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Berry and Dina said the district reached nearly 100 partners and sponsors during the 2024-25 school year and that the Indian Prairie Educational Foundation served as the presenting sponsor for a Mental Health and Wellness Symposium that drew more than 600 attendees across six districts. They credited partners (including Green State Credit Union and Rival 5) with supporting prize programs, a districtwide volunteer expansion and a volunteer recognition program. Dina described the Raptor-based volunteer intake process (applications and consent forms are available in English and Spanish) and noted awards supported by Green State Credit Union: $1,000 to each recipient school for volunteer-of-the-year, most involved volunteer and most involved school.

The presentation reviewed volunteer metrics: Springbrook Elementary logged 8,884 volunteer hours; one volunteer (Catherine Izzo) logged 355 hours; Sarah Stevens of Neuqua Valley was Volunteer of the Year. The communications team said monthly and annual recognition and tracking of volunteers helps program growth and that training takes place to ensure accurate logging (some discrepancies occur when visitors are logged as visitors rather than volunteers). The presenters said Jeanne Dina reviews every volunteer application.

Berry reviewed referendum communications tied to the Safer, Stronger 02/2004 bond: the district ran nearly 100 community informational meetings, digital outreach, targeted mailings and videos; the referendum passed with nearly 74% approval and the communications campaign received a 2025 Golden Achievement Award from the National School Public Relations Association. Work supported by the referendum includes new secure vestibules, auditorium renovations and flooring projects; Dr. Talley noted $40,000,000 in summer construction spending tied to the bond.

The communications team also previewed website and app changes: a new website with enhanced photo/video capabilities, AI-powered translations in the top 10 languages, embedded accessibility checks and a district app launching in August that will translate messages into each user's preferred language. Staff said they will continue to report construction progress and promote the superintendent search and other district initiatives through these channels.

Board members praised the volunteer report and referendum communications. Staff committed to continued training to improve reporting accuracy and to expand app and web adoption.

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The proposal, framed by the district's Portrait of a Graduate learning framework and the board's strategic plan, was developed by a cross-district steering committee and seven subcommittees that examined retakes, accommodations (IEP/504), multilingual learner supports, standards-based grading, the role of zeros and late work, formative and summative assessment definitions, and homework/extra credit.

Montreen Johnson described the committee's working definitions and rationale: \"a formative assessment is is low stakes. That is practice...used by educators to monitor and support student learning,\" and the subcommittee \"felt like it was really important to have that summative assessment at 80% and then formative assessments representing that 20%.\" She said the split is intended to \"promote equity by looking at the student's mastery of the content and the skills\" and to make grades more transparent to students and families.

Dr. Lee urged the board to consider consistency across the district, noting the operational challenges: \"There are over 250 grade books in our system,\" he said, arguing that reducing variability would help families and administrators interpret a student's record from school to school.

Board members asked detailed questions about the plan and its likely effects. Concerns included reduced day-to-day accountability if formative work carries less weight, the impact on students with test anxiety and those who rely on formative practice to demonstrate learning, the handling of retakes, and whether the change could disadvantage students who lack outside supports such as paid tutoring.

Presenters said the recommended approach is intended to separate measures of mastery from measures that can reflect behavior or access inequities (for example, homework completion or extra-credit opportunities). They proposed a fall pilot that would compare classes using the 80/20 framework with others using existing practices, collect stakeholder feedback (students, parents, teachers), and gather quantitative data on grade distributions and learning outcomes. Montreen Johnson and Dr. Lee said professional development and electronic grade-book configuration would be required to reduce the number of distinct grading practices across the district.

Board members stressed the need for a long runway, data and teacher supports before any districtwide requirement. Montreen Johnson described implementation steps under consideration: targeted pilots in middle and high schools, additional standard-setting work at the elementary level, professional development planned for August 2026, and a potential policy or practice decision in 2027 depending on pilot results.

The board did not vote on a policy change at the July 7 meeting. Presenters said they would return with pilot design details, stakeholder feedback plans and proposed metrics for evaluating any change.

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Superintendent Dr. Talley recommended the appointment, saying Shawbaker is joining the district from Ridge Family Center for Learning in Elk Grove Village, where she served as principal, and previously worked as an assistant principal and a director for early childhood. Talley said Shawbaker is a parent in the district with two sons who graduated from Neuqua Valley.

Dr. Talley asked the board to approve Shawbaker's appointment; the motion was seconded and approved by roll call. The roll call recorded all voting members in favor.

The board also approved several blocks of the consent agenda. Members discussed and approved school improvement plans for Brookdale and Longwood, which Talley described as \"targeted schools\" that receive additional state funding and are subject to a three-year improvement requirement. Talley and board members emphasized that targeted status reflects state and federal requirements and additional resources, not a districtwide disparity of services.

Board members debated and ultimately approved a revision to the district's student assignment and interdistrict transfer policy (consent item L). The administration told the board the change aligns written policy with current practice by clarifying where families should submit transfer requests and by combining elementary and high-school language into a single K'12 policy.

When the board considered a package of policy updates (item Q), Trustee comments led to an amendment: the board approved item Q except for board policy 7:250 (student support services), which was pulled for further discussion and review at a later meeting. A board member specifically asked to delay approval of policy 7:250 in order to review notification and parental communication provisions.

Other agenda items approved included routine consent items and reports; the board was also asked to approve Mark Rising's application to be considered for a state officer position with the Illinois Association of School Boards (IASB) and to support him if elected. The board approved that request by roll call.

The board's consent materials also included the newly approved board goals and a giving report documenting community contributions; the superintendent highlighted ongoing construction funded through the Safer, Stronger 02/2004 bond and $40,000,000 in work happening over the summer.

","On July 7 the board unanimously approved the appointment of Michelle Shawbaker as director of student services and approved several blocks of the consent agenda, including targeted school improvement plans for Brookdale and Longwood; the board amended a policy package to exclude board policy 7:250 (student support services) for further review.","actionData","errors"]

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Indian Prairie CUSD 204 reports expanded volunteer program, new website and app; referendum outreach wins national recognition

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Indian Prairie CUSD 204 board appoints Michelle Shawbaker as director of student services, approves multiple consent items and defers policy 7:250