In Attendance
President Robert Bruno, Vice President Jason Loebach, Secretary Jess Buttimer, Ted Estes, Julie Hill, Chris Martelli, Tayyaba Syed
Student Board Members -- Blake Noble and Asiya Ahmed
Public Participation | watch
Overview of Schools | watch
Principals presented an overview of each of the schools in District 41 including information about teaching strategies (Cycles of Inquiry) and HumanEx survey goals for staff.
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School | watch
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School | watch
Churchill Elementary School | watch
Forest Glen Elementary School | watch
Hadley Junior High School | watch
Superintendent Report
Planning for Next School Year | watch
Superintendent Kaczkowski gave an overview of the next phase of covid guidelines. In addition, she brought forward some of the structures that are being discussed for next year:
Restructuring of the building schedule to meet the needs for all students next school year.
Looking at possibly adding a position for a supervising nurse practitioner.
Plans for mitigation strategies for next year.
Nine min homeroom check-in time at Hadley.
Kindergarten day would remain the same. Focus on uninterrupted blocks of core instruction only.
Students will remain in the classroom for art and music in elementary school.
Prek hours change 8:15-10:45 and 12:45-3:15
Student immunization exclusion will be extended to Sept. 15.
District 41 has started collaboration with the community to help support a vaccination clinic for ages 12 and older later this month. More information will be coming soon.
Assistant Superintendent for Teaching, Learning and Accountability Dr. Katie McCluskey shared more details about the restructuring to meet the needs of a robust master schedule. Starting next year, teachers grades 3-5 would begin to teach both literacy and STEAM. District 41 would no longer have teacher specialization. Principals explained that it is not about the times of the day, it is about how all the parts of the day are structured. They talked about the impact to special education as well as the mitigation strategies that need to also be in place. Principals support the structure being presented to the Board.
Board members asked questions about the new structure and engaged in conversation about teacher specialization in grades 3-5. No Board action was needed at this Board meeting related to the restructuring for next school year.
New Board Member Orientation | watch
Organizational Structure
Cabinet Level Administration Overview
Teaching, Learning and Accountability
Finance, Facilities and Operations
Human Resources
Communications
Board Member Basics
Board Governance
Required Board Member Training | watch
Board Meetings | watch
Board Meeting Calendar
Board Meeting Norms
Board Policy
Board Meeting Rules
Board Meeting Evaluation
Board Relationships & Communications | watch
Board member to member
Email and Texting
Social Media
Superintendent
Goals, Expectations and Superintendent Evaluation
Board/Superintendent Communication Norms
Routine Communication from Superintendent
Staff
Parent or Community
Discussion
Committee Assignments | watch
Action Items | watch
Approve Personnel Report
(Voted Yes -- Martelli, Estes, Buttimer, Bruno, Loebach, Hill, Syed)
Approve Professional Services Contract for a Social Worker with The Stepping Stones
Group
(Voted Yes -- Martelli, Estes, Buttimer, Bruno, Loebach, Hill, Syed)
Future Agenda Items
