Public Comment
A resident asked the Board to send a delegate to the annual Illinois Association of School Boards delegate assembly on Nov. 23 and vote no on Resolution 1. This resolution would allow IASB to start to advocate for legislation in which individual school districts could move toward a concealed carry program for their employees.
Superintendent’s
Report
Superintendent Dr. Hannigan provided a recap of the District’s second early
release day on Nov. 7. He was excited to see all the school leadership teams
working on creating their mission, vision and commitment statements, with an
emphasis on all means all. He recognized several staff members who brought in a
generator for alternate power after an electric line was cut due to
construction. These staff members are John Reid, Ken Sas, Wayne Keen and Mike
Labbe.
Elementary South Principal Dr. Martin, Assistant Principal
Christy Hunter and teacher Jaclyn Schwartz are traveling to Washington, D.C.
for a ceremony in which they will be recognized as recipients of this year’s
National Blue Ribbon award. On a local level, Elementary South will hold an all
school assembly on Dec. 19 in which the National Blue Ribbon seal will be
presented.
Friday is School Board Members Day in Illinois. Dr. Hannigan
thanked the Board for all of their support and for everything Board members do
every day on behalf of the school district.
President’s Report
Board President Robin Cleek thanked Middle School South for hosting its
annual Veterans Day Breakfast. She received feedback from the community about
the school’s outstanding music program and kind students.
Ms. Cleek asked the Board for their input on IASB’s resolution
1. The board unanimously agreed to oppose it, and go against ISBE’s
recommendation to adopt it.
Districtwide Assessment Data and the School
Improvement Process
Dr. Arturo Abrego, Director of Bilingual Education and Language
Acquisition, Dr. Jennifer Haack, Principal of Townline Elementary, Mimi Batson,
a kindergarten teacher at Townline Elementary, Nicole Gallo, a first-grade
teacher at Townline Elementary, and Svetlana Popovic, Community Development
Coach at Humanex, gave a presentation on state and local assessment results and
the school improvement process. Over
the last several months, the District has been working strategically to support
educational leadership teams across the district in collective efforts to
create a learning environment where all the District’s students will grow and
succeed. Collaborative partnerships are being nurtured at the District and
building levels that embrace the construct of collective responsibility. Each
of the school leadership teams are creating school improvement plans focused on
increasing student achievement and academic growth.
Bond Market Update
Elizabeth Hennessy, Managing Director of Raymond James, introduced the bond
resolution that was under consideration by the Board. She said that through
discussions at several meetings, the Board agreed to move forward with the one
issue choice, that would combine phases two and three for a total of $19,700,000,
and pay it off in 21 years instead of 24. She said the bonds could be sold as
early as December 3 depending on marketing conditions. The bond issue will be
closed no late than February 1.
Action Items
The Board approved the Middle School North design development
plans. After a public hearing, the Board approved a resolution to levy
2019 property taxes. The Board also approved a resolution providing for the
issue of not to exceed $19,700,000 General Obligation School Building Bonds for
the purpose of financing certain capital projects approved by referendum. The
board approved the contract to upgrade door access and camera systems. The
board also approved a Net56 contract to address IT network security components.
