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Votes at a glance

1) Student device purchases (Agenda A3)
Motion: \"I move that the board of education approve the purchase of Chromebook devices from IT Savvy in the amount of $652,962.50 and the purchase of iPad devices from Apple Inc for the kindergarten refresh cycle in the amount of $145,800 for the annual, refresh cycle of our 1 to 1 digital learning program.\"
Mover/Second: Gareth / Rachel
Outcome: Approved (roll call recorded: George Aches/Georgeakis: Yes; Milligan: Yes; Pearl: Yes; Kennedy: Yes)

2) Middle school schedule adoption (Agenda A4)
Motion: \"I move that the Board of Education approve the adoption of a new middle school schedule as recommended by the administration and the middle school review committee.\"
Mover/Second: Gareth / Rachel
Outcome: Approved (roll call recorded: Kennedy: Yes; Pearl: Yes; Milligan: Yes; George Aikis: Yes; Doubleday: Yes)

3) Principal employment contract for Dr. Cameron Dwyer (Agenda A5)
Motion: \"I move that the board approved the 2025 to 2027 principal employment contract for Doctor Cameron Dwyer.\"
Mover/Second: motion made and seconded on the record; mover not specified in transcript.
Outcome: Approved (roll call recorded: Pearl: Yes; other board members recorded in roll call as Yes)

4) Assistant superintendent employment contract for Dr. Joel Martin (Agenda A6)
Motion: \"I move that the board approved the 2025 to 2029 assistant superintendent employment contract for Doctor Joel Martin.\"
Mover/Second: motion made and seconded; mover not specified in transcript.
Outcome: Approved (roll call recorded: Milligan: Yes; Doubleday: Yes; Pearl: Yes; Georgeakis: Yes; Kennedy: Yes)

5) Collective bargaining agreement between IFT/SSC and the Board (Agenda A7)
Motion: \"I move that the board approved the new collective bargaining agreement between the IFT/SSC and the Board of Education effective 2025 to 2030.\"
Mover/Second: motion made and seconded; mover not specified in transcript.
Outcome: Approved (roll call recorded: Milligan: Yes; Drew Jacobs: Yes; Kennedy: Yes; Pearl: Yes; Doubleday: Yes)

6) First amendment to the superintendent's 2024-28 employment contract (Agenda A8)
Motion: \"I move that the board approved the first amendment to the superintendent's 2024 to 2028 employment contract for Doctor Ben Collins.\"
Mover/Second: motion made and seconded; mover not specified in transcript.
Outcome: Approved (roll call recorded: Georgeakis: Yes; Milligan: Yes; Doubleday: Yes; Pearl: Yes; Kennedy: Yes)

7) Consent agenda (Agenda A9)
Motion: \"I move that the board approved the consent agenda for 04/17/2025 as presented.\"
Mover/Second: motion made and seconded on the record.
Outcome: Approved (roll call recorded: Georgeakis: Yes; Kennedy: Yes; Doubleday: Yes; Milligan: Yes; Pearl: Yes)

All motions listed above appear on the public meeting record as carried; no recorded no votes or formal abstentions appear in the meeting transcript for these items. Specific contract language, compensation, or collective-bargaining terms were not read in full on the transcript and are not included here; those documents are part of the official board packet and personnel records.

