4-3-25 Regular School Board Meeting For C.U.S.D. 95

001Good evening everyone. Thank you all for coming this evening. I'd like to call the order the Thursday April 3rd 2025 community school district 95 Board of Education meeting Kate. We call the roll, please. Mr. Goldberg here, mr Hey, here. This is Maloney here. Dr. Pinter here. Mrs. Warren here. Mrs. Dan agar here Mr. 18 here still here if you'll all rise and please join me in the Pledge of Allegiance Okay, once again, thank you for coming this evening I want to as you I think pretty much everybody knows we had an election this week and I want to Give my heartfelt. Thanks to all of the candidates who put their names out there You know, it's not a fun process to go through and certainly anybody who steps forward and does that I have a

002great deal of appreciation for to do that I Want to also say I'm personally delighted to see that our three incumbents won the election handily and I'm very proud of that Very thankful. I think that goes to the fact that our community Respects and honors the great work that all of you do. So thank you for that I also like to thank and recognize miss Alicia Tim who also won the open seat that vacated by mr Hobb and we'll look forward to Miss Tim coming on the board here shortly and on that note the way Our county works is the county takes 21 days to officially certify the election Once that process is complete we then have up to 40 days to actually seat the new board so it looks like due to some personal

003conflicts we are going to have to have a special meeting to do that and We're looking at either the evening of May 5th or May 6th to make that happen So I'd like to ask my fellow board members to look at their calendars and let me know which of those two evenings worked It should be short, you know 30 45 minutes the most will adjourn it a reasonable time say You know 530 will begin and we should be out of there by 6 or 6 15 So I'd like you to get back to me Hopefully before the evenings out and let me know which of those two evenings works best for you all And we will try to make that happen Five or six that's a Monday and a Tuesday in May. Yes That is

004that is going to be a very busy week. We have pitch night that week. We have the recognition that we've got Educated the year recognition. So we have quite a few events that week And so we're trying to to squeeze everything in the best that we can Okay with that next up is challenge coins, and I believe mrs. Warren you have something for us this evening I do I have quite a few challenge points. I Haven't had any challenge points for the last month or so, but it's because it took a while to get these groups together To be able to do this So my first set of challenge coins was awarded to an incredible team of early childhood educators Specialists and administrators mrs. Diane Bondioli Miss Stephanie furlong miss Jen Hellman miss Vicki Ivan's

005miss Nancy Lafayette miss Tyler lamb Miss Beth Lloyd miss Maria Moriano miss Stephanie Ortega Miss Laurie purdoon and miss Carrie Tushner and miss Kelly will miss it well in ski. Sorry Dr. Galt began talking with me about her desire to reach our learners in the community From aged birth to five years a couple years ago. She brought this idea up to me I agreed that I thought it was a wonderful idea, but How do you execute this in district 95? In a former district she was in a district that had a hospital sort of right in the middle and everybody went there to have Their babies so they could reach out to those new families the new students coming into her school district At birth and that really doesn't work for our district since we

006have Quite a few great hospitals in the area and people go all over to have their children. So I noticed that Reaching future students was included as a point in our empower 95 strategic plan and the goal of creating this outreach was part of our 2425 action plans I was able to attend the first little learners reading session and was impressed by the event that this Talented team had created and executed in the fall I was also able to attend the last little learners reading session and saw the same wonderful planning and execution with many more participants the team has developed a wonderful program the word has spread and Participation increased this talented team was given a blank slate literally a blank piece of paper And they said figure it out and they did they

007created a schedule that worked for families with young children And they created an experience that was worth attending Congratulations to everyone in these pictures and thank you for making this idea a reality so my second set of challenge coins was awarded to all the nurses in our district a couple of months ago I was at Isaac Fox to deliver an item to the front office and was talking with the principal Katie Kaiser and Noticed that several nurses were in the nurses office. So I jokingly asked her What are you having an epidemic here at Isaac Fox? What do you need three nurses in your nurse's office for so she laughed and she explained to me why they had three nurses at their school last spring and Isaac Fox parent and Harper College is Assistant professor

008Stephanie Petrakowski Approached Jill Steubenball who is the nurse that Isaac Fox at the time About allowing Harper College nursing students to have the opportunity to have one of their student nursing rotations at district 95 to learn more about being at school nurse Jill worked with Sandy Coppola who is our district lead nurse and Dr Lauren McCardell to determine the viability of enabling this learning experience The plan was approved and put into place all of our nurses have been mentoring student nurses Completing either a stern student nursing rotation or a capstone course Especially in our educational setting I think it is wonderful that our nurses have taken on this teaching role to their profession and are helping to train the next Generation of potential school nurses you can see in some of these photos that the

009timing worked out Well that a student nurse was in the office as well when I went to award the challenge point Both the students and the staff nurses confirmed that this has been a wonderful learning experience for both of them Another reason to thank our nurses is for the trifecta of illnesses that they've had to deal with this past winter season We they've been a resource for students staff and families as they battle flu RSV Stomach illnesses and all the regular winter ailments you have our nurses are not only a resource for our students in the building But for our staff and our families I have a good friend who's a school nurse and she is constantly asked for advice by staff members They are an integral part of our school and I really want

010to recognize them So thank you to nurse Leslie Biazzi who's at Spencer Loomis nurse Christine Butita who? Starts at May Whitney and then moves to the young adult center Nurse Kent doll who starts at Lake Zurich high school and moves over to May Whitney to assist Nurse Jill Eklund who's at Middle School North nurse Elizabeth At Middle School South nurse Jenny Hefferon at Seth Payne nurse Heather Kinsey at Lake Zurich high school Nurse Sandy Coppola who is at the high school and also serves as our lead district nurse Nurse Julia plants who is at May Whitney and nurse Carol Susak at Isaac Fox nurse autumn Wallen at Sarah Adams I have to say Nurse autumn Wallen is a Navy veteran and so when I pulled out that challenge coin she knew exactly What that was

011it was incredibly honored to be receiving this so I love it I also want to extend a special Thank you to Kate Povich who figured out the logistics to get me to every single school and to see every single nurse You can see my sweaters changed so it was many days getting administrators there But it was so wonderful to do this and I think nurses, they're a backbone and I think they sort of sometimes off operate in the back and They really are an incredible resource and to be doing this to student You know enabling this experience for student nurses from Harper College. I think is just incredible just so wonderful So thank you to all the nurses in our thank you Thank you so much Lisa. I still have one more. Oh I told

012you I was busy. My bag was really heavy carrying all these challenges So my final challenge coin was presented to Patricia Linares Her title is parent liaison, which is a unique position in a school district She not only serves as a liaison between the school district and school families But she also serves as an advocate for many of those families Miss Linares supports the planning and execution of the quarterly BPAC meetings and encourages all Bilingual families to attend and I have to do a little shout out to the entire BPAC team because district 95 Consistently has over a hundred and fifty parents guardians and students attend these meetings Which makes them one of the best attended BPAC meetings in the area. So kudos to the whole team Miss Linares was instrumental in spreading the word

013and encouraging Bilingual families with children under the age of five to attend the little learners events Her presence at all of these events the little learners reading event the BPAC meetings is Welcoming and comforting to many families and I think that she's a big part of why a lot of them do attend Miss Linares also works closely with Joni's closet and other community partners to obtain the services and items that are needed for under-resourced families in our district She has proven to be a great resource for dr Galt as the district was navigating the creation of its planned response for potential immigration or DHS visits and Helps to keep our administration team informed sort of of the the feeling of some of these families that may be affected by those I Personally have the pleasure

014of working with miss Linares as well outside of district 95 We both serve at the local food pantry and she is a great resource there as well I have seen firsthand that her compassion her thoughtfulness and her persistence Make her a wonderful asset not only to district 95, but to the community that she serves. Thank you Patricia Thank you again, Lisa Kate we've already signed a public comment No, there is not. Thank you very much. Next up is the consent agenda. Dr. Galt. Thank you. Mr Goldberg this evening for the board I have the approval of minutes from the Board of Education open and closed session meetings held on March 13th and 20th 2025 as well as minutes from the special meetings held on January 25th and February 18th 2025 approval of payrolls approval of

015the Dell annual staff laptops and replacement of student CAD laptops Illinois High School Association annual membership renewal the resolution for non renewal and dismissal of probationary teachers not in last year of probationary period the personnel report which includes the change of certified staff resignation of certified staff change of Non-certified staff employment of non certified staff resignation of non certified staff and stipends for the April for April 3rd 2025 thank you. Thank you. I need a motion to approve the consent agenda as prepared and presented by the administration I have that motion, please. So moved second. Okay, lean. Thank you, Peter. You call the roll, please Mr. Hay Ms. Maloney. Yes, dr. Pinter. Yes, mrs. Warren. Yes, mrs. Dan agar. Yes, mr. Etienne Yes, mr. Goldberg. Yes. Thank you very much. Next up is the superintendent

016support back to you again. Dr Gold. Thank you this evening several items for the Board of Education members No communication of note to share this evening However, we have two wonderful donations that I do want to acknowledge So thank you to STV incorporated for donating $2,500 to our robotics group at our high school Additionally, and I I'm not sure if I'm going to say the name correctly, but Matthew Swydek donated to Lake Zurich High School robotics team $2,000 in memory of mr. John Kaiser and so thank you to both and we we greatly appreciate it The FOIA report is held within the board agenda so you can see that In teaching and learning we had several discussions this evening. The first was related to BPAC. So our bilingual Program that we offer to our families

017We've had multiple Opportunities for our families to engage once in October November February The most recent is the March 19th meeting that provides an opportunity Both for learning but also for our families to register their children with support of district personnel And so that is largely attended You'll notice that our numbers pretty much stay around 160 to 170 depending on the meeting the in-person meeting We enrolled 105 students at that event and then also our families were able to participate in some learning that evening related to young adults within the home 18 and up and What they might want what kinds of conversations they might want to have with their 18 year olds as they prepare for? What's next in their journey? additionally, we spoke about summer semester and really just talked through The logistics

018as the board is aware We have moved our summer school program for the upcoming school year to Isaac Fox and Middle School South Excited to give me Whitney a little bit of a break and and we with that break we're able to provide some additional opportunities in the area of enrichment for some of our students because We have more classroom space with both of those buildings being captured and so excited about that Did want to point out that? We have a great deal of interest so much so that we Have no needs outside of our district to look for staffing as far as certified staff are concerned We are still in the process of hiring ESY paraprofessionals But we are we are in a really good position as we begin our efforts towards summer school.

