001That's not >> Well, that's my unbiased. If I can have everyone please uh take a seat. >> They can't hear. So, if everyone can take a seat, please. Welcome to the Keenville School. >> Hello. Hello. >> Welcome to the Keenville School District 20 board of education regular meeting. Maria, please call the role. >> Here >> is present. Please stand for the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands one indivisible with liberty and justice. >> It's a nogo. Maybe that's why it took so long for the parents to put the line up on today. May I have a motion that the board of education approve the agenda as presented? In favorain motion carry over director. >> Yes. Before we get
002started with the recognitions. Uh it's always great to see uh so many people here for these type of events. Uh we have a number of recognition today. So, uh, thank you to our maintenance staff as well as our tech staff, uh, to making the change to having the meeting in the gymnasium because of the number of people that were going to be here. So, I appreciate that. So, uh, to kick us off, uh, we're going to have our elementary school art teachers, uh, Miss Quack and Miss White, uh, presenting our student artists. So, if they can please come up. Hello, I am Miss Quack. I am the art teacher at Waterberry Elementary School and I would like to present this year's fifth grade artist of the year award to Ricky Hurado Kano. Ricky, if you
003would like to come up. Uh Rick is a fifth grade student obviously at Waterberry who I have had the pleasure of teaching the last six years on Zoom, in person, all of the above. It was a very adventurous time together. Ricky is someone who is always trying his best. If he ever has to do any problem solving, he does a wonderful job of that. Ricky, go ahead and show off your art. Show what you did. Um he's even sent me art he's made at home on Seesaw. So, he's someone who's always dabbling in art of some kind, whether it's ceramic. We just finished a landscape project. Tint, tone, and shade. We did painting or just drawing with pencil. He loves it all. So, congratulations to Ricky. >> Yes. >> Thank you. Hi, I'm Holly White,
004the art teacher at Greenbrook, and our artist of the year is Freya Morales. Um, this year I was so excited. As soon as Freya made this, I knew I had my artwork of the year for my artist of the year because this is intelligence having fun. This is not a project. This is not an assignment. This is Freya learning positive and negative space and playing and having fun. She asked for extra materials. She had a vision. Like, yeah, I just thought it was cool. And I'm so proud of that because it means you have the talent, you have the drive, and you're such a great learner. And then it's beautiful on top of all of that. I'm so proud of you. I'm going to miss you so much. So congratulations to Freya. print Ignite awards.
005So, we're going to ask Mr. Gustoson to come up so we can present the awards to our Greenbrook students. Oh, Mr. M Mr. Byer. M Mr. G wishes he could be here. Um, can I have uh Miss Polus come up? Hello. Um, I would like to call up Zeus Cassus. If you can come on up here, Zeus. >> All right. So, um Zeus is receiving this reward award because um his tremendous academic growth this year. Um just recently he finished a math test and he was he took his such time on this test and he worked so hard on it and when he finished he looked at me and said, you know, I'm done. You could tell he he put all his effort in. And I looked at him and I said, and I remember
006saying this to him. I said, "You are so ready for fifth grade. The way you are really working hard." Um, so I'm very proud of him about that. Um, he has set an example to all the other students. He's extremely respectful in the classroom, all around the school, and also on the playground. Um, he shows kindness and respect to all his students. So, we have a classroom economy where they can earn classroom cash. And Zeus came up to earn lunch with me. He could buy lunch with me and not eat in the cafeteria. And he gets to buy lunch for also one of his friends. And I'm like, "Okay, what friend would you like to bring?" And he just stared at me for a little bit and he's like, "I can't pick. Can I bring
007all the boys?" And I mean that just shows where his heart is. Um and he did and I gave him a deal and he was able to bring every boy. Um throughout the year he's become a strong role model in our classroom. He follows the school expectations and demonstrates responsibility in all he does. His homework is always in. He asks what he can do to help out. Um, he truly cares about his schoolwork and he always is doing his best as I said before. Um, so his positive attitude, he comes into school every day. He's smiling. He's ready to learn. And even when he's tired, I'll be like, "Hey, you know, are you how you doing? Are you okay?" And he's like, "I'm fine. I'm ready." And it kind of it gives, you know, when
008I'm tired and I'm going slow in the morning to have a student that's telling me he's ready to go. So, I am I am so proud of Zeus. I am so proud of where he's came from the beginning of the year until now, and he truly truly truly deserves this award. So, good job, Zeus. And I I can't wait to see what you do next year in fifth grade. >> Oh, no. Wait, Zeus, come back up, bud. >> Congratulations. Uh, Miss Ives, would you like to come up? I'd like to call up Anna Flores. Teaching Anna throughout this school year has truly been a pleasure. She consistently gives her best effort in all that she does, both academically and socially. Over the course of the year, Anna has made tremendous growth in reading, math, and
009most importantly in her confidence in herself and all of her abilities. She has built strong, meaningful relationships with both her peers and teachers and approaches every day with kindness, positivity, and a caring attitude. Anna is thoughtful and a hardworking student, and I am incredibly proud of everything she's done throughout the year and all of her progress. I am excited to see what she will continue to accomplish in c and the growth she'll achieve in this in her future. One more little >> Okay, I'm reading for myself and also for Miss Snellgrove who is a social worker at Greenbrook. Um, Anna displays a positive social emotional competency in the way she has developed strong relationships with all her classmates and her teachers. She's a very supportive peer in the way she encourages other others. She collaborates
010in group settings. Anna can work with any student in the class at any time. Um, she contributes positively to the classroom environment. She is a very responsible decision maker and she also approaches all her work in our classroom, both in my room and Miss Ives's room. She doesn't give up. I mean, she will keep working until she has it. She's she very very strong in her focus and being able to persevere. Um Anna remains motivated and she'll take on any challenge that's in front of her. So we're very proud of Anna this year and can't wait to do see what you do next year. All right. Uh, Missage. >> Hello. My name is Jamie Avanovich and I nominated Nyla Manard Mard. Sorry. Nyla, come on up. Now, I have never been Nyla's teacher, but I
011have got to seen this young lady grow up to the wonderful person she had become. I am so happy she came back to Greenbrook last year. Uh, I got to know her brother as well. Um, and they're just really, really some really neat kids. But Nyla, the reason I nominated you was because you are probably one of the most kind-hearted and compassionate students who consistently demonstrate strong leadership and character character skills. You go out of your way to greet others. Whether it's me, Mrs. Palopus, asking for her coffee in the morning or just giving us a smile, we appreciate it. Um, you are genuine and you have respect and kindness that shows daily. Nyla takes pride in helping her younger students, helping the younger students that serve and she serves as a positive role model.
