Good evening. I call this meeting of the Township High School District 211 Board of Education to order. We have a roll call, please. >> Miss Baron, >> here. >> Miss Caval. >> Mr. Dumbrossski? >> Here. >> Mrs. Lopez, >> here. Miss Russell >> here.
>> Mr. Van Dyk, Mr. Rosen Bloom >> here. Please stand and join me in the pledge of >> allegiance to the flag of the United States of America to the standy andice for all.
Thank you. The next order of business is that the board enter close session to discuss minutes of meetings lawfully closed under the open meetings act
employment compensation discipline performance or dismissal of specific employees and pro probable or imminent litigation against affecting or on behalf of the public body. May I have a motion please? Second. >> We have a roll call, please.
>> Miss Baron, >> I. >> Miss Cavill, >> hi. >> Mr. Dumbrossski. >> Hi. >> Mrs. Lopez. >> Hi. >> Miss Russell. >> Hi. >> Mr. Rosenlue. >> I. The motion passes. Good evening. The recommended action is that the board of education return to
open session. May I have a motion, please? >> Moved. Second. >> May I have a roll call, please? >> Miss Baron. >> Hi. >> Miss Caval. >> Hi. >> Mr. Dumbrossski. >> Hi. >> Mrs. Lopez. >> Hi. >> Miss Russell. >> Hi. >> Mr. Rosen Bloom. >> Hi. Will you please stand and join me in
the pledge of >> allegiance 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 justice for all.
Good evening. Next on our agenda is recognition and I will turn it over to Dr. Campbell who is at our podium. Good evening, President President Rosen
Bloom, Vice President Cavo, Board. Tonight, we have the privilege of welcoming 15 exceptional administrators and deans, each either brand new to District 211 or stepping into an exciting new role. Over the past week,
I've enjoyed interacting with it with each of them, and they bring energy, talent, and a shared commitment to making a difference for our students. These leaders will help shape the year ahead and drive our district forward in bold, transformative ways. It's an honor
to introduce them tonight as we welcome, support, and celebrate their leadership. Three administrators were unable to attend, but we want to still recognize them in their new roles. Mr. Josh Caterero. Mr. has begun his first year as dean of
students at William Fram High School where he also teaches building construction and leads student projects building homes in the community. Miss Megan Mike's Miss Mike joins the administrative center as a human resource administrator bringing
experience from her HR role at Northwest Suburban Special Education Organization since n 2019. Mr. Robert Zimmerman. Mr. Zimmerman is the building and grounds manager at Hoffman Estates High School. He previously served nearly a decade as
buildings and grounds supervisor at the District 211 administrative center and began his district career in 211 in 1992 as a custodian. So we wanted to recognize them who are not here. But for our administrators who
are here, when I call your name, please join me up front so we can give you the recognition you deserve. Miss Lisa Delgado Sullivan. Miss Delgado Sullivan joins Palletine
High School as assistant principal. She has served at Palatine since 2007 as a social studies teacher and later as dean of students. She is pursuing her doctorate in educational pol policy, organization, and leadership with a
focus on diversity and equity through the University of Illinois. Mr. Mark Hick. Mr. Hik has begun his new role as dean of students at Palletine High School.
Now in his 16th year teaching math at Palatine, he also coaches boys cross country and track and field and previously taught at Morton West High School. He is currently pursuing his EL endorsement from National Lewis
University. Mr. Tom Moan. Mr. Mochan has begun his first year as principal of Shamberg High School. He previously served as a 12-month assistant principal at Hoffman Estates High School and has held roles as lead
disciplinarian dean of students and assistant principal at Conit and Palletine high schools. He started his district 211 career in 2007 as an eL teacher at Palatine. Mr. Mochan is currently pursuing his doctorate in
educational leadership from National Lewis University. Mr. Patrick Moran. Mr. Moran has begun his first year as dean of students at Hoffman Estates High School. Now in his ninth year teaching math at Hoffman Estates High School
where he began his career. He has also coached varsity girls basketball. He is a proud Palatine High School graduate. Mr. Louie Ray Ramos. Mr. Ramos is the new building and
grounds manager at Shamberg High School. He has served the school since 2001, starting as a first shift custodian before becoming a SE second shift night foreman, third shift shift supervisor, excuse me, and interim manager in
December of 2024. He is a proud James B. Koit High School graduate. Miss Katherine Soul. Miss Soul joins Palletine High School as assistant principal. She previously
served as dean of students at Coned High School where she taught English since 2018. Contributed to the professional development and equity committees and coached cheerleading while advising the school newspaper.
Mr. Michael Slife Mr. Slife has begun his first year as director of transportation. He spent eight years as executive director of transportation for Rockford Public Schools where he began in 2005 as terminal manager and also served as
director of transportation at Harlem School District 122. In 2014, he became principal consultant for transportation at the Illinois State Board of Education. Mr. Thomas Smith.
Mr. Smith has begun his first year as building and grounds manager at Conit High School. He previously spent 15 years as lead maintenance at Palatine High School and started his career as a HVAC technician with Dependable Mechanical in 1988,
later working for Ber Electric in Heating before running his own company, Bulldog Heating and Cooling Incorporated. Mr. Austin Soie. Mr. Soie has begun his new role as dean
of students at Conit High School. He also serves as a counselor, coaches football, basketball, and girls lacrosse, sponsors the freshman advisory program, and coordinates the student assistant program for substance use
prevention. Dr. Lana Wells. Dr. Wells joins district 211 as associate principal at Hoffman Estates High School. She was previously chief equity officer for now's Township High
School District 2019 and began her career teaching English literature and social studies at Memorial Junior High. She also spent over a decade at Homewood Flossmore High School as an English teacher and instructional coach. Dr. Dr. Wells holds a doctorate in instructional
leadership, finance law, and special education administration from Lo Loa, excuse me, University, Chicago. Mr. Jason Wooden Wooden Woodsian.
We're going to get it right. Mr. Woodsian is the new dean of students at Palletine High School. He worked as an ESL teaching assistant at Palatine in 2005 before being hired as an ESSL teacher a year later. He currently
serves as the assistant multilingual department chair. In addition to teaching, he coaches wrestling, coached wrestling for 19 years, and coaches boys lacrosse. He is a proud graduate of William Frimm High School.
Last but not least, Mr. Ryan Zach. Mr. Zach joins district 211 as director of multilingual programs and community outreach. He previously served four years as director of linguistic programs in Moodle district 75 and was an English
learner program coordinator in Kerry District 26. He began his career in 2011 at Kor counter countryside district 96 as a fourth grade biiteracy teacher and language development coach. We know you
all will continue to lead courageously and contribute greatly to district 211 success as we move forward in what I know as our theme united in purpose empowered by passion. Would you all help
me in welcoming and congratulating each of our administrators here tonight you? Now, we know that you've been hustling and bustling all day today. You are more than welcome to continue to hang out with us this evening for the duration of our board meeting. However,
we do respect and value your time. So, at this moment, unless you want to say thank you for coming up and before you walk away, we do have some words that will come from behind you from some of our board members. Hold tight and then
we will dismiss you. Board President, thank you. Good evening. On behalf of the entire board, it is my pleasure to congratulate you in your new roles. Wow, look at you all turned my way. I thought like the seas were going to part or something like
that was going to go on here. >> As we return to school, the beginning of the school year brings with it excitement and new responsibilities. There is fresh energy in the air, including new goals, new ideas, and new challenges. I know that you are all
ready to bring the high level of professionalism, care, and vision that many of you have been delivering for many years and has defined our district. I know your passion, expertise, and decision to grow with our schools and district matters. You are just some of
the dedicated professionals in district 211 who believe in the power of education to change lives and we are thrilled to recognize you this evening. We look forward to seeing you in our schools, around the district office, at
events and programs, and in the community. Welcome to your new positions. So, as Dr. Campbell had said, um we're going to pause for a moment. If there is there anything any other board members would like to say at this time, >> I did wanted to say a little bit
something. I don't that's going to be hard to follow. However, um congratulations everybody. Um I did have the privilege of attending Oh, I had the privilege of attending the summit last week and it was just really nice and refreshing to see all the activities and discussions that you guys were having. I
loved the activity where you guys were able to just um put yourselves in like a category of how you see yourselves and the discussions that I was hearing. Um it was a very nice reflection that you guys had and how you guys are going to utilize those reflections on how you're
going to make those connections with the students that you guys going to encounter this year. So I thought that was awesome. So congratulations again and welcome. >> Great. So we're going to pause. I don't know if there's any other things going on with regards to these folks.
