October 17, 2024 at 7:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting
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I. Call to Order
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II. Pledge of Allegiance
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III. Roll Call
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IV. Consent Agenda **
Description:
Minutes of regular meeting held September 19, 2024
Minutes of closed meeting held September 19, 2024 October Bills Payable September Treasurer's Report Destruction of closed meeting audio recording from April 20, 2023 Quarterly list of authorized depositories, investment managers, dealers and brokers |
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V. Superintendent’s Report – Recognition and Informational Items
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V.A. Student Recognition
Description:
Ryne Dzierzynski will be in attendance to be recognized for his selection as the October Student of the Month.
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V.B. Curriculum Changes for 2025/26
Description:
Dr. Noisey and the divisional administrators will be in attendance to present recommended curriculum changes for the following courses for the 2025/26 school year:
New Course: Beginning Percussion The Ultimate Playlist: Exploring music careers, theory and production Course Deletion: English 11 World Geography Course Revisions: Advanced English 11 Digital Art to Digital Illustration and Design EL Resource Global Insights Honors Physics Course On Hold: The Exceptional Child - delayed until 2026/27 |
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V.C. Graduation Requirement Change
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Students must complete 22 credits in order to graduate. In addition to obtaining the requisite number of credits, students are also required to take the classroom phase of driver education. The administration is recommending the elimination of the driver education classroom requirement effective with the 2025/26 school year. While the primary goal of this change is to increase flexibility for students in an already demanding academic environment, there are several considerations that factor into this recommendation.
Considerations:
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V.D. Calendar DRAFT – 2025/2026
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A draft of the 2025/26 calendar is being provided for your review and shared with our feeder districts for consideration. Institute days would take place on August 11 & 12. The first day of student attendance would be Wednesday, August 13 and the last day, if no emergency days are used, would be Friday, May 22. Seniors will complete classes the week prior, with graduation taking place on Sunday, May 17. The calendar will be discussed with feeder districts in the coming weeks in hopes we can align to the greatest extent possible and a final calendar will be presented to you in November.
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V.E. CARES and Stronger Connections Grant Overview
Description:
In March, we applied for and were awarded $221,635 for the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) Stronger Connections Grant. With this grant, we will be able to enhance access to mental health services for students and families, addressing barriers such as insurance coverage and long waitlists.
Our District collaborated with nine other districts to submit separate, but concurrent, applications building upon a successful model implemented in DuPage and Will counties. All nine of us were notified we were awarded the grant and we have been working since then on kickoff details. The CARES program will feature:
We are currently working on reviewing vendor contracts and creating district specific marketing materials and multi-lingual landing pages. We will then conduct a training with our Student Services Team and be ready to go live this fall. With a definite need for additional mental health support, we all look forward to rolling out this new opportunity! |
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V.F. Homecoming – 2025
Description:
Homecoming 2025 will take place the week of September 15 to September 19. I am happy to report that it is the same week our regularly scheduled Board of Education meeting is. There is no need to change our meeting to align with the Hall of Fame induction.
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V.G. School Report Card Timeline
Description:
The data collection window for the 2024 Illinois School Report Card is now closed and will be open for superintendent and principal preview from October 1-29. ISBE will officially publish School Report Cards on October 30th by 9:00 A.M. I have provided the data indicators that contribute to the annual summative designation and details about what those summative designations represent. I will plan to review the Report Card with you in November.
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V.H. Joint Conference Planning
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The IASB/IASA/IASBO Joint Annual Conference will take place November 22-24. Pre-conference workshops begin the morning of November 21st and require advance registration. Conference details can be found at https://www.iasb.com/conference/attend. You are encouraged to identify your planned sessions and sync them to your phone or calendar. The Resolutions Committee Report is being provided so you have time to review it prior to the Delegate Assembly Resolutions and itinerary details being discussed in November.
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V.I. Principal’s Report
Description:
Dr. Schmidt will give his monthly Principal’s Report.
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V.J. Student Representative’s Report
Description:
Casey McCleery will provide her monthly report.
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VI. Public Comment
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VII. Superintendent’s Report – Action Items
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VII.A. Course Changes 2025/26 **
Description:
The administration is recommending the following course modifications for the 2025/26 school year:
New Course: Beginning Percussion The Ultimate Playlist: Exploring music careers, theory and production Course Deletion: English 11 World Geography Course Revisions: Advanced English 11 Digital Art to Digital Illustration and Design EL Resource Global Insights Honors Physics Recommend approval of the course proposals as presented. |
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VII.B. Graduation Requirement Change **
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Recommend revising graduation requirements, effective with the 2025/26 school year, to eliminate the requirement to take the classroom phase of driver education. The course will remain a course selection option for students, in addition to the behind-the-wheel component of driver education.
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VII.C. School Board Policy Modifications – Second Reading **
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I am recommending changes to the following School Board Policies based on direction from the Illinois Association of School Boards and legal counsel:
Section 200 Board of Education 2:260 Uniform Grievance Procedure 2:265 Title IX Grievance Procedure Section 500 Personnel 5:100 Staff Development Program Section 700 Students 7:20 Harassment of Students Prohibited 7:185 Teen Dating Violence Prohibited The PRESS Update Memo is included to provide supporting information for all proposed changes. Recommend approval as presented. |
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VII.D. Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement for Mutual Assistance – Lake County **
Description:
The Lake County Regional Office of Education is seeking to develop and implement a countywide program designed to provide mutual aid in the event of a crisis, primarily arising out of disaster or violence, for Lake County school districts and cooperatives. The program would also be designed to provide training and professional development to prepare member personnel for response and recovery activities. Participation is optional and an initial contribution of $250 is required for materials and equipment. The Agreement has been reviewed by legal counsel. The administration is recommending the Board approve the Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement for Mutual Assistance as presented.
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VII.E. Winter Coaches **
Description:
Recommend approval of the winter coaching staff, as presented.
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VII.F. Personnel ** REVISED
Description:
Recommend the employment of the following individuals:
Recommend accepting the following resignation/retirement letters:
Notification of the following Family and Medical Leave Requests:
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VIII. Business Affairs
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VIII.A. 2024 Tentative Tax Levy
Description:
Attached please find the tentative 2024 Certificate of Tax Levy. The county is predicting that our equalized assessed value will increase from $1,178,955,217 in 2023 to $1,367,031,788. This is a 15.95% total increase from the previous year including new construction. They are projecting our new construction to be $6,700,146, which is a decrease over last. The last two years we have held a hearing because our levy request was more than 5% over the previous year’s extension. This year, we are not requesting more than 5% so a hearing is not required. I will bring the resolutions and recommendation for approval of the final 2024 tax levy to the November meeting.
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VIII.B. School Maintenance Project Grant **
Description:
The Illinois State Board of Education has opened up the School Maintenance Project Grant. The School Maintenance Project Grant is a dollar-for-dollar state matching grant program providing awards up to $50,000 to grantees, exclusively for the maintenance or upkeep of buildings or structures for educational purposes. There is no limit to the cost of a project; however, grant awards will not exceed $50,000. We are planning to utilize these funds to assist with a number of items including lighting, HVAC and parking lot repairs. The grant application must be presented to the Board for approval prior to submitting. Recommend approval of the School Maintenance Project Grant Application.
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IX. Other Business
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IX.A. FOIA
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X. Closed Session
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X.A. The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance or dismissal of specific employees. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1) **
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X.B. Other matters relating to individual students 5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(10) **
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XI. Action items from closed session discussion
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XI.A. Potential Board action regarding personnel **
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XII. Adjourn
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