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• Personnel report (agenda item 9.1): Approved. Roll call: Hunt (aye), Khan (aye), Shupai (aye), Taylor (aye), Anarino (aye). Outcome: approved.

• 2025–2026 Board meeting schedule (agenda item 9.2): Approved. Roll call: Connie (aye), Shupai (aye), Taylor (aye), Anarino (aye), Hunt (aye). Outcome: approved.

• Second reading — Pre‑K expulsion/suspension policy (agenda item 9.3): Approved. Roll call recorded as Shupai (aye), Taylor (aye), Anarino (aye), Hunt (aye), Khan (aye). Outcome: approved.

• Reject bid award 25‑009 for supplemental transportation services (agenda item 9.4): Motion carried. Board discussion said a date error in the bid required rejection and rebidding; staff said a corrected bid will return in March. Roll call: Taylor (aye), Anarino (aye), Hunt (aye), Khan (aye), Shupai (aye). Outcome: rejected (to be rebid).

• ParentSquare agreement (agenda item 9.5): Approved. Roll call: Anarino (aye), Hunt (aye), Khan (aye), Shupai (aye), Taylor (aye). Outcome: approved; implementation tasks assigned to communications and IT staff.

• Settlement agreement with a former special‑education teacher regarding EEOC/IDHR charge (agenda item 9.6): Approved. Roll call: Hunt (aye), Anarino (aye), Khan (aye), Shupai (aye), Taylor (aye). Outcome: approved.

• Consent calendar (multiple routine items): Approved by roll call (Shuphai/ Khan/ Hunt/ Anarino/ Taylor — ayes recorded). Outcome: approved.

Additional procedural items included approval of minutes from the Jan. 15, 2025 meeting and adjournment motions; those motions passed on recorded voice and roll‑call votes.

Notes and next steps: Staff said the rejected transportation bid was due to a technical error in dates and that the district will rebid and return to the board in March with corrected documents. The ParentSquare contract moves forward with planned SIS integration and training tasks assigned to communications and IT staff.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","February 2025 BOE Regular Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","At its Feb. 18 meeting the Palatine CCSD 15 Board approved personnel actions, the 2025–26 meeting schedule, a communications contract with ParentSquare, several consent items and a settlement agreement; it also rejected a bid for supplemental transportation due to a bid error.","taxTitle","Palatine CCSD 15, School Boards, Illinois","taxId",16063,"location","Illinois","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6317181,"District 15 to adopt ParentSquare for family communications; board approves contract",0,6139105,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2374928-559dd04ff5ea0168511f17386e9702d6&start=6139&end=6139","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2374928-559dd04ff5ea0168511f17386e9702d6/thumbnail_6139105.jpg","/articles/6317181/Illinois/District-15-to-adopt-ParentSquare-for-family-communications-board-approves-contract","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6317181-6c07b398783c6591f6168a6879889ed5/orig.mp4?Expires=1774840232&Signature=bNcAc~PMRPQxZnjq6dhsotQM1IIUHLhp3sD4H39hld3gwOpxbTraNvpxKHQaGHpU76NAbDKLev12FED-hqboKdEcoczStuANr~rdY5q48RmH1aZTWjxNqiMd0AcedeCwDiDFeVBXmu16w7l40-rfp2Mif6vydanukxpxEL5omhcslT6RDsdBSBlWNZB-lBSwYJFyJyhvYsnoPRWDWrjMlvo1xTyDDxfRXFC2ssPPgKjPQ2-UNQA8pqLtbwYQWinex2lYTqmG2yi~L-7Pafx5iEL1P4OQnsWGpQcpKfhynuuhbe1RQbEjQtQkwBg-l19it-h2RkCwQiP9H3THgTDnrA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Palatine District 15 Board of Education approved an agreement Feb. 18 to adopt ParentSquare, a communications platform the district intends to phase in July 2025.

