001701. >> Okay, let's start get started. We call to order. District 208, Board of Education, the evening of June 9th, 2026. I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Roll call, please. >> Mr. Caputo, >> present. >> Mr. Mr. Durkin >> here, >> Miss Gasco >> here, >> Miss Roska >> here, >> Mr. Novak >> here, >> Mr. Williams, >> Miss Alis >> here. >> We have recognitions this evening. Dr. >> Good evening, honorable board members and Dr. Skinkis, our superintendent. From the words of coach, Xavier has been an engine for the boys lacrosse team, providing stability and serving as a rallying point for our team. The Whitney Young Game describes
002him best. Gavin won a faceoff. Eddie picked the ground ball. I called the timeout. And at Xavier called the game. He has a model that does not quit and exemplifies their self-given model of blue collar lacrosse. We can't wait to see how he accomplishes as he continues his athletic career at Division One School, Mercyhurst University. We would like to congratulate our allstate lacrosse player, Xavier Morose Deus. CONGRATULATIONS. >> NEXT, we would like to congratulate >> use the microphone, please. >> Thank you to everybody and supporting me along my four years of high school. Um, I really appreciate it. Couldn't have done it with anybody out here, especially this crew back here, you know. Um, but yeah, I just want to say thank you to everybody and uh, yeah, I appreciate it. More than more than
003words can say. >> Good luck at first. >> Congratulations. We're extremely proud of you. Next, we would like to congratulate Rebecca, Elizabeth, Natalie, and Addie on qualifying for the IHSA track and field meet and the 4x8 meter relay. They qualify for state after earning a relay time of 10 minutes 17 seconds at the class 3A St. Ignatius sectional. At state, they earned a PR of 10 minutes and 8 seconds. We are proud of this team and we wish our graduating seniors Rebecca and Addie a lot of the best in their future endeavors. Unfortunately, they couldn't be here if they have prior commitments. >> Bo members, that concludes the recognitions. >> Happy summer. Thank you very much. >> Um, yeah, take a picture for sure. Under reports, there's no president's report, but I would remind members
004of the board that we do have a guest during close session later today. So, let's be mindful of her calendar as well. Dr. Skinkis, >> uh, thank you. Uh, superintendent report for June 9th board meeting, uh, Senate Bill 637. When I met with the zoo last week on Thursday regarding the previous draft sub lease agreement and the proposed design concept for the field to the north of the high school, um I will have a more discussion with the board in close session under the exemption of the purchase or lease of real property for the use of the public body. Um including meetings held for the purpose of discussing whether a particular par parcel should be acquired. Tenative budget. The board will vote on this evening on the FY27 tenative budget. Again, words tenative. Um Dr.
005Smatana will provide more details on the tenative budget later in tonight's agenda. We'll also be updating the budget throughout the summer as state and federal revenue sources are solidified. The final budget will be presented for approval in September. Uh the alumni achievement award um the alumni achievement award is something that started back in 1999 2000. Um our last one was issued in 2017. Um, so we're bringing back the alumni achievement award. That's something that Miss Molo and Miss Fletcher are assisting me with. Um, the reg recognition will take place during the homecoming week in September. And, uh, we'll be honoring, I believe, three uh, distinguished alumni. And then we reconvene the committee that selects uh, the group. So, um, this year we selected myself and Dr. Freighos. We have two staff members who are also
006graduates and Mike Rang Gruber and Joe McGrath. and then two alumni from and their years are listed on the report. Joe D'Vor and Allison Cabay. Um the uh application to nominate somebody for the alumni achievement has been available on the website. Um and those applications are reviewed on an annual basis. Uh the process is also laid out on the website. >> So that's on the general website. >> It's on our district website. Yes. Where it says alumni. >> Okay. So it's being kind of run by administration then? No, we have >> the committee's here. >> The committee, >> six people, >> okay, >> that select and review the applications. >> So, it's not another group. It's not like the foundation or anything like that. Okay. >> That's what I was kind of curious. Oh, that's
007fun. And their pictures will go on the wall then like they used to. >> Correct. >> Nice. Superintendent Advisory Councils um facilities advisory council met on June 2nd to discuss the solar projects, summer projects, future capital projects in the quarter review by Aramark. Finance advisory council met on June 4th to discuss the tenative budget, the closing of old activity accounts, and the business office's exploration of a new online payment system for school fees. Um no updates on personnel staffing for the upcoming school year. There's several HR appointments uh on tonight's close session agenda that will bring us keep us on track for opening school and filling all of our vacant positions. Policy advisory council met on May 27th to review the press packet 121 as well as 6280 uh which Mr. Ruska submitted a suggestion
008for revision and we will update that tonight and look to discuss that for approval. And that concludes the superintendence report for June 9th. >> Any questions for Dr. Skinis? No. Seeing none, Dr. Smatana, the floor is yours. >> Good evening. Tonight, I'll provide uh the board with financial information through the month of May, which represents 92% of our fiscal year. The monthly summary report shows the total operating revenue for the month was $848,469 with 69% from evidence-based funding, which is our state funding source, 19% from uh CPPRT, corporate personal property replacement tax, and 7% from local revenue. The total operating expenditures for the month were $2,452,927 with 79% towards salaries and benefits, 8% on transportation, and 5% on special education tuition. The monthly financial reports show that the summary of revenues that we've received 93.71%
009of our budgeted revenue for the year. This percent is lower to this time last year of almost 98% due to the timing of property tax collections. The summary of expenditure shows that we have spent 88.6% of our budgeted expenditures which is tracking ex almost exactly where we were this time last year. There was a question submitted um uh what percent will we reach for our expenditures uh at the end of this fiscal year? Um I'm anticipating we'll be at 99% of our budgeted expenditures for the year. Um, but in terms of revenue, I really don't have a way of knowing due to the timing of property tax. Um, if more uh we're currently chasing about 1.6 million in revenue from property tax, if it comes in, um, we'll be close to where we predicted the
010budget to be, which would be a deficit of $550,000. If not, we'll have a larger deficit. Um, so unfortunately, I can't predict the revenue, but I can tell expenditures will be um, right around 99%. Uh there were some questions submitted on a statement of revenues and expenditures from board reports. Um going to go over just a few of them briefly. Um the first question was in looking at the revenues. Um there are some accounts that are significantly short of revenue credit recovery technology pay to uh play athletics uh which uh Phil Torres will report on later pay to participate and some fees. So what happens is the money comes into that registration account which is on the next page of that report and then every couple of months we reconcile and push money into the
011accounts where they need to go. So when doc uh when Mr. Torres reports out tonight you'll see pay to play athletics will be low but that's because we haven't reconciled that account yet. We do that later this month. Um and then another question that was submitted was um idea room and board. That's federal um revenue and uh we typically get a big payment in June. Um but again we're kind of at the mercy of the federal government on that. And then Medicaid looking at those two accounts together um were on track from what we had budgeted. Um in regards to expenses on that report um there was one question uh about municipal retirement um there was one account that is significantly over um percentage-wise by um 253%. It's uh I believe a couple thousand dollars.