>> Yes. So, we want them, we would like our board members, we're we're going to do something a little different. If you uh administrators would turn back around, board members, would you come and join them so that we can get a photo op? again. Congratulations and thank you
Okay, before we move on to the next item on our agenda, we are going to take a fiveinut recess. Okay, welcome back. We're going to reconvene. 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, the board meeting is being taped and livereamed. We ask that
you value the procedures and decorum of our meeting and be respectful of those at the podium so that 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 five minutes. You'll receive a notification when you have one minute remaining. Anyone's unused timer or place in order may not be deferred to another individual. If you wish to have a
response from the superintendent, please leave your name and phone number with Mr. Teniper at the end of the table here. So, at this time, we have one person who signed up to speak. So, I'd like to invite up Mr. Lee Bennett to address the
board. Hello, Superintendent Campbell, Mr. Schumacher, President Rosen Bloom, board, staff, and community. I'm Lee Bennett, a competitor. As an advocate for boys volleyball, I might come across as someone fighting
for boys over girls. Actually, my desire is to win market share for volleyball in the arena of school sports. I see this sport as a better vehicle for learning the many lessons of team sports for students over the age of 10. My
adversary is less powerful than half the population. Even so, basketball is a formidable competitor with homecourt advantage. The world's best come here to play in the NBA. The top volleyball pros are playing
far away in Poland and Italy, much like top soccer players are in UK's Premier League. In this attention economy, I'm up against a conglomerate of franchises generating billions in revenues. Their path towards continued growth in this
country is to to promote basketball where they have less market share that is to girls and women. The corollary for team volleyball is to engage more boys and men. The world of collegiic sports is changing this year due to the
introduction of revenue sharing. The news media often incorrectly reports that football and basketball are two revenue generating sports. Actually, basketball is not an NCAA sport.
Men's basketball generates revenue for many schools. Women's basketball doesn't reliably produce profits at any college. Only the only women's sport that some university programs have made profitable is
volleyball. At our high school, boys basketball and girls volleyball are universally available. So, the battle The two sports comes down to boys volleyball versus girls basketball. Basketball dominates the gym usage in
the prime winter season. Volleyball ends up sharing the gym with other activities during the fall and spring. In our MSL athletic conference, basketball leads with a score of 10 teams to eight. It's time for volleyball to score another team.
Why is volleyball the better school sport? One reason is that it teaches dealing with failure more quickly. Much of the mental effort in volleyball goes to six people defending an area less than five times the size of the soccer goal. The fact that this seems more
achievable is exactly why the failure to do so takes a greater mental toll. The soccer goalie and the baseball fielders also experience the feel of the ball dropping but much less often. In basketball, it's illegal to block the
ball on its downward arc. One of the rules making successful defense unachievable, especially in the NBA. Volleyball players are regularly dealing with failure to exceed to achieve something just out of reach. This is the
appropriate challenge that drives growth. Another inherent advantage for volleyball is its lower cost. 36 people play in the same space as 20 basketball players. Outside the technicalities of Title N regulations, basketball and volleyball
are two sports, not four. Each builds a community of players for both sexes, and they support each other's teams. In our district, student interest in basketball just edges out volleyball for second place to soccer. In district 214,
volleyball has a solid second place, and basketball finished fifth. Since D214 has the smaller schools where sustainability of teams is the most difficult, nine volleyball teams seems much more sustainable than 10 basketball
teams. >> One minute remaining. >> Policies favoring basketball over volleyball are not fair to the girls. Why should the sport they prefer have eight teams when the sport the boys prefer gets 10?
Please expand our volleyball program to better align with student interest, teach additional boys, and support a sport that girls love. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Bennett. Next on our agenda is the 2025 2026
tentative budget presentation. At this time, I would like to turn it over to Miss Hmel and Miss Zeleleski who will be presenting the budget on this evening. Miss Hmel.
>> Thank you. Good evening. >> All right. Uh we are pleased to be here with you this evening um and present to you the 2025 2026 tenative budget which has been developed by many individuals over the past several months. Uh, three
of the five individual accounting funds have been previously shared with the board and tonight controller treasurer Kathy Zalooki and I are pleased to present the board with information on the remaining two funds followed by a summary of the tenative budget as a whole.
So before we review the tenative budget for the current fiscal year, I'd like to review the ending budget position for the prior year. Overall, the district ended the 2025 fiscal year with a deficit budget of $9.4 million. This was an unfavorable
variance of $6 million compared to the budgeted deficit of three and a half million. The 2425 budget was a planned deficit budget that was intending to use a portion of reserves to fund our capital projects. However, several other variables led to this unfavorable
position and other accounting funds, which I'll review a little bit more detail on the next slide. On a cash basis, the district ended the year with an operating fund balance of 48%. This fund balance remains a critical resource to the district as we anticipate utilizing our financial
reserves to cover operating expenses as a result of the delayed property tax revenue this fall. While there were many contributing factors to the ending budget position for fiscal year 25 outlined here, the primary areas of unfavorable variance
were property tax refunds, delay in tiff surplus payments, and high employee benefit costs. Property tax refunds ended the year close to four times the prior year amounts, far exceeding historical averages. A portion of these
losses may be recovered in a future year through the recapture levy, but were not collected as planned revenue for the 2025 fiscal year. Overall, the district ended the year unfavorably by more than $7 million in property tax revenue.
TIFF surplus payments of $1.7 million were also expected. They were submitted in a timely manner by the municipality, but were not received in the fiscal year as anticipated. Receipt of these tiff surplus funds are budgeted to be received in the current fiscal year.
Employee benefits ended the year unfavorably by $4.1 million due largely to high dollar claims and prescription drug costs. This trend is unfortunately expected to continue into next fiscal year as well.
