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As District 86 prepares for the arrival of the new year, I want to take this opportunity to celebrate some of the accolades and accomplishments from 2023 that helped us build upon our proud tradition of excellence. • Thirty of our seniors were named finalists in the 68th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. • More than 270 of our students were named Illinois State Scholars. • Hinsdale Central and Hinsdale South were named to the Advanced Placement Program School Honor...
How important is self care over winter break? The days surrounding Christmas and New Year's Day are called a break for a reason. Licensed clinical social worker and The Community House staff therapist Shannon Haut said taking time to care for oneself is the very best use of the days and even weeks between one semester and the next. She encourages students to take some time for themselves while class is out of session. "I say lean into that," said Haut, who works with young...
STATE SCHOLARS AT NAZARETH Five Hinsdale students at Nazareth Academy in LaGrange Park were named Illinois State Scholars. Ava Coghill, Matea Hewitt, Francesca De Fina Hillman, John Hughes and Faith Mouw, who earned places among the list of honorees, represent approximately the top 10 percent of high school seniors from across the state. They were selected for this honor based on their SAT and/or ACT test scores and sixth semester class rank. CENTRAL TEACHER LEADS WORKSHOP Arpan Chokshi, a social studies teacher at Hinsdale...
Exercising more. Eating and drinking less. Spending less time on social media. Getting together more in person with friends. These are among the resolutions found on many lists as a new year approaches. Here at The Hinsdalean, we like to offer a different assortment of resolutions in our final issue of the year. So, as has become an annual practice, we offer our suggestions to local taxing bodies, agencies and residents for smooth sailing in 2024. • Take a time out If District 86 Board members hope to hire and keep a new s...
Community Consolidated District 181 Board Among other business Dec. 18, board members • held a public hearing on and adopted the 2023 property tax levy of $76.7 million for operating funds. The board plans to abate about $2 million of that total and will finalize that number in February. • listened to a report on Illinois Assessment of Readiness and Illinois Science Assessment results that showed D181 students significantly outperformed the state average in reading, math and science and demonstrated growth exceeding the sta...
The Hinsdale Village Board, Community Consolidated District 181 Board and Hinsdale High School District 86 Board are not scheduled to meet the week of Jan. 1-5....
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 21 Hinsdale South High School 7401 Clarendon Hills Road, Darien www.hinsdale86.org/board-of-education/board-meetings On the agenda: appoint new board member, approve interim superintendent (Yonke) resignation effective Dec. 22, truth in taxation public hearing and levy adoption, administrator contracts and 2024-25 salaries, annual financial report, 2024-25 staffing framework...
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 18 Hinsdale Middle School, 100 S. Garfield Ave. www.d181.org On the draft agenda: tax levy adoption, kindergarten construction bond issue, full-day kindergarten bid update, Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, IAR results, summer project and social studies pilot updates Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 21 Hinsdale South High School 7401 Clarendon Hills Road, Darien www.hinsdale86.org/board-of-education/board-meetings Hinsdale...
Hinsdale Central girls varsity basketball coach Erin Navolio and two other members of the girls basketball team coaching staff resigned on Monday. The resignations prompted the postponement of the team’s game Tuesday against Proviso West, according to a statement from Hinsdale High School District 86. “Mike Jezioro, the school’s athletic director, will be filling in as the coach while his department conducts a search for interim and permanent replacements,” according to statement. Jezioro will work with Proviso West officia...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board of Education consists of seven elected members. Two of those board members, Kay Gallo and Debbie Levinthal, recently resigned within weeks of each other. Both resignations were based on accusations that the D86 board is dysfunctional. The problem is neither person explained the specifics of that dysfunction. When you make statements like that, the community and sitting board deserve the facts to back them up. Making broad accusations without explaining them is irresponsible. And now,...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Among other business at their Nov. 16 meeting, board members: • approved a resolution estimating the 2023 total tax levy at $112.4 million. A public hearing on the levy will be held at the board’s Dec. 21 meeting. • agreed to spend up to $3.14 million with DCG Roofing Solutions for roofing repairs to Hinsdale Central and Hinsdale South high schools • awarded a bid for railing replacements at Hinsdale Central to Edwin Anderson Construction Co. in an amount not to exceed $458,000 • voted 6-0...
"No amount of regret changes the past. No amount of anxiety changes the future. Any amount of gratitude changes the present." - Ann Voskamp Canadian author and blogger Ann Voskamp might not celebrate Thanksgiving, but she knows a thing or two about gratitude. One of our favorite Thanksgiving traditions is offering a list of reasons Hinsdaleans have to be thankful for - one for each day of the month leading up to Turkey Day. Nov. 1 - those who will not be with us this holiday s...