012Um as I've previously said, that's just because we've had more classified uh staff members do uh extracurricular work and that's uh where we take out their IMRF payment. Um but that account as a whole, that fund as a whole will be under budget. Um additionally for the board, as always, I've uh included the student activity account report for the month of May. Um and then I have two additional uh pieces of information in the report tonight. The first is just for the board's information. It's um the facility advisory council met on June 2nd. And one thing that we do when we meet is go over the quarterly business review from Aramark uh which provides our our um operations and maintenance service for us. So I've included that for the board's information. And then um lastly,
013Dr. Skinis uh hinted at this a little bit, but we are exploring um the most effective and convenient way for parents to pay fees from both the parents and the district's perspective. So, um we currently are absorbing uh over $30,000 in credit card fees. And so, in the future, we're going to be looking at um a different company to provide this service as well as other fee structures. And I'll report back to the board once we have um some additional information. Kristen, if they do debit, does that still get the the fee of a credit? >> With our current company, they charge a fee for everything. So, yes, they they also charge a fee for AC. The com one of the companies that we are looking to move to does not charge a fee for
014a so dependent on the company. >> Okay. And >> we've been charging a flat fee. >> We have been charging a $3 fee, but the company has been charging us uh at the district uh 4.05%. 05% plus 20 cents per transaction. We don't currently offer a for parents um because there's a fee for that as well. It's 3 and a half%. The company we were looking at a would be free. So parents would be able to pay student fees um through their bank account without having any sort of fees. Um so that's some of the things that we're checking. Correct. That's some of the things that we're looking at. And last time I saw this report with you, I think we were we paid we were charged 47,000 and collected only 17,000 >> roughly. Yes,
015>> roughly there. >> Correct. And that concludes my report tonight. Thank you, Dr. Sukana. >> Dr. Freightos. >> Good evening again, honorable board members. Under teaching and learning, we're in June session one of summer school has started. We have students, you know, uh, doing credit recovery for classes such as algebra, geometry, English, bio, applied chemics, US system, world history. We offer US government for rising seniors and health for rising juniors. Right now, we're also in the middle of our camp college and I personally have visited these classroom and it's exciting to see our students in the middle of summer, you know, learning and researching universities, the fast form, the common application, and how to write an effective essay. They're definitely getting a head start in their college journey. In the month of July, session two
016of summer school begins. That'll be credit recovery only. And at the end of July, we have Bridge to RV, a very popular class that focuses on a successful transition from 8th grade to high school. Students take a tour of the school, review the schedule, learn how to set goals, and importantly, they review executive functioning skills so they can be organized and be ready to go once high school starts. That's from 9 to 12 in room 223 and there's a modest fee of $100. Under school coaching operations, we're in the middle of residency. Um the portal did close on the first but we are reopened for families as well and the process is simple. Families are required to submit a lease, a tax bill or mortgage statement. A residency has to station in three common bills.
017Failure to complete the process will result in in suspending the enrollment or pausing it once the residency documents have been approved. Families will receive a link via for in-person residency via email or parent score. So we make sure that we are a board policy check the documents and send and then send the families in district the residency appointment. Cell phone procedures we'll talk um after these reports at on the 30th of July is when uh we have our our student parking application notification for approval will be sent out on the 6th. Residency days are coming up. the 8th, the 15th, the 22nd, and 29th. You know, that's where we get to greet all our families. And I'm really proud of the team here because in person, we review expectations, attendance expectations. We go over, you
018know, the handbook, take their ID, picture, they pay the fees. So, we prepare families early, not only in the middle of the summer, but once everything starts with the open house, welcome back and grade level assemblies. So families know from residency how to be successful at RB and how we do things here at RB as well. Under activities and athletics, you know, June it is we have a lot of camps going on. There's basketball, wrestling, lacrosse, softball, baseball, binton. You know, myself and Mr. T, we've had the pleasure to attend those camps, talk to students and our coaches. We make sure we have a pulse and they're great. The kids are they're engaging. We're proud of our coaches that are giving their time over the summer to help our students, but camps are busy. you
019know, a lot of a lot of our students are there. Um, we also have band camps coming up and in July we will have our co-ed cheer camp. That concludes my principal's report. If there are no questions, I would like to invite Mr. Phil Torres, our assistant principal of athletics, to give a spring athletic summary and pay to play reports. Mr. Torres. >> Good evening everybody. Um, we have the spring report. Um, but I did just find out and hopefully we can maybe invite them in July. We found out today that we did get three all state softball >> great players from our intersectional run. >> Uh, Coach Gerald let me know this morning. So, it it wasn't worth it to even try to engage those kids and be like, "Hey, you want to come
020tonight to avoid this?" >> Sure. It's 90° out. So, we are going to work with uh Kylie Fletcher and try to get them out to a future board meeting here. Just the timing of it of when uh Coach Droll found out, but they had a a phenomenal season. Uh as you see, uh we did have a couple questions. I'll get to those, I guess, first. Um seeing the percentages, uh that could be of the paytoplay and like of what was assigned and what was actually collected. um we can work on providing that. There is a document that I can work with the business office on. It wouldn't necessarily have the percentages, but it would have the fees assigned, the fees collected, and the fees outstanding. So, you could we could potentially look to add that
021chart in the >> my only caution is we don't want to get into identifiable information, right? If it's a small group, we don't want to know that. >> And it's not it wouldn't be it wouldn't be it's not broken down by like name or student. It's just general by sport. um we've collected. So there is potential we could look at doing that. Um and then the spring sports obviously compared to last year I think it was about 25 that it went down. Um in any given year there's kind of a natural eb and flow. Some sports may have a heavy senior class and when that goes um if the numbers actually come down uh obviously if you look at this there is a half of that 25 is with bad mitten. Part of that was
022uh last year we had like 85 girls out for bad mitten. It was a huge spike. um it's not sustainable to keep 85 girls when there's only three levels. Um and so they did have to do cuts for the first time in maybe ever or a long time with bad mitten. And unfortunately we're seeing a spike of some students when they hear the word cuts or tryyouts, they like freak out and they're like, I'm not even going to put myself out there. I'm not even going to try. Um, and so I think partially once the word got out that, oh man, they even do cuts in Madmen, we saw a dip of girls even willing to go out for it. Um, I did see that uh as well. There was a couple students um that
023with softball they kind of were getting freaked out because they heard there could be cuts. Um, so, uh, we have we we're seeing a small spike of that word cuts is kind of sending shivers down some kids spines. Um, but I I'm not overall in terms of the dip in numbers. It's kind of still a natural eb and flow of it. Um, they still have more than enough for three levels in damage. That's not a cause for concern. Um, and overall, if you look at the kind of 5-year average, we're still up 11 over the 5year average of uh 544. So that being at 555 um you can see the updated fees that were collected there. Um are there any other questions cuz I I think I did a re-return with Mr. Manning here on