019So Definitely excited about that. I wanted to remind the board We had shared with you that our summer school programming was going to be accessible online For parents to be able to learn more about our programming as well as some other items And so this just gives you a quick glimpse into what our families would see You're welcome to go on and take a look at it very proud of those efforts We did discuss one of the one of the many benefits to having it online Is that we are able to make in the moment adjustments? And so we were able to add a course and we wouldn't have been able to do that So easily previous because we were sending PDFs to parents to their homes for enrollment or for access to those programming

020and so very excited about that and Then Right now we're just in the final stretch of getting ready for summer school. And so registration Opens tomorrow April or I'm sorry Communication goes out tomorrow and it will open actually on Monday at 10 a.m and so our families will have their first opportunity to go ahead and Get access to that typically one of the one of the courses that is Highly participated or wanting to access is our driver's education and so families will want to make sure that they're ready to go at 10 a.m who are wanting that program because we only have so many slots for it and Many people want access to that program So again really excited about what will come with our summer programming We also then spent a little bit of

021time talking about middle our middle school experience and our current philosophy This was a topic that was generated by one of your colleagues So mrs. Warren had asked for additional information related to our middle school experience It's changed over the years and so wanted to have somewhat of an update related to what we offer and what students can Experience we talked a little bit about the middle school experience Versus a junior high experience and the importance and significance of teaming as it relates to our staff And really that benefits everyone is our staff are able to develop very strong relationships with our students and families as they serve the same group of students for the most part and So a junior high is more operated like a mini high school almost and so it's departmentalized

022And so that would be the most significant difference We then spent some time talking about the daily schedule What kinds of courses our students have access to please recall that at the sixth grade level they get more of a taste or an opportunity to explore Different courses and then in seventh and eighth grade they have the opportunity to start that elect more elective type process and so they have more choice But that choice is based on the experiences that they had in sixth grade to sample different opportunities or different courses And then this just shows the board Just how we sequence those courses how they end up Progressing to the high school level and again I'll say district 95 is so fortunate because we have a unit we are part of a unit district And

023so that alignment is very beneficial to students and families So very proud that we're able to continue that really strong alignment for our students and show that progression of opportunities across the board and then After we did that and we talked a little bit more about schedules, etc but then dr McArdle under other had some conversation as it relates to a student services update and just wanted to Make the board aware that you know, we're constantly constantly looking at student needs across our system and as we note those then we're looking at opportunities to Analyze and to determine whether or not we can offer additional programming so there was a note a noted area of Potential additional mental health needs at the high school level for students specifically with IEPs And so I do want

024to make that note District 95 has always had the capacity to support students both within our system as well as outside Meaning of private placement if necessary However at this point we are analyzing our ability to offer potential opportunities for students Greater than what we have typically done for a small group of students at the high school level who have IEPs that may have May be experiencing some additional mental health concerns. And so we're looking at that opportunity And we'll have more information for the board in the coming weeks But we first just wanted to make you aware We have some other work to do including reaching out to families And so I don't have a whole lot for you tonight, but more to come in that area and then celebrations and events We I

025did want to celebrate It's always an honor when our students do well in their athletics and we celebrate our teams We get excited for their wins and their successes However, it's equally exciting when our students receive an award of sportsmanship and their participation in those athletics and how you know how they step up and their commitment to Exemplary sportsmanship and so one I do want to recognize MSN for winning this award from IESA It is something that is voted on by peer districts And so they acknowledge that building as a building who really demonstrated exceptional sportsmanship Additionally, I want to thank our coaches who work with our students and ensure that our students are participating in a way that would be just successful and Prideful for our district. So thank you to all of them

026for our programming for our coaches and our athletes at Middle School North And then wanted to highlight I know the board has heard mrs Stevens name a couple of times certainly over the course of this past school year But I am proud to say that she is the keynote speaker at the upcoming 2025 Minnesota school safety conference and the title of that Presentation is unlocking safety excellence and I'm excited for mrs Stevens to continue to represent the district well across our country and then I'm going to turn it over to Mrs. Warren because we had some board members who should be recognized this evening as well We did at our last meeting mr Goldberg shared that Natasha Dannegar Doug Goldberg Eileen Maloney and myself attended the Illinois Association of School Board Lake Division meeting and

027we received district 95 second school board governance award What he didn't tell us was that night two of our board members also received individual awards as well The board leader recognition program was created to recognize school board members for individual time and effort Devoted to learning and leadership activities Doug Goldberg is the new recipient of the first level recognition as an established board leader and Eileen Maloney has received the second level of recognition as a distinguished board leader So congratulations to the both of you for your achievement and thank you for your board service and commitment to continue to learning Thank You mrs. Warren Oh is it three I thought it was two Okay, well Congratulations That's awesome. So very proud very proud. So thank you very much for your service. And I did include

028again mark your calendar We have another sip and check coming forward on April 21st. This one is in the evening. And so just note that Currently right now both myself and mrs. Stallion are scheduled to be present at that engagement Additionally want to remind the Board of Education members if you have not yet signed up for the memorial event I would ask that you go ahead and take care of that and please let us know that you would like to be in attendance It is by RSVP only Pitch night coming up if you have not seen one, I cannot recommend this enough It is an awesome event and so I hope that each of you will take the opportunity To be present if you could just let me know I'd like to post if we're

029going to have more than two board members present at that event and then the Lake County Awards is May 7th at 5 p.m Is when it starts. I believe dinner and the event begins at 6 p.m. It is again at the Lake County Fairgrounds The lakes are a high school graduation is scheduled for May 7th At 3 p.m. It is in the stadium. So I look forward to that event And then for the Board of Education retreat right now, we've scheduled it for July 12th That's tentative. So if you could just mark your calendar and mr Goldberg will certainly work with you to ensure that that date is acceptable for our board moving forward It is yes, correct And that's all I have for you this evening Thank you very much. Dr. Gall Okay, now

030we're going to move on to the next item Okay, next up is reports to the board the first item being the staffing projections Hello. Good evening. Hi julia Um, so as we annually do at this time of year, we provide you with our staffing projections for the upcoming school year Typically we take current enrollments for grades Kindergarten through fifth enroll those up and then project based on those numbers and then middle school and high school as well based on course selections You can see all of those numbers I have provided for you at the elementary level right now we are Anticipating that we are down to sections. However Kindergarten enrollment has just begun I will say our initial kindergarten numbers are lower than what we have seen in the last couple of years So we

031are still watching those and we'll continue to watch those on an almost daily basis from now until school starts But because of that and then obviously changes with enrollment with students moving in and out We'll continue to watch those. I do anticipate that we probably will be flat or pop a couple of sections those were all noted in the individual spreadsheets of the Buildings and grade levels that we are watching at the middle school level. We are down one fte at middle school north Again due to enrollment and based on their staffing and their subject areas they are able to reduce an fte The high school always fluctuates every year depending on course selection by department So those are up and down in various areas, but they are overall down a point 0.3 So with

032that and then our total overall right now we look like we are down 4.3 fte across The district that does not include any additional Staffing needs that we have brought to you previously related to el and bilingual So we'll continue to watch those and bring those forward later on And I am happy to answer any other questions you might have kelly Sure. Okay. My question is concerning study halls So i'm just curious our I know that when my daughter started I don't know who this question is for actually it just But when she started high school, I didn't understand that she what like she should take a study hall Did I ask this before because if I did let me know but I think that As new parents to high school, you're just like, oh

033i'm supposed to fill all of these different boxes with all these different classes but then there's the realization now that she's like Mom, I have like all these this homework and you told me not to take like you didn't tell me to take a study hall And I was like, well, I didn't know I was supposed to You know, so I wonder if we do have these like higher rates of needing staff because Children are signing up for these classes because their parents aren't aware that Maybe they should be taking study hall So I don't know who that's for that's probably you so in terms of When our counselors go to the middle schools, they do kind of explain what the registration process looks like they explain Kind of those graduation requirements what a typical

034freshman path looks like Um, I they do discuss study hall and it certainly is recommended for Particularly a person coming from eighth grade and ninth grade. That's a significant transition We have several families who opt not to take that study hall. And so that's not that's not necessarily uncommon As we've talked here at the board table our high school has a very impressive range of electives So that is certainly very attractive to some of our students in our families But we'll certainly take that feedback just so we make sure that that message is clear that a study hall is absolutely an option A pretty good one as you facilitate that transition from eighth grade to ninth grade Yeah, can I ask you one more question about that? Do you see a difference from ninth grade

035after parents are like, oh I figured out that I messed that up By the second like the sophomore year, oh between freshman and sophomore year I'm going to actually ask dr. Walsh to come up. He's shaking his head. No, so um, and He's more intimately involved in the scheduling and what students are selecting. So I will let him come up and speak to that Yeah, just to Sorry Uh to talk about what dr. McArdle said we definitely push taking a study hall I have personal conversations with families being like Especially from eighth to ninth grade I talk about my own personal experience with my children The counselors talk and then I will say as you get to 10th 11th grade We have individual conversations depending on the kid, but I will tell you we do

