001Feel [Music] feel. Heat. Heat. [Music] I feel you. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] All right. Call in the regular Beach Park District 3 school board meeting to order. Diana, roll call. March White here. Butler here. Andrew. Andy Luther here. Kelly Robert here. Please stand for the pledgece to the flag of the United States of America and to the for it stands nationisy and justice for all. I'm turning over to Dr. Wilox for a report. Thank you so much. I think Nathan, you're going to pull up my presentation. While he does that, just a reminder that we do have the board retreat next week, Tuesday. It'll be from 8 to 12. It'll be at the University Center uh at the College of Lake County. Breakfast will be provided. We're hoping everyone can attend and we're going to
002work on goals and priorities for the coming school year for 2526. And then just a reminder that we do have the back to school dash schedule. We've been working with the other three school districts in our community um Winthre Harbor District 1, Zion Elementary District 6, and Zion Benton Township High School District 126. We will have the back to school bash on Monday, August 4th. It'll be from 4 to 6:30 p.m. uh at Zion Dutton Township High School in the parking lot where it was last year. Uh so we're hopeful that we will see all of you there for that as well. So I wanted to take tonight and do kind of a little bit of an update on the strategic plan and our year one priority areas and action plans and what we've done
003and what we need to do moving forward. So if you recall, okay, um the highlighted areas are what we decided to make action plan specific to under those five priority areas. So each one of the action plans align directly with the priority area as well as a focus area under those priority areas. So some things to celebrate. So as part of the action plans in many of the departments we had PD for staff uh that was in the form of Kagan the PD for inclusive environments and education for special ed across the whole district. We piloted using new innovative technology in classrooms to increase student engagement and interaction. I believe that pilot went very well and I think one of the goals in the future will be to continue financially to update what's in classrooms
004across the district. We adopted a new ELA curriculum which we finalized at our last schoolboard meeting. So we will have a K8 aligned ELA curriculum that is also aligned for dual language so that our monolingual classrooms and our dual language classrooms are utilizing the same resources, teaching the same materials and providing the opportunity for more dialogue during the PLC process in all of our elementary schools. We will start implementing it in 2526. We are going to start looking at potentially doing the same thing for math. As you know board, when I was curriculum director, we wrote curriculum frameworks, scope and sequence for all grade levels and those are a little bit out of date at this point. So we're trying to update materials and ensure that we are on the right track for blue ribbon
005schools of excellence as well as ensuring that we're teaching all of the grade level standards K8. This will be the first time ever that we're going to have something that's K8 in the district. We have never had that. Um and even our curriculum frameworks utilize materials in each of the buildings. So panel is what we were using K5 and then the middle school had an array of different materials that they were utilizing. So having something in K8, I'm very hopeful that'll make a huge difference when it comes to test. We have a district-wide focus on improving professional learning communities. So, that was a big area of improvement this year. Uh we have a district um school improvement team who created an agenda that we will use across all PLC's for how to track information what
006we're doing and try to streamline the process. We have parent education. There were lots of opportunities for parents to come learn, be more involved in the community. More staff and stu student appreciation was done this year. That's something we're looking to do and continue to do in the years to come. That would fall under many of our priority areas. Improve systems for HR and tracking information. That's something we haven't had in place in a long time. And with the addition of the director of HR, we were able to put a lot of systems into place, there are still lots more things we need to do to improve the hiring process, retaining people, but it is a work in progress. We developed and rolled out a brand new brand for the district, new logo, new mascots
007for each of our buildings, new hiring materials, larger focus on students, our families, and our staff. We helped develop and begin a district foundation. We're almost ready to get it up and running. Uh one of our new board members was one of those people that helped do that and she's going to transition from the board foundation to being on the school board, but we have people in place to replace her on the foundation. Um, we will be providing information to staff in the coming year on what the foundation will do for the district and how teachers can apply for grants to do extensions of learning in their classrooms through the foundation. So, they would have extra money to provide an extension of learning project or activity to do within their classroom. We developed and implemented
008a district financed dashboard on the website. So, that was a huge undertaking. So anyone can go to our district website, they can pull up the business department and they can look at the dashboard and look at projections of money over time. Uh look how grants are utilized, look at how funding in the district is utilized. Created a 5-year facility improvement plan with funding to back that up. So that's a work in progress. and last began working on a district-wide communication plan. Um, and what our plan is to do is to work with the superintendent advisory committee next year to finalize a communication plan and then roll that out districtwide. So next steps, we obviously have our board retreat on Tuesday. At the board retreat, we're going to look at potential action plans for priority areas