024the engagement report. No, you do. >> I think you answered the ones that were submitted. >> No, I just thought maybe next year um talking to other parents, I think we're very reasonable with our uh uh participation fee for, you know, the sports. >> I don't know when you're with different conferences, possibly next year. >> How do we compare other schools? >> I mean, I've talked to parents who are paying $1,000, you know, so I think we're pretty reasonable. Well, uh, they're kind of over the map and, uh, I would say we are very much right in the middle and very reasonable in terms of our fees. >> Um, I could get I could try to get some updated data through our ad association >> um, and see obviously they have to open the email
025and and engage in the survey, but um, I can I can get more updated data from that from other schools. I I would suggest Miss Rusk I mean that's a budget question right so it would come through as a finance discussion if we're looking to raise revenue from that as an aspect >> I'm not looking to raise revenue but it is a budget so maybe it's you if you get that information by interacting with other coaches to share it when we do talk about paytoplay because we always wonder are we fair in our pricing >> and we do approve that fee schedule annually >> yeah but it would be nice to know how we compare with other schools when we approve approve it. >> I don't think we've ever seen a comparison when we approved
026it. >> I think if if the board is looking for that information at a future date, that would be a good board request to make then, I think. >> Yeah. So, that's fine. >> Yep. >> Thank you, Phil. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> And next, we would like to invite Mr. Mannon, Dean Hawkins, and Dean Weinberg to give our second semester culture and climate report. >> Good evening. Hello. >> Good evening. Congratulations on graduation. It >> was a great day. >> Okay. Good evening. Tonight the deans will present data on attendance, mental health days, discipline suspension. Um and then following this report, we'll get into some data related to engagement in our extracurricular activities. So overall in regards to attendance, uh we finished the year at 92.66% 66% which was we'll take it but
027it was the highest mark since 22 but up just slightly from last year at 92.24. So still some work to do there but that's just the trend that statewide uh where all schools are hovering around that 91 92 93% mark. Um the deans are going to present uh further data uh here on house. >> Yeah. So we that 92.6 uh we're proud of that. Uh we're anticipating continuing to climb over the next few years with some communication initiatives uh that we're working on Kylie Fletcher with. Um but you'll see that you know we kind of trended as normal in those months. We you start out very strong in January even despite the cold and then you you trend off as the the weather gets nice, right? Um so we ended you know our monthly in
028May was 915. And then if you take a look at the semester breakdown um you know again we're kind of on par with how how we've been in years past. Um, semester 2 was historically a lower percentage uh of ADA than it than first semester is. Um, mental health days, we um are seeing a little bit of a dip in those. Um, you know, as normal, our seniors are taking the bulk of those days. Um, they do use those uh for a variety of reasons. We continue our um student services check-ins with students who are taking those mental health days, but um is it possible that a family could be using a mental health day for a college visit or something like that? Sure. Right. So that's why we see those those numbers up slightly
029for seniors. Um again we are seeing a dip in those um the number of students taking those days. So in 2425 487 students took mental health days. Um that's down to 450 uh for this school year. So a little bit of a dip in those uh mental health days. If you flip over um you know we we do see a little bit of a spike in our personal days compared to last year um and the number of students who are taking those. Again, that's a coding uh could be a coding issue, right? So, we we could have parents calling in vacations as personal, doctor's appointments as personal. Um it's all a matter of how the family calls those days in. Um and again, you'll see those drop in the mental health days as well there.
030Um we are continuing our our communication initiatives uh for attendance with parents square. Um Alberto and I actually have an app on our phone now that allows us to dial out as an RV number. So, you know, after hours if we have families who aren't able to, you know, talk to us during the day, we've made 5 6 7 8:00 phone calls to families um just to talk through whatever attendance issues may be occurring. Uh we are regularly texting parents and families on Parent Square. Um students too, hey, I noticed you're not here. It's second period. Can you get here? You've got a math test. Come on in. Um so, so we do use our communication tools uh effectively. We plan on continuing the use of that into next year. um myself and Pushba Winbush
031who uh oversees or works with us on MTSS. Uh we will be meeting with Kylie Fletcher to get some additional communication out through Parent Square um to families in the form of nudge letters um and uh quarterly updates. >> I don't know how many times I've uh in making a phone call after hours I forgot to dial star 67 right away. >> So the app has been great. Yeah, fantastic to that. Um, one thing we're going to do at residency is we're going to hand each family out a magnet that has the school calendar in there, the days off, um, and a QR code to just hit the attendance line or on Skyward. So, that'll be a nice like, >> you know, present thing that they can see in their family room or whatever in
032their kitchen that they can utilize for our school calendar that might might help when they're scheduling. I know there's a question about doctor's appointments. It's one of the things that we talk about. We do have a dedicated table just to speak about attendance. um at residency. So that's going to be one of our points of emphasis there going forward. So and then also we're utilizing some of our technology too. So the technology platform is Panorama we utilize for intervention. It's it's linked in with Skyward. Uh some of the cool features is expanded data um that it's able to decipher and filter and those are just very helpful in our small team conversations that the deans are in with student services. So that's all good and great. There's a lot of cool technology that's coming um
033that's going to help us cut down the time that we handc things um in order to present that to the counselors and get more of a robust intervention plan for kids. So that's on their way. >> All right. Uh suspensions. Uh so to you see that we're at 35 for um second semester um went up from last year but still lower from our 23 24 uh numbers. And then if you if you look at it by grades, breakdown by grades, it's you know the freshman and sophomores who are um with the highest number. So similar to the data with the mental outcomes, seniors and juniors are taking more of those those days. Uh here we got freshman, sophomores, you know, uh who are probably still not um acclimated to high school or BHS or whatever,
034you know, um getting in some trouble. Um but still we're at 35. um uh breakdown uh by race. Again, we're pretty pretty much uh you know, around the same numbers depending on on the total population of students. Hispanic, we're at 2.8% that's 20 students out of 714. um white 7 out of 736% and then uh 11.7% uh black or African-American um and that number is similar to the one from 23 24 I think some of um however those were coded so like if you see the other which is probably multiple races uh that number went up from 23.4 four and then the numbers the same. Uh so some of those students might have been in that different category. Uh if we turn the page specific breakdowns um drug possession, we had 14 and that's THC
035uh for the most part. Um fighting we had six this year. six uh six total students uh that this semester. Um and then if you look at disruptions or bullying, intimidation, and then you go down to inappropriate non-compliant behavior, uh those numbers seem to have flip-flopped from last year to this year. Um which could be, you know, how teachers are coding the disruption. again and we're usually we usually deal with lowlevel um referrals and then so these are the ones that reach our office you know so >> was was that higher first semester too do you recall or just as a second semester situation >> I think the way that that people were coding it um it might be the same it might look the same for that first semester data but I I can't
