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The Hinsdale High School District 86 Board elected new officers at its April 9 meeting. Kevin Camden will replace Nancy Pollak as president. Pollak enthusiastically endorsed her successor. “Yes, yes, a thousand times yes,” she said during the roll call vote. “Thank you all,” Camden said. “I look forward to serving in the role.” Keith Chval will take over for Camden as vice president, and Kathleen Hirsman will remain the board secretary for the 2020-21 school year....
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board livestreamed meeting 6 p.m. Thursday, April 23, https://www.d86.hinsdale86.org Hinsdale Public Library Board Zoom meeting 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 21, https://www.hinsdalelibrary.info On the draft agenda: emergency personnel plan, circulation policy Hinsdale Village Board livestreamed meeting 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 21, https://www.villageofhinsdale.org On the draft agenda: Chicago drainage corridor bids, joint purchase of winter de-icing salt...
COVID-19 has certainly disrupted regular school rhythms, but the absence of students has meant an early start to campus improvement work. At the April 9 Hinsdale High School District 86 Board meeting, Chief Financial Officer Josh Stephenson updated board members on the construction timeline for Future Ready Facilities plans at Hinsdale Central and Hinsdale South. Stephenson said the district has obtained necessary permits from the DuPage Regional Office of Education. “That allows us to commence any construction projects w...
Community Consolidated District 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, April 6 virtual meeting https://www.d181.org On the draft agenda: e-learning update, staffing report, Oak roofing contract, student and staff iPad refresh, middle school scheduling, kindergarten early entrance Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, April 9 virtual meeting https://www.d86.hinsdale86.org Hinsdale Plan Commission 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 8 Memorial Building, 19 E. Chicago Ave. Hinsdale Village Board 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 7 Memorial...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board Among other business at their virtual meeting Thursday, board members: • voted 6-1 to set the staffing level at 375.4 full-time equivalents for Hinsdale Central, Hinsdale South, the Transition Center and HAVEN for the 2020-21 school year, a increase of 3.9 FTE from this school year. An “ideal” plan the board reviewed at its March 19 meeting called for an increase of 9.3 FTEs, which would have provided lower class sizes across the board. Many requests in that plan were addressed in the r...
Even before Gov. JB Pritzker announced Tuesday that Illinois schools will remain closed through April 30, leaders in Hinsdale High School District 86 were preparing for an extended period of online instruction. One of their decisions was to cancel spring break, set to take place this week, opting instead to have students participate in e-learning. Superintendent Tammy Prentiss said she responded to 200 emails Sunday from parents and students about the decision. She said she is confident she made the right decision. “I feel t...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, March 26 Hinsdale Central High School, 55th and Grant streets https://www.d86.hinsdale86.org On the agenda: construction bids, staffing for 2020-21 school year, agreement with The Community House for social work and therapy services, new instructional materials Note: Residents are encouraged to stay home and watch the livestream of the meeting at the website listed above. To submit public comment, fill out the Google Form at https://forms.gle/sSeKxUC1BD96tWcf8 by 6...
This too shall pass - In spite of the closing of churches and schools throughout the village, on Tuesday morning the sun was shining brightly, providing a beautiful backdrop to the steeple of Hinsdale Covenant Church. Today's issue of The Hinsdalean is filled with information about the effect of COVID-19 on everything from tonight's District 86 school board meeting to college athletes whose seasons ended prematurely. We have even added a special DIY cover for budding artists...
Hinsdale Village Board Among other business Monday, trustees: • referred to the plan commission a request for a public hearing on a temporary moratorium on issuing demolition permits for homes within the Robbins Park Historic District and Central Business District as well as any landmarked or historically significant homes villagewide. The move comes in the wake of the razing or imminent teardowns of several historic properties in Robbins Park for redevelopment, raising concerns that the neighborhood is losing the c...
Hinsdale High School District 86 was scheduled to conduct a second pilot day of e-learning this spring. Now students at Hinsdale Central and those in Community Consolidated District 181 are relying on digital learning every day while schools are closed to help close the spread of COVID-19. Schools in both districts will be re-open April 6 at the earliest. Dave Lapetino, instructional innovation coordinator and architect of the e-learning plan in District 86, said he's glad...
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, March 23 District office 115 W. 55th St., Clarendon Hills https://www.d181.org On the agenda: update on e-learning progress, award of oak roofing project contract, placement appeals process, summer bridge recommendation, middle school scheduling Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, March 19 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets https://www.d86.hinsdale86.org On the agenda: preliminary certified staffing recommendation for...
What a difference a week makes. Last week, Gov. J.B. Prtizker banned events with more than 1,000 attendees, canceled Chicago’s St. Patrick’s Day parade and urged businesses to allow employees to work from home. The state had only 32 confirmed COVID-19 and no deaths. This week, the governor has closed schools, restaurants and bars. The number of cases in Illinois is approaching 300 and the state reported its first COVID-19 death. Hinsdaleans, like Americans across the cou...
