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The consolidated plan includes student achievement and timely graduation work (dual credit, transition math, Read180, targeted interventions), professional development, English learner supports, bilingual services and youth-in-care transportation and stability strategies. Gina noted South High is the district school designated for Title I funding and described a new plan element: summer EL English courses to help students who arrive late in the year make progress toward English credit requirements.

Gina said the district is hopeful but not yet certain about federal allocations. “We have to turn in the consolidated district plan before we can even spend any grant money, even if it's awarded,” she told the board. She said the district’s federal funding is a small share of total revenue; at the meeting staff noted total federal funding runs about 2% of the district budget and IDEA is the largest single federal grant line.

If funding levels match previous years, Gina said the district would seek to add a math specialist who would also work with science classes that are math‑intensive; that position is conditional on federal allocations. She also said the bilingual service plan and EL grant work continue, including parent advisory meetings and required documentation and supports for EL students.

The board will receive the plan as a formal action item at an upcoming meeting; administrators noted they will continue to braid local and grant funding when necessary and that the Education Foundation and local resources may be used to maintain programs if federal numbers are lower than expected.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","2025-05-05 CSD99 Board Meeting - LIVE EVENT","oneSentenceSummary","District staff presented the consolidated district plan that coordinates Title I–IV and IDEA programming, and said new summer EL English classes and a possible math specialist are proposed pending federal allocations.","taxTitle","CHSD 99, School Boards, Illinois","taxId",38721,"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},6250906,"District 99 survey: most students participate in activities; district plans to remove barriers and expand options",2703,4028000,6731000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3197758-eb0a611a33d36dd985aa1d188ad51dd8&start=4028&end=6731","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3197758-eb0a611a33d36dd985aa1d188ad51dd8/thumbnail_4028000.jpg","/articles/6250906/Illinois/District-99-survey-most-students-participate-in-activities-district-plans-to-remove-barriers-and-expand-options","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6250906-e75a054f074133692286a27ba68f637d/orig.mp4?Expires=1773711934&Signature=dwKmxWOdFxRuAT0GtKRazhnUc9iEtOGaK29T9t~Q~ArfE5n-ZUOadautYBTJp-oT3n3P1f-KS92-d6JdpamnmpFuPuNQpSSSY-Yxl377N7ndvXe~KKBCAQJ4ybudUenwoN2zJdmhd0JXibggKAU4g41ii30SSIBFu6Z2m6-kcfzPAn0Nvrt~dGdLY-Y7MyMvN1hsYUDpjq9mP0qCetCxUrR7UP88J9OEhztnrpsTwngrbQkuX6qV40FQGNShZ9Pb35~O8YSIMq-gUdejXoDn9UaBCI1-ekMZApgb0aHGtPRNvz0rCkGckmSsAXDUbztE1VJiUA5iPQTKTMw9vSNAqQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A districtwide participation survey and targeted follow-up conversations led District 99 officials to conclude most students participate in activities or athletics, while identifying specific barriers the district plans to address through communication, registration and support changes.

“We have 2,675 responses from students this year,” Ryan Doherty, director of student experiences, told the board, noting that the response pool represents roughly 56% of district enrollment. The survey also drew family and staff responses that helped the activities and athletics team identify where to focus improvements.

Key findings: many students are involved in school activities or in outside club sports; students expressed interest in emerging programs such as girls’ flag football, boys’ bowling and pickleball; and reasons for nonparticipation clustered around academic focus, participation in outside clubs, lack of motivation and, to a lesser extent, transportation and registration barriers.

District staff described a two-step follow-up: first, large-scale survey analysis; then targeted “access” interviews in which advisors spoke one-on-one with students who were not rostered. Those follow-ups uncovered dozens of students who were participating but not yet rostered, and others who simply had not completed registration. The activities and athletics team said outreach and registration fixes led staff to get many of those students on rosters.