For details on implementation steps or to request copies of approved contracts and proposals, the district administration or board secretary can provide the official records requested under the district's public records procedures.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Board of Education Meeting: 4.17","oneSentenceSummary","Summary of formal motions approved by the Park Ridge CCSD 64 Board of Education on April 17, including device purchases, middle school schedule adoption, personnel contracts and a collective bargaining agreement.","taxTitle","Park Ridge CCSD 64, School Boards, Illinois","taxId",55359,"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},6267904,"Board adopts new middle school schedule to lengthen core instruction and preserve elective choice",2296,4652000,6948000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3061464-c2ca4a5f8682f2b3cc09aa59a0f3fda3&start=4652&end=6948","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3061464-c2ca4a5f8682f2b3cc09aa59a0f3fda3/thumbnail_4652000.jpg","/articles/6267904/Illinois/Board-adopts-new-middle-school-schedule-to-lengthen-core-instruction-and-preserve-elective-choice","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6267904-a768aac6d1af2de87ab1cefb0c476e30/orig.mp4?Expires=1771161547&Signature=Z5UGTdt8kmIddqrFnC4byiektU-y2xgfsEqlQ1lMcoGf-0-s9iAlyuXoL8YjGjxP-dGgCQRsKxPaqNtdXOVwG3~UBXQQwVjD5yyUsFHmhRLENyQRQxp1MZKGBI9WfKi1qGrUY30evsW4hGkSBY0Fif91RangSikCTBVnuqIFVkQa017XxlUPcfycxnkcd~Az0-MElRAoNQTq2hkibSPgBH652T6lPknPxc0i9hep3318S-cSAvwsfFYIMJMMY9cMCmChVsgz3pf3k~uTwgdvPdjvSo1FarsfAZzWCZz0rxQsronMumn1wk2tZGNEgoGxAJSr6mAy6h9M1WlWGrLhsQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Park Ridge CCSD 64 Board of Education voted April 17 to adopt a new middle school schedule designed to increase instructional time in English language arts and mathematics, move the district to a common trimester calendar and preserve student choice in electives.

Assistant Superintendent for Student Learning Samantha Alaimo told the board the change responds to district assessment data showing reading and math growth below pre-pandemic targets. The middle school review committee'which included Emerson and Lincoln teachers, administrators and staff'worked eight months, held eight meetings and considered dozens of sample schedules before recommending the plan approved by the board.

Under the approved plan, core classes will be lengthened into double blocks (roughly 80 minutes for core double-blocks), the district will adopt a single common bell schedule across middle schools, and all middle school courses will move to trimester terms to simplify rotations. The proposal keeps teaming and homeroom/advisory for social-emotional learning and student well-being, maintains lunch and recess minutes, and preserves 12 elective choice slots across seventh and eighth grades by integrating health into PE for a quarter within the trimester structure.

Stakeholder input drove the committee's priorities, Alaimo said: students told administrators they value adult connections, teaming and elective choice; families emphasized rigorous core instruction and support for diverse learners; and staff prioritized additional ELA time, a common bell schedule and opportunities for teacher collaboration. The district also collaborated with neighboring District 207 for input on career-technical, health/wellness and fine-arts sequencing to improve alignment for students who transition to 207's high schools.

The board approved the schedule on a roll-call vote after a presentation and Q&A. Board members asked about implementation details; Alaimo said the district will build mock schedules in PowerScheduler for 2026-27, provide professional development for teachers shifting from 50-60 minute lessons to 80-minute blocks, and run a curriculum/program review in 2025-26 for several elective areas, including industrial technology and family and consumer sciences.

