Fedinkz has one for the Spartans. M Whitler has two goals and Illings has the other goal. >> Northampton quickly up two nothing. >> You saw that defense along with Julia Gray really settled in making couple nice stops and couple great saves. Northampton keepers and it's really really keeping them into this game. Seven eight saves already into this game. >> Spartans need to find the back of the net. The back of her sticker up on the draw >> and Matt comes up with it once again. Over to Keney with the ball setting up the Spartans offense and looks like chooses to elect to stick little on Mac Whitler. >> K with the ball kept me around the net. playing behind the X. Looking for a cutter. Nothing there. Still with the ball, looking to find somebody. Nothing there. Mcknney turns around. Still with the ball. Gets the ball over to M.
Uh the line items you approved are now real people in our building and they're doing incredible work to support our students. As you will see in the upcoming slides, this funding has allowed us to create a true culture of equity. We are translating your financial support into very tangible outcomes. From ensuring our multilingual learners are safe and supported in our vocational shops to building robust individualized post-secary pathways for our special education students. Uh to take a deeper dive uh into these departments um and showing how they align with our broader instructional vision, I'm now going to hand it over to Panota. Thank you. Great. Um, so we thought before diving into talking about um, all of the work in special education and our multilingual learner departments, thought it'd be really important to talk about um, how this fits into our larger instructional vision. Um, this is our third time coming in this year to talk about um, our instructional work.
And so that would be found in your packet and that would be the data that I'd be referring to. Equally [snorts] in there you'll see some redline summary of the meeting. Just some notes that when we engage in the discussion, I would go back to the committee members and just ask so you know is this what we would say, is this what we would say and here are some of the notes around that. I want to thank Ms. Sklar who joined us for the calendar committee meeting and I would just tell you that if I were to go down this sheet I would share that when we discuss the the new staff orientation folks wanted the majority folks of the calendar committee said we should keep it the way it is on the newly proposed calendar where new staff would come back the week of August 17th which was also what we saw in the majority of the districts around us.
>> [applause] >> Good evening members of the board, people, community members. Um you know, this selection happens every year and you wonder like how are you choosing? How are you picking somebody? And then you look at what is excellence in education and it kind of defines exactly who these two people are. So, it it became easy for me to pick and choose. Well, I didn't pick and choose, but it was voted on, but they fit the scenario. So, without further ado, I just want to say it is with great pride and excitement that I announce Ms. Gorski as Teacher of the Year. Ms. Gorski is truly and she exemplifies what it means to be an outstanding educator. She demonstrates strong commitment to student success using effective, research-based instructional strategies, always using differentiated instruction in the classroom, and ongoing assessments to guide her teaching. She creates a positive, structural, and very structural, by the way, uh structured and engaging classroom environment where all students feel safe, supported, and motivated to learn.
Uh Plank Junior High was the first one to receive it, but I cannot wait to see where this goes. Um again, thank you so much for your time tonight. Thank you. Christina Hodge Hello. Christina Hodge, uh community member here since 1999. Hello Board of Education and Dr. Kilgati. I'm here tonight to inform the community regarding some serious concerns that are happening in our district. I'm going to assume that the Board of Education is aware of the following information. The Illinois State Board of Education has launched a new cyclical monitoring system that's going to oversee special education programs. Instead of just reviewing paperwork once a year, the state now uses a rolling 6-year audit cycle to perform deep-dive evaluations of every single school district. Oswego Oswego School District is in cohort three. This means that their formal monitoring window will begin in the 2026-2027 school year.
I already get the best job in the world." And so, I just I want to thank the comms team, and it is without a doubt such a joy. And and we know that education is fraught with challenges, but what we do know is that when we can put forward the standard bearers of what education needs to look like, it gives us all something to work towards, and it gives me, personally, uh something to work towards and a reminder of that. And so, um I just want to take a moment again to celebrate our principals, our staff, who are really at the front line of this. Um and I want to thank them, and I want to thank the comms team for making this such a wonderful experience. Um board, tonight I I want to report a couple quick things, and then I want to invite you to share share some additional celebrations, cuz Lord knows in a district of 17,000, we have a lot to celebrate all the time.
But thank you for your leadership and just representing the school district and and I feel like you should be really proud of the way that you have represented the school district and yourself and um thank you for your service. Mrs. fan. >> Um I also want to congratulate everyone um for their board uh appointments. Um and thank you D for your service as well. And thank you to the Dear Path students. I love to see the participation. The amount of students in each club is amazing to me. Um I think that's really cool and I just wanted to say uh congrats. Thank you. I just wanted to say um I'm very honored to um get everybody's support tonight and we've got um going to have a few interesting months coming up with the turnover, but I think it's um everything will be fine and we've um hired some wonderful people and I have very a lot of faith in um Dr.