036often have families say I hear what you're saying We will not take a study hall. We even have kids who don't take lunch as well They don't take what lunch? Whoa, okay, not a lot, but probably about 10 Okay, that that is true. Um, we do try to make sure that families just understand that It does come with additional work outside of the school day And so just to be cognizant of that but we do have students And again, we want to meet everybody's need and so we have students who feel that that best meets their need and so um, you know certainly our counselors and dr Walsh and his team are working closely with those students and families as they make those kinds of decisions But we are always pushing like for the social

037emotional well-being to take a study hall And our counselors as well. Yeah, thank you. Thank you The two questions I had you answered in your presentation, so thank you very much Thank you mark lisa I'm curious We had it sort of a unique year this year that the original date that everyone had on the calendar for kindergarten registration Had to be canceled because we had a big snowstorm And so we had to reschedule it which I know it's it's just communication does that still work now I have to get a sitter again. Does kindergarten registration have to be in person? Is sort of my first question. No, they can they register online, but they do have to come in to provide their documentation So at some point and so our in our buildings and our

038building assistants do a really good job Following up with families individually collecting all those pieces of information and that's Part of the number issue is that that we don't enter them until they have all of their pieces and so They're constantly calling and telling me I have this number But I have 10 in the queue and so I know i'm really gonna have this but until they're fully registered We don't actually have them in the account. I'm just I just see it in so many different experiences that I see of Trying to get people during a workday To come in, you know, because our schools are not open until Yes, six at night and so I just I just wonder if that's creating a hurdle that maybe is somewhat Our buildings are very accommodating to

039kindergarten registration because they're very anxious to get those numbers So yeah, they make they work it out with wonderful. That's good to hear. Thank you Thank you. Lisa eileen No questions. Thank you for the very thorough report. Thank you. Thank you. Eileen peter Yes, thanks again for the great report. I appreciate it Um I noticed like even right now you have the 3.0 fte for the math specialist and that will be looked at As the budget development Process goes forward right now you're projecting of course subject to change minus 4.3 fte and um, I guess I have two questions one is you know, um Well in your experience since you've been there before do you see it leveling out or do we have one of the spaces here that we could get the mouse specialist

040and and um Um, so so like if we are minus one fte or minus two fte What's what's your sense of that minus 4.3 and how it might level out by the end of your Time to plan so we we typically don't change at middle school and high school after we do this So those won't won't fluctuate. So it's really at the elementary level with the exception potentially of bilingual el except for bilingual and el but as far as regular classrooms, um From what i've seen and i'm watching I would anticipate that we'll be back to flat or up Probably two so that four that we're down. I I anticipate will probably be flat. It's gonna go away um And then my related question is if even if it's flat and you have to add

041one again a mouse specialist for example just Um At what points do you have to make that decision? So that you could get that person hired and in place Well, that would be a conversation with dr. Gall, but we would want to make that decision I would say relatively early into the summer to be able to hire particularly for a math specialist If that's what we determined that we needed those are harder positions to fill Um, so we would want to try to do that earlier than later and my I suspect that we'll have greater information related to state Changes and expectations related to finance because we're anticipating a few And we'll better understand that by the beginning of june And so that fits that timeline and so you'll hear more about that after tonight's

042budget But then there's more work that dr. Romano will speak to that we need to do between now and the beginning of june That will help us to better understand What dollars do we have and how should we allocate those? They both dr. Romano and mrs. Besich wrote the math specialist the paraprofessionals, etc within the report because As you know, we walked through the the financial workshop and we made some decisions as to here are our priorities Here's where we would like for those dollars to be spent But we also have an obligation and a responsibility to a balanced budget and so that will come together About the beginning of june. Yeah. Well, thank you and You know, I mean obviously most sort of people listening to me here know why i'm raising these issues

043But I think it's important and I think if we're we we continue to say that we want to provide resources and help to Our math professional existing and add more resources at some point We have to make the investment and we have opportunities to make those investment roughly once a year So so I think So that's why I think it's important To think about it now in the next couple months and hopefully We may not have Space enough to add 3.0 But I think it's important to keep that in mind that maybe even one would be a step Forward so that families that as i've said a hundred times Who who might need that additional resource and teachers as well that might need that additional resource to help Move our math numbers would be able

044to find that resource. Thanks Thank you peter natasha Um, I know we discussed this earlier, but just as a reminder What is the set date when we decide? Not to um if a section goes over that we don't pop it It will be I think it's july 14th. That is the agreed upon date right and we changed that this year, right? We did we moved it a little bit. It'll be 30 days before the first day of student attendance Yes, so what I was wondering is as a district are we going to communicate? towards parents to parents the importance of registering for that date because And then i'll just finish this I got the idea because I saw on a facebook post of a very specific Group, which is like the isaac fox class of

045whatever class my second grade son is in which is one of those classes that popped after that date And the mom specifically said Every parent in this grade needs to register their child The reason we went over is because of late registrations and I thought how wonderful that is That that parent is educating really informally. So I just think As a district and I know we've done a great job communicating but really maybe being explicit about that timeline And what that could mean for your student? By not registering for that date. Yeah, I think that is a great point I think additionally as we communicate we need to continue to make sure that our families know that There's no financial commitment to registering And so we just need the registration paperwork and then the financial

046commitment comes later And I do think that that sometimes can also be a barrier So I agree with you and we'll work to make sure that those things are communicated. Thank you And then along those lines, I feel like the district did a great job I mean again, I have personally a student that was in a classroom that was bigger than it probably should be And I know that the district worked with those teachers to make that situation as Good as possible are rebuilding flexibility because I looked at the numbers There's a lot that are teetering there and if they don't teeter And you have again a class of 27 second graders Do we have the flexibility to then again provide help in those situations? so again, I would say that I will have to

047defer that to First the budget but secondly if we don't pop those sections Then that number that mr Atn was speaking about that that minus four and we think it'll be flat or maybe a couple over Those that should still exist that That flex right there should still exist for to allow us to provide greater support to classrooms that might be in need so it it'll depend on Which classrooms go over which classrooms don't go over? um, but additionally Even at the start of the year we're looking for additional substitute teachers so that we can support some of our classrooms that may have higher numbers and then Pull away some of that support if it's not necessary and then make different decisions if it's more permanently necessary Thank you natasha Julia, thank you again for

048the comprehensive report a couple of questions for you When you know based upon historical data, when would you say i'll talk about kindergarten registration specifically? Why don't you say we'll be at like the two sigma point where we have a really good idea on what those registrations are going to look Like the bulk of them come in Uh that it's a great question. I think Based on where we are right now, probably not till mid-june And I was looking at the the demograph demographer and their projections compared to where we are now and exactly my point We are quite off. So, um that Was worrisome, but like even looking at a building like spencer lumis. I've had a lot of conversations with mrs. Rothermill and um She she's very concerned about her numbers because they're

049quite lower than she expected But she also doesn't think like they're they're not all these kids out there that she's anticipating would have been there So we're watching them closely the buildings are watching it very closely, too Yeah, because it did seem to me I went back and again looked at the historical data and we're way down and I looked at the demographers data So it seems to me either one or two things is happening one You know, we have less kindergartners in the district or two people are just registering later, right and you're saying basically we're six Weeks away from really having a really good high resolution look at what those numbers are going to be I would think that we may want to I think some that you did ping the parents to

050make sure they know That's very important to us as we do our planning You know get those registrations doesn't cost you any money, but please register your child. It would be very helpful to us um Secondly, and I do like the fact that we're You know, we're being open and transparent with the fact that we're not going to be down four heads In fact, the budget reflects zero, you know flat which is great because I think that's a great place for us to jump off to I do think as we have seen in previous years There's likely to be a section pop or two. We've never had a year that I can think of ever Or we haven't had a section pop or two So I mean that should be sort of in our planning

051horizon that is likely to happen and so from a staffing perspective I think we should be thinking about that from a budgeting perspective that Not only we're not likely to be flat We're likely to be probably be up a couple of heads just to make up for section pops. Is that are very likely to happen? The other thing is you know We've seen the numbers every year year over year going up in terms of the needs we have for el net support And I would imagine that if you just draw that trend line, that's likely to continue so Yeah, i'm interested to hear the thoughts of the administration on on how we think If we assume that trend line continues that's going to impact our staffing as we know that that staff is very difficult

052to find That are you know dual language for example So I don't know who that question is for maybe it's for you kelly But well i'm going to actually add mrs. Becich has been very strategic and attending multiple job fairs and so That I believe have benefited us in the most recent past But i'll have her speak to her experience most recent experiences that she's been taking groups of people to job fairs Yeah, so we we have done a really good job actually Finding bilingual staff the last couple years surprisingly, especially ukrainian and russian And even pulling from our own community where we've had people move in that have Those language expertise and then we've been able to assist them in getting the proper licensing. So We have some people in our back pockets that

053we think we can tap into if the need arises But we're also being very strategic and watching to make sure that we actually have those needs and those numbers So we are not overstaffed. So it's a it's a balance between Finding the right time and then the right people so we will be watching that very closely over the next several weeks And then doctors are you look like you have something to contribute so i'm going to let you go ahead and do that Well, I just wanted to say to assure the board too that Our building secretaries for all our our known students already Then in addition to the communication that jean puts out and that you that the parents get in their newsletters regarding registration that In the case of already enrolled students for