Planned responses include simplifying registration, consolidating communications onto a common platform (FanEx app, ParentSquare and the new district website), clarifying how to start a club, continuing activity and athletic fairs, and using buses and other transportation options to reduce access barriers. District staff also highlighted the Angel Fund, a community-backed program that helps students pay fees or cover costs (for items such as yearbooks, prom, summer school or travel) and said Education Foundation partners will work to replenish funds that have been heavily used this year.

Athletics staff noted that some sports are governed by the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) process for adding a sport; several items mentioned by students are in an “emerging” stage in other districts. Staff said they are preparing to add conference-level offerings for girls’ flag football and boys’ bowling next year where conference scheduling allows.

District leaders said they will continue collecting data and will use the participation work as a baseline for future analyses; they emphasized that many of the next steps are operational (communication, registration, transportation, and small-dollar supports) rather than requiring major capital investment.","District 99 officials reported a large student response to a participation survey (2,675 students) and presented a set of operational steps to increase participation and remove barriers, including streamlined registration, targeted outreach, use of activity buses and replenishing an Angel Fund for student fees.",{"_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},6250911,"District 99 leadership proposes single-year focus on student attendance, paired with stricter accountability and supports",489,688000,1177000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3197758-eb0a611a33d36dd985aa1d188ad51dd8&start=688&end=1177","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3197758-eb0a611a33d36dd985aa1d188ad51dd8/thumbnail_688000.jpg","/articles/6250911/Illinois/District-99-leadership-proposes-single-year-focus-on-student-attendance-paired-with-stricter-accountability-and-supports","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6250911-a1bf4622ef943e3d29d689461f5d8028/orig.mp4?Expires=1773711934&Signature=gIamxNKC-D12j4PJBRB1OuTA9vL3sLhPHiIRhSlHLBr87b7uReJLGs86rsg1SwQ3DtRntAEWFMOUGkhAyWp7htOVmUMfvnlUqmNmLdGoWAYxKhNbM9QrtRsP5mCSGLpQEP2uU3-XQf4bAaeda-zqHp-SpAOuNJUNiTHa62VZKHRkMx-M9HPxY8pdBT9M2VvxWqutUXw8mgpAs6muZsWlLTMr~fvlbNVT0akIieQ1p3c6K1yrxNxNAWtSyPpUz0UAFQHindTgkFmF2FFvkwN9wjmkg8EOI6BNzxJWYInRhEIUInsGBA2wOLq0OM6Z6tvpMzW74ZLvgiMp-R7lfQwXNQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Superintendent Hank Thiele asked Community High School District 99 staff and the board to prioritize improving student attendance as the district’s single, top focus for the coming school year, saying the district will pair “increased accountability and consistency and consequences” with interventions and supports.

Thiele said the recommendation grows from a package of survey results — a new Comprehensive School Climate Inventory (CSCI), a district spring survey and a morale study with EAB — and from leadership-team feedback that placed regular attendance at the top of district priorities. “The goal is now that we have a strategic plan, now that we have these measures, that we go out to our staff, our students, our families, and try to triangulate what it is that we should really focus and work on,” Thiele told the board.

District staff described several linked findings: the climate instrument flagged questions about rules and norms, teacher–student relationships and social-emotional safety; the staff morale work showed ownership and input as an area for improvement; and the district’s internal surveys and school-level data showed a drop in student engagement and mixed sense of belonging among some students. Chief Communications Officer Jill Browning told the board the CSCI results were “generally positive,” but that staff responses about rules/norms and teacher–family relationships showed more neutral or negative responses that will require follow-up.

Ryan Doherty, director of student experiences, highlighted participation and engagement findings that feed into the attendance work. The district’s participation surveys and follow-up access interviews helped staff identify students who were on-campus but unrostered or otherwise disengaged; Doherty said those tools, along with planned registration and communication changes, will help the district track and support attendance and involvement.

Thiele described the proposed statement of work in plain language: the primary focus will be improvement in attendance, “driven by increased accountability and consistency and consequences paired with appropriate interventions and support.” He said he will ask staff for a thumbs-up/sideways/down response to the draft statement and will return to the board on May 19 with the staff consensus and any recommended edits. Thiele also said district leaders will meet with EAB on May 20 to review evidence-based strategies and will present detailed work plans to the board in June.