Amaya Gibson, the district’s chief communications officer, said the transition will give teachers, principals and administrators a single, parent‑centric platform for alerts, posts and private chats. Gibson told the board ParentSquare provides automatic translation into multiple languages, a mobile app, classroom‑level messaging, an integrated event calendar and digital forms — features the district said were either not available or required third‑party add‑ons in its previous system.

Gibson said the district negotiated the change so it reduces recurring costs by replacing some paid add‑ons with ParentSquare’s bundled features. If implemented as planned, the current system would sun‑set at the end of the school year and ParentSquare onboarding would begin in July 2025.

Board members asked technical questions about attendance‑integration and training for secretarial staff. Gibson said ParentSquare can integrate with the district’s student information system to allow parents to report absences by text or app and for staff to receive those absence notices directly. She also said ParentSquare provides an implementation “launch kit” with slide decks, posters and training materials for families and staff.

The board approved the ParentSquare agreement on a roll‑call vote (5–0). The board’s consent calendar later included final contract placement and related items.","The board approved a contract with ParentSquare to replace the district’s current mass‑communication system. District staff said ParentSquare will add automated translation, two‑way messaging and attendance integrations and will reduce third‑party newsletter costs.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6317186,"District 15 reports progress and remaining work on $186 million 'Moving 15 Forward' capital program",2154,3931440,6086415,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2374928-559dd04ff5ea0168511f17386e9702d6&start=3931&end=6086","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2374928-559dd04ff5ea0168511f17386e9702d6/thumbnail_3931440.jpg","/articles/6317186/Illinois/District-15-reports-progress-and-remaining-work-on-186-million-Moving-15-Forward-capital-program","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6317186-dd7a762e1cb9e5911dbb2398e59299f0/orig.mp4?Expires=1774840232&Signature=ZiAJOQ~oZE39YaOBHq~dMgU5HpnOrWN2aID5AH0Qb0zWCJ9LO7CB9N05XgIQzy9XUaC8YUV3DHwHaVStIW0bqlRn0iNr6O3PIHGwA~k7f7CEV21g9my-L8wHf-smKdXe20Q2yYV~ygvZUOT9X2h1038piaIMG53m1sD16Gszu3eMMn~dELRCSDQ3pQkC0tuOmQK1sjq190oTbDVvE6hgoR3FTSwbMkarynnPWswJ5mIJQE7mm7M9HshIHLR-gPNDY-CXiO6Ul4U1iiILbE37zLnY-gwf4F400rDBJRwF4PfTNqfgzB1wCv-qPsa1McHZ1dZlWY6V2I75lFFOMOmRMA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","District officials gave a detailed update Feb. 18 on the Moving 15 Forward capital program, summarizing completed projects, near‑term work through summer 2027, and the district’s plan to submit a life‑safety list to the Illinois State Board of Education for potential state funding and bond issuance.

Administrators said the district has completed major work on HVAC, libraries, secure vestibules, LED lighting, tracks at three middle schools, playground repairs and other projects since the referendum passed. The district reported purchase orders and accounting closeout work show the 12 additions and renovations portion of the program is projected to come in under budget — an estimated $114.115 million versus the $118 million budgeted — yielding approximately $3 million in surplus for future projects.

The board heard a three‑year near‑term plan that officials described as “aggressive,” with roofing, three HVAC projects, elevator work, flooring and large asphalt projects scheduled for the coming summers; the largest asphalt job noted is the north lot at the district office campus.

Facilities staff described the 10‑year life‑safety walk‑through process, which pairs architects and engineers with facility staff to inventory equipment and systems needing repair or replacement. That inventory will be submitted as a life‑safety list to state reviewers; officials said review can take from one month to three months after submission. If approved, the district plans to sell life‑safety bonds to fund identified projects in fiscal years 2028‑29.

Finance staff reported the district sold $14 million in bonds during the reporting period and maintained its AA2 rating from Moody’s. Administrators discussed an anticipated future need for additional bonding as some debt capacity rolls off around 2030.