009for the 2526 school year. One of our focus areas is obviously on attaining blue ribbon schools of excellence status for each of our schools and we've created kind of a road map for that. But now we need to talk about what next steps will look like. Celebrating accomplishments of our staff, our students, and our families. We don't spend enough time celebrating the work of kids and the work of our staff. And I do think that should be a priority area for the coming school year, especially at board meetings, is recognizing student achievement as well as staff achievement. Again, implementing our district champion award. At our last board retreat in the summer, we had talked about pins. Uh if someone in the community was to talk to you about a staff member, having a Google form
010for you to fill out as a board member to acknowledge a staff member at a board meeting that is set and ready to go. We have pins, we have magnets, and I would like to move forward with making that an action item for the coming school year. And then obviously the last thing is we need to continue the work we've been doing with the other community school districts in our area um and continue with joint board meetings which are already scheduled for the coming year. We'll be doing that state of education of our learning community in December again where we talk about our student achievement data and what our next steps are collectively. And that is all I have unless anyone has any questions. [Applause] Thank you, Dr. Wilcox. Have a motion to approve the
011agenda. Roll call. I Maria White. Hi. And do you have any correspondence? No. Any questions on old business? I don't see any questions. Any questions on or comments on the building reports? All right. Now to new business. Long range planning. Long range planning met this last week. uh in your board report was a update from Jose and the things that are going on and uh certainly the summer projects around here are in full swing with flooring and tuck pointing and and uh soon to be water uh system improvements out at Newport and uh so those things are are moving along fine. Uh the other thing that the committee is working on is a new sign electronic sign up for crest and I think we have finalized design and now we're going out for uh competitive
012bids and should have more for you than the next meeting. Thank you. Mer finance committee. Good evening. We met this evening finance finance committee to discuss potential impacts with the Illinois budget. Um I am told that there's right now there's no right now that will probably be funded um from the state as we did the same as we did last year. Um we also talked about the blue work um this opportunity for uh us to use the teacher vacancy grant um we discussed the food service contract extension cost uh which we will be um approving this evening um the administrative contract. We discussed that um specifically the tuition reimbursement clause. I got a little more clarity on that and um we discussed a minor administration updates. We reviewed and approved the finance bills and as
013finance committee reports. Thank you Mrs. Butler. Seedall didn't meet. Unfortunately, there was no one able to attend. So I have no update on seedall. Any questions on building reports? Yes, I have a couple of combats I've been looking for building up [Music] green. Hello. Just a couple of comments. I want to um visit Miss um on her report for regarding the eighth grade and the math. All right. reading um regards the capital to make 8th grade reading. Um we also did a data for math on that. Um and also Mrs. Griffith's report. I did attend the um the open house where they give the kids and it was great. Um so I know that we had a great turnout. So thank you for that. And also a comment on the library. I had no idea
014that we had like 1,000 books that we actually dwindled down to 241 outstanding. So I had no idea the impact of that. So we do a great job on that. So those are my comments available for Thank you. Any other would just add to the comment on the gifted open house site. It really helped my crowd are making that transition next year too of my crowd and they're incredibly nervous and that was a warm and welcoming environment put together by Miss Griffith and the Miss Scrammer was there and it was really it was really great. Good. Any questions or comments on department reports? Mr. Adams, do you want to introduce? Sure. Now, before we do the action item, oh, we could do it either way. I was going to wait till you did the action
015item, but before you do that, I just want to introduce you to uh what we hope to be our next director of buildings and grounds. This is Tim Jansky. He comes from district 113 at Highland Park in Deerfield. A lot of experience as a a building manager. Is that what the occurred to his wife's and uh we're really happy to have him. He's going to do a fantastic job here. He's a great fit for the district. And so, you know, you'll be coming to meetings approved with Mr. Andy Luther. Okay. And Mrs. Roers, Kelly Roers. They're on the long range, which will be meeting once a month as well. So, welcome. Thank you. Sure. I just to publicly say I think Andy would would echo what I'm going to say. We are uh grateful for
