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Tia Martinez, director of educational supports and innovation, reported that the district's extended summer program — which serves returning students and incoming kindergartners and includes an Extended School Year (ESY) component — remained steady in enrollment and that staffing mixes changed this year to integrate special education students into general classrooms. Martinez said staff reported appreciating collaborative scheduling and that both staff and parents asked for more nonacademic, life‑skills and theme‑based offerings such as gardening, cooking and other experiential classes.

Martinez displayed a short promotional video for \"Wildcat Summer Adventures,\" described the program as a full‑day, three‑week offering with structured literacy and math interventions and said the program aims to blend academic reinforcement with enrichment. The director provided a budget outline showing salaries and registration fees offsetting program costs and said next steps include reviewing ESY support allocations and developing more middle‑school‑targeted courses to increase that enrollment.

Board members thanked staff and asked for grade‑level enrollment breakdowns, which Martinez said she would provide. The district noted that next summer the program location will shift to accommodate construction at intermediate school and that some sessions and projects will carry across fiscal years because of summer timing.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Woodland D50 Board of Education Meeting: September 25, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The director of educational supports outlined summer school enrollment, staffing changes, parent and staff feedback and next steps to add thematic adventure and life‑skills programming for future summers.","taxTitle","Woodland CCSD 50, School Boards, Illinois","taxId",74230,"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},5973375,"Illinois State Board of Education resets K–8 proficiency cut scores; Woodland officials say statewide benchmarks will raise reported proficiency rates",708,9598000,10306000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5863843-a0fe5a91eed2f1e931a4dc9b3331d0f6&start=9598&end=10306","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5863843-a0fe5a91eed2f1e931a4dc9b3331d0f6/thumbnail_9598000.jpg","/articles/5973375/Illinois/Illinois-State-Board-of-Education-resets-K8-proficiency-cut-scores-Woodland-officials-say-statewide-benchmarks-will-raise-reported-proficiency-rates","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5973375-5e339b52029be8c6aea038559f9ae928/orig.mp4?Expires=1773531516&Signature=hsaY8tKEDpzA5oiEvRGK4iVT7t53k37C6XWHS~e-E4BoLFW-bHUM~j1LpFO4u6RWIOYomkKo4XYl0tuwEN4nYbL7ekG6QrYFb~97NSQy7RYImGCevItk1pY7rjCpFkAL8E8jLQmGFGonRygJguoZI3Z18hl3kX84DZVy2XzyRlGssTn3lkJ1q3Rujcw1Hp6Op98t6dPjn~kGV2Vx-1Kv-Jwg6gn1MZubJWJ9a7ENqJwH6tYo-qrUcHTnKFMsR0vKLAQiso60qtE9aF4N-EzNwhbw0g4JwMl1Q1mN4oJ9xhSdNQ3PpY~yg4FFlKKkhYDycnfOaOiczQYcezGEaipQzg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50 administrators told the board on Sept. 25 that the Illinois State Board of Education changed proficiency cut scores for grades 3–8 math and ELA and for grade 8 science, and that the change is likely to increase the reported percentage of students labeled \"proficient.\"

Assistant Superintendent Dr. Schroed summarized ISBE's rationale: statewide review found prior ELA and math proficiency cut scores had been set higher than comparable states and that science cut scores were too low, producing inconsistent labeling across assessments. ISBE convened panels of educators and worked with technical assistance providers to realign cut scores and to produce rubrics describing what proficiency at grade level looks like.

Dr. Schroed said the state voted on new proficiency benchmarks in a public ISBE action on Aug. 14 and is not publishing direct year‑to‑year comparisons using the new bands. At the state level she said, applying the updated cut scores to last year's data would have raised statewide ELA proficiency from about 41% to roughly 53% and math from about 28% to roughly 38% — although ISBE has not published side‑by‑side comparisons.