054next year that They get personal emails and personal phone calls multiple personal phone calls and emails to each Home of the students who we currently have but aren't registered yet and they walk that fine line of being helpful reminder, but but not pesky and So they do Inform them personally that there's not a charge right now and please, you know enroll And certainly the mom helping on facebook is helpful too for anyone that's not enrolled But it is really important and the secretaries do a really really good job of doing that the second thing that I wanted to share that goes along with what miss bisha said is that We the data team also has been watching the kindergarten enrollment trend for this year, which is truly bucking What we've seen in other years and

055we have pulled multiple times um Dates where we just come, you know, just compare date to date from this year to last year and the Trend for this year is it's staying off And it's particularly in the spencer lumis area is where we're seeing the biggest drop That usually we usually we start lower on registration night And then we check a couple two weeks after that and then we check two weeks after that and it usually starts coming up coming up Coming up, but the other four schools are in the ballpark. I think sarah adams bay witton's a little up sarah adams was almost right Dead center where they were said the pain is right in the ballpark, but there's a significant change at Spencer lumis so interesting. I think the other thing that I

056just Found very interesting was if you plot the amount of students by grade level You'll see that it almost follows the sine wave Right then the period the period of the sine wave is about three or four years So it's interesting to see that these waves of students, you know are coming through the system But it's it's fascinating. It looks almost like a sine wave I don't know why that is but it just does and I think The part of this discussion I think is really important to the board is that you know from planning purposes perspective We know that staffing is a really important part of our budget It's an important part of making sure that we have the right people in place to service our students properly So this is like, you know,

057one of the most important conversations we're going to have I think it's you know, the the and I know you guys and julia you do a bang-up job every year doing this one other quick question and i'll stop is The certification we have for dual language, that's a state issued certificate. Is that right? Yes And that that's additional education the teachers have how what does what does that mean to be dual language certified? So they have to have a professional educator license So a teaching certificate for the state of illinois and then they have to be endorsed in the the language So they have to take a language proficiency test. So And we when we're looking for el and bilingual teachers, it's always our preference to hire Someone who has a bilingual certificate Typically in

058the native language that we need but usually in any language because if they have a bilingual endorsement they can teach both bilingual and el If they only have an el endorsement, they can only provide el services. So It's always to our benefit to hire bilingual staff license wise They are more versatile for what we can use them for as far as providing services to students And additionally mrs Besich has met several candidates and we were able to hire some last year who are not just bilingual but multilingual And so that has greatly enhanced our ability to provide Exceptional services for our students as well And our biggest needs are likely to be from what we've talked about in the past in the slavic languages Is that true ukrainian russian? Yeah, we're seeing more polish Still

059spanish. Yeah Okay. Thank you. Thank you very much. And as someone who's taken those tests it is not an easy language proficiency test It's full essays full writing full reading. It's college level college level language And is that typically something since you're an expert in the area natasha, thank you No, I think it's great Is that something typically teachers would do as part of their normal like bachelor's degree? Does that typically happen after they've been out? It's usually after you've been out like for example, I just had an elementary degree and then You can teach as a bilingual teacher. There's like a Because there's a need you can do that for I think it's two three three years Without having the certification as long as you're proving that you're getting the certification and that's how

060most that's how most people come to my position and as Mrs. Vsitch said you almost as A lot of people have an el degree, but not the bilingual But if you have a bilingual you almost certainly have the el Because they're they're hand in hand. Yeah, it makes sense. Thank you for that natasha. I didn't say thank you Okay with that we'll move on to the next item on towards the board which is the 2025-2026 draft budget We do have a recorded presentation to begin our conversation around this topic Hello, everyone. Thank you for joining us tonight. I'm dr dean romano assistant superintendent for business and operations Today i'm excited to walk you through the 2025-2026 draft budget for lake zurich Cusd 95 This presentation will outline our budget development process key components of the

061draft budget And our next steps as we move toward final budget approval in september. Let's jump right in lake zurich cusd 95 follows a structured and multi-stage process for developing the annual district budget This ensures transparency strategic planning and alignment with the district's financial goals Here's a quick overview of the stages In october and november we establish and get approval for financial assumptions from the board of education In january, we present the preliminary budget during the financial workshop In march, we develop and present the draft budget which we're discussing today In june, we present the tentative budget for public review Finally in september the final budget is completed presented and approved This cycle helps us to continuously refine our financial projections and ensure they align with both district needs and external changes One of the

062primary areas of focus in the draft budget is staffing as we work to strategically allocate resources that support student achievement And ensure operational efficiency The most significant update from the preliminary budget to the draft budget is the detailed analysis of all staffing positions This includes refining projections for salaries and benefits to ensure that the most accurate and up-to-date information Is incorporated into the budget planning process Next let's discuss the revenue adjustments incorporated into the draft budget We've made several revenue reallocations and adjustments including decreases in the following areas Tax receipts have been reallocated from the operations and maintenance fund debt services fund transportation fund AMRF social security fund and working cash fund additional reductions in corporate personal property replacement tax Federal funding and miscellaneous local funding from the sale of used equipment increases in the

063following areas Education fund tax receipts through strategic reallocation to support critical programs This balanced approach helps us align available revenue with operational priorities while mitigating the impact of reduced external funding Expense management is a critical part of budget planning We've identified areas where expenses can be optimized while prioritizing necessary increases to support our students and operational needs Decreases were made in the following areas purchase services supplies residential and therapeutic tuition Contingency budgets fleet repair through the optimization of in-house staffing to reduce costs Increases were made in the following areas based on updated projections special education day tuition to meet mandated service requirements vocational transportation to expand student opportunities Electricity addressing increased usage and rates This approach reflects our commitment to financial stewardship while maintaining essential services The operating funds for the 2025 to 2026 school

064year reflect a projected surplus of 489,000 This surplus primarily resides within the working cash fund estimated at 715,000 Conversely, we are projecting deficits of 234,000 in the transportation fund and 102,000 in the debt service fund The education fund operations and maintenance fund and imrf social security fund are projected as balanced for the draft budget The education fund is our largest and most critical fund supporting core instructional and student services We remain committed to aligning resources to directly support student success while managing costs responsibly We will continue to monitor key factors that could impact this fund including changes in state and federal funding enrollment fluctuations and adjustments to mandated services This proactive monitoring will help us respond to financial challenges effectively and efficiently as We look ahead to the tentative budget presentation in June. There are

065several key next steps We'll be focusing on to ensure everything is in place we'll begin by reviewing state mandated categorical estimates to verify timing and allocations and We'll also be updating our projections for federal funding on the capital and debt side of things We'll be finalizing the budgets for both the capital projects fund and the debt service fund While also updating the long-range facilities plan to ensure it reflects our most current needs We'll continue refining grant allocations and line item budget details to improve accuracy and we'll also be finalizing any one-time Strategic investments we plan to include in the 2025 to 2026 budget on the staffing front several requests remain under review Which include three FTE for math? interventionists three FTE for special education pair of professionals One FTE for converting an office support role

066into a fleet mechanic role to generate cost savings in purchase services We'll also continue monitoring EL bilingual enrollment trends to assess the need for additional staffing elementary student registrations through early summer to determine if added sections are needed and We'll conduct a full analysis of special education tuition expenses using updated spring data Finally, we'll review and update our special education tuition reimbursement estimates, especially in light of Senate bill 3606 this legislation is expected to impact funding for private day tuition placements and could negatively affect our overall tuition Reimbursement revenue all of this work supports our goal to bring forward a tentative budget in June that is aligned with our strategic priorities Responsive to student needs and grounded in strong fiscal responsibility That concludes the presentation of the 2025 to 2026 draft budget Thank you for

067your continued support and collaboration as we work to ensure that our financial planning aligns with the district's empower 95 strategic plan at this time. I will hand off to President Goldberg to lead out any additional discussion Thank You virtual Dean Natasha Thank you for that. That was very thorough, and I went over the numbers I just had a question and I think they're related you said that we would find decreases maybe in our therapeutic day school Funding and then it was also the Senate bill. Can you expand on that? I'm not very knowledgeable on any of sure So one of the things we did is we were taking a look at all of the tuition-based components Sorry, is that a little bit better? Okay. Thank you We were taking a look at the tuition-based components

068of special education and there were some shift from this to this From this year's budget to next year's budget And so we're still in the early stages of identifying what that looks like with regards to the competent comment that we made about Funding is that Senate bill 3606 is significant in the fact that that legislation will allow public Day tuition to be reimbursed by the state of Illinois through federal funding. That's new It's never been available. The one component that is unique about that is that they did not increase the Overall allotment for tuition reimbursement, which has only been on the public or the private day side Which means that it's all going to be watered down And so we have to take a look at what that's going to look like For us moving

069forward and we're still doing the research to identify what what that impact is going to be Is it a significant number or okay? Thank you natasha peter Yes, and I know we've been monitoring the The other piece of the legislation. I don't know whether you or dr Gold could comment on a pension one That we've been monitoring a bit and we we thought well i haven't been Monitoring it as closely as I thought like I mean they Whether they were going to do something in a special session and how it's going to impact us Do we have any additional information to share in it because that would affect our our budget as it is right now Yeah, it would I have not heard anything new on that topic But my anticipation is that it would

070not be an overnight full correction that it would be a phased-in approach over time For that shift, but I have not heard anything different now if you're talking about the tier two right that it does need to be addressed but Um, I serve on the luda legislative team and at this point there's no known date when that's going to be Corrected except dr. Berkey has indicated that again, just like dr. Romano said it would be something that would Hopefully be put in over time and so it wouldn't be as significant that first year The state's going to have to make corrective action We just don't know at this point what that corrective action will look like and how that would impact our budget What I read was they were talking about a phase in over

