Dear Board Members:
A regular meeting of the Board of Education, School District 28, Cook County, Illinois, will be held at Northbrook Junior High in the small gym at 1475 Maple Ave., on Tuesday evening, June 22, 2021, at 7:00 p.m. with the following agenda.
Respectfully submitted, Larry A. Hewitt, Secretary of the Board of Education
AGENDA FOR THE MEETING June 22, 2021
REGULAR BUSINESS Call to Order VISITORS COMMENTS PRESENTATIONS 1. Greenbriar Canines 4 Comfort SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT 1. Strategic Plan End-of-Year Update 2. 2021-22 School Year Update 3. Ratification of New Staff – Action Item APPROVAL OF MINUTES – Action Item 1. Approval of minutes – Regular Meeting, May 25, 2021; Closed Session, May 25, 2021 APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA – Action Item 1. Payroll –last half May, 2021, first half June, 2021 2. Bills 3. Personnel Report: Contract Changes, Employment of Staff, Leave Requests, Resignations, Dismissals 4. Pupil Transportation Hazardous Area Resolution 5. Workers’ Compensation Insurance Renewal DISTRICT REPORTS Finance 1. Financial Report - Action Item 2. Resolution Authorizing Membership in the Illinois Energy Consortium – Action Item Buildings & Grounds 1. Change Order #1 Adler Roofing & Sheet Metal Inc., Greenbriar Project - Action Item Legislation Communications NSSED STANDING COMMITTEES 1. SAF (Superintendent’s Advisory Forum) NEW BUSINESS CLOSED SESSION ADJOURNMENT
Northbrook School District 28 is subject to the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Individuals with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who require certain accommodations in order to allow them to observe and/or participate in this meeting, or who have questions regarding the accessibility of this meeting or the facility, are requested to contact Joel Gallaegos (498-7900) promptly to allow Northbrook School District 28 to make reasonable accommodations for those persons.
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Larry A. Hewitt, Ed.D. Superintendent of Schools
TO: Board of Education DATE: 6/18/21
Canines 4 Comfort
Greenbriar Principal Ginny Hiltz will bring Krieger, the school’s emotional support dog, to Tuesday night’s Board meeting. Joining her will be Lisa Wernli, co-founder of C4C. They will provide a brief overview of C4C and what a typical day might be for Kreiger.
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Larry A. Hewitt, Ed.D. Superintendent of Schools
TO: Board of Education DATE: 6/18/21
Superintendent’s Report
1. Board Calendar, Enrollment Report, and Community Health Metrics
Attached are the Board calendar and the June enrollment report for review.
Also attached is the Northfield Township COVID-19 Elementary School Local Public Health Dashboard, updated 6/16/21. The numbers show the lowest levels of weekly cases and test positivity since we started tracking this data.
2. Strategic plan End-of-Year Update
Attached is the end-of-year report for the strategic plan Navigate 28. Although this was the most challenging year of my career, the D28 staff did amazing work and the Board provided the support and resources to help ensure our students thrived, whether in- person or remotely.
3. School Year 2021-22 Update
a. Updated Guidance: I am expecting updated regulations and guidance related to the 2021-22 school year from both the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education by the end of June or early July. As long as health metrics continue to trend in a positive direction, I expect more of this past year’s pandemic-related rules will be relaxed or eliminated. Pertinent information will be shared with stakeholders along the way to keep everyone as up-to-date as possible.
b. COVID-19 Testing Program Dr. Sculles, the school nurses, and I are exploring the University of Illinois’ SHIELD saliva-based testing program for implementation next school year for
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unvaccinated students on a voluntary basis. The reason is so that unvaccinated students who would be considered close contacts to a COVID positive individual could remain in school, rather than quarantine for the mandated 10 days, unless they develop symptoms.
4. Ratification of New Staff – Action Item
Attached is the bio sheet for a new staff member being proposed for the 2021-22 school year. Recommendation: Approve the Ratification of New Staff Member.