And some other areas of budget ended favorably, including investment income, capital outlay, and federal and state aid, and helped to offset a portion of these unfavorable categories. A summary of the budget variance by category is
provided for your review on this slide. 21 presents budget stages for cash, social security. Um, pardon my interruption. Can you get a little closer to the microphone, please? Thank you so much. I appreciate
it. >> Start over. Uh, District 211 presents its tenative budget in stages. Budgets for working cash, IMRF, social security funds were presented in June and the transportation fund budget was presented in July. Tonight, we are presenting two
final funds, educational and operations and maintenance funds. We will begin with the educational fund which is also the largest operating fund and represents approximately 80% of our revenues and expenditures. All
educators, administrators, building level support services, technology, athletic activity, building trades and food service costs are paid out from this fund. Total revenue in the educational fund is budgeted to be approximately 272
million for fiscal year 2026. represents a 7% increase over the prior year actuals. Local property taxes, which are the largest source of revenue, are projected to increase due to the allocation of our
district-wide property taxes, as well as the timing of the distribution. Lauren will describe the mechanics of this distribution, which spans over two fiscal years in a later slide. Corporate personal property replacement taxes or
which reflect the overall health of state economy is projected to decrease by 12%. Also decreasing is interest income which is projected to decline by 90% due to
decreasing interest rates and a delay in fall property tax billing at the county level which means that our district will have less funds to invest in invest this fall and will rely on its reserves to
cover its obligations. State aid is expected to increase by 300,000 from last year, mainly in the area of orphanage. Fees and other income includes proceeds from the sale of Palatine building
construction home and two years of TIF, which stands for tax increment financing. Uh distributions from the village of Palatine, one carried from last year. Finally, the drop in federal aid reflects the spend down or
discontinuation of the esser stimulus funds. On the expenditure side, the district estimates its educational fund expenditures will be approximately 271 million or 4.6%
over prior year actual expenditures. We spend over 86% of our budget on staffing cost in the educational fund. Salaries alone, which reflect the cost of 2,000 plus employees, account for 70% of the fund
budget. and um 3%. The cost reflects contractual increases, savings related to retirements and physician elimination as well as new positions which were added due to programmatic and student needs. Benefits increases are related to
projected medical claim and cost trends. Purchase services will increase due to additional costs related to software maintenance cost, special education structural staffing and grant funded expenditures. Supplies are projected to increase due
to food price increases. These are the food that is purchased by the nutrition services department, textbooks and other supplies. Special education tuition which is paid for the outplace students uh and also includes NSSO cost is
projected to increase by 7%. both capital outlay and non-cap non-c capitalized equipment is projected to moving on to the operations and maintenance fund. Uh this fund accounts for the expenditures that are needed to support the safety, insurance and
facility needs of our district. For the current fiscal year, the operations and maintenance revenue budget is 5.7% greater than prior year actuals, primarily related to property tax revenue and tiff surplus payments. Local property taxes are budgeted to
increase in alignment with the 2024 levy, but also include a reduction in the amount of refunds that are issued. CPPRT is budgeted to decrease in total based upon recent trend. Investment earnings have been favorable. However, due to the delayed receipt of tax
revenue this year and declining rates, as Kathy just shared, income is budgeted to decline by close to 20% across all funds. Facility rental income is budgeted to increase. However, this is due to fees that are owed still from the prior year.
and fees and other income include both TIF revenue owed from uh prior year and current year as well as funding that will offset the cost of wireless access point replacement um which will take place this year and is budgeted as an
expenditure in this fund. In the area of expenditures for the operations and maintenance fund, the budget is anticipated to increase by 15.6%. This is primarily due to capital project sum spending for summer 2025 projects that were carried over from the prior
year. Both salaries and benefits reflect contractual rates and assume we maintain full staffing levels. Benefit costs are budgeted to increase based upon healthcare trend and claims experience. Insurance costs continue to rise based upon claims experience and market trends in the area of property and liability
coverage. Utility rates reflect new electricity rates that are based on our most recent auction results and new contract that started July 1st. Rate increases of 38% are driving this budget increase. Continued efforts to reduce energy consumption are ongoing in our
our buildings. Capital projects will be detailed later in this presentation, but increases are due largely to a carryover of 2025 project costs. Our projects span two fiscal years especially when they are completed in the summer and those costs
uh also span u the fiscal years. We always budget a certain amount that we expect to be paid by uh June 30th. However, that payment is not released until a certain expectation or level of that project work has been completed. And finally, in the area of non-c
capitalized equipment, expenses are budgeted to decrease due in part to reallocation of some of these items to our capital outlay category. Um, but others just due to general equipment replacement, um, items that may make up our non-c capitalized equipment purchases include items such as security
cameras, small furniture and seating replacement and needs, and uh, various tools is just some examples. The district has made a significant investment in its facilities over the past several years using its existing fund reserves and its annual operating
budget. For fiscal year 26, the district will continue to budget over $14 million for major capital projects and close to $4.3 million in routine maintenance capital projects. A list of projects is provided by category for your review
here. Um, some of our uh large projects that were completed this summer include renovation of the Palatine High School locker room, the Shamberg Culinary Arts Room, and improvements in the Conan uh auditorium, all which are being enjoyed by students uh this week. So, we're
excited for that. >> Over the course of tonight and the last several months, you have been provided with a budget for each of five funds individually. Work on the budget begins with levy approval in December and concludes in the fall with the budget
approval. There's a lot of detail in this presentation and even more details in the budget book. In this section of the presentation, we uh we will put all five funds together into all fund budget summary.
Here's the summary. And let me begin by saying that um FY26 budget supports district's instructional and operational goals, district strategic plan as well as board policy. While the expend district's expenditures are projected to
exceed its revenues by 8.3 million, the district will continue to maintain healthy fund balance. This estimated def deficit, however, is favorable in comparison with the 10.8 million deficit projected back in
February due to expenditure reductions implemented into the current budget. The spendown of the operation and maintenance fund is intentional to utilize the district accumulated reserves to fund scheduled capital
building projects. The district has been debtree since 2017 and has been utilizing the district cash reserves to fund capital improvements, saving a lot of money in debt service interest. As you can see on this slide, the surplus
in the education fund, this is the second column on on the slide, is not very big. Um that means that the growth in expenditures is beginning to outpace the growth in our revenues primarily due to
contractual obligations, the cost of benefits, utilities and transportation cost. The district is projected to maintain sufficient fund balance in all of its funds which um increased during the COVID and postcoid years.
Property taxes remain the primary source of revenue for the district, comprising uh close to 84% of our revenue. Property tax and other local revenue remain critical as sources of other in um income continue to be less predictable
and even declining areas such as interest income and CPPRT. State aid estimates are based upon current expenditures. However, the state has not released our final proration weights which could impact total allocations that are uh provided to the
district. Federal grant revenue is budgeted as at grant award totals. However, we are being told that funding dispersements may be delayed. Overall, the district is projecting an increase of 6.4% in total revenue. The largest areas of variance including
property taxes and fees and other revenue. Declining interest income, projected CF PPRT, and discontinuation of Esser uh revenue offset a portion of the increase in these other categories. Over the past several years, the
volatility of revenue sources has had both positive and negative impact on the budget. Beginning in fiscal year 21, the district was receiving dismal interest income. This was offset by rising federal rates relating to ESER funding.
CPPRT levels were near historical averages of around $4 million in that same year. Through post-pandemic era, we continued to see an upward trend in all three of these categories. Interest rates continue to grow from about.2%
to more than 5% rate of return. CPPRT grew from around four million a year to a high of more than $10 million. and federal aid relating to ESER funding was utilizing providing 14 million dollars in one-time revenue source used to
provide numerous uh services to the benefit of our students during that time. The additional revenue has had a positive impact on the district allowing us to be able to offset student fees and levy less than the allowable PEL limit. Esser funding has ceased and both
interest rates and CPPRT are projected to continually uh decline to more typical levels. While interest earnings are not expected to drop to fiscal year 21 levels in the near future, they are anticipated to reduce by as much as half.
As we begin fiscal year 26, we continue to assess additional areas of revenue uncertainty. Property tax refunds, state and federal aid will continue to be assessed and updated within the most current assump with the most current assumptions in our long range projection.
Property tax revenue is the largest source of revenue for uh the district. Um as is true for the current budget year. Um this year in our budget for all funds combined, property tax revenue is increasing by 8.6%.
