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In 2011 when I arrived in Hinsdale, I was struck by the strong sense of community endorsement of public education. As a certified educational planner and an independent educational consultantg who works with D86 teens, this was important to me. Over the last few years, I have been dismayed by the lack of vision and cohesiveness in D86. That is why I am supporting Asma Akhras, Kay Gallo and Catherine Greenspon for the D86 Board of Education elections on April 4. Asma is steeped in educational expertise and is a D86 parent,...
Clarendon Hills Middle School art teacher Michael Bale embraces opportunities to display his own work. "Mostly because it motivates me to make stuff that otherwise I would put off," he said. So when the request came to be part of the Faculty Art Exhibit at The Community House, Bale produced two charcoal drawings to turn up the creative energy level both for him and, hopefully, his students. "I show my work as frequently as I can, and whenever I get an invitation I just say, 'Y...
Chris Covino, assistant superintendent for academics in Hinsdale High School District 86, has accepted a position as the new superintendent in La Grange Elementary District 102. His final day will be June 30. “Not only is this a culminating next step in my lifelong career as an educator, it is also a chance to work with and promote the growth and development of students at the K-8 level,” Covino said. He noted that before he leaves, he and his colleagues will continue work on aligning district curriculum and grading pra...
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, March 13 Hinsdale Middle School 100 S. Garfield Ave. www.d181.org On the draft agenda: winter MAP & SIP update, kindergarten update, approve elementary music resource, world language resource recommendation Hinsdale Finance Commission 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 16 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. www.villageofhinsdale.org Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, March 9 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets www.d86.hinsdale86.org/...
March 16 The Hinsdalean will host a candidates night for the individuals running for the Hinsdale High School District 86 Board at 7 p.m. at The Community House, 415 W. Eighth St. The event will be moderated by WGN’s Ben Bradley. Questions from the public must be submitted in advance or in writing at the event. Send an email to [email protected]....
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board Among other business at their Feb. 23 meeting, board members: • listened to Superintendent Tammy Prentiss present a strategic plan milestone report, highlighting the district’s accomplishments and steps that remain. In the fourth year of the five-year plan, the district has achieved 96 specific accomplishments in eight goal areas. • approved the purchased of $1.05 million worth of classroom furniture for renovated spaces at Hinsdale Central, down from the $1.5 million anticipated expen...
March 6 Independent Voters for D86 is holding a candidate forum at 7 p.m. at the Harvester Park park district office, 15W400 Harvester Drive, Burr Ridge. The event has been organized to provide an opportunity for voters to hear candidates in Hinsdale High School District 86 discuss issues of importance. Community members can submit written questions via private message on the group’s Facebook page or email them to [email protected]. Prevalent themes in community submissions will provide the basis for m...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, March 9 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets www.d86.hinsdale86.org/boardofeducation Hinsdale Plan Commission 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 8 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. www.villageofhinsdale.org On the draft agenda: public meeting on 11 Salt Creek Lane (MedProperties), sign permit review for 5837 S. Madison (Hinsdale Discount Tires and Automotive) and findings and recommendations on 2 Salt Creek Lane (Mouse Automotive) and 218 W. Ogden Ave. (Karimi...
A Hinsdale High School District 86 Board member is calling for a policy review after the district’s law firm helped underwrite a trip Superintendent Tammy Prentiss and board member Terri Walker took to the Dominican Republic last October through the Illinois Association of School Administrators. The IASA Global Service Project trip has come under scrutiny after it was learned the district’s law firm, Hodges, Loizzi, Eisenhammer, Rodick & Kohn, was one of the three sponsors of the nearly $4,000-per-person trip. As a res...
Voters will elect three candidates Tuesday, April 4, to serve four-year terms on the Hinsdale High School District 86 Board. None of the three who are elected will serve in isolation. They will be part of a seven-member governing body. The following information is about the individuals currently serving on the board, whose terms expire in 2023. It is provided to give voters additional insight as they evaluate the candidates. Additional election coverage is on Page...
I am pleased to submit this endorsement letter in support of Kay Gallo for a seat on the District 86 Hinsdale Township High School Board to be elected in April. I recently served with her for two years — in 2015-17 — and came away impressed with her performance in many ways. With well over a decade as a local school board member in two different districts, I saw firsthand that she really knows the job, grasps local educational issues from A to Z and understands the commitment and considerable time and hard work that the job...
