001All right, we have a full house today. I apologize for my voice, so I will try to uh talk close to the microphone so everyone can hear me tonight. Um, at this time, I'd like to call the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Andrea, can you call the role, please? Patricia Bok, >> here. >> Andrea Delati here. Allison DS >> here. >> Tina Alanio, >> here. Stephanie Fiori, >> here. >> Jennifer Ziggler, >> here. Also in attendance we have Dr. Carts, Dr. Stabru, Dr. Leva, Miss Manganelo, Mr. Humbles, Mr. Groby, Miss Groki, Mr. Amsler, Miss Sendelbach, Miss Fishells, Miss Magleone, Miss Basler, and Miss Bulo. >> We have a quorum. Please stand for the pledge. No. >> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which
002it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> I've never done it. >> I just now we will save a Kennedy school. >> I promise to do my best. I would like to entertain a motion that the board of education establish the consent agenda as presented. >> Um, any questions, comments, concerns? Okay, see none. Andrea, call the role, please. >> Yes. >> Fiori, >> yes. >> Ziggler, >> yes. >> Bo, >> yes. >> Delazati, yes. DS, >> yes. >> Okay, motion passes. I'd like to entertain a motion that the board of education approve the consent agenda. >> We have a move and second. Any questions, comments, concerns? Seeing none, Andrea, call the role, please. >> Ianio, >> yes. >> Fiori, >> yes. >> Ziggler, >> yes. >> Bocock, >> yes.
003>> Delati, yes. DS, >> yes. >> Motion passes. There were no items removed, so let's get to the next item. At this time, we have u public participation. Um, we do ask that if you wish to speak before the board that you just fill out a paper that can be found at the table to the side. >> Um, yeah, there's nothing over there. >> Okay, no takers. So, we'll move on so we can get to the fun exciting stuff. Um, uh, up next we have the principal reports and enrollments report. So, let's see what relaxing month you guys had. Uh our principles have created a beautiful collage here that really highlights some of the amazing events that took place across the district. Um we're going to touch back back to March. We had our wonderful
004Kennedy talent show and all of our cubbies who were showcasing their talents. We had an amazing career fair at Lincoln Middle School. Um it was incredible for our students to see all of the different possibilities that are available to them in their futures, their bright futures. We had some pretty fun spirit assemblies at Kennedy and Washington School. You'll see a lovely photo of Miss Magleion uh dawning her duck costume. So um one of many celebrations that we'll have to honor assistant principal Magleone over at Washington School. We had a really cool event at Lincoln called um from our Lincoln loves literacy group and it was charerie and read with me. So the students had the opportunity to share stories that they were going to read over spring break and book titles. um and also enjoy
005a little charerie box. Um after school they have an upcoming event, guacamole and graphics where they're going to dive into some graphic novels. So we're really doing some fun events over at Lincoln Middle School to get the kids excited about literacy and reading. We also celebrated Assistant Principal Week when we returned back from spring break. We had a full day of learning on our institute day back and we sure saw our students dressed to the nines for their spring picture days. So we really look forward to the last 6 weeks of school in district 81. It sure goes by fast and we have a lot of activities and a lot of learning that's still taking place. So thanks to the principles for showing us what's happening in your buildings. >> Wow, that sounds like a
006lot of fun. I can't wait to see what you guys do to close out the year. I can't believe we're already talking about end of school year. Well, we have two. We are going to celebrate all the people in our district um with our two examples of excellence. But first, we're going to go under the sea um to the Spongebob Musical. So, this year we have about 40 students um that are participating on stage and backstage in our production of Spongebob Musical, the youth edition. We'd like to first recognize and thank all of our families who have their students and brought them out tonight. so that the board of education could see a preview. We want to also acknowledge and thank our directors and our staff members that are working so hard to prepare our
007our talented students. We have Miss Tori Tori Cornowski. Um we have Mr. Luis Soliss and we also have Miss Sarah Javanovich. Um our musical week is approaching. We have um performances scheduled for the week of April 27th with two evening performances. um on the 29th and 30th at 6 p.m. So without further ado, we will turn it over to Are you going to say anything, Miss Cornowski? All right, come on up. >> Please. No. All right. Um hello everybody. Thank you so much for coming out tonight. Um we are so so excited to um give you a little sneak peek preview of our show tonight. Uh we are going to be doing our opening number of the musical um called Bikini Bottom Day and we hope you enjoy. >> Sorry. That's what >> Yeah. 11.