036be 100% sure but I I think those numbers >> fl people get training on correct coding because I think that's we also don't want inconsistency season day we do work with teachers on you know this is what would fall into this category this is what would fall into this one and so we'll we will brief them again in August on on cutting that >> yeah and that's with like specific you know hey scenario A this is what you would mark it as or scenario B you know mark it as this or whatever uh notice uh uh no no gang uh related uh suspensions theft we had one uh no weapons um yeah and we go to the last page here. Um, some of the stuff that we've already implemented are our practices, uh, you know,
037locker room supervision, uh, security rotations based on need. So, you know, depending on the passing period, depending on those those areas like concessions, um, you know, that math hallway, any big intersections, uh, we're very intentional on where we play security and and their rotation. Uh, we're still working with Tapestry, of course. Um, we need to be a small team. um uh meetings with uh student services um our 510 uh day absence letter uh that Cara you know she's on top of that man people are getting a lot of communication for attendance for discount whatever maybe uh they're getting either through Skyward through email or through parent square uh and parents square is nice because it's it's like a text message you know which is kind of weird to me sometime I get a response and
038we know they're getting it immediately, right? So, it's it's almost like you're texting with the parent. >> Are we moving away from Skyward though and and emphasizing parent square? I thought that that was the intention. >> Yes. And so, that is part of that collaboration with Kylie Fletcher and Pushko Win Bush is that all of our attendance communication uh by the end of next school year will be streamlined onto parent square instead of Skyward Sky. >> I think that was a concern from I think some members >> directly in the board smart go about >> Skyward Square communication. So, parents square will take all of our attendance communication next year. >> Are parents responding to parents square? That's what you just said. Yes. >> Yes. Parents are responding. >> Yes. Oh, yeah. >> Yeah. It's
039great. >> You know, kids are like a text message. So, okay. >> We know they're getting it, you know, uh whatever the message would be. So, that's if you see the new initiatives that that would be our number one there, right? Uh with the uh any feedback. Um you want to talk about the 1520 letter? >> Yeah, we So, in addition to the five and 10 statemandated letters, we included a 15 and a 20-day absence letter this year as well. Um, you know, we have families experiencing all kinds of of circumstances related to attendance. So, it really is uh just a letter to say, "Hey, your your child has missed this many days. Just so you're aware, if there's anything we can help with, please reach out. Uh, we want to be a support." Um,
040we increase family conferences significantly for attendance. Um, and that includes our home visits. We were up um I I don't have uh numerical data for that, but we were up significant uh a significant amount at home visits. Um, and having families come on in for those attendance meetings as well. um issuing school refusal needs surveys uh just to see where kind of a family and a student is at with that. Um alternatives to in school suspension for excessive tardiness in lie of an inschool suspension or an ADA. We are utilizing the library after school now so that students can make up those minutes of learning lost in the morning um as opposed to just you know spending the whole day in in school um and maybe not using that time as wisely as they should.
041So, uh we are hopeful next year with the additional initiative in the library um during lunch periods of of having um that place staffed with um teachers who can work with students who have missed that time that we can use that as well. Um again using that panorama data and then um institute presentations to staff on classroom behavior um you know related to uh drugs just kind of behavior in general um supports and referrals. We had about 10% of our students um use that after school library uh detention uh this this semester alone. Uh so a lot of kids used it. I don't know how many used the tutors that are available from Monday to Thursday, but they're there, right? So if we see an increase in that, I think it it'll be an easy
042transition to hey, I might need help with math. I'm already here for an hour. Uh might as well take advantage of that. >> Get some work done. Get some work. >> Yeah. question. >> Uh there was one about um just the type of drugs that we're seeing and you relate that to THC. Um we do have vape sensors in all of our bathrooms in our locker room areas. So when those go off, they are rerouted to to security who then are consistently checking um immediately following a vape sensor alert. So because of that, we see a little bit of a rise. So, you know, we're really consistent on it. Hopefully those go down. I think last year was a little bit of an anomaly, but it's because we're being consistent with it and and we're
043following up on those. And so this year it's been a little bit of a different intervention based on the new law um where it's more no double jeopardy anymore, but we're really like honing in on how we can support best that student. Obviously, there's going to be some um administrative consequences there and potentially some athletics or activity consequences, but it's more like, okay, how do we stop this behavior going forward? Um, so they've been doing a good job. The deans are very visible. They don't hide behind their desks. They're in all of our lunch periods. Uh, they extend their days after hours, not needed, but they do it because they're in the best interest for kids here. Um, communicating with families and things like that. So, it's not just the nudge letters, although we like
044to put that on there and the things that we communicate with. It's more of the inerson um, and a lot of the stuff that goes unnoticed that these guys do to help uh, bringing these numbers down, which are been low for now for a couple years now thanks to their work. So you said it was just the THC, >> a lot of the THC um gummy form too as well. And so at our recent institute, that was your other question. Um we did a kind of an overview of the types of THC products that potentially students could get their hands on and bring into the school. Um along with that presentation, um I just gave an overview of what we see here in our office as far as behavior in general. 85% are low level.
045So 85% are going to be like classroom disruption, something that the staff um can manage in their classroom and they just write that up. So we see that as a document, but more or less, you know, we're really only dealing with what you see here as far as like the THC and then the occasional fight here and there, which our fight numbers were pretty phenomenal. Um and that's just again because of the consistent uh visibility with the deans and and our security team, locker room supervision and making sure we have two people down there, not only the the wellness teacher, but security on the other end has really helped. I don't think we had one instance in our locker rooms this year. >> And then I have a a follow-up question for Laura. Laura, the
046question you submitted, you stated drug possession is up, albeit still very low considering our population. Can you clarify that? >> We have 1,600 kids and it was only like 14 incidents. And so I was just that's why I had asked is there a particular and I was I had a suspicion that gummies because you know they're tasty chewy available might be coming in are >> you know that's why I was afraid you know but you know we have 1 1600 kids and 14 I that's phenomenal like >> thank you for clarifying that. Yeah, >> we're going to we're going to host a parent session on this um parent u in the fall. But one of the things right now is that there's no oversight in regards to what the packaging looks like so the kids
