001Mike's on everyone like to call this meeting of the Summit Hill School Board to order If you all please rise and Audrey will lead us in the pledge I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands one nation under God Indivisible the liberty and justice for all we have a roll call, please. Mrs. Campbell Sure, mr. Winter here. This is the push here. Mr. Spreadberry here. This is Burke here. Miss Murphy here This is Campbell here. Mr. Martin here. Miss Brown here and Miss Franklin here Very good. We are going to start with recognition and I'm gonna turn it over to dr. McDermott for our April Summit award winner Okay, he looks like a celebrity in the house because he has this enormous entourage
002with him But nonetheless, we do this each month This summit award is the highest award that we offer to people in our school district And so with that we have an entire page of wonderful things that I'd like to read off So this month's summit award winner is Safeway bus driver Guy Williams This was mr. Williams second year driving for Safeway and he was nominated by parent Alyssa Baker who wrote the following We absolutely adore our bus driver. Mr. Guy Williams He has never pulled up to our stop with anything less than a radiant smile and he always says good morning Have a great evening and enjoy your weekend He always makes sure someone is waiting for our kiddos at the stop and ensures their safety even when they're off his bus Last month we
003had a sub driver for two days upon his return. Our kids were cheering at the stop. Yeah, mr. Guy's back We sure hope that mr. Guy gets the recognition. He deserves for being an outstanding bus driver this year Upon hearing that mr. Guy would be recognized with the summit award other parents wrote in as well Miss Patrice emailed to say we are so thrilled at mr. Guy's efforts and kindness and that they will be recognized by the districts My boys ride his afternoon bus and it was evident to us from day one that he goes above and beyond to be reliable and kind He always says hello to the parents at the bus stop and he greets everyone with a smile and a kind word It is a relief to know that my children are
004in such good care with mr. Guy He has consistently been positive. He's a role model and there are no words to truly thank him for the example He sets for my boys as well as for the other students on the bus Mr. Guy would probably laugh knowing the neighborhood parents have a group chat about how much we adore him in addition This is well deserved. Mr. Guy picks up and drops off every day with a big smile and a wave He is patient and he makes sure every child is safely to their parents before leaving My son Nolan tells me he is the best bus driver he has ever had and he is so nice to all of the students No doubt my child is safe in his hands and another parent Sarah day also
005emailed to say that mr. Guy is such an amazing bus driver. He is on time. Thank you. God bless you. Thank you Warm greeting smile on his face and he's wonderful with the students He goes above and beyond to make things fun and special for them and we're grateful for his hard-working kindness And so DJR assistant principal mrs. Bulford who's hiding in the back Also wanted to be involved and it's this same Statement it's something about the smile on your face every day that you're here. He is kind. He is patient He is compassionate and he is concerned about the child the children on his bus their safety and well-being His positive attitude and friendly personality make it easy to see why he was nominated for this award Mr. Williams, thank you for all that
006you do for the students of Summit Hill School District 161 and the families Would you please come forward? We haven't a certificate for I I If you'd all like to go ahead and take this opportunity to leave be my guests I know it's you got to pack the whole baby thing up again. So Let's move on to the next Okay for our next we would like to honor our outgoing board Serving on the school board is a commendable act of public service for our kids and community. It is a volunteer position While each of these members came to serve for various reasons and goals They came together to serve Summit Hill 161 Matt Katie Stephanie and Jim Your time and contributions are greatly appreciated and will have a lasting impact. Thank you for your service.
007Thank you We're gonna go ahead Thank you, Amy, and thank you everyone for recognition appreciate it We are now going to move on to Freedom of Information Act Anything we need to know dr. McDermott out of that. So we did have five Foyas this past month we have completed all of them with the exception of one We have a second inquiry for mr. Gibson and we are working on that one now So that will be going out before the end of the week and that was for the board member Board book so there had to be some heavy redactions From the board's attorney for that moving on now to public comments We have four so there can be five minutes apiece that works out perfect and Speldonnie Sorry, if I didn't say that correct Sorry,
008okay. I'm not used to talking to grown-ups just kids. So My name is Anne Spadoni. I've been a parent in the district for 17 years I hope that when you vote on whether the parents should be you should get more compensation You think about what they do and the behavioral challenges they encounter We are with the kids all the day except for a 30-minute unpaid lunch the kids get more downtime than we get I've done everything from change diapers to data collection to giving quizzes just to mention a few of the things I Along with my fellow Paris have had all or some of the following things done to us We've been punch-kicked bits bid on Choked had our hair pulled chairs or whatever else iPads thrown at us Those are just a few of
009the things I've had my glasses broken Been in a classroom with a child that screams at dangerous and high decibel levels for oh half hour or so This is all done without the proper training staffing Supporter equipment that we need to take care of these things or a living wage I know it was single mom who had to take her child off her insurance so that she could afford to live and bring Home more than she was paying for insurance That that excuse me the MIT living wage calculator states that a single person in the Chicago and area Should bring home sixty one thousand six hundred thirty two dollars per year or twenty four eighty eight an hour. We're not even close The car the Chicago and cost of living Wage I'm sorry percent is
01018 percent higher than the national average. We're not even asking for that something a little closer I mean even if after 17 years, I'm not making that I don't know how some of the administration who I know make much more than us can morally or ethically Argue or question the thought of us making a little closer to living wage. Thank you for your time. Thank you Lisa brace Hello, my name is Lisa brace and I'm a summit hill parent and taxpayer For the first time in almost two years our community is hopeful that their concerns will no longer fall on deaf ears And that we will see positive changes in our future We're ready to share our concerns to a board of education that will listen and take action as appropriate Our first call out
011for our future board of education is a review of competitive pay and benefits for all staff Summit Hill staff's pay and benefits should be more appealing than those offered by a fast food chain if we want to retain top talent Staff like our paraprofessionals are among the lowest paid and provide our tip students the extra help needed to transition to a gen ed classroom and provide one-on-one support for our students and individualized instruction our Librarians carefully curate collections appropriate for students of all skill levels Each staff member plays an important role in the operation of our school and deserves a fair and competitive wage Our next call that for action is improved communication from the school across all parts of our district Taxpayers should be able to sign up for a digital communication list where
012they can receive important communication like the monthly board agenda a digital copy of the district newsletter or Notifications of four events like fundraising activities that are open to all members of the community Those same communications should be sent to all parents and guardians in all district schools I would personally love to support fundraising events by any of our SEOs Including the new SEO at Pioneer Grove our special ed co-op We would like to see improved communication for our special education staff specialists like speech and behavioral therapists We should evaluate if they have the appropriate resources to communicate The students progress or support needs to parents or gen ed classroom teachers during their contracted hours Are we stretching our special ed staff too thin? Why aren't our special education interventionists using tools like seesaw or Google
