may 23
regular board meeting
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REGULAR MEETING RECORDING
1. CONVENE INTO CLOSED SESSION | 6:00 PM
2. RETIREE RECEPTION IN THE GYM | 6:30 PM
3. OPENING OF THE PUBLIC MEETING | 7:00 PM
4. RECOGNITIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
RETIREE RECEPTION
The Board of Education recognized and honored 24 District 25 retirees that served a combined 522 years in District 25. School Principals and Administrators shared a few words about each individual as the Board thanked them for their service to the Arlington Heights community.
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Dunton
Coletta-Hines Newell, 23 years
Lisa Kramp, 17 years
Food Service
Kelly Cappellania, 27 years
Marina Hewiyou, 22 years
Barbara Soderholm, 18 years
Greenbrier School
Lorrie Palm, 30 years
Olive-Mary Stitt School
Debrah Pusateri, 25 years
Robert Sesterhenn, 11 years
Deborah Tranter, 13 years
Patton School
Susan Kelley, 17 years
Penelope Schmidt, 8 years
Westgate School
Dawn Quill, 22 years
Mary Schoenbeck, 20 years
Elizabeth Tinkoff, 13 years*
Cynthia Wilson, 19 years*
Windsor School
Sharon Amatore, 25 years*
Sharon Barber, 9 years
South Middle School
Debra DiMaggio, 20 years
James Fischer, 26 years
David Frintner, 30 years
Greg Lendy, 29 years
Don Slavicek, 19 years*
Kristine Thompson, 29 years
Thomas Middle School
Jeffrey Javurek, 50 years
*Retired at the end of the 2020-2021 school year
5. BOARD COMMUNICATIONS
- Board Member Updates
- ED-RED Education Research Development
- Illinois Association of School Boards (IASB)
- NSSEO
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6. PUBLIC COMMENT
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 39:45 mark of the meeting and can be viewed by clicking here.
At the April 21, 2022 Board of Education meeting, the Board decided to no longer offer the submission of public comment via a Google form. The Board can be reached outside of Board Meeting hours by emailing boardfeedback@sd25.org.
7. COMMUNICATIONS FROM DISTRICT PARTNERS
- AHC PTA
- ABC25 Foundation
- ATA (Arlington Teachers Association)
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8. CONSENT AGENDA
MOTION: APPROVED
That the Board of Education approve those items on the consent agenda as follows: (A) Treasurer’s Report; (B) Invoices; (C) Fixed Asset Disposal Report; [and other items listed] and that the Board of Education shift the Personnel Plan [agenda item 13] to the June meeting and approve a 1.0 FTE psychology position for the 2022-2023 school year.
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This portion of the meeting can be viewed by clicking here.9. STUDENT LEARNING
action items
MOTION: APPROVED
Elementary Math Curriculum Adoption
That the Board of Education approve the Elementary Math Curriculum Adoption as presented.
Assistant Superintendent of Student Learning, Dr. Becky FitzPatrick, and her team presented in depth on this item at the Board meeting on May 5, 2022. Dr. FitzPatrick let the Board know that there were no changes since the presentation made at that meeting.
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MOTION: APPROVED
Middle School English Language Arts Curriculum Adoption
That the Board of Education approve the Middle School English Language Arts Curriculum Adoption as presented.
Assistant Superintendent of Student Learning, Dr. Becky FitzPatrick, and her team presented in depth on this item at the Board meeting on May 5, 2022. Dr. FitzPatrick let the Board know that there were no changes since the presentation made at that meeting.
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10. STUDENT SERVICES
There were no items presented by the Department of Student Services.
11. BUSINESS AND FINANCE
action item
MOTION: APPROVED
Resolution to approve the TRS Employer Participation Agreement for the 457(b) Supplemental Savings Plan
That the Board of Education approve the TRS SSP Employer Participation Agreement as presented.
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12. FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
action item
MOTION: APPROVED
Summer Construction Bid Award | Phase 2
That the Board of Education award Bid Package #1, Base Bid while rejecting Alternates 1 for Site Work to Riemer Engineering in the amount of $431,810 for 2022 Capital Improvements and immediately assign the Contract with the Contractor to Nicholas & Associates, Inc., as Construction Manager.
Director of Facilities Management, Ryan Schulz, presented a bid package that would cover the following:
- Ivy Hill Elementary turf renovations
- Ivy Hill partial parking lot replacement
- South Middle School concrete sidewalk replacements
- Other various concrete sidewalk replacements
The following projects are being deferred as the Facilities Management team continues to work on storm water design at these sites:
- Dunton west parking lot
- South Middle east drop off
- Patton north parking lot
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13. PERSONNEL AND PLANNING
action item
MOTION: Deferred
2022 - 2023 Personnel Plan
This item was deferred via the motion made in the consent agenda earlier in this meeting.
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14. SUPERINTENDENT REPORT
information items
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REPORT
There were no FOIA requests to report.
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15. 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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16. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
TOPICS WITH DATES TO BE DETERMINED
No new topics with dates to be determined.
NEW TOPICS
No new topics.
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UPCOMING BOARD EVENTS
Regular Meeting of the Board
THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 2022 @ 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.
This meeting will allow audience members in the room.
Visit www.sd25.org/BoardAgenda closer to the day of the meeting for any potential changes in how this meeting will be held, due to COVID-19 regulations.
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.