012So I work with kindergarteners. I have kindergarten, first and second grade this year and Nyla has a little kindergarten buddy and she sees me sometimes in the hallway with him and she will go out of her way in a respectful manner and ask, "Hey, Mrs. Danovich, do you want do you want me to talk to him?" I'm like, "Sure, go ahead. Give a pep talk." and she'll go up to him and she'll get him going and sometimes it's just another friendly face him seeing and she's able to get him started and going again and I appreciate that. She also took um with Miss Misani, our other social worker, her and a group of some other girls, they were coming into the kindergarten classrooms and teaching them different skills and I think what were you doing?
013You were doing kindness, right? Or like respect, respect and kindness. and she was teaching them a little stations about it and she did such a great job. I see strong leadership skills in this young lady. Um, she What else? That was pretty much my whole speech, but uh Nyla's ability to lead with kindness and model appropriate behavior makes her an outstanding example for positive school citizenship for positive school citizen. So, we appreciate you. Thank you. All right, our final student was nominated by Miss Loraca. However, she was unable to be here. Um, so I'm going to present this award in her behalf. And truly, it's an honor to be able to present this award to this guy. He is a standup dude in every single way. Cameron Alanis, can you come come on up, please?
014All right. Cameron consistently demonstrates what it means to be a positive member of the school community. From the moment he walks in the classroom, he brings a sense of happiness and cheer that brightens everyone's day. His positive attitude is contagious and it helps create a welcoming and encouraging environment for both his classmates and his teachers. What truly sets Cameron apart is his respect for others. He treats his peers and adults with kindness, patience, and understanding. He listens carefully. He follows directions and always shows consideration for those around him. In addition to his character, Cameron puts forth his very best effort in everything he does. Whether it's a task that's easy or challenging, he never gives up. He takes pride in his work, stays focused, and is always striving to improve. His dedication and determination are
015excellent examples for others to follow. It is students like him who make our school a better place. His kindness, hard work, positive spirit do not go unnoticed. And Miss Loraca is incredibly proud of all that you've accomplished, bud. Next we'll have Dr. Pakora come up for Waterberry. Good evening everybody and it is my honor to start with Miss Maddie Roni. Come on up Maddie. All right, Addy, come on up. I nominated Addie for the Ignite Award because she is an exceptional student who consistently demonstrates dedication, leadership, and kindness both inside and outside the classroom. She works incredibly hard in all that she does and always strives to do her best academically. In addition to her strong work e work ethic, she is actively involved in a variety of extracurricular activities where her many talents shine.
016She shows kindness, empathy, and compassion toward her peers, always making an effort to include and support those around her. Throughout fourth grade, she has been a wonderful role model, showing maturity, responsibility, and a positive attitude every day. There was truly no one more deserving than Addie. One of those extracurricular activities that Addie participated in was our school uh play. She did a wonderful job this year with Shrek. Um and she would often like skip as she was going off stage and it's just bringing that that wonderful exuberance that Miss Rungi was speaking to. Our next presenter, Miss C Mrs. Castillo. This past year, I was fortunate enough to loop with the student. Um, so Asher, come on up. Asher, it has been such an honor to be your teacher for the past two years. Watching
017you grow academically and personally has been incredibly rewarding. You are one of the hardest working students I know. Always putting forth strong effort and rising to the challenges with determination. I'm so proud of the leader you've become through safety patrol sports clubs and the way you carry yourself each day in the classroom. Even though I think you've reached the stage where you're too cool for me, I still love seeing your silly and genuine personality shine through. Those moments always remind me of the joy you bring to the classroom. I always I also want to recognize your amazing parents whose support and partnership have played such a huge role in your success these last two years. As hard as it is to say goodbye, I know you are more than ready for fifth grade. And I
018have no doubt you'll continue to do amazing things. Keep working hard, keep leading, and never lose the spark that makes you who you are. All right, she Mrs. Castillo is trying to disappear. Uh, but she and Mrs. Simmer have the next one. And as they make their way up, a quick story about Asher. Just a wonderful student. Always kind. He's got the um the the the shy smile down. And it it's such a good thing to see when you see that that smile. All right, ladies. Come on up. We are nominating Noah for this award. Noah, please come on up. Noah, it has been a privilege to watch you grow over the years and it's into such a hardworking, thoughtful, and resilient student. He approaches challenges with determination, demonstrates creativity and strong problemsolving skills, and
019consistently shows kindness and compassion towards others. Noah is always willing to try his best, and he always is, even when the task is difficult. He takes pride in the work that he does. His academic and emotional growth has been incredible to witness, and he continues to build confidence, maturity, and independence each year. Noah, your positive attitude, caring nature, and willingness to support those around him will make him a joy to work with, whichever classroom he's in. And I'm so proud I got to witness his growth the past 3 years now. Noah, watching you grow from first grade to now has been such a rewarding experience for me. I have seen incredible growth in you academically and emotionally as you've built confidence in yourself and be and you've become such a positive presence in the classroom.
020What stands out most to me is your kind heart and your willingness to help others. Whether it's supporting classmates or simply spreading kindness kindness with your sweet personality. Your growth reflects not only your hard work but also the amazing support system around you. Especially your loving and dedicating dedicated parents. You have taught me so much about patience, grace, and celebrating every victory, whether it's big or small along the way. Watching your journey has been incredibly special, and you always have a place in my heart. Students like you are what make teaching so meaningful, and I feel so lucky to have been part of your story. The good heart is definitely an apt way to describe Noah. He has the very best heart. Although I do also enjoy when I get the occasional story of him
021and his brother whereas he's seated there and the the joys of siblings and and what can happen. So uh next up is Mrs. Clopeki. Come on up. I'm going to start with Logan first. So come on up. Um, Logan, I nominated you for going above and beyond to make a fellow student feel welcomed in our classroom without being asked. He took the initiative to build a genuine and supportive relationship with the student, helping him feel comfortable and included each day. Through his kindness and consistent encouragement, the student began joining our class at lunch and sitting with our peers. Showing a growing sense of belonging and confidence. His compassion, leadership, and willingness to include others have made a meaningful impact in our classroom community. At the same time, Logan has continued to work incredibly hard academically.