013classroom to communicate? I want to clarify this statement So that what I'm saying isn't going to be misconstrued This isn't a reflection on the special ed staff But it is questioning whether they're given the time necessary to do this type of communication The resource is necessary to do this and that the administration has set the expectation on how communication Will be conducted between staff parents and the gen ed teachers Next we would like to see our superintendent provide a monthly summary of the types of communication He's receiving from the parents and the community along with any recommended action plan for next steps I think it would be great if our Board of Education had a deep dive focus each month One month they could focus on curriculum the next month technology the following security, etc
014This engagement can give us an enlightened perspective on the great things that are happening or to the areas where we might need additional resources Finally, I think another positive step forward is to allow the junior high student body to elect their own school board student representatives next year The current student reps have shown that they add value to our board. They are intelligent Professional individuals who are ready to advocate for their fellow students I think the students should be allowed to pick who represents them and the student reps should be allowed to dedicate time on Each agenda to bring forward Topics that are related to the student community Thank you Christina Fisher Mrs. Fisher. I just like to remind you you can't use teacher names. Okay, I just wanted to make sure thank you My
015name is Christina Fisher. I'm here today as a deeply concerned parent I never thought I'd be standing here fighting to protect my child from mistreatment inside the very walls Where I drop him off almost every day where he's supposed to feel safe and supported My son Tristan is a bright B minus average student. He has no disciplinary issues. No history of violence Has never once required a call home regarding his mental health Yet this year he's endured what I can only describe as relentless emotional harassment from one of his teachers at Hilda Walker intermediate The last draw for me was in his IEP report an official Educational document meant to support his learning the teacher labeled him as deceptive aggressive a Thief and even went as far as to say he's high-risk depression These are
016incredibly serious and completely unfounded accusations They're not backed by any behavioral record mental health documentation or communication from the school Instead they seem to come from a place of personal bias Possibly even racial bias as my son is a mixed-race student in the classroom This teacher mocks him openly when he was visibly upset and crying She mimicked him put her hands to her face and said boohoo go to study hall She calls him out in front of the class asked the other students am I yelling at Tristan class as if to humiliate him She even questioned his upbringing a couple weeks ago asking who raised him because he Respectfully asked for clarity on an assignment because he had so much going on and with his ADHD Things get jumbled for him. He did that in
017front of she did that in front of the whole class very bold Now, let me be clear. The principal has acknowledged multiple times That this teacher has been cold and even wrong in her approach to my son But still there has been no accountability no action And while the school fails to act my son is losing his love for learning. He comes home disheartened anxious and questioning his worth This isn't just about one teacher. It's about a system that is failing to protect the students. It's supposed to serve Pleading for help for someone to hear us and say that it isn't okay. We will do better. I'm actively seeking legal support But more than anything, I just want my fun my son to feel safe I want him to be seen and I want him
018to be respected. I want every child regardless of their race Ability background any of that to be treated with dignity My son is not perfect. No child is but we've had multiple moms come forward saying their children Have witnessed my son being bullied by this teacher for no reason Please help me get this to the right ears. Please investigate. Please protect our children. Thank you Dr. McDermott is here. So we'll make sure that he's heard you. We'll make sure you'll make sure that'll follow that up So I sent an email earlier today to discuss this with this particular parent I have not received a response yet, but Leslie DeBoer and myself will talk to you about it. And Finally Carrie Bunda, please Hello, I wasn't gonna come today as it's my son's five-year-old birthday My
019son that goes to marry drew my son that is nonverbal at five that doesn't know it's his birthday today He's not potty trained he can't talk but he's in the care of very good people here at Mary Drew miss Katie miss Jody Miss Stephanie miss Murray all of the people that work with him and to think that these Paraprofessionals came last year before you and asked if they could get a raise because they work hard and because they care and for parents to have their children in the hands of somebody that they trust is Invaluable and it sickens me to think that they were turned away last year and Those of you that are leaving Stephanie Jim Katie you could have you could have talked to Paul You're his bosses you could have made that
020happen that raise but you didn't and so thank God The board is going to turn over because these people back here have a heart they care. They listen to the community They listen to the teachers. So I whatever raise they may get today is is late It's well overdue and it's not to your credit though. Mr. McDermott, okay I mean you guys know the heat is on these people are coming to help help the teachers help the kids help the community So you don't get credit for that? unfortunately, but I have confidence in the new board that it's going to be a wonderful change and good things to come so Take care of the paraprofessionals because they're taking care of our kids and when we lose good people we may be bringing people in that
021don't care people that are here just for a You know a job for kicks just to pass time until they get another career We need to keep these people that have a vested interest. So I'd like to respond to that if I may I agree with you So I know everyone is shocked at that Because we have a lot of public comment on this particular topic When this when this team of administration myself and Julie Stearns came to this district in 2021 22 paraprofessionals are making 1325 an hour Every year since then there has either been a market adjustment or a market adjustment and a raise This board has already approved a five percent raise for this year for our paraprofessionals Last year was a five percent. It was a five and a half percent
022and it was a market adjustment five percent And so if you calculate all of that together The starting paraprofessional pay this year seventeen dollars and eighty one cents an hour What we fail to sometimes also disclose is that for our non certified employees in this district They receive free medical dental and vision insurance And so that that benefit is equal to the amount of pay that is being paid to our employees In the event a paraprofessional decides to take more than just single insurance They're entitled to family insurance. We pay the same portion of the individual insurance into that family insurance plus we have a pool to help lower the costs and so I agree Paraprofessionals are the lifeline for some of our students to school so that they can come to school and have
023access to school Three of my children have IEPs three of them have had paraprofessionals So I do understand the value and we have been diligently working on that over the past four years So much that when I met with 60 of the paraprofessionals Last year between Leslie Dabor and myself we had that conversation There was a conversation about unionization of our non certified and they realized I think through our conversation That the raises the market adjustments that they received from the district would have far surpassed what a collective bargaining agreement would have done for them They're incredibly valuable And I think that the conversations that we had at that meeting we've acted on To give support to give training to give an additional amount for ESY paraprofessionals Which was a big request and we have
024open communication between myself and paraprofessionals About the things that we're doing that they've requested And so I don't want to have a picture painted that were Non-responsive to our employees that were not listening that we're not working with them because that will be quite to the contrary Thank you. We're gonna move on to the consent agenda at this time At this time I move that we approve the items on the consent agenda for this meeting as presented including 5a 1a regular session meeting minutes of March 19th 2025 5a 1b closed session meeting minutes of March 19th 2025 5a 1c special session meeting minutes of April 7th 2025 5a 1d closed session meeting minutes of April 7 2025 5a 2 approval of March treasurer's report the financial report 5a 3 approval of the bills list of