While the budget increasing by 8.6%. I want to be clear that the levy approved by the board was not 8.6%. Uh it was 4.2% over the prior year amount. The district will also be receiving the cap recapture levy for the first time. This levy is calculated by
the county and does not require board approval. It allows taxing bodies the ability to collect funds that were lost in prior years by way of property tax refund or certificates of error. Um in prior years the board had abaded
this amount um for our taxpayers as well. And finally a portion of the tax revenue increase is not due to taxes being levied but rather it's the level of collections combined with new tax dollars is um also an increase to the
tax dollars received by the district due to a reduction of losses. This reduction is generating an estimated uh $3.7 million increase in planned tax revenue for the year. The 2024 levy increase and recapture
levy are calculated in build over two fiscal years. For this reason, budget amounts do not align with the approved levy amount. Further to complicate the calculation of this is uh the formula that the county uses by which they are calculating um our spring revenue at 55%
of the prior year amounts factoring in some of these increases that we are seeing here with our recapture levy and the uh estimated refunds. Let's examine overall operating expenditures. As you can see on this pie chart, 80% of our expenses is spent on
staffing. This cost category although reduced by retirement savings and a reduction in full-time equivalents is outpacing the rate of inflation. Purchase services which include software renewal costs, special education agency
staffing, third party transportation cost and outside services account for 6% of the budget. Utility costs continue to increase. Um, as Lauren mentioned previously in FY26, they will increase almost 25%
due to a new energy contract with rates increasing 38%. Capital outlay accounts for 6% of our budget and will include the cost of renovations also discussed by
uh this slide compares overall uh fiscal 26 expenditures with the prior year actuals. As you can see in the column uh to the right, our expenditures are projected to increase by 5.9%.
While this percentage growth is less than the percentage uh of growth in revenues, several expenditure items are already outpacing the rate of inflation. Primarily salaries and benefits, purchase services, and utilities. While
the budget is a short-term look at our financial stability, the five-year forecast provides insight into the long-term financial health. There are many variables that can impact both short and long-term outlook including
inflation rates, student enrollment, grant funding, specifically federal funding, CPPRT, cost of healthcare, and collective bargaining agreements, just to name a few. Uh, an updated 5-year forecast will be presented to you in
conjunction with the levy presentation in October. These projections will determine the course of action for the following budget year. Over the course of this year, however, administration will explore budget efficiencies to address rising cost that will be
implemented in fiscal year 27 budget. This slide illustrates the timeline of our budget um process. Following this presentation, the tenative budget will be put on this public display and of
public hearing will be published on August 15th which is tomorrow. Final budget will be voted on and adopted on September 18th. Thank you very much. This slide concludes presentation. >> Thank you very much. Um okay, so um I'm
going to go around and ask if any board members uh have questions for you. And I will start to my left with Miss Lopez. >> Um, no >> or comments. Miss Caval, >> thank you for the presentation. I always
appreciate how thorough um these presentations are and uh very easy to understand in my opinion. You know, I watch budget presentations for other boards of education and I really appreciate how clear the information is that you bring to us, how transparent
you are and how detailed it is, but it's still very easy to digest. So, props to you and your team. Um I mean uh doesn't look great economic conditions being what they are. Um you
know it it doesn't but um unfortunately it is what it is. I mean I'm um I mean I'm still salty about the utility costs. You know, we had a kind of surface level discussion about this in
conjunction with the energy audit that came up in May and um the huge rate increase that we're all having to double pay because we pay it for our residences and now we're having to pay taxes for our school districts.
Um and and so I know that also in the past like there was KMED was kind of floating a clawback feature and that's my first question is has that come up again? Are they pursuing you know that clawback that
we've discussed in previous months of trying to get more money out of us that's not related to the utility rate? uh the clawback fees are uh done. Um the however uh they're replaced always with
something, right? So um and you know the energy rates that we were coming off of um I always try and find the silver lining, right? We were locked in at very very low rates and were far below market rates. So really had an opportunity to
um to to save had we not been locked in at that amount up until this contract renewal. So and when we did the contract renewal uh we worked with our energy adviserss to make sure that we were locking in for a period of time that we thought we could weather u but not be too far along in case things start to
come down so that we can go through that auction process again. Um, so the fees that we're seeing now are um it seems to be increases in our some of our delivery fees. Uh, so we have our our rate utilization fee plus the delivery fee for uh bringing that to our facilities.
Um, and there's some additional fees um that uh I believe are related to the use of AI in our um systems and things like that that are just um a portion of the the service that we are required to pay. Yeah, I mean um I think I've made it
pretty I'm a very skeptical person when it comes to the impact and usage of AI and um you know that's one of the adverse effects right is that as easy and cheap as it seems to run something through um open AI or chat GBT even if
it's on our private network that we've done like that's just a huge energy it's a huge energy consumption that now we have to pay for on the back Um so my only other question related to this specifically is um the comed energy
audit has that been you know when we talked about this in May um you know it began in 2023 but it didn't clarify if that audit then ended and we're kind of reviewing energy efficiency inhouse.
um how are we trying to maximize our efficiency you know in terms of energy usage in our district? >> There are several things um number one is um well not number one but no particular order but certainly human
behavior um is one that we are always looking to drive um utilization of our building automation systems. We just had a conversation about this today actually that um we have the ability to um really
control and override even from our district office here all of the buildings and make sure that we are in the the recommended set points and utilization factors so that you know if um you know if if we're not operating within the temperature realm or whatnot that is established for the building um
that we can control that. Um we've made a number of improvements even just this summer to help util or to reduce our um consumption of energy. Uh we replaced our stadium lights uh which was a huge um user of electricity. Um I believe the
ROI on that project was close to a year. So we'll start to see some savings very quickly on that project um due to the rebates that we received. Um we are uh in the process of completing the upgrade of LED lighting in all of our gymnasiums. the Conan auditorium had LED
lighting. Those are all spaces that use um pretty inefficient bulbs in the past. So that's and they're um high use spaces just um with the amount of output that's put in. Certainly we've done all of our hallways and our and now we're starting to move into our classrooms with those projects as well as we replace um
equipment, mechanical equipment in our schools. That's always with a more efficient rating as well. So those are some of the the big things that we are um that we are doing. >> I appreciate that. Thank you very much. That was most of my questions because I'm again going to be salty about this
for a while, but um it has nothing to do with you. Has everything to do with so I appreciate the detail on that and thank you for the presentation. >> Thank you. >> Thank you, Mr. Dumbroski. >> Yes, thank you for the presentation. Um
first off, we're based on our projections for five years out, we're still going to be below 33% by 2028. At what point do we start reducing the expenditures in order to fall within
what we can do with our revenue? I'm noticing that we have the look back levy captured and our CPI assumptions are much higher than what's trending. So, at what point do at what point does the district start
making some sort of change versus plowing forward almost with complete disregard to the >> uh yesterday is what I would say. We I mean our this budget includes several reductions as Kathy shared. Um our
projection that we shared in February was a few million dollars worse and we've made concessions. Obviously, some of these things are things that can be done quickly. Some of them are things that either take time planning or contractual changes to um to make. Uh we've talked with the board about
changes that we are making um with regard to employee benefits and some of the processes that we are going through. Those things do take time. There are things that are underway but have not been implemented yet just due due to the timing of um the data collection and the
um RFP process that will need to take place after that. Um we do anticipate that we will have significant savings there. Um uh we're always looking to see you know what are the things that we can do um certainly that have minimal impact on um
the classroom right we are starting from further away and you know those are things that within our um we're reviewing transportation efficiencies we are reviewing um efficiencies within our um operations and maintenance that could be uh less capital in a year those types
of things we also are looking at how do we better ize the staff we have, especially because we have so many years of what I'm going to call large retirement classes coming up. Um to where that will provide us an opportunity not only to um be more hire
teachers frankly that are um you know uh less costly um but also to take a look at how our staffing is done within our buildings and that's not only certified staff but that would be throughout. I will say that a large portion of the increase that we have this year is related to um some special education
services that we have. Um we are required to provide those services and there are things where we are um struggling to provide or to find providers uh for those services and um are looking at outside agencies. Those are things that I'm hopeful that we can bring inhouse at a lower cost as well.