047can bring in something that looks like Jolly Ranchers and it's not. And so that's what we really wanted to get in front of the staff so that they're aware of that as well. It's just not just candy potentially. So >> keep everyone's awareness up. >> Thank you Dave. Good job. >> I have one question too that I did submit um on the activity participation. You have a robust list there. You have the continued upstate 8 leadership conference, the continued Illinois student, and you have the spring and fall activity fairs. You have that whole list there. Were there any um aha moments or did you from all that, you know, because we as board members were looking for data or monitoring? Were there any finds that you thought were, "Oh, this is a good one. We're
048going to implement that." >> Yeah. So, as far as just moving into the engagement report. >> Yeah. Let's have Phil come back up, though. That's right. We're moving into the next report. That's why we didn't answer that question yet. >> Okay. Because it was part of this report, so that's why I wasn't sure if you were going to leave. Okay, perfect. >> Thank you. >> Yeah, we'll get into that. >> Okay. >> Um, so very successful year at 77% Alberta. >> Yeah, thank you both. >> 77% is the highest since I've been here. Um, and so, you know, well above our board goal of 75. Uh, so you're looking at around 1,260 students are participating in at least one sport activity. Um, and so as far as like the aha moment, um, our freshman and
049sophomore classes held at 82% participation or engagement, which is great. Um, but what I think really is like a great thing about RB is the amount of offerings that we have. We're almost getting to the point where we have to scale back and say, okay, let's maybe fit this one in here because we're diluting ourselves so much that, you know, it just it doesn't work. you know, if we have something that fits within an area, um, like the coding and then, you know, girls, girls who code and then, you know, another group wants to do coding group, like let's put these guys together and girls together, um, to make one big club. Um, so we're looking at different options like that, but overall, I mean, baking and pastry has been a big hit. Um, coffee
050and tea has been a huge hit. Um, and so things like that has really, you know, driven interest for for students and they're able to work out their schedules. I don't know how some of them do it. Um, but we have a lot of three two three sport athletes and and students and activities. Um, our musicals, our fall plays, um, just the amount of students that are involved in that, whether it's on the on the stage or the tech side, what have you. So, um, it was a great year for that. Uh, total sport was 948 uh, solely and then 9 541 in activities. Both is 229. And then what's really great is our nonparticipants went from 470 last year to 372 this year. So um things are in place and working and you know
051we're going to continue to see what we can do else you know if we can get that up to 80% next year that would be my goal uh going forward here. Do you find that when students um are not engaged, maybe they have other responsibilities, are are you getting some of that feedback that they have they have to babysit their siblings or work or something like that? >> It's either going to be family or work. Yeah. And and typically also, you know, it's it's the junior or senior upper classmen that that have those obligations that impacted a little bit. So, and that's why you're seeing the 372. >> Yeah. a couple of our track ladies couldn't be here tonight cuz they were working. >> Okay. >> And you know, and being around in the community,
052I see them in the mall, at the fast food restaurants. I mean, our kids are working, you know, and I and I and I see them, you know, and they they wish I can do it, but I want to buy a car. I want to buy new clothes, you know, where I have to pin my face, right, at school. And I'm like, hey, work whatever is for you, but just know activities are always open for you. >> Nice. Uh I just to add to point out a couple data points. We had 101 two sport athletes and 32 three sport athletes with this. >> Um so we're starting to see a trend of >> Is that a record number? It might be >> back. Yeah. >> So and that's a credit to our coaches >> um
053engaging kids and saying yes, go out for that other sport. Yes, go do that. I don't want to see you go go away from me for a season. Right? So, um, that's a kudos and credit to the coaches of engaging the kids, working together to manage, especially right now is the hectic time because during the school year, they're separated amongst their seasons, but right now, everybody's fighting for the same camp time for those students. So, they are working together and making allowing the kids to be able to do both for all three and make it work with their schedules. >> Are there any more questions? I believe those were all submitt up here for the cell. Thank you, >> Phil. >> So, as you know, the governor uh legisl legislator the governor had made a
054big push about cell phone policy. It's not necessarily a cell phone ban. What it is is it's a ban during classroom or instruction time. Um, our cell phone policy was ahead of the curve before this legislation got passed, but we started to hear some feedback from our teachers that we need to uh revisit this. >> Correct. >> So, we actually had our building committee with our union committee, our op culture and operations >> uh started to put this together in the spring. Mr. Mannon and the deans and so we will have an administrative procedure to be compliant with the new law for next school year. And I'm >> let turn it over to them and touch on it. >> Okay. So, previously we had that Marie recolored, you know, um green, red, yellow, um type
055procedure in place. What we saw through that was a little bit of inconsistent practice from the classroom side. And so, you know, just hearing um comments from our our building uh staff and the union, they really wanted just a consistent front approach. And so, that's what it's going to be going forward. And I just was uh at a AP conference today with several of the uh local APS and several of the high schools in the area and it's the same approach from every school. So this isn't uncommon on what we're moving to, but it's basically going to be an instructional environment. It's going to be a no no phone, no electronics um area. And so when students come in, they'll have to put their their phone in the holder, the classroom holder there for the
056entire period. Um and that includes if they go out for a restroom break or things like that. It's a total disconnect which includes watches, glasses, things like that. Um, just so they can focus in on on what they need to do in the classroom. So, um, we're going to turn towards, you know, the direct instruction utilization of the Chromebook and things like that. Um, but let's get that temptation of like checking my phone and checking what app's going off um, you know, out of their hands and just like let's get back to what we need to do in the classroom setting. So, um, I think this is going to be a great, you know, consistent front and it'll help like eliminate any of the questions that that may, you know, present themselves to the staff.
057So, well, Mr. M, I want to thank you, our coach and operations committee, Mr. Bomb, Mr. Kirby, our uni, Mr. Hogen, Mr. Griev, you know, we listen to our staff. We surveyed them and we just wanted to enhance, you know, as a superintendent said, you know, we've always been aware of the impact of cell phones, you know, and what they can do to distract students. again, you know, they come in in the classroom, they put it in the pocket and away. They'll be able to use it during passing periods and at lunch, right, the free time, but when they're learning, they will not be on their cell phones. So, we're complying with the law and I'm excited that our staff, we all came together to create this, you know, so everyone has bought in, so
058to speak, you know. Now, we'll see. We'll see how it goes. will reinform our students and our families during residency or reinfor during open house and welcome back night and we hope that everyone supports in this. You know, we're not taking electronics away. Students have their Chromebooks, but they can put away their cell phone while they're learning. So, in a nutshell, Madam President, that's our cell phone procedure. >> I think it's I was going to compliment um you the administration team and uh union leadership and and the administ everyone coming together on this. It was very much a collaborative affair and we heard about it when we met with the union last month. And so I think it's a positive because the state law itself doesn't go in effect until >> the following school year.