008world breakfast for my favorite summer dreams and goes and happy to be here in the world. How I love this town. Good morning. And I see you opening up the I miss every with rocky bottoms. >> No catch. It's a beautiful day and a lot of things la. >> Good morning. ago. A sensitive heart can't get along with these two in >> It's a great day, Squidward. >> We follow Sponge. Home to Sandy Hicks, the squareest part of actual place in W. He got that close. It's just a little smoke. A few more hours and I'll be done with this here. Brand Texas, this country girl will spread her wings and fly. My bushy tail across the trail across the sky. Up and down and looking down to the east. Yay. What in the chicken
009fried parnational? I don't know. That kind of like it. Excuse me, Spongebob. I'm going to go power up the old cas too. of British restaurant. There is a zast be home to zak owned and opened by ms and a wholesome z bucket run by sh with computer life. Two arch nemesis looked in a fast food cold form from the west. Everywhere you look, the skies are clear and sunny. Good weather's best when you're in the mood to make a ton of money. That's what you can until the day you left. No more forever. Forever. I left a plan and I went to college. So you know it's clever. They say that money doesn't matter when you love your work. Ha. >> Soon the day will come when they all choose a matter of time. >>
010Till I get them in line. >> And this town's all mine. Just a typical bottom day. Spongebob reporting for Judy at the greatest restaurant in the entire ocean. Just soak it in the dollar world. One man will all be yours. As soon as you graduate from high school, I was my train manager. But dad, I have my own dreams. Like what? That boy 14 hours a day electric skates. Uh Mr. Grab if she doesn't want to be manager. I use somebody for the job. you. You're just a simple sponge, a fried coconut. Why can't he see? I wore my good shoes and I've got my tie on. Maybe it's me. Am I just a simple sponge to carry on? Come on, Mr. Crabs. I can do it if you give me one chance. Then everyone
011would say good morning, Mr. Square. I can never rest until I walk. I'll always sound that I will hear where all here. Yes, I'll stay true to the bottle. The key went the bottle away. Hey world town. Let the sun shines down. The sun shines down. The sun shines down. The sun shines down. Incredible. exceptional extraordinary world we Now back and I can't wait to see the whole show. So, yay. Thank you again to all of our families who brought the children out. We can't wait to see the show. That was an outstanding sneak peek. So, thank you. >> Thank you. So, now we get to see the talent behind the students and that's our teachers. So, can we have our administration come up to recognize our tenure teacher? Um, while that's happening, there are
012refreshments and coffee uh over to the side over here. And we do ask the teachers when you are done if you could step over to um this area to have your picture taken and Miss Maganella will take the picture. I was like, where is she? >> None of them are working. >> It's okay. We're so excited to be here tonight to recognize our amazing teachers that are being recommended for tenure. Um, so we start with Kennedy's school and first up we have Miss Victoria. talk about you. >> From the moment you walk into her classroom, you can feel the energy and there never seems to be a lack of life and personality and seems to be. Victoria creates an environment where students feel excited to learn and she uses that enthusiasm to build a strong
013foundation that prepares her her kindergarteners for success in first grade and beyond. Her ability to connect with students and make learning more meaningful fun. Victoria brings creativity and consistency to her teaching each day, whether through engaging lessons or even her favorite class that helps her learn. Beyond the kindergarten classroom, she extends her impact by running an afterchool teacher helper club for third graders, giving our older students the opportunity to lead, take responsibility, and support others, which is just another example of how to build a positive school. Victoria, thank you for your dedication, positivity, and heart. Congratulations on this. Next we have >> All right, starting with the song in West Philadelphia most of her days. Well, I'm not sure if she really grew up on the west side or not, BUT I do know that