071three to five years Okay, the net net of it is it would cost us roughly our district roughly about a million and a half dollars But that would again that would that would be phased in over some period of time I think they were still debating what that period of time was it's going to happen 100 going to happen But we're looking at Worst case maybe two million dollars But somewhere in the area between one and a half a two million dollar hit for that phased over three years three to five years Oh three to five and if that could shift and change I think you know Dr. Berkey who keeps his His thumb on things fairly well He just said right now he would have thought that they would have already had a plan

072in place So he was very surprised that we got to this point without a plan But he's anticipating that it's just going to take a lot longer than what what he had originally figured And then my other question in terms of contingencies that we've been looking at since we last spoke Was the insurance one? And I know miss bch and yourself have been looking at the numbers Have you seen any shift from the time we last spoke to to suggest that we might have to provide You know more from fund balance To provide more funds in that direction So there's two parts and make sure I understand correctly the question Are you referring back to the repayment of the loan that was given or are you talking about our renewal expenses? Yeah, we already know

073we repaid and i'm sure that's already accounted for and undone but additional cost I don't believe that we'll need to Fund our insurance account any further as a matter of fact I anticipate that we're trending in a good position and that the changes that we've made to to refund that Account has been working very well. I think that's overall So I do want to make sure that when you look at it over a longer period of time I think um, mrs. Warren brought up some items for us to continue to monitor that demonstrate that over the past few months that it looks like we Our experience isn't as positive as it had been but we've been able to put more money into that fund Which overall over a longer period of time? Showcases a very

074positive direction, but if you look just at the most recent time There's a little bit of a decrease Based on the most recent data. So we're continuing to watch that Mrs. Maloney serves on our insurance committee and I know that you know, she's also carefully monitoring the situation and additionally, um I guess I would say that she does she did share some disagreement at the last committee meeting and I don't know if you Want to reshare with your board colleagues? I planned to when you're done. I'll I'll do that and sure and and obviously I mean obviously we're subject to Our budget as we go forward We're subject to whatever else is happening in the general economy and we make some projections on interest rates and so on They're not huge But but i'm sure

075you you have enough flexibility based on the budget and the assumptions that you have there that any Any slight movement is not going to affect us in any significant way. Is that a fair assessment? I believe right now that the draft budget is well representing our costs around insurance specifically That's an area. I think that right i was talking interest rates. Oh interest rates interest rates right now are going to be providing us with significant increase Uh as compared to what we had anticipated originally Due to the fact that we're maintaining in those four percent range Which in again my career is is one of the highest That i've ever been able to see and we hold good healthy fund balances So that does generate a fair amount of money But those are components that

076are generally something you should consider for one-time expenses because overnight you could drop from four to two to one And all of a sudden now you have significant changes if you've if you use those dollars to to run ongoing operating If that answers your yeah sure well thanks again for a very Um good reports and informative reports. I really appreciate it. Thank you. Thank you peter ali Yes, dean. Thank you very much for the very detailed explanation And the report I love the fact that you go through and explain it and it um and I get it now but initially it was tough but With respect to the insurance I have Definite reservations about a three-month reserve um, I have to say, you know in my Way long don't want to say number of years

077way long insurance career. There's nothing that they you pull out of The wind and just say let's pick three months. There is always a formula behind What you choose? And um, so that we're just saying three months works for us gives me great heartburn What I would think or what I would suggest or what I hope we do is we can you know, we have a 140 Thousand stopgap per claimant That's a good anchor for your formula and figuring out what our Reserve ought to be and so You know obviously Your ceiling which will never hit is claimants times 140 But what you would also want to do is look at claimants and then Percentage of 140 and come up with your median Likely claims over the course and you can use claims history And

078you know A tenant of insurance's past experience does not dictate future. It's an indication but We can come up with a formula that Is reasonable and I I just think that um, I would feel so much Higher I'd have a much higher degree of confidence if we actually had some Structure behind what we believed our reserve ought to be rather than just Three months works Um, I'm happy to sit down and noodle on how that formula could be worked out. But um, I'm not the math person. I in my career I'm subject to those decisions and If they're not well founded then my life is how so I take an interest in how those decisions are made but um But that that's just Where i'm coming from And I know we're funding it different differently.

079And so that's a positive but um, and so I do think We are trending Correctly in that regard, but I think what we're aiming for I don't have a solid Sense of whether or not that has any basis in reality So I I do want to make sure that the board and the general public who are listening Understand that we do have a third party that we're working with that made this recommendation So I want to make sure that folks understand. This is actually not dr Romano and miss besitch's recommendation. It is a third party who supports us through this process And so mrs Maloney has had an opportunity as a part as a member of the committee to be able to share those concerns overall with the committee As well as the third party

080who is in the room working with us So I do think it's important for folks to understand and know that yeah, that's very true Yes, and so I I have no no problem having um You work with mrs. Besitch because actually she's the one who's in charge of insurance To have some further conversations. I'll sit in so that we can go ahead and share with our with our third party Some opportunities that we would like them to take further look at before We land on a percentage because we've started talking about percent increases with as a part of that committee That we will be bringing to the board in the near future as a part of our budget as well so We absolutely can do that mrs. Maloney and I appreciate you sharing your concerns

081with the board again Thank you so much Thanks, and I I do want to make the you know I am the outlier that the third party believes that that that their suggestion is adequate and I I just You know have my own opinions so Which I respect you have a number of years in that field This is your area of expertise and so we we should absolutely capitalize on that So thank you. Um Oh, sorry the other area the non-insurance questions. I had just a second. Um was Oh federal funding Obviously, that's a big question mark. Do we have any information any insights any thoughts? Sure right now. It's still unknown right there hasn't been any major decisions made We do anticipate that a majority of the funding from the federal government is still anticipated

082to flow at some level if not at its current level even if the department of education were to No longer exist we do believe that there will still be a lot of the things that are funded from the federal government because It's one of the newer departments and there was funding before the department. We believe that there's going to be funding after Right now I have not heard anything newer With regards to information that's been shared as far as significant components It's one of the reasons that we listed federal funding for us to continue to take a look at between the draft and the tentative budget I assure you we'll be monitoring it from the tentative budget to the final budget as well And that that would be something that I would Anticipate that it's

083more likely a lot of that information will become available between June and september and not so much prior to june In working with the groups that I work with the anticipated Areas of potential cuts if there are cuts are in the area of title grants and Not so much in title one But in title two which is professional development as well as in title three which is to Provide additional support to el bilingual students And so those are the two areas we don't receive a lot of federal funding especially in our title grants But it that's the only areas that we've been cautioned about so far But not cautioned enough where we would be able to put pen to paper right now And i'm not so sure we're going to know about that by june

084By his first or his next draft. I think that that's more anticipated between june and september Unfortunately, the one thing that we have already taken into account is related to our technology support Financially through the e-rate program we have eliminated that from our budget line item at this point Thank you. Dr. Romano. That is true, and that is something that I also heard From the national level from the superintendent cohort that pays our internet line charges, right? It actually provides offsetting reimbursement at a specific level. I want to say it's 40 percent 50 percent so And for some technology equipment and whatnot That's it. Thank you. Thank you. Eileen lisa as you Stated we've been working on this for quite a while So there's not too much new news, but something that popped out to

085me that I don't remember talking about was electricity you expecting those expenses to go up and i'm guessing some of it has to do with the Contract expiring on our electricity exactly and so that actually is the the reduction Because when we did the preliminary budget we had not yet Included those that renewal and now that we know that we've just taken that and could you just Provide a reminder of that renewal pause because I think some board members may or may not have been present at that board meeting That's right. So thank you for that. So recently we had gone out to auction for our it was a reverse auction for us to be able to procure electricity for when our existing contract would end which is in december of 25 in doing so

086we were able to identify what we anticipate and lock in rates for a future term And that was a substantial increase i'm drawing a blank so i want to See if mr. Erstad can remember I want to say it was about a 50 percent plus Increase in cost for electricity But we have taken that specific component. We've worked with nanya Which is the group that supported us in that to identify what that would look like for next year because only part of that Will be phased in and so That's been included in this budget and while that was significant I'll remind the board that that rate still was very good compared to what it could be so It's a significant increase but still very good to what it could have been and that's why we

087chose to go ahead and commit To it We had an exceptional deal. We didn't have a deal in place. Yes, we did And can I just ask because I was thinking about this then What were the assumptions you made on the solar panels that made whitney providing electricity last for this current year? And then what are your assumptions? So I will tell you that I can't respond to that specifically because I don't recall that that specific nuance But I know what we did do is we took a look at what we were trending this year and we've added that to the may Whitney expense side Where we haven't done as much deep dive has to do with our reimbursement dollars Because those reimbursement dollars will not go to the operating budget But they're going to

088go right back into fund 60 right where the funds were pulled from where the board has to give Direction to be able to touch those. Okay I just wanted to make sure like some of this pop wasn't because we just Overestimated what these solar panels we're going to do and then we're sort of coming back They're performing about like we expect if you look at the data. They are pulling But dr romano, it would be great if you could provide just a little bit of an update on that So then I can share that with the board. Thank you so much That's great. Thank you. Once again for continuing. I don't know how you keep track of What you changed and what you didn't because the detail level of this is Crazy So thank you.