Board members asked staff for specifics on the scope and priorities in the life‑safety list; staff said the list focuses on items with end‑of‑life needs (HVAC, asphalt/concrete, delaminated casework) and that the forthcoming submission will identify B‑priority items that must be addressed within five years and some C‑priority items.

Administrators said the facility work has reduced work‑comp claims and that many projects are improving building condition districtwide. No vote occurred on financial items at the Feb. 18 meeting; follow‑up items and the life‑safety list will be processed through the architects’ submission timeline.","District officials updated the board on facility projects tied to the Moving 15 Forward referendum, reporting major completed work, a projected surplus on additions and renovations, and plans to submit a 10‑year life‑safety list for state approval and future bonding.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6317188,"District 15 expands special‑education classrooms, reports higher Medicaid billing capacity",795,2395260,3190955,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2374928-559dd04ff5ea0168511f17386e9702d6&start=2395&end=3190","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2374928-559dd04ff5ea0168511f17386e9702d6/thumbnail_2395260.jpg","/articles/6317188/Illinois/District-15-expands-specialeducation-classrooms-reports-higher-Medicaid-billing-capacity","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6317188-f92af41742bafb1a0ee1b60c1e28ad65/orig.mp4?Expires=1774840232&Signature=YkGYkT2xzygqto8By1eKfTyTuXh-OVHvCzYTB0RdyPiyPqd1Itu9xkrsAzJ10h8Luof~ezf8bb2h6suHVixVi~rAMzS2SMyCUsi0HoY6PKZyBSi4X11fy9W5jR4pF3Ih43jAypd-Nr5mmfgiUQfUTE~wea2T0MfVE37EYii-HtZqN7Dtkrp0LTNqpyLQQH77VKoFqoBsBBdhNbrCdw9mod2B73bQZPyAXeOIWYDzMLumrQ-3ihSr0JpM8lBSgCkbKmQdf3H3SDapFRgCyfwP~zetv4hwBWtprYpJ-ygmVs~EFJKO537L3CYy~SfLwQDXNtEd6BnH8IREz2bPo4lfcA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Assistant Superintendent for Student Services Mindy McGuffin and Director of Student Services Dr. Michelle Robinson gave the board a wide-ranging update Feb. 18 on special‑education programming, staffing alignment and related services, saying the department has reorganized to improve transitions and broaden on‑site options for students with individualized education programs (IEPs).

McGuffin said the nursing and related‑services teams merged into the student services department this year and that the district aligned student services coordinators along middle‑school feeder patterns to create continuity as students move from preschool through high school. “This structure is creating greater consistency and process and procedure as well as improved communication and collaboration during preschool to elementary and elementary to middle school transitions,” McGuffin said.

For fall 2025, McGuffin told the board that LEAP (a specialized program) will be available at each middle school with two new LEAP classrooms at Sunling and one at Thomas Jefferson; additional SIP (self‑contained special education) classrooms will be added at several elementary sites (Pleasant Hill, Marion Jordan, Jane Addams) and a new transitional self‑contained classroom has been piloted at Sanborn.

“The classroom is not a new program. It is an extension of the resource model continuum in the elementary school with a dedicated teacher and a classroom space for students who require a smaller environment and more structure while still accessing the general‑education curriculum,” McGuffin said.

McGuffin and Robinson said the department is piloting models to increase in‑home‑school programming and reduce transportation burdens by placing students closer to their resident high schools. They also described expanded professional development for teachers and related services staff, including literacy training (SPIRE), assistive‑technology training and discipline‑specific workshops for adapted physical education and vision/hearing itinerant services.

On funding, the presentation reported a large administrative effort to secure physician prescriptions required for Medicaid billing. Administrative staff and therapists pursued consents and scripts from physicians; the district reported growing from about 81 returned prescriptions mid‑February last year to 560 scripts this year, allowing the district to bill Medicaid for approximately 400 more students than the prior year.

