The River Trails School District 26 Board of Education held a meeting on Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at Indian Grove School. A full recording of the meeting is available for viewing on our YouTube page.
Here are the highlights:
- The board voted on and approved the consent agenda, which included Board of Education meeting minutes, personnel report, actual payroll, bills and checks, travel report.
- RTEA Comments were given by Mr. Bob Kastner
- Board Communication discussed the River Trails Education Foundation meeting that approved funding fine arts performances, the Euclid Walk-a-Thon, Indian Grove Monet Night, the ECDEC program being recognized as a gold facility, the North Cook Dinner, the Euclid Ice Cream Social and Donuts with Grownups, and Indian Grove Recess with Relatives
- Mr. Feltman and the students of Indian Grove showcased the art projects happening this year in class
- Mr. Timmins, principal of Indian Grove, provided an update on the 24/25 Building Goals.
- Dr.Carie Cohen reviewed the fall baseline Panorama survey results.
- Mrs. Kristy Seifert provided a brief overview of the Summative Designation Process.
- Mrs. Kristy Seifert shared a need for additional staffing to support multilingual learners.
- Mr. Berry started the discussion of the Board’s standing on moving forward with the Transportation RFP for the upcoming school year
- The Board revised the terms of the retirement contract for Mr. Dan Whisler over the past several meetings, which was voted on and approved
- Mr. Rognstad gave the NSSEO update, which discussed strategic planning, working with member districts, and planned facility updates
- The President’s report talked about upcoming events, including Indian Grove Bingo, Board self evaluation, RTMS concerts, Indian Grove Donuts with Grownups, Euclid Bingo Night, upcoming off days for students, and the next board meetings
- Future topics discussed board self evaluations and the North Cook Division Dinner
The next regular board meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 12 at River Trails Middle School. You can email the board at boe@rtsd26.org