022He's never afraid to ask a question when he is unsure. And then when he gets it, he is always eager to help his classmates. He leads with patience, kindness, and humility. Always wanting others to succeed alongside him. His character and work ethic make him a wonderful role model for our peers. Oh, I get take pictures. Annayia, she followed her sister's footsteps because I had her older sister. And I is being nominated because of her outstanding outstanding dedication, leadership, and character both academically and personally. She is a highly motivated student who works hard in all areas and consistently gives her best effort in everything she does. In the classroom, Annayia naturally takes on a leadership role and is always willing to help others succeed. She has a caring nature and often looks out for her classmates
023like a classroom mom, making sure everyone understands expectations and knows what they are supposed to do. Annia is always respectful toward her teachers and peers and makes and what makes her even more special is the humble way she carries these qualities every single day. She leads through kindness, responsibility, and quiet confidence, making her a wonderful role model and truly deserving of this recognition. And Springwood is lucky to get her next. Real quick story about Logan. He's part of our cohort of boys that plays soccer a lot at recess. It is on the blacktop and it is treated like the World Cup. Um I'm just happy that in my time where our nurse I see Lisa here today uh when she's at a meeting and so Dr. John is in the nurse's office. I have not
024had to make the skinned knee phone call home uh to Logan's house. So, uh keep up the excellent work. I hope to see you in the World Cup soon. I know we got one coming up. And Annayia was just honored by uh the by her the fifth grade staff uh at the Illinois Principal Association uh fifth grade breakfast. Congratulations to all. Thank you. >> Next, we will have Mr. Ooliano come and present the ones for uh Springwood. Hello everybody. Up here we have all of us up here. I have Mr. Fogy. He'll be representing sixth grade. Miss McMahale the mathematician will be our will be representing seventh grade and then as you guys call him TK Terry Carer will be representing eighth grade. But before they talk I want to say I was looking over
025in nominations tonight and I would have to say great great great role models within the halls of Springwood. But not only that, great families who put their time and effort within our school, within their within their children, and it shows. I appreciate that. Um, it's nice to come to these events, and we have those conversations. I'm glad we have another one coming up in the system. Um, but it is great to have that. I appreciate that. Um, and I'll pass it on to Dr. Fogi. >> Hi, Elanor Roska. Is she here? There she is. Uh, so for the sixth grade team, they proudly recognize Eleanor for her consistency going above and beyond during the her time here at Springwood Middle School. Through outstanding effort, positive character, and dedication both inside and outside of the classroom,
026she has demonstrated a strong social emotional skills, perseverance, kindness, and leadership. Elanor's commitment to academic success, involvement in co-curricular and athletic activities, and willingness to support others make her an excellent role model for our school community. Congratulations. >> It's awesome. Keep it up. Hey, didn't I meet you the other day in Yes. Yes. The next nominee was Jason Quitikowski. Uh JJ is an outstanding student. Academically, he has surpassed teacher expectations with the quality of work that he turns in. JJ received an A or an A+ for all three trimesters for every class that he has taken. He engaged in class discussion and is very insightful. JJ truly knows what it means to demonstrate our eight keys to success. He is kind to his teachers and peers. He speaks with good purpose and makes everyone feel
027included. JJ is a leader in the sixth grade group and is going to do amazing things here at Springwood Middle School and beyond. Congratulations, buddy. Nice job. Good job, All right, for seventh grade, our first student we want to recognize is Ruby Hutron, but I don't believe she's here today. Um, but I'll just read about what the team wants to recognize her for. Um, Ruby excels academically in all of her classes. She's an excellent student leader and is always available to help out when needed. She goes above and beyond expectations for her assignments and puts in maximum effort. She's one of our most positive and respectful students. She approaches everything with a positive attitude, a smile on her face, and a growth mindset. She's also a student leader for the building through her participation in
028student council, and we couldn't be prouder of her, and we can't wait to hear all the good things about her in eighth grade. So, congratulations, roommates. >> Our second one is going to be Abby Gman. So, the team wants to recognize Abby for her excellence in academics. She approaches all of her content areas with a great determination to do well. She's always willing to help her peers when they need support and is also a great student leader and the support to her teachers in the room. I just want to say I appreciate all the help she gives us, especially towards the end of the year when we are trying to like pack up, clean up. So, I always appreciate the extra help. Um, she's also a positive influence for the climate of our school and
029has a smile on her face and is always approaching obstacles with that growth mindset that we appreciate. She always demonstrates the eight keys of success and she has participated in track and volleyball and was a manager for cross country this year. Personally, as the coach for volleyball on the court, I've always noticed her determination and her willingness to always bring up the team even when we face obstacles on the court. and I always appreciate that about you and I can't wait to see you do that again next year when you're on the team with us and hopefully I don't want to jinx it, but we will get a second first place conference next year. All right. Now, I actually have the honor of having two Lake Park freshman now since they've graduated. Um, and we'll
030start with Mackenzie Buer. Kenzie and I have spent quite a bit of time together this year because what advisory social study social study study hall lunch so yes I don't know if you've always enjoyed that but we have spent a lot of time together this year okay um but McKenzie you know both of our recipients at the end of eighth grade there's a lot of awards that are given out and and we were sitting down in one of our team meetings and we're going through the names of you know kids that are really deserving and we want to make sure that before they leave us you know we get to recognize them and Mackenzie's name of course came up. Wonderful kid, so polite, high character, great academically and I have really enjoyed, you know, basketball,
031a great season there. Um, and so she's was a wonderful kid that I really am going to miss, uh, as she leaves us and goes on to Lake Park, uh, DC trip, uh, just a tremendous kid. So, we're very proud of her and we wanted to make sure that we took time to recognize all of her work this year as well. So, congratulations, Mackenzie. Wow, man. It is a big night for the Shaw family. You get two for the price of one evening. How about that? All right, Ashani, come on up here. Now, I might just let her speak if you Was it last month or two months ago? When when was it last month? Yes, last month. Now, she did a wonderful job presenting for NJHS. As a matter of fact, we've had conversations
032about this. Um, she wants to be president of the United States. And yes, now however I have asked her, don't be like Biden and Trump and wait till you're like 70 or 80 because I'll be dead and I I want to see this. You got to be like a JFK or a Rose of Teddy Roosevelt. We got to get this done early. Of course, we know now from the Constitution unit, you got you do at 35. So 35 plus she has promised me if this does happen, I get the right on Air Force One. So I I do hope this happens, but we got to make sure it happens before I you know die. So because I'm not going to make it if she when she's 17, I won't be wrong. But obviously another tremendous
033eighth grader that we are going to miss big time. Okay. Um great public speaking skills. I mean just amazing if you remember from last month. Um but she did things like cheer, NJHS, DC trip, um social studies. Of course we also have boat trip tomorrow. Okay. Yes. very excited about that. So, we're very happy to recognize her as well. Um and and it was not we did not plan this with the elementary school that that both of your kids that's a tremendous thing. Congratulations. So, here >> I want to go force and they should never give me like last because sometimes I I often will say something on these evenings. Yes, we nominate the and we we recognize the kids but I also want to take time it's about the families as well. Okay. The
