I don't think the town should be trumping over its community to which they don't see in their sites with the state house from their state house. They should actually come out and talk and see and talk to the people who live in the town and do the meetings, committees, and all that. And actually understand what's going on. This housing is the housing in the the community Commonwealth is saying short all throughout the state, but if they go inside each town, 350 each town, and do comparisons and compare compromise and compare, maybe they might get a better understanding. Thank you. Okay. Thank you, Mark. >> Thanks, Mark.
Any discussion? >> All in favor? >> I I >> unanimous. We now move to the superintendence update. Okay. So, thank you. I I would just add as far as the school calendar is concerned that information is available on the website and the updated calendar has been there for quite some time and that messaging has gone out to our school community. So if anybody needs a refresher on what those dates are, they just need to go to the website and and the school calendar tab is uh is readily accessible. But so, um, moving into the next, uh, uh, phase of the school year, I say this seriously, I can't believe we're like moving into the final seven weeks of the school year. It seems like it went by in a blink of an eye. U, but we are in the final stretch and there continues to be a great deal happening across our schools.
Over to Whitworth, back to Pellegrino. Mack to Pellegrino. Pellegrino over to Devoy. Devoy hits Crimmins. Crimmins looking for some cutters. All the way back out to Whitworth. To Pellegrino. Spartans! to Devoy Whitworth with the backup on top over to Devoy back to Mack over to Pellegrino. Pellegrino finds a seam. She goes through 1 2 Pellegrino gets herself a goal. She goes low post on the goalie. Pellegrino's second goal of the game. Spartans now up 11 to 3. Giovani and McKechnie on the draw In circle is Mary Devoy and Kylie Marino. Giovani flings it up. McKechnie comes out with it. Gets ball over the restraining line to Lucy Parsons. Parsons will set up the Spartans offense. Getting the ball behind the net to Pelletier to Illingsworth over to Crimmins That pass gets picked off by Giovanni Giovanni over to Mahoney Mahoney to Pasinski Pasinski throws the ball over Mahoney's head and I think that was a Agawam stepped over the restraining line.
So, so we want to have a reserve in there just in case we have to get a freezer. And if you don't have a freezer, like Jose shared with me, we can't have a full because we don't have we need to have a place to keep the food taken care of. So, I'm just sharing with you some of the details. Um I we met this uh this afternoon our district district office team uh we've taken steps uh your entire mentioned earlier about overtime. Uh this is the third week that no no overtime will be approved unless it's extenduating circumstances and the request has to be made in writing to myself and Miss Cotay and we have to approve it in writing before it is carried forward. Just as you heard what he said right now that carry forward kind of came down because of of some overtime.
Uh so after that was consent agenda which took you 22 minutes. >> They don't always >> I know. >> This was a different >> Wait. So you took the consent agenda took 22 minutes is what you're saying. Sorry. I was just making sure I understand. Good. >> Yeah, because we had a um consent agenda item. So, I'm assuming that's he's including that discussion in there. >> That's right. >> And your action items took you a total of 25 minutes. >> Yikes. Well, it was a >> I was thinking yikes to the 22 minutes compared to the 25 minutes. >> Oh, yes. Yes. Yes. Yikes. I would agree. >> And then after that, just in case. >> Thank you. After that, you did legislative updates. You asked if there were any future agenda items. Uh, and then you adjourned and that took you nine minutes. All right.
Being able to be in a classroom and having that hands-on experience is so important. I was able to be at Meadowview, my alma mater, elementary school. And I really got to build that relationship with my mentor teachers, who really helped me become a better educator, and I do plan to pursue secondary education as my major. So, I'm really grateful for the opportunity that District 99 offers. >> Um I'm talking about APs, and I feel like we offer so many APs, and it's really a fantastic way to like get comfortable with college and be more prepared. And I feel like one of the like the APs that I take is one of my favorite classes, and I feel like being able to have access to a college class that many other schools don't really provide opportunities for is really a valuable experience, where you could like prepare for college and learn and actually like enjoy the learning experience and have fun.
So, it's not the same as cutting, but we're not automatically Yeah. >> just plugging in. But but there will be a time when we may have to just have to cut. Yeah. So, that's That's the picture of the education fund without the referendum funding. Um And then the next page is just the graph showing you the our cash balance plummeting down. Now, >> [laughter] >> didn't Brock share this at our fall work session or summer Um I did look at So, when when they came last um last August when Brock came and presented or whatever. And so, I looked at his projection their projections compared to what mine were and they were pretty similar so. Yeah, that's good. >> So yeah, so there it's pretty accurate with what they projected also. So then I wanted to you know to show okay, let's look at at the education fund with the referendum and see where we're at.