More details about District 86 students’ performance on the Illinois School Report Card will be presented in January, but Interim Superintendent Linda Yonke was anxious to discuss some results last week. “We didn’t want to wait to share this good news with the community,” she said at the board’s Nov. 16 meeting. The best news is the rise in scores on the Illinois Science Assessment, which was rewritten in 2021. The first year, 45.3 percent of District 86 students met or exceeded expectations. The number rose to 71 percent i...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 16 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets www.hinsdale86.org/board-of-education/board-meetings On the agenda: Illinois School Report Card overview, 2023 tax levy estimate, approve program of studies for 2024-25, award bids for roof and railing replacements at Central Hinsdale Village Board 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 21 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. www.villageofhinsdale.org On the draft agenda: public hearing on tax levy, Vine Street Station...
The property tax is largest single tax in Illinois and is the major source of revenue for Community Consolidated District 181 and Hinsdale High School District 86. The village of Hinsdale also relies on property taxes as a significant source of funding, as does the Hinsdale Public Library, although the village has several other revenue streams to support operations. Taxing bodies are required each year to file a levy, or a request for property tax revenue. Setting the levy...
Hinsdale taxing bodies are poised to approve their levies — or annual requests for property tax revenue — at meetings next month. These levy requests will then be submitted to the clerks in DuPage and Cook counties, who will translate them into tax rates that will appear on homeowners’ bills in 2024. Charts breaking down each of the levies, an explanation of the taxing cycle and a glossary appear on Page 7. Village of Hinsdale The Hinsdale Village Board plans to file a total 2023 property tax levy of $8.7 million, up 5.7 p...
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 13 Hinsdale Middle School 100 S. Garfield Ave. www.d181.orgs On the draft agenda: 2023 tax levy resolution, math/ELA/ACE placement approval, fund balance strategy phase 1, full-day kindergarten financing update, inclement weather, fall MAP/School Improvement Plans/School Report Card presentations Hinsdale Economic Development Commission 8:45 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 15 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. www.villageofhinsdale.org On the draft agenda: Small...
District 86 released the following statement Friday afternoon about the doughnut fundraiser at the school. During the past week, a number of people have shared their thoughts and perspectives on the recent fundraiser at Hinsdale Central that was organized to raise money for humanitarian aid in Gaza. Those we have heard from have talked about the importance of using this situation to promote a greater understanding and appreciation for the diverse populations that make up our community. They have also expressed the desire to...
All public schools attended by Hinsdale students earned a designation of “Exemplary” or “Commendable” on the 2023 Illinois Report Cards released Monday by the Illinois State Board of Education. An exemplary rating was earned by Elm, Madison and The Lane elementary schools along with Hinsdale Central High School. Monroe and Oak elementary schools and Hinsdale and Clarendon Hills middle schools are listed as commendable. Further discussions of data will take place at school board meetings. Links to the full report cards a...
Help wanted: Hinsdale High School District 86 superintendent Qualifications: • Ability to help foster a healthy, constructive dynamic on the board of education that emphasizes respect and transparency along with a deft conflict resolution touch that dissuades elected members from resigning mid-term out of futility and frustration. The fresh case studies in quitting of Debbie Levinthal (Sept. 18) and Kay Gallo (Oct. 26), both capable and motivated but compelled to depart because of “toxic” practices on the part of board colle...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board special meeting 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 2 Hinsdale Central High School, 55th and Grant streets www.hinsdale86.org/board-of-education/board-meetings On the agenda: process to fill the board of education vacancy Hinsdale Historic Preservation Commission 6:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 6 Memorial Building, 19 E. Chicago Ave. On the draft agenda: public hearing on properties for inclusion on Historically Significant Structures Property List, sign permit reviews, preservation incentive applications...
Following last week's Hinsdale High School District 86 Board meeting, Kay Gallo announced she had resigned from the post. Gallo had voiced concern during the meeting about the way meeting agendas were being prepared, which is within the purview of board President Cat Greenspon and the superintendent. Voters returned Gallo to the board last April after she previously served from 2009-17. Her departure comes less than six weeks after the sudden board resignation of Debbie...
Dr. Abed Rahman was appointed Oct. 26 to fill the vacancy created when Debbie Levinthal resigned Sept. 18. Rahman will serve the remainder of Levinthal's term, which expires in April 2025. "The board would like to thank Debbie for serving as a diligent board member for more than two years," board President Catherine Greenspon said. "We also want to congratulate Abed on his appointment to the board of education. We are delighted to welcome someone with his qualifications,...
The Hinsdale High School District 86 Board has rejected a set of proposed course changes to the district’s social studies offerings for 2024-23 school year, with three of the four recommendations not even garnering votes. Board members first voted 4-2 at the Oct. 26 board meeting against replacing World Cultures with Human Geography in the 2024-25 school year. Subsequent proposals to replace World Studies Honors and World History Honors with Human Geography Honors and approve the addition of AP Modern World History and W...
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 30 Hinsdale Middle School, 100 S. Garfield Ave. www.d181.org On the draft agenda: approve HCHTA contract, school maintenance grant, full-day kindergarten update, math/ELA/ACE placement criteria, preliminary tax levy memo, summer program dates Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26 Hinsdale South High School 7401 Clarendon Hills Road, Darien www.hinsdale86.org/board-of-education/board-meetings On the agenda: approve 2024-25 course...