034reason why your kids are here, okay, and why they do so well in school is because of the moms and the dads as well. Because you're raising them properly and they're giving us good kids to to teach. I love it. Okay. So, I'm looking forward to the ones that I have coming up my way. But that's it. That's all I got to say. All right. Our next recognition is a board salute. So, if I can have Carrie Macintosh come up. Hi everybody. I'm Carrie Macintosh. I'm one of the structured teaching classroom teachers over at Greenbrook Elementary. Um, and this is Jackie. Um, District 20 has partnered with Big Blue Swim School this school year. Um, providing swim lessons to students in the structured teaching classroom. Water safety instruction, and please forgive me, I'm just going
035to read this right off my cards. Water safety instruction is incredibly important and is particularly essential to uh, kids with autism. At Big Blue, uh, students in the STC have had access to a safe space to acquire these essential and potentially life-saving skills that will support them throughout their childhoods and into their adulthood. The staff at Big Blue has provided structured instruction in water safety, swim skills, and group skills, as well as individualized instruction in the laplanes for students who are ready for more advanced skill lessons. Um, our students are always met with smiles, feel very welcomed when we enter the facility. Um the staff and the teachers have made an effort to get to know the students, learn their interests, learn their skill levels, and provide them with the most meaningful lessons possible. Uh
036they have been very flexible and accommodating all throughout the school year. Um these lessons, sorry, these lessons um are unique and a critical part of student learning in STC and we are so grateful for the continued opportunity to connect with our community while providing this essential life skills instruction. So thank you Jackie for representing. We are so happy. >> Thank you for Thank you so much. Thank you so much. >> Very quick. I just want to say thank you so much for every family's support and trust. Okay. Thank you guys so much. >> Thank you so much. For the next recognition, uh we have a special special staff recognition. So these two staff members were recognized by the Illinois uh school board of education during their annual those who excel awards. So, first is an
037award of excellence under the classroom teacher category for Joanna Circa from Springwood uh Middle School. And under the award of special recognition uh for early career education, uh we have Aiden Peralt from Waterberry. Aiden couldn't be here this evening. So, they they were both officially recognized uh back in April uh at a special lunchon in Springfield. So, I think you have some few words to say. >> Thank you. I did not have the courage to stand here a month ago when Phil initially invited me, but I decided to join a public speaking club and here I am. Receiving um the teacher excellence award turned out to be much bigger deal than I ever imagined for an immigrant who did not speak English 20 years ago. But I'm pretty humble and I do not like to
038talk about myself. So instead I would like to share a quick story. About two weeks ago I went to a hospital for some testing. A young woman in scrubs approached me and asked, "Mrs. Sherka, do you recognize me? I did not recognize her at first, but when I glanced her at her ID, her name brought back a lot of memories. She had been an immigrant from Pakistan, and her dream was to become a doctor. When she saw my name on the appointment list, she came over to say, "Thank you for teaching me English so I could be where I am today. That moment meant more than any award ever could. Yet those moments are not celebrated, nor we get to experience them often. As teachers, especially in middle school, we deal with a lot of
039emotions and hormones. And often we do not get to see the young people that leave our wings. But every day, teachers at Springwood show up armed with pencils, extra chargers, warm smiles, and enormous amount of patience that is currently running out. I'm grateful to be led by Mr. Aliano, Mr. Fogy, and Mr. King who consistently support us. Staff at Springwood work exceptionally hard to create the environment of warmth, high achievement, and accountability. It may sound like something Bill would say, but Spring truly is an amazing place with exceptional admin and incredible staff. I'm no more deserving of any awards or recognition that all the incredible Springwood staff I have privileged to work with every day. Thank you. No, no, no, no, no, no, no. Listen, it's the day we met. I remember her stand up
040in a staff meeting and she didn't want it. Remember, I think uh someone busted you out and said >> at the staff meeting for the last 40 years. >> Yes. And I would say whenever there's a student that is struggling in her classroom, they get sent out or they need extra help. She's the first one in the office making the phone call home or even just sitting next to the student, she doesn't give up. She puts so much hours into the school. So, she had an awesome story there, but she's forgetting. It's her who's doing all of it. And we love you so much, girl. Take it away. >> Thank you. The next three staff members were recognized by Lake Park High School for their uh internship and the work that they do for mentoring
041our high school students uh here in our buildings. First is Mandy Aubrey, Lisa Montiel, and Alana Pascola. Again, they were also uh officially recognized at uh a meeting last month at Lake Park. Uh so they sent us uh the information. I said we have to recognize them publicly at our meeting openly. So thank you ladies for working with our Lake Park students. Next recognition is for our athletes and coaches. So, I'm going to pass it on to uh board member Capola and Mrs. Flores to uh present our student athletes. Um, hi everybody. Um, for those of you who don't know me, my name is Amanda Capola. I am a schoolboard member. This is my second year. Um, but I am a district 20 uh member for more years than I can count now. Uh, my
042son Anthony graduated from Springwood and was uh had the privilege of being a part of their sped program led by Miss Flores and um I am not going to make it. Excuse me. Sorry. Okay. So, for those that don't know, the reason that I am a school board member was to ensure that district 20 was providing all of our students an inclusive education regardless of abilities or circumstances. My son graduated from Keenville in 2019. His time at Springwood forever changed his life and provided him with an education and middle school experience that taught him many life lessons that he still holds with him today. The Special Olympics has also been instrumental in Anony's life. He competed he competed prior to coming district coming to district 20 and still competes today while enrolled at the Lake
043Park TAP program. Tonight to see both organizations come together, the athletes, families, and coaches be celebrated is a moment that reminds me of how far things have come. It gives me hope and encourages me that although the world has a lot of work to do, District 20 is leading the way when it comes to inclusion. Bringing the Special Olympics to District 20 is a monumental moment and an opportunity that although might seem small to some for those of us parents that know what it's like to want your kid to win, this is a program that can change their lives. Um, I was at spring games in May, um, this past May, not only as a parent with my son Anthony who competed, but also as a fan and supporter of the Cobras. Um, I had
044the privilege of not only seeing some of you compete, but also watching the pure joy, excitement, and emotion on all of your faces, all of your coach's faces, and most importantly, your parents' faces. I know the feeling. Golly, gum. I know that feeling as a parent and I could never truly articulate what it feels like, but I'm beyond excited that you are all able to experience that during spring games. To the coaches and the supporting staff, John G, and the entire Greenbrook family, I am honored to watch what you were creating with the Cobras. The way that you rallied around the staff and the students, and you gave them time to experience the athletes. I'm so sorry. The way that you rallied the students and staff around them and you gave your time to bring
045this experience to the athletes was selfless and those moments will become core memories for the athletes and their families forever. You will forever be a part of a pivotal moment of their child's lives. Okay. To Colleen Flores, for the many years now that I've known you, you have created a culture within District 20 that not only preaches inclusion, but you live it and exemplify what that means. and you and your staff have done nothing short of an amazing job taking your first year athletes to spring games, coming home with gold and tickets to state through the tears. I have lost my spot here. Um, you've given these students an outlet to express themselves through movement and experience to be victorious, a team to be a part of, and most importantly, a time to shine. And