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Northbrook District 28 Board of Education Calendar of Meetings for 2020-21
Date Time Type Topic
July 28 6:30 p.m. COTW •Discuss FY 21 Tentative Budget (Jessica)
7:00 p.m. BOE •Adopt FY 21 Tentative Budget (Jessica) •Reopening Schools Plan (Larry) •Summer Projects (Larry and Jessica) •Semi-Annual Rev. of Closed Session Minutes (Larry) •Destruction of Closed Sess. Recordings 18 mos. or older (Larry) Tracy
Aug. 25 7:00 p.m. BOE •Extra Section Stipends (Larry) •Reopening Schools Update (Larry) 6 •Summer Projects (Larry and Jessica) Jen
Sept. 22 7:00 p.m. BOE •Public Hearing for FY20 Budget (Jessica) •Adopt FY20 Budget (Jessica) •Summer Professional Development Report (Kris) Mara
Oct. 27 6:00 p.m. Welcome •New Teacher Dinner (Virtual) Dinner Oct. 27 7:00 p.m. BOE • Auditor’s Report (Jessica) •2020 Estimated Property Tax Levy (Jessica) •Public Hearing – e-Learning Plan - 7:15 p.m. (Larry) •State Library Grant (Kris)
Updated 6/16/2021
• Policies – 1st Reading (Larry) Michael
Nov. 24 7:00 p.m. BOE •In-person/Remote Learning Parent Choice Update (Larry) •Grant Funding Activities Report (Kris) •1st Draft of School Calendar for 2021-22 (Larry) •IL School Report Card (Larry) •Fall MAP Report (Kris/Michelle) •Policies – 2nd Reading/Approval (Larry) Lou
Dec. 15 7:00 p.m. BOE •Tax Levy Hearing - 7:15 p.m. (Jessica) •Adopt 2020 Tax Levy (Jessica) •Adopt 2020 Tax Levy Extension Resolution (Jessica) •Adopt School Calendar for 2021-22 (Larry) Tony 7
Jan. 26 7:00 p.m. BOE •Adopt FY22 Tentative Budget Calendar (Jessica) •Resolution Authorizing Preparation of FY22 Tentative Budget (Jessica) •Update Strategic Plan 2020-21/Preview 2021-22 (Larry) •2021-22 School Fees (Jessica) •Student Discipline Report - Semester 1 (Kelly) •Semi-Annual Review of Closed Session Minutes (Larry) •Destruction of Closed Sess. Recordings 18 mos. or older (Larry) Michael
Feb. 23 7:00 p.m. BOE •The State of 28 Annual Report (Larry) Lou
March 16 7:00 p.m. BOE •Reduction-in-Force, if needed (Larry) Michelle
Updated 6/16/2021
April 27 7:00 p.m. BOE •Compensation Committee Recommendations (Jessica) •Summer Professional Development (Kris) •Summer Projects (Jessica) •Board Reorganization (Larry) Jen
May 25 7:00 p.m. BOE •Summer School Update (Kelly) •DEI Statement (Larry) Tracy
June 22 7:00 p.m. BOE •Pupil Transportation Hazardous Area Resolution (Jessica) •Workers’ Compensation Renewal (Jessica) •Strategic Plan End-of-Year Report (Larry) •Student Discipline Report -Year-End (Kelly) Mara 8
Parking Lot Items
Updated 6/16/2021 MONTHLY ENROLLMENT REPORT May-June 2021
GREENBRIAR MEADOWBROOK WESTMOOR PreK In- In- In- PreK PreK Gr. (+/-) Remote Gr. (+/-) Remote Gr. (+/-) Remote In- Person Person Person Remote Total Person Decker K 0 13 Kowalke/Dodge (RLA) K 0 11 Drakoulis a.m. PreK 0 1 11 12 Kowalke/Dodge (RLA) K 0 10 Ladd K 0 13 Lee a.m. PreK 0 4 7 11 Porcaro K 0 12 Mangless K 0 14 Lerner a.m. PreK -1 3 9 12 Shamberg K 0 13 Scott K 0 14 Osifalujo a.m. PreK 0 1 12 13 Houlihan 1 0 13 Broderick 1 0 14 Drakoulis p.m. PreK 0 3 8 11 Jenkins 1 0 16 Israel 1 0 14 Lee p.m. PreK 0 0 10 10 Montes 1 0 15 Krsek 1 0 15 Lerner p.m. PreK 0 0 5 5 Siglin/Weir (RLA) 1 0 12 Rick/Farris 1 0 16 Osifalujo p.m. PreK 0 2 8 10 Doherty 2 0 16 Silver (RLA) 1 0 14 Baque K 0 15 Farrell 2 0 15 Fried 2 0 15 Kowalke/Dodge (RLA) K 0 8 Propes 2 0 16 McElvain 2 0 15 Rzewnicki K -1 11 Shulman (RLA) 2 0 10 Schmidtt (RLA) 2 0 16 Winters K 0 14 Carlberg 3 0 15 Viviano 2 0 15 Adducci (RLA) 1 0 14 Esterling 3 0 15 Barus 3 0 15 Kohrs 1 0 15 Rench 3 0 15 