District staff told the board the changes will affect the next set of IAR and ISA reports the district receives, and they offered to prepare internal comparisons of scores under old and new cut scores if the board requests that analysis. Administrators also noted that student growth measures — which track score movement over time — will remain available and are not directly replaced by the cut‑score change.

Board members asked clarifying questions about the timing and how evidence‑based funding tiers intersect with proficiency reporting; administrators explained that ISBE's timing puts new funding tiers into effect by fiscal cycles and that proficiency reporting and growth metrics are separate but related.","The district briefed the board on ISBE's August change to Illinois Assessment of Readiness and Illinois Science Assessment proficiency cut scores and what that will mean for published proficiency percentages this year.",{"_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},5973380,"Woodland District 50 presents year‑three student learning goals; district expands culturally responsive materials and staff training",710,6556000,7266000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5863843-a0fe5a91eed2f1e931a4dc9b3331d0f6&start=6556&end=7266","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5863843-a0fe5a91eed2f1e931a4dc9b3331d0f6/thumbnail_6556000.jpg","/articles/5973380/Illinois/Woodland-District-50-presents-yearthree-student-learning-goals-district-expands-culturally-responsive-materials-and-staff-training","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5973380-af175a10dd29baf046acd0bdd0537eb3/orig.mp4?Expires=1773531516&Signature=Hy2GVqRp29r-RqXy-cWIHJpDdh3tzMEMW1qzSlmis2LNc7lbewUXzEltUK-iqEfeY26CMHBvfdKsjgTSJMiD3qtE-8FVFNrZlywEBrsV51kEvJOLnaF89L1L-uf5UNuQ--Z9HocyNqi8iF9vQE5nKQCc1NQRZe9xLdK4imInwpQCTsfCyrL1JGFBZa-lfOxLl5ZzrTOXgL3tSgnzSdG7CreK1-iHIu3z1l2WkePDwPWTIV-jC1PfWHpmeVBYnj9faci5fY06keRWBqmWx8rKITgkW1e-IUNKge5qiX2cBWNgXf-s6xB~2uZEzP0W23LFpdRxlVt47WMOgw53PQBgPw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Assistant Superintendent Dr. Schroed presented the board with an update on the academic portion of Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50's strategic plan, with emphasis on student identity and belonging, culturally responsive curriculum development, and administrator learning visits.

Dr. Schroed said the district piloted a family cultural and heritage identity survey with parent advisory groups and is rolling it out this year to gather family background information. She reported professional learning progress: 259 staff have completed a \"Beyond Diversity\" training since the initiative began, with a net of roughly 191 remaining active participants after retirements and departures, representing about 25% of staff.

The district has purchased a new progress‑monitoring tool aimed at multilingual learners and committed funds for Spanish resources and curricular materials that better reflect the student population. \"We're using resources like the culturally responsive scorecard as we're looking at resources so that we have the most culturally relevant resources for our students and teachers,\" Schroed said.

As part of updated evaluation work, the district and union jointly developed a \"learning visit\" tool that calls for administrators to conduct at least two learning visits per trimester (six per year) to build rapport and collect walk‑through data. Dr. Schroed said the learning visit instrument includes an evidence column so administrators can attach agendas or notes documenting activities that support collective efficacy.

The presentation also outlined work on elementary K–5 literacy committee curriculum writing, progress monitoring aligned to multilingual learners, and plans to implement professional learning communities and ongoing feedback loops tied to institute and early‑release days. Dr. Schroed said student voice and choice surveys will pilot third through eighth grades and elementary leaders extended that pilot to include younger students with age‑appropriate instruments; results are expected in the spring.