046you are truly a blessing to not only these students and their families, but to the district overall. And to your parents, I was you. I am you. And I want you to know that the Special Olympics is a program that can be a part of your athletes life for years to come. And that feeling of empowerment they got the minute that they lined up at the starting line and the thrill and the excitement they felt when they crossed the finish line does not have to end after they compete this year. I hope that they all get to continue and I hope that you guys have much success at spring games this year. >> Thank you very much. I just want to give a huge shout out to our coaches because really without them this wouldn't
047have happened. Um Miss Um, Miss Alex, Miss Natasha, and Miss Vic. And then to the many staff. It was a cold, rainy day that we had this and I wasn't sure who was going to show up, but there were over 20 staff members from Greenberg who came out to support us. Um, and so we had a large following. I think one of the biggest followings there. So, thank you guys. And then most importantly, Steppy Junior and Jason, come on up. Congratulations. Anything you want to say? Do any of you want to say anything? Jason, you want to say anything? No. Go to coke. Should we go? One, two, three. Go Cobras. Can we do that? Ready? One, two, three. Got it. I want to be a Kville Cobra. How do I get one of those
048fancy shirts? The last recognitions we have this evening is the recognitions of our retirees. So, if I can have Miss Flores come back up to recognize our first retiree. So, Mr. Adamowski I am also one who needs to read. So I need the lessons that I've asked for the public speaking. I was gonna see if she could train me. Um so tonight we have the privilege of honoring someone who has dedicated his career to supporting students, families, staff with compassion, wisdom, and unwavering dedication. Mr. Anthony Adamosski. For many of us, Anthony has been far more than a school psychologist. He has been a mentor, a problem solver, a steady present during difficult situations, and someone who always brought both professionalism and heart to every conversation. No matter the challenge, Anthony approached it with patience, empathy,
049and belief that every student deserved to feel supported, understood, and valued. Anthony, from all of us, thank you for your wisdom, your friendship, your patience, your humor, and your unwavering commitment to this community. You have spent countless hours helping students navigate challenges, supporting families through difficult moments, and guiding staff with your knowledge and calm demeanor. Your impact reaches far beyond evaluations, meetings, and reports. It lives in the relationships you've built and the trust you've earned over the years. The students who whose lives you've touched may never full fully feel the impact you have had, but those of us who have had the privilege to work alongside you certainly do. You have helped shape not only the lives of individual students, but also the c the culture of care, compassion, and support within this district. While
050retirement marks the end of this chapter, your legacy here will remain for many years to come. You will be deeply missed, but we know you will never be too far away for us to reach out to discuss a difficult case, brainstorm ideas and how to best support a student, or simply soak in some of your wisdom or anonyisms as we call them. We are incredibly grateful for everything you have given to this district and to all of us personally, myself included. On behalf of the board of education, Dr. Castillo, and the entire school community, thank you Anthony for your extraordinary service. We wish you nothing but happiness, good health, relaxation, and many wonder wonderful adventures in your retirement. Thank you. and Mr. Maroquin to present the next retiree. But I call him Kiko Sto. >>
051So I'm Brian Marquin. the assistant superintendent of finest operations and uh I have the privilege tonight to recognize our director of buildings and grounds, Kiko Sto, who is a valued member of our Keenville family and who is retiring after 32 years of service. >> And in case you're trying to do the math in your head, I'll help you out. That was 1994. So when he was uh brought on board, I think I was still in high school. 32 years of service. Um so we want to acknowledge and thank Kiko for his many years of dedication and service to Keenville School District 20. Kiko's hard work behind the scenes has helped helped keep our building safe, welcoming, and running smoothly for our students and staff alike. There have been countless times when Kiko has come in
052and arrived before sunrise while many of us are sleeping to work on things like HVAC controls, boiler and chiller repairs, coordinating services with vendors, um working on things like snow removal and many, many other tasks that he's been doing to keep our district facilities operating smoothly. Throughout his time here, Kiko has approached his role with a strong sense of service. He truly views himself as a public servant. He's centered his work on the needs of student and staff. He's always kept that at the heart of everything he he does and he's mentioned that several times. What's best for students, what's best for staff. While much of his work has taken place behind the scenes, its impact has been seen and felt every day in safe, clean, well-maintained learning environments for our students and staff. Geico's
053sense of commitment and dependability and pride in his work has made a lasting impact on our Keenville school community. We wish we wish him the very best at his well-earned retirement. Kiko, you will truly be missed. Thank you so much for your service. All right, that concludes our recognitions for this evening. As Mr. Carer said, you know, thank you to our parents, thank you to our families for being here. Thank you for partnering with the school district, you know, to ensure that we provide the best education uh for our students. Uh it's always great to recognize all of our students and staff during our May meeting. So, thank you very much. Appreciate you being here. Uh, you don't have to stay for the rest of the meeting. So, this is your opportunity to exit. So,
054thank you so much. Have a great summer. >> Start here. We're going You thought you they were all here to see you, Amber? Do you want is it for you or is it Yeah, it's still okay. All right, we'll continue with our meeting. So, we have the uh pleasure and privilege of having our DUP page regional superintendent here. So, uh Amber Cork is going to uh present to us. So, >> I do have a few notes. So, I'm not going to read straight from them, but uh thank you for letting me take just a little bit of time, especially on such a great night. I have to tell you, we have 42 public school districts in DuPage. I've been to 16 meetings so far. This this is my 16th and today was by far the
055largest student recognition that I have seen. This was outstanding. Um so, I just thought I would share that with you. Uh so, really I wanted to be here for two reasons. Uh the first um I'm hoping to affect change uh where sometimes there can be a negative narrative around education. Didn't feel that tonight at all. Uh however, it exists. Um about a year and a half ago, my oldest daughter was preparing to figure out what she wanted to do to go to college and I was trying to encourage her to be a teacher and um I shared that with someone and they said, "Ugh, why would you do that?" And that kind of broke my heart because we want we want students like Annayia who is your Ignite winner and IPA winner to be a
056future teacher, right? So um our w our brains are wired to focus on the negative. So we really have to take energy and effort to recognize things that are positive which obviously your district does very well. Uh so that's one highlight right off the bat. Um, and while I'm highlighting some of the things that I noticed as an external stakeholder of what you are doing well as a school district, uh, I also wanted to just remind you of some of the things that the regional office does. And in your board packet, you should have gotten a sheet and on the front of that there's a table and in the lefth hand side it shows what the regional office is required to do. And then on the right hand side of that table, it says, "What
057are our value ad um opportunities, things that we do to help support school districts." So you as a board are the visionary leaders of the district. Um you are here giving your time without pay. Get that in the minutes too for you. Um you're award-winning. I noticed you won the award. I I didn't grab my glasses out of my car, but um the IASB governmental recognition. That's also a very big deal that you have that. So, um I noted some other things again that I um highlighted, but I also wanted to share one little unique connection I also have to KYville. Um before before I was elected in 2022 and even came to the regional office, I was a principal in Marker School District 60. It's on the other side of the county from here.