Is there any discussion? All those in favor? That motion passes 5-0. Congratulations. >> [applause] >> Board members, any comments for Caleb? Well, uh as a former shot putter, I I'd have barely say, "Yeah." Uh, except I didn't >> [laughter] >> I didn't uh I never made it out of sectionals and nor out of 40 ft. So, >> [laughter] >> barely can't throw that on my resume too much. Uh, and uh anybody who graduated or or went to DePaul, we always had to say DePaul with a W in Greencastle. So, when when they said DePaul, I was like excited because I was really hoping Never mind. Uh, so DePaul with an L is a fine school. Um, uh but wish you the best. Um, thank you for being amazing and again, the well-rounded um doing all of the things and and excellent at so many of them.
And some of my current and past activities here at Columbus North have been serving as the founder and president of Medlife, which stands for medicine education and development for lowincome families everywhere, and also the VP of HOSA, and then finally the president of Red Cross Club. My favorite teachers at North have definitely been all of my science teachers. So, shout out to Mr. Kefaber, the science department chair, and then Mr. Parker, my AP biology teacher, Mrs. Mr. Zongi, my chemistry teacher, and Mr. Stacy, my AP physics teacher. They've played such an integral role in making all of my crazy ideas come to life. And then my favorite memory here at North has been part being a part of the Medlife Club and being able to volunteer in lowincome mobile clinics within rural Costa Rica. And I'm most proud of conducting antibiotic resistance as a genomics researcher this past summer at a program co-unded by MIT.
But the only way this school's going to survive is we pay more. I hate I live here. I pay taxes just like all of you all do. It sucks, but I think that's the only choice we have. Anyone else? Meeting
Um So, it would give us much greater flexibility in that case if it goes out without students in the building. Any more on the >> have next year's kindergarten numbers figured out for enrollment next year? Last we heard it was 62. That's early numbers. We always get more throughout the summer. Um that's [clears throat] about normal for us at this point in the year. Cuz we had 87 this year. Is that right? In kindergarten? Yeah. Uh Brad, what's the actual number? 70? Yeah, 70. It's right around 80. >> [clears throat] >> Okay. Are we good with 1, 2, and 3 in that section, Kim, or do you have more? Nope, that was That was all for me. Okay. And then moving on to the March 30th public work session review. Yeah, I I just wanted to highlight the fact that we had that meeting. We gathered some information that's since been published.
Yeah, it is. It is good. Nobody's Nobody's lazy or bored around here, that's for sure. Miles Warren Who Who would have thought? Here we are. All right, and then I'm just going to go just call you guys up if that's okay. Alicia Anderson Alicia is going to be our next year's She's the editor-in-chief next year. She's already got big ideas for Danny Bukovac Danny's also going to be one of on the editorial board next year. Elena Hayden Kennedy Shaw She's also going to be on the editorial board next year. Brian Clark, one of the best photographers I've ever seen in my life. He was at the state game for the basketball taking pictures. Addison Gregan Addison is running the Crowntown Media website. Um if you haven't had a chance to check that out, Crowntown Media, it is exploding. There's so many kids that are involved in putting that together, but she is in charge of it.
Greenwell. So, just like to recognize John, and appreciate you being here, and just looking forward to working with you. Thank you. Welcome aboard. I'd like to take this opportunity to welcome you, sir, personally from the board. Um I believe we set aside about 20 minutes, I think, for you to make a speech today. So, um >> [laughter] >> Welcome. We look forward to seeing what you have to offer for us in the future. Thank you. Listen to the future. Thank you, Mr. President. Okay. All right. Moving on to reports, we have uh Mr. McPherson. Yes, I have two groups of the middle school who are going to share some information about exciting things that are happening. I'm going to invite Mr. Labhart and our National Junior Honor Society um some of those members, and what they've been doing already, and some of the work in the future.
Uh my name's Emma and a big takeaway that I had from this trip personally was just a fellowship and the sense of gratitude. A lot of their first I had done multiple times and this was definitely a learning experience for me and taking everything into account of uh gratuity. There were some times in Florida when it was really cold and it wasn't as we expected, but it was better than Indiana. And there was a lot of complaining from a lot of our students and I just tried to tell them to slow down and look at where we're at right now. We're the We have the opportunity to be in the Florida Keys while everyone else is back at school doing SAT prep. So, there was also a lot of fellowship on this trip as well. When I signed up for this class last year, I had only known one of my friends that was taking it with me, but on this trip I have grown to be friends with almost everybody.