Board members asked for the presentation materials; Dr. Schroed and administration said slides and supporting documentation would be distributed to the board.","Assistant Superintendent Dr. Schroed updated the board on academic goals for year three of the district strategic plan including student identity and belonging surveys, culturally responsive curricular work, new monitoring tools for multilingual learners, and a learning‑visit observation model for administrators.",{"_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},5973386,"Teachers and parents tell Woodland board 'scoreboard' evaluations harm morale; public raises pay and retention concerns",616,3684000,4300000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5863843-a0fe5a91eed2f1e931a4dc9b3331d0f6&start=3684&end=4300","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5863843-a0fe5a91eed2f1e931a4dc9b3331d0f6/thumbnail_3684000.jpg","/articles/5973386/Illinois/Teachers-and-parents-tell-Woodland-board-scoreboard-evaluations-harm-morale-public-raises-pay-and-retention-concerns","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5973386-c8aaa2384cb5bc9e6fac0afd1c359f82/orig.mp4?Expires=1773531516&Signature=Z7vcXLHam-Z1Cr6vKUuw8unWD~QvddPvxvZQChbsCkJIr6wx4fL~rH6Zty1aLbct0cTBiMJSTlhyQ~sxuQUq~GJRUWPq27iTSu3NlZDih0CCfnzgbXqPYsx5chrkVxI1mmGkqpNN8uEcjrt7Q2goNTwOa8PykamlmnVeGtetzT5Rk1ssYO3m2bMZMclbGTAhh0N4XmK~X72XYqNaf7G9DMZ2-ylDkYMF3nvehuZ9TdU-925x3iZ-y6BsVxlX3krjvIe5Kj8PsMiD0sX9g4HurDmvCHUdAgXnr86iXaFhttHR1Ur30G-wEulcmUV5g2oJdD84rcV9zTiod67OmaPFrQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Multiple teachers and district stakeholders used the public comment period at the Sept. 25 Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50 board meeting to criticize daily ‘‘scoreboard’’ check‑ins and raise concerns about low teacher pay and staff retention.

\"I'm a stakeholder in this district,\" one speaker said in detailed remarks about the scoreboard used in staff areas. Miss Zielinski, who identified herself as a specials teacher, described an 85‑inch screen in staff areas that displays team results from a daily online form. \"If your team records all of them record a yes, it turns green. But if teachers forget, are too busy, or even absent, it records as a no... Teachers have named this the board of shame,\" she said.

Sue Hansen, a first‑grade teacher, echoed those concerns and linked them to morale and retention: \"The bottom line is the staff deserves better... Starting salary at Woodland is currently around poverty level,\" Hansen said, adding that she believes low pay and morale are contributing to unfilled positions. Tim Walinski, a community stakeholder, told the board the district has \"at least 70 open positions\" and noted the district is using subcontracted employees to fill about 20 vacancies.

Parents also spoke. Katie Gallivan, a parent whose children are in the dual‑language program, said she was told a Spanish teacher took another job days before school started and that the district has more than 70 open positions. \"If you can take a job a few minutes away and make 12 to 15,000 more to start, I myself would do the same,\" she said.

Board members acknowledged the comments and discussed how personnel reports are presented. One board member said she would continue to vote against the human resources report until the board receives more detailed background on hires and resignations; the board ultimately approved the HR report by roll call with one ‘no’ recorded.

Several speakers suggested the scoreboard system — which requires daily team members to mark whether they completed five positive interactions or greetings — publicly flags staff when a required form is missed. Administrators did not dispute that the system records team responses and that screens display team colors; they did not announce a change to the practice during the meeting.

Board members and administration discussed next steps for transparency on human resources. A board member asked that the historic “hire sheets” used in prior years be provided to members as a scanned attachment in addition to the calendar/hyperlink report the board currently receives. The administration said it could provide those sheets on request.

