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Key board actions (all recorded as motions and approved during the meeting unless noted):

- Consent agenda: The board approved the consent agenda, which included monthly transaction reports for March 2025, fund balance reports for March 2025, expenditure and projected payroll reports for April 2025, minutes of the March 19, 2025 regular meeting and related closed-session records, instruction to destroy closed-session tapes from December 2020 and listed personnel recommendations (including two FMLAs and resignations). The motion carried on roll call.

- Assistant principal appointment: The board approved the appointment of Britney Vienna as assistant principal at Northeast/Northwest effective July 1, 2025.

- Temporary assistant principal appointment: The board approved the appointment of Miss Sullivan as temporary assistant principal at Southeast/Southwest effective July 1, 2025.

- School psychologist: The board approved hiring a new school psychologist effective Aug. 18, 2025.

- Resolutions honoring board president and retirees: The board adopted a resolution honoring Colleen Klimsack for her service as board president and passed a resolution honoring district employees who are retiring this year (names and years of service were read into the record). The resolutions were approved by roll call.

- Schoolwide Title I plans: The board approved five-year schoolwide Title I plans for Northeast, Southeast, Northwest and Central (the district’s Title I qualifying schools). The plans allow district Title I funds to be used for schoolwide programming rather than targeted only to selected students.

- Telecommunications agreement: The board approved a 60‑month main service agreement for telecommunications as presented by the district’s technology director.

- Recess to closed session: Pursuant to the Illinois Open Meetings Act, the board voted to recess to closed session to discuss personnel and student placement matters; the meeting pause was recorded on the agenda and announced on the record.

Finance note reported in the meeting: district staff said the district had received most expected tax revenues for the year and reported an available fund balance in the general/ad fund above $13 million at the time of the report; staff cautioned this includes revenue already received and that upcoming payrolls and summer pays will reduce the fund balance.

Several motions were made and seconded from the dais; roll-call voting was used for the items noted above and the meeting minutes record affirmative roll-call outcomes for each listed approval. No contested or failed motions were recorded in the public portion of the meeting.

The board then recessed to closed session; no actions from the closed session were announced before the public livestream ended.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","4/16/2025 Regular Board Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","The Evergreen Park Elementary School District 124 Board of Education on April 16 approved a series of routine and personnel items, adopted schoolwide Title I plans and recessed to closed session for personnel and student matters.","taxTitle","Evergreen Park ESD 124, School Boards, Illinois","taxId",54698,"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},6272619,"Central Middle School’s Power Resilience mentoring program highlighted; students credited behavior and grades improvements",480,744000,1224000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3027391-53e827a5f7e08c3387a9498da4ebe1cb&start=744&end=1224","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3027391-53e827a5f7e08c3387a9498da4ebe1cb/thumbnail_744000.jpg","/articles/6272619/Illinois/Central-Middle-Schools-Power-Resilience-mentoring-program-highlighted-students-credited-behavior-and-grades-improvements","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6272619-addc94e54ecb0409d985fed1e1601d44/orig.mp4?Expires=1771210723&Signature=F62-S7eSECnF9cYzRcvmqkFKIRA3vbjDMJ~SCPxbT09-3FeXKwRAkFpz41wVaZ3VxsReg4RRXHzrizeHF~gHgwZD-HkLrNdH96hU3Jk-lJTVW6PPf~b75~99Zcton3UAdW8eOcx23Fq5iUD1pR-t55NL~6Z5lzYRxoGFXRTw58llQBaa-MmiwmIsrPULOiavQgKrpvXe7r5NkYGp4ZvfoOwXlWRZJOViGXUuXHvBvQm~5-bKHpipwzWqaYeRCPo2b5LAYIWPygEcOroXfWzav~AtSS3VEHLqX~K2AqNrDhsMqvxs8gBvBzvw53S6uwIno3KfdHW7pKZqCqZPguyrIw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Dr. Don Parker told the Evergreen Park Elementary School District 124 Board of Education on April 16 that he ran the 10-week Power Resilience program at Central Middle School and praised students’ progress in behavior and academic commitment.

Parker, a former principal and professional development provider, said the program emphasized perseverance, ownership, wisdom, excellence and resilience — summarized with the acronym POWER — and that he observed measurable improvement among participants across the 10-week run. “I saw the change from media 1 to media 10,” Parker said, describing improvement across sessions.

