Good News
Principal Bill Walsh was not in attendance at the meeting, so Principal Patrick Hardy provided the board with the good news reports for Hinsdale Central and Hinsdale South, You can access the report for Central by visiting
https://bit.ly/3TZHWoX and the report for South by visiting https://bit.ly/3zfth14.
Superintendent’s Report
Below are the topics that Superintendent Tammy Prentiss addressed in her report to the board.
- The district's annual academic report.
- The ALICE training for staff that took place on Oct. 21.
- The Family-School Relationships Survey that parents/guardians can complete through Nov. 16 at 4 p.m.
- The district being closed on Election Day.
- The Community Conversation being held at Hinsdale Central on Nov. 16 from 7-8 p.m.
- An update about Infinite Campus, including information about new features that are available to families.
- A school supply drive being organized by Civics students from Hinsdale South.
Academic Report
- Learning loss versus learning recovery.
- Celebrations and challenges.
- Graduation rates.
- Cumulative GPA and grade distributions.
- The Illinois Science Assessment.
- SAT achievement and PSAT growth.
- Seal of Biliteracy.
- Advanced Placement scores.
- ACCESS testing for English learners.
- Targeted programming and assistance delivered via the district's multi-tiered system of supports.
- The district's placement on the state's new Equity Journal Continuum scorecard.
- School-specific data about ninth grade on track, dual credit courses, MAP growth, SAT benchmarks, and the opportunity gap in relation to enrollment in honors and AP courses.
You can access the academic report and the overview that was presented during the meeting by visiting
https://bit.ly/3TWE8oF.
Board - New Business
Vice President Kathleen Hirsman, who serves as the district's governing board representative for the Illinois Association of School Boards (IASB), provided the board with a brief overview of IASB's 2022 Resolutions Committee Report. Ms. Hirsman will use the feedback provided by the board members to cast the district's vote on the resolutions that are featured in the report. This vote will occur during the 2022 Delegate Assembly Meeting being held on Nov. 19. You can access the report by visiting https://bit.ly/3gEzE7M.
Committee Reports
Members of the Parent-Teacher Advisory Committee (PTAC), Finance Committee and Employee Benefits Committee provided the board with reports from their recent meetings. As part of its discussion about the Finance Committee's report, the board:
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Gave the administration direction to prepare an estimated levy resolution that calls for the district to levy the full amount (5%) for levy year 2022. This resolution is scheduled to be presented during the board meeting on Nov. 17.
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Approved the purchase of two 14-passenger activity buses for a total cost of $173,315.80. This expenditure, which was included in the current year's budget, was among the items the Finance Committee discussed during its meeting on Oct. 19.
As part of its standard practice, the board approved the release of the draft minutes from the Finance Committee meeting and Employee Benefits Committee meeting as part of the consent agenda.
Consent Agenda
The board approved the consent agenda as amended. The consent agenda includes personnel, stipends, board bills and meeting minutes. Please visit
https://bit.ly/3TYkh8B to access the consent agenda items beginning under number eight.
Program of Studies for 2023-24 School Year
The board conducted a second reading and approved the district's program of studies for the 2023-24 school year. You can access additional information about this agenda item by visiting
https://bit.ly/3DyMSvF.
Board President's Report
Board President Erik Held encouraged people to follow the district's social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram) as a way to stay updated on what is happening in the schools and learn about the accomplishments of students and staff.
Future Agenda Items
Below are the future agenda items that were requested by members of the board.
- A discussion about the changes to the social studies curriculum.
- A discussion about having the board vote on proposed new courses on an individual basis and separately from its vote to approve the program of studies.
- A discussion about policy 6:40 (Curriculum Development.
Board President Held shared that a discussion about the board's protocols and expectations, including the practices related to the
boe@hinsdale86.org address, will take place during the board meeting on Nov. 17.
Financial and Treasury Reports
Per its regular cadence of reporting, the administration provided the board with the treasury and financial reports for September 2022. You can access the treasury report by visiting
https://bit.ly/3FiYSTr and the financial reports by visiting
https://bit.ly/3svlkkE.
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:
- Improved quality of the audio and video for board meetings.
- Improvements made to Hinsdale South in conjunction with the district's Future Ready Facilities plan.
- The length of and start time for the Community Conversations.
- The data included in the district's annual academic report.
- Changes to the district's curriculum and their impact on student growth/performance.
- Learning recovery, instructional time and early release Wednesdays.
- The new Algebra and Geometry Honors course.
- The district's levy.
