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Residents praise attendance initiative, urge graduation safety and livestreaming
Summary
During public comment, Broadview village administrator LiTisa Jones described Mayor Thompson's Perfect Attendance Initiative; other residents thanked staff for a grade split, urged enhanced graduation security, and asked the board to livestream meetings.
During the public comment period LiTisa Jones, village administrator for Broadview, spoke on behalf of Mayor Katrine Thompson about a Perfect Attendance Initiative that recognizes students with certificates and one $50 gift card per grade band; Jones said the second trimester showed improved attendance and previewed a Young Scholars leadership program starting when school resumes.
Other speakers included Angela Patterson, who thanked teachers and counselors for support after a fifth‑grade split, Penny Williams Wolford, who requested permission to join closed session to discuss a staff matter and urged clear‑bag safety protocols for the May 23 eighth‑grade graduation, and Steven Taylor, who asked the board to "consider live‑streaming open board meeting events" to increase transparency.
