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Public commenters praise social workers and raise concerns about i‑Ready student data
Summary
During public comment, a teacher praised bilingual social workers, staff and family members raised personnel and discipline concerns, and a student asked whether the board was aware that i‑Ready was being sued for allegedly selling student data; the board said it would look into the matter.
Several members of the public addressed the board during the April 23 meeting. Cicero East teacher Maria Cardona praised the district’s bilingual social workers for their work supporting families affected by recent ICE activity and urged the board to consider bilingual staffing when reductions are discussed. Transportation employee Mary Carroll advocated for her job and noted she had emailed the board. Alicia Thomas spoke on behalf of her granddaughter and questioned whether the discipline process was fair.
A student raised a privacy concern, asking whether the board was aware that the i‑Ready diagnostic testing vendor was being sued for allegedly selling student data and asked what the district planned to do. The minutes record President Tomschin saying the board would look into the concern and thanked the student for bringing it to their attention.
Public comment in the minutes was largely advocacy and personal testimony; no formal board action on the i‑Ready question was recorded in open session.
