january 24
regular board meeting
The bOARDBuzz is put together following District 25 School Board Meetings and serves as a recap of what occurred.
- For the full agenda of the Regular Meeting, please click here.
As always, the bOARDBuzz is archived at www.sd25.org/BoardBuzz.
REGULAR MEETING RECORDING
1. CONVENE INTO CLOSED SESSION | 6:15 PM
2. OPENING OF THE PUBLIC MEETING | 7:00 PM
3. RECOGNITIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
recognitions
The Board recognized and congratulated the following Thomas Middle School students that qualified for the 2023 All-Illinois Junior Band. Ms. Candace Horton is their Band Director.
Thomas Middle School Band Students:
Emilee Colton, Percussion | Brandon Geltner, Euphonium (Alternate)
Henry Ulrych, Clarinet | Elliott Woody, Percussion
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The Board recognized and congratulated the following middle school students for participating in the District 25 Spelling Bee.
Thomas Middle School
Vishnu Adiga | Emilee Colton | Ryan Morgan
South Middle School
Grace Barnes | Tyler Clark | Emily Hamilton
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presentations
FISCAL YEAR 2021-22 AUDIT REPORT
by Jason Coyle from Baker Tilly, LLC
Baker Tilly, LLC gave District 25 their highest level of assurance possible over District 25's financial information.
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4. BOARD COMMUNICATIONS
- Board Member Updates
- ED-RED Education Research Development
- Illinois Association of School Boards (IASB)
- NSSEO
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5. COMMUNITY INPUT
Community members addressed the Board during this public comment portion of the meeting. According to Board Policy, public comment is heard for 30 minutes at Board of Education meetings. At this meeting, the public comments begin at the 21:47 mark of the meeting.
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Please remember that the Board can be reached outside of Board Meeting hours by emailing boardfeedback@sd25.org.
6. COMMUNICATIONS FROM DISTRICT PARTNERS
- AHC PTA
- ABC25 Foundation
- ATA (Arlington Teachers Association)
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7. CONSENT AGENDA
MOTION: APPROVED
That the Board of Education approve those items on the Consent Agenda as follows: (A) Personnel Report (B) Invoices; (C) Board Bills; (D) Regular and Closed Session Meeting Minutes of January 10, 2023; (E) Approve Selected Policies, PRESS 110
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8. STUDENT LEARNING
There were no items presented by the Department of Student Learning.
9. STUDENT SERVICES
10. BUSINESS AND FINANCE
action item
MOTION: APPROVED
Tax Abatement Resolution
That the Board of Education approved the Resolution Directing The Cook County Clerk To Abate The Increase In The 2022 Real Estate Tax Levy Due To Section 18-233 Of The Property Tax Code (35 ILCS 200/18-233)
Assistant Superintendent of Business/CSBO, Stacey Mallek presented this item at the January 10, 2023 meeting (click here to watch).
As a recap from the last meeting: Public Act 102-0519 became law on August 20, 2021. This law requires that any property tax refund to individual taxpayers be “re-extended” by the County Clerk on behalf of the District in the most current levy. The amount certified by the Cook County Treasurer for District 25 for the 2022 tax year is $827,235, which would cost the average owner of a $400,000 home approximately $47 in additional property taxes on the 2022 property tax bill (paid in 2023). The board may choose to accept this refund, or to forego all or any portion of the refund amount by passing an abatement resolution prior to April of 2023. The administration recommended the Board abate this refund amount.
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information item
FIVE YEAR FINANCIAL FORECAST
Assistant Superintendent of Business and Finance, Stacey Mallek, CSBO, presented the Board of Education with District 25's five year financial forecast. This presentation is a piece of the framework which assists the Board in making informed financial decisions in knowing how revenue and expenditure changes can impact the District over time.
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11. FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
There were no items presented by the Department of Facilities Management.
12. PERSONNEL AND PLANNING
information item
EQUITY UPDATE
Mrs. Shab Poloz is the District's first ever Director of Equity. She began the District's focused journey on Equity in July of 2022. The purpose of this presentation was to update the Board on the work of the Director of Equity role in its first 5 months.
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13. SUPERINTENDENT REPORT
information items
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REPORT
Superintendent, Dr. Lori Bein, updated the Board on a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request from the public:
- Karen Garcia, Data Acquisition Specialist from SmartProcure requested information on district employees; a response was provided on January 12, 2023.
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TEACHER PARTNERSHIP WITH BELLWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT 88
This item was tabled for a future Board meeting. Superintendent Dr. Lori Bein was not able to attend this this meeting due to personal reasons.
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action item
MOTION: APPROVED
Second Reading of Policies | Press 110
That the Board of Education approve the policies as presented.
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14. PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION
The District 25 Board of Education offers a second opportunity for public comment at each Board Meeting that takes place once all the agenda items have been presented, discussed, or voted on.
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15. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Board President Dr. Anisha I. Jogee, proposed that should a Board member have an additional topic in mind for a Board meeting that they first schedule a meeting with the Superintendent, Dr. Lori Bein, to gather information and ask questions on that topic. If said Board member still feels the topic warrants a Board discussion, they they can bring it to a meeting.
FUTURE TOPICS & TOPICS WITH DATES TO BE DETERMINED
Student Assessment Discussion | Following Spring assessment
RULER Update/Presentation | Date TBD
Cyber Security Update | March 14, 2023
NEW TOPICS
- No new topics at this meeting.
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UPCOMING BOARD EVENTS
Regular Meeting of the Board
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2023 @ 7:00 PM
This meeting will be held at the Dunton Administration Building and broadcasted live and recorded. The link for the livestream can be found on the Board Agenda page (www.sd25.org/BoardAgenda) the week of the meeting.
Public Comments
Anyone who wishes to make a public comment can do so, in-person, at our Board of Education meetings. The Board hosts two public comment opportunities on their agenda: 1) at the beginning of the meeting, prior to any agenda items, 2) at the end of the meeting after the agenda items have been discussed/presented.
Meeting Recordings
A video of the meeting will be recorded and uploaded to our site the following day on the 'Board Agenda' page and on our 'Catch up on Meetings' page.
*PLEASE NOTE THAT THE POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING AND THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING FOR TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14 WERE CANCELED.*