016what Jose has done for us. You'll be excited to see the products he's left behind for you. Um and we're we're sad to see you go, but also welcome. And uh thank you both for your upcoming efforts and all the work you did for us. [Applause] Okay. Do you have any questions or comments? Since we really don't have anything for close session, I'm just going to skip over that part. For my question, it would be our consent agenda. Do I have a motion to approve? Second roll call. Helen Roers. Hi, Marshia White. Hi, Nicole Burn. I Andy Ler. Hi. All right. On to Do we have a motion for the approval of the hazardless roots resolution? Second. Roll call. Andy Luther. Hi, Marshia White. I Kelly Roberts. I do have a motion for the approval
017of the resolution authorizing prompt payment of bill. I think that should be Bill's purl. And I'll make that motion. Second. Roll call. I Marsha White. I I Right. Motion for the approval of a food service contract extension. So move second. Roll call. Michael I. Andy Luther. Hi. Marshia White. I do have a motion to approve the administrative contracts. So move. Second. Roll call. Marshall White. Hi Ellie Robert. Hi and Luther. Hi Nico. Hi. Welcome Jim. Officially welcome. You don't have to do the motion for approval of school improvement. So roll call I do I have a motion for the approval of the appointment of my new school school board members. So move second. Roll call. Ellie Roberts I [Music] except for one troublemaker. [Music] All right, we have this minister our oath of office. So,
018I'm going to ask Corey to come up. Where do you want me? She's in front of you. All right. Just repeat. You raise your right hand and repeat after me. You're going to have to it's a member. Okay. Sorry. I I ga do solemnly affirm that I will faithfully discharge the duties of the office of member of the board of education of each park school district 3 in accordance with the constitution of the United States and constitution of the state of Illinois and the laws of the state of Illinois to the best of my ability to solely solely affirm that I will faithfully discharge the duties of the official member of the board of education of each park school district 3 in accordance with the Constitution of the United States, the Constitution of the State
019of Illinois, and the laws of the state of Illinois to the best of my ability. I further affirm that I shall respect taxpayer interests by serving as a faithful protector of the school district's assets. I further affirm that I shall respect taxpayer interests by serving as a faithful protector of the school district's assets. I shall encourage and respect the free expression of opinion by my fellow board members and others who seek a hearing before the board while respecting the privacy of students and employees. I shall encourage and respect the free expression of opinion by my fellow board members and others who seek a hearing before the board while respecting the privacy of students and employees. I shall recognize that a board member has no legal authority as an individual and that decisions can be made
020only by majority vote at a public board meeting. I shall recognize that a board member has no legal authority as an individual and that decisions can be made only by majority vote at the public board meeting. Okay. I shall I shall abide by majority decisions of the board while retaining the right to seek changes in such decisions through ethical and constructive channels. I shall abide by majority decisions of the board while retain the right to seek changes in such decisions through ethical and constructive channels. As part of the board of education, I shall accept the responsibility for my role in the equitable and quality education of every student in the school district. As part of the board of education, I shall accept the responsibility for my equitable and quality education of every student in the
021school district. I shall foster with the board intensive participation of the community, formulate goals, define outcomes, and set the course for each heart district three. I shall foster with the board extensive participation of the community, formulate goals, define outcomes, and set the course for the park district. I shall assist in establishing a structure and environment designed to ensure all students have the opportunity to attain their maximum potential through a sound organizational framework. I shall assist in establishing a structure in an environment designed to ensure all students have the opportunity to attain their maximum potential through a sound organizational framework. I shall strive to ensure a continuous assessment of student achievement and all conditions affecting the education of our children and compliance with state law. I shall strive to ensure a continuous assessment of student achievement
022and all conditions affecting the education of our children in compliance with state law. I shall serve as education's key advocate on behalf of students and our community schools to advance the vision of Beach Park School District 3. I shall serve as education's key advocate on behalf of students and our community schools to advance the vision for Beach Park District 3. And I shall and I shall strive to work together with the district superintendent to lead the school district toward fulfilling the vision of the board as creative fostering excellence for every student in the areas of academic skills, knowledge, citizenship, and personal development. and I shall strive to work together with the district superintendent to lead the school district toward fulfilling the vision the school board has created, fostering excellence for every student in the areas
023of academic skills, knowledge, citizenship, and personal development. Congratulations. You got it. [Applause] And now for the real hard for the highest one all together. Do I have I don't know if you're ready for this. A motion to adjourn this meeting. Make your first motion. Cory moved. So moved. Rollers I welcome and this is one of our shortest and