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Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, April 17 Hinsdale Middle School 100 S. Garfield Ave. www.d181.org On the draft agenda: assessment calendar, world language resource approval, final school calendar 2022-23, science pilot, CSCI result, application for waiver or modification of state board rules and or school code mandates for the ASA Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, April 13 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets www.d86.hinsdale86.org/boardofeducation On the a...
After watching the margin between herself and fellow District 86 school board candidate Andrew Catton widen, Asma Akhras declared victory late Friday, three days after the election. “I can tell I’m still absorbing it,” she told The Hinsdalean Tuesday. “There’s a celebratory aspect. There’s a relief aspect — it was a tough campaign. There is an excitement aspect.” Unofficial election results on April 5, the day after the election, showed Akhras in the lead by 195 votes over...
In the decades we’ve been covering elections, we’ve rarely seen an election like this one. The worst had been the race for village president in 2009, when someone sent out a juvenile email about then candidate Tom Cauley. The stunt obviously didn’t do Cauley any harm, as he won that election — and three more since then. In 2023, smear campaigns seem to find their home on Facebook more than email inboxes, where people are free to say whatever they want about the candidates and the volunteers who are supporting them. We’ve c...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, April 13 Hinsdale Central High School, 55th and Grant streets www.d86.hinsdale86.org/boardofeducation Hinsdale Parks and Recreation Commission 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 11 Memorial Building, 19 E. Chicago Ave. www.villageofhinsdale.org/pr Hinsdale Plan Commission 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 12 Memorial Building, 19 E. Chicago Ave. www.villageofhinsdale.org On the draft agenda: public meeting on exterior appearance and site plan review and sign permit review for 36 E....
Kay Gallo and Cat Greenspon appear to have won two of the three open seats on the Hinsdale High School District 86 Board. Gallo received 6,702 and Greenspon 6,615, according to unofficial totals in DuPage and Cook counties Wednesday. "I am surprised, Gallo said. "It's so hard to know how it goes. I wasn't going anywhere yesterday. I just stayed home because I've been with a group where people didn't make it and that's really sad." Less than 200 votes separated Asma Akhras and...
As a District 86 parent, alum, retired state senator and the son of a longtime Hinsdale Central and South teacher, I applaud The Hinsdalean endorsement of Kay Gallo for its board. Kay previously served with distinction as District 86’s former board president. Importantly, she served one term on a feeder school’s board. Gallo is collaborative, approachable and respectful — traits sorely needed in these tumultuous times. Her dedication to our high school students, parents and taxpayers is unparalleled. My wife and I are impre...
Asma Akhras should be among those who guide D86 into the future. She brings compelling experience in the education field. She has taught in classrooms, has post graduate education-related schooling, has volunteered on local elementary and high school committees, and has worked in fields supporting school districts. This broad experience will help the board find commonality among the many stakeholders of D86. Parents want our students to thrive. Asma does too. She believes in meeting students where they are, providing...
I enthusiastically endorse Catherine Greenspon for the Hinsdale District 86 Board of Education. Her candidacy is refreshing and inspiring, especially considering the current state of our political climate. One of Catherine’s most admirable qualities is her independence. She is not beholden to any interest group or political broker. She has a clear and unbiased sense of what is best for our schools and refuses to be influenced by the whims of others. Catherine’s willingness to work with everyone has been crucial in her suc...
Kay has previously served on the school board from 2009-17. Her tenure during that often contentious time was exemplary. She is a proven and committed leader and always focused upon the best outcomes for all students, parents, faculty members and school employees. Her experience has demonstrated that she understands the big picture. Kay will lead D86 with fairness, integrity and honesty. Restore D86 to its former brilliance and end the time that has been lost. Vote for Kay Gallo. — Sally and Dennis Parsons...
Why should you vote in the Tuesday, April 4, election? The 2,450 students who attend Hinsdale Central High School, where they are taught by 215 certified faculty members and have the chance to participate on 31 athletic teams and more than 85 clubs. The 1,364 students at Hinsdale South High School, which has 134 certified faculty members, 31 athletic teams and more than 70 clubs. An annual budget of some $160 million. The three individuals voters elect to serve on the Hinsdale High School District Board will be responsible...
Hinsdale Central High School senior Meghna Mitra will serve as liaison to the Hinsdale District 86 school board for just a few more months, but it's a job that she said will follow her into college and beyond. "I'm interested in studying public policy and politics on the pre-law track," she said. One day, she hopes to use all that she's learned to affect health and environmental policy. As the liaison between the Hinsdale Central Student Council and the school board, Mitra...
Reid McCollum created a fake website appearing to belong to Hinsdale High School District 86 board candidate Andrew Catton. The page was misidentified as a Facebook page in a March 23 article. Asma Akhras has 20+ years of experience in education. The number was listed incorrectly due to an editing error in a March 23 letter to the editor....
The new aligned social studies curriculum that will be rolled out over the next few years in Hinsdale High School District 86 is aimed at helping students “see themselves” in the content, educators submit. But some district board members questioned the wisdom of doing away with popular courses like AP European History in pursuit of creating “global citizens.” At the March 23 meeting, members of the District 86 Social Studies Alignment team laid out the plan to, as detailed in the presentation, “create a single program o...