014Smith has traded that Philadelphia playground for her first grade classroom right near Park where she proudly says Steve 106 is the best place to be. And anyone who visits would definitely agree is the best place to be. She brings back Philly spirit, the perfect balance of hearts and energy that makes her an exceptional educator. Personally, I've had the privilege of serving um for Emily as her teammate on her street, her mentor, her instructional coach, and now her administrator. And watching her grow into the confident teacher that she is today, and our team leader um is so incredible. She's reflective, dedicated, and always trying to grow. She truly does whatever it takes. And her first year with a particularly spirited group, she walk through the hallway just to try to keep them all together. And that
015creativity persists in the community. Beyond the classroom, Emily is involved in yearbook club, our peer committee, the buddy program, talent show, but most importantly, she gives her a full heart for students, building strong relationships, and creating a joyful supportive classroom. I am beyond proud to recommend All right, come on up. So, has made teaching look like no sweat. testament to her dedication and impact. We're honored to recognize her for tending tonight. From her incredible energy to her infectious laugh, her classes is a place where students feel excited, supported, and ready to learn every single day. She brings genuine joy to teaching that is impossible to miss the moment anyone walks into her room. Beyond the classroom, she goes all in for the cubby. Whether it's planning and preparing for spirit assembly or being the first
016to say yes to a costume or inflatable costume, she shows up every time with enthusiasm and heart. She also is one of the most accommodating people around. So much so that she welcome not one but two class include a beta fish and a snail. And honestly, in room 2011, no one is better above and beyond in every way. It means so much to the entire community. Congratulations. In kindergarten, relationships are everything and Lynn truly understands that. From the very first day of school, she creates a classroom where students feel safe, cared for, and excited to learn. She also extends that care beyond her classroom building strong meaningful connection with their families and ensuring that everyone feels like a part of her community. This impact of the staff at her class. She generously shares her talents
017with our entire staff especially when it comes to technology. for monthly tech tips for the technology committee have begun to become something we all look forward to helping us grow stay current and sometimes even solve those why and if that wasn't enough also helps our book club working with students to capture the special memories that each year your dedication creativity and commitment to both your students and your colleagues make you an invaluable part of our Okay, up next we HAVE an honor to recognize this board of student for tenure today. She serves as a second grade teacher and has shown incredible growth in her career. She's become a confident skilled educator and it has been a pleasure to watch class. Your classroom is uniquely calm place. You have a structured environment with strong routines and
018thoughtful differentiation all students feel important and are successful. If you visit the classroom, you'll likely see her sitting around after school with her iPad and pen in her hand. Always focus on enhancing the learning. Her focal presence creates a space for students comfortable and ready to learn beyond the classroom taxes community through the talent show committee and by launching our tech this year to share quick care and everything she does. I'm so proud of you. Uh Julie truly makes teaching second grade look effortless and it is an honor to recognize Julie for watching our classroom in action is something special. Everything runs so seamlessly. Every transition, every lesson is intentional and efficient. It honestly rivals the mass market crew. What really sets her apart is the way that she embraces innovation. She's always at the
019forefront of technology, finding creative and meaningful ways to engage her students and bring learning to life while inspiring others to integrate these tools into their own. Her students are incredibly lucky to be a part of a space that is not only structured and supportive but also more encouraging and beyond the classroom. She's highly valued member of the team always willing to share ideas and resources helping others. Her work on the math committee is just another example of not only students but everyone of the team and congratulations and last but not least we have It's an honor to recognize during her time at Kennedy school. She taught both second and first grade consistently demonstrating her dedication to both strong. She creates a classroom environment where children feel safe, supported, and inspired to grow both academically and