Flood 3 0 15 O'Brien 1 0 15 Sullivan (RLA) 3 0 8 Morrissey 3 0 14 Robson 1 0 15 Edwards 4 0 14 Sullivan (RLA) 3 0 11 Anderson 2 0 15 Feeney 4 0 13 Weiner 3 0 15 Remias 2 0 15 Nordberg (RLA) 4 0 18 De Loys 4 0 12 Rubenstein 2 0 15 Scott 4 0 14 Goodsnyder 4 0 13 Sacks (RLA) 2 0 11 Shiple 4 0 14 Shea (RLA) 4 0 16 Krauter 3 0 14 Clark 5 0 16 Wetter 4 0 15 Maness 3 0 13 Hart 5 0 16 Yanai 4 0 15 Meek 3 0 14 Mazzarella/Rogowin (RLA) 5 0 9 Hitzman 5 0 14 Rubel/Stowell 3 0 15 Sliepka 5 0 16 Jespersen 5 0 13 Russell (RLA) 3 0 14 Tucker 5 0 16 Lifshitz 5 0 14 Adkisson 4 0 15 Total 0 67 293 Mazzarella/Rogowin (RLA) 5 0 13 Allen (RLA) 4 0 14 Nass 5 0 15 Grigolo 4 0 15 Robison 5 0 17 Sylvano 4 0 16 Total 0 81 332 Coughlin 5 0 16 Durst 5 0 16 LaCerra 5 0 16 JUNIOR HIGH D28 FOUNDATIONAL PROGRAM Mazzarella/Rogowin (RLA) 5 0 12 In- Non Grade (+/-) Remote Gr. In-Person Remote (+/-) Total Total -2 73 280 9 Person Res 84 Sixth 0 32 167 Cohen (GB) K 2 0 2 Seventh 0 48 169 1 3 0 3 D28 Students Attend Out of Dist. Eighth -1 50 140 2 0 0 (+/-) Total Total -1 130 476 3 0 0 ECP (PreK) 0 0 4 1 0 1 NSA (K-8) 0 7 Van Dien (RLA-MB) K 2 0 2 SAIL Out of District 0 1 1 0 0 Private School (K-8) 0 4 2 1 0 1 Private Residential (K-8) 0 1 3 1 0 1 Total 0 13 Fishman (MB) 3 1 0 1 4 2 0 2 NSSED ELEMENTARY 5 2 1 0 3 Gr. Res Non-Res (+/-) Total Walsh (WM-SLLC) PreK 9 0 9 Pacini K 0 0 Comer (RLA-WM) 4 1 0 1 (NSSED/Sail-GB) 1 1 0 1 5 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 6 2 0 2 3 1 0 1 7 0 0 4 2 3 0 5 8 2 0 2 Total 3 5 0 8 Valentine (NBJH) 6 0 0 7 5 0 5 8 1 0 1 Total 25 2 10 0 37
Resident Non- Total CHG D28 Resident SCHOOL Res/Non PRE KDG 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Resident Attending (+/-) Res Total Total D28 GB 50 60 47 53 75 73 358 6 364 0 MB 54 73 62 72 73 88 422 1 423 0 WM 93 48 59 56 70 61 61 448 0 448 -2 JH 201 222 193 616 0 616 -1 Res-Out of Dist 0 1 1 0 0 5 1 2 3 0 13 13 0 PreK-8 Subtotal 93 153 193 165 195 214 223 203 225 193 1857 7 1864 -3
SPECIAL EDUCATION INFORMATION: DIST 28 SPECIAL ED (Non-Foundational Classes) = GB 38 MB 37 WM 79 JH 77 S/L Only 41 6/16/21 Northfield Township COVID-19 Elementary School Local Public Health Dashboard
Northfield Township Elementary School Districts continue to monitor the following metrics along with COVID-19 quarantine and case information within our schools. Metric designations are based on the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Adaptive Pause Guidance, which has been adapted for township-wide data. June 16, 2021
Weekly Overall Case Number Weekly Youth (under age 20) Weekly Cases per 100,000 Weekly Test Positivity Rate Increase Case Number Increase
Case number increases for 2 Case number increases for 2 Minimal Community <=50 per 100,000 <=5% weeks, by >5% each week and weeks, by >5% each week and Transmission <=10% <=10%
Case number increases for 2 Case number increases for 2 Moderate Community >50 but <=100 per 100,000 >5% but <=8% weeks, by >10% each week and weeks, by >10% each week Transmission <=20% and <=20%
Substantial Community Case number increases for 2 Case number increases for 2 >100 per 100,000 >8% Transmission weeks, by >20% each week weeks, by >20% each week
Trend data will be monitored by Northfield Township elementary districts. If metrics trend up or reach substantial levels, guidance will be sought from the Cook County Department of Public Health regarding shifting instructional models. Northfield Township communicates regularly with the Cook County Department of 10 Public Health (CCDPH) and is following the metrics closely.
