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Community Consolidated District 181 Board Among other business Monday, board members: • approved a $6.1 million abatement of bond and interest funds for the 2021 tax levy year to reduce the debt service portion of the community’s tax bills. The move follows the board’s abatement strategy that any amount in fund balances over 50 percent of operating expenses should either be restricted for district approval and/or be abated. • approved awarding contracts for summer projects totaling nearly $1.35 million, $304,000 of which w...
Community Consolidated District 181 Among other business Monday, board members: • heard a report on Illinois School Report Cards from Tracey Miller, director of assessment, instruction and evaluation. Because districts across the state were allowed to administer standardized tests at different times due to COVID-19, statewide comparisons won’t be available until April 22. Report cards are available on the district website at https://www.d181.org/our-district/state-report-cards. • voted unanimously to extend Super...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board Among other business Dec. 16, board members: • approved a final levy of $89.7 million for operations and $12.2 million to pay off debt. The levy for funds controlled by the tax cap is 2.2 percent higher than it was last year. • approved a revised 2021-22 school calendar that reflects the decision to hold graduation ceremonies for Hinsdale Central and Hinsdale South on the same date (May 26, at 7 p.m.) and the finalization of spring testing dates (April 13-14). • listened to an update on...
Hinsdale Village Board Among other business at Tuesday’s meeting, trustees: • passed a resolution setting the amount of money to be raised through property taxes at $11.1 million, including an estimated $3.3 million for the library levy. The village board is required by state law to pass this resolution requesting the levying of property taxes prior to adopting the annual tax levy ordinance in November. • approved the addition of stop signs at three Ninth Street intersections. A two-way stop will be installed at Thurl...
Hinsdale Village Board Among other business at Tuesday’s meeting, trustees: • agreed to award the 2021 50/50 sidewalk project to Suburban Concrete in an amount not to exceed $84,860. The board will take an official vote on the contract Oct. 5. • agreed to spend up to $169,854 with George’s Landscape for the Irma Butler Tot Lot rebuild, pending an official vote at the Oct. 5 meeting. The tot lot is located in the southwest corner of Robbins Park. • awarded design and construction observation engineering services to HR Green in...
Thirty-four new Hinsdale residents have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past week. The DuPage County Health Department reported 32 new cases, and the Cook County Health Department reported two new cases. That brings the total number of reported cases in the village to 1,986, compared to 1,952 last week. Amita Hinsdale Hospital had six confirmed COVID-19 patients and no patients awaiting test results as of Wednesday, a spokesman said. Hinsdale High School District 86, reported six positive cases, 42 in isolation and 10...
Community Consolidated District 181 Board Among other business Monday, board members: • listened to concerns from a handful of parents about the bus service on Route 6, which has experienced problems since the first week of school, and the district’s communication with families who live on the route • approved a salary and benefits report as required by the state. The report lists the position, base salary, vacation and sick days, bonuses and other benefits for teachers and administrators. • listened to a report on five su...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board Among other business Aug. 26, board members: • listened to a presentation from Josh Stephenson, chief financial officer, on the final 2021-22 budget. The plan estimates $124.2 million in revenues and $167.5 million in expenses. If referendum projects are removed from the total, since revenue was received in the previous fiscal year, the $43.4 million deficit becomes a $200,000 surplus. A public hearing on the budget is set for Sept. 16. • permanently tabled a resolution that would hav...
Community Consolidated School District 181 Board Among other business Monday, board members: • heard a presentation on ALICE, a training course for staff and students on strategies for survival in the event that a school intruder enters the building with intent to do harm. The training focuses on cases where, in addition to a lockdown, the teacher and students may take extra precautions to barricade the entrance of the classroom and/or to evacuate the building. The cost for the program is approximately $12,000 to $14,000, whi...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board Among other business July 21, board members: • listened to the district’s attorney, Steven Richart, discuss the determination by Illinois Attorney General Office’s Public Access Counselor that the board improperly took final action on an adaptive pause at a meeting last year. Maryam Judar of the Citizen Advocacy Center asked the PAC to review the board’s informal vote during its Nov. 19, 2020, meeting on Superintendent Tammy Prentiss’ proposal to take an adaptive pause, though the matte...
Hinsdale Village Board Among other action at their July 13 meeting, trustees: • agreed to issue almost $3.1 million in general obligation bonds to refinance a $5 million 2012 bond issue at a lower rate, saving residents an estimated $154,875 • listened as Village President Tom Cauley read a proclamation declaring July Parks and Recreation Month, noting that “parks and recreation are vitally important to establishing and maintaining the quality of life in our communities, ensuring the health of all citizens and contr...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board Among other business June 23, board members: • approved a tentative budget for the 2021-22 fiscal year in the amount of $123.9 million, an increase of $5.3 million, or 4.5 percent, over last year’s budget. Revenue is forecast to be $124.2 million. The spending plan does not include the $47.5 million in Future Ready Facilities work scheduled, which is paid for by proceeds from the bond sale passed by voters in a 2019 referendum. A copy of the tentative budget will be posted on the distric...