089We're working really hard to put specific notes and specific line items as we go through. Yes Thank you. Lisa mark Speaking of our solar so this budget does not account for any possible rebates that we may get for The solar project it does not at this stage So as you saw here We're going to take a look at our capital projects fund and that's going to be built out along with our long-range facilities plan All the revenue that would be coming in from rebates will go to the capital projects fund And so while we know that it's coming and we have some estimates as a matter of fact in the cash flow this evening In the details you see that we've received some over seventy thousand dollars in our first payments So the money is

090starting to flow but it'll be inside of that component And we haven't built that out. We start that for the tentative budget And then your small 20 reduction in federal funding is that to account for the possible department of education Reductions or is that just our normal? process I don't know what your can you be so when I look at the budget for 2025 versus Oh, I see That has more to do with s or funding. So in last year's budget we had the last of the The covid money if you will And so that reduction year over year is because those dollars which was over six hundred thousand dollars That we received in last year's fiscal budget. That's what that's significant. Thank you very much That and dr. Romano, we are one of the

091districts who spent all of those dollars, correct spent I just want the board to know we spent all of our money In terms of other financing uses the 3.1 million dollars that is for Specifically the furniture that we're purchasing so those dollars are spoken for so that is actually more related to our our Historic trend at least since i've been here where we take about three million Well specifically three million dollars from the o and m operating budget and we transfer that to our capital projects fund 61 it's the sub fund of capital projects That is where the dollars come from in order for us to do our long-range facilities plan That's what that transfer is the hundred thousand has a little bit more to do with Paying back the money we borrowed from working

092cash for the copiers in just so that we didn't have interest Expenses and we're basically our own bank in some small way And then the last question with regard to interest rates. I know that we talked about it briefly Are we locked into anything long term? Are we completely variable at this point? No, we actually do have some investments that are out that would actually move into the future year's budget for sure That are already locked in at four percent and so when we're looking at the reductions we recognize that that Reduction is going to be more associated with the fy 27 budget than they would be for the 26 budget we have worked with pma, which is a group that we utilize for a Far the majority of our investment strategy And their estimates

093have been included in this at least at a conservative rate right now until we move forward Because we still tend to have an opportunity to take advantage of Tax anticipation warrants where we can help another school district that doesn't have the fund balance that we have where both districts benefit from A lower rate on their part a higher rate than what we would get otherwise. So Thanks mark kelly Yeah, my main question was just i'm always trying to think sociologically And at the big picture and a lot of people already focused on some of those big issues My main question too was the state and federal funding and people were mentioning things like pensions and and um such But i'm just i'm curious. So this is changing every day. Like I just feel like the

094stuff that's happening It's probably not how you operated in the past So how are you all operating differently when it comes to? Trying to figure out the numbers that you all are doing given this like very shaky time in education Sure. Well, one of the things that I would share with you is the fact that Our budget cycle is very different than most districts The fact that we bring a preliminary budget for a financial workshop in january is extremely early in comparison to many of my colleagues One of the things that provides us with is an opportunity to to look out in the future and see Is there a wall we're about to run into because of something and so we can have some conversations But it also requires us to have a high level

095of trust because we're bringing data that is not complete yet There are factors as you said that can change on a dime that would be Having a positive or negative impact in a different stage in the budget process And so trying to stay on top of it I think because we're so much earlier than other districts and we've even presented on that at the conference Uh nationally and here in the state the way that we do that it's to our advantage So that would probably be what it is is because we're having a conversation about the budget for about six months. Well actually 12 months of the year. Uh, we as soon as we finish the approval of this year's budget in september October november we're having a conversation about the assumptions that we're going

096to use For the following year's budget and then we present that in a preliminary form in january and then in march and then in june And then in september and then we start it all over again. So that would be my best answer Well, and dr. Pinter I love that you asked that question because I also think that dr. Romano Has a very strong working relationship with dr. Carter's office. So first of all at the lake county level additionally strong conversations occur on a regular basis between our district whether that be Financially through dr. Romano's office, but also through dr. McArdle and mrs. Stallion's office with the state on a regular basis and then Lastly, there's connections At the iasbo and asbo level that dr. Romano has and I think that has to do with

097finances And so I think those networks are very important as well as staying up to date with all of the legislation That is being recommended and again, they brought forward over 300 pieces of legislation Hopefully we'll be able to minimize that number and it won't be as big as what that number is right now But I think staying up to date with what's happening understanding what's happening is really important because you're right because I believe what you're saying is that um, you know, we used to be able to predict much easier than what Our ability to predict today is and you nailed my next question because I just went to a conference and at that conference they were talking about this exact topic and they were like you need to be connected To the county

098you need to be connected to the state You have to be talking to other school districts because this stuff is happening so quickly and without those partnerships, you know We're kind of left behind. So the fact that you just answered it before I asked it was fantastic. That was great. And then Sorry, are you done? I wanted to make sure Okay, I have one more question actually sort of related to what you said earlier. Dr. Gault. You're talking about Title grants title two and title three grants, which I don't really know what that means But you said it had something to do with professional development as well as el and bilingual Did you did you all look at how that might affect like what we pay now for those things? And what how that might

099like if we do lose that money what that would look like sure So one of the things that we do with regards to the budget Specifically around grants and that's what we're talking about when we talk about title Is that we know what our allocation is or we anticipate what the allocation is and then we actually match up the expenses that go With that so that's one of the things that we're able to do as we build the different phases of the budget out One of the things that we've taken a look at here at this page It's just initial review of the grants and you'll see in the the things that we have left to do as we move forward Is inclusive of what are the actual allocations that typically may not come available

100until august as we're approaching the september And so wanting to make sure what that looks like the other thing that's associated with that is that we do have an opportunity for us to Reallocate what goes into the grant but that will have an impact on what we already have put into the other areas of the budget So it's an opportunity for us to massage some of that That's where that line item component is is for us to take a look at it at that point All right. Thank you so much. Sure. Thank you I don't know kelly Did you notice in the personnel report that some of the people we have to let go we have to let them go because They are funded by title grants and until we know for sure We're going

101to get that funding next year. We don't know that we can pay that position So that's another effect of this unknown piece that there's some personnel decisions that can't be made Until the school year begins because that's when we find out about title grant funding Thank you kelly Dean, thank you for the comprehensive report. Appreciate it a couple things first of all Just to go back to the insurance for a minute. We have a stop overall stop loss on the whole policy You know, we have an individual one, but we have a overall stop loss of like a million dollars if I'm right Is that correct? I'm going to have yes, there's an aggregate stop loss. I think it's 125 percent of a certain number But yes, there is I don't know what that was

102like a million dollars. I remember right, okay So we do have an overall stop loss that kicks in if god forbid something tragic happens to the number of our our insured dean Thanks to you and joe and your whole team for again putting this there It's a ton of work and I do like the fact that we're on this early and we have a chance to have at least One more cycle of conversations in most districts have I think it's really important for us because this is such an important part of what board members do a couple of observations one is I like what you guys did with the moving around of Our interest income into other funds that was clever. I was a clever way to you know to balance the operational budget I

103like that and that's the only issue is that's not something we can depend on going forward, right? That's maybe a one-time good deal if you will but That may or may not be something we can depend on in the future So that's a that's the dependency in this budget. That's not we can't count on I think I think as far as the uncertainty goes on the revenue side clearly there's going to be uncertainty around the federal dollars And we'll have to continue to monitor that on the state side You know, we don't get any ebf funding so doesn't really know what happens with ebf at the state level is not really going to Make much difference for us. I do think it's can I make a comment on that sure get about four million dollars

104But we don't get any new dollars at right, right Yeah, we're never our adequacy number is never going to be At below 100, right? So we're not going to get those dollars a couple of other observations is You know we we have you guys are shooting for a balanced operational budget Which I think is really important very critical for this board to see We and you've got right now you've got it set in terms of ft at basically at zero So not you didn't take the four out We're likely to see an increase of I don't know what the number is going to be but a handful of people probably Yeah Yeah, so that there is and you've got a little bit of margin in your operational budget We could probably if you've got like

105400k we could probably absorb that without having The other thing that I want to make sure it's very clear to everybody is On an overall level we are deficit spending We're planning right now if we do these capital projects, we're talking about planning on eight million dollars Deficit spending so I just want to make sure it's clear that even though we're talking about a balanced operational budget We are we are talking about a large Death and this is a planned spending from our savings account if we will do this I want to make sure if people are paying attention to what's the overall numbers that is planned operationally You know we're going to be flat, but I do think that um, you know in the spirit of full transparency that we are planning Again, we

106made the board may choose to not do some of those projects. It's possible We haven't committed for example to doing some of those things yet. I think they're good investments and I think You know at this point in time there are probably things that we should do But I think we need to be clear about their thing is if you if you believe What? And it's pretty difficult to say because there's so much churn in the economy at the moment But if you believe long-term projections on interest rates in particular because that's really a big variable they have right now I think we moved forward 12 months 18 months We're going to expect those to be down um, I can again I I wouldn't swear it up, but that's just the projections that i'm seeing

107so I'm i'd like to see your input your your feedback on what you think if you had your crystal ball and you looked ahead 12 to 18 months What what do you think that interest rates likely to be that we would get on the funds that we have invested? And if you want that information now, I would tell you about 2.2 percent Okay, and the reason that we would go there is because the federal government is typically trying to trend in at about two percent I don't know if we're really going to see that decline because with all of the things that are happening nationally It's all about inflation. And so it's really hard to tell I just feel like two and a half percent might be there, but I like to so I would

108go with 2.2 percent Okay, I don't disagree with that But again, I you you and your team joe you guys have done a fantastic job. The data is very clear um, I think What we're going to have to be mindful of is probably you know We have our monthly reports but have a conversation about Any leading indicators that we're seeing or other issues that are coming up relative to and it's particularly going to be on the revenue side This time not so much on the expense side. So appreciate, you know regular updates in that Thank you Okay With that we'll move on to the next item, which actually is the cash flow. Are there any questions for dean? on cash flow Okay hearing none. We'll move on to the next item, which is the financial

109dashboard Are there any questions for dean of the financial dashboard? Yeah, um again great job on that every time I look at it You know suddenly we're best in class in my mind And you know transparency there and I think that's great work that you do there But then I was looking at it again with a fresh fresh idea and I looked at one of the charts where it says for example at the top Yeah, that's exactly right federal revenue 91.66 percent of budget and and i'm thinking You know, maybe we should Give it some thought give it some thought because when you look at it It's it's a little bit ambiguous as to what that means and but I really think what you really mean is is Is that what is received year-to-date spent

