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• Consent agenda: The board moved, seconded and approved items 2a, 2b and 2c as presented. No items were pulled for discussion and the roll call recorded unanimous approval of members present.

• Resolution to designate superintendent/designee to prepare tentative budget for fiscal year 2025–26: The board approved an annual resolution designating the superintendent or designee to prepare the district’s tentative budget and make it available as required by the school code. The motion passed by unanimous roll call.

• Asbestos abatement bid for Valley View School: The district’s environmental consultant recommended Hussar Abatement (listed in the meeting minutes as the responsible bidder) to perform asbestos abatement in flooring at Valley View so the district can replace the flooring. The board approved the contract at a motion for $153,920; the roll call recorded unanimous approval.

All vote tallies in the public meeting were unanimous among members present. No abstentions or recusals were recorded in the meeting transcript. The board adjourned at about 8:05 p.m.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Board of Education Meeting 02/11/2025","oneSentenceSummary","At its Feb. 11 meeting the board approved the consent agenda, designated the superintendent or designee to prepare the tentative FY 2025–26 budget, and awarded an asbestos abatement contract for Valley View School to Hussar Abatement for $153,920.","taxTitle","McHenry CCSD 15, School Boards, Illinois","taxId",74245,"location","Illinois","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6298511,"Landmark Elementary students, staff present classroom projects to District 15 board",755,489000,1244000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2504159-3ff0ae4de889bc08c46c263501b0ffc5&start=489&end=1244","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2504159-3ff0ae4de889bc08c46c263501b0ffc5/thumbnail_489000.jpg","/articles/6298511/Illinois/Landmark-Elementary-students-staff-present-classroom-projects-to-District-15-board","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6298511-4a0de20a63be606d2b326dec2fbdb0f4/orig.mp4?Expires=1775080576&Signature=fR31pP4r76K62zii8-rtAgDrNNewKc3E~J8JRC1nADQyXXgXjBIF85qwNQ80u2ALn714s2aam4mZPiSWODa8UR3xzk0WJ5r6cLz7jtle4h75KXDuRX03SG0qOdvN-3DDqzKtwQaEIM2~wVjNOP0FEIZ2tUUM0CY2wbb3BFmTXNyTYcUADRCIq1TPjaSVKdPWinzZ~b0-TA70ZnSBK24JAkTU6g3YwPVhGkfv1oEq8Iz8GGsj3h607oulbnmcp7dxmMrEqepVvc5mJ1VWime0qi9L1HbYtBpm0-vDeUiv9dJykQiqoz4Wp4IrSfF~c9-Jmln0SVNu1RrKN7XJ7Jgrgw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Landmark Elementary School staff and students presented instructional work to the McHenry Elementary District 15 Board of Education Feb. 11, highlighting classroom projects and student reflections beyond academics.

Principal Margaret Carey introduced the Landmark team and asked board members to reflect briefly on their own elementary-school memories as a lead-in to student remarks. Teachers Paul Goodman, Erica Senning and Kaitlyn Pollock brought a group of students to the board to share what they have learned beyond academics, and the presentation included a student card activity and certificates for participating students.

The board thanked Landmark staff, students and parents for the presentation. The board also invited attendees to stay for the remainder of the meeting and recognized students with certificates and photos.

No formal action was taken on the presentation.","Landmark Elementary staff and students presented classroom work and reflections to the Board of Education during an instructional presentation; Principal Margaret Carey introduced staff and student participants and the board thanked them for attending.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6298516,"District 15 reports progress on strategic plan; officials cite hundreds of completed action steps and academic recovery",2454,1551000,4005000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2504159-3ff0ae4de889bc08c46c263501b0ffc5&start=1551&end=4005","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2504159-3ff0ae4de889bc08c46c263501b0ffc5/thumbnail_1551000.jpg","/articles/6298516/Illinois/District-15-reports-progress-on-strategic-plan-officials-cite-hundreds-of-completed-action-steps-and-academic-recovery","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6298516-059834f6da7990cd49af7f7bed056c78/orig.mp4?Expires=1775080576&Signature=WGN7TORWEGRHS1YmSZBYFiQuWURvVgR-~PHGSFFhLJrusnces2Av5C-JeNIXrUdpuQ7vy~3~8TOZpzKRf7OKs8YaVe7dz0ho-Bq7Imc2aQwxu00sbpADFN2FV64A1fNIWvOO0z5uUbkrzI8Jgzxq4x-JHm-P7wqQmzo2JEuCLtViC1VGaaYh8SCHYEQFeushalEIjLB-i8grlV5iBrLKGFLRV9LXrEebfJzlZ3DhEx5rgv0uVz16bg0pZpXfbpQnbZE55PMTZAwILFwwtI868KA9AN2iyYD6ERJRlTszdHP6vPi2L~NDGbCQ7dl0SAeN4bu6P2p-0F0VGe9OjeyAiA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Superintendent Dr. Wright told the McHenry Elementary District 15 Board of Education on Feb. 11 that the district’s two-year strategic plan is producing measurable activity in classrooms and buildings across the district.

“Since we have started our plan, the district has completed 246 action steps,” Dr. Wright said during a midyear update. “Our schools... have completed 368 total action steps.” He credited administrators, strategic-plan team leaders and teachers for sustaining momentum.