During questions, board members sought copies of the presentation materials and details about the program review for SIP and LEAP. McGuffin said the slide deck and video presentation would be posted and that the program review updated entrance and exit criteria for SIP classrooms. Staff also said NSSEO consultants helped facilitate review meetings but did not drive program decisions.

No formal board action was taken; staff asked to provide further documentation and follow‑up on discipline‑specific professional development offerings and the program‑review outputs.","Assistant Superintendent Mindy McGuffin and Director Michelle Robinson outlined additions to LEAP and SIP classrooms, a new transitional self‑contained elementary pilot, expanded staff training and a reported increase in Medicaid billable prescriptions that will raise fee‑for‑service revenue.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6317190,"District 15 parents say email notice insufficient after announced dual-language changes",239,2102815,2342010,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2374928-559dd04ff5ea0168511f17386e9702d6&start=2102&end=2342","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2374928-559dd04ff5ea0168511f17386e9702d6/thumbnail_2102815.jpg","/articles/6317190/Illinois/District-15-parents-say-email-notice-insufficient-after-announced-dual-language-changes","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6317190-f649d780e3a73298e459d30a73ad0a3f/orig.mp4?Expires=1774840232&Signature=Q8IwtQuMG7pcFofs621Bvx7TPS~eudaEtvqyhRjRlWYorKHSS9i31BngqIE7hpMSWcWGGDzeC-g26BSCSWYn4HnqAu10dzHlNLN5XbY78Bprxmu-G9rRHQ6qE2vJqjBdU-20DBUmDfSySOugKn3P7q6u5U3t16fFQGjgUqO~UYBeWBwleYHndLbTglbeN0qlm73r3uPo-LPVHnseuWL2OfsbEdhjKbSkl-wHK~bR0QCy-6rziYpODAYvSzCNKxYCj1GoPmHZcHCR0HXy1Dj8W3Pz3anD1Wz7NviyxoAxobKvm6nojCzDu3bFpdeIxL5jb9dqa-fj6baIPPEOAtTwJw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Parents of students in District 15’s dual‑language program told the school board on Feb. 18 they received limited notice about changes affecting the Winston and Jane Addams bilingual programs and said the single email announcement left families confused and worried about sibling placement and transportation.

Rick Saint Joseph, who identified himself as a dual‑language parent with two students at Winston Campus, said the first communication many families received was an email sent Jan. 31 and that not all families saw or understood that message. “One email and one meeting does not seem sufficient enough,” he told the board. Saint Joseph said the announced changes will leave Jane Addams temporarily without certain grades and that Winston families expect classroom and bus differences for siblings as modifications roll out.

Saint Joseph said some parents feel the decisions were not fully considered before the November referendum and that the program’s configuration was not raised in public forums he had expected. “Why did this happen in secrecy?” he asked, citing a lack of earlier planning documents in the board minutes and in dual‑language parent committee meetings.

Superintendent Michelle Hines and district staff later acknowledged ongoing communication and follow‑up measures in the superintendent’s report. Hines said district staff will meet with affected families and administrators and that dual‑language program staffing and allocations are part of broader budget and staffing discussions. The district plans a parent meeting on Feb. 24 for additional questions, according to the presentation.

No formal policy change or vote was taken at the meeting. Parents said they expect further clarification from the district at the Feb. 24 call and through follow‑up meetings.