025April 16 2025 5a 4 approval of resignation of staff Including Robin Milner effective at the end of the 2025 school year Rosalia Horning effective at the end of the 2025 school year Nicole Smythe effective at the end of the 2025 school year and Deneen Kaluba effective August 17th 2025 5a 5 approval of family medical leave there is none at this time 5a 6 approval of the employment of staff including Jasmine Paul yes why social worker from approximately June 9th? 2025 to approximately July 16 2025 Jennifer Venetolo 0.5 music orchestra teacher at Hilda Walker for the 2026 2025 2026 school year Megan Gallagher ESY special education teacher Deneen Kaluba registered behavior technician at dr. Julian Rogus school Abigail Newsome Margo Powell and dr. Jackie Rosick as ESY occupational therapists Laura Carlson and Josh Lee Jocelyn Shelby
026as ESY paraprofessionals 5a 7 approval of the consolidated district plan for grants 5a 8 approval of dr. Julian Rogus school library shelving 5a 9 authorization to develop the tentative budget for the 2025 2026 school year 5a 10 approval for cleaning custodian after Hours job description and 5a 11 approval of the night supervisor job description So move second we have a motion in a second anyone have any questions or comments about this Can we have a roll call please mr. Winter? I missus McClish I mr. Spreadbury I missus Burke I miss Murphy Mrs. Campbell I mr. Martin I and the motion carries Now we get to the discussion old business the discussion and decision on additional paraprofessional compensation Mrs. Murphy you brought this up last time you want to lead off any discussion on this? Yes,
027I Been over the last few years talking to dr. McDermott about Increasing the paraprofessionals salary or their hourly wage and he has We have increased it's over four dollars an hour Over four years, and I give him credit for that, but I still don't think it's enough and I Started doing a little bit just to prepare something to say tonight and the overwhelming amount of information that I got on paraprofessionals and their duties and What well let me read it? Okay, paras work under the direction of a certified teacher They help meet the diverse needs of all of our pre-k through eighth grade students Pay paraprofessionals a living wage is not a matter of fairness It's an investment in our educational system that benefits students teachers and the entire school community paras work with students
028individually or in small groups provide personal care such as Toileting assistance and diaper changing specific needs that are outlined in the students IEP or the job description of the para above all they contribute to the positive learning environment that allows our teachers to soar and Helps our students thrive Calling them the backbone of our schools yet their compensation does not reflect Hmm They help maintain clean organized classrooms they set equipment they set up equipment they create visual aids They prepare a clean learning center Prepare and clean up the learning centers. They read aloud to the students and they listen to the students read back to them They help students with technology. They encourage students to participate They ensure that the students stay on task Help students take notes or ready or reading a test to
029them allowed Under the teachers guidance peers help students follow classroom rules and follow strategies for positive behavior Pairs work side-by-side with the teacher to document and observe student behavior and participation So they supervise students during lunch recess in the hallways on field trips peers also assist on Arrival dismissal Many peers have specific training to support needs with mobility assistance Feeding hygiene and positioning our students Peers have a huge amount of patience to encourage positive peer interaction Helping students resolve conflict and foster a sense of belonging in their school Peers communicate with classroom teachers and all district staff They also participate in team meetings and I have to say I ran out of time. I could go on and Not and I just feel like We have given them a raise Dr. McDermott's never left them
030out He does listen to them but I Strongly feel we need to increase I would recommend tonight $2 an hour raise for all of our paras Anyone else like to speak? I mean I agree with Joy I think that Given the cost of living right now. It's it's extremely hard, especially if you are a single parent to be able to Even have a working living wage. I think the one speaker had said it was 2499 We're not even close to that the numbers. I looked up or like 23 Something so you could go to Starbucks you could go to a lot of different places Costco You could go work at these places and get a living wage You know, you could get health care and things like that And I just I do agree that
031we need to invest in the people who are working hard day in day out You know, I strongly believe that every person who works in our district should have a living wage and I just don't think we're quite There yet and we want good people to stay here we want the longevity of those those people that are here that are being successful with their kids and are putting their hearts into the kids to stay here long term and not have to Reach out to an agency unless it's yeah, you know unless it's like a last minute I looked at the page scale and chart that dr McDermott prepared for the board and and looked at the conversation and and it does look like we made great strides over Last you know four years and we
032are up there With our partners next door at 157 C. We're we're a little under there under them, but higher than most I like the fact that we do offer the single parent or the person single coverage at a hundred percent But I also do agree with mrs. Murphy and I agree with Stephanie and Amy And sometimes we need to be a leader and we need to pay even you know a little more Not do what everybody does or try to be average especially for that job I know people working in that job and we have family members that are supported by people with that job And then it's a commendable commendable one. It's difficult and challenging every day you come in that child That student has a different day and you have to adapt
033and adjust to it and in and I commend you for it It's a very tough one. So I'm with I'm with Joey Murphy on this and Amy and Stephanie I would support the $2 raise You know I know everything has to fit into a budget too, but I am supporting of paying our pairs more to keep good pairs and I want to say to like my like kind of dream or vision when we made the difficult decision to consolidate schools was to be able to Do things like this to be able to pay the people that are working so hard for our students And and yeah, we can compare ourselves to 157 C But the reality is we have a very different population than them. We have much more special ed students We have much
034more students who need assistance and need care And so I don't think it's comparable to be able to compare the two We need to we need to pay our our staff and we made the tough decisions so that we can do things like this Anyone else? Can we just make the motion? Well, that's why I'm asking if there's anybody else that has a question All right, well we'll do this one I move that the Board of Education approve a $2 per hour Increase in the wage for paraprofessionals for the 2025 2026 school year so moved second. Can we have a roll call, please? Mr. Winter? All right, Mrs. McClush. Hi, mr. Spreadbury. Hi, mrs. Burke. Hi, mr. Murphy. Hi, mrs. Campbell I'm mr. Martin. All right in the motion carries Thank you. Thank you our
035next on the Agenda is approval and pre-purchase approval to pre-purchase the high vac equipment for Indian Trail School We are also doing a pre-purchase for high vac for Hilda Walker School also, can you kind of run through both of those? Sure, and thankfully Walt's coming forward So I'll kind of read what he's written in the motion and then I'll let him answer questions and Give additional information if I miss anything So we are on the pre-purchase of HVAC equipment for Indian Trail School After evaluating several factors including lead time cost and dependability the project engineer and architect have recommended Designing the renovation at Indian Trail around these train units. The system includes a F I'm sorry a VFD air handling unit and a new 30 ton air-cooled condensing unit This new system will supply local
036multiple local VAV units Allowing for precise temperature control and enhanced energy efficiency by adjusting airflow to different zones as needed This purchase is a part of an ongoing improvement for the 2025 mechanical upgrades at Indian Trail Ensuring the HVAC system is optimized for both performance and energy efficiency This purchase will be made through the cooperative purchasing agreement with Omnia Which allows us to buy directly from the manufacturer at a pre-negotiated price Eliminating the need for a formal bidding process or contract or markup This solution will play a key role in improving the mechanical systems within the Indian Trail building Ensuring a more reliable energy-efficient and cost-effective HVAC system For your reference we have attached the quote the specs and the manufacturer submittals in your board book Does anyone have any questions about the Indian Trail?
