August 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM - Regular Meeting

1. Call to Order

2. Establish a Quorum

3. Pledge of Allegiance

4. Mission Statement
The mission of Norridge School District 80 is Inspiring Educational Excellence in a Nurturing Environment.

5. Celebrate the Success
   Norridge School District 80 New Employees

6. Action Item

6.A. Consider motion to approve the agenda as presented/modified

7. Recognition of Visitors

8. Correspondence

9. Public Participation (must sign in)

10. FOIA Request

10.A. We received a request from CT Mills on Monday June 16, 2025: 
Dear FOIA Officer,
Pursuant to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (5 ILCS 140), I am requesting access to public records in the form of a current staff contact directory for your district. Specifically, I am seeking a list of all school and district-level administrators, including: Name Title/Position Work Email Address Work Location (School Name or Central Office) Please provide this information in electronic format (Excel, CSV, or PDF preferred) if available. If any clarification is needed, I’m happy to assist. If the records are maintained in a different format, please let me know.This request is not intended for commercial use. Thank you for your time and assistance. Sincerely, CT Mills

10.B. We received a request from Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W on Tuesday July 15, 2025:
Hello, This is Michael A. Ayele sending this message though I now go by W and I prefer to be referred to as such. I am writing this letter for the purpose of filing a request for records with your office.[i] The basis for this records request is the tragic and preventable June 11th 2022 employment related murder of Riley Whitelaw at a Walgreens store located in Colorado Springs, Colorado.[ii] Please find attached to this email the content of my records request as well as information explaining my request for a fee waiver and expedited processing. 
Be well. Stay well. Take care. Keep yourselves at arms distance. 
Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W 

11. Administrative Reports

11.A. Superintendent - Mrs. Guzik

11.B. Building Reports

11.B.1. Giles School - Mr. Biedke

11.B.2. Leigh School - Dr. Rabiola 

12. Board Committees

12.A. Education

12.B. Board Policy Development 

12.C. Buildings and Grounds

12.D. Behavioral Intervention

12.E. Negotiations and Human Resources

12.F. Finance

12.F.1. FY25 Budget Results in Operations 

12.F.2. FY 26  Tentative Budget

12.G. Communications

12.H. Norridge Park District

13. Discussion Items

13.A. District Business

13.B. District Policy

13.C. Buildings and Grounds 

13.D. Legislative Updates 

13.E. Community

13.F. Follow-up and Future

14. Consent Agenda

14.A. Consider approval of Board minutes

14.A.1. June 17, 2025 Board of Education Regular Meeting Minutes 

14.A.2. May 20, 2025 Board of Education Closed Meeting Minutes

14.B. Consider approval of agreement with World Strides for Springfield and Washington DC trips for 7th and 8th graders, respectively. 

14.C. Consider approval of Board Policy Update 118 on second read 

14.D. Consider approval of update to Board Policy 2:150 

14.E. Consider approval of Collective Liability Insurance Cooperative (CLIC) Contract for 25-26

14.F. Consider approval of Worker's Compensation (SELF) Contract Renewal for 25-26

14.G. Consider approval of non-public school placement with Winston Knolls.

14.H. Consider approval of District Technology Recycling List 

14.I. Consider acceptance of a breakfast donation from Chick-fil-A for the staff on August 21, 2025.  

14.J. Consider approval of payment of monthly bills (listing of bills $3000.00 and over):
 

July 2025
Vendor                                                                                   Amount
CLIC                                                                                    $81,699.00
Worth Ave Group                                                                $38,367.00
Citywide Building Maintenance Inc.                                  $32,776.17
Trane                                                                                   $27,195.56
Safeway Transportation Services                                       $26,524.30
Educational Environments                                                 $16,350.61
conneXion                                                                          $10,373.12
Global Industrial                                                                  $9,200.00
Parkland Preparatory Academy                                           $6,510.20
Winston Knolls                                                                    $6,318.84
ComEd                                                                                 $5,691.83
Soaring Eagle Academy                                                       $5,525.63
Committee for Children                                                       $5,556.00
The Home Depot                                                                  $4,520.05
OrganicLife                                                                           $3,243.50
           
August 2025
Vendor                                                                                    Amount
Lakeshore Learning Materials                                          $136,181.14
SELF                                                                                   $36,232.00
Citywide Building Maintenance Inc.                                  $32,776.17
ComEd                                                                                $14,112.75
Trane                                                                                  $12,420.09
Old National Bank (Safeway Trans)                                    $9,534.80
Villa Park Office Furniture                                                   $8,374.00
Winston Knolls                                                                    $7,467.72
Wold Architects & Engineers                                              $5,868.13
Metro Prep                                                                           $5,236.05
CASE                                                                                  $4,118.78
Franklin Park SD #84                                                          $3,500.00
McMaster Carr                                                                     $3,228.65
The Home Depot                                                                  $3,051.13
Soaring Eagle Academy                                                      $3,013.98

15. Action Items

15.A. Consider approval of an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Norridge Police Department for the services of a School Resource Officer for the 25-26 school year.  

15.B. Consider approval of the tentative FY 26 Norridge School District 80 Budget

16. Board Comments

17. Closed Session
Consider motion to adjourn to closed session to discuss the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees (5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1), Collective negotiating matters between the public body and its employees or their representatives, or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(2), Student disciplinary cases. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(9), and review of closed session minutes (5 ILCS 120/2(c)(14).

18. Action Item 

18.A. Consider approval of compensation increases for Buildings and Grounds employees, Administrative Assistants, Building Nurses, and District Paraprofessionals for the 25-26 school year

19. Personnel Action Items

19.A. Re-assignments

19.A.1. Consider re-assignment of Kristen Quitno from Giles School 5th/6th Grade Spanish Teacher to Leigh School Preschool Teacher

19.B. Employment 

19.B.1. Consider approval of Kurt Preble, Leigh School Assistant Principal 

19.B.2. Consider approval of Madeline Campbell, Leigh School Special Education Teacher 

19.B.3. Consider approval of Duc Do, Giles School Special Education Teacher

19.B.4. Consider approval of Donna Ferraro, Leigh School Social Worker

19.B.5. Consider approval of Lindsey Kobus, Giles School Interventionist

19.B.6. Consider approval of Itzel Martinez, Giles School 5th/6th Grade Spanish Teacher

19.B.7. Consider approval of Elizabeth Mendoza, Leigh School Special Education Teacher 

19.B.8. Consider approval of Aurelio Acevedo, District Paraprofessional 

19.B.9. Consider approval of Demetra Efstathiou, Leigh School 3rd Grade FMLA Teacher 

19.B.10. Consider approval of Tiffany Pagani, Leigh School 2nd Grade FMLA Teacher 

19.B.11. Consider approval of a contract for Dr. Alexandra Perry, District Occupational Therapist for the 25-26 School Year

19.B.12. Consider approval of contract with Gina Cannella, School Certified Nurse for Student Evaluations

19.C. Resignations

19.C.1. Consider acceptance of resignation from Sara Devito, Special Education Teacher

19.C.2. Consider acceptance of resignation from Jessica Ryan, Special Education Teacher 

19.C.3. Consider acceptance of resignation from Kristen Quitno as the Battle of the Books Coach

20. Adjournment