>> Can can you explain the the um the capital projects fund? It went from 7 million to 14 million. I mean it's doubled in a year on this budget. Um what is the flexibility on that? >> So the capital projects budget for this year uh let me go back to that site for
just a moment. >> Um so >> I mean we're not going to get 28 million next year I hope. Right. So what you're looking at here is 14 million compared to 18 million uh between the two categories. >> Um
a a large 70 about 75% of the capital outlay from that is budgeted for this year of that 14.48 million is for projects that were planned last summer. So those are things that we anticipated paying by June 30th. A portion of that did not get paid. U we always look at a
certain split. We know that there's going to be a split. Um so that carries over. We have about 25% of uh 20 2026 projects uh that we're anticipating. Now that includes um uh the final locker room renovation that
we have. It includes an auditorium renovation and um a large chiller plant replacement project that we have. Those are our three primary projects that we're looking at for next summer. Um, but there are things where um, you know, beyond that, that really is the end of
kind of the projects in our strategic plan. We're now looking at the things that are in our 10-year facility study and and can uh, prioritize where those items are. We are looking at roofs, mechanicals, and maybe some of these renovation type projects um, slow down.
So, with regard to the three three large projects that you mentioned in in 26, is there any consideration to not having those over the summer in order to get more competitive bids? I know that every district tries to do this in the summer,
so the contractors will charge a premium in order to have that, but then when work slows down after the summer, they're they're maybe a little bit more competitive in cost. Are we open to that or is that something where we would rather dip below reserves
in order to maintain a summer schedule? >> Well, I would say that with the projects that are scheduled or that we're looking at uh for next summer, um a locker room would not be one that we would recommend doing at a different time. >> No, I understand, but you know, for fiscal health here, I'm just trying to
understand our priorities as a district. >> There are certainly things right now that we are doing throughout the school year um where we take advantage of that season to be able to do that. I think some of the the actual renovation work impacts the space that our students are
using. Um, an auditorium, for example, would be a project where could you do that uh during the school year? Potentially, but you're looking at displacing classrooms and um programs and either using different spaces and we know that that is one of the spaces in
our our schools that are most commonly used. Um, same with the chiller work. There's a lot of work that impacts other areas, other classrooms within our building because of the size of the physical equipment within this plant. It is not something that I would recommend. And I'm specifically talking about the
summer 2026 projects. I think as we look beyond that, those are certainly conversations that we have. Um, there are times we replace mechanical equipment in the winter because it's something that provides cooling and, you know, can continue to look at those um, items as well.
Okay. Thank you. >> All right. Thank you, Miss Russell. >> First of all, thank you very much. Um, I've looked at a lot of budgets and school board budgets, I think, are rather complicated, more complicated than other ones that I've ever seen.
There's a lot of moving parts here. This is my fourth board meeting. Um, I have a lot to learn yet, but I appreciate uh your presentation, how it was done. It was easy to understand. And um I un I also appreciate your depth of knowledge
um of the district and of all these working parts. So thank you. I'm sure I'm going to have a lot more questions, but um uh for now um I just say thank you. >> Great. Thank you very much. Um I I
concur with Miss Caval on her use of the word salty on on the utilities issue. um not only for our school district but for our households and I think everybody is feeling a pinch uh and a pain when it comes to utilities and the increase in
expenses. Um, I'd like to to hear from you perhaps a little bit more about some of the the cooperatives that we're involved in. um you know like the agreement with utilities or purchase services or something like that where maybe we have in the past collaborated
with other districts or or larger organizations for instance and insurance right where we've been able to try to be uh a larger group than our school district to take advantage of some of those those benefits. Could you talk a little bit about that and how we we
continue to look at things like that to take advantage of Uh yes. Um so uh we are part of uh many cooperatives. Um for example, as you mentioned, insurance um we have we partner with um there's a
total of five high school districts that are a part of our um risk management cooperative where we are pooling our services for all of our um property casualty liability, our crimes, you know, those policies that we are holding as well as our workers compensation. Um,
not only are we able to pull our experience for our claims re renewal on uh those services um but we are also able to utilize shared services such as um legal services, our um uh risk management services that are um
providing safety consultants and things within our buildings. Um so that has been a very successful model for us. I think we've been doing that for I think we're coming up on four decades in that pool. Um we have um obviously things such as NSSEO where we have shared um
educational services for our special education um students who are able to to attend those um facilities and um are pooling that with other uh local school districts as well. Uh we have things
like our food service department who is in a large cooperative with uh I believe it's about 20 other school districts that are pooling um the purchase of the uh purchase of our our food and non-food items for our cafeterias um so that we
are getting um you know the best bang for our buck on those services because um believe it or not a penny on a carton of milk can go a long way when you're um looking at the amount that we're purchasing. So those types of things. Um we're always in the purchasing world
looking to see are there cooperatives where something has been bid. But to be honest, um you know, we're continuing to even evaluate our own internal purchasing and saying even if something is possibly exempt from bid, there are
times where we still continue to bid it because we think that we can get a more competitive uh price and those things as well. So, those are a couple examples. There are always things that we are evaluating and looking at, but um those are some of our our large cooperatives that we are part of. >> That's funny. I was talking to someone
literally earlier this week about things like this and and looking at I'm glad you brought up behavior and how we're trying to change maybe behavior of our employees, right? We have a we have a lot of employees in our district and
um you know as as much as it may seem small like a penny a carton or what have you, it adds up, right? And even turning the lights off when you leave a room or or changing out a light switch to a motion detector so that it turns off
automatically and saving energy with the expenses that we have around something as simple as that. Uh and taking advantage of that. some of the things that we're doing to um lower costs uh for example um propane
um as as one example. Is there any way, and I'm not trying to give you more work to do, but either working with the the groups that we're part of who are trying to encourage us to stay part of them, or um or just our own expenses, some way to
quantify that and report it back to the board with a if we if we did that, if our doing this is saving x amount of money on an annual basis or what have you versus are not doing it. so that we can see the value and the community can
see the value in some of the efforts that we are doing to try to contain those costs and be be respectful of our fiduciary responsibilities. I think that would go a long long way versus just this is how much it cost this year, this
is how much it cost last year and really trying to emphasize some of the the efforts that we are doing um and the benefits of those. I think that would that would be pretty informative as well. Um I noticed Oh, and and thank you
for bringing up utilities and purchase services and other things. Um and thank you Mr. Dumbroski for bringing up the projection because I' I've had some dialogue around this too with how long until and Mr. mentioned 2028 until we hit a I'll call
it a break even point with our with our our um our guard rail around our reserves and um and I encourage us to always every every opportunity we get take a look and see how can we push that further and further away um and maybe
never get there um ideally right yeah >> wouldn't that be nice so I thank you very much for your presentation As others have said, this is always very explanatory and and easy to read. I remember once uh well many times when
the auditor stands up here from the from the outside firm that we use and number one compliments our finance and accounting group on putting together wonderful documentation and a budget and all the information to help their jobs easier in auditing our our books. But
also I remember in the past he has come and and kind of explained to the board and we have some new board members when we're looking at the budget book where to start, right? Start with this tab and look at that. It's a summary tab, right?
And then if you have questions on anything you see in there, there are other tabs that you can kind of dig down into and and look for more information. And of course, you guys are always available if we have additional questions that we're not understanding something and I always appreciate that
and I think my colleagues do too. So, >> just say something. I just want to apologize. I do I do want to say thank you for the presentation and all the information. I was caught off just really quick with the comments and questions from before. So, I do want to say thank you um for all the
information. It's very thorough. Um I am this is my first experience with budget. So, it is overwhelming for me to look at this, but um I'm also looking into learning more and I will be coming with you with questions. Um but again, I apologize and I do want to say thank you
for the presentation. >> Thank you. Happy to answer anything you may, any questions that may come up. >> Great. Thank you very much. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. Okay, next on the agenda is the consent
agenda items. And I do have a request to pull item C from the consent agenda to vote on separately. Are there any other items that anybody would like to have separate? >> Mr. Rosenl, I think that's item G,
correct? >> My agenda says Or is it C? >> I'm on the wrong meeting. It is It is C. Correct. Thank you. >> Sure. All right. Then the recommended action is that the
consent agenda minus item C be approved as presented. May I have a motion, please? >> So moved. >> Second. >> Any discussion? We have a roll call, please. >> Miss Baron.