058We used to use Keenyville as our comparison district. So I actually knew about you guys 10 years ago. Um so I I just wanted to share that little tidbit of information. So I I've known about you for a long time. Um so first off, I know Dr. Castillo's probably uh gone over the Illinois school report card with you and you have delved into that quite a bit, but I'm just going to share a couple things that jumped out at me. Uh being that truency is a required service to provide support to help students get back into the schools. Um I was really impressed that you have 92.9% student attendance. So reading between the lines of that data tells me students want to be in your schools. That's really a big deal. 87.6% retention rate for
059teachers. It's pretty high. And 53.7% of your teachers have a master's plus. So over half of your teachers have that higher education. Providing professional development is another required service of the ROE. So if you have teachers who don't have their masters but they would like to continue learning, we can actually tailor work for you as a district. So please keep that in mind. Tailor it to what your needs are. Um, when we're not tailoring things specifically to a district, we're offering other professional development such as the technology and AI conference on June 18th. Thank you for loaning us your superintendent who is providing a session and did last year as well. So, we appreciate that. Um, we also uh I I noticed you had partnerships with many outside organizations tonight. they heard, you know, Big
060Blue helping the students with autism with swim lessons and the Special Olympics presentation. I did not have tissues with me and I appreciate that you didn't full cry because I I cry when other people cry. Um, but I noticed, you know, partnerships with organizations like the Chicago Wolves for Reed to Succeed. We also try to have a lot of partnerships when we support districts by, you know, bringing them in to help then give back to to you. Um, I noted that your early childhood program actually has received the gold circle of quality award. That's excellent. We offer a parents as teachers home visiting program uh if you didn't know about that. So, home visitors pair with a parent to help them learn how to interact with their children. and we have two doulas. Uh and
061then the parent visitors work with children birth to three and then hopefully can do a warm handoff to a school district if need uh needs are there. We have partnerships with Midwest principal center uh for workshops, local colleges and universities including College of DuPage. Um I noted you had two teachers who were here who were recognized uh for the career pathways. Um, so we're partnering with College of DuPage to offer an eighth grade career fair in the fall. So hopefully you guys can be part of that. Um, I noted that back in September you had a ribbon cutting for Greenbook Elementary School uh for the main office renovation. So our office does the building permitting for any renovating that's done. And in addition to that, every year we do have to go through every single
062B building in the county to make sure that they are safe. Yeah, physically safe. And then um then that fun part uh of compliance, we do reviews. We're not a we're going to get you. We're going to help you get into compliance and being very supportive. And then um we do provide threat assessment training as well as sharing trainings and updates at our school safety network. In fact, you'll see on the right hand side again of the table, we offer many networks and they're provided at no cost to the educators who are part of them. So, for example, we have a school nurse network. I actually co-f facilitate that and my partners are from the health department. So, we always have somebody partnering with somebody from the ROE who can bring in resources for the
063educators. Uh we have school council round table, social workers, student services, curriculum directors, Dell seal uh which also aligns to your trauma and boredom support students. So um hopefully if you haven't had people who are taking advantage of that, I hope that they do. I noted that you have family events like picnics, concerts, parent education nights, and these were all provided as meaningful ways for families to connect to their students education. Mrs. Castillo tonight. She thanked Asher's parents for their partnership and she used that word partnership. So obviously this is part of the thread of who you are as a school district and it's really impressive to not just see it online but to hear it tonight uh backed up in in your whole ceremony. So, um, one of our newest supports that we're offering
064is a grant writing hub. And, uh, the idea being some smaller district such as yourselves might not have a sole person who's working on grant writing or maybe you do. Um, and, uh, it could be consultation or full-on grant management. Um, we're again willing to tailor things to what you need. If you have future ideas for how you might want to partnership or partner with the ROE, please don't hesitate to reach out me through through Omar and I would be happy to come up with something that will be able to help KY. So, thank you for letting me just take a few minutes of your meeting and uh keep doing what you're doing. >> Thank you. Did you question? Sorry, I didn't >> any questions for Amber? >> Nope. Okay. >> Thank you. May I
065have a motion that the board of education approve the consent agenda as presented? >> Second. >> All those in favor? >> Yes. >> Are there any items? Sorry. Are there any items to be pulled for individual discussion? Maria, please call the role. >> Sarah, >> yes. Her >> yes. >> Amanda, >> Yes. Taylor. >> Yes. Motion carries. Anyone wishing to address the board may do so at this time. If multiple individuals wish to address the board on the same subject, the group is encouraged to appoint a spokesperson. Please state your name and affiliation with the district before speaking. To protect student privacy, please do not mention specific student names or share any personally identifi identifiable information during your comments. You are asked to limit your comments to three minutes and abide by the public participation
066policy of the district. Please understand that the board will not respond to your questions and concerns during the meeting. A member of the administrator team and or board will follow up with you after the meeting. Public comments. Hi, my name is Patricia Kosio. I stand here as today as a concerned parent from Waterberry School. I have a fourth grader. She's sitting right here. We have recently over the last couple years have had a lot of issues with one student. It's gone from basic bullying to physical threats. She's put her hands on kids. uh verbal threats, physical threats non-stop. We recently had a situation where she threatened a student with a gun. Nothing was done. She was back at school the next day. After that, a week or two later, uh my daughter, it was a
067weekend, she was at Waterberry Park and the girl was there. She decided to chase her around, throwing shoes, throwing phones, calling her from the n-word, the b- word, everything all around. It ended up with a verbal altercation between my husband, the mother, the children were there and unfortunately police were called. It I've contacted principal, assistant principal, Dr. Castillo knows about it. The only issue here is that the girl hasn't had any consequences. She's back at school. She's at every event and parents are more than concerned. They're angry. They're on edge. Kids are afraid to go to school. They don't know what's going to happen next. So, we don't know what to do at this point. And we're hoping you all can help in some way. I have contacted the Illinois Board of Education. I've been
068in contact with ROE. And I'm hoping they know about everything. I'm hoping that maybe you guys can all talk amongst each other and help us help this girl cuz unfortunately, we don't know what to do anymore. This girl has behavioral issues and we're out of laughter for words. Thank you. >> Good evening. Thank you, Patricia, for sharing your concerns. My name is Amanda Kristo and I stand here today also as a concerned parent for my own Waterberry children, my friend's children, and the staff members at Waterberry School. I am greatly concerned for the safety and well-being of these individuals in the Waterberry community. On Wednesday, May 6th, during school hours, a student punched another student three times and made a threat to bring a gun to school and shoot them. This student was allowed to
069attend school and classes the very next day with the consequence of Mrs. Ricano sitting next to the student throughout the day. Then again, this same student less than two weeks later on Sunday, May 18th on school grounds made another threat to bring a gun to the school to harm a different student. In both instances, the Rodell police were involved. Unfortunately, these events have not been the first or second time threats have been made to peers by this student. There are years of documentation and parents here today whose students whose children have been affected directly to attest to the assaults and physical altercations involving this student. choking, punches to faces, torn clothing, broken glasses, scratches, frights, and threats to harm another if they don't become friends with a student. These are just a few examples of
070the harm and fear our students repeatedly come to school to face. Not only peers in the same grade, but throughout the building. This is not normal or typical behavior. Waterberry staff are amazing and have worked tireously to support this individual student. However, Waterberry staff do not have the resources in their building or are trained to support this student in the general education setting. I wish the administration and the Waterberry staff members could guarantee the safety of all students and staff while at school. However, with the continued allowed behaviors of this student and lack of consequences and empty promises put out by the administrators, I don't think that is possible. While the investigation to whether the student has a gun in the home or not has taken the idea of out of their mind, as this
071threat was repeated twice in less than two weeks. Just this past week, right here in Illino Illinois Illinois, a mere 45 minutes south of Roselle, a juvenile student was on his way to carry out a school shooting at an elementary school when a relative intervened. Thank God this relative had the courage to say something because they saw something. We teach our children to say something when they see or hear something that isn't quite right. And our kids have been doing this. Our students have been speaking up year after year. But then the very next day when harm and fear was made and given, the student is sitting right there in class as if nothing happened at all. I pray every day for the safety of all of our children and the teachers that we trust
072to keep our children safe. I urge you as school board members to look further into these incidents to provide the support needed for this individual student and most importantly to make Waterberry and Keenyville 20 a place where all students and staff members feel safe while attending school and school events. Thank you. Moving forward with the school board president's report. I have not received any selfmonitoring report. Um the policy committee >> the policy please >> the board of education policy committee met on Tuesday May 19th at 12:00 p.m. by teams. During the meeting we review policies from press issues 121 for first read. We plan to recommend approval of second read and adoption of these policies at the June 18th board meeting. Questions? >> Thanks. >> Thank you. uh finance and facilities. Sarah. >> All right.