020beyond the classroom. Alexa enriches our school community through her leadership of the club and her role as one of our lead organizers of our show. Drawing on her dance background, she provides students the opportunity to shine and even stage herself for that. She also brings energy to our monthly spirit assembly and she is a Tik Tok master with our Alexa's passion, commitment and positive impact herving impact will have Maybe our It has been truly rewarding to watch her business. leadership. There's a good chance in her room. She needs empathy, energy, and engages. Now I'm back above and beyond and always has taught and grade for most of her tenure, but luckily she moved to the room this year, and it has been a pleasure to work with Rachel and truly getting to know worked very
021well in the reading. Rachel is passionate, loving, and works hard to ensure that her students are not only learning while they read, but they learn to love. Rachel is a very busy teacher. She has worked on Washington Musical for the last four years and has been the director for Aladdin and Beauty and the Beast, which were both amazing. Rachel is also our go-to person on the team for technology. She knows everything for old dogs like me. She really helps me out on probably an hour. Um she has been a mentor and currently is the MSS leader for the reading room. She is our go-to person for almost every vegetable and surprisingly she is always first in line when breakfast is served in HER when the rest of our team starts going off on a tangent.
022We usually do. She can always keep working and stay on task and usually gets things done without it. Is my honor to recommend Rachel Lee for tender and look forward to Rachel's continent. This is for her second year as instruction. from the real support ideas and she adapts to focus. model. Washington. We're grateful for all Mr. Younger or is Peter He's an amazing teacher on our free team. He's a great role model for our kids and builds wonderful relationships with his students and the college. Of course, his passion and love for teaching and learning will get any child interested in what he's teaching and gets them excited to learn. Andrew has an amazing sense of humor. kind of our class. Um, I would say that Andrew's laughter can be heard no matter where you are
023and it's always great and a smile on his face whenever students walk up. He also will be the person who gets the staff excited to play games. One day we're in the office and all of a sudden they're like Andrew's like, "No, we're gonna play Star. I don't even know what that is." So to my amazement, what I saw was every teacher running around the school trying to find a missing. So, as I said before, Miss Lee was always first in line um for the uh snacks and lunchions. Andrew was always a close second. We usually try to push Rachel all the way, but Rachel always won. Andrew has worked on our seal committee. He organized the special club for kids after school. And we are so proud to recommend Wedding paper has been has
024had another outstanding year at Washington. She has remained highly receptive to feedback. We are proud to recognize her dedication. supporting. He is actively involved in school and often play an important role and creator A bring them up. Bring them up with you. Go with mommy. Come on. It's your celebration, too. >> I mean, there is. >> YAY. YAY. I'm the kind um be an amazing teacher. She has taught in all three schools during her tenure. She began as a special education care professional and then stepped into a returning lead at Kennedy School in our SLDC and continued to work as a special education resource teacher. Currently, Michelle is teaching in the SLBC at Washington. >> Yeah, MICHELLE. probably the most patient, caring, and easygoing educator I have ever met. I'm not sure how she does
025it. No matter what is going on in her classroom, and there's a lot that goes on, uh she is always able to remain cool, calm, and composed to help for her students at Michelle is able to meet the needs of her students as individuals and is consistently changing her program to make sure that it works for each and every she incorporates mindfulness and yoga practices into our daily learning in order to teach her children to keep a calm mind and body in order for them to be successful. I'm not sure how, but Michelle was able to also make time to be the choreographer for our musical this year and did an amazing job with music. We are very excited to recommend Michelle for tenure and we look forward to her dedication and her continued passion