037Hi back And I'm gonna read the recommended motion I moved to the Board of Education approve the purchase of a new train VFD variable frequency drive air handling unit with an air-cooled condensing unit for the Indian Trail mechanical renovation project working directly with train through OMN IA for ninety four thousand seven hundred and eighty five dollars Second we have a motion in a second. Can we have a roll call, please? Mr. Sprudberry aye. This is Burke. Aye. This Murphy. Aye. This is Campbell. Aye. Mr. Martin. Aye. The motion carries you read so well, dr McDermott, why don't you go to the next one? Okay The existing HVAC rooftop unit in the Hilda Walker bandroom area has been subject subject to repeated repairs over the years and despite Efforts to mitigate infiltration of water caused by
038repeated improper sealing of access panels The unit continues to experience operational failures during adverse weather conditions Additionally the unit's building automation controls failed during last winter Requiring a temporary residential thermostat to be installed to maintain a functional climate The new train unit will replace the current faulty system and is consistent with the other train units already in use across the district Given the history of successful train units and the availability of compared compatible spare parts This will ensure both improved reliability and ease of maintenance moving forward. The cost is seventeen thousand seven hundred and fifty And will be partially covered by the school maintenance grant which will reimburse half of the expense associated with the purchase and installation The installation costs will be quoted separately later if necessary. Yeah, are there any questions besides that?
039It's a small world All right, then I'm gonna read the recommended motion got off easy this time Walt I move that the Board of Education approve the purchase of a new train high vac roof Rooftop unit for the Hilda Walker bandroom from O M N I a for 17,750 dollars this purchase will be made through cooperative purchasing agreement with Omni a which allows us to buy directly from the manufacturer at pre-negotiated price Eliminating the need for a formal bidding process Second we have a second a motion in a second. Can we have a roll call, please? Mr. Winter. Hi, Mrs. McClish Mr. Spreadbury. Aye. Mrs. Burke. Aye. Mr. Murphy. Aye. Mrs. Campbell. Aye. Mr. Martin. Aye. The motion carries We move on now to approval for the 2025 site renovations at Hilda Walker Intermediate School
040We are on 151. There you go Okay, so this is for the Walker parking lot. This project has been on the docket With an estimated 1.2 million dollar total cost and so we went out to bid We have made significant progress through several key phases the bidding process began in early March Followed by a pre-bid Mildy meeting on March 20th and the public opening of bids on April 3rd 2025 after a thorough review Tria our architect has determined that tells my builders is the lowest most responsible bidder with a base bid of six hundred ninety nine thousand eight hundred dollars The bid includes the removal and replacement of the sidewalk and asphalt parking lot at the east side of Hilda Walker So think along the front entrance area Along with the necessary adjustments to facilitate
041bus pickup and drop-off in front of the building similar to what is being done at Summit Hill, Jr High Originally budgeted at 1.2 million the total project cost including the base bid and the proposed alternates remain significantly under budget at a total of eight hundred and three 750 first savings from the estimate of almost four hundred thousand dollars This budget surplus provides an opportunity to approve five proposed alternates While still staying within the budgets financial parameters the proposed alternate alternates are as follows alternate one is setting the date at August 8th for substantial completion Alternate two is replacing a concrete sidewalk leading up to the west entrance. So think where you go in for athletic activities The concrete there is pitted and has raised and lowered and so we have some concerns about tripping hazards
042Alternate three is milling and overlaying the new asphalt on the west side drop-off lane Which would now be for parents. So the parent drop-off will be milled and a new Overlay of asphalt will be put in alternate four is installing heavy-duty traffic bollards at the main entrance door one That was something that we've talked about within our safety plans that when we're doing something near an entrance or exit to a building That we take the opportunity to do some safety Upgrades as well And so the bollards would keep a vehicle from being able to get to our front door And then alternate five installing a new lighted flagpole and lighted bollards along the walkway to the main entrance Which is door one to enhance visibility and safety Approving these alternates have a total cost of
043one hundred and three thousand nine hundred fifty dollars ensures that the project scope is expanded to include Important safety and aesthetic improvements while still remaining well under the proposed budget The next critical step is the submission of the application for building permits to the Will County Regional Office of Education This application must be signed and submitted promptly to avoid any delays in the project schedule With the project progressing on time and within budget completing this step is essential to maintaining momentum and regulatory compliance And so we get to page two of this kind of lengthy Motion so we've got the motions all listed as alternates I think this might be a good time to have a discussion with the board if there are any Objections to any of the alternates if not, we could probably
044make one motion and wrap all of those into one So it just kind of depends as you read through each of those if you have any questions about any of the alternates and we've got Walt here to help answer this Why don't we go through them individually? Does anyone have any questions about alternate one? So that is this substantial completion date By August 8th, 2025 Okay, seeing none. Let's move on to alternate to replacing the concrete sidewalk leading up to the west entrance door number 14 Page 151 Really easy list is 152 in the motions. It's got each one listed separately with the dollar amount so alternate to Replacing the concrete sidewalk leading to the last that's the upgrade for the sidewalk, right? Because the sidewalk is messed up going to the door It's raised
045and lowered into some parts and it's pitted because it's original. There's also Like you walk the teachers walk out to their car and there's a sidewalk like they cross over Okay, then it's I should say I found out about it I remembered about after the bidding process, okay Because um, I think it doesn't it it kind of see I see Okay Okay, any other questions about alternate to Alternate three is milling and overlaying the new asphalt on the west side drop-off lane leading to door 14 any issues with that alternate for installing heavy-duty traffic bollards at the main entrance Great idea yeah, it's about time and Alternate five installing new lighted flagpole and lighted bollards along the walkway to the main entrance door one to enhance visibility and safety I think we're all in agreement
046with Do you have a motion? Can I ask a quick question? So obviously doing this work together? We're gonna get better pricing and better bids So you feel comfortable like there's no nothing you think that oh that doesn't sound right or that's no I actually talked to Mr. Carlson over at the highway township and he's saying that right now Do as much road work as you can because the pricing is great right now So I kind of ran these numbers by him and he likes it a lot. Okay, I'm gonna try my best Did that answer your question? Okay, we were talking about the motion. I want to make sure So that I move that the Board of Education approved the base bid from Talsma bidders along with alternate one two three four and five
047along with the application for building permits for the Will County Regional Office of Education for a grand total of $803,750 Why would you not do that because the They're not giving us any more money, but if we approve it they could push the date So they gave us zero dollar Dollar deductible for that line item the substantial completion date and it would push it back So if they gave us a dollar amount for that they could make they could make the substantial They have stayed to the state. All right, let me revise that. Thanks. Well, right we didn't have a motion or a second yet So we'll take alternate one for the change in the significant or substantial completion date out base bid alternate two three four five in the application for building permits for
