Good News
Principal Patrick Hardy from Hinsdale South and Principal Bill Walsh from Hinsdale Central provided the board with good news reports for their buildings. You can access the report for South by visiting
https://bit.ly/3BTXYty and the report for Central by visiting
https://bit.ly/3MRkvgV.
Approve Assistant Superintendent for Academics
The board approved the employment of Jason Markey as the next District 86 assistant superintendent for academics. Markey received a two-year contract that will begin on July 1, 2023.
Security Update
The district's director of security provided an update and recommendation regarding the weapons detection systems that were piloted at Hinsdale Central and Hinsdale South during the 2022-23 school year. The board did not take action on this agenda item during the meeting. You can access the update by visiting https://bit.ly/3qaj44g.
Strategic Plan Update
The champions for Goals 3, 4, and 5 of the district's strategic plan provided the board with an update on what was accomplished during the 2022-23 school year and the work that is planned for the 2023-24 school year. You can access the update by visiting https://bit.ly/3WstnwQ.
Future Ready Facilities
The district's chief financial officer provided the board with a report that detailed the work that has been completed in conjunction with the construction projects outlined in the 2019 referendum. The report also detailed the outstanding projects that will be completed during Phase 4 of the referendum work. You can access the report by visiting https://bit.ly/3IxIsHt.
Board Business
During the portion of the meeting dedicated to board business, the board discussed and approved the following items:
- Formation of a new standing academic committee.
- Appointment of board committee members.
- The decision to record and post board committee meetings beginning July 1, 2023.
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A change to the distribution list for the board of education's group email (boe@hinsdale86.org) so that it only includes the seven board members and superintendent.
The board also discussed the social studies curriculum in response to a request from member Debbie Levinthal. The board will continue its discussion of this topic and take possible action during an upcoming meeting.
Committee Report
Members of the Finance Committee provided the board with a report from their meeting on May 18. You can access the report by visiting https://bit.ly/3MVCPp6.
After the report, the board approved the following items:
The board also approved the release of the draft minutes from this meeting as part of the consent agenda.
Consent Agenda
The board approved the consent agenda as amended. Please visit
https://bit.ly/434bXsG to access the consent agenda items beginning under number 10.
Action Item
The board approved the ratification of a new three-year contract with the Hinsdale Township High School Support Staff Association (HTHSSSA). You can access an executive summary and statement about the new contract by visiting
https://conta.cc/45s7bqI.
Board President's Report
Board President Catherine Greenspon thanked community members for coming to the meeting.
Future Agenda Items
Below are the future agenda items that were requested by members of the board.
- Discussion and possible action regarding changes to the social studies curriculum. This is scheduled to take place during an upcoming board meeting.
- Discussion about identifying costs savings to fund additional FTE at Hinsdale South.
- Presentation from the administration about the proposed process for recording and posting board committee meetings beginning July 1, 2023.
Treasury and Financial Reports
FOIA Requests
The board received information about the FOIA requests that have been processed since its last regular action meeting. This information included the names or titles of the individuals and departments who helped respond to the requests, a summary of the records that were requested and who asked for them, and trend data about the number of requests that have been processed and the legal fees the district has incurred in responding to them.
Audience Communication
Members of the public spoke about the following topics during the two opportunities they had to give audience communication:
- Course offerings at Hinsdale South.
- Staffing framework and enrollment.
- Social studies curriculum.
- Gratitude of service and well wishes for Dr. Chris Covino, whose last day with District 86 will be on June 30, 2023.