110year-to-date? I mean certainly this part So maybe get some You know first, you know, I mean I read the material so I understood it But maybe think about the implications of what somebody who's just looking at it 91.66 of budget 57.77 of budget and and what it really means. Do you see what i'm saying? Correct and Yes. Yes. Um Yes, this this exact one that he's showing right now Sure, and that is actually where we are year-to-date as compared to our budget. Yeah. Yeah, right in other words So the recommendation is to be clearer so you'd like to see year-to-date list. Yeah in parentheses maybe at the top portion I mean, it's it's it's obvious. I guess that's what the chart is. So if you scroll down just a little bit That's what the chart

111is for but but it it it just jumped out at me when I looked at the top Right, and so this is where you can see our year-to-date To budget and if you continue to scroll because there's nice you have the 96.66 here. Yeah, sure Right. Um, and so it continues to take a look at it in different formats as you go through But I certainly think we can have a conversation about the chart itself So let us put a parade let us have some conversation td would declare so you don't have to scroll I understand what you're saying. Thank you so much. That was my um Um, that was my only comment. Thank you very much. Great job as usual as I said, we're um We're we're really we're really top of the game

112in the area. I think thank you. I'm sorry, Doug. I Did your question on cash flow? I apologize. I just know we've had we've been starting to get some later payments from the state than when we expect and I'm my memory goes back to 10 years ago where We were only getting three category goals and and you know Sometimes the payments were made because of state law that it had to be paid or they got Different are we are we seeing the state moving to that? Again, or are we just seeing they're just a little late. Not yet But we're still expecting to get four in a year That's currently where we are and one of the things that was listed as between now and the tentative. Yeah is timing Right, and so we are

113going to be having conversations We're going to go back through all the revenue line items, especially whether it's federal and state component Taxes are far more consistent at this point. Oh, yeah, which hadn't been actually in The last three years but on the federal and state to see if we need to pull back Because what will typically happen at least in my experience is that if we don't receive our last categorical payment And that shifts to instead of four for the year that you're in it goes to a one and three Until the state can recover and then you'll have a year where you get five and then you get five right and so But there were times where and I think that was somewhat of the impetus of why we started this report for

114the board Was because the state was running so far behind and it it starts to affect your Your cash flow your operations. So I guess we're just seeing that slip again And it just starts to concern me because I know how bad it got for a while And I just want to I think that's something too if you're seeing And again right now for the draft budget. We still are anticipating the four payments for for for each fiscal year Okay, thank you. And if we hear something different mrs. Warren, we will be certain to communicate. Yeah, that's a like an immediate Absolutely. Yeah, thank you Okay, we'll move on to discussion with action. The first item being the during landscape contract extension without action Thank you. Thank you. Mr. President. Yes, during landscape company of

115barington, Illinois We want to renew again for another year got some historical information there regarding where they originally put in a bid and where it sits against the next lowest competitor And You know, there's not much more to say So mr president, i'll turn it back to you. Thank you. Lyle any questions for Lyle in this manner? Okay, I just appreciate that we have a set measurement on when gas prices are deemed to be high It's not an opinion So thank you. Yeah negotiating that and we've had them for quite a while and they've apparently done very good service for us. So Mr. President, if we may can we put it under consent for the next meeting board members? I believe you can yes Go ahead. Thank you Okay, next up is the layer three

116school network switch refresh and extending wireless outdoor access at middle school north Hello, mr. President. We would like to put together something Currently our layer three switching which is our core switches at each building that provides routing And network traffic between the sites and out to the world. They are ending their warranty with cisco and their updates so we would like to keep ourselves in a A Good standing with cisco and have our security all the way up to date And replace each of them we went out through the e-rate bidding process and we are going with the vendor with the lowest bid which was the wg The long to go with that. We are also as part of a sip plan Middle school north did would would like to extend their network access out

117into a field for some running and things like that We did put in a bid for a morocco outdoor access point and three years of licensing for that as well I did notice today and I would like to apologize for this. There is a Transposal of the bottom number cap data and shi's total is flipped between the two which I will correct as soon as possible Does not change the lowest bid though Thank you. Any questions in this manner? I only I is this contemplated in our budget. Did we anticipate these expenses? Yes, this is not an added expense. It is part of a We go through and make sure we stay within our budget for these things and we do As things come to end of life, we make sure they're in the budget.

118Thank you It sounds like the the switch refresh is really basically just for To try to keep it up to date with the latest stands. We don't have a capacity issue, right? You've done a network traffic assessment and there's no issue with capacity, correct? That is correct. These will be able to take care of So both of our lines on each side we have a 10 gig coming into pdc These can handle up to 40. Okay, so in out north, it's um two gigs and again, we can handle 40 This is for more security And keeping ourselves updated for features the the wireless access that would not be the guest network, right? That would be this is only by the staff. This would be our student ipads with appropriate credentials And and what what is

119the range at which you expect to send it how far from the building? Uh, I mean it all depends on weather to be honest, but we are getting outdoor Antennas, these are not our standard ones. They do come with four outdoor antennas that can broadcast Depending on which salesperson you talk to we're talking 45 to 60 feet. We're hoping to get straight out line of sight Okay, so these that's a one watt transmitter. It's not a you can get up to five watts. That's a one watt Yeah, well this is 30 watts i'm giving you the lowest case because I don't like to oversell our products or our services So it takes 30 watts of power from our poe switches. No, no, but I mean the actual rf the radio. Yeah No, it's not going

120to one watt radio. Yeah, it's not going too crazy Okay, we can get farther like on a good day. It goes farther But again, I don't know why the only concern I had is if you're broadcasting the guest network And it gets out to people's homes around there. They're gonna have free wi-fi No, we we make sure that doesn't happen Okay. Thank you. Any other questions? Yeah, just a comment. Obviously you already got your bid you have cdw. It's all locked in um, do you notice and You know with the tariffs that have been announced Do you anticipate any big purchases that you might have in the near to medium term that would be affected by that? Um, all of our vendors are warning for us that if anything big is coming up that we

121tried to consider it for this year But we had to be fiscally responsible for this Budget we are always keeping in mind looking for the best pricing and making sure so The nice thing is our wireless infrastructure. We are good hardware wise for at least another three to four years Most of our cost is coming up our licensing, which hopefully tariffs won't affect too much So like like our access points we will have fees for paying for warranty and cloud connection But the hardware itself Will not be up for sale and this covers all core switching across all the student-led buildings Okay. Thank you Okay. Next up is the second cad computer replacement at the high school this is the item that we spoke about when We brought to you at the last board meeting

122the first cad lab replacement as part of our dell package and In speaking with the high school and going over their enrollment numbers for next year in the engineering classes And looking at one of our other labs that was up for Renewal but has been under utilized In the last three years so we could get another year or two out of those labs We have the money in our budget this year to add the second cad lab cart, and that's what we're wishing to do They honored the same price that they had previously previously given to us And we wanted to make sure You know as peter said get ahead of What could be coming down the line with those tariffs? So this is a request by the administration to add a second cart Any

123questions for mary on that folks? Yeah, the only comment i'd have is it goes on to what I was talking about last time is You know going forward because I think we're going to see an ever-expanding need for this to look Standing up a compute server to do this work. I think ultimately be much more efficient use of our Taxpayer resources and also better for the students to have access to something like that I'd like to see you guys spend a few calories looking at that because I do think that's A road we probably want to go down. Thank you. Our last request is that the Both the last two items from the technology services department Would you consider adding them to the consent agenda for the next meeting board members? Yes, I would also

124ask the same thing for the landscape contract extension. Yes. Oh he did. Okay. I missed that No problem. We're going to ask it for the next two as well. Of course, you know, I expected as much Okay, next up is the local government trans travel expense control act and cpi training good evening, so we have some registration that we We would like to bring forward it does exceed the 2500 dollar amount that the board previously set forward in a resolution There's information on what cpi is just the high elevator view. It's our crisis prevention intervention Model and we adapt a train the trainer model, which we find to be more cost effective So we are needing to send another trainer for certification Questions for dr. McCarnel on this. I do have a comment you think

125one is enough I mean, by the way, I think it's a great idea and your explanation was pretty good um, it's it's what it's 4600 dollars, but do you think one person did I did I read this right that you're going to send one person To do the training and they're going to come back and be that trainer trainer for the entire district And then you have several people that need to be retrained on an annual basis So that did I understand that right? So we're asking for miss obrakta to go she needs to be Recertified we have other trainers already. Oh, they've already gone and done the training. Yes. Okay, um cpi is changing their Training structure for our trainers including some of the new holds So we're currently exploring whether or not we're

126going to need to send more to receive some additional layered training Which we would bring forward but we we have some other people that are already trained Okay. Thank you I have a question Um, so your register registration fee that says 2500 dollars. That's something that is a leg zerg thing that we've decided So that's related to the the resolution up top If you see in the background resolution to regulate expense reimbursements And public act 099-0604 like it's a little you're asking that that is that is that's part of our policy That's what she's asking. Is that part of our policy we have to comply with It's travel. It's so we have a policy that supports the legislation around correct our policy reflects the law That seems so low Okay. Anyway, I was just curious

127because I mean I do these things too and it's like it's just always higher than that It's just a level at which you have to get approval. It's not saying you can or can't I understand what you're saying? Yeah, okay. Thank you. I don't disagree with you It is low with the changing cost of conferences and registrations Okay Next up and last in this agenda item is the easter seals contract So this is me again easter seals is our partner They provide job embedded coaching for several of our buildings and several of our teams related to students with significant needs This is a contract that we Intend to move forward with annually but bringing it here because it does exceed that threshold of fifty thousand dollars of note in order to Receive and expend idea

128funds We are required to spend a certain percentage on professional development and this specific contract fulfills that component for our federal funding Any questions for dr mccard on this item just to comment again? We just so I understand we already we already have that federal money, right? so so Yes, idea is a previously established grant Do we know what our allocation is for 25 26 yet? No, um, so this would be for the 25 26 school year But I do know that this would fulfill that professional development requisite amount within the larger scope of our allocation And we're we're not i'm just asking about what you're asking We're not planning on and we're not anticipating the idea idea funds to disappear That's not one of the grants that were that we're being told could go

129away so just so you know that's specific to Student services special education we're not planning on those losing those funds the area that we're concerned about is title Right. Yeah, right you had mentioned that I am a little bit more Skeptical than you are but but but you know, I appreciate I appreciate your comments in that regard But again, I just want to understand this And the you know, I'm fully supportive I just want to understand the question again do we Have we I mean the funding that we're talking about we actually have the money already. We're not anticipating it We already have it for that for this for this expense So this expenditure would go into the next grant cycle Okay, the next grant assumes we're going to get the idea funding next year.

