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Teachers and staff urge support for administrators, textbook donations and improved communications at Proviso West
Summary
Multiple teachers and staff used public comment to urge the board to retain an assistant principal, support textbook donations to Scarce, raise concerns about nonrenewals and request improved communication and safety procedures. A translator also requested reconsideration of a student's application to a selective program.
During the public-comment portion of the April 8, 2025 Proviso Township High School District 209 board meeting, multiple teachers, staff and parents raised personnel concerns, supported a textbook donation and asked the district to improve communications and safety procedures.
Savannah Ireland, a social-studies teacher at Proviso West, spoke in support of Assistant Principal Dr. Gottlieb and also urged the board to approve the donation of used textbooks to the nonprofit Scarce. Ireland said Dr. Gottlieb is “approachable” and “works to build trust with her staff,” and described Scarce as “an excellent…
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