048the Will County Regional Office of Education for a total of 803 thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars. Okay. Well, give me that We have a motion and a second any questions or comments Mrs. Campbell, can we have a roll call please? Mr. Winter? Aye. Mr. McClish? Aye. Mr. Spradbury? Aye. Mrs. Burke? Aye. Mrs. Murphy? Aye. Mrs. Campbell? Aye. Mr. Martin? Aye. And the motion carries do we need to do one for alternate one Okay, just wanted to make sure Okay, we did And finally approval of the renewal of the just a dash food service group agreement Oh Okay. Yeah, I saw Indian Trail again. I'm sorry. Well, let's as long as I read that let's go through this and then we'll just We'll go back with the other one. Oh, never mind. I'll just Since
049you got to shuffle your papers, okay approval of the 2025 mechanical renovations at Indian Trail School. Go ahead. Okay So first we'll mention that the bidding process started at the beginning of March when it was published in the newspaper Then a pre-bid meeting was held on March 20th to wrap up with the bids due and open publicly on April 3rd 2025 this is to ensure the project schedule that Tria put together is kept Tria performed a comprehensive scope review of the lowest bidder Who was quality control systems Inc and deemed that they were the lowest most responsible? Contractor to perform the work with a base bid of five hundred and seventy six thousand nine hundred dollars That work includes the removal of three air handling units along the course along with the corresponding three air-cooled
050condensing units To make this system more efficient They decided with the engineers to change over to a single variable frequency drive air handling unit with a new 30 ton air condensing unit this new unit would supply multiple local VAVs Providing precise temperature control and improved energy efficiency by allowing the system to adjust the airflow to different zones as needed Also included in the project is the updating of the building automation system for Metasys to open path for these units There is also one alternate for the contractor to change the date of substantial completion from the specified date of August 8th 2025 the contractor wrote on the bid Form under the contractors desired substantial completion date ASAP For a deduction of three thousand dollars during the scope review with Tria quality control systems verified and followed
051up and writing the next day with a Letter stating that substantial completion for the project will be August 8th 2025 After discussions with Tria, we believe that the Board of Education should consider awarding the construction contract Inclusive of the base bid and alternate number one only to quality control systems inc for the total contract amount of five hundred and seventy three Thousand nine hundred dollars with the substantially completed work done by August 8th 2025 After the scope of work is determined the next major step in keeping the process moving is to sign the application for building permits With the Will County regional office of education and we understand this is a lot of information But to keep moving and to keep on schedule the following motions have been presented Anyone have any questions? How old
052is that current system? Well about 60 years old 60. Yeah. Wow. I'm the only one that's older I Think you it was actually end of life before I started my career, right? So it's been on the roof for a long time and you know That's a product of pushing things along because it was working we kept it going to do other projects within the district But it's time it's time to have those replaced Can you explain what they were trying to ask to do they wanted to like say they'd be done sooner? It was the same as the roadway that we were trying to get see if they would give us more money to push it back a week or two but in doing so they put ASAP and a 3000 deduction so then when
053the architect went through and clarified with them They said they would keep the same date, but then give us the 3000 on top. Oh, okay Any other questions or comments? This time I move the Board of Education's should consider awarding the contract construction contract Inclusive of the base bid and alternative number one only to quality control systems, Inc for the total contract amount of five hundred and seventy three thousand nine hundred dollars with the substantially complete with the substantially completed Work done by August 8th, 2025 Second we have a motion in a second. Can we have a roll call, please? Mr. Winter. Aye. Mrs. McClish. Aye. Mr. Spreadbury. Aye. Mrs. Burke Aye. Ms. Murphy. Aye. Mrs. Campbell. Aye. Mr. Merton. Aye. And the motion carries in addition to that I move that the Board of
054Education approve the application for building permits for the Will County Regional Office of Education Second can we have a roll call, please? Mr. Winter. Aye. Mrs. McClish. Aye. Mr. Spreadbury. Aye. Mrs. Burke. Aye. Mrs. Murphy. Aye. Mrs. Campbell. Aye. Mr. Merton. Aye. And the motion carries and now we're on to approval of the renewal of Just a dash food service Julie you want me to read this one to you? Okay Julie is there for any questions. So I'll just read what's on the board page for the fiscal year ended June 30th, 2025 Summit Hill completed the formal solicitation for a vended meals contract and is be reviewed and approved that the district could proceed with the contract award The district received two bids as follows For fiscal year ending 2025 just a dash food service
055group was the lowest most responsible bidder and the district Correspondently awarded them the packaged vended meal service so the total amount for bids for fye 2025 from just a dash was one hundred and sixteen thousand one hundred and seventy five dollars And from quest food management, it was one hundred and sixty eight thousand two hundred and thirty nine dollars. So obviously just a dash presented a significant savings For fiscal year ending June 30th, 2026. So this is the upcoming school year Just a dash food service group proposed a renewal increase of five percent. Therefore the raise would be increased The rate would be increased to three dollars and four and a half cents for lunch and one dollar 0.837 for breakfast because their increase is greater than the cpi allowable Of 3.6 the district requested
056and received approval to accept this rate from isby based upon the rationalization of cost increase Provided by just a dash food service group Their new rate is still less than their competitor's rate for the prior fiscal year and is therefore considered reasonable questions or comments I just have one question. This is what I had I talked to you about this I think I sent you a picture. I was volunteering at lunch one day and I sent a picture The the staff and the kids and other parents brought it to my attention that sometimes the quantity and quality of the food is not Substantial for especially for the kids at the junior high And they're like asking for more or they're not eating certain lunches And it's been an issue. Is there some way we can
057communicate that with them or is there something we can do? About that. We've gotten that feedback also There's been instances where the food that came was not on the menu Or the food that came had meat on a friday And some of the students couldn't eat that and so whenever we get that feedback julie takes care of that with just a dash And so there should be improvements and upgrades to that The other thing we're looking at is at some point we're going to move to being able to warm food So food warmers which would then expand our menu And so we've been looking for an equipment grant. We keep getting denied But we're working on that as well So julie feel free to jump in you have the firsthand info have you seen any
058improvement since you talked I took particular exception to cereal bean lunch repeatedly um That's not To me that's not lunch for our kids And I think that that's no just an easy solution to to getting food out But we expect more than that the equipment grant. How much money are you looking for? How much will the equipment cost? Do we have to wait for a grant for that, I mean is it doable that maybe we could if we're going to provide them a better lunch Well, there's another piece that they're not better hot or cold. They're not better The other piece to that is at some point when we get beyond just handing the students their lunch We're going to have to employ staff if they're actually serving food or prepping food. That's a different
059handling License that they need a different certification. I'm sorry And that's more than supervision by a teacher of the students while they're eating now They're actually food service employees. So would that Be would those would the staff be in the equipment grant? No, no, they wouldn't be The equipment's a one-time. I know i'm just i'm just really You know how I am about this lunch I've been complaining about the lunch for 12 years And if I could say too, um, not just warming tables. Um Back when I was a junior high principal they introduced, um A salad bar And it was amazing how popular that was with the students, you know They they ate more out of the salad bar than they did out of the hot lunch thing So doing something to expand that