Alaimo said the new schedule is intended for implementation in the 2026-27 school year, with periodic evaluation by the middle-school review committee to gather feedback and make adjustments after rollout.","After an eight-month review, the Park Ridge CCSD 64 board approved a reorganized middle school schedule for 2026-27 that lengthens ELA and math blocks, moves to common trimesters and preserves 12 elective choices while maintaining homeroom/advisory time.",{"_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},6267907,"Park Ridge CCSD 64 board approves $798,762 in student device purchases",999,3834000,4833000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3061464-c2ca4a5f8682f2b3cc09aa59a0f3fda3&start=3834&end=4833","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3061464-c2ca4a5f8682f2b3cc09aa59a0f3fda3/thumbnail_3834000.jpg","/articles/6267907/Illinois/Park-Ridge-CCSD-64-board-approves-798762-in-student-device-purchases","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6267907-817718225a173e263b9ac8bd7839a923/orig.mp4?Expires=1771161547&Signature=nFC0uJksAApGQ57aU4jszgWRyWgtyszrH0XJOIiiPamyE88KlgbYfZ5Rql7nX88RpuZG5DRdxZVtnjmZ4NtqE3WVavB5q2XexkKmsyv3EQ6bHlwyTu0txH9uWNyyuY268~obyEGYABUuaOfvRsptk7tl-7rwp0BDA6TpDYbD-2kj4SpRKpXBMO5xxszyhCBhnJxdqx6tuv81pkAhOEifN79lfPRwC0rA1YhMIWpvjCp9sS9g7d2CmkBJq~CW6SqCmtHpcJjGXvFLeMSh8cZwnFEOAYB5QuH21HGrh~Z4~9wFhsgkTe4nLxogwB6~Lscb0Xecpn7SP6oqGCmD~O86XQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Park Ridge CCSD 64 Board of Education on April 17 approved the purchase of Chromebook and iPad devices to support the district's 1:1 digital learning program, voting to buy Chromebook devices from IT Savvy for $652,962.50 and iPad devices from Apple Inc. for $145,800.

District staff told the board the purchase covers a planned refresh cycle: 1,025 Chromebooks for second- and sixth-grade refreshes, plus an additional 500 Chromebooks the district will acquire early and hold to shield the program from projected tariff- and supply-driven price increases. The board approved buying 450 11-inch, 11th-generation iPads for kindergarten classrooms and new protective cases for Chromebooks with an embedded handle to ease student transport.

District staff said vendor and product choices followed a year-long student device evaluation that included staff, family and student surveys, listening sessions at each school and benchmarking with 51 Illinois districts. The administration recommended Lenovo 500e Gen 4 clamshell touchscreen Chromebooks (to replace the district's current convertible Chromebooks with built-in active stylus) and the 11-inch iPad (11th gen). Staff said moving away from built-in active styluses removes replacement-fee burdens and that the district will move second-grade devices to classroom carts instead of sending them home.

Board members asked about risks tied to the procurement plan. One board member urged the administration to review IT Savvy's financials because the vendor proposed holding 500 devices in stock for the district so warranties would not start until next year; the board member noted the district would be prepaying inventory and wanted assurance the vendor could hold the equipment if necessary. Staff said they had worked with IT Savvy for years, that the arrangement reduced exposure to tariff-driven price increases and that district funds were budgeted for the purchase; they said district staff could also store the devices if needed.

Staff explained other operational details the board asked about: the district will retire and either resell or repurpose old iPads (trade-in revenue will offset costs), protective case costs for iPads are budgeted separately (roughly $20'$25 per case), and devices chosen for grades 2'8 will be in hard-shell cases with built-in handles. Second-grade Chromebooks will remain in-classroom carts through the school year and only go home for summer, while kindergarten students will continue to use iPads in classrooms rather than taking them home.

Board members moved and seconded the purchase motion; the board then approved the purchase in roll call vote with board members recorded as voting yes (George Aches/Georgeakis; Milligan; Pearl; Kennedy). The motion language on the meeting record: '2istrict purchase of Chromebook devices from IT Savvy in the amount of $652,962.50 and iPad devices from Apple Inc. for the kindergarten refresh cycle in the amount of $145,800 for the annual refresh cycle of our 1 to 1 digital learning program.'

District staff said next steps include finalizing vendor contracts, phasing devices into classrooms by grade-level refresh cycles, and running professional-development and logistics work to support the transition to the new Chromebook model and updated cases. Staff also said they will monitor supplier risk and could elect to hold purchased inventory in district facilities if vendor solvency or warranty-start timing becomes a concern.","The Park Ridge CCSD 64 Board of Education approved purchases of Chromebooks and iPads to refresh the district's 1:1 device program, selecting a Lenovo Chromebook model and 11th-generation iPad and allocating extra devices to buffer expected tariff-driven price increases.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: Park Ridge CCSD 64 board actions, April 17, 2025

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