073We also met Tuesday, May 19th, but at uh first we looked at the update for summer capital project this year. The district will have done you know the new pavement at all parking lot and the playground. Districts will also grant funds. We started ago to update the flooring and wall green cafeteria and add electric for the building on the exterior doors. There will also be inhouse projects like painting updates. Next, the committee looked at the contract for maintenance services. The district is Midwest Mechanical and there were quotes from three different vendors seeking competitive rates. Midwest Mechanical still has the most competitive and are um committ also reviewed the results transportation services which is part of a on Wednesday May 13th. The district the three contractors. In addition to competitive, the district used to evaluate things
074like stability of service, quality, location of facilities, stuff like that. uh Illinois Central which is our current transportation company towards the highest group and so the district is recommending a three-year transportation contract with Illinois. Lastly, the committee reviewed the treasur's bond which is an annual requirement to secure a bond in the amount for high fun. At our next meeting, we will discuss tenative budget which will be presented at this will happen next week, Thursday, June 4th. I attended the um staffid governing board meeting and we discussed um amongst other things the contract for uh their director and extending it due to the fact that she is going to be retiring soon. Um and so there was a contract extension approval for her so that she will be able to foresee uh the project of the
075new comprehensive facility through 2028. Um they're working on potentially having a new building where they will have all of their campuses included into one inclusive building. The top prospect is a building in Oak Park. Um there are four letters of intent out right now for buildings. Um and we are waiting to hear back uh to see who will accept the first um offers put out. Um if Oakbrook is not an option, uh there is another subsidiary building in Westmont that they're also looking at. Um, and there's also zoning and things like that that need to be worked out before they can have a final decision. Um, it was a pretty lengthy meeting, but we I think got a full comprehensive overview of exactly what SAS and planning to do for the next school year, um,
076services that they'll be providing and then the steps taken for um, the potential facility move. >> No, Brooke. Oh, I sorry. >> It's okay. That's not my game today. >> So, uh, the SASID board of directors met on Wednesday, May 20th. We talked about, um, we approved administrator contracts, approved the lease agreements, uh, approved the board of director meetings for the coming year. We had our uh usualformational items of enrollment, staffing, strategic plan progress, uh board committee updates. Uh and then at close session, which was voted on last night by the governing board, was the updates on the executive director contract as well as uh updates on negotiation regarding the facilities planning uh that was just mentioned by Amanda. Sassid is looking to issue depth certificates to purchase this new building, whether it's in Oak
077Oakbrook or whatever other building that they're looking at um to houser programs. Because of this, they have also updated their um or we have updated our joint agreement bylaws allowing any member districts to leave the co-op prior to committing to uh to take on the debt. So every this reminded me that every few years, you know, I'll get the question from the board. Why are we part of SASID and not part of NetSack like the other uh Lake Park feeder districts? So obviously it's it's a good time to uh uh have that conversation or you know uh and you know Amanda did ask that question again you know just a few a few nights ago. So I said perfect timing because I'm going to talk about it you know a little bit during our uh
078board meeting on Thursday. So it is a great time to look at these options. Uh you know this is timesensitive just because as part of the new joint agreement uh they are looking um they're asking any district that's looking to you know part ways with them to inform them or give them an intent uh to withdraw by the end of uh June. That doesn't mean we have to withdraw. What that means is that we intend to but then we get six months to you know uh research it to see if it's to our benefit to see if uh you know what other things we can do. Uh so we would then be given six months to do it do that research and if it's good for us or if not then we can just say
079no we'll stay with you or we can you know we can you know look somewhere else whether we bring the programs here all of our programs back or whether we you know as the question always is why are we not part of NetSack whether we look at NetSack as the co-op that we uh belong to. Again no decisions have to be made tonight. I just wanted to, you know, bring it up so we could we can uh you know, further discuss later, but I did want to let you know of that time-sensitive uh it is um a good time to look at it. Uh I know that both uh Colleen and um Brian and I have met a number of times regarding this. We've also met with administrators that both work uh or have worked
080or currently work in NetSack and SASID. Uh this morning we met with a former superintendent uh that has also uh worked with both uh co-ops and he answered a lot of our questions. So I think we're we're at a good place to continue looking uh at our options and if it is that we want to um you know move away from SASID and and and closer to you know home with NetSack or just bringing everybody home uh we can look at that as well. So just wanted to inform the board about that. questions. >> Um, moving forward with our dashboards, Brian. >> Great. Thank you. We'll go ahead and take a look at the uh finance dashboard. And this is the financial actuals through April 30th. So, believe it or not, in the fiscal year,
081it's June 30th. So, we are uh 10 out of 12 months are in the books. It's about 83% of the fiscal year is done. Um, so again, this is uh the fiscal year through April 30th, and we're taking a look at the revenues through April 30th. Uh, most revenue lines are on track. Virtually all property tax revenue has come in. Uh, it's a little hard to see, but CPPRT is the one line that's trending a little low. Majority payments do come second half of the year. State revenues are actually coming in on track uh, with transportation claim having come in and some more preschool for all. That's a state grant coming in. So we might end the year more or less on budget for state revenues and federal revenues are trending a little above um
082above budget. We might end the year with a little bit more than expected federal revenues due to Medicaid and and grants. Uh all revenues through April 30th are about 27.6 million or 95.5% of budgeted revenues. And if you look at the expenditure side, uh these are the expenditures through April 30th. Salaries and benefits are trending a little under budget. Uh non-C capital are also trending a little under budget. Most expenditures are on track. Uh again in June we'll present the tenative budget for next school year, the FY27. And we'll also have like a projection to end the current fiscal year. Uh through April 30th expenditures are at 25.5 million or about 79% of budgeted expenditures. the uh fund balance report through April 30th. Uh all revenues totaling 26.2 million through the year April 30th. All
