District staff and the board’s performance monitoring committee proposed changes to how the board receives school improvement updates, citing recent ISBE training and state requirements for intensified reporting for “intensive” schools.

The committee’s proposal calls for starting Committee of the Whole meetings at an intensive school in September and then rotating through the nine intensive schools so each can host. The plan would require written updates for all intensive schools in September, January and May, while the host school would give an in‑person highlight. The committee also proposed using the stakeholders meeting to highlight additional schools so the board can hear from more buildings without duplicating presentations at the same meeting.

Staff said the schedule is designed to reduce presentation burdens on schools (a standard 7‑slide template was proposed) and to increase community engagement by holding meetings in school buildings, with district communications handling extra outreach and interpreters as needed. Principals would receive fresh state data in November; the committee cautioned that November is already data‑heavy and may be reserved for a focused review.

Board members supported the idea of hosting meetings at schools, noting that in‑building meetings make the district more approachable to families and can increase turnout. Trustees asked staff to provide the proposed schedule and template for feedback before finalizing.

Ending: Trustees agreed to proceed with planning to start the rotating schedule in September and asked staff to return with proposed templates and a communications plan; no formal vote was recorded.