The village of Hinsdale and local school districts report that they are closely monitoring developments regarding the coronavirus. Brad Bloom, assistant village manager and director of public safety, said Wednesday that village manager Kathleen Gargano has been participating in COVID-19 informational conference calls at the state, county and regional levels. No village events or meetings had been canceled due to the pandemic, but that crews hired to clean its facilities were asked to provide additional cleaning sessions, he...
The Open Meeting Act provides the public a statutory right to address public bodies. Per OMA, the rules for addressing a public body may only impose reasonable “time, place and manner” regulations that are necessary to further a significant governmental interest, such as maintaining decorum during the public meetings. Having watched the live telecast of the Dec. 12 D86 Board of Education meeting, it seemed pretty clear that the D86 BOE did not follow OMA when they stopped three community members from reading a letter that had...
“From the first settlers who came to our shores, from the first American Indian families who befriended them, men and women have worked together to build this nation. Too often the women were unsung and sometimes their contribution went unnoticed. But the achievements, leadership, courage, strength and love of the women who built American was as vital as that of the men whose name we know so well.” — President Jimmy Carter With those words, our nation’s 39th president designated March 2-8, 1980, as National Women’s History W...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, March 12 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets Hinsdale Plan Commission 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 11 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. On the draft agenda: exterior appearance and site plan review for 420 E. Ogden Ave. (Continental AutoSports), sign permit reviews for 14 W. Hinsdale Ave. (Guaranteed Rate) and 35 S. Washington St. (Berkshire Hathaway), findings and recommendations for 5901 S. County Line Road (paddle tennis warming hut) and 110 E. Ogden...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board Among other business Feb. 26, board members: • approved a five-day unpaid suspension for Hinsdale South science teacher Lisa Fernandez. Board President Nancy Pollak read the following statement following a closed session on the matter: “We are aware of an incident at Hinsdale South involving a member of our staff, Lisa Fernandez, who exercised poor judgment by using a racial slur when trying to engage students in a discussion about Black History Month. We take these matters very ser...
The Hinsdale High School District 86 Board of Education has awarded the second set of bids as part of the $145 million Future Ready Facilities project. At its meeting Feb. 26, board members approved 24 bids totaling about $47 million in work at both Hinsdale Central and Hinsdale South high schools. The construction to improve both campuses was approved by voter referendum last spring. In his remarks to board members, project director Marty Platten of Pepper Construction characterized the bidding period as successful. “We had...
All dressed up - Hinsdale Central teacher Nick Gebhart (third from left) and three of his classmates are suited up for a drill at the Rape Aggression Defense System training Friday and Saturday at Hinsdale South. He was one of the District 86 teachers who were earning certification that will allow them to simulate drills with students at both D86 high schools. See the story on Page 5 for more details....
A group of four teachers covered in pads and wearing helmets prepared for a take-down drill during Friday afternoon's training session at Hinsdale South High School. The teachers, whose black gear bore resemblance to Shadow Stormtroopers from Star Wars, were working toward certification to bring lessons like this to the students at Hinsdale Central and Hinsdale South. All already have been certified in self-defense basic skills for women by the Rape Aggression Defense System,...
Hinsdale Central’s voter-approved improvements took a step closer to reality last week after the Hinsdale Zoning Board of Appeals both granted and recommended variance requests from Hinsdale High School District 86. At the Feb. 19 ZBA meeting, board members approved their final decisions to grant variances under their authority related to athletic field fencing and another to provide relief from height and screening requirements for the construction of two soccer field team shelters and a press box. Favorable recommendations...
COLLEGE STUDENTS MAKE DEAN’S LIST Several Hinsdale students have earned a place on the dean’s list or equivalent at their respective colleges and universities for the fall 2019 semester. Claire Callahan, Tufts University Jared Callaway, Columbia College Elizabeth Cash, Drake University Andy Evans, Miami University Alex Kerekes, Elmhurst College Dylan Lovelace, Miami University Greta Garber, Miami University Richie Lozanoski, Miami University Jimmy McKay, Miami University Kelly Melin, Tufts University Samantha Usher, Miami Uni...
Another court has ruled in favor of Hinsdale High School District 86 and former Superintendent Bruce Law in a lawsuit filed by former board member Claudia Manley and her husband, Noel. District 86 Board President Nancy Pollak announced Feb. 3 that the Illinois Appellate Court, Second District, ruled in favor of District 86 and Law on all of the remaining claims in the lawsuit filed by the Manleys almost five years ago. She said that the Appellate Court affirmed the trial court’s rulings, held that the uniform grievance p...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 26 Hinsdale South High School 7401 Clarendon Hills Road, Darien...
The Hinsdale High School District 86 Board and board President Nancy Pollak are the targets of a lawsuit brought by district residents last week alleging both their First Amendment rights and the Illinois Open Meetings Act were violated when they were prevented from reading a letter at December board meeting. In their complaint filed in the U.S. District Court — Northern District of Illinois, plaintiffs Meeta Jain Patel, Kara Kuo and Kim Notaro state that the board and Pollak were wrong to invoke the “respect and civ...
