Hinsdale High School District 86
Among other business Jan. 9, board members:
• reviewed a request to add a part-time staff person to support operations of the weapons detection systems. The individual, who would be paid a $45 stipend for each hourlong session, would be assigned to a support pool. Employees in the pool will be scheduled based on school needs and availability, ensuring flexibility and efficient coverage during the morning hours.
“We’re trying to organize this so we have redundancies built into our system so there will be back-up staff set up to do this in case people are absent,” Superintendent Mike Lach said.
The finance committee will review the request before a final proposal comes back to the board.
• congratulated Hinsdale Central Principal Bill Walsh for being named High School Principal of the Year by the DuPage Region of the Illinois Principals Association
• learned a new section of the district website, http://www.hinsdale86.org/data, will have links to major reports and/or data sets the district has produced since July 2024 in an effort to increase transparency. Posted items include SAT and AP rests, Illinois Report Cards and athletics participation.
• postponed a vote on a contract with Sole Source for in-person real-time captioning services, as documents were not ready for approval