>> Miss Cavill. >> Hi. >> Mr. Dumbrossski. >> I. >> Mrs. Lopez. >> Hi. >> Miss Russell. >> Hi. >> Mr. Rosen Bloom. >> I. >> Motion passes. Next item is the recommended action that
the consent agenda item C be approved as presented. May I have a motion, please? >> Moved. Second. >> Any discussion? May I have a roll call, please? >> Miss Caval, >> hi. >> Mr. Dumbrossski,
>> no. >> Mrs. Lopez, >> hi. >> Miss Russell, >> hi. >> Mr. Rosen Bloom. >> I next on the agenda is board updates and information. The first is the Freedom of Information Act request. That's an
information item. Next is the parent openhouse information. This is also an information item and if you look at the attachment, you'll see when the open houses are scheduled on Thursday, August 28th. Dr. Campbell, did
you want to say anything? >> Yes, I was just going to say that in a couple of weeks and which has just been stated, Thursday, August 28th, our schools will host parent open house. Please reach out on our web page to capture times for each of the schools, but we look to see all district 211
families to join the open house. Thank you. Thank you. And if any board member does not have students who are in our schools at this time and would like to attend any of the open houses,
um I encourage you to reach out to the school administrator, the principal at that location, and let them know you'd like to come and and one of the things that they're able to do is put together a mock schedule for you to follow as if you're a parent and attend that
student's classes. Last year, my student attended all AP classes. So, I got to go to all those and learn about how they were being conducted. Learned a lot more about dual credit and all of those wonderful things and programs that we offer um our students every day.
All right. Next on our agenda is unfinished business. We have no unfinished business this evening. Moving on to new business and approvals. We have the 2025 2026 tenative budget. The recommended action is that the board of
education approve the 2025 2026 tenative budget as presented and direct the superintendent to place it on file for public inspection for a minimum of 30 days. further that notice of a public hearing to be held at the board of
education meeting on September 18th, 2025 be published. May I have a motion, please? >> So moved. >> Second. >> Is there any discussion? Okay. May I have a roll call, please? >> Miss Cavell, >> I.
>> Mr. Dumbrossski, >> nay. >> Mrs. Lopez, >> Miss Russell, >> I. >> Mr. Rosenlum, >> I. Motion passes. Next on the agenda is health and dental insurance premium rates for 2025.
The recommended action is that the board of education established Blue Cross Blue Shield premium equivalent rates, contribution percentages, and wellness incentive structure for the applicable employee groups effective January 1st,
2026 as presented. May I have a motion, please? >> So moved. >> Second. >> Any discussion? May I have a roll call, please? >> Miss Cavell, >> I. >> Mr. Dumbouski, >> I. >> Mrs. Lopez, >> hi.
>> Miss Russell, >> I. >> Mr. Rosenlum, >> I. The next item is life, accident, death, and dismemberment, and long-term disability insurance renewal. The recommended action is that the board of education approve a three-year contract
with MetLife effective January 1st, 2026 for life insurance at a rate of 0.079 per $1,000 of coverage for active members and $131.3
per $1,000 of coverage for retirees. accidental death and dismemberment insurance at a rate of 0.014 per $1,000 of coverage and long-term disability
insurance at a rate of 0.078 per $100 of coverage as presented. May I have a motion, please? >> Second. >> Any discussion? We have a roll call, please. >> Miss Caval, >> I.
>> Mr. Mr. Dumbrossski >> I >> Mrs. Lopez >> I >> Miss Russell >> I >> Mr. Rosen Bloom >> I >> Next item on the agenda is that the board of is the board member expenses. The recommended action is that the board
of education approve the pre-approval form for future expense reimbursement for Steven Rosenlum and Jane Russell to attend the North Cook Division dinner meeting October 22nd, 2025 as submitted. May I have a motion, please?
>> Second. >> Any questions or com or comments? May I have a roll call, please? >> Miss Caval, >> hi. >> Mr. Dumbowski, >> no. >> Mrs. Lopez, >> hi. Miss Russell, >> I. >> Mr. Rosen Bloom,
>> I. Motion passes. The next item on the agenda is potential topics for future discussion. Are there any topics that any board member would like to bring up for future discussion? >> Yes. Uh, Mr. President, I'd like to bring up the topic of uh board member
social media use. Um, some community members have approached me stating that there are board members that are banning them on social media. Um, recently there was a federal appeals ruling that when board members are acting in an official capacity and posting things like meeting
dates and inviting the community while they have banned other members of the community that that's a violation of first amendment rights. Um, I think that it would be good to have a discussion around that and see if we need to update our policies. >> All right. Thank you for that. Any
comments regarding having this as an item for future discussion? Okay. I'm going to ask each board member in order to have this as an item for future discussion, it has to be agreed upon by majority of the board to have this as an item for future discussion. So I will ask each board member if
you're in agreement to have this as an item for future discussion. Miss Lopez, >> I >> Miss Cavalain. >> Miss Russell, >> yes. >> Mr. Dumbroski, >> yes.
>> I also agree that this is a good item to have for future discussion. So, the request to have this as an item for future discussion is agreed upon. So, we will have this as an item for future discussion and if possible, we should
have it at the September board meeting. Okay. Are there any other items for future discussion? Okay. Moving on to committee reports. So the first committee report is the Northwest Suburban Special Education
Organization report which is me, Mr. Rosenlum. So uh the last board meeting was August 6th for NSSEO and at that meeting we had
lengthy discussions on revising our articles of organization and these are the foundational description of how we operate as a governing board in support of the organization as a whole. To describe this in more detail, I would
like to ask our technology assistants to please run a video which is being presented by the superintendent of NSSEO to this board. So, please watch this video.
information. This is Dr. Superintendation. NSO along with all member districts and a variety of NSSO shareholders met to develop a strategic plan to guide the cooperative in meeting the needs of member districts for the next 5 years.
Four key priorities emerged. Governance, finance and facilities, instruction and programs, and highly qualified staff. This evening I am presenting about the governance priority. For the more than 50 years NSSO has served districts, the governance structure has been that of a
single tiered board, the NSSO governing board, which is made up of one elected board member from each of the member district boards coming together monthly to govern the work of the cooperative. During the original strategic plan meetings in fall of 2024, as well as the
action plan meetings in January of 2025, the shareholders agreed that there needs to be another layer of governance added to the structure. This layer of governance would be composed of the superintendent from each of the member districts and the NSSO superintendent meeting in alignment with
the open meetings act to collaboratively make decisions of how best to provide for students with special needs in all member districts. These decisions would be made in alignment with the budget established annually by the elected governing board members.
Making the change to a two-tiered board requires the change of the NSSO articles of agreement which are already overdue to be reviewed and revised. A copy of a draft of the new NSSO articles of agreement is included in your board packets.
