Parents and community members told the Hinsdale Township High School District 86 Board of Education on June 26 that the district's published course data understates the number of classes set to be unavailable at Hinsdale South next year.

Elena Galinski, a parent and taxpayer, told the board: "There are actually 60 courses that will not be provided at South." She said the administration's presentation to the Availability & Opportunity committee on May 19 listed only 29 courses not running at South and that a FOIA response showed a much larger number.

Alan Ruby, another speaker during public comment, reviewed the same FOIA timeline and said the discrepancy had been reflected in district materials. "Make no mistake, SAW students are harmed by false and misleading claims aimed at curtailing curriculum equity," he said.

Adolph Galinski cited an email sent to Hinsdale Central World History honors students in September 2024 that invited those students to register for the AP World History exam. He said that the district's course information and communications have been inconsistent between Central and South and that, as a result, no Hinsdale South freshmen registered for the AP World History exam.

Linda Burke, who identified herself as a community member, said the parents and community are seeking "equal access to courses for equally qualified students," and urged the district to provide clearer program-of-studies information so families can plan.

Sherry Fisher, chair of the Availability & Opportunity (A&O) committee, presented the committee's midpoint report and said the group had identified three metrics for availability and equity: the number of courses listed in the program of studies, the number of courses that actually run, and the percent of students who have all course requests satisfied. Fisher said the committee recommended that the district publish supporting datasets to allow reconciliation of summary numbers and proposed a target to keep the percent of requests satisfied above 80% at each campus, with the board making the final target decision.

Committee members and public speakers urged the administration to publish the detailed data that underlies any headline percentage so the community can verify counts without resorting to FOIA requests. Fisher also noted the committee's concern about a large number of cataloged courses that seldom, if ever, run and suggested steps such as removing rarely run courses or changing cadences (for example, offering a course every other year) to increase predictability.

The board did not take a formal vote on changes to the program of studies at the June 26 meeting. Board members asked the administration and the A&O committee to reconcile the differing counts and bring updated, reconciled datasets to future committee and board meetings so the board and public can set a defensible target and monitor progress.

The board also discussed the possibility of targeted "quick wins" such as committing to run specific courses (for example, AP Seminar) in a future year to restore alignment and signaling to families that pathways are available.

The A&O committee said it will work with the new district data staffer starting July 1 to reconcile program-of-studies counts, course tallies, and the FOIA datasets cited by speakers. The board asked that committee materials and supporting datasets be posted publicly when feasible.