Community Consolidated District 181 Board: Among other business at their meeting Monday, board members: • listened to an update on spring MAP scores. Despite the many changes that occurred during the year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, students in first, second, third and fifth grade showed more than expected growth in reading since the fall MAP test was given. Students in first through fourth grade showed more than expected growth in math. “I know you’re going to be working hard to have our students fill those gaps next...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Among other business May 26, board members: • held a public hearing on and unanimously approved an amended budget for fiscal year 2020-21. The amended budget includes property tax and corporate replacement tax revenue increases to reflect actual amounts, tranfers from the operations fund to the capital projects fund to pay for summer construction and filling in the pool at Central and salary adjustments required by new contracts approved with two district unions, among other items. • lis...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board Among other business April 22, board members • potsponed a decision on whether to spend $500,000 out of $3.2 million in Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief fund money to fill in the existing pool at Hinsdale Central to create a flex space. The 6,500-square-foot space could be used for lunch periods to maintain six feet of social distance when all students return to school in August. Some board members said the money should be used solely to meet students’ academic and soc...
Hinsdale Village Board Among other business Tuesday, trustees: • unanimously approved spending up to $771,600 with Schaefgas Brothers for improvements to the Hinsdale Community Pool. Phase 1 includes replacing the lap pool deck, repairing ground joints, replacing grout under the perimeter gutter and repainting the main pool. Phase 2 includes replacing four pool filters. The village received a $400,000 Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development Grant and is required to spend at least $800,000 on the project. • voted 6-0 to...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Among other business March 25, board members: • approved the staffing recommendation for the 2021-22 school year, which will keep district staffing flat. The recommendation, which was reviewed and discussed by the district’s human resources committee, came under criticism from some students and families for creating “stacked” classes at Hinsdale South, in which different levels of German courses and Latin courses are combined into one due to low enrollment for the individual courses. Distric...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Among other business March 11, board members: • listened to a presentation from members of the strategic plan team examining student growth and achievement on developing a common grading scale in the district. Among the items advanced was eliminating “zeros” out of concerns that they promote inaccuracies and misconceptions about student understanding. Students would instead be assessed a failing grade for not doing work, but encouraged to persist with coursework after an assignment is misse...
Community Consolidated District 181 Board Among other business at their meeting Monday, board members • awarded about $1.7 million in bids for summer capital projects. Two of the larger projects are floor replacement at Clarendon Hills Middle School for $665,000 and gym floor replacement at Madison, Prospect, Oak, The Lane and Monroe for $390,720. • reviewed scores from the winter MAP tests, which students took Jan. 11-29. In reading, 77.3 percent of in-person students are meeting or exceeding expectations, and 77.6 per...
Hinsdale Village Board Among other business Tuesday night, trustees: • indicated support for converting the two-way stop at Maple and Washington streets to a four-way stop. The item will be on the consent agenda at the March 16 village board meeting. • heard Mark Margason ask them to revise the policy regarding memorial ribbons on trees to give it more teeth. He said he and other residents in his group would like ribbons to be tied only on trees at the Memorial Building. They also believe residents should have to fill out...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Among other business at their meeting Tuesday, board members • heard an update on attendance for hybrid students and learned that district families will receive a survey this week asking students to choose hybrid or remote for the rest of the school year starting March 8. The district will offer a four-day schedule if numbers allow. Hybrid students who have three unexcused absences after March 8 will be moved to full remote. • listened to finance committee Chairman Erik Held provide a bri...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Among other business at their Feb. 11 meeting, board members: • learned that 3,000 COVID-19 vaccines were administered over four days the previous week to staff from the district, its feeder districts and the La Grange Area Department of Special Education along with community members. The district will serve as a vaccination site for second doses for four days in March. • agreed to put proposed new textbooks and other materials for the 2021-22 school year on display at the administration cen...
Community Consolidated District 181 Among other business Monday, board members: • voted to abate the operating fund in the amount of $311,100 and the bond and interest fund in the amount of $6.44 million. This would save the average Hinsdale home (market value $858,775) $621 in taxes. Rick Engstrom, assistant superintendent of business and operations, told board members the abatement was a credit to sound financial planning. “We’re especially pleased to share the news of an abatement during a time when many families have...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Among other business Jan. 28, board members • voted 7-0 to approve a new five-year contract with SEIU, which represents 30 district employees who work in buildings and grounds, custodial and maintenance. The agreement provides an average salary adjustment of 15.5 percent the first year, to make salaries more competitive with the market, Josh Stephenson, chief financial officer, said. After that, employees will receive an annual 1.8 percent increase. The contract is retroactive to June 2020, w...
Community Consolidated District 181 Among other business Monday, board members: • listened to an update on possible locations for a district administrative center. The finance and facilities committee was set to further discuss the two options — 125 S. Vine St. and 211 W. Chicago Ave. — at its meeting Tuesday night. The district currently rents office space on 55th Street in Clarendon Hills, which is not within district boundaries. • voted 7-0 to approve a calendar for the 2021-22 school year. The district’s winter break will...