Speakers at the meeting requested clearer timelines, details on which grades and buildings would be affected in which school years, and assurances about sibling transportation. Board members and staff did not announce final decisions at the Feb. 18 meeting.","A group of dual-language parents told the board they learned of planned changes to the Winston and Jane Addams programs via a single email and seek clearer communication and answers about program impacts for students and siblings.",{"_33":124,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":125,"_41":126,"_43":127,"_45":128,"_47":129,"_49":130,"_51":131,"_53":132,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":133,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":134,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6317191,"Parents and students urge District 15 to allow sixth graders on middle-school track teams",811,1279910,2091460,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2374928-559dd04ff5ea0168511f17386e9702d6&start=1279&end=2091","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2374928-559dd04ff5ea0168511f17386e9702d6/thumbnail_1279910.jpg","/articles/6317191/Illinois/Parents-and-students-urge-District-15-to-allow-sixth-graders-on-middle-school-track-teams","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6317191-845478a4bb01b2c162142af70d4f2488/orig.mp4?Expires=1774840232&Signature=lfygPLk6FjykiKv5mTbbFrZ76BJr7rxeJ6-aPPGzWIpPnDYE3gN-2R7LdjVUcyk71WlfrB9jYW07nTPdr-MhtCGDr77Wjm5eLPtJUby-NTx28YKbnbKtQ9z5nzhN3auv2sARRNgL~LnEFSimJUDSYUHbr-iv8kkt4CiH7ufhCe~GL90odlyyDtBcsNIU6TcNlD2kW8ymSHvgv7V1Ht8CWRoct89cVf3rad1IhEVMSa3rz2shXXbtRNVPBq-0-B5LhFosDc49SggRoxJd42zG3CK4CgmvDVEcx8RP5lGiniXA31aGNa0DM9oOAuaHtAfjVaW5okJ28pF3teEJUzBCjw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Dozens of parents, students and community volunteers urged the Palatine Community Consolidated School District 15 Board of Education on Feb. 18 to include sixth graders on middle-school track teams, arguing the change would increase equity and provide early competitive experience.

The comments came during the public-comment portion of the board meeting and included personal testimony from students and parents as well as technical observations from a veteran track official.

“We should ensure that all students who want to participate in athletics have an opportunity to do so,” said Laurie Gonzales, a longtime Palatine resident and parent, who said she coaches with the Palatine Pack running club. Gonzales told the board that before the pandemic Winston’s program had more than 100 runners and that neighboring districts manage larger rosters. “Track is an outdoor, no‑cut sport. Having 30 more athletes is not going to make a difference.”

Sixth-grade students also spoke. “We are part of this school. We belong, yet we are not allowed to be part of the team,” said Madeline (Maddie) Gonzales, a sixth grader at Winston. She described how track offers events beyond distance running — sprints, throws and jumps — that allow different students to showcase strengths.

Lindsay Konsdorf, who identified herself as a track and field official with 15 years of experience, told the board the district’s decision removes a year of competition that matters to student development. “The number of years of activity and competition directly affects the ability of students to achieve in their high school years,” she said. “By removing a full year of competition out of only a potential seven that a student may have, we kneecap those students.”

Several speakers asked the board to reconsider the district’s current approach — which the public described as relying on intramurals or limited “no‑cut” offerings rather than full interscholastic teams for sixth graders in the spring — and to open a formal discussion with administrators. Parents said they gathered more than 300 signatures in one day in support of including sixth graders on track teams.

Board members did not take action on the subject during the meeting. Superintendent Michelle Hines and district staff who presented later in the agenda did not announce immediate policy changes; the matter remains under administrative consideration.

Speakers asked the district to consider transitional planning if the board does not approve immediate inclusion: several parents suggested enhanced intramural programming, clearer expectations for rising sixth graders, and improved communication so students understand what opportunities will be available.","Multiple parents, students and a longtime official urged the Palatine Community Consolidated School District 15 Board of Education to allow sixth graders to compete on middle-school track teams, saying exclusion reduces access, mentorship and long-term athletic development.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: Palatine CCSD 15 board actions on Feb. 18, 2025

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District 15 reports progress and remaining work on $186 million 'Moving 15 Forward' capital program

District 15 expands special‑education classrooms, reports higher Medicaid billing capacity

District 15 parents say email notice insufficient after announced dual-language changes

Parents and students urge District 15 to allow sixth graders on middle-school track teams