The meeting included a short video of student testimonials in which several participants spoke about reduced disciplinary write-ups, improved grades and better anger management. One student in the video said, “I stopped getting in trouble a lot, and I stopped cursing. I wanted to, like, control my emotions and everything.” Another said the program helped reduce write-ups and improved classroom behavior.

Parker acknowledged volunteer mentor Ken Morrow Jones for attending sessions and sharing personal stories with the students. Jones, speaking briefly from the dais, urged students to follow the program’s guidance and described how a caring teacher changed his life: “Follow whatever this man is saying…It works.”

Parker offered to expand the program to include young women; he said curriculum and mentors are available for girls as well as boys. He also gifted copies of two books to district leadership and presented a program T-shirt to staff.

The presentation concluded with certificates and an invitation for continued partnership; the board did not vote on the presentation itself but accepted the report and thanked participants.","Dr. Don Parker and volunteers described a 10-week mentoring program at Central Middle School during the April 16 board meeting and presented student testimonials and a short video celebrating participation and reported improvements in behavior and grades.",{"_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},6272624,"Parent advisory committee praises Tween Club, backs earlier start for Project Tree",206,468000,674000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3027391-53e827a5f7e08c3387a9498da4ebe1cb&start=468&end=674","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3027391-53e827a5f7e08c3387a9498da4ebe1cb/thumbnail_468000.jpg","/articles/6272624/Illinois/Parent-advisory-committee-praises-Tween-Club-backs-earlier-start-for-Project-Tree","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6272624-3d8c5a59741b901f37231a0cc92f7628/orig.mp4?Expires=1771210723&Signature=AyIpgkBBFESup7P9xxcTlfunOk6FJPfy3ocqbeVarVk2oZ6Rhy2lMJGzU6HwXWfHWfUR4WaLSOoYhxsXnK9UB1SIpdUFHzkFARoabaxoN5PTDeWh3p2YYtAA1J8MpcaivDztdPmwqx2WPYyUDztUZ21hyB9dxQw6HK2MitWQauEFBiWZ21hJSrhW-bIAeqVa~m2UjZ0um-4u-8wC-YiC-DpfRKtT3i54qe~FUdRHTRueJ3YIxcs7zZxNfP97kWlV4tlLPH5-YLi4eLExqdl~Fm0~XLL1S~3oE2n6lhHFeDA7JQIx~4UxfB7Xs5gtSUswpkKcs7ZBDpo-~8hzBdS8cg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Miss Patricia Reed, speaking for the Parent Advisory Committee, told the Evergreen Park Elementary School District 124 Board of Education on April 16 that the district’s Tween Club drew heavy participation and that parents welcomed curriculum and schedule changes to the Project Tree program.

Reed said about 130 fifth graders RSVP’d and attended the Tween Club event and that parents were pleased with student engagement. She reported the parent committee supports moving Project Tree to an earlier start time so families can better coordinate schedules and said the committee applauds expanding parts of Project Tree so more students can access elements of the curriculum even if they did not formally test into the program.

The committee also welcomed the district’s decision to begin Project Tree offerings in kindergarten rather than third grade and described social-emotional learning (SEL) as a positive development. “We talked about social, emotional learning…so the teachers now will get the training, and then they will all be teaching according to that training,” Reed said.

Reed said parents would like opportunities such as parent round tables to discuss SEL lessons and how to support them at home. She also raised concerns about representation at Culture Night, noting that because the event took place during Black History Month, some parents felt African American culture was not adequately represented.

A district official told the board the district met with Amanda Hatar to separate Black History Month activities from Culture Night and move Culture Night to April so each can be represented more fully. The district official’s brief response was in the meeting record but the board did not present a formal written plan in the same session.

The Parent Advisory Committee update was presented during the board’s reports section; no board vote was required.

Parents and district staff said they hope the scheduling and curriculum changes will improve access and clarity, and Reed encouraged continuing parent engagement as the programs expand.","At the Evergreen Park Elementary School District 124 board meeting April 16, a parent advisory committee representative reported strong turnout and support for Tween Club, welcomed Project Tree’s move to earlier start times and kindergarten entry, and asked for better cultural representation at upcoming events.","actionData","errors"]

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Board approves personnel appointments, Title I plans and retiree resolutions; recesses to closed session

Central Middle School’s Power Resilience mentoring program highlighted; students credited behavior and grades improvements

Parent advisory committee praises Tween Club, backs earlier start for Project Tree