083expenditures totaling 24.7 and you have that fund transfers. So the ending fund balance for all funds is 21,865,18382 through April 30th. It's about a 70% fund balance or 256 days on hand. This is the treasury report for the fiscal year. This is just a visual representation of that total fund balance of 21.8 million. Uh where the uh yellow is the current fiscal year comparing to previous two fiscal years. So similar trends as the last two fiscal years. Our current fund balance is lower than at this point last year. That planned um expense against the fund balance to bring that down in line with board policy. Then lastly, this slide is a CPI report, consumer price index or inflation uh for the month of April. The data that released shows that inflation actually rose to 3.8%
084in April on a year-over-year basis. This is the highest rate since May of 2023. It's an increase of about half% from last month. A lot of that is due to record high gas prices that accounted for a majority of it. that's connected to transporting goods and services, connected to airfare. It kind of increases everything. Uh the Fed typically keeps interest rates high to tame inflation, but we'll see what they want to do. New Fed chair, they want to lower rates, but with this high inflation report, um it's a little hard to lower rates. Again, I've got that December, that's that's what's used for the tax levy. So, that was at 2.7% just kind of as a reference. So, again, April's at 3.8%. We'll see what happens. Okay, any questions you >> Dr. Castile with the
085student and staff attendance staff board. >> So, it's your typical uh spring uh attendance. If uh we look at the next slide, we see that you know our uh Greenbrook did very well. We remember we look at the t the 10%. So, you know, as uh was mentioned uh earlier by Amber, our kids like to be in school. So, uh they were here uh in April. Similar for our um for Waterberry, if we look at the uh table again, there was no days where they were over uh that 10%. So, um we know that our kids got healthy because if you remember the previous year or the previous month, uh they were they were out a lot for uh illness. It was a little different at the uh at Springwood at our middle school. Uh
086so um you know uh kids were sick a few a few at least that's what the the calls to the building were were that they were ill. Uh we had over 20 kids uh on each of the uh I think there's four days there. Uh April 27th, May 1st, May 4th, and uh May 11th. Uh but again when we double checked that it was uh majority of them were illnesses. Looking at the staff attendance uh Fridays uh continues to be our uh popular day uh for being out but I mean we had some other the other days as well. So we had a total of 499 absences last month by staff. Uh again, comparison of days of the week between last year and this year. And then the the new graph we started looking at
087this year is the uh administrators compared to support staff compared to teacher attendance. That concludes my report or >> I report on attendance. >> Okay. Uh superintendence report Dr. Castillo. >> Yes. So, we were supposed to do this last uh month and we didn't get a chance to. Assistant principles were busy. So, we uh have the assistant principal appreciation and and their recognition. So, this evening I would like to honor uh our our assistant principles. Well, we would like to honor one assistant principal that follows directions. So, our assistant principles serve as the backbone of our school operations, balancing the complex uh responsibilities of instructional leadership, student advocacy, and daily staff uh safety management. They are often often the first to arrive, the last to leave, working tirelessly behind the scenes to foster a positive
088school culture and ensure that every student has the support they need to succeed. Our APS are essential to the health of our learning environments, and we are grateful for their commitment to our students, staff, and families. So, thank you for all that you do. It does not go unnoticed. and our favorite assistant principal. Come on up. All right. And uh Oh, there is a video. So, let's enjoy this video. That's why I usually put them at the bottom. That's okay. Well, thank you for the reminder. It's >> Mr. G here from Greenberg School. I just wanted to share a message about our assistant principal, Mr. Byer. At Greenberg Halls, where voices grow, there's someone steady, calm, and low, but a not loud and voiced, but strong in care and easy spirit always there. With Packer
089pride in green and gold, the Brewer story is often told. A lover of Wisconsin runs deep and true. Yet Gators get a cheer or two. For every class of student need, you lead with heart, you guide with heat, supporting dreams both big and small. You somehow always reach them all. With AI thoughts in teachers minds, you shape the future, patient, and kind. A steady hand, a thoughtful way. You make a difference every day. So here's to you for all you do, for keeping things bold, calm, and true. Greenbrook's lucky, but that's much clear to have your guidance year to year. Thank you, Mr. Ber. >> Thank you, Mr. Ber. Mr. for. Thank you for everything. >> Wow. I think it's a big >> ready go. >> My honor to talk about Nicole Fano today on
090assistant principal appreciation week. When you think of Nicole, you think of someone who's a great collaborator, hardworking, dedicated, and someone who just really elevates the whole staff, the student population here, and does an excellent job communicating. >> Andrew, coordinated. >> Oh, we're shifting over here. Oh, bye, Nicole. >> Sorry, can't run. >> Thank you, Mr. M. Gracias. >> Thank you, Mr. Mado. Mr. King and Mr. Fogy. No, Mr. Fogy, I've known you for a long time. Look at young Fogy there. But I want to thank both of you guys for always supporting the admin, the staff, and the students. And I have some special guests here. Okay. I'm Ella Cooper, and um I just want to give a little shout out to Mr. King. He is very nice, but he I love his little jokes
091about his hair when he really doesn't have any hair. >> I'm Li Cologne. I love how Dr. Fogy always can help us when the nurse isn't here and he's always around to help us when we need help with the nurse. >> Hi, it's me. Thank you guys both for making all of us laugh. I'm Ameilia Orlac and I want to say thank you Farmer Fogi for always handling situations well. >> I'm Shai Patel. Thank you Mr. King for always being so supportive and I love your hair tips. >> Hey fellas, we all thank you guys. You guys are amazing. I know our students and staff really appreciate you. Love you guys. >> Bye. >> Thank you FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK. >> Thank you for everything that you do. >> Spring wouldn't be the same
092without you. >> Thank you for making a family. >> We appreciate you. We love you. Thank you for everything you do. All right. And the last item on my report is uh last day of schools, June 2nd. So, I want to take this opportunity to wish everyone a wonderful summer. >> Thank you. May I have a motion that the board of education approve the transportation services agreement with Illinois Central as presented? >> Stain. Maria, please call the role. >> Yes. May I have a motion that the board of education enter close session to discuss the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the district or legal counsel for the district, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee or against legal counsel for the district to determine its validity.
093However, a meeting to consider an increase in compensation to a specific employee of public body that is subject to local government wage increase transparency act may not be closed and shall be open to the public and posted and held in accordance with this act and student disciplinary cases. >> So move >> second abstain. Maria please call the role. Amanda, >> yes. >> Lyn Steiner, >> yes. >> Sarah Valeria. >> Friend, >> yes. >> Okay. And we have no action items after the close session, so you guys are free to leave.