Naturally, the question why do we need to change has arisen in many discussions. NSSO exists to meet the needs of member districts and member districts want to share in the decisions that are made on behalf of their students including those attending NSSO
program. Another question has been The superintendent already meet monthly in an advisory capacity with the superintendent and administration of NSSO. Isn't that sufficient? While the implementation of the NSSO superintendent council has increased the
dialogue between superintendent and NSSO administration, it does not hold decision-m power. An operational board would have formal authority to make operational decisions on matters such as the e-learning policy, program design, staffing models, and transportation
services, giving districts a direct role in shaping the outcomes that impact students and their budgets. Unlike advisory groups, an operation board would meet publicly under the open meetings act. This creates a legally accountable structure where all deliberations and decisions are
transparent. documented and accessible to the public. This helps build broader trust which has been a key concern raised in the strategic planning process. Further, an operational board will also help NSS reduce the sharing of
misinformation and back channel problem solving. The operational board removes the ambiguity. Instead of conversations happening offline or in silos, key issues would be addressed through a structured visible process. This helps eliminate conjecture and fosters mutual
accountability. The question of how was this decision made will no longer be an issue. Additionally, the operational board with superintendent representation from all member districts in a formal capacity ensures that decisions reflect the diversity of needs across our entire
cooperative, not just those with the loudest voices, most urgent needs, or lowest or highest fund balances. that helps us function as a cooperative with shared priority, not just being a service provider. Ultimately, this is about building confidence in how NSSEO
serves students and stewards the significant financial contributions from member districts. The operational board will provide a platform for member districts to shape strategy, monitor value, and affirm that NSSO is indeed delivering on our mission.
The superintendent advisory council is critical and will continue to be. But an operational board offers the public an empowered and equitable forum of collective leadership. My goal as the superintendent of NSSO is that by the
end of this year, every member district will not only understand how decisions are made, but will also see clear evidence that NSSO is more than a value added partner. We are a shared investment in a better future for our students with exceptional needs. The addition of the operational board does
not in any way diminish the importance of our governing board. The governing board will continue to set the budget within which the operational board functions as well as hire and evaluate the NSSO superintendent. But their role extends far beyond that. We need our
governing board to continue to bring the needs of NSSO back to your member district boards so that resources can continue to be allocated to meeting the needs of all of their students. We also need our governing board members to ensure that our students continue to
have a place and a voice in our community and that their needs are considered beyond the school from community events to employment opportunities and the generation of supplemental resources to provide for their needs. We have a cautionary tale that has taken shape this summer in that
a neighboring special education cooperative will no longer be in existence this time next year. We want to strengthen the collaboration between member districts and NSSO to ensure that we can continue to provide the services for our students in their home community. The time to move forward
is now. As board members of eight different school boards, I am asking that you review the draft articles, ask questions, and eventually ratify them so that you can move forward in a highly transparent and effective manner as we work to implement all of the priorities
of the NSSO strategic plan and provide for your students with the most complex special needs. Thank you. >> Thank you. Before we go any further, it is my understanding that um people who are watching this live streamed are have
are not able to perhaps hear the video. So what I will work with the district administration in doing is to have this put online most likely on the same platform that you're able to see our agenda which is in if you go to the
website in the board meetings then there's a link to board docs in there which with which you can select tonight's meeting and see our agenda. So, I'm going to have that put on there and ask that it it is accessible to you either tomorrow or Monday at the latest.
So, check back by the end of day on Monday if you would like to hear the the video. I'm actually going to have the entire video with Dr. Schnore um explaining the exact what she just explained to us during tonight's meeting. So, I apologize for your not
being able to hear it if you're on the live stream tonight. Um so each board member also received two items. One is a memo outlining the recommended two-tier governance structure um which was discussed during this video
and the second item that was shared with each board member is a draft of revised articles of organization. So I ask that you please review them. If you have any questions certainly let me know. Um and um and also I want to give
you kind of the timeline around this. So our next board meeting is September 3rd. At the September 3 board meeting, we're going to be voting as a governing board to share this with our boards, which I'm
doing tonight. Okay? But there's a timeline associated to it. So I'm I'm preempting which I have approval to do and share it with you right away. And then September 3d, it's going to be officially approved to share. And then there's a 90day waiting period for which
public comments, questions, and and further discussion can take place before actually voting on adoption of the revised articles. So that u approval
won't take place until the December NSSO meeting. So, there's quite a bit of time for you to peruse through the articles. They're quite lengthy. There's several pages involved. So, I encourage you to do that and let me know if you have questions. Um,
okay. So, NSSO classes began today. Um, and I know all the staff was very excited to see students get back in the classroom. We've talked before about the HVAC project. That was a very expensive project for NSSO and our board did
contribute to the the fund and the budget associated to that because it did happen at Kirk. Um it is completed and so our students were able to return to school with a completed new HVAC system all cleaned up out of the way and and so
really good. And and one more really quick thing and then I'll be done. Each year, NSSEO creates a theme. Sometimes it's a student that creates a theme. Sometimes it's a staff member that creates a theme. This year it was a staff member. And the theme is shine
from within. So that's how they're going to be wrapping their arms around everything and and really drive their vision uh going forward for this year. So that's it for my NSS NSSO report. Thank you very much. >> One one clarification. Um, President
Rosen Bloom, the September 3rd meeting you're referring to is an NSSO meeting, not a 211 board meeting. >> Correct. It's an NSSO governing board meeting. Correct. Thank you. >> Could I also um make Well, I would like
the suggestion um because it would make it a lot easier in the draft. Um, I had to compare the original, the memo that we got and the draft to find out what the changes were. It would be
much easier if they could be highlighted, something like that. So, you could just look at it and see it, not have to read through everything. >> I have a version I will send to you with redlinined and red font of those changes. >> Perfect. Thank you.
>> You're very welcome. Okay, next on the agenda is Ed Reddd. So, Miss Russell. Thank you, Mr. Rosen Bloom. You uh all had a written report which I said that I would have for this meeting. Mr. Rosen
Bloom and I and um Miss Hmel uh attended the their third annual ED Red Education Research and Development Legislative Breakfast. I outlined um the questions that were posed at the uh program and
how it was um actually run and who attended. There were several legislators there and or um their outreach directors or district representatives directors for them. Uh it was very interesting and very enlightening. most of the questions
that were discussed or or uh were about um mandates, school mandates. You can read the rest of that. I just wanted to point out two things. There will be an ED red survey. It's an initiative survey. It's going to
be sent out with a potential wish list for legislation for this coming year. And um the board members, our board members as well as others will receive that next month. And then as far as meetings go, um they
begin with an annual kickoff in October. And then we meet monthly either in person or virtually. And then again in January after the new legislature is um inducted, we have another legislative dinner. And I will be attending all of
those. If you have any other questions, I have lots of notes. >> Thank you very much. Next on the agenda is community and family services report. Miss Baron would be delivering that.
However, she needed to leave the meeting early. Is there anyone else that would like that has attended that to contribute? Otherwise, we will hear from her next month. All right. Moving on to district 211 foundation report. Miss Kaval,
>> I was not able to attend the meeting as I was overseas, but I can uh report that we will be meeting next week and I am particularly excited for that meeting because we will be joined by our newest foundation uh member. It will be her first meeting. I'm very excited about
that. And we will also have a report of the fundraiser um that occurred uh in July. So, um I do know that it was a very successful fundraiser. We saw lots of there. We have lots and lots of
pictures, some professional, some not professional, so we have to sort that out. Um but it was really, really fun. And Dr. Campbell, I know you were able to make an appearance. >> I did. I was able to attend and I this will be my second meeting to attend, so we're looking forward to it.
