eye out for them as the session
nears its conclusion, watching for possible action requests, which I just noticed today we got one from IASB. So, keep an eye out for those. If you're not receiving email updates from Ed and would like to, please let me know
and arrangements can be made to forward them to you for your information and possible action interest. It's been my pleasure to serve as our ED red liaison for the past several years. As was mentioned
earlier, there is a liaison list that has been issued and Jane Russell will be our ED red liaison going forward and will provide such updates and reports when available beginning next month. Thank you, Jane, for taking on that
responsibility. Next on the agenda is community and family services report. Mrs. Bar Miss Baron, thank you. The up coalition met last month and um during the coalition
meeting uh Kenneth Center presented on their services specifically on their LGBTQ services um violence prevention services and their recovery support services that they offer more suburban area. And then
district 15 also presented um they have they're launching the service committee school model and um and this is with a grant from act now in collaboration
um provides support and services in four categories. So expanding um learning opportunities collaboration leadership integrated student supports and active family and community engagement. So this team is um currently doing a community
needs assessment and is um with um local organizations to conduct those meetings to conduct that assessment. So that is happening and then the Paline Township um they pass their mental health board.
So now they are looking for Paline Township residents to apply to serve on mental health. So those who are interested in they can do so to township
supervisor and um the next meeting is going to be August 28th starting at 11 a.m. for networking and lunch and then at 11:30 the meeting will be starting and this is thank you.
Next on the agenda is the district 211 foundation report. Dr. Small the foundation has as I mentioned before had a new website developed by two juniors. So we are thankful for them. They did a great presentation to the trustees. They were very nervous but
very proud of their work and you will see that one shortly. Thank you. Next on the agenda is the equity report. Mr. Schumacher, the district equity team held their last meeting of the school year in April and they during that meeting they reviewed
the current equity plan finding that while the plan's core priorities remain relevant, they're recommending adjustments are needed to improve the clarity, focus, communication, and me measurable progress. Their recommendationscl streamlining the plan, making the priorities more actionable,
and enhancing communication and family outreach, particularly with improved language access, and ensuring that student voice and identity are central to the equity efforts. Thank you. Next on the agenda is the student wellness report. Mr.
The district wellness committee met to celebrate and reflect on the diverse wellness activities implemented across this school year, highlighting impactful events and sharing successful strategies that promoted student and staff well-being. Committee members engaged in meaningful small group discussions to
identify what worked well this year, assess outcomes, and consider the initial goals for the upcoming year. Thank you. Next on the agenda is upcoming events and calendar items and it's chuck full of especially
graduations that are we've already had one and we have several more to come. Um and then we have Labor Day, Memorial Day and and our next board meeting is on June 12th. All right. Um before we before we
go to closed session items, I just wanted to mention for the liaison um that your committee reports can be submitted either electronically before
the assembly of the agenda and to Dr. Small um to our superintendent. say that um so that it can be included on the agenda or it can be read during the board meeting or both. So uh so it's up
to you but there is that convenience as well. All right. So with that um the re the next item is close session and the recommended action is that the board enter close session to discuss
minutes of meetings lawfully closed under the open meetings act. Probable or eminent litigation litigation affecting or on behalf of the public body appointment employment compensation, discipline, performance or dismissal of
specific employees and setting of a price for sale or lease of property owned by the public body. May I have a motion, please? Any questions? So, so for those who are voting, if you vote no, that means we
don't go back to close session. Have a roll call, please. Miss Baron. Miss Cav, no. Mr. No. Mrs. Lopez, no. Miss Russell, no. Mr. Van, no. Mr.
Rosen, no. Okay. for close session. The first item is that the board of education authorize settlement in the pending workers compensation matter as presented. May I have the motion,
please? Any questions or comments? None. May I have a roll call? Mr. Van Dyke. Hi. Miss Baron. Hi. M Russell. Hi. Mrs. Lopez. Hi. Miss. Hi. Mr. Hi. Mr. Rosen. I motion
passes. Next is an action item that the board of education accepts the retirement requests of Michelle Kalish, effective May 2029. Janine Cashman, effective May
2029. Patricia, effective May 2029. Russell Horvath, effective May 2029. Jason Jatel, effective May
2029. Renee Johansson, effective May 2029. Christina Lapis, effective May 2029. Gina Loud, effective May 2029. Dena D.
Anna Lombardo Brown effective December 2029. Reinie Mateo effective May 2029. Kevin Mgi, effective May 2029. Shannon O'Brien, effective May
2029. Jacob Schlender, effective May 2029. and David Spazer Spazeri effective May 2029 in accordance with the master contract of the district 211 teachers union and
Deanna Wright effective May 2029 consistent with the master contract of the district 211 teachers union. May I have a motion please? Any questions or concerns? We have a roll call, please. Mrs. Lopez, Mr.
Hi, Miss Cav. Hi, Mr. Hi, Miss Russell. Hi, Miss Baron. Hi, Mr. Rosen. I motion passes. Next item is that effective July 1st, 2025, Liza Sullivan be appointed as
assistant principal at Palatine High School at a gross salary of $135,500. We have a motion, please. Any questions? May I have a roll call, please? Mr. Drosski. Hi. Miss Russell. Hi. Mr. Van Dyke. Hi. Mrs. Lopez. Hi.
Miss Baron. Hi. Miss Gav. Mr. Rosen. I. Motion passes. Next item is that an initial list price for the districtowned residential property located at 1527 Louise Lane, Palatine be established at
$1,ion35,000. Further, that the board approve the resolution as presented and that the property be listed for sale on the multiple listing service for a minimum of 14 days as required and that the superintendent or designate be authorized to sign a listing agreement
on the board's behalf. May I have a motion, please? Any questions? Have a roll call. Yes, Mr. Mr. Vend. I just want to say how fabulous is it is that we have this program for our kids. at both
houses. It's just fantastic that we have this. It's hands on a hands-on guy and not so much sports and everyone learns a different way, right? And just to have this part is
just wonderful. I second that emotion. Thank you. We have a roll call, please. Miss Baron, Miss Carol, Mrs. Lopez, hi. Miss Russell, hi. Mr. Van, hi. Mr. Dresk, I
Mr. Rosen. I The motion passes. With no other agenda items, the board president declares this meeting of the board of education adjourned.