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Giles School hallway-pass pilot and district recognitions highlighted

Norridge School District 80 Board of Education · January 20, 2026
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Summary

Giles School leadership presented a new hallway-pass system and the district celebrated awards: NSD 80's Preschool for All received the Gold Circle Quality Award and Leigh School earned the MTSS Momentum Award; Dr. Rabiola presented an Extraordinary Educator Award to Felix Saji.

Giles School's leadership team presented a proposed new hallway-pass system to the Board on Dec. 16, explaining the existing bathroom policy and how the new system could improve student movement and supervision. The Board asked clarification questions and requested a report on system functioning at the April board meeting.

Separately, Dr. Rabiola announced that NSD 80 received the Gold Circle Quality Award for its Preschool for All program and that Leigh School earned the MTSS Momentum Award; Leigh will receive a banner and a gift card for staff lunch. Dr. Rabiola also presented the Extraordinary Educator Award to Mr. Felix Saji and noted that this marks the first time the same school has received back-to-back recognitions for Leadership Collaborative and Extraordinary Educator acknowledgments.

Dr. Rabiola stated approximately 120 schools were considered for the MTSS Momentum Award. Board members requested updates and follow-up about both the hallway-pass pilot and recognition-related celebrations.