And I think if everybody understands that if you get up and do this and that, you're going to sit out a game, then they don't have any complaint about it. I just think that we need to hold them accountable because we have younger athletes, younger students in middle school, high school looking at what they do. And [clears throat] if they see them get along with something, they think they can do it. And I think we really have to tighten that down and make sure that the whole student, the whole student athlete is is protected and that we make sure that we instruct them accordingly. Thanks, Tony. Yes. Comment and a couple questions. I appreciate you tying the athlete uh not only how athletic they are, but also, you know, the educational side of it. Uh But I I do also believe that you learn a lot, leadership, accountability, how to deal with maybe a failure or a success.
They were all great. Um the eighth-grade awards program will be in the evening on May 14th. You're all invited. It's 6:30 in the cafetorium at KMS. And on May 19th, we'll have our grade level academic assemblies where we recognize students for academic performance, growth, effort, attendance, and various other things. It's always fun. In terms of culture, this is a fun time of year for the kiddos because it's field trip time. End-of-year field trips, we change things up a little bit. The fifth graders are going to go roller skating and bowling. It's always a hoot watching them roller skate. Uh there's a you know, a couple couple dozen of them that have been on roller skates before. And then you get several who have never put a roller skate on before. And it's really funny when those are your grandkids. And they're pretty good athletes, and they get out there looking like baby giraffes, and they're falling all over the place.
Um, so we have to activate prior knowledge, um, background knowledge because I'm glad that you brought brought that up, Dr. Z. A lot of times when students come, especially when they're a little older and at the secondary level, they already know algebra. They already know geometry. It's not that they cannot access the curriculum. It's the language piece. So that's when we try to when they first get here, that's when we kind of uh pull them out so they can get enough English to kind of go into the classroom. So the ELLL teacher will pull them out for a little while, right? They need they still need those services, those minutes that are mandatory, right? Right. >> But but the classroom teacher, whatever subject that classroom teacher will be teaching, you have to figure out and kind of extract that. And that's where your relationship with students comes in, right?
Bill or Bill or Gabe, do you guys have any questions or comments? It also looks like we have a member of the public online. Uh if you'd like to ask a question, we can open that up to you. Let me see uh Mary P. Yeah. No? Okay. So, wait. Anything else? >> to continue? Yeah. Okay. So, we're going to go ahead and continue this. So, do I hear a motion to continue the 10 to 16 Main Street map 14, parcel 128, SLV Ashlin LLC, Carol Lucas Environmental LLC, DEP file number 95-10182 May 18th at 7:05. So moved, Carl. Second, Preston. Roll call vote. Ackerman, I. Crow, I. Crouch, I. Atkinson, I. Molton, I. Ledo, I. Wands, I. The motion passes and the hearing is continued. Okay. Thanks, Mark. Okay. We have next on the agenda under other business, review of uh April 13th, 2026 meeting minutes.
Um this is a busy stretch and the most important thing that we're doing in the next seven weeks though is teaching and learning. Um so despite the fact that we have so many wonderful things going on around student activities celebrations and certainly as we get closer to the end of the year that preparation for the close of the school year uh there's still lots going on related to teaching and learning. So at the elementary level, I'm really excited about this. I'm excited to share with you that our afterchool programs have begun in our three elementary schools. Um we are this is our first year launching this and we were able again Katie Paveo and Dr. Audrey Thomas both did a tremendous amount of work with a team of people getting this off the ground. I'm really grateful to our elementary staff who have stepped up and taken on the role of of running some of these programs.
And Crimmins gets the ball. She goes by a defender. She gets the ball over the restraining line. Only one defender left. Crimmins tries to go by her. Keeps the ball around the cage. Gets the ball over to Pelletier. Pelletier over to McKechnie. McKechnie to Devoe to Marino to Parsons to Illingsworth behind the cage to Crimmins Crimmins looking for some cutters over there. Gets the ball back to Illingsworth over to McKechnie McKechnie to Devoe Devoe over to Marino Marino looking to make something happen and she's Giovanni gets a little full extension, a little too much extension on the body and Marino will get herself a 12 meter. Marino to Devoe To Crimmins. Crimmins looking to do a little split dodge, turns around, gets the ball knocked away. And Agawam comes up with the ball. Brogden has it. She gets the ball up to Mahoney. Mahoney over the 40, over the restraining line.
