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In this issue:
- Safe2Help offers confidential help to students, families
- Apply today to work in Glenbard in 2022-23
- New low-income enrollment period for obtaining health insurance
- Highlights of March 21 Board of Education meeting
- South Key Club fund-raiser on Thursday
- Food service partner is hiring
Safe2Help offers confidential help to students,
Our schools have partnered with Safe2Help to provide our students and families with an easy way to get help. Call, text, email and/or download the app. Safe2Help offers supports and resources on abuse, bullying, depression, self-injury, suicidal thoughts, anxiety, coping skills and stress.
Call 844-4-SafeIL
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Apply today to work in Glenbard in 2022-23
New low-income enrollment period for obtaining health insurance
South Key Club fund-raiser on Thursday
The Glenbard South Key Club will host a fund-raiser from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, March 24, at Chick-Fil-A, 301 E. Loop Road in Wheaton. Mention the Glenbard South Key Club when you order and a portion of the proceeds will go to a local scholarship fund.
Highlights of March 21 Board of Education meeting
After each Board of Education meeting, we provide Board Highlights, which feature a brief description of the action items and discussion items on the meeting agenda. Board Highlights do not replace minutes. The minutes are approved by the board and posted after the next regularly scheduled board meeting
Present – Judith Weinstock, Margaret DeLaRosa, Kermit Eby, Bob Friend, John Kenwood, Martha Mueller and Mireya Vera.
SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT:
1. Thank you to our fine arts faculty and students from all four schools for their great work on the D87 Fine Arts Festival, which continues this week. The art show closing reception is underway, and the Film Festival was held this afternoon. The Voices of Glenbard Concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. March 23 at Glenbard East. Previous events included student art and theatre clinics; Fine Arts College and Career Night; Honors Band Concert; and our first Glenbard Hip Hop Symposium.
2. Congratulations to the IHSA 4A boys basketball state champions from Glenbard West: Caden Pierce, Kent Buchholz, Logan Brown, Andrew Dauksas, Luuk Dusek, Michael Glover, Declan Scheck, Louis Amabile, Paxton Warden, Jack Cardwell, Benji Zander, Geo Esmalla, Bobby Durkin, Braden Huff, Jack Oberhofer, Luke Gadomski, Graham Pierce, Ryan Renfro, Joe Enright and Owen Reifel. Jason Opoka is the head coach.
3. Congratulations to our students chosen to participate in the Illinois High School Art Exhibition (IHSAE). Northern Regional Exhibit: Glenbard East students Thalia Clouser, Sophia Hoey, Allison Ihms, Julia Merrick and Dana Fernandez; Glenbard North students Nina Falco, Liv Young, Tess Denault, Tuscany Bordignon and Sam O'Brien; Glenbard South students Hans Herrera, Alesia Karari, Emma Miranda, Jessica Nakayama and Julie Salama; and Glenbard West students Rose Fenske, Brooke Benson, Grace Romano, Evan Stevens and Oli Gonzalez. Senior Scholarship Exhibit: Glenbard North students Fatimah Nauman, Rachel Fogarty-Noonan and Tess Denault; and Glenbard West students Brooke Benson, Oli Gonzalez and Evan Stevens.
4. Congratulations to our Scholastic Art and Writing Award recipients. Gold Key entries are automatically considered for national awards. Congratulations to: Glenbard North students: Honorable Mention: Faith Bernaden, Isabella Ribeiro and Rachael Romero; Silver Key: Tuscany Bordignon, Tess Denault, Anna Seebauer and Olivia Young; and Gold Key: Olivia Young, Amanda Calabrese and Nina Falco. Glenbard West students: Honorable Mention: Ava Skowronski, Oli Gonzalez, Grace Romano and Harrison Buelow; Silver Key: Oli Gonzalez; and Honorable Mention for portfolio: Evan Stevens.
5. Congratulations to the following Glenbard North students who earned medals at the IHSA boys wrestling state final tournament: Paulie Robertson - 3rd place and Paul Woo - 6th place.
6. Congratulations to the following students who earned medals at the IHSA chess state tournament: Glenbard South students Andrew Ford-Taggart, gold medal, and Ben Zima, silver medal, and Glenbard West student Jacob Kowalczyk, silver medal.
7. We encourage community members to attend the Glenbard Parent Series webinars noted below. The Zoom link to each webinar is available at glenbardgps.org.
• A Celebration of 50 Years of Women Athletics and Title IX at 7 p.m. March 22
• We Need to Build: Education for Diverse Democracy at 7 p.m. April 6
8. Our spring break is March 28 through April 1. The schools and administrative center will be open during spring break with staff available to assist students and families. We encourage individuals to follow COVID-19 safety protocols over spring break so we can continue providing a safe learning environment when classes resume on April 4.
9. Congratulations to Glenbard East student Stephen Andrusyk on achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. To become an Eagle Scout, Stephen earned 43 merit badges and served his troop in a variety of leadership roles. He also completed a community service project, building four outdoor raised planter beds for Sacred Heart School in Lombard.