Wright highlighted several areas of work tied to the plan: curriculum, instruction and assessment refinements; expansion of multi-tiered systems of support at the middle school level; more consistent specials scheduling so students have one 45-minute special each day; and actions linked to safety and well-being. On reading and math, Wright said district scores have returned to pre-pandemic levels: “for the first time since pre pandemic times, our scores in, reading and math are back to pre pandemic, scores that we've had.”

Other initiatives mentioned in the update include:
- A districtwide adoption of the Standard Response Protocol for safety, endorsed by local police and emergency responders.
- Action steps addressing adult and student social-emotional learning, including training for paraprofessionals.
- Planning for technology and artificial intelligence use in classrooms, including developing policies and teacher guidance.
- Facility investments such as HVAC and air-quality work and installation of a community-accessible track at McHenry Middle School.
- A new district web platform slated to launch at the start of the 2025–26 school year.

Wright said the strategic plan is implemented via a “plan-do-study-act” cycle: the district and schools set action steps at the start of the year, check progress midyear and report at year end. He described a midyear “jingle and mingle” meeting where administrators and strategic-plan leaders share practices and accountability.

Several principals and teacher leaders appeared in a video shown to the board describing school-level examples: a sensory space open to all students, a middle-school hallway pass pilot, Riverwood’s grand opening after construction, the district’s “Dragon Brew” coffee-shop project and enhanced Tier 1/Tier 2 supports at Hilltop.

The board offered thanks and recognized staff and volunteers for the work. Superintendent Wright closed by thanking staff and the board for ongoing support of the plan; he said the district will continue periodic reporting to the board.","Superintendent Dr. Wright reported midyear progress on District 15's strategic plan, saying the district completed 246 district-level action steps and schools completed 368; leaders said reading and math scores have returned to pre-pandemic levels and listed ongoing initiatives including safety protocols and AI planning.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6298521,"McHenry District 15 board approves staffing plan for 2025–26, cites roughly $800,000 in savings",236,1269000,1505000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2504159-3ff0ae4de889bc08c46c263501b0ffc5&start=1269&end=1505","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2504159-3ff0ae4de889bc08c46c263501b0ffc5/thumbnail_1269000.jpg","/articles/6298521/Illinois/McHenry-District-15-board-approves-staffing-plan-for-202526-cites-roughly-800000-in-savings","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6298521-f1e6b944fe5d17b70cb11b9ce74c3dec/orig.mp4?Expires=1775080576&Signature=LvfejOqo4W2YdlwZHHMNmynUkmAeHy7g8OuZnRcHucloza~fB-WcHIxz5m-U-9R5ukoyvR8SOtYxzbHc7TQR0sK9~AvGRVHAKruVHskG5ByWnJugw2pIZXN-rGu9425Zze2sGE5OAUkL~bXo2sKP8TSWf960eW6bKwn96~tMCy6GTiMq8aay83NDJPLtK9aC5rMVWIkfYEHmftPymzUkz~XMMpqnjMoz9QgPruJjamYpZoWK8G2MGmqHX~4Hy5Cmy1iIJAXcDriVWZNutRHdqzrtv4SnwL5dsjHZRegucJUYMvY6kaPRLeAQ92SK-c0c3XbUe6b-6pf~WOpThHBxeA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The McHenry Elementary District 15 Board of Education voted unanimously Feb. 11 to approve staffing recommendations for the 2025–26 school year that reallocate staff across the district, create new positions and reduce overall full-time equivalent (FTE) positions by about six.

The move includes adding two sections at Riverwood and one at Hilltop, an additional art teacher to equalize specials minutes at Riverwood and Valley View, an additional bilingual resource teacher and one ELD (English language development) FTE at McHenry Middle School to align dual programming across town. The district also plans to add a third multilingual coach, increase interventionist staffing (two elementary and one middle-school math interventionist), and create a new “balanced wellness” special teacher to standardize specials to one 45-minute special per day.

Dr. Kalinski, presenting the recommendations, summarized the districtwide effect: “We're still looking at an overall reduction in FTE at this time of about 6 FTE and overall cost savings measures to districts from that reallocation of staff.” Asked for a dollar estimate, Dr. Kalinski said, “We are looking at around $800,000.”

The board voted on a motion to approve the staffing recommendations; the roll call recorded all members present voting Yes. The motion carried.

Board members discussed no amendments on the floor before the vote. The staffing plan also reallocates administrative FTE within the student services department by separating the Edgebrook prekindergarten program into its own state entity code. One student services coordinator will focus exclusively on the Edgebrook pre-K program and another coordinator position will be converted to a 12-month assistant director position; the district will backfill the vacated coordinator duties.

District leaders said the staffing changes aim to equalize instructional minutes across schools, strengthen multilingual supports, expand intervention services and provide teachers more common planning time. The action follows a staffing presentation to the board at a prior meeting and was included on the meeting’s consent and action agenda.

The board’s approval allows administration to implement the reallocation ahead of the 2025–26 school year; no disciplinary or personnel names were discussed in public. The board did not attach additional conditions to the motion.

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