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D86 CIO SELECTED TO PRESENT In conjunction with National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Keith Bockwoldt, Hinsdale High School District 86’s chief information officer, was invited by CoSN (the Consortium for School Networking) to present at a conference and help lead a webinar about the issue of cybersecurity. The presentation, which was titled, “Prevention: Building a Security Program from Nothing,” was focused on how to build a security program by leveraging current resources and using stakeholder analysis and risk assessmen...
Guns do not belong in schools. This past weekend, for the second year in a row, delegates at the Illinois Association of School Boards Annual Conference narrowly defeated a resolution advocating legislation which provides local school boards the option to allow school district employees to carry concealed firearms. The District 181 Board had voted (4-3) to support the resolution. I am extremely concerned by the D181 board decision. Placing guns in schools, even when the schools are in rural areas, which board members cited...
Remember the “Hinsdale School News” some folks in town received right before the April 2 election? The eight-page publication — printed on newsprint to look like a local newspaper — was highly critical of the $140 million referendum Hinsdale High School District 86 had on the ballot, among other things. We reported on the publication, emphasizing to readers that it was not a product of District 86, even though it named both the district and included the District 86 logo. A...
Thanksgiving Meal Drive Through Nov. 25 HCS Family Services https://www.hcsfamilyservices.org/2019/11/thanksgiving-meal-box/ A $25 donation will provide the following items for a local family in need: a 12- to 14-pound turkey, stuffing mix, potatoes, vegetables, fruit, gravy, dessert and a beverage. HCS will provide traditional Thanksgiving meal boxes to more than 200 pantry guests this month. Gifts may be dedicated to a loved one at checkout. Samaritan’s Purse Through Nov. 25 Western Springs Baptist Church 4475 Wolf Road h...
FELICE ANNIVERSARIO TO MUCCI di firenze Owners Maher Rahman and Diana Mucci Rahman are celebrating Mucci di Firenze’s one year anniversary this month. After 25 years in Italy, the family opened their first U.S. boutique in Hinsdale last holiday season. “In a world of mass-produced, fast fashion that compromises quality for quantity, we decided it was time to bring one-of-a-kind, timeless yet affordable luxury fashion to customers across the US, starting in Hinsdale,” they stated in a press release. Mucci di Firenze carri...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 25 Hinsdale Central High School, 55th and Grant streets On the draft agenda: estimated 2019 property tax levy, referendum project update, strategic plan goal 5 update, approve changes to program of studies, approve reciprocal reporting/SRO/emergency access agreements with local municipalities...
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 18 District office 115 W. 55th St., Clarendon Hills On the draft agenda: HCHTA contract approval, 2019 estimated property tax levy, LEAP presentation, school improvement plans, audit presentation, HMS update and action items, administration center recommendations Hinsdale Public Library Board 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19 Hinsdale Public Library 20 E. Maple St. On the draft agenda: 2020 budget, 2020 levy request, accept audit, policy revisions, per capita grant...
ATHLETES SCORE FOR ST. JUDE’S The Hinsdale Central girls volleyball program raised $2,500 at its Volley for the Cure Oct. 9. Proceeds will be donated both to St. Jude’ Research Hospital and to a Hinsdale Central staff member whose family is battling cancer. The team raffled off 34 gift baskets, offered six silent auction items and sold baked goods during the Hinsdale Central-Hinsdale South volleyball game. A 50/50 split the pot raffle generated $245 for the fundraiser and the student who won. Photos appear online at htt...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14 Hinsdale Central High School, 55th and Grant streets Hinsdale Parks and Recreation Commission 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov 12 Memorial Building, 19 E. Chicago Ave. On the draft agenda: end-of-season pool report, HPTA hut design review Hinsdale Plan Commission 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13 Memorial Building, 19 E. Chicago Ave....
By Pamela Lannom [email protected] Students at Hinsdale Central and Hinsdale South high schools continue to earn higher test scores than average compared to students across the country, according to the 2019 Illinois Report Cards. “Illinois has set rigorous goals for both ELA (English-language arts) and math performance that exceed national standards set by the College Board,” Carol Baker, chief academic officer, told board members Oct. 23 in a preview of report card data, which was released yesterday. In ELA, 75 perc...
Community Consolidated Elementary District 181 officials are pleased with the assessment of student learning reflected in this year’s Illinois Report Cards, with six of the district’s nine schools earning the top performance designation. The district as a whole had 77 percent of its students meet or exceed state standards in English language arts, up from 74 percent in 2018. In math, the meet-and-exceed percentage held steady at 72 percent year over year. And in science, which was not assessed last year for the report car...
