Virtual Board Briefs
Summary of the April 12, 2021 BOE Meeting, held virtually
Board Briefs is a newsletter-style overview of the highlights of the Board of Education's discussion and action. You can find the meeting agenda online here, and look for minutes of the meeting to be posted after they are approved at the next BOE meeting (April 27, 2021).
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Next Meeting: In Person
Board President's Remarks
Superintendent's Reflections
Each month, Superintendent Dr. Dane Delli updates the Board of Education and the community about programs, events, notable achievements, and other timely information and celebrations.
SELebration Recap
Dr. Sarah Gebhardt, District Instructional Coach for Student Services, shared highlights of the week, including staff professional development and parent programming with Dr. Doug Bolton, and student lessons and activities focused on social-emotional learning.
Community Participation
- Mary Ko asked about the COVID case measures that District 34 is using to determine a return to remote learning, and what happens if there is an outbreak in one building
- Michael Tarkowski also asked about those measures, as well as about foreign language opportunities for younger students, and sensory rooms to help students who need space to help with overstimulation.
Resolutions
Discussion
Middle School Schedule Enhancements
Highlights of the changes include:
- The addition of STEM (Project Lead the Way) and 21st Century Media classes, and more opportunities for student choice
- Moving band and orchestra rehearsals into the school day
- A "Middle School Success" class for the first trimester of 6th grade to support students' transition to middle school
Summer Learning Update
- Tier 1, Open to all: Due to limited staff availability, Tier 1 will be online, through the Imagine Learning platform, which offers language support in Spanish and Korean. It is open to any returning District 34 students and includes asynchronous and synchronous time.
- Tier 2, Students Identified as Needing Review & Reinforcement: Direct instruction, in person, with access to the online learning platform.
- Tier 3, Students with IEPs: Direct instruction, in person, with access to the online learning platform.
The focus of summer learning will be on literacy and numeracy, and there is no cost to families for participation at any level.
Summer learning also includes a partnership with the Glenview Public Library and Youth Services. GPL is offering a "Read and Meet the Author" and Youth Services provides an activities-based program for a select group of students (due to staffing limitations).
The District also has been planning supports for next school year, adding after-school learning labs to address learning loss and reinforce critical skills.
Closing Comments from the Board President
Meet the Board of Education
Glenview District 34 is governed by a seven-person Board of Education, elected by the community, that consists of the following individuals:
- Natalie Jachtorowycz (President)
- Jim Baumstark (Vice President)
- John Heggie
- Katie Jones
- Mike Korman
- Scott Nelson
- Diane Stefani
You can contact the Board at board@glenview34.org.
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Location: 1401 Greenwood Road, Glenview, IL, USA
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