059So we're a ahead of the curve on that. >> That's good to know. >> And there'll be some guiding procedures that we have within there, too. But we'll explain that all to parents as they come through uh at residency and then be very uh have that as like a header on the on the website as well and have some areas for for people to go to for that. But, um, I think it's going to make a great difference. And, um, we may see some increases in the DLO numbers. >> I was wondering how you would how you would code those. Exactly. Right. >> Speaking of coding, >> yeah, I was on uh the Illinois Association Schoolboard Advocacy call this week and they mentioned several of the bills that passed and didn't pass and they mentioned
060that one. So I know um the press plus packet will be sending a sample policy soon even though we've got the year you know to implement into your into our policies >> questions comments from anybody. Thank you very much. Thank you David for your leadership. >> Good job everybody tonight. >> Thank you. Thank you. Um we did have some foyer requests. >> Two foyer requests. Uh basically looking for executed contracts, agreements, purchase orders related to procurement documents. One from Suzanne Park and one from Natalie Federak. >> No questions were submitted on those. Nope. >> Uh visitor statements. Are you here for a visitor statement? >> Yes. >> Am I on? >> You are. So I'm going to read a short statement while you get situated at the table and then I'll ask you to um
061introduce yourself and give us your name. So the board of education welcomes and encourages the participation of its citizens in the business of the school district. There are two points in the meeting where visitor statements are scheduled. Citizens are welcome to raise questions or make comments at either one. Comments will be limited to three minutes per individual and cannot be combined. Please note the board of education will not answer questions or engage in dialogue during visitor comments. If a person would like additional time to address the board, such a request should be submitted in writing 24 hours before the meeting to the superintendent. So, please introduce yourself and Dr. your skin will I'll give you time. I'll give you a wave at like 30 seconds left. >> Okay. Yeah. That way you don't have to
062do it. >> Okay. Well, uh good evening everyone. Thank you for um your time right now. Um it's my pleasure to be here. My name is Violleta. I am a culinary arts instructor and I do presentations through all of the libraries in Illinois. I do cooking and baking classes, but I'm also a program coordinator at Catholic Charities. We recently opened a new building in Summit. I am from Summit and uh we're offering programs to our community and all Cook County. So these these programs are uh we're providing the food pantry, the basic needs room which is hygiene products and also the community meal that it's every Wednesday from 5 to 6 pm. We partner with some uh parishes to provide the meal for our community on Wednesdays. The purpose of me being here is because
063I recently found out that you have a culinary lab and I'm just seeking probably the possibility of being partners with you with your students um to give them opportunities to have an hands-on experience at our facility. I would like to invite you for a tour, especially the person that is in charge of the culinary arts program to come and visit our facility. We have a brand new kitchen with ovens and warmers and refrigerator, freezers. And so we just opened March 30th. um a couple of the partners they've been they they cook there but others they cook the food and just bring bring it to the community. So they are different um possibilities that but I'm I'm just thinking about your students you know because sometimes they want to do they want to have their experience
064and if this is something that maybe the students will be interested for the next year I think that'll be a good thing you know because they will help the community they will have the opportunity to do a hands-on experience cooking either at our facility or they can prepare it here and probably bring it to um to the community some it's called summit community center. Um >> yeah so that's uh the main purpose I'm here for uh the culinary arts program. >> Great. >> Thank you. Can you make sure to leave your um name and number with Dr. Fred? >> Dr. Fright the principal will be able to set you up. >> Oh perfect. Okay. I'll leave everything. I'll leave the volunteer because we al I'm sorry. We also have volunteer opportunities. >> Yep. We'll turn
065that over to our student services department for community service hours as well. So that would be that would be your contact. >> Yes. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Thank you so much. I appreciate it. >> Thank you. >> Okay. >> Moving on to Thank you very much. >> Uh to consent agenda. We have no questions. The approval of minutes, please. Miss Gaska. The board of education Township High School District 208 Cook County Illinois takes the following action on the listed consent agenda items. Approves minutes from the meetings held on May 12th, 2026 open and close session as presented in the June 9th, 2026 court agenda packet. >> So moved. We have a second. >> Second from Mr. Novak. Um all in favor? >> I I >> Any opposed? That passes. Um, moving on to life
066safety, capital improvement, sustainability, and update on the solar panels. >> Yes. >> Um, so as I previously previously stated, in order for the solar panel project to comply with the international building code uh 2024, there were two design changes that needed to occur. The first design change was to decrease the size of the system by 90 modules, which are solar panels, in order to comply with the stricter tornado load and snow drift. that decreased the cost of the project by $95,61 since we were obviously decreasing the amount of panels that we needed to uh buy. And then um the second design change that goes with that is that we also need um I would need to approve Olsen roofing to install the mechanical attachments. So there needs to be more mechanical attachments in order to
067comply with the tornado loads um and snow drifts. Um so we were planning on some but this would require an additional 86 and that work is $36,450. So um when these two design changes go hand in hand. So together they result in a savings for the overall project of $58,611. Um there in during installation there will be some pull testing of fasteners to ensure that the fasteners achieve um the required depth at certain roof locations. Um this was going to be one additional cost. I found out today that Verde uh solutions, our solar uh company, will be uh absorbing that cost um during installation. So that will not be an additional cost. Um I also found out the project is set to begin June 30th um with mobilization on June 26th and June 29th. So
068shortly I will have uh a more updated uh schedule so we can see exactly when our projected completion date is and I will share that out uh with the board when I have that. Um there were some questions submitted in regards to solar. Um so the solar the cost changes obviously are within the approved budget because we are saving money in the project. Uh we will have our construction manager there um when we do the installation of the fasteners and the testing of them. Um and then there were two questions that were in the bills but were tied to Verde Solutions. Uh so I would like to mention them here. Um so in the bills you saw two uh large payments to Verde Solutions. So um how the contract worked is um our initial payment
069was um a 20% um down payment which we paid last fiscal year. Um and now there are two payments um that are going tonight for approval. uh one is $470,24. That's 40% of the overall project cost. That is for the payment for all of the solar panels and some of the equipment. And then the second payment that's going is the 30% the $352,653. Um and that is for uh when the project is substantially complete, we'll pay those. So um the 40% will be given to them uh right away. Um and then the 30% check will be held until the project is substantially complete. And then we will have one more payment of uh about 10%. It'll be a little less because uh we'll account for the savings in the next in the final payment. Um
070and that will hit next fiscal year um when the project is uh considered finally complete. We've done a walk through and it's operational and all of that. So that will likely come my guess would be um August or September and that would probably be around 100,000. Um and then lastly for the board I provided the chart um just so you could see the difference between the old system that was initially designed and then the new system. The um you know it's very similar to where we were initially just some small changes. >> Are those new mechanical fasteners paid out of the first payment or the second payment? um we were invoiced we were invoiced for the original project amount and then the final 10% that will all be um reconciled at the end. >> Thank
071you. You're welcome. So it's not like a third party. We have to engage to purchase that. It's still coming through that. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Thank you. Dr. You want to go right into the tenative budget? >> Sure. Yeah. >> Tenative budget. You ready to go right into that? >> Yep. Um so uh the tenative budget has been updated uh with May 31st actuals. Um, so there's obviously still one one month remaining of the current fiscal year. So some items are not finalized in the tenative budget. Um, some of you may remember we were had at had a small surplus the last time I did the budget. Now we're at a small deficit of 223 9113. Um, this is going to constantly change as the budget is finalized. You know, if we do get