8. The CDC's metrics and county COVID level ratings metrics consider case rate, new hospital admissions and the percentage of hospital beds used by COVID-19 patients. The metrics rank DuPage County in the low category and recommend that individuals stay up to date with vaccines and get tested if symptoms appear. Glenbard COVID-19 data reveals a low number of positive cases and quarantined cases. This data will be finalized on Monday, March 21, 2022 and posted on our dashboard.
10. On February 25, 2022, the district received a Freedom of Information Act request from Grace Daigel, requesting a copy of each FOIA response letter issued from July 1, 2021 to Present. The district has responded to this request.
11. On March 1, 2022, the district received a Freedom of Information Act request from Grace Daigel, requesting the job descriptions for: Assistant Superintendent, Teaching and Learning (for 2019-2020); Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources; Executive Director for Teaching and Learning, Innovation and instruction; and Executive Director for Teaching and Learning, Curriculum and Pathways. The district has responded to this request.
THE BOARD APPROVED:
- minutes of the March 7 regular board meeting.
- the following personnel items:
LICENSED STAFF – EMPLOYMENT:
Name School/Position FTE Effective Date
Bielski, Leah East/EL Science Teacher (Addtl FTE) 10% 03/02/2022
Hoisington, Sarah East/EL Study Methods (Addtl FTE) 10% 03/02/2022
Lakowski, Kenneth East/EL English Teacher (Addtl FTE) 10% 03/02/2022
Sabol, Melissa East EL Study Methods (Addtl FTE) 10% 03/02/2022
Sedigh Haghighat, Fatemeh North/EL Mathematics Teacher (Addtl FTE)10% 03/10/2022
SUPPORT STAFF – EMPLOYMENT:
Name School/Position FTE Effective Date
Hany, Benjamin North/Special Education Assistant 87.5% 03/16/2022
Hufnagle, Max West/Attendance Office Clerk 100% 03/15/2022
Walker, Jamyra North/Sec to Nurse, Study Hall/BIA Spvsr 100% 03/23/2022
LICENSED STAFF – POSITION CHANGE:
Name School/Position FTE Effective Date
Moon, Grazyna North/Math Tchr to Tchr-Instr Coach 100% 08/08/2022
LICENSED STAFF – LEAVES OF ABSENCE:
Name School/Position Term Reason
Pinzker, Valerie East/Mathematics Teacher (correction) 2022-2023 Personal
Schackmann, Jaimee Transitions/Special Ed Teacher 03/22/2022-04/27/2022 Personal
LICENSED STAFF – RESIGNATIONS & TERMINATIONS:
Name School/Position Effective Date
Bush, Daniel East/English Teacher 05/20/2022
Kuecker, Stephanie North/Special Education 05/20/2022
SUPPORT STAFF – RESIGNATIONS & TERMINATIONS:
Name School/Position Effective Date
Lifonti, Phyllis East/Administrative Assistant to APA 06/30/2022
- accepting the following donations: Kevin and Lora Cooper, $1,000 for the Glenbard West Historic Society, and James Derk, $500 for the Glenbard West Historic Society.
- a field trip.
- amendment to extension of pupil transportation services agreement for one year at an increase of 11.8%. We contract with First Student, Inc. for regular education transportation services. While driver shortages have created challenges this year, overall, we believe the level of service that First Student provides is better than its competitors.
We belong to a transportation cooperative with Marquardt School District 15, Queen Bee School District 16 and Glen Ellyn School District 41. Community Consolidated School District 93 is also joining our cooperative for the renewal and it is possible that we may see an additional sender district join at some point later in the year. The cooperative provides First Student the ability to run double and triple routes for our member districts, which allows First Student to leverage capital and labor, providing reduced costs. All member districts intend to renew their contracts with First Student under the same terms. The annual increase for each member district is 11.8%. Three percent of this increase accounts for moving the hourly guarantee per day from 4 hours to 5 hours. We believe this shift should help to recruit and retain employees.
- amendment to extension of special education in-district and out-of-district transportation services agreement. We contract with First Student, Inc. – formerly Hopewell, LLC – as our special education transportation provider. Hopewell, LLC was acquired by First Student. When we originally bid these contracts, we bid an in-district transportation requirement and an out-of-district transportation requirement. We have been pleased with the level of service that First Student/ Hopewell provides. We are in our final year of these contracts and would like to renew these contracts for one additional year.
We are part of a transportation cooperative with our special education cooperative, C.A.S.E. We jointly bid this contract six years ago. Members of the cooperative are Marquardt School District 15, Queen Bee School District 16; Glen Ellyn School District 41; Lombard School District 44; Community Consolidated School District 89 and Community Consolidated School District 93. The cooperative provides Hopewell the ability to leverage facilities, assets and staff. This translates to lower costs for our school districts. All member districts intend to renew their contracts with Hopewell under similar terms. The annual increase for each member district is 6.8%.
