The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m.

The agenda was approved.

Mr. Steckling presented the monthly What's Good in 109 report:

• The Shepard Baking Club had two very cool guests recently: Neil & Bonnie Goldberg from Nothing Bundt Cakes gave them a lesson in icing, and celebrity chef Gale Gand taught students how to make crepes!
• Science Curriculum Specialist Dan Yablonsky recently sat down with the comms team to answer some hard hitting questions for Walden kindergarteners about the impending cicada invasion.
• DPS 109 was represented by 8 young ladies who qualified for the IESA State Track & Field Meet. Congrats to Sadie, Emma, Annabelle, Maddie, Audrey, Bella, Maria & Naomi on their accomplishments!

• Kipling is our featured school, as the "Sole Mates" running club presented about their season!
• They are a new club this year that practiced all school year long, indoors and outdoors, through bad weather and all, to run their first 5K last weekend!
• Thank you to Nathan, Harper, Emily, Zane, Mrs. Sepper, and Mrs. Cacioppo for presenting!

President Montgomery read a resolution on behalf of the Board thanking the entire DPS 109 staff for their hard work and dedication.

Mr. Simeck recently got to enjoy the Walden Fun Run, a massive event put on by the PTO. It was very cool to see students working hard and the back field of the school packed with excitement.

He also attended the Arbor Day ceremony with our Early Learners. We are thankful to the Village of Deerfield that they donate a tree and partner with us on this initiative every year.

Middle schoolers recently took their annual overnight trip to Springfield, and got a tour of the state capitol from Deerfield's own Rep. Bob Morgan. We are very fortunate to have him as a partner and appreciate the opportunities he provides for our students.

We are so proud of the work that Shepard students and staff did on their Pack The Place charity basketball game against the Deerfield Police & Fire Departments earlier this year. They were recognized for their fundraising efforts at the most recent Village of Deerfield meeting.

We continue to face some issues with our aging infrastructure in some areas. A recent water main break put many of the bathroom at South Park out of order for about half of a school day. Huge credit to Dr. Faust and her team for keeping the building going and for our Buildings & Grounds team for ensuring a quick repair was in order. These are the kinds of issues we will continue to have serious discussions about as we move down the master facility planning path.

There's a busy summer of work ahead. There is ceiling & flooring work occuring at Caruso. There will also be construction of a new Buildings & Grounds facility on the southwest corner of the Caruso campus. This will allow B&G to move out of Shepard and for that space to be repurposed into instrucutional space in time for the 2025-2026 school year.

We recently honored our seven retirees at an all-district event. I want to say thank you to Mike Medow, Amy Karasick, Dawn Saarva, Juli Mages, Erika Yaffe, Ilene Grossman, and Sally Wyman for their years of service to the district.

Finally, earlier this evening, we were able to have a short ceremony dedicating a Little Free Library, along with a new bench and tree, to our dear friend Maureen Wener outside of Wilmot School. It was great to see so many in attendance to recognize the impact she had on this community and her loss is widely felt.

There were no speakers present.

Dr. Filippi presented one item. More information is in the board packet.

Dr. Arnold and Mr. Jezuit, along with Megan Christiansen and Sue Johnson, presented an overview and update of the ELA Curriculum Review. You can watch their presentation below:

Ms. Ford presented the plan for the board's review. It outlines how the district will spend grant funding for the upcoming school year. It gets submitted to the Illinois State Board of Education for their approval.

Mr. Simeck and Dr. Fisher presented the acceptable use policy for the board's consideration. This would be up for a vote next month and would then go to families to review and sign heading into the 2024-2025 school year.

Dr. Filippi presented this resolution for a public hearing, which is required by state law to be held before this transfer can happen.

Dr. Arnold presented this contract for the board's consideration. The board has typically not voted on this, but there are new regulations that now require the board to vote to approve the contract for this assessment.

Mr. Simeck presented this agreement, which would enter the district into a relationship with Beyond Your Base, who will provide experience and guidance as we begin to explore what the community's desire may be for addressing our master facilities plan and needs.

The meeting minutes, personnel items, and bills for payment as part of this item were all approved.

The report was approved.

The minutes were approved.

The updated IGA was approved.

The bid results were approved.

The purchases were approved.

The contract was approved.

The plan was approved.

Mr. Kuo provided an update from the Finance Committee.

Mrs. Jakymiw provided an update regarding True North.

There were no speakers present.

Mr. Kuo was happy to attend the recent Arbor Day ceremony and thanks the Early Learners team for everything they do for that group of kids.

President Montgomery thanked those responsible for the dedication ceremony for Maureen Wener. She thanked the B&G team along with the South Park administration for handling the recent water main issues. She also thanked Dr. Arnold and her team for their ELA curriculum presentation tonight. She also thanked Dr. Filippi's team for their work on the budget.

The meeting adjourned at 8:53 p.m.