072more EVF money, which we won't find out until August, then we'll be at a surplus. If not, you know, we will likely have a deficit for next year. Um uh we will post after um so at tonight's meeting, I'm asking the board to um approve the budget so you can spend money in July. After approval tonight, I will post um the tenative budget on the website and I will um anytime after a board meeting we update that budget, I will then update it on the website as well. Um the finance advisory council met on June 4th to review the budget. Um and if uh anyone is looking for a place to start um looking at the budget, which is several pages, I would encourage you to look at the summary of revenue and expenditures that
073pulls out all of the really um big expenditures and revenue that really impacts the budget. Um you probably will not see a budget updated at the July meeting due to the timing of closing out of the fiscal year and the Fourth of July holiday. If we can get it done, we will um we will certainly do it, but we rely on the township treasurer as well. If not, it'll be um pretty close to being final in August and then we'll have the budget hearing and approval in September. >> If you were going to point out the main page that main three pages the board and the community usually focus on um are page two of the budget, which is the large revenue assumptions. >> Correct. So in board >> it's page 97. In board book
074it's page 97 98 um and uh 99 um on the budget document that will be on the website. It would be page 2 3 and four. >> And we do not show the black boxes because >> not show the black boxes because we don't have the beginning fund balances. Um once we get those uh as of uh July 1st, we will update those because then we'll have a better projection of where the end fund balance will be uh at this time in 2027. >> And are there any significant Well, we kind of covered this though in May and there I don't think there were any questions. Nothing significant you want to point out in revenue or expenditures because some of that >> are there any changes from the May presentation? >> Nothing significant. the major
075the major difference in terms of why we had um we had about almost a $400,000 swing from last time to this time and I would say um looking at the um drivers a little over 300,000 of that was special education between special education tuition and special uh education transportation those actuals are coming in higher and so as a result uh for right now I've up uh I updated the budget expenditures for next year um the other like 80,000 came from um little accounts here and there um looking at kind of where we were coming in budget for this year. >> Thank you, Dr. Smatana. >> Any more questions on that? Seeing none, I think we can move forward with adopting a tenative budget. The board of education, Township High School District 208, Cook County, Illinois,
076hereby approves the tensive budget for the for fiscal year 27 as presented in the June 9, 2026 board agenda packet. >> So moved. We have a second from Mr. Durkin. And we need a roll call, please. >> Miss Ruska, >> yes. >> Mr. Novak, >> yes. >> Mr. Williams, >> yes. >> Mr. Guto, >> yes. >> Mr. Durkin, yes. Miss Gas. >> Yes. >> Thank you as always for your work on that. We'll look for the the year end as we get near uh press plus policy issue 121. I have such a hard time saying that >> board's had this in the packet now for a few weeks. Um the only thing attached are policies where we're recommending slightly different changes and those are highlighted in blue. Um as you can see from the requirements
077uh board of education secretary like in policy 2 cone 220 it just talks about how the agendas will be set and how the secretary will um be responsible for um the time the place and the posting of the meetings. Um the posting on the district website again we removed the word superintendent put board of education secretary. Um questions? No, we're using the default. We have been using participation and uh um suggestions from the agenda um from the community. That procedure has been working. So we're going with the default. Um so there's no reason to amend that. The committee or the curriculum advisory council felt we were in a good place quorum or participation performance of act. I mean, these are just some of the the highlights from uh the ISB. The other question again, no,
078we went with the default on those. Does the board member take a roll call vote on action items? No, we do not. We only take action roll call vote on items that result in money or to open or close a meeting. >> Um, in the event that someone would like to request a special roll call, we have done that in the past. We do not want a roll call on every vote. >> I think Miss >> I think a nice addition to one of those is um for our military uh if there was a military board member that they needed to call in >> that was a statutory change. >> Yeah. So that was a nice addition. >> Agreed. Uh on page two or two colon 250 we have an district freedom information officer. Um
079so we just deleted the who may be himself or herself. Uh the green stuff is from IASB. So we're recommending the rest of that be adopted. 4 col 10. Uh the superintendent or designated school business official. Uh and then we just updated that language. So the school business official. Right now we have an assistant superintendent who handles school business HR and compliance. Um but that could change. So you want to leave your policies general. So we put school business official. And then I believe that may be the last one. Uh there was that policy that Miss Aruska um sent the suggestion in for and was shared. Uh we went through it again with the advisory council and the advisory council still feels that it does not track to change the language um of the policy.
080It should just still be the superintendent or designate which then could mean administrative team or assigning it to a different group of individuals. Um that's how it's referenced throughout the policy and I will let Mrs. Alis Mr. Williams is not here but I will let them speak on what they felt with they went through the policy. >> Well I would say we we we certainly discussed the whole packet went through all the IASB changes and then Miss Ruska had added that 6280 as a some potential language that was circulated in our Friday update. So we did look at that and um we came to the conclusion that that would deviate from the remainder of the entire PL plus press plus plus policy packet where it's either superintendent standalone or superintendent or designate. This would this
081would insert a third option that was would then not be consistent throughout the policy manual. And then in support of that was there the the definition of superintendent is a statutory definition where the superintendent is designated as the person with the responsibility to manage all of these functions here at the district. So we felt it was um not necessary to make any changes beyond what uh IASB had recommended previously when I had spoke with them that you know our policies are our policies and they said districts can modify some districts make many modifications other districts don't even touch them you know they get the um legal updates and they just go with that. So my the reason why I submitted that you know the superintendent along with the administrative his his or her administrative team
082was because we made a qualitative change from when Dr. Skinis came on as our superintendent and we now have a qu we have an administrative team that works on the students behalf and learning. We didn't always have that. And so I thought to have our grading policy, there are different grading policies. There are different ways to score students other districts use. I thought it would um behoove us that it would be not only the superintendent, but it would be that whole team that would look at something like that. So that's why I made that suggestion. Well, >> I appreciate your time. Does anyone else have any comments or questions on that particular >> policy? Okay. A motion for approval. Then this will be the second. Need >> a motion on the the policy 121 which
083includes the changes you see presented tonight. >> The board of education Township High School District 208 Cook County Illinois approves press plus policy issue 121 as presented in the June 9, 2026 board agenda packet. >> So moved. I had a second. >> A second. >> Second from Mr. Novak. And we do need a roll call. I'm sorry. This isn't all in favor. These are not fiduciary. Um, all in favor? >> I. Any opposed? Okay, this moves forward. Thank you. Um, and we will have a a larger packet. I think you made this point too, Laura. Um, as some of the AI policies come through from the state probably this summer or this fall, I think we should all be expecting a fair amount of reading on that front. Uh, payment of bills. >> There's one
084additional question. It was in um on board packet uh page 180. It was for Parker Cromwell Healthcare. This is um an expense for when our nurse is out. We have a substitute nurse come in and this is the agency we use. >> Any additional questions from anyone? >> No. Seeing none, Miss G. >> The board of education Township High School District 208 Cook County, Illinois approves the payment of bills as presented in the June 9, 2026 board agenda packet. >> So moved in a second. >> Second from Mr. Durkin. And uh we need a roll call, please. >> Mr. Novak. Yes, >> Miss Alis. >> Yes, >> Mr. Kugo. >> Yes, >> Mr. Derkin. >> Yes, >> Miss Gaska. >> Yes, >> Miss Russa. >> Yes, >> thank you. Final district calendar for 2025 2026.
