Board Briefs

Email: esteckling@dps109.org
Website: www.dps109.org
Location: 517 Deerfield Road, Deerfield, IL, USA
Phone: (847) 945-1844
Twitter: @DPS109

Upon the guidance of IL Open Meetings Act P.A. 101-0640 - this meeting was held virtually. The District Center was open, but Board Members were not physically present. Due to space constraints, capacity including staff was limited. For open/community participation, a laptop was set up in the District Office to accommodate live public comment. The district also created a dedicated voicemail line for public comment.

The meeting was called to order at 7:02 p.m.

The motion was approved.

Director of Communications Eric Steckling presented about the Meghan Bolon Kindness Award, given every year to an outgoing 5th grader at Kipling Elementary School. You can watch the video below.

There were two voicemails played during this portion. No live speakers were present.

Mr. Simeck thanked a student who brought him some drawings and presented the district with gifts of appreciation because they are moving out of the country.

He said that all 6 of our buildings have been in the Test to Stay pilot classroom quarantine program and that it has successfully kept students in school that would have otherwise been excluded.

We are planning on some form of SHIELD testing next year.

We are anticipating mask wearing to be in effect when the school year starts. There is the possibility that there may be further clarification from IDPH or ISBE over the summer.

We are planning on an in-person board meeting for the July 29th meeting. There are still technical details being worked on but the meeting will also be recorded in some form.

There were none this month.

Dr. Filippi presented a preliminary copy of the 2021-2022 budget. It would be the 17th consecutive year that DPS 109 has a balanced operating fund budget. You can see a copy of his slides below and watch his presentation in the recording above.

There will be a public hearing relating to the budget as part of the Thursday, July 29th Regular Board of Education meeting.

Dr. Schwartz and Mrs. Arnold presented spring data on the NWEA/MAP assessment. You can see a copy of their slides below and watch their presentation in the recording above.

Mr. Himebaugh presented a request that would have DPS 109 take over crossing guard services from the Deerfield Police Department.

Meeting Minutes: Regular Minutes from May 24, 2021 and Closed Session Minutes from May 24, 2021 (Policy 2:220) were approved.

Personnel items were approved.

Bills for payment were approved.

The agreement was approved.

The resolution was approved.

The resolution was approved.

The resolution was approved.

The request was approved.

The agreement was approved.

The recommendation was approved.

The resolution was approved.

The contract was approved.

The proposal was approved.

Mrs. Jakymiw gave updates from the most recent NSSED meeting that she attended.

Mr. Kuo gave a Finance Committee update.

There were no speakers present.

Several board members thanked Dr. Schwartz for his years of service to District 109.

The meeting adjourned at 9:57 p.m.

Thursday, July 29, 2021 @7pm - Regular Board Meeting

Thursday, August 26, 2021 @ 7 p.m. -- Regular Board Meeting