Weekly Overall Case Number Weekly Youth (under age 20) Weekly Cases per 100,000 Weekly Test Positivity Rate Increase Case Number Increase
Region 10 - Suburban Cook 3772 (6/6 - 6/12) = -58.5% 942 (6/6 - 6/12) = -54.4% County1 15 1.2% 9082 (5/30 - 6/5) = -39.5% 2062 (5/30 - 6/5) = -43.3% 6/6 -6/12 15242 (5/23 - 5/29) 3632 (5/23 - 5/29)
9 (6/6 -6/12) = -62.5% 2 (6/6 - 6/12) = -66.7% Northfield Township3 10 0.5% 24 (5/30 -6/5) = -52.0% 6 (5/30 - 6/5) = -62.5% 6/6 -6/12 50 (5/23 - 5/29) 16 (5/23 - 5/29)
Northfield Township plus 69 (6/6 - 6/12) = -46.9% 15 (6/6 - 6/12) = -48.3% Adjacent Zip Codes4 14 0.7% 130 (5/30 - 6/5) = -46.3% 29 (5/30 - 6/5) = -51.7% 6/6 -6/12 242 (5/23 - 5/29) 60 (5/23 - 5/29)
1 Region 10 Data updated on Wednesday or Thursday of every given week is draft data until final data is released by IDPH on Friday. 2 Count data is provided by IDPH. 3 Northfield Township data includes the dominant zip codes of 60025, 60026, and 60062. 4 Northfield Township plus Adjacent Zip Codes data includes 60025, 60026, 60062, 60015, 60016, 60022, 60029, 60035, 60053, 60056, 60070, 60077, 60089, 60090, 60091, 60093, and 60714 zip codes.
Data Sources: IDPH Cook County & School Metrics / IDPH COVID-19 Statistics / IDPH Provided COVID Testing Data Metric Calculations follow IDPH Guidance
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Larry A. Hewitt, Ed.D. Superintendent of Schools
TO: Board of Education DATE: 6/18/21
Navigate 28 Strategic Plan
With the reinvention of school as we knew it for both full-time in-person and full-time remote learners, last year was extraordinary in so many ways. There were dozens and dozens of new procedures, protocols and practices that had to be created, redesigned and implemented, which were accompanied by an unprecedented level of stakeholder communication. Attached is the end of the year summary report for Navigate 28 which captures the major strategic actions for each of the five goal areas.
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17 G. a #4 Fa & C C ec Partner with families and our larger community to support student success. 1.1 Engage businesses, agencies, families, and community members as partners in supporting the mission of the district. 1.2 Collaborate with the high school and its feeder districts to promote effective transitions from elementary to middle to high school.
A ea F c De c Green = completed or well underway Blue= just beginning or next step
C / Enhance communication and information sharing between community and District. Pa e 18 E a e e . Design Remote Learning Academy (RLA) and In-Person Learning Guides Create screencast to inform parents of school choice model for 2020-21 Solicit parent questions and create Q&A documents for in-person and remote learning Conduct Thanksgiving/Winter Break and Spring Break Travel Surveys for parents Conduct mid-semester RLA parent survey Use Zoom to maintain/enhance connection with parents and students Develop Northfield Township public health dashboard (updated weekly) Create parent tech website with tutorials to support iPad troubleshooting and use of district-specific tools (e.g. Seesaw, Google Classroom, Zoom) Create Health and Safety website with state, district and township pandemic information. Organize and implement two vaccination clinics for staff Communicate with parents regarding changes in school guidance issued by ISBE and IDPH Celebrate community with social media campaigns about in-person and RLA learning/activities Provide video recordings and live streams for events normally held in person (e.g. NBJH musical, YE Graduation & 8th grade graduation) Facilitate monthly Bilingual Parent Advisory Committee (BPA C) meetings
1 of 2 Pa e Offer programs that help parents support the social and emotional development of students. P a Partner with CATCH to offer a virtual program (live and recorded) with Dr. Ross Greene, “Enough with the Consequences”. Prepare for the showing of “Angst” with a panel discussion (delayed due to pandemic)
C ca Improve technology tools used for outreach to parents and the community. T Implement the Blackboard suite of communication tools: new website, mass notification system, and customized district app 19 Provide wifi hotspots to families with specific online connectivity needs Implement Parent Technology Help Form and partner website with tutorials for troubleshooting Design district-level dashboard
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