026for teaching our most amazing students at We'd love to get a group photo of this amazing cohort of teachers tonight. So, if you could all make your way over in front of our um banner. On behalf of the board of education, we'd like to thank all of you for your commitment to District 81. We understand that you have a choice on where you choose to work and call your learning community. And we just feel blessed here tonight. Every amazing thing that you help make our learning community better. So, thank you for choosing us. Thank you for your continued commitment to our students. Um, I have no doubt that you'll continue to make an impact on our learning community and we just want to congratulate you. Um, and thank you for all that you do each
027day to make us better. So, CONGRATULATIONS. Thank you. It is so great to see so much love and support in this room from family, from your home family, your work family. You know, there was a lot of themes that we heard in those seasons doing relationships, dedication to yourself, your craft, your students, involvement in and out of the classroom, and growth not only of yourself, but other students, too. So, we thank you so much. We are so happy you chose SH Park. We can't wait to see what it means to do in the future, but you do not have to stay for the remainder of this. Go out and celebrate with your family. And we hope you enjoy the lovely evening before it rains. and please celebrate the ENTIRE >> old information. Um, there is
028no new business, but we do have new business action. I'd like to entertain a motion that the board of education approve the Kennedy roof project bid as presented. Any questions, comments, or concerns? The bid information our packet. Can you call the role, please? >> Yes. >> Ziggler, >> yes. >> Beli, yes. D, >> yes. >> Motion passes. Um, at this time I'd like to entertain a motion that the board of education adjourn to executive session at 6 >> 43 p.m. to discuss personnel collective negotiating ma matters and semianual review of close session minutes. >> Any questions, comments, concerns? Andrew can call the role, please. >> Yes. Fiori, >> yes. >> Ziggler, >> yes. >> Box, >> yes. >> Delata, yes. down. >> Yes. >> Motion passes. >> Okay. I'd like to entertain a motion that
029the board of education reconvene the regular board meeting of April 15, 2026 at 7:36 p.m. >> Andrea, final roll, please. Ewanio, >> that was a yes. >> Fiori, >> yes. >> Ziggler, >> yes. >> BCO, >> yes. >> Delati, yes. Downs, >> yes. Okay, motion passes. I'd like to entertain a motion that the board of education approve to maintain the close session meeting minutes of September 2025 to February 2026 closed to the public. >> Questions, comments, concerns? >> Wait, we didn't get a second. Sorry. Two moves. >> I'll make a second. >> Fine. >> Okay. Okay. No questions. All right. Andrea, call the role, please. >> Yes. >> Fiori, >> yes. >> Ziggler, >> yes. >> BCO, >> yes. Delati. Yes. DS. >> Yes. >> Motion passes. I'd like to entertain a motion that the
030board of education approve the personnel report for the month of April as presented. >> I'll second. >> Any questions, comments, concerns? Andrea, call the role. >> Dewanio, >> yes. >> Fiori, >> yes. >> Ziggler, >> yes. >> Boco, >> yes. >> Delati, yes. DS, >> yes. >> Motion passes. I'd like to entertain a motion that the board of education approve the Kennedy School Washington School tenure teachers as presented. Um, >> hey, any questions, comments, or concerns? >> I just want to say I think it was nice that we had so many of them here. >> We had so many teachers come to support them and family members and it's nice to see. >> Would you also like the record to show that you really enjoyed the speeches? >> Yes, I love those speeches. Great. True.
031>> Yes, it was it was great. It was a very it was a very um celebratory night. So, thank you. >> Um Andrea, call the role. >> Yes. >> Fiori, >> yes. >> Ziggler, >> yes. >> Bocock, >> yes. >> Delati, yes. DS, >> yes. >> Motion passes. Uh no public participation. I'd like to entertain a motion that the board of education adjourn the regular board meeting of April 15th at 7:38 p.m. >> I'll second. Okay. >> Andrew call the role. >> Ianio, >> yes. >> Fiori, >> yes. >> Ziggler, >> yes. >> Bo, yes. Delati, yes. DS, >> yes. >> Motion passes. Meeting adjourning. Thanks, guys. Have a great night.