The DuPage County Health Department reported 16 new cases of COVID-19 in Hinsdale over the past week, bringing the total number of cases in the DuPage County portion of Hinsdale to 4,474, compared to 4,458, a week ago. The Cook County Health Department no longer reports on cases specific to Hinsdale. The community level has dropped to low in DuPage County. District 181 reported five new cases Feb. 11-21, involving four students and a staff member. The district has reported a total of 232 cases since school opened. District...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23 Hinsdale South High School 7401 S. Clarendon Hills Road, Darien www.d86.hinsdale86.org/boardofeducation On the draft agenda: settlement agreement with former employee, Central classroom furniture purchase, Transition Center lease amendment, athletic trainers bid Hinsdale Historic Preservation Commission 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 1 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. www.villageofhinsdale.org On the draft agenda: continued public hearing on properties for...
The DuPage County Health Department reported six new cases of COVID-19 in Hinsdale over the past week, bringing the total number of cases in the DuPage County portion of Hinsdale to 4,458, compared to 4,452 a week ago. The Cook County Health Department no longer reports on cases specific to Hinsdale. The community level has dropped to low in DuPage County. District 181 reported three new cases Feb. 8-10, all of whom were students. The district has reported a total of 227 cases since school opened. District 86 reported no new...
• The Hinsdale High School District 86 Board determined there was no cause to terminate Superintendent Tammy Prentiss after an independent external investigation. A Feb. 9 article stated the investigation found no cause for her dismissal. • Students at Hinsdale Central approached counselor Gia Maniscalco about starting the Black Student Union, and the quote “Black doesn’t come in just one culture,” included the wrong word and was not correctly attributed to social worker Lillie Blackmon in the Feb. 9 “Club Central” ar...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23 Hinsdale South High School 7401 S. Clarendon Hills Road, Darien www.d86.hinsdale86.org/boardofeducation Hinsdale Village Board 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. www.villageofhinsdale.org...
A year after implementing a new set of grading practices, teachers in Hinsdale High School District 86 have made some adjustments. The most significant change this school year has been the elimination of a 50 percent floor for all assignments in an “equal interval” grading scale, Chris Covino, assistant superintendent for academics, told board members at their Feb. 9 meeting. The goal of the new framework, he said, was to make grades more accurate, actionable and accountable. “To be honest, last year it was not doing all t...
When a meeting is called to order, school board members are serving in their most visible role. But the hours they put in at Hinsdale High School District 86 regular and committee of the whole meetings are only part of the job. Just getting ready to participate in the board meetings can be time-consuming, especially for new members. “In the beginning, you read as much as you possibly could just to get fully immersed into what was going one — and even then you’re not quite sure what’s going on,” said Jennifer Planson,...
The Hinsdalean typically begins its election coverage looking at the various topics that have been discussed at the board table over the past few years, with the goal of giving voters a sense of what new board members will face after the election. The superintendent and a sitting board member usually are interviewed for the story, and special attention is paid to any topics that have been divisive. In Hinsdale High School District 86, it would almost be easier to list topics that have not split the board than those that...
The District 86 Board of Education, administration and Hinsdale High School Teachers Association announced Friday that they had reached a tentative agreement on a new teacher contract. “During the past four months, we have engaged in a positive and highly productive dialogue that has culminated in the creation of an agreement that honors the hard work and dedication of our teaching staff; will enable us to support and advance the mission, values and vision of our district; aligns with our collective commitment to fiscal s...
The DuPage County Health Department reported 15 new cases of COVID-19 in Hinsdale over the past week, bringing the total number of cases in the DuPage County portion of Hinsdale to 4,452, compared to 4,437 a week ago. The Cook County Health Department no longer reports on cases specific to Hinsdale. The community level has dropped to low in DuPage County. District 181 reported 8 new cases Feb. 1-7, including four students, two teachers and two staff members. The district has reported a total of 224 cases since school opened....
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 13 Hinsdale Middle School 100 S. Garfield Ave. www.d181.org On the draft agenda: kindergarten path selection, early entrance criteria, abatement resolution, staffing report, elementary music resource recommendation, middle school language arts pilot update Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9 Hinsdale South High School 7401 Clarendon Hills Road, Darien www.d86.hinsdale86.org/boardofeducation On the agenda: update on student...
Asma Akhras is a welcome breath of fresh air as a candidate for our District 86 high school board. She is uniquely qualified to foster a partnership between home and school as the mother of a current district student, an experienced education professional and a long-time community volunteer. Her professional credentials are particularly impressive, with her success in collaborating among stakeholders to implement rigorous curricula in different school systems across the country. As a taxpayer, I also appreciate Asma’s p...
Grace Shin said her ethnic heritage was a subject of curiosity among her elementary classmates in suburban Detroit. "I was asked often, 'Are you Chinese or Japanese?' And I would say, 'No, I'm Korean,' " Shin recounted. "And the other kids would be like, 'I don't know what that is.' " But they quickly learned what mandu was, as Shin's mom would serve the popular Korean dumplings at the school's cultural exchange event. "People loved it, and I remember feeling so much pride,"...