BOARD INFORMATION/DISCUSSION ITEMS INCLUDED:
- recognition of Inspire … Empower … Succeed Award recipients from Glenbard East. The award recognizes faculty and staff members who:
· Demonstrate exceptional levels of initiative or innovation
· Exceed expectations and make a positive difference for students
· Demonstrate outstanding student service or achievement
Congratulations to the following Glenbard East award recipients: Laura Broderick – social studies teacher; Tim Fawkes – music teacher; Laura Grabowski – school nurse; Teresa Lawrence – English teacher; and Cheryl Trejo – special education administrative assistant.
- recognition of the following 2021-2022 Glenbard East parent leaders for their support and dedication to Glenbard District 87: Glenbard East Athletic Boosters: Jerri Gapastione – president; Helena Kale – first vice president; Joe DeForest – treasurer; and Laura Johnwick - secretary. Glenbard East Music Association: Colette Luchetta-Stendelb – president; Rachel Romano – treasurer; Benita Klasen – membership; Amy LeBeau – secretary; and Leticia Elias – vice president-fundraising.
- recognition of the following students:
American Choral Directors Association Midwestern Region Honor Choir: Olivia Gomez, Hailey Mecenas, Lyel Pascaslo and Katherine Shuert.
All state theatre production of "Cabaret": Maeve Condon – costume crew
Illinois Music Education Association: Jerry Cobos - 3rd place composition - rap/hip hop; Lucas Logacho - band – tuba; Sofia Logacho - band - Bb clarinet; and Lyel Pascasio - 2nd place composition – remix and honorable mention - arranging
Future Music Educator Seminar: Fiona Bilkey and Kristin Crisostomo.
IHSA girls state wrestling tournament – individual: Dahlia Leighton – 3rd place; coach Don Pool and assistant coaches Scott Llorens, Denis Pool, Anthony Santos and Ryan West.
- maintenance contract – boilers. We have significant investment in our mechanical equipment in the past few years. Specifically, we purchased and installed new Lochinvar boilers to provide heating to our buildings.
We have implemented a maintenance plan that will prolong equipment life, deliver maximum energy savings, provide a comfortable learning environment for staff and students and lower operating costs.
We have maintenance contracts with Westside Mechanical Group for our boilers that provide annual and ongoing maintenance services for all building boilers, throughout the district.
Each of our buildings have four boilers, along with an additional two boilers at Glenbard West’s Biester Gym. The annual cost for Glenbard East, Glenbard North and Glenbard South is $11,487 per building. Glenbard West annual cost, including Biester Gym, is $17,231. The total district cost for boiler maintenance is $51,692. This is an annual maintenance agreement with auto-renewal provisions at Consumer Price Index-Urban, or 5 percent, whichever is less. This year’s increase is 5 percent.
- maintenance contract – chillers/cooling towers. We made significant investment in our mechanical equipment in the past few years. Specifically, we have purchased and installed new Carrier chillers and Tower Tech cooling towers to provide cooling to our buildings.
We have implemented a maintenance plan that will prolong equipment life, deliver maximum energy savings, provide a comfortable learning environment and reduce operating costs.
We have a maintenance contract with Carrier Commercial Service for our chillers and cooling towers that provide annual and ongoing maintenance services for all building cooling equipment throughout the district.
Each building has two chillers and one cooling tower. The annual cost for each building is $15,273 or a total of $61,092 for our total district cost. This is an annual maintenance agreement with auto-renewal provisions at Consumer Price Index-Urban, or 5 percent, whichever is less. This year’s increase is 5 percent.
- athletic trainer contract. We use Athletico to provide athletic training services for our athletic programs. Our assistant principals for athletics have been very satisfied with their services.
Based on service levels, reasonable cost and endorsement from our APAs, we propose to contract with Athletico for a one-year extension at a 4% increase. The 4% is the capped amount per the terms of the agreement. No changes were made to the agreement other than the cost increase. The new hourly rate would be $21.08. The total contract cost is $249,242.46 for 2022-23.
We contract for two trainers each at Glenbard West, Glenbard South and Glenbard North, with one trainer at Glenbard East. East has one employee staff member who is a certified trainer who provides this function. Additionally, Glenbard West has one employee staff member who is a certified trainer that provides this function during the fall and spring seasons. Therefore, all of our schools have at least two trainers on hand to support our programs.
- first reading and discussion of Policy 5:10 Equal Employment Opportunity and Minority Recruitment; Policy 5:20 Workplace Harassment Prohibited; and Policy 7:160 Student Appearance
Food, custodial service partners are hiring
Due to a national labor shortage, we are experiencing shortages in a variety of areas, including contracted custodial and food services. Our contracted third-party vendors are hiring. See below for application information. Please share the information with those in a job search.
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Glenbard Township High School District 87 does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, marital status, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. Glenbard offers classes in several college preparedness courses, as well as career classes at TCD, admission to which is non-discriminatory. Lack of English-language proficiency will not be a barrier to admission and participation in those programs.
Glenbard Township High School District 87 | 596 Crescent Blvd, Attn. Peg Mannion, 630-469-9100,
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
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