>> [applause] >> Also, we have Mr. Cameron Bell, Vincent Harper, Trey Cunningham, Duke Carnes, Davis Baker, Koran Nelson, Chandon Gilbert, Britain Thomas, and Darion Prather. Once again, the 2025-26 Marion County champion basketball team. >> [applause] >> Yeah, we'll just do one big picture. Yep. Next, we'll have our girls basketball players that received postseason recognition. First up, Miss Khalia Bentley was named all-county and all MIC. And Miss Jordan Suggs, all MIC. >> [applause] >> Next, our boys swimming and diving team won the MIC conference championship for the second year in a row. First, we have head coach Thomas Moore. Uh we have uh assistant coaches Jacob Penrose, Jazzy Kidd, and Morgan Meeksner. Um our boys, Gibson Wellage, Silas Petrovsky is here. He was uh all MIC, Marion County champion, and an IHSAA state qualifier. Um Wesley Drake, Liam Welty is here. He was also all MIC.
>> Wow, another save by Alana Duffy. I'm counting that number five for Alana. That was a really good defensive play. I missed who got their stick in there, but I think that helped out. But again, Alana's just As a Tina Turner would say, simply the best. Julie Frius, keep on going. A little high for Aaron. Turnover over there. Had Aaron Cutting just went over her head. Still like the aggressive play over there. Deep pass that is intercepted. That should be Ashlin Ball. That is Samantha Sight with the ball on the left over there. That's a turnover. Unfortunately, there's that running over there. Number two over number 13 has a girl wide open and that's a goal. Think that might have been Mila Manville. So, we have a 6-2 game. Just about 17 seconds left in the first quarter. Wolverines of Westwood. Fourgoal lead over here.
Kind of went over the goalie. >> Harden, I swear he gets bigger every game. >> He's like the big man out there now. I mean, yeah, definitely definitely. >> It's like, I remember when you were skinny, dude. Now you're an animal. >> The protein shakes and >> Yeah, whatever you're doing, keep keep doing that. It's working, man. >> Went from single patty to double patty. >> Real quick. May- Maybe he's eating two double patties now. >> Uh great goal right there. Now it's seven to nothing with 2 minutes left in the first quarter. >> Yep. So, Bellingham trying to get a strike of their own. Center it up. Bellingham Good speed by that guy. Oh, man. Pass just above his head though. And when I said that guy, I meant Kyle Connors. >> Yeah, the coach almost snagged it. It just went in and out of his hand.
Whitler. M Whitler going around. Mac goes playing around the crease. Nothing there. does a nice little dodge move. M Whitler gets taken down from behind. >> Mac will be getting herself 8 attempt. >> M Whit 8 meter attempt. Runs it in, switches left hand, right hand goes by the goalie and the Spartans take their first lead of the game. They're up 43 with 1036 to go. >> Second quart. We're back up on the draw again. throws the ball up. Ball's knocked away and guess who came up with it? M Whitler again gets the ball over to Mckne. Crosses the 50. Ke restraining line, turns around, tries to get one into Grim and it's picked off by Northampton. Brings the ball up. She's over the 50. She gets the ball up to Green. She's met by Tiana Byron. >> Green with the ball behind the net where she scored two of the goals already today.
Um, we've talked and um, I know we've showed this visual before, the multi-tered systems of support. Um, it really is at the core of what we do. We we put so much emphasis on that tier one, which is the universal um, curriculum and instruction that we give to all learners. Um, when we're talking about our students who are on IEPs and our multilingual learners, um, they have access to all of that, um, rich instruction. And that's what we've talked about in our previous sessions. Um we talked about the curriculum rollouts in ELA and math. We've um talked about all the work going on in CTE as well. Um and um and now we want to really zero in on what's happening for those students who need some extra support, tier 2 and tier three supports. Um we all work as a team. So, um, this is not a place where, you know, the special ed department is on its own island, the multilingual learner is on their own island.
As you go down to the teacher start date, the calendar committee agrees that we should keep that the week of August 24th. Again similar to a majority of the districts around us. Our start date would be Monday the August 24th and other districts around us did have some variations of that but most were were here. Student start date, they also agreed that August would be appropriate for that Thursday August 27th. So we recommend keeping it where it is. We had a good conversation about the two holidays, Yom Kippur and Good Friday. The calendar committee's recommendation is to keep both of those for next year. We engaged in decisions around a couple of things in areas of if we were to eliminate uh those uh for just next school year, uh the concerns would be number one equity, that if we were to remove one and not the other, that might be an inequitable decision uh in that uh you know, we would want to really put a lot of deep thought into that for that consideration if we were to remove both for maybe upcoming years, but not for next school year.