If parents want kids to be healthier, live longer and experience more success, they need to lower their stress levels by giving them more control of their lives. That's the opinion of Bill Stixrud and Ned Johnson, authors of "The Self-Driven Child" and presenters at the Oct. 22 Community Speaker Series sponsored by Hinsdale High School District 86 and Community Consolidated Elementary District 181. "We knew that a low sense of control is probably the most stressful thing you...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board Among other business at their Oct. 23 meeting, school board members • agreed to retain Amsco Engineering as a commissioning authority in connection with the referendum projects at a cost of $129,500. • approved the 2020 summer school calendar, with the first semester starting on June 8 and the second on June 29. Credit-bearing courses will run Monday to Friday for three weeks, with enrichment courses and workshops running Monday to Thursday for three weeks. • authorized changes to the i...
By the 2021-22 school year, all Hinsdale Central freshman will begin their science sequence by enrolling in physics or physics honors. Hinsdale High School District 86 board members signaled their support Oct. 23 for a new district science curriculum. The traditional progression — and the one currently in place at Central — is from biology to chemistry to physics. The new physics-chemistry-biology sequence, often referred to as “physics first,” has been in place at Hinsdale South since 2008. “This is where we’ve landed and...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board Among other business at their Oct. 23 meeting, school board members • unanimously supported changing the science sequence at Hinsdale Central to physics-chemistry-biology. Hinsdale South has used this ordering since 2008. During the transition year in 2020-21, Central freshmen will be able to choose the new sequence or the traditional sequence of biology-chemistry-physics. Starting in 2021, all freshmen will take Physics of the Universe regular or honors. • listened to a preview of inf...
The Hinsdale Village Board, Community Consolidated Elementary District 181 Board and Hinsdale High School District 86 Board are not scheduled to meet the week of Oct. 28 to Nov. 1....
Hinsdale High School District 86 plans to sell another set of bonds associated with the $139.1 million building project voters approved in April at a savings to taxpayers. The school board voted unanimously earlier this month to approve the sale of $34.9 million in bonds. The district had planned to sell the bonds in late winter or early spring, Chief Financial Officer Josh Stephenson told board members at their Oct. 10 meeting. “The recommendation from our municipal advisor was that interest rates were favorable at this p...
The Hinsdale High School District 86 Board has given the green light for a 10-lane pool at Hinsdale Central, following administrators’ recommendation but departing from a pre-referendum pledge to build a six-lane swimming facility to match the one at Hinsdale South. A majority of board members voiced support for moving ahead with designs for a larger Central pool, saying it made sense from both a programmatic and economic standpoint. Board member Kathleen Hirsman described how her position shifted from initially opposing a n...
The Hinsdale High School District 86 Board Sept. 26 approved it first operating budget since the $139 million referendum passed in April. And officials say the receipt and subsequent spending of those bond proceeds will alter the look of financial statements the next several years. The board voted Sept. 26 to approve a fiscal year 2020 budget with $108,630,818 in revenue and $108,578,843 in expenses, resulting a projected surplus of $51,974. Staff salaries and benefits...
A group of alumni is working to raise $1.6 million to contribute toward construction of a new a 10-lane pool at Hinsdale Central. To jump start the effort, one group has pledged to match the first $750,000 raised. “We’re fortunate we’ve got several alumni that have been very successful that are very adamant and have committed large dollars if we can match it,” fundraising committee member and former Central swimmer Paul Sigfusson said. That leaves a balance of $850,000 to reach the group’s goal. “It is daunting, but so many...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 23 Hinsdale South High School 7401 Clarendon Hills Road, Darien...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10, 7401 Clarendon Hills Road, Darien On the agenda: approve $34.9 million bond sale, strategic plan goal No. 1 update, appoint parent teacher advisory committee members, summer school report, financial forecast assumptions Hinsdale Public Library Board 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15 Hinsdale Public Library, 20 E. Maple St. On the draft agenda: FY20 budget and levy review, investment policy, masonry cove wall, investment policy, 2019 closing dates Hinsdale Village Board...
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 7 District office 115 W. 55th St., Clarendon Hills On the draft agenda: FY21 capital projects, elementary math intervention, tentative 2020-21 school calendar, site-based funding, state of the district, HMS update Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets Hinsdale Parks and Recreation Commission 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 8 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. On the draft agenda: KLM...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets On the agenda: public hearing and approval of FY 2020 budget, report of the Sept. 20 joint special and facilities committee meeting, Sterigenics update Hinsdale Historic Preservation Commission 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 2 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. Hinsdale Village Board 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. On the draft agenda: commercial filming, parking deck update,...
Hinsdale Finance Commission special meeting 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. On the draft agenda: discussion of budget assumptions for the 2020 annual budget Hinsdale Firefighters Pension Board 9 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets...