130Okay. Got it Well, it assumes that but it's also important training and so we when before we bring something to you we would make sure that Regardless of of the grant funds. This is something we would prioritize. I think that that probably answers your question Yes. Yes. No, no, I I appreciate that So so what you're saying even if we don't get the money you would find some other way of funding it because it's a priority Got it. Thank you very much All right So we're going to move on to the one item we have on discussion with action, which is a potential emergency day. Dr. Gull Thank you. Mr. Goldberg. The board should recall that in previous conversations Throughout the school year. We've talked about school calendar We've gone through a process to share

131with you that our school calendar is collaboratively developed with multiple stakeholders including parent uh parent representatives a student representative staff administration Mr Erstead sits on it many of the people around this table sit on that committee And we work together to make some recommendations for the coming school year So we just finished that process for next school year not too long ago committee members representative members came and presented to you um during The conversation for the 2024-25 school year we did have significant conversations with the committee as it relates to religious holidays, um and whether or not we should be Continuing to honor religious holidays across the system some over others So we had some some very good conversations about that and had decided as a committee that we were going to go ahead and

132trial Good friday as a day a teacher An institute day rather than a student attendance day because we really had some concerns as to whether or not We would be able to staff that day fully for students So as we walk through that process we have notable absences In excess of 340 on that teacher institute day So that becomes very obvious data to our district to the board of education that that is not a day We would be able to operationalize as a system for students Well, it's more than that It's more than that. So at least of the staff that we would need here to operate um, and so that day needs to be a day that continues within our school calendar as a day off Simply because we cannot operate Additionally as we

133walk through this process, um many times Christian holidays are days that we take off And so our staff hasn't in general needed to exercise taking a religious holiday In a mass amount we have several individuals who do take the religious holiday It is their benefit And so I want to make sure I clearly state that because this is something our staff Has access to and has a right to exercise this year because we did go ahead and Put good friday in as a day that we would have as a working day for Certified staff members. They took access to that Additionally Monday, which is easter monday is another religious holiday and we have a large number not as many Certainly as that are taking good friday, but we have a large number of staff who

134either Due to and most is due to a religious holiday. We have a few who've taken off for other reasons But we're looking at a high absence Rate and by high you might be thinking. Okay. What are you talking about? I'm talking about currently Prior to this meeting. It was 104 don't quote me on that So it's 101 now, so it's it's fluctuating between 100 and 105 That is a really high number to be sitting at at this point prior to that holiday If you ask me, what is the typical number that you would be able to operate at? We don't like to get this high on any given day to be honest with you We've gone up to I believe as high as about 120 At one point, but it is very difficult for

135us to manage absences at that rate And so I am asking the board To consider giving me the opportunity to go ahead and have the right to look at our data again tomorrow And make a decision as to whether or not we're going to have school on easter monday, which is I believe april 21st Um, you might be thinking so i'll try to answer this question before you ask Why would we make that decision tomorrow? And why wouldn't we wait? My answer to you is because we have families depending on school to happen And the last thing I want is to have to cancel school the day of and put our families and our students in a difficult situation As well as our staff members um If we stay about where we are right now

136My recommendation will be to close on that date and add a day to the end of the school year We would have to have a significant difference in the number of absences between today and tomorrow For me to make a different decision. It's out of respect for our community our students our parents And our staff And so I am asking the board to consider permission Okay, so let's get the motion on the table first In motion to grant the superintendent the authority to cancel school on april 21st 2025 if staffing levels present An operational emergency designating it as an emergency day and extending the school year accordingly Can I have that motion, please? So moved second Thank you Questions for dr. Galt on this I have a question. Sure. I'm just curious and i'm i'm

137going to ask you to talk into the microphone Okay, sorry. No, it's okay. This does sound like a lot of people missing so it sounds like it makes sense I'm just curious though on a on a given day How many people are out is it like 20? I'm going to ask mrs B sitch because it varies but she can give you a typical range So I would say on average if we don't have curriculum meetings, we're probably somewhere between 30 to 50 Absences and this doesn't take into account any absences or any needs come that morning Okay, well it's double or much higher so that makes sense when we have curriculum meetings we do have we do approach 80 to 100 and but we can be we're planful for that However, we have the opportunity

138to call staff back if they're at our district office and we can't manage our buildings and so that's a unique aspect to That higher number when you have curriculum meetings or you have meetings in district Yeah, I couldn't even imagine 340 Positions that you have to fill for a day. I mean, what does that take all night or that's got to take We couldn't fill it. Yeah, there's no way we couldn't fill it. We're already short subs when I look at that hundred and one We're already short subs. I don't know how many substitutes were short because I don't have the number in front of me But mrs B sitch does we're 11 short right now today And again, that number has been fluctuating as well and we've been monitoring and I have to say

139I I am grateful that our you know Our staff don't have to put in until up to five days beforehand and they have been Phenomenal in making sure that we have the data we need to make a decision I think it's awesome that um, we've talked about this for years like these types of things since I came on here and It makes me feel good that when somebody comes to me and says why do you have that day off and not this day? We have a very good reason as to why and it's it's a non-biased non-ethnocentric reason and that's Awesome that we can give them that information because it's fair. All right. Thank you. Thank you anything else Go ahead mark. Sorry Correct me if I'm wrong. This would be the second day Extended

140to the school year. I'm looking at my staff. I had a snow slash cold This is malik will definitely know the answer because she assists me in that process So currently the last day of school is the 28th This would move it to the 29th We did have one other day where we closed two schools, but that did not Incur an emergency day and I believe a day prior to that where we closed one school Okay, right. So we have two other days, right a few nuances Just so this would be the second day when the entire district is closed as a parent. I applaud you for being proactive with this And getting out in front of it because that helps every situation. Thank you anything else for dr Yeah, this is I guess just

141being in the education world and i'm wondering is this Do you believe that this is happening because we're doing the institute day on good friday because I've always worked the monday after easter So i'm surprised that this is is this a one-off this year? What's your thought process on why this year this is happening? The numbers have been increasing last year. We were About 60 I believe or 64 So we've always had a number of staff that took off easter monday. It's always been somewhere between 10 and 15 I would say with the change to the calendar to having the institute day on good friday that made it more difficult for The two days and so we we saw that increase And then just to remind me next year, we don't have we do not

142right and so You are seeing into the future. Mrs. Daniker because it is likely that we will bring forward other recommendations, but prior to doing that Both mr. Goldberg and mrs Maloney serve on 419 which is a committee that we work with our association I would prefer to have a conversation with our association in that format before I make any further recommendations to the calendar Additionally, I need to be in contact with our calendar committee And obviously this is just pure logistics if we don't have the staff. We don't have the staff I I wish you all the luck in communicating this because I am sure there is going to be pushback. Um, and I just hope that people who push back listen carefully to this meeting and understand The reasons and that it's not

143a small decision that we would be making No, we I mean, obviously we would rather be able to operate fully That I also need to respect our staff in this process and so Again, my recommendation is if we stay at the point that we are we should not host school that day It would not be fair to our families our students or staff to cancel at the last minute To your point mr. Have it would probably be unsafe We would not definitely we would not be productive or effective so Kate will you call the roll, please? Ms. Maloney Yes Dr. Pinter. Yes. Mrs. Warren. Yes Mrs. Danniger Yes Mr. Aitken. Yes Mr. Goldberg. Yes Mr. Habe, yes Okay with that I need a motion to move in a closed session for the following two reasons

144one The appointment employment compensation discipline performance or dismissal of specific employees specific individuals who serve as an independent contractor in a park recreational educational setting or specific volunteers of the public body or legal counsel for the public body including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee a specific individual who serves an independent contractor in a park recreational educational setting or A volunteer of the public body or against legal counsel for the public body to determine its validity However, I'm needing to consider an increase in compensation to a specific employee of the 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 the open meetings act five ilcs 120 slash 2 c 1 secondly

145litigation when an action against affecting or on behalf the particular public body has been filed and is pending before a court or Administrative tribunal or when the public body finds that an action is probable or imminent Which case the basis for the finding shall we record and entered into the minutes of the closed meeting? Five ilcs 120 slash 2 c 11 and that motion please so moved second. Thank you. Eileen. Thank you mark. We call the roll, please Mrs. Warren. Yes, mrs. Danniger. Yes. Mr. Aitian. Yes. Mr. Goldberg. Yes. Mr. Habe Yes, ms. Maloney. Yes, dr. Pinter. Yes We do not expect to take action coming on a closed session