Public commenters and staff linked staffing shortages, low starting pay and morale to higher vacancy rates; speakers urged the board to prioritize competitive starting salaries and measures to improve retention and staff climate.","Several teachers and community members addressed the board during public comment, criticizing a district scoreboard system they say publicly posts daily teacher check‑ins and contributes to low morale and staffing shortages; speakers also urged higher starting pay and better retention efforts.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},5973391,"Woodland District 50 board adopts fiscal 2026 budget, shifts $2 million to capital projects",3362,4968000,8330000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5863843-a0fe5a91eed2f1e931a4dc9b3331d0f6&start=4968&end=8330","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5863843-a0fe5a91eed2f1e931a4dc9b3331d0f6/thumbnail_4968000.jpg","/articles/5973391/Illinois/Woodland-District-50-board-adopts-fiscal-2026-budget-shifts-2-million-to-capital-projects","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5973391-39725195a5e31ad83c3d787175a58eb7/orig.mp4?Expires=1773531516&Signature=iaE04YesqqbrRCpGBTIuMN8H5Iu7Z8jXltoUfx9OQBLSsg269Y5oPJY-x86IJivpn~n7Bs0rkwlyA1DhyDHLTCdvbzE3AhTDgHQTfept9dKptEeKOOU0UqqY6Zq3vTnJDSukf-2bvpUobFJ~230T3ufhqgl4JElJD0UkaUeVnsXySdwUuvw43rF3OdJjxDI5MZ3aRHB86L4ykh3xGowOBwgAIYTSwJW~1ooiWFMITDw0DPnAC2NXifyS6BlC8UGAakEJIV2SosoPi0UXwuIOYftNBMluGj7n5WnUD2hbATLwRGC2fcweZGwcEwBhtXlIwjy4-PC~YmVhg7f3Xtv1ng__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Board of Education of Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50 approved the fiscal year 2026 budget and related spending measures after a public hearing on Sept. 25.

At a hearing required by the Illinois School Code, administration presented a final budget that projects roughly $2.3 million more in revenues than the prior year and a projected operational deficit of about $2.1 million once planned capital projects are included. \"The revenues are anticipated to go up by about $2,300,000,\" the district's budget presenter told the board during the hearing.

The budget moves money between funds to cover priorities the administration described. The board approved: (1) Resolution No. 1 adopting the FY26 budget for the period July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026; (2) a resolution abating $36,600 from the working cash fund to the debt service fund; and (3) a resolution abating $2,000,000 from the working cash fund to the capital projects fund. The board also approved the FY26 capital expenditure spending plan and authorized district procurement and bidding to proceed during the 2025–26 school year. All motions passed by votes recorded as 6–0.

Administration described the main revenue drivers and shifts: local property taxes remain the dominant revenue source; evidence‑based funding to the district declined as Prairie Crossing Charter School’s share of state aid rose; state revenues overall are expected to decline by about $1.1 million; and federal revenues are projected to be down roughly $113,000. On the expenditure side, most increased spending is in the education fund — driven by salaries and benefits tied to the collective bargaining agreement and higher medical insurance costs — while capital projects spending is lower than the prior year. The administration said capital spending for FY26 is roughly a little over $4 million and includes projects that will carry into FY27, such as asphalt and HVAC work and a facilities master plan.

The board also approved the addition of one full‑time paraprofessional to support special education student needs for the 2025–26 school year, again by a recorded 6–0 vote. During discussion board members asked for supplemental materials; the administration said detailed presentation slides and supporting documents would be shared with the board.

Clarifying details discussed during the hearing included district enrollment (reported in the meeting as 4,282 students), a projected debt‑service timing surplus tied to levy/payment timing, and a statement that the district expects to transfer working cash to the capital projects fund for planned summer and multi‑year projects. The district advised that some capital invoices will post in different fiscal years because summer projects span two fiscal years.

The board conducted the formal budget hearing per Section 17‑1 of the Illinois School Code, and minutes note the board prepared and published the tentative budget in advance and made it available for public inspection as required.","The Board of Education of Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50 held a public hearing and approved the final fiscal year 2026 budget, authorized two abatements from the working cash fund, approved a capital spending plan and added one full‑time paraprofessional position.","actionData","errors"]

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