Board members asked how success will be measured. Thiele and staff said the district will use chronic absenteeism — the metric that appears on the state report card and on the strategic plan indicator list — as the primary measurable, and that teams will develop lead indicators and submeasures over the summer. Thiele added that the district will also track related measures (for example, whether clearer consequences and classroom-level practices reduce in‑building truancy and increase period-by-period attendance).

Thiele stressed that the proposed goal is intentionally narrow so the district can “go all in” and move the other strategic indicators upward as a result. He said the administrative team will translate the statement of work into department- and building-level actions, and return to the board with a clear set of measurable targets and timelines.

Next steps: Thiele will circulate the draft statement of work to all staff for feedback, return to the board May 19 with staff responses and ask the board to approve the final statement of work so detailed plans and metrics can be developed over the summer.","Superintendent Hank Thiele asked Community High School District 99 staff and the board to prioritize improving student attendance as the district’s single, top focus for the coming school year, saying the district will pair increased accountability and consistent consequences with interventions and supports.",{"_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},6250896,"District 99 secures state funding for solar, stadium lighting and EV chargers; projects reported to offset $1.4M in costs",112,7580000,7692000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3197758-eb0a611a33d36dd985aa1d188ad51dd8&start=7580&end=7692","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3197758-eb0a611a33d36dd985aa1d188ad51dd8/thumbnail_7580000.jpg","/articles/6250896/Illinois/District-99-secures-state-funding-for-solar-stadium-lighting-and-EV-chargers-projects-reported-to-offset-14M-in-costs","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6250896-2e2b01ccc5c55e3cc8dbe081ba565289/orig.mp4?Expires=1773711934&Signature=RVYJh2zO974ufb-ZIXvm3~Ysh~cVPINOn8o~hsL~f77xc1R4ByzY3sd44gXBn9j2AImLdfQ4pl0vgpRdZYVPucvFijeSEhzPRYvDRgoXazxNGREShkkaab3ILDeVlfMbaK5VrzigRt8tlIZiyp43~9f~Rnqo-BzzL5EOIJpuHEydlhOWDm1xeuc4GVj7A6~iBKHY2uXs~Q9hjZ2dOCeKOVUiOVx0-EmNphiOR~HTk5sBBD14N-Fqy~W9PEyTn1RslOV-zY1eoxs0NJlnNtAGkG28Wyc32QB5srR2hGvi0sSzkJqcPBHLT2HTpYRWbBUo37ZsxqJK-tidrn-2MzioQA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Superintendent Hank Thiele reported that district facilities staff had assembled a package of projects and funding that would cover the cost of multiple energy and sustainability upgrades next year, including rooftop solar, LED stadium lighting and electric vehicle chargers for instructional vehicles.

Thiele told the board that total project costs were roughly $1.4 million but that grant awards, ComEd rebates and state appropriations secured through local legislators would zero out the district’s net cost. He credited staff and legislators by name: Representative Ann Stava-Murray had secured $500,000 toward solar projects, and Senator Rachel Ventura submitted funding for stadium lighting and vehicle charger work.

“Travis not only is paying for these projects but has created projects that also pay us back,” Thiele said, noting projected incentives and operating savings that would appear in five‑year projections. The superintendent added the district could be eligible for additional federal incentives, depending on pending federal policy.

Board members asked a technical question about the chargers. The administration said the chargers the district expects to install can be limited for use by specified vehicles and that the planned stations would be reserved for the district’s instructional electric vehicles; the chargers are not being set up for general public or staff vehicle use.

Thiele said the energy package would be brought back to the board for formal approval at a future meeting, and that projected rebates and avoided energy costs were part of the district’s financial calculations.","Superintendent Hank Thiele reported that grant and rebate work by facilities staff would offset the approximately $1.4 million cost of next‑year energy projects, including solar panels, stadium LED lighting and electric vehicle chargers for instructional vehicles; chargers will be restricted to district vehicles.","actionData","errors"]

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