October 20, 2026 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. Public Hearing concerning the intent of the Board of Education to sell not to exceed $20,300,000 School Fire Prevention and Safety Bonds for the purpose of conforming its existing facilities that house students to the building code promulgated by the State Board of Education of the State of Illinois, by altering, reconstructing and repairing said facilities and having equipment purchased and installed therein

6. Call to Order 

7. Roll Call 

8. School Fire Prevention and Safety Bond Presentation 

9. Illinois law requires that a public hearing be held prior to the adoption of a resolution authorizing School Fire Prevention and Safety Bonds.  

Receive comments from the public regarding the proposed School Fire Prevention and Safety Bonds.
A public hearing is not a dialogue or question-and-answer session between the Board and the audience. It is a time when the public can present information and express opinions. The Board's role is to listen intently to all comments presented by the public and then consider those comments when the Board deliberates on the School Fire Prevention and Safety Bonds.

10. Adjourn Public Hearing

11. Celebrate the Success

11.A. District Multilingual Students Celebration 

11.B. Giles School Softball Champions 

12. Action Item

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

13. Recognition of Visitors

14. Correspondence

15. Public Participation (must sign in)

16. FOIA Request

16.A.

#	Date of Request	Requestor Name & Email
1	09/14/2026	Justin Wenig,  justin.wenig@starbridgefoiafiles.com
2	09/15/2026	Jennifer Mitchell,  DataRequests@erieri.com
3	09/18/2026	Oshea Smith,  record@freesunlightaccess.com
4	09/21/2026	Catarina Mascarenhas,  foia@prairiestatewire.com
5	09/28/2026	Vincent Mutolo,  records@argorecordsdesk.com
6	10/01/2026	Madeline Porter,  madeline@databranchusa.com
7	10/07/2026	Michael Ayele,  waacl13@gmail.com

17. Presentation

17.A. Leigh School and Giles School eLearning Plans 

18. Administrative Reports

18.A. Superintendent - Mrs. Guzik

18.B. Student Services - Dr. Payne

18.C. Curriculum and Instruction - Dr. Rabiola 

18.D. Building Reports

18.D.1. Giles School - Mr. Biedke and Mr. Weintraub

18.D.2. Leigh School - Mr. Preble and Mrs. Peterson

19. Board Committees

19.A. Education

19.B. Board Policy Development 

19.C. Buildings and Grounds

19.D. Behavioral Intervention

19.E. Negotiations and Human Resources

19.F. Finance

19.G. Communications

19.H. Norridge Park District

20. Discussion Items

21. Consent Agenda

21.A. Consider approval of Board minutes

21.A.1. September 15, 2026 Board of Education Regular Meeting Minutes

21.A.2. August 11, 2026 Board of Education Closed Meeting Minutes

21.B. Consider acceptance of FY26 District Audit and Annual Financial Report 

21.C. Consider approval of Giles School and Leigh School eLearning Plans 

21.D. Consider acceptance of a $3,000 donation from the Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) to support the purchase of Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) materials

21.E. Consider acceptance of donation from Norridge Schools Foundation (NSF) of classroom emergency kits

21.F. Consider approval of payment of monthly bills (listing of bills $3,000.00 and over) :
                                                            October 2026
VENDOR                                                                                                   AMOUNT
Amalgamated Bank of Chicago                                                              $128,262.63
Citywide Building Maintenance Inc.                                                        $33,759.46
Safeway Transportation Services                                                              $26,960.42
OrganicLife                                                                                               $24,114.14
Constellation New Energy                                                                        $16,733.13
Villa Park Office Furniture                                                                       $13,092.08
Winston Knolls                                                                                         $12,783.32
Heartland Payment Services                                                                     $10,742.00
WIPFLI                                                                                                       $9,540.00
Village of Norridge                                                                                     $9,827.88
Sams Transportation                                                                                   $8,040.00
Wallace Academy                                                                                       $8,002.26
EMS Linq                                                                                                    $7,353.22
ProCare                                                                                                       $6,300.00
New Horizon Center                                                                                   $5,844.93
Trane                                                                                                           $4,271.50
Accelerate Learning Inc                                                                              $3,718.00
Maxim Healthcare                                                                                       $3,230.25
RO Health                                                                                                    $3,091.00
Frontline                                                                                                      $3,073.18

22. Action Item

22.A. Consider approval of the Giles School scope of work for Summer 2027, as identified in the Health and Life Safety Amendments

23. Board Comments

24. 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), Student disciplinary cases 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(9), and review of closed session minutes (5 ILCS 120/2(c)(14).

25. Personnel Action Items

25.A. Employment 

25.A.1. Consider approval of Margarita Rivera, District Multilingual Spanish Teacher 

25.A.2. Consider approval of Jillian Hanson, Giles School Battle of the Books Coach

26. Adjournment