060menu In some way is a good idea. I think you almost have to have this in place for next year But a great goal for the next board is to see if you can do hot and cold lunch for students. Yeah I mean the junior high was built it was built with that idea That it could supply hot lunch to the other buildings Um, I was wondering if camora and audrey could um add something to this discussion Um at lunch, I don't know if you get the lunch or do you see your friends have the lunch? Do you have any feedback? Uh, I remember at the beginning of the year. I had like forgotten my lunch a couple times and so Like I either wouldn't have one packed or I had forgotten it and I'd
061go to a teacher and I'd be like hey Can I go get a school lunch? but it was always at the very beginning of the year that the school lunches like They didn't even look good. Like they were not really that great and there was like something I had eaten which I think had been some like pepperoni pizza situation But the pepperoni was like had little gray spots on it. It was like This is non pepperoni. I'd rather not eat Than eat whatever this is but then later in the year, like I saw a couple people around me get the lunches. I'm like, okay Improvement these aren't looking as terrible I think and So I think they've improved since the beginning of the year But at the very beginning of the year they they didn't
062look good They didn't taste good and I remember I'd eaten something and I literally felt sick afterwards Yeah, the new food seems healthier. Like there's like sun chips. I don't see any more cereal really I'm seeing more vegetables and all this stuff thrown into lunches and it's like, okay, this is much better than previous vendor They pack my lunch for school and i'm not gonna say i'm the most responsible person in the world because I mean who is But I've forgotten my lunch a couple of times and in the beginning of the year I remember just like audrey said there was a pepperoni pizza and when I say that The bread was so moldy. I like just had to chuck it out and my teacher was kind enough. Shout out to miss zayad Let me
063just say thank you She was kind enough to give me some of her lunch because she was like that looks disgusting And I definitely think if we had the equipment We would have been able to like heat it up more because those things were like frozen shut like you could not move your Your mozzarella stick at all. Those carrots were frozen I was concerned for myself I don't think just a dash is going to be using any of these testimonials in the future, but So hopefully with So hopefully with the new system we're getting more nutrition because we would have cereal practically every day I remember once for cheer practice. I like brought cocoa puffs In like other types of cereals because well they were just there but like hopefully we're getting more salads more
064like Actual meats not mystery meats So yeah Way to go to college So I think something that julie and I could do is to pull something more comprehensive together What would it cost to have people serving food? We can't ask our teachers to do that What does the equipment cost? What is our capability if we're satelliteing out of summit hill junior high? To our the other schools in our district. What would that all look like and then bring that back to the board for consideration In the midterm, do you think we can maybe survey the kids and ask them like which of the lunches they liked the best? So we can at least be getting them the stuff that they like Yeah, who sets the menu is it us or them Okay, do they give
065you a whole week or they give you a month? Okay. Yeah things like soup salads kids will eat You know, um when you talk about hot lunches school lunches have gotten notoriously worse in the 30 plus years. I've been In education and since most of us were in school, they are incredibly unhealthy. There's a direct correlation between Nutrition and test scores. We know that but our free and reduced lunch kids eat and get handed the worst food Possible in our school cafeterias. It is terrible and it's all laced with chemicals and sugar And to say cereal is a lunch. It's it's bad enough. They eat it for breakfast But what I will say is at the school board convention there are Um Lots of vendors there and there are lots of companies that can match
066or come very close to this price There's no reason that kids have to eat garbage Because that's what their taste buds are adjusted to anyway So it'd be something to see You know being able to warm up something that comes out of a plastic bag or a can is not a success in my opinion And clearly if the parents here and every like staff wise here all what Yeah, and if it if you guys had to eat it, you wouldn't eat it. So it's like If you guys wouldn't want it, why would we it's it to me? It's always been like a pyramid scheme It's all about what they can save and It's the school lunch People should be ashamed of themselves Which is why it's a great goal To take this in-house It really
067is Well, do we do we want to consider tabling this? Thing and discuss it further. Dr. McDermott, or do we have to have do we have to have it? We have to put this in for you at least your base, you know And then try to work with and try to work with what do you dr mcdermott? What do you think? As far as timeline goes we have to have it in by a certain time because of fiscal reasons for them and us and and if we do We definitely need to work with them to try to improve this drastically I think we would approve this and work with just the dash To have our concerns addressed While concurrently pulling the information together for the board to take a look at it what this would
068cost what it would take How long is the implementation things like that? Do you know in the contract can the district Supplement that lunch for example, could they provide the just the dash lunch and maybe provide a You know A salad bar It might be a cost or something like that or a soup or something like that I mean a lot of times it's restrictive. That's why I ask, you know Well, you have to have someone too that like a dietitian that oversees all that my neighbor used to used to do that And she's out for lincoln way So you do have to employ we have to make sure our Facilities are up to current standard too because that was built 15 20 years ago. So yeah, there's a lot of work that's going to
069be done So if we were able to add like a food vendor Does that mean it would come with the equipment to heat up the food because we all know that like no one's going to be able To eat cold soup So like would they come with the equipment or would the school district have to like come up with it for ourselves? The school has to have all that in place But we keep getting rejected for a bit So does that mean we would have to start like a fundraiser for the equipment? That's for a grant Yeah So, I don't know if you knew that our student board members can be tough I mean they're tough to ask a lot of questions and they're really good questions. So The question that the audience can't hear
070is like what would the s Estimated cost be for the equipment that we would need at each of our buildings So we'll pull that together from just a dash and From our past grant applications and provide that to the board any other questions or comments at this time One more question. I'm so sorry. I'm sorry for the lunch. It's um three dollars for next year three dollars and four and a half cents What if we increase that to like three fifty? Four dollars would it give the kids a better lunch? I remember dr. McDermott 3.6 percent increase Which is the cpi But we went to isby and asked for approval to bring it up to five percent because that would that's kind of like Answering what you're asking, but it's just we did bring it
071up And they had to approve the five percent if it was a super high percentage They wouldn't have approved it. So this was a nice way to increase it so we could have a little better Food and I mean we We're getting food within the requirements, but this we did already ask for this and they don't even hire Uh, we would have to go back to isby and I don't know that they would approve it because right now We went over our limit. We were supposed to be at three point six So what we can do to Make things better that I did ask them. I've been we've been communicating with them like what are we allowed to do to Um But the metal cost us more money to get the equipment to get the