085We've had this for a couple of Yes, this is a formality just to show that the the we submit this to the state to let them know that the calendar the board approved last January or December uh was the actually the calendar that was executed and that there were no emergency days taken. There was one question submitted not in attendance. That's a day that the district is giving off to either the students or staff. That's not a formal state or federal holiday. >> So does I know I asked that question. It's not included. >> Not in attendance would be like the prom day we give off. >> Okay. >> Not in attendance would be like the Friday in spring. >> That usually tends to fall near Good Friday. >> Is that something that um is
086scheduled or is that kind of like an ad hoc? No, no, it's it's on the calendar board approved. Realize. Yeah. >> Okay. I think a place where that not in school is falling at. Okay. Any additional questions? I think we can go ahead and approve. Please go. >> The board of education Township High School District 208, Cook County, Illinois approves the final 2025, 2026 school calendar with the emergency days of May 22, 26, 27, 28, and 29 eliminated to be submitted to the Illinois State Board of Education as presented in the June 9, 2026 board agenda packet. >> So moved. Need a second. >> Second from Mr. Durkin. All in favor? I motion carries. >> Transfer of interest from debt service to the education fund. Miss >> Dr. annually the district transfers um interest earned
087from the debt service fund to the education fund as that's our largest expenditure and in the most need of additional resources. The amount of interest earned this fiscal year um in debt service was 160 $136,04. And so I'm recommending that the board of ed approves the transfer of that amount um from debt service to the ed fund. >> This is fairly prefuncter. So thank you for handling. Any questions from anyone? Seeing none, >> the board of education, Township High School District 208, Cook County, Illinois hereby approves the transfer of interest earnings in the debt service fund to the education fund as presented in the June 9, 2026 board agenda packet. >> So moved. We have a second. >> Second. Second for Mr. Novak and we need a roll call, please. >> Mr. Caputo, >> yes.
088>> Mr. Durkin, >> yes. >> Miss Gaza, >> yes. >> Miss Ruska, >> yes. >> Mr. Novak, >> yes. >> Taylor, >> yes. The next item, facility rental agreement. >> You know, the district um something that we started a long time ago, um we rent out the facility and we also try to make this a community hub as we talked about earlier with our sports camps and Dr. Freredis referenced in his report. There's always things going on, but we do have a lot of organizations, whether it's travel baseball programs or basketball programs or community groups that do rent our facility to host their events or uh to use our facilities. And so, this is a way to recoup and maintain our facilities. Um the board usually approves this every June so that July one it
089can take effect and then about every two years we look at the financials to make sure we're consistent with the fees we're charging with local high schools so that we're consistent. This year was more of a legal update to make sure all of our terms and insurance regulations hold harmless and things like that are in place. And so we went through this at the facility's advisory and uh I'm asking for your approval tonight. I would also like to make a note I put in the background um the our legal council as well as our liability insurance is recommending higher insurance uh limits. Um however we will need to make some exceptions to accommodate maybe uh you know a little league uh baseball team that may may financially not be able to provide those limits. Um
090any exception to an insurance limit will be made solely by the district's liability uh insurance uh will not be done by the administration. Wouldn't those be included in the fee in the insurance or does each individual entity pay their own insurance? >> Each individual entity has to have their own insurance. >> Oh, they have to have their own insurance. Correct. And so, we're requiring higher limits. Um, we do recognize that there may be um some local community groups that might not be able to meet those higher limits. Okay. Um any exception will be made by our the district's liability insurance um not by the administration. Are those higher limits reflected in this >> correct draft? >> I think we're we used to ask for a million dollar certificate of insurance. Now we're asking for 200
091million. >> That's the biggest one. >> Five for an umbrella. >> Okay. Okay. This is a um for approval this evening. Is this the goal? Okay. Any additional questions on this matter? I'm glad it was updated and reviewed by legal. >> The board of education high school district 208 Cook County Illinois hereby approves facility use agreement as presented in the June 9, 2026 board agenda packet. >> So moved. Can we have a second? >> A second. >> Second from Mr. Novak. And we should do a roll call on that, please. >> Mask. >> Yes. >> Mr. Novak. >> Yes. >> Miss Dis. >> Yes. >> Mr. Kugo? >> Yes. >> Mr. Derkin? >> Yes. >> Miss Gasco? >> Yes. Uh, the activity count for the class of 20. I can't even say it. >> 30.
092>> Someone else say it. This is an annual request for the new incoming uh freshman class. Um, we usually do it in the summer so that we are prepared for the freshman class to fundra. >> Like no issues with this. Can we go ahead? The board of educations high school district 208 Cook County Illinois hereby approves the activity account for the class of 2030 as presented in the June 9, 2026 board agenda packet. >> So moved. We have a second. >> Second for Mr. Durkin. I need a roll call, please. >> Miss, >> yes. >> Mr. Caputo, >> yes. >> Mr. Durkin, >> yes. >> Muska, >> yes. >> Miss Gasa, >> yes. >> Mr. Novak, >> yes. >> And moving on to the final item here, closing inactive activity accounts. Could you explain this
093one please? >> Uh yes. Uh we are requesting that the board close the attached list of inactive activity accounts. So per board policy for 4 col90 an account containing student activity funds that is inactive for 12 consecutive months shall be closed and uh funds transferred to um another uh student activity fund uh or fund with a similar purpose or district fund. Uh class funds like class of 23 for example. um when those are inactive, they should be transferred to the general activity fund um which is uh managed by Dave Mannon and then used for um students throughout the building. So we are recommending that uh we close the following accounts. I've provided um the account um the amount um where we're recommending transferring money to and then the last time it was active um we
094can manually only go to the 2020 2021 school year. any additional going back any further, we would have to uh ask Skyward uh for assistance to run special reports for us. So that's why that language is in there. This was also uh reviewed with finance advisory council on June 4th. Fairly dimminimous amounts. Sounds like it's a good exercise for cleanup. Any questions from anyone on this? >> The board of education township high school was Township High School District 208 CO County, Illinois hereby approves the closing of inactive activities accounts and transferring remaining monies as presented in the June 9, 2026 board agenda packet. >> So moved and we need a second. >> Second, >> Mr. Durkin. And then we do need a roll call since it's >> Mr. Novak. >> Yes. >> Dis. >> Yes.
095>> Mr. Kudo. >> Yes. >> Mr. Derkin. >> Yes. >> Miss Ga. >> Yes. >> Miss Rosa. >> Yes. Seeing no one in attendance for visitor statements, board of education discussion items. I'd like to bundle with the board of education items for future meetings. If we have a plan future discussion of the policies are available on AI, we talked about that one packet came through. Anything else from anyone? Okay. Okay. Uh matters for closed session, appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance or dismissal of specific employees of the corporate body. That's the HR packet. Student discipline, individual student matters, purchase, sale or lease of real property, probable imminent or pending litigation, collective negotiations, school safety, confidentiality of closed session minutes, and superintendent yearly goals. The board of education, Township High School District 208, Cook County, Illinois, enters
096close session for the purpose of considering the close session matters as presented in the June 9, 2026 board agenda packet. >> So moved. And we need a second. No second. >> Second. And uh we had a roll call to go into close, please. >> Mr. Durkin, >> yes. >> Miss Gasco, >> yes. >> Miss, >> yes. >> Mr. Novak, >> Yes. Mr. >> Yes. >> Okay, it's 8:15. Thank you everyone. Um