>> Yes. So, um we'll have the report on how the fundraiser went and um we'll bring that back to the board, you know. I'm so excited to hear about the foundation and that it's getting going again because it's been it was dormant for a little while. So, it's >> we're all excited too for sure,
especially for we're really excited about the new member. >> Great. Next on the agenda is the Illinois Association of School Boards report. Mr. Russell, >> again, I have a written report for you to review. Just a couple of things. prior to the delegate assembly in
November uh which I will be attending as your representative. The um IASB reviews any constitutional changes or amendments that may be brought forward. There is a seminar which I will be attending on September 11th. So uh we'll have in
advance any of the proposed changes which I will make sure that you receive. And then there's also a resolutions committee that met August 1st. They put forth the resolutions and once we receive all of those, they will be distributed to the board for your review
and we go through our process so that I know how you would want me to vote on anything um on any of those resolutions. And then finally, uh district 211 belongs to the North Cook Division of the IASB and there is a North Cook
Division meeting. It will be October 22nd. It's at Forest View Educational Center and there's a business that's in Arlington Heights uh business meeting and dinner. They elect officers and there's also a presentation and uh thank
you for approving um my attending and I think Mr. Rosen Bloom also. And then just one other thing, I thought this was interesting that the April elections saw a smaller net turnover of school board members in Illinois. And
the net turnover was which uh let's see, it was 23% in 2023, but it went down to 19.3% in 2025. Historically, the net turnover is about 20.6%.
So, we were a little bit better. There are 5,951 school board seats and 3,8184 of those were expiring. I just thought that was kind of interesting to know about.
>> Thank you. And and not because I'm sitting in in her seat, but Anna Climitz for many years was the resolutions chairperson for the North Cook division um at the state level. So she
represented our our division of ISB when it came to discussing and presenting resolutions and constitutional changes. Uh she took a perspective from our community and and had that input and was
involved in their decision-making. um with her her departure from our school board, she also has left that role. And her the new North Cook division resolutions chairperson is
Wenda Hunt from district 15. So she is now representing our division. And if you're watching, Wend congratulations and thank you for your service in that that very very important role with ISP.
Okay, moving on. Next on the agenda is communications and announcements. Uh, Dr. Campbell. >> Hey, thank you, President Rosen Bloom. I want to officially welcome everyone to to the 2526 school year. A great deal of planning
and preparation goes into to the first days of school. And I am thankful for the work that I've seen and the work that has been done. So, I first want to say thank you to all that assisted in ensuring that we were up and ready to go to start for our first day of school. On
July 23rd, school administrators attended a two-day session with Dr. April Jordan, North Cook ROE executive director, exploring transformational leadership, efficient systems, equity, and impact. Leaders analyzed
district-wide student data, examined data trends, shared innovative approaches as we set building district and personal leadership goals for the year. As already highlighted, WAUP hosted their inaugural fairways for
youth golf outing July 25th at Bridges of Popppler Creek Country Club benefiting District 211's foundation. I join principles and our foundation trustees to thank participants and sponsors. As already stated, we will
have another meeting, our second upcoming meeting. I'm looking forward to joining the second upcoming meeting. I'm looking forward to our newest member and I'm looking forward for additional individuals who would love to become a part of the foundation. We held our administrative leadership summit at Hoffman Estates High School on
August 6, focusing on transformational leadership through a diverse, inclusive, and equitable lens guided by our theme, united in purpose, powered by passion. The day featured collaborative activities, cabinetled breakout sessions, and a warm welcome from board
president Rosen Bloom as we look for forward to empowering our students for success this year. Institute days were held by our schools on August 7th and 8th where work was driven by our district's mission and values. It was shared that there were some particularly
inspiring moments during these train training sessions and I'm grateful to all who worked hard to prepare our staff. Our first day of school was Monday if you didn't know and I was truly inspired by the enthusiasm of our
staff, students and our families that joined us on that first day. Upon visiting a few classrooms, I also observed learning already was taking place and underway. Visiting all of our buildings, I saw saw pride and anticipation through our community. It
has been an energizing week and that was an energizing day. Lastly, in a couple of weeks, as stated, um we will host our August 28th parent open house. Thank you.
Thank you, Dr. Campbell. I also want to um mention the the leadership summit and during the leadership summit each year, we also have um new hire orientation from an HR lens for our new teachers and
it's held in in the room kind of next to where the leadership summit is held. And I want to take a moment and thank uh fellow board members, Miss Lopez and Mr. Van Dijk for also attending that and welcoming our leaders and taking a moment to welcome our new teachers. And
I know every board member isn't always available to come to those because it is in the morning in the middle of the week and it it's a long it's a long uh long summit session. Um so but I do want to take a moment and thank them as well. Uh it was really a special special
opportunity. Um so um next on our agenda is upcoming events and calendar items. Um you could see here that we have a special board meeting scheduled on August 20th. Uh and
for the public that special board meeting will start at open session. And uh then we're going to go into close session for a board workshop um to talk about some some items that are permitted in close session related to our our our
operation. Uh then you could see there there's a national honor society induction. The open house is mentioned and then our next regular board meeting is scheduled for September 18th. Okay. Well, let's move on. The next item
on the agenda is closed session. I believe that we were able to complete our close session items during our pre-open session meeting. So I will ask for the motion to go into close session.
If you uh also believe that we do not need to go in to close session again, please respond by saying no or or or nigh to the request. So the recommended action is that the board enter close
session to discuss minutes of meetings lawfully closed under the open meetings act, appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance or dismissal of specific employees and probable or eminent imminent litigation
against affecting or on behalf of the public public body. May I have a motion, please? >> So moved. Second. >> Any discussion? Roll call, please. Miss Caval, >> no. >> Mr. Dumbrossski, >> nay. >> Mrs. Lopez, >> no. >> Miss Russell,
>> nay. >> Mr. Rosenl, >> nay. The motion fails. So, moving into the items for close session. The first item is
recommended action is that the employee Melissa Rodriguez Sarabia be suspended for 5 days without pay. Further that the board secretary notify said employee in writing of this action by the board of education. May I have a motion, please? >> So moved.
>> Second. >> Any discussion? Roll call, please. >> Mr. Dumbowski. >> I. >> Miss Russell. Hi, >> Miss Caval. >> I >> Mrs. Lopez. >> Hi, >> Mr. Rosen Bloom. >> I The motion passes.
>> Next action is that the employee Jennifer Marshall be suspended for three days without pay. That the board of education adopt a resolution authorizing a notice to remedy for Jennifer Marshall and that such notice be provided to the employee by the secretary of the board
of education. May I have a motion, please? >> So moved. Second. >> We have a roll call, please. >> Miss Caval, >> I. >> Mrs. Lopez, >> I. >> Mr. Dumbrossski, >> I. >> Miss Russell, >> I.
>> Mr. Rosenlum, >> I. The motion passes. Next item is that the board of education withdraw the 2025 2026 teaching contract for Mr. Daryl Wilson. Further that the board secretary notify set employee in writing of this
action by the board of education. May I have a motion please? >> So moved. Second. >> May I have a roll call, please? >> Miss Caval, >> I. >> Mr. Dumbrossski, >> abstain. >> Mrs. Lopez, >> I. >> Miss Russell, >> I. >> Mr. Rosenlum,
>> I. Next recommended action is that the board of education terminate the employment of Joseph Kaparel. Further that the board secretary notify said employee in writing of this action by the board of education. May I have a motion please?
>> So moved. Second. >> Have a roll call, please. >> Miss Russell, >> I. >> Mrs. Lopez, >> I. >> Mr. Dumbrossski, >> I. >> Miss Caval, >> I. >> Mr. Rosenlum, >> I. Motion passes. Next act. Next
recommended action is that the board of education terminate the employment of Bradley Robertson. further that the board secretary notify said employee in writing of this action by the board of education. May I have a motion, please? >> Moved. Second. >> May I have a roll call, please?
>> Mr. Dumbrossski, >> I. >> Miss Caval, >> I. >> Mrs. Lopez, >> I. >> Miss Russell, >> I. >> Mr. Rosenlum, >> I. The motion passes. Thank you all very much. As board president, I hereby declare this meeting
of the board of education adjourned. Have a good evening.