072staff So if we increase this by 50 cents or a dollar We can't we can't do that. I know but I don't understand like we're able to do this But we can't do this and why is is be If we have the money You're supposed to increase it by the cpi over the prior year that's the most you're allowed to Increase it for that service or that product And then in knowing that we did go to level we said how much can we increase it and you know She basically said if it's really high we'll be turning it down And she kind of I kind of could read between the lines of where we could go And then we submitted a five percent increase and she approved that. Okay, so We're thinking like you You
073know, we're trying to increase and better everything I know where you're going Because they're reimbursed by federal government so there's only so much reimbursement they're going to allow you for free and reduced They will only allow that But they could still reimburse us three dollars and four and a half cents, but if we go up they just wouldn't reimburse us that 50 cents I hear you i'm just Well, I mean this is this is you know, hopefully this is just a stop gap that there'll be improvements that happen This is like our foundation You know, it's going to be the foundation. We know we're going to get this food And it's up to the next board how that can be embellished in some way, you know, because if we're not Contracting with somebody if we
074can do it in-house then there might be some different rules on it in that way But we got to make sure that we get this in because if if we don't get this price in Look at what the next vendor was. Yeah You know, so we kind of have to have a foundation in place, okay good discussion, okay you did Thank you students for the input and the comic relief. Yeah Any other questions or comments about this At this time I move that the board of education approve and award the renewal contract to just a dash food service group For our pre-packaged vended meals to provide lunches in the amount of three dollars And four and a half cents each and if breakfast is added approve a rate of one dollar And eight and three
0750.837 per unit for the fiscal year june beginning june 30th 2026 as presented So since 2025 or 2026 Oh fye, okay So moved second You did okay, I didn't hear if we had a second, okay. Thank you john All right Can we have a roll call, please? Mr. Wenner? Hi, mr. McClish. Aye. Mr. Spreadbury. Aye. Mrs. Burke. Aye. Ms. Murphy. Aye. Mrs. Campbell Aye, and mr. Martin Aye the motion carries go ahead And we move on to the next new business resolution affirming reclassification of a principal For the board's consideration is a resolution confirming the reclassification of principal gobel The board issued its notice of intent to reclassify at its march 19th meeting And exercise and then there was an exercise statutory right to have a private hearing with the board Which was held on
076april 7th, 2025 The illinois school code requires that the board issue a written decision confirming its reclassification and this resolution is that written decision? The full resolution is included in your board book for your convenience. And so we have a recommended motion here for you I have concerns about agenda item 5c At the last meeting we went into closed session with no final action item after Related to the closed session The board cannot take final action in closed session under open meetings act We do not have final action in regards to the meeting proceeding the agenda item tonight We cannot jump to final action on the reclassification when we have bypassed voting in an open session Then provide notice the timeline would then start once the board takes final action on the hearing which we
077never did Accordingly, I motion to table this resolution until the final action in open. That is not what is on the agenda tonight The statute doesn't require us to take action after the private hearing This was written by the board's attorney. This is your attorney who wrote this not my attorney not Employees, this is the board's attorney who choreographed all of the timelines wrote the agenda and wrote the motions So that would have been something that you would want to have addressed with the attorney that represents the board Because I can't answer that question for you. What I do know is you cannot vote in closed session and When mallory wrote the closed session Information for you. She followed up with this document and this is the written It says if the full resolution is
078listed in your board book, but this is the reclassification Written decision by the board So the book this is the action that the board would be taking according to your attorney and we're taking it in open We did not have a final action of a vote in open session for that person to be able to have due process That's what this is But she would then have a right to an additional hearing after that john the state the statute does not require that It does I have it pulled up. I can read it for you Within 10 days of the principal or assistant's principal's receipt of the original notice that we passed the original reclassification The school board shall provide the principal or assistant principal with a written statement of the facts regarding the reclassification
079That was done and the principal or assistant principal may request and receive a private hearing with the board to discuss the reasons for the reclassification If the principal or assistant principal is not satisfied with the private hearing He or she may within five days Request to receive a public hearing on the reclassification and then it goes on to state that we have to provide written Notice of the reclassification within 15 days, which is what we're doing right now There it the statute does not require action after the private hearing It just plainly doesn't you can choose to abstain from the vote if you want to I motion to table the vote Yeah, there was already a motion and a second on there. I second the motion on Amy's motion All right. So we have a
080motion to table this Can we have a roll call, please? Mrs. Campbell? Mr. Winter. All right. Wait, what are we? We're most it's to table this to yes is the table. No is to not table. Correct. Okay. Mr. Winter. Aye Mrs. McClitch. No, mr. Spreadbury. No, mrs. Burke Yes, miss murphy. No, mrs. Campbell. No, mr. Martin. No And it fails So this is the next motion I move that the board of education approve the resolution as presented and stated above so moved Second we have a motion and a second. Can we have a roll call, please? Mr. Winter. I abstain Mrs. McClitch Aye Mr. Spreadbury. Aye. Mrs. Burke. No Miss murphy. Aye Mrs. Campbell. Aye. Mr. Martin. Aye and the motion carries We move on to the superintendent staff report Dr. McDermott So I do
081not have anything for community information, but we do have a summer reading and learning opportunities Flyer I have community information Just going back to the parapay and um moving forward Going back to what Stephanie said about us making tough decisions to close schools Um, there is a teacher contract coming up in the very near future I hope that um, the last teacher contract I asked for the teachers to have a better rate for insurance Insurance is very costly to them for the family coverage It's very good insurance and it should not cost as much as it does I hope my the answer that was given to me in the last time is that they didn't ask for it I hope that the teachers ask for better Uh rates for insurance coverage moving forward and that
082they get that in their next contract Because it has always been a gripe of mine that it is not fair that one whole paycheck would have to go to pay for family insurance With that negotiations coming up and with the money that we saved from closing these schools I hope that that gets pushed through and that they ask for it that their union asks for it and that they get that Thank you Go ahead with the summer Reading and learning opportunities. All right. I'll turn it over to john snipes All right. I'm pretty self-explanatory in the board packet You'll see a flyer will be sending out to families in may I just want to keep everyone in the loop in addition to the summer enrichment camps that were sent out this week As well as
083our academic bridge program for reading intervention math intervention and multilingual learner support We're offering the options you see on this flyer. So we'll continue with the summer reading challenge with the local libraries we're adding The summer learning opportunities for our accelerated and summit students Particularly the new students to the program who may transfer in And need that boost before they enter this program As well as the summer freckle challenge, which is open to all students And for participating they get to earn additional coins for their freckle Piggy bank, so we want to continue the learning process over the summer I know there's a lot of academic or sorry athletic camps and extracurriculars that take place as well And we want to continue with the learning opportunities, too So this will be coming out to parents