As a parent of elementary students, I am concerned about the un-piloted changes to grading and curriculum in D86 under the current administration. It may take years to get our high school back on track. This is why I support Kay Gallo for the District 86 Board of Education. Throughout her campaign, Kay has been clear and has not wavered from her position on these critical issues impacting our district. Additionally, Kay’s unparalleled prior experience on the board makes her well positioned for the monumental task of hiring t...
Tuesday, April 4, ushers in an extremely important election for the board of education for Hinsdale Township High School District 86. This community cannot allow voter apathy (historically 15-17 percent turnout) to define this election. There is simply too much at stake! With three open seats and five candidates, in order to put this District back on track, vote 2-3-4 on the ballot to get the best candidates seated on the board of education: Kay Gallo, Catherine Greenspon and Andrew Catton. Each of these three candidates has...
I am writing to express my enthusiastic support for Kay Gallo and Catherine Greenspon, who are running for the District 86 school board. Our community is fortunate to have two such highly qualified, intelligent and effective individuals willing to serve on the Board. Kay and Cat will play key roles in restoring stability to the district, reversing downward-trending academic performance and returning transparency to administration decision-making and board governance. Both are strongly committed to re-invigorating the...
I strongly support Asma Akhras for District 86 School Board. A 31-year Hinsdale resident, I’ve attended D86 school board meetings for over a year, educating myself about issues animating our community. The result of attendance and listening: I’m convinced Asma Akhras is uniquely positioned to elevate the discussion on issues this next school board will address. Asma’s credentials are precisely those valued by, and needed now in, D86: 20 + years in education, Illinois licensed principal, master’s degree curriculum/instruction...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board candidate Asma Akhras has asked volunteer Reid McCollum to leave her campaign following his admission that he created a Facebook page appearing to belong to Andrew Catton, another candidate in the race. “I’m very upset,” Akhras said. “It’s been very hurtful, because I had made it very clear to anyone who has been volunteering that my commitment is to keep the highest values and not engage in any political partisan type of strategies. “It’s been a constant message that anyone who is helpi...
✔︎ Asma Akhras ✔︎ Kay Gallo ✔︎ Catherine “Cat” Greenspon Andrew Catton Deborah Willoughby A little more than two years ago, the newly seated board in Hinsdale High School District 86 spent two and a half hours taking 10 votes trying to choose a new board president. Since that time, the board has been regularly divided on a host of issues large and small, from curriculum issues to the approval of minutes. A segment of the board and the community also has lost confidence in the superintendent, making board meetings even m...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, March 23 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets www.d86.hinsdale86.org/boardofeducation On the agenda: 2023-24 staffing recommendation, IASB agreement for assistant superintendent search, Transition Center services presentation The Hinsdale Village Board, Community Consolidated District 181 Board and Hinsdale High School District 86 Board are not scheduled to meet the week of March 27-31....
“If you’re lucky enough to be Irish, you’re lucky enough,” the popular saying goes. In honor of St. Patrick’s Day tomorrow — and with no disrespect to the Irish — we’d like to offer our own twist on the saying. “If you’re lucky enough to be a Hinsdalean, you’re lucky enough.” And so, we offer up the following reasons — an incomplete list, we admit — that Hinsdaleans have to feel the sun shining on their faces and the wind always at their backs. • the volunteers and philanthropists who are willing to share their time, talents...
The April 4 election will determine the next set of local officeholders, so what a perfect time to look back at Hinsdale's election history - with a note of gratitude to the Hinsdale Historical Society for opening its archives. After residents cast a majority of ballots to incorporate March 29, 1873, the freshly minted suburb needed to form a government. As Timothy Bakken chronicles in his book "Hinsdale," 44 residents - or about a third of those eligible - cast ballots and...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board Among other business March 9, board members: • agreed they would like to hire a search firm to help find a replacement for Chris Covino, assistant superintendent of academics, who will retire at the end of the school year. They expect to review a contract with an IASB search firm at their March 23 meeting. Seventeen superintendent and assistant superintendent openings currently are posted on the Illinois job bank, Superintendent Tammy Prentiss said. • listened to a presentation on the...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, March 23 Hinsdale Central High School, 55th and Grant streets www.d86.hinsdale86.org/boardofeducation Hinsdale Public Library Board 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 21 Hinsdale Public Library, 20 E. Maple St. www.hinsdalelibrary.info On the draft agenda: internal controls review, closed session review of executive director, recommendation for ED annual review Hinsdale Village Board 7 p.m. Thursday, March 16 Memorial Building, 19 E. Chicago Ave. www.villageofhinsdale.org On the...
A new four-year contract for teachers in Hinsdale High School District 86 calls for a longer school day and a minimum of 28 early release Wednesdays. The school board voted 5-2 to approve the contract March 9, which had been ratified by members of the Hinsdale High School Teachers Association March 6. Several board members praised the move to a school day that runs from 8 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., with eight 50-minute periods, including a 50-minute lunch. “There is a very big need for time during the school day for students to a...