So, we just have to look at all these details even more. Uh, we're going to have a plan moving forward the next starting the next fiscal year with our our finance analyst. Uh, just keeping more of a of of a check on on overtime every pay period. And so, u, that's just some of the things that we're doing. Miss Cotay is going to uh I instructed her to prepare to to prepare a facilities repair oversight at the facilities repair requisition plan. So, she's going to talk more in detail with our facilities team leaders, with our school office as far as just keeping keeping better oversight on these details so that that carry forward can go back up. So, we're very good. But we want to be great. We have a very strong carry for, but we wanted to be back to 20 to 30%. So, um, but like Tyler mentioned, these things happen.
So, if you're looking at the and sorry, vice president, it do you need me to turn this facing the camera or? >> Um, no. I think we're okay. >> Yeah. >> So, I'm going to switch colors on my markers here in a bit. Okay. I love color coordination. Thank you. >> First thing, first thing I want to ask the board members if there's any area here that you think there might be room for improvement on what you say and what you do in terms of the minutes. >> Is there something being projected right now? >> No, I wrote it on the >> No. Yeah, he wrote it. >> I was like, what is everyone looking at? >> I can FaceTime you and show you it. >> No, no, it's okay. It's okay. Russell's trying to switch our camera angle here, too. >> Oh, it's no worries.
>> [applause] >> That's all we have to offer, but I really do hope that some of these experiences stick with you and help you show that D99 truly does some amazing work and it just takes us a little time to appreciate it all. So, thank you. [laughter] >> [applause] >> I NEED JAMEEL TO STICK AROUND FOR A SECOND. >> YES, WE NEED TO Jameel to stick around. So, one thing I didn't say at the beginning is Jameel has represented Downers Grove South and District 99 on ISBE Student Advisory Council. Jameel, are there 20? >> 21 students apply or ma- many students apply, only 21 students are selected from all across the state. So, it is a really big deal um whenever any district is able to have a student represented. So, Jameel represented us there. Um that was why he was leading one of the sessions and then we have something special for you on behalf of us and ISBE.
Um so this is um so the next one it just says education fund at the top. Um so that's where you can see if we transfer money over to the referendum from the referendum fund to the education fund each year to help support it. You can see um that at the end of 2031 we are transferring almost 6.2 million dollars from the referendum to that because we'll have a cash balance in the referendum. And the ending um fund balance is about 4 million dollars which is right around where our 20% target that we want to target our um cash balance. And then um the next page is the referendum so you can see where the money coming in for um 26, 27 and 28 and then as I'm I just assumed in this thing because we don't know if the referendum's going to pass or not in 28 that you know we didn't get any more funding just to see how far that balance that we have in there will get us.
And my question is I think not everybody can be make varsity, if you will. Are we really reaching and investing in the feeder? Because they can learn a lot of those leadership skills and all that. They may not have the athletic ability to make varsity, but boy, we can teach them a lot along the way. Where are we with each one of the high schools having a very strong feeder system in place? I think it's very important, like you said, like first off, success is going to come from our feeders, right? But with that, I think the number one goal for a lot of these coaches should be developing relationships. And that needs to start at an early age. These these coaches need to have relationships with the fifth graders, the sixth graders, the seventh graders for several reasons. One, we want them to come to our schools, right?
Um sixth grade is going to go to Zoo Island over in Valpo. Seventh grade is going to go see a South Bend Cubs game. Principal might have to accompany them to that one. And the eighth grade is going to Indiana Beach and Tippecanoe State Park. They always get two at the end of the year. In terms of our community, our PTO continues to shine. Uh they recently sponsored what I'm going to call a wish tree through social media where teachers can post their supply needs and wants. Once again, uh without hesitation, our community stepped up. Every teacher request and need was granted quickly, and we can't say thank you enough to our PTO, and our community, and our parents for their continued support and trust in us. Thank you again to our PTO. As uh Michelle mentioned, it is uh teacher appreciation week and our our uh PTO has stepped up again and planned something for each day of the week, Monday through Thursday.
They also recommend that you kind of have a little interview either with an interpreter or on a document where the student could really share what they already know because they they will already know these skills, right? So, math is math, right? They're going to learn they may learn it differently than how we teach it here in the United States, but it becomes a little easier where the teachers will now have to use their um SEI strategies, right? So, what how can I allow this student to um access this, right? um they're going to provide captions. They're going to allow um have a dictionary images. They're going to give students more e extended time. So, that's something that I've been working on um as the director with teachers on I model lessons for the teachers in the district as well on how to be able to for those students that already have the background knowledge.