084next month Thank you. Thank you We do have a closed session tonight But before we go into that we're going to go into board member reports district 843 Unfortunately, I was unable to make the last meeting at the last minute And they have not produced any of the minutes so far Um, mrs. Murphy has always been the substitute for 843 and She is going to go to the 22nd meeting and um will probably continue as the rep since she is a current board member She is allowed to attend and and vote at those meetings So, um board member bill board member building reports Let's start off with summit hill junior high Um the summit hill and hilda walker band booster annual spaghetti dinner was held this past saturday at hilda walker Congratulations to all the
085band members for their amazing performances Special shout out to the summit hill hilda walker band boosters for putting together such another successful event and all the volunteers that did that Our eighth grade students including my own are heading to washington dc At the end of the month students and staff chaperones are incredibly Excited to attend one of the most memorable trips hoping for clear skies safe travels and memories to last a lifetime Students will be traveling an additional day this year, which will allow for a fun Dinner cruise on the potomac and a nice layover flight as well in ohio Our last athletic season of the year is in progress Congratulations to all our track and field athletes also one of our student athletes participated in the iesa State bowling this past weekend and placed
086in the top 40. So congratulations to logan brigando for his incredible efforts Our st balderick's event was amazing over $11,000 was raised with a portion that went to julia's legacy and the other portion to one of our very own students battling his cancer fight Thank you to all donors many students and attendees Many students and staff shaved or cut their hair for the amazing cause. Thank you to our st Balderick's committee for all of their hard work and planning Matt, why don't you go ahead? I have a roguess kindergarten to start. Um, this boss writes that our roguess community celebrated our all abilities week We talked about what makes each of us exceptional. We had fun celebrating a spirit week where we had inside out day sunglasses day hat day and silly sock day Kindergarten
087students have been partnering with our fourth grade buddies all school year for different activities recently Our kindergarten students made posters and cards for their buddies to encourage them to do Their best work on the iar test that is approaching. We are so proud of all of our eagles And our kindergarten students are looking forward to the field trip to the navarro farms We will be learning about seeds and plants finding time to plant and explore the farm Rescoe sponsored a coin wars this month where a portion of the coins earned will be sent to the frankfurt food pantry Students have worked hard as a color team to be the winner We are also looking uh to come together as a community on april 17th, uh for party on the playground. That is tomorrow So I
088know we're going to it. Uh, we are so proud of the community as they continue to soar together And then I have a roguess, uh one through four from mr Bradley congratulations to our fourth grade choir for their superb performance during the spring concert last month As well as having a fun routine at the chicago wolves game on april 13th We are so proud of how much the choir has grown this year. Thank you To miss barnes and miss row grandparents and special persons day grades one through four will be the week of april 21st Invitations have been sent home to all families with their specific days and times guests Will participate in a special library activity with their loved ones as well as have an opportunity to shop at the book fair Thursday april
08917th will be the spring party on the playground Our fall party was a lot of fun and we're looking forward to having more time outdoors together as a community The party will be from four to six pm with food trucks and gaga ball We hope to see you there as we transition towards the remaining weeks of the school year We will be having many exciting end of the year activities field trips and celebrations Please be on the lookout for those invitations to the upcoming volunteer opportunities We very much appreciate the support and love having our parents be a part of these events. Thank you At mary drew weather permitting mdelc Parent group will be hosting a party on the playground friday april 24th from four to six pm for current students Come and celebrate spring
090on the playground Students and staff at mdelc are on a chick watch in 2025 We are patiently awaiting the hatching of seven eggs in an incubator in our library. We are learning facts daily about chick development The may parent education session is scheduled for friday may 23rd 2025 the topic will be promoting speech and language development in preschool students We are continuing to take registration for our tuition-based preschool sessions for the 2025 2026 school year At this time only pm spots are available as all the am spots are filled Mrs. Campbell All right for indian trail students in grade four have partnered with students in grade one to establish reading buddies The goal for the students is to share their love of reading and learning with one another Students are reading stories to one another
091playing reading games and solving crossword puzzles Indian trail school students are champions in january and february indian trail students were recognized as state champions For prodigy the app that we use for math practice in march indian trail came in a close second place to date The students have solved over three three hundred and eleven thousand math problems correctly The trailblazer choir performed their spring concert onward on march 27th The fourth grade students sang songs that fit with the theme of growing up and moving on to new adventures The final song called over there is my future even fish featured 16 students playing ukuleles This past week we others for hilda walker This past weekend we celebrated the accomplishments of our student artists with the second annual hilda walker Art show over 200 students had pieces
092of artwork on display for their family friends and the public to enjoy Thank you. Mrs. Dominic for making this event a success I'm going to skip down to the first one because this was my saturday. It was fun This week we kicked off our brand new hilda walker fishing club more than 50 students was 52 to be exact Enjoyed their first after school lesson and saturday morning meetup I volunteered for that along with another parent. We were the only two so we were kind of afraid what was going to look like But thankfully all the parents Most of them stuck around and fish with their kids and you know, it was like a big community It was really fun and I I thought that was such a huge success So hats off to mr Tadlaw
093mr crucial and I think they had a little pop-up tent and it was like triage one kid put his lure in the tree twice Right after mr. Tadlaw fixed it threw it right back up in the tree. So and there was only one tree on that pond So it was crazy So then we fast forward to the evening Uh the hilda walker and band students at the booster hosted a 30th annual spaghetti dinner as mrs Burke mentioned at walker this past weekend the event featured three fabulous concerts raffles, of course delicious Thank you booster parents for the huge efforts We cooked 10 pounds of spaghetti and we were just one of many It was it's such an operation and it could not be done without the parents the volunteer parents the sco moms The teachers
094and I especially want to mention mr Crucial because I saw him in the morning and then I come back and I see him in the garage reheating the spaghetti And I said mr crucial, how do you get signed up for all this? And he said I volunteered because my friend is one of the band directors And I thought that was so cool and my hand goes off to him for being such a spirit in our school district So thank you. Mr. Crucial Our hilda walker track session is underway. The wildcats were looking fast at their first two meets off the year So um of the year so far go wildcats. Thank you more I'd like to add one thing or two things actually if I could i'd like to thank both of our student board
095members on behalf of the outgoing Board members. Thank you very much for your time. I think you Definitely represented yourselves extremely well. Thank you very much I'd also like to uh wish the the new incoming board. Well, um, I know you will find it to be challenging Um, but at the same time it's very rewarding. So good luck to you um in the future um Four years long time 2029 We are now going to go into closed session as Printed and publicly posted on the agenda and there will be no action following closed session Do I have a motion? Second we have a motion and a second. Could I have a roll call, please? Mr. Winter. Aye Mrs. McClish. Aye. Mr. Spreadbury. Aye. Mrs. Burke. Aye. Ms. Murphy. Aye. Mrs